Monthly Selection – August - September 2018
FILMS OF THE SEASON : AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 2018
CATEGORY : NARRATIVE FEATURE
BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE
“ TRICKSTER “
Directed by Jamie Paolinetti
( USA )
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
“ DEVIL “
Directed by Kshitij Sharma
( INDIA )
OFFICIAL SELECTION
“ AK-ZIL “
Directed by Han Jo Lee
( SOUTH KOREA )
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“ KADHA PARANJA KADHA “
Directed by Dr. Siju Jawaher
( INDIA )
CATEGORY : ANIMATED FILM
BEST ANIMATED FILM
“ SKYSCRAPERS “
Directed by Fabienne Giezendanner
( FRANCE )
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
“ GOD I NEED A GIRLFRIEND “
Directed by Stefan Janoski
( USA )
CATEGORY : DEBUT FILMMAKER
BEST DEBUT FILMMAKER
“ AGDA TURNING TO STONE “
Directed by Michael Seebold
( USA )
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
“ UNDER THE COVER OF CLOUD “
Directed by Ted Wilson
( AUSTRALIA )
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“ A BULLET - SAM’S CONFESSION “
Directed by Tsai Tsai
( TAIWAN )
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“ MAHAPRAYAN - THE LAST JOURNEY “
Directed by Nilesh Karamunge
( INDIA )
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“ D.A.T.E “
Directed by Sai Deodhar Anand
( INDIA )
OFFICIAL SELECTION
“ EMIGRATION “
Directed by A. Hassan Keivan
( AUSTRALIA )
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“ RENUKA “
Directed by Senthamil S.
( INDIA )
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“ The Return “
Directed by Sander Nap & Nils Vermeire
( NETHERLANDS)
CATEGORY : DOCUMENTARY FILM
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
“ GOING HOME “
Directed by G. D. Jayalakshmi
( UK)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
“ CONVERSATIONS WITH SOLOMON “
Directed by Stephen James
( USA)
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“ LIBERATE ME “
Directed by Shekhar Naik
( INDIA)
OFFICIAL SELECTION
“ NEVER TROUBLE TROUBLE UNTIL TROUBLE TROUBLES YOU “
Directed by Marek Budzynski
( UK )
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“ LET THE DRAGON OUT “
Directed by Gyllrgy Pajlos
( HUNGARY)
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“ GIRLS ON A SQUARE - AN UNTOLD DIASPORA “
Directed by Jorrit Smink
( CHILE)
CATEGORY : EXPERIMENTAL FILM
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
“ MAHAPRAYAN - THE LAST JOURNEY “
Directed by Nilesh Karamunge
( INDIA )
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
“ TWALKING “
Directed by Lorenzo Gonnelli
( ITALY )
CATEGORY : FAMILY / CHILDREN FILM
BEST FAMILY / CHILDREN FILM
“ GHOSTBEAR “
Directed by Paul Mc. Dermott
( AUSTRALIA )
CATEGORY : FILM ON NATURE / ENVIRONMENT / WILDLIFE
BEST FILM ON NATURE / ENVIRONMENT / WILDLIFE
“ VIOLET AND THE WILDMAN “
Directed by Krisztina Danka
( USA )
CATEGORY : FILM ON RELIGION
BEST FILM ON RELIGION
“ WOMEN AND RELIGION IN INDIA “
Directed by Disha Arora
( INDIA )
CATEGORY : FILM ON DISABILITY ISSUE
BEST FILM ON DISABILITY ISSUE
“ MEGHA... A SONG OF SILENCE “
Directed by Neeru Khera & Ujjwal Pandey
( INDIA )
OFFICIAL SELECTION
“ A JOLTING MORNING “
Directed by Heather Ross
( USA )
CATEGORY : HORROR / SCIENCE FICTION GENRE FEATURE FILM
BEST HORROR / SCIENCE FICTION GENRE FEATURE FILM
“ O2 NEGATIVE : DEATH AND REBIRTH OF SEEKER 4143 “
Directed by Rick Roberts Kercheff
( USA )
CATEGORY : MUSIC VIDEO
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
" AN ENGLISHMAN IN LA. (MR BOSHIER) "
Directed by Derek Boshier
( USA )
OFFICIAL SELECTION
“ CHINGARI “
Directed by Tara Jabeen
( INDIA )
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“ ARUPU “
Directed by Harikanth Gunamagari
( INDIA )
CATEGORY : POSTMODERN FILM
BEST POSTMODERN FILM
“ MY HOME “
Directed by Reiji Ooba
( JAPAN )
OFFICIAL SELECTION
“ THE MODERN MOM “
Directed by Alisa Pien
( THAILAND )
CATEGORY : SHORT FILM
BEST SHORT FILM
“ CHUSKI “
Directed by Utsav Sarkar
( INDIA )
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
“ CONQUER THE WORLD “
Directed by Federico Del Buono
( ITALY )
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“ BURMA EXPRESS “
Directed by Kanakaraj Balasubramanyam
( INDIA )
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“ MARWA “
Directed by Tara Jabeen
( INDIA )
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“ AJI “
Directed by Anastasia Berezovsky
( UK )
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“ HARMLESS “
Directed by Vishesh Mankal
( INDIA )
FINALIST
“ HER WORDS “
Directed by Soumadeep Sen
( INDIA )
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“ THE SWEET DEATH “
Directed by Luca Di Molfetta
( ITALY )
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“ UPOHAAR “
Directed by Roopam Choudhury
( NEW ZEALAND )
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“ AUTUMN LEAF “
Directed by Kshitij Kumar Pandey
( INDIA )
OFFICIAL SELECTION
“ TEAM TEENETTES “
Directed by Brian Morelan & Bianca Poroliseanu
( CANADA )
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“ MOTHERLAND “
Directed by Vivek Narang
( INDIA )
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“ MY HOME “
Directed by Reiji Ooba
( JAPAN )
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“ AB MUJHE UDNAA HAI “
Directed by Suujoy J. Mukerji
( INDIA )
CATEGORY : SHORT SCRIPT
BEST SHORT SCRIPT
“ GAME OF LIFE “
Written by Timothy Mendonca
( USA )
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
“ QUIVER “
Written by Cody Peterson
( CANADA )
FINALIST
“ PREDICAMENT “
Written by Varunn Pandya
( USA )
CATEGORY : STUDENT FILM
BEST STUDENT FILM
“ BOY GETS EATEN “
Directed by Sebastian Lagerkvist
( NORWAY )
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
“ DARK SECRETS “
Directed by Amir Nazar
( UK )
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“ OEDIPUS COMPLEX “
Directed by Lok Kwan Woo
( USA )
FINALIST
“ EVAN, A SURVIVOR'S STORY “
Directed by Rafiqfuad Yarahmadi
( UK )
OFFICIAL SELECTION
“ THE MODERN MOM “
Directed by Alisa Pien
( THAILAND )
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“ SON “
Directed by Indresh Singh & Rishabh Nayan
( INDIA )
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“ STAY “
Directed by Indresh Singh & Rishabh Nayan
( INDIA )
CATEGORY : TELEVISION / PILOT PROGRAM OR SERIES
BEST TELEVISION / PILOT PROGRAM OR SERIES
“ BREAKERS : SAVING HARPER ROSS “
Directed by Chason Laing
( USA )
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
“ CONVERSATIONS WITH SOLOMON “
Directed by Stephen James
( USA )
CATEGORY : VIRTUAL REALITY (VR) / AUGMENTED REALITY (AR) & 360° VIDEO
BEST VIRTUAL REALITY VIDEO
“ OVERLOOKED “
Directed by Carlos Oceguera
( CANADA )
CATEGORY : WOMEN’S FILM
BEST WOMEN’S FILM
“ MOON RABBIT “
Directed by Kae Ho
( JAPAN )
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
“ LEFTY LUCY “
Directed by Kelly Thompson & M. C. Nowell
( USA )
FINALIST
“ I REMEMBER... “
Directed by Geeta Lal Sahai
( INDIA )
OFFICIAL SELECTION
“ LATE “
Directed by Robyn Fox
( UK )
CATEGORY : YOUNG FILMMAKER (UNDER 18)
BEST YOUNG FILMMAKER
“ PAINT OVER GENTRIFICATION “
Directed by Se Eun Kim
( KOREA )
CATEGORY : ACTRESS
BEST ACTRESS
“ CONQUER THE WORLD “
ActressVanessa Montanari
( ITALY )
CATEGORY : SUPPORTING ACTOR
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
“ A BULLET - SAM’S CONFESSION “
ActorBing Hua Wu
( TAIWAN )
CATEGORY : DIRECTION
BEST DIRECTOR
“ DEVIL “
Directed by Kshitij Sharma
( INDIA )
CATEGORY : SOUND DESIGNING
BEST SOUND DESIGNER
“ TEAM TEENETTES “
Sound Designed by Evan Matthiesen
( CANADA )
CATEGORY : VFX ARTIST
BEST VFX ARTIST
“ TEAM TEENETTES “
VFX by Brian Morelan & Barry Jesse Smith
( CANADA )
CATEGORY : EDUCATIONAL FILM
BEST EDUCATIONAL FILM
“ VIOLET AND THE WILDMAN “
Directed by Brian Krisztina Danka
( USA )
CATEGORY : SILENT FILM
BEST SILENT FILM
“ SEMANTICS “
Directed by Aroop Dwivedi
( INDIA )
CATEGORY : TRAVEL FILM
BEST TRAVEL FILM
“ GOING HOME “
Directed by G. D. Jayalakshmi
( UK )
CATEGORY : WEB & NEW MEDIA
BEST WEB & NEW MEDIA
“ WHO IS VANESSA? “
Directed by Rafael De Carvalho
( BRAZIL )