Monthly selection August-september 2021
CICFF
MOVIES OF THE MONTH AUGUST 2021
CATEGORY: ANIMATED FILMS
WINNER
Justin and the Werloobee
Directed by Ken Yoffe & Ellen Weisberg, John Vo
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
WAQT
Directed by Shailesh Acharekar
India
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CATEGORY: BEST PRODUCER
WINNER
All Over Again
Produced by Joseph McGovern
United States
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CATEGORY: CRIME SHORT
WINNER
A Serpent by the Nest
Directed by Brandon Lazenko
United States
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CATEGORY: DEBUT FILMMAKER
WINNER
THE ROSE VALLEY
Directed by CHRISTOPHOROS RODITIS
Cyprus
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
BitterSweet
Directed by SUSANNA EKMAN
Sweden
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All Over Again
Directed by Joseph McGovern
United States
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For Your Own Sake
Directed by Terra Glen Campbell
United States
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LOVE, YOURS TRULY
Directed by Anindita Ghosh, Neeraja Arun Rao, Ayana Chatterjee
Singapore
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No extra time
Directed by Ștefan Pătrașcu
Romania
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A Poet's Childhood - Awakening to Consciousness - Elizabeth Martina Bishop
Directed by Vibhas P A Kendzia, Elizabeth Martina Bishop
United States
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PIVOT Paying It Forward During COVID-19
Directed by Tom DiDonato, Robert Hunkele
United States
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Ed and Rooster's Great Adventure
Directed by Lucy Fazely
United States
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CATEGORY: DOCUMENTARY FILMS
WINNER
Nostalgia of dictatorship
Directed by Marius Barna
Romania
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Om Shanti
Directed by Holger Klussmann
Germany
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The Border of Death
Directed by Cătălin Apostol
Romania
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See You White House
Directed by Lee, Chien-Cheng
Taiwan
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Devil in a Lawyers Suit - a rapist posthumous logos
Directed by Mark Tarrant, Otto Khoo
Australia
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CATEGORY: EDUCATIONAL FILM
WINNER
History of the Olympic Games
Directed by Christian Hernández Sánchez
Mexico
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
A Poet's Childhood - Awakening to Consciousness - Elizabeth Martina Bishop
Directed by Vibhas P A Kendzia, Elizabeth Martina Bishop
United States
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Discovering Hydrogen
Directed by Nicole Scott
Germany
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CATEGORY: EXPERIMENTAL FILMS
WINNER
Biological Loneliness
Directed by Karolis Jankus
Lithuania
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Mars, the Bringer of War
Directed by Kostiantyn Mishchenko
United States
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Red Girl
Directed by Matt Orefice
United States
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Bigfoot!
Directed by jason F Iannarino
United States
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TRIP TO THE TAX PARADISE - RUMBO AL PARAISO FISCAL
Directed by Antonio Bellido Marín
Spain
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Alleyway of Dreams
Directed by Robert David Duncan
Canada
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I See Everything
Directed by Brad Overbeck
United States
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HALF LIVES
Directed by Sylvia Toy St. Louis
United States
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Queen of the Angels
Directed by Zane Joaquin Silas Johnson
United States
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The Pupil
Directed by Sarah Ellen Lundy
Ireland
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TOLL FREE 1600 600 60
Directed by SAJEEVAN ANTHIKAD
India
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ADIEU LACAN
Directed by RICHARD C LEDES
United States
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Breathe With Me
Directed by Qingqing Liu
China
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CATEGORY: BEST ACTOR
WINNER
North of the night
Acted by Renaud Le Bas
France
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
ADIEU LACAN
Acted by DAVID PATRICK KELLY
United States
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CATEGORY: BEST ACTRESS
WINNER
Breaking & Entering
Acted by Kiri Hartig
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
All Over Again
Acted by Amber Matalucci
United States
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Red Girl
Acted by Merri Ann Osborne
United States
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Butterflies
Acted by Shalima Motial
Singapore
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Nizhalai Varumo (Following like a shadow)
Acted by Amitha Suvarna
United States
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ADIEU LACAN
Acted by ISMENIA MENDES
United States
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CATEGORY: BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
WINNER
BESTIE
Directed by Ranga K
India
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CATEGORY: BEST DIRECTOR
WINNER
Queen of the Angels
Directed by Breaking & Entering
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Breaking & Entering
Directed by Michael William Hogan
United States
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Nizhalai Varumo (Following like a shadow)
Directed by R.M.Ram
United States
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BESTIE
Directed by Ranga K
India
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CATEGORY: BEST SOUND DESIGNING
WINNER
Tree of Life
Sound Design by Brian Lisus
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Red Girl
Sound Design by Matt Orefice
United States
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CATEGORY: BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
WINNER
Red Girl
Acted by Henry S. Brown, Jr.
United States
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CATEGORY: FAMILY/CHILDREN FILMS
WINNER
Dreams are like wild tigers
Directed by Lars Motag
Germany
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CATEGORY: FEATURE SCRIPT
WINNER
The Fusion Commission
Written by Rahul Sur
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Just By Chance
Written by Antoinette FERNANDEZ
United States
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Out On A Limb
Written by Antoinette Fernandez
Not Specified
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MR NOVAK: PART 2
Written by Ian Davies
United Kingdom
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What the Prophets Last Say to Earth
Written by Justin Schumann
United States
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The Projectionist
Written by Michael Dean
United States
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CATEGORY: FILM ON NATURE / ENVIRONMENT / WILDLIFE
WINNER
THE LAST TRIBE (Full Version)
Directed by AMIT GOSWAMY
India
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CATEGORY: FILM ON WOMEN
WINNER
GARDEN PARTY
Directed by Didier MULLERAS
France
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Reptiles
Directed by Dinu Oruvannoor
Not Specified
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CATEGORY: FILM/VIDEO POSTER
WINNER
Waking Up in Albuquerque Poster
Directed by JW Richardson
United States
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CATEGORY: FILMS ON DISABILITY ISSUE
WINNER
Jikubali
Directed by Ashraf Mswaki, Eva Lundgren Stenbom
Sweden
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CATEGORY: HORROR / SCIENCE FICTION / GENRE FEATURE FILM
WINNER
Afraid of the Dark
Directed by Ray Brady
United Kingdom
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Red Girl
Directed by Matt Orefice
United States
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RAVAGE
Directed by Michael Moutsatsos
United States
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CATEGORY: MOBILE FILM
WINNER
Missi - a Short Film
Directed by Chetna Gola
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Mother will arrive
Directed by Runa Mukherjee Parikh
India
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CATEGORY: MUSIC VIDEO
WINNER
Christmas on an Island
Directed by Elizabeth Usher
Australia
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Color Your Mind
Directed by Axel Werner
Germany
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Stevan - Hope It's Not (Music Video)
Directed by Ben Develin
Australia
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Mother and Child
Directed by Elizabeth Usher
Australia
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I Am The Candidate
Directed by Joseph messer
United States
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CATEGORY: NARRATIVE FEATURES
WINNER
North of the night
Directed by Olivier SIMON
France
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
No extra time
Directed by Ștefan Pătrașcu
Romania
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File 631
Directed by Marius Th. Barna
Romania
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MALA UDAYLA YETE
Directed by Munnawar Shamim Bhagat
India
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THE ROSE VALLEY
Directed by CHRISTOPHOROS RODITIS
Cyprus
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Road King
Directed by Randy Kent
India
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Forbidden Love
Directed by jb brown
United States
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ITHU KATHAIYELLA NIJAM
Directed by KANNAN RAJAMANICKEM
India
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Nizhalai Varumo (Following like a shadow)
Directed by R.M.Ram
United States
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BESTIE
Directed by Ranga K
India
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ADIEU LACAN
Directed by RICHARD C LEDES
United States
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CATEGORY: ONE MINUTE FILM
WINNER
Playtime
Directed by T.J. Barkwill
United States
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CATEGORY: PERFOMING ARTS
WINNER
Fate's Shadow: The Whole Story
Directed by Michelle Arthur
United States
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CATEGORY: POSTMODERN FILMS
WINNER
Byzantium
Directed by Davide Como
Italy
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Red Girl
Directed by Matt Orefice
United States
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CATEGORY: ROMANTIC SHORT
WINNER
Ek Achchi Naukri ( A Good Job)
Directed by Anuj Bhardwaj
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Parts of Us
Directed by GS Rocha
Brazil
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CATEGORY: SHORT FILMS
WINNER
Breaking & Entering
Directed by Michael William Hogan
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
BitterSweet
Directed by SUSANNA EKMAN
Sweden
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Will You Bury Me
Directed by Noor Eldine Aboud
Lebanon
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My Beloved Child
Directed by Valarmathi
India
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MEMORIES
Directed by Sahitya Sura, Krishna Gurram
India
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Second round
Directed by Gábor Holtai
Hungary
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All Over Again
Directed by Joseph McGovern
United States
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The Casting Couch
Directed by Kartik Juvvala
United States
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THE GATE
Directed by Takayuki Kayano
Japan
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White Supremacy
Directed by Siddhartha Mukherjee
India
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A Poet's Childhood - Awakening to Consciousness - Elizabeth Martina Bishop
Directed by Vibhas P A Kendzia, Elizabeth Martina Bishop
United States
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Bigfoot!
Directed by jason F Iannarino
United States
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Party!
Directed by Gian Ferraiolo
Italy
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Parts of Us
Directed by GS Rocha
Brazil
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Amar Ekla Belar Kotha
Directed by Soumya Sen
India
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The Martyrs of Khartoum
Directed by Simon Murtagh and Mark Murphy
Ireland
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CATEGORY: SILENT FILM
WINNER
Own
Directed by Dinu Oruvannoor
India
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CATEGORY: STUDENT FILMS
WINNER
Bird
Directed by Wu-Ching Chang
Taiwan
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Uncanny valley 2
Directed by Luiz FERNANDO Rohenkohl
Brazil
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I Wanna Be a Tree
Directed by Chang Xu
China
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Smithy
Directed by Xi Chen
China
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Days at Fangzhou Market
Directed by CALUM HENDERSON
United Kingdom
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CATEGORY: TELEVISION / PILOT PROGRAM OR SERIES
WINNER
Why Are You Like This
Directed by Jessie Oldfield, Adam Murfet
Australia
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CATEGORY: TRAILER/TEASER
WINNER
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC
Directed by Dan Hertzog
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Burger Royale-A Short Prologue
Directed by Gary Francis Roche
United Kingdom
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Laugh After Dark LIVE In Las Vegas
Directed by Kelsey Borlan
United States
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CATEGORY: VIRTUAL REALITY (VR) / AUGMENTED REALITY (AR) AND 360° VIDEO
WINNER
PIANO UNDER THE STARS VR
Directed by JUAN CARLOS VIDAL
Chile
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CATEGORY: WEB AND NEW MEDIA
WINNER
River City - Episode 01
Directed by Jal Michael, RC Nelson
United States
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CATEGORY: WOMEN'S FILMS
WINNER
Inheritance
Directed by Melissa Piroutek
Brazil
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Fate's Shadow: The Whole Story
Directed by Michelle Arthur
United States
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A Poet's Childhood - Awakening to Consciousness - Elizabeth Martina Bishop
Directed by Vibhas P A Kendzia, Elizabeth Martina Bishop
United States
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CATEGORY: YOUNG FILMMAKER
WINNER
dementia
Directed by Bella Merlino
Australia
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Chronophobia
Directed by Coline Dubus
Belgium
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