monthly selection - january 2017
FILMS OF THE MONTH - JANUARY, 2017
NARRATIVE FEATURES:
WINNER
THE SINKING OF SOZOPOL
DIRECTED BY KOSTADIN BONEV
BULGARIA
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
RAGE
DIRECTED BY MICHAŁ WĘGRZYN
POLAND
SEMI-FINALIST
APE LASAGNA, ARGENTINA
OFFICIAL SELECTION
KANYAVANANGAL-3D (VIRGIN WOODS-3D), INDIA
DOCUMENTARY FILMS:
WINNER
PARIVARA
DIRECTED BY ALEX KRUZ, ALEX LORA,
UNITED STATES
FINALIST
NOBODY KNOWS MY SONGS, CANADA
SEMI-FINALIST
SWIM FOR LIFE, FRANCE
THE LORD OF THE UNIVERSE, INDIA
"A TALE OF WATER, PALM TREES AND FAMILY", UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
THE WOUNDS WE CANNOT SEE , UNITED STATES
OFFICIAL SELECTION
HEARING VOICES, GERMANY
SHORT FILMS WINNER
TAKE ME AWAY
DIRECTED BY SUN JI
SINGAPORE
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
EVERYTHING IS FINE
DIRECTED BY RAJA RAM MUKERJI
INDIA
CAPUT MUNDI
DIRECTED BY CLELIA DI BRIGGIDO
ITALY
CHRISTIAN LOVE
DIRECTED BY SIMON PILARSKI
GERMANY
SEMI-FINALIST
#WHOWEKILL , RUSSIAN FEDERATION
NOLENS VOLENS,
CONNECTED, UNITED KINGDOM
THE BRONZE AGE : DISCOVERY OF PREHISTORIC SETTLEMENT, SLOVAKIA
THE BRONZE AGE : CRAFTS, SLOVAKIA
THE BRONZE AGE : THE SPIRITUAL LIFE AND RITUALS, SLOVAKIA
LOVE IS EVERYWHERE, FRANCE
WISTFUL, UNITED STATES
LIVING IDLE, INDIA
NATIVITY, ITALY
A REAL FAMILY, SPAIN
CANTAGALO NEIGHBORHOOD, BRAZIL
OFFICIAL SELECTION
I HAVE ADOPTED A FATHER, INDIA
BHOGIRAM'S 2 LABORER, INDIA
MANOLITA, BELGIUM
A GRAVE AFFAIR, INDIA
RETIREMENT, AUSTRALIA
THE DARK NIGHT, INDIA
CACTUS, INDIA
QUIET GENERATION, ITALY
YUYUDHAAN, INDIA
WOMEN’S FILM:
WINNER
THE TRESS OF HAIR
DIRECTED BY LISA SOLOTSINSKYA
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
SEMI-FINALIST
THE COLOR OF RAGE, UNITED STATES
SOPHIA, NORWAY
ANIMATED FILMS:
WINNER
CUPID IS NOT A TERRORIST
DIRECTED BY BELLOPROPELLO
SWITZERLAND
OFFICIAL SELECTION
GANGS OF WASSEYPUR 2D ANIMATION FILM, INDIA
STUDENT’S FILMS
WINNER
BLUES AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT
DIRECTED BY ASHOK GAZULA
INDIA
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
CHINMOY (SUPREME CONSCIOUSNESS)
DIRECTED BY PRITHVIRAJ DAS GUPTA
INDIA
FIRST LESSON IN LOVE
DIRECTED BY TOMER WERECHSON
ISRAEL
SEMI-FINALIST
WRITINGS ON THE EDGE, PORTUGAL
NOCEBO, CZECH REPUBLIC
OFFICIAL SELECTION
LUIZA, BRAZIL
THE THRONE OF CLOACINA, INDIA
YOUNG FILMMAKER
WINNER
GIFTED [THANKSGIVING POST MORTEM]
DIRECTED BY FREDDY MACDONALD
SWITZERLAND
DEBUT FILMMAKER
WINNER
SUGGI
DIRECTED BY S RAJ KAMAL
INDIA
OFFICIAL SELECTION
THE WRESTLER: A Q.T. MARSHALL STORY, UNITED STATES
MUSIC VIDEO
WINNER
ADAM
DIRECTED BY MARTIN DEL CARPIO, WILLIAM MURRAY
UNITED STATES
SEMI-FINALIST
BORING I LOVE YOU, INDIA
TELL ME WHY YOU OBSESS ME, FRANCE
WHITE LIGHTERS - THE SEA, CANADA
VOLUPTUOUS, BRAZIL
OFFICIAL SELECTION
AS I SCREAM, INDIA
FOOD TO ATE, UNITED STATES
TERE BINA (WITHOUT YOU), INDIA
A WINTER'S JAZZ FANTASY, UNITED STATES
FILM ON NATURE AND ENVIRONMENT
WINNER
WINTER CONTINUOUS CYCLE
DIRECTED BY MICHELE MOLINARI
ITALY
TRAVEL FILM
WINNER
NYC IMPRESSIONS
DIRECTED BY MARTIN ZEMAN
CZECH REPUBLIC
LGBT FILMS
OFFICIAL SELECTION
THE LAST FITNESS INSTRUCTOR, UNITED STATES
SILENT FILM
WINNER
PUGAI PUNNAGAI ( SMOKE IGNORE SMILE)
DIRECTED BY A. ASKAR
INDIA
MOBILE FILM
WINNER
AUIKYANI
DIRECTED BY HAROLD GONZÁLEZ CHAVARRÍA
NICARAGUA
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
THE VOYAGE
DIRECTED BY PRADIP SAVALIYA
INDIA
DRONE FILMS
WINNER
THE MOUNTAIN WITHIN
DIRECTED BY PHILIPPE WOODTLI
SWITZERLAND
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
DRIFT
DIRECTED BY FRANK DEWAELE
BELGIUM
OFFICIAL SELECTION
GREAT WHITES TO SKYSCRAPERS, UNITED STATES
VASARELY FOUNDATION, FRANCE
HAITI – DR BINATIONAL MARKET, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
ONE MINUTE FILM
WINNER
ONE DAY IN JULY
DIRECTED BY HERMES MANGIALARDO
ITALY
OFFICIAL SELECTION
THINK ABOUT IT, NETHERLANDS
EDUCATIONAL FILM
WINNER
BEHIND THE COVE
DIRECTED BY KEIKO YAGI
JAPAN
EXPERIMENTAL FILM
WINNER
HUM DO
DIRECTED BY SACHIN SANJAY KADAM
INDIA
FILM ON RELIGION
WINNER
GODS
DIRECTED BY GUSTAVO COLETTI
UNITED STATES
FILM SCORE- SOUNDTRACK
WINNER
DARK WAVES – BELLEROFONTE
COMPOSED BY ALEXENDER CIMINI
ITALY
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
THE WOUNDS WE CANNOT SEE
COMPOSED BY MIRO KEPINSKI
UNITED STATES
SEMI-FINALIST
CLOSER, ITALY
FILM ON DISABILITY
WINNER
FORGOTTEN LIFE
DIRECTED BY PHILIP SPAAR
SWITZERLAND
SEMI-FINALIST
WELL DONE, ITALY
PANJARADA GINI, INDIA
POST MODERN FILM
OFFICIAL SELECTION
THE SAVANNAH RESISTANCE
DIRECTED BY PERRY MARK STRATYCHUK
CANADA
PHOTOGRAPHY
WINNER
GHOST MAN WALKING
BY THOMAS KUHN
GERMANY
WEB & NEW MEDIA
WINNER
CUBA LIBRE
DIRECTED BY FÉLIXE DE BECKER, COLIN BATES
UNITED STATES
OFFICIAL SELECTION
AGORO THE PHOBIC MONSTER - SEASON 1, AUSTRALIA
TRAILER/TEASER
WINNER
WHO IS THE SUPERHERO
BY ANTONINO VALVO
ITALY
SEMI-FINALIST
SURINANDI, FRANCE
FIVE MINUTES WITH MARY , UNITED STATES
OFFICIAL SELECTION
I HAVE ADOPTED A FATHER- INDIA
