Monthly Selection - March 2018
FILMS OF THE MONTH – MARCH 2018
CATEGORY: NARRATIVE FEATURE
BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE
The Incantation
Directed by Jude S. Walko
USA
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
TOTEM
Directed by Jakub Charon
Poland
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Ghoul Scout Zombie Massacre
Directed by Eric Eichelberger
USA
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Miracle of Christmas
Directed by Eri Tsukimoto
Japan
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ADAVI
Directed by Velmurugan Periavan
India
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Paradise
Directed by Autumn Wang
USA
FINALIST
Drinking Water
Directed by Greg W. Locke
United States
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Karen or Bust
Directed by Don Rittner
United States
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Dreamland (Swapnarajyam)
Directed by Ranji Vijayan
India
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ADRIFT IN SOHO
Directed by Pablo Behrens
United Kingdom
CATEGORY: SHORT FILM
BEST SHORT FILM
KITAAB
Directed by Kamlesh K Mishra
India
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Kaala Gubbara_Black Balloon
Directed by Jeetu R Mhatre
India
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Whales the short film
Directed by Nora Jaenicke
Italy
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Behind the Dream
Directed by CHIH-YUAN LU
Taiwan
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Preta Hustle
Directed by Sümber liu
Hong Kong
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Drishtti
Directed by Jass Khera
India
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A Day With Frankenstein
Directed by Josh De Sousa
USA
FINALIST
YATHI
Directed by Sunil Subramanian
India
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The oak Tree
Directed by Ethan Jahan
Lebanon
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ADWAITA
Directed by Manwar Rana
India
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RUMET
Directed by Kamiran Betasi
Iraq
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Jhumki
Directed by Anuja Kapoor
India
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PRAYER
Directed by Gamzat Aminov
Russian Federation
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The Last Page - An Intruder in my mind
Directed by Vishal Wakchaure
India
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YAKSHI
Directed by Vijendra Bhambhani
India
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Banoffee Pie
Directed by Inderjit Bansel
India
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Thiru's Manggai
Directed by Viknish Lokarag Asokan
Malaysia
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Home
Directed by Margherita Catalani
United Kingdom
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CASUAL TALK
Directed by Ramesh P Kumar
India
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Shanghai, I love you
Directed by Gino Ceriachi
Italy
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Eye for an Eye
Directed by Caspar Muller
Netherlands
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The letter that anyone can't hear
Directed by lwa
Korea, Republic of
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NAGARUM NODIYIL ("MOVING SECONDS" in English)
Directed by Raj Eshwar
India
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310804
Directed by Martin Jesus Kozlowski
Denmark
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KHAROSROTA (AN UNTOLD STORY OF WILD RIVER)
Directed by PIYALI SHOME
India
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F A L L
Directed by Vigil Bose
United States
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Entanglement
Directed by Alexander Miguel
United Kingdom
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Asphodelus
Directed by Sajan Jose
USA
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ANTI-SOCIAL CLUB
Directed by Danny Germansen
Denmark
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Peaks of Emotions
Directed by Khadijah Kudsi
United Arab Emirates
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Shadows In The Snow
Directed by Daryl Della
USA
CATEGORY: ANIMATION FILM
BEST ANIMATION FILM
One Small Step
Directed by Bobby Pontillas
USA
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
TREASURE NEST
Directed by Joy (Meng-Chwen) Tien, Allison Botkin, Mike Bourbeau
United States
CATEGORY: SILENT FILM
BEST SILENT FILM
Chrysalis
Directed by Davide Como
Italy
CATEGORY: STUDENT FILM
BEST STUDENT FILM
Mariposas
Directed by Adrian Carey
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Frozen heart
Directed by Tharindu Lokuarachchi
Sri Lanka
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Orukkam
Directed by Sankar G
India
FINALIST
Stand Sure
Directed by Gerard Mulvany, Danica Wild
Australia
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English
Directed by Azizullah Haidari
Afghanistan
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The Republican Movie
Directed by Jon Navarro
United States
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Four days in the hospitality of the Al Ghiwane people
Directed by Khalid Mokadmine
Morocco
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Coping Mechanism
Directed by Sean Roberts
Australia
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Kungfu
Directed by Tianhao Xu
United Kingdom
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The Date
Directed by Ryan Welink
Canada
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Je Suis (i am)
Directed by Faith Strongheart
United States
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Chapter Zero
Directed by Line Haseldonckx
Belgium
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A World of Contradictions
Directed by Chaaritha Dheerasinghe
United States
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Chrysalis
Directed by Davide Como
Italy
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The Sad Mime Knight
Directed by Sylv Winnington
United Kingdom
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The Anthill
Directed by Aaron Cohen
Russian Federation
CATEGORY: DOCUMENTARY FILM
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
Ruminations
Directed by Robert James
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Chhau nach, on the road to Jharkhand
Directed by Antonella Sabatino
Italy
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Dreamless
Directed by Norbert Porkoláb
Hungary
FINALIST
A Sniper's War
Directed by Olya Schechter
United States
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Song of God
Directed by AREF MOHAMMADI
Canada
CATEGORY: DEBUT FILMMAKER
BEST DEBUT FILMMAKER
Vendredi (Friday)
Directed by DS Westwood
Canada
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Victor Goodview
Directed by Vincent Tuturro
United States
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Kaala Gubbara_Black Balloon
Directed by Jeetu R Mhatre
India
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F A L L
Directed by Vigil Bose
United States
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Nothing Behind
Directed by Zhang Chun Guang
China
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Ingenium
Directed by Steffen Hacker
Germany
FINALIST
We had to kill Lady Death
Directed by Lucie Weeger
France
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Dreamland (Swapnarajyam)
Directed by Ranji Vijayan
India
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Chhotu
Directed by Aditya Agnihotri, Ashutosh Agnihotri
India
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Underneath the Sound
Directed by Olga Nikulina
United States
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YAKSHI
Directed by Vijendra Bhambhani
India
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Perspective
Directed by Adinath Kothare
India
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I'm a fairy.
Directed by Rohit Shilwant
India
CATEGORY: DRONE FILM
BEST DRONE FILM
INSOMNIA
Directed by Andrii Andreiev, Olga Andreieva
Ukraine
CATEGORY: EXPERIMENTAL FILM
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
Avernus
Directed by Alberto Martín-Aragón
Spain
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Reverie of the Puppets
Directed by Kathy Rose
United States
FINALIST
An Awakening
Directed by John Seddon, Vaibhav Kaul
United Kingdom
CATEGORY: FAMILY/ CHILDREN FILM
BEST FAMILY/ CHILDREN FILM
The Cloud Boat
Directed by Mrittika Goon
Bangladesh
CATEGORY: FEATURE SCRIPT
BEST FEATURE SCRIPT
Children of the Dust
Writer John McCarney
United States
CATEGORY: FILM ON NATURE/ ENVIRONMENT
BEST FILM ON NATURE/ ENVIRONMENT
Paradise Nest
Directed by Arif Ahmed
Bangladesh
FINALIST
Life in the Jungles of Madagascar
Directed by Shravan Regret Iyer
USA
CATEGORY: FILM ON WOMEN
BEST FILM ON WOMEN
Right to Be Forgotten
Directed by Peta Milan
Portugal
CATEGORY: FILM/ VIDEO POSTER
BEST FILM/ VIDEO POSTER
Ruminations Film Poster
Designed by Diego Gomez
United States
CATEGORY: FILM ON DISABILITY ISSUE
BEST FILM ON DISABILITY ISSUE
Underneath the Sound
Directed by Olga Nikulina
United States
CATEGORY: LGBT FILM
BEST LGBT FILM
The Reprogramming of Jeremy
Directed by Gail Wagner
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Ruminations
Directed by Robert James
United States
FINALIST
Chrysalis
Directed by Davide Como
Italy
CATEGORY: MOBILE FILM
BEST MOBILE FILM
"SHORTY" - Exploitation of Childhood in Educated Society
Directed by Nikkhil
India
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Swapping
Directed by Abhijit Sinha
INDIA
FINALIST
Brothers
Directed by Jack Ballo
United States
CATEGORY: MUSIC VIDEO
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Not That Strong
Directed by Gregory JM Kasunich
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Dying Sun
Directed by Pedro Wilde
Portugal
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To Cradle
Directed by Abhijit Agarwal
India
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Vaaykkari
Directed by Kiran Nath Kailas
INDIA
FINALIST
The Fourth Kill
Directed by Stephen Brocklehurst and Steven Griffin
United Kingdom
OFFICIAL SELECTION
BINDAAS
Directed by Sumitro Banerjee
India
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Nena & Dave Stewart: "Be my Rebel"
Directed by Virgil Widrich
Germany
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My Sun And Life
Directed by Aramayis Hayrapetyan
Armenia
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Stand Down
Directed by Dana Tynan
USA
CATEGORY: ONE MINUTE FILM
BEST ONE MINUTE FILM
traum(A)novelle
Directed by Francesco Faralli
Italy
CATEGORY: PERFORMING ARTS
BEST PERFORMING ARTS
Put That Away and Talk To Me
Directed by Avi Mazliah
Israel
CATEGORY: PHOTOGRAPHY
BEST PHOTOGRAPHY
The Pedestrians
Photographer Daniel Chan
Australia
FINALIST
China
Photographer Emma Sywyj
United Kingdom
CATEGORY: POSTMODERN FILM
BEST POSTMODERN FILM
An Awakening
Directed by John Seddon, Vaibhav Kaul
United Kingdom
CATEGORY: TELEVISION/ PILOT PROJECT OR SERIES
BEST TELEVISION/ PILOT PROJECT OR SERIES
Order of The Dragon
Directed by David O´Connor
Angola
CATEGORY: WOMEN’S FILM
BEST WOMEN’S FILM
The Reprogramming of Jeremy
Directed by Gail Wagner
USA
CATEGORY: YOUNG FILMMAKER (UNDER18)
BEST YOUNG FILMMAKER (UNDER18)
Determination
Directed by Anna Tkebuchava
United States
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Simulant
Directed by Natalie Paton
Canada
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Stalk Her
Directed by Ben Carter
United States
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Mirrorcide
Directed by Mara Cracaleanu
Romania
CATEGORY: BEST DIRECTOR
BEST DIRECTOR
Love at the End of Earth
Directed by Evan Morton
United States
CATEGORY: BEST EDITOR
BEST EDITOR
Dreamless
Editor Norbert Porkoláb
Hungary
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Avernus
Editor Alberto Martín-Aragón
Spain
CATEGORY: BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
F A L L
Cinematography by Vigil Bose
United States
CATEGORY: BEST ACTOR
BEST ACTOR
Soch
Actor Amaan Asif
India
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Reprogramming of Jeremy
Actor Sean Wagner
United States
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Your enemies are closer
Actor Manuel Sonnleitner
Austria
CATEGORY: BEST ACTRESS
BEST ACTRESS
F A L L
Actress Sindhu Nair
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Love at the End of Earth
Actress Katie Oliver
United States
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The Reprogramming of Jeremy
Actress Emily Ciuffetelli
United States
FINALIST
YATHI
Actress Yami
India
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