Monthly Selection - October 2017
FILMS OF THE MONTH - OCTOBER 2017
CATEGORY: NARRATIVE FEATURES
BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE
Consolation
Directed by Paweł Podlejski
Poland
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Occupants
Directed by Russ Emanuel
USA
FINALIST
The Last Sun Of The Night
Directed by Matteo Scarfò
Italy
CATEGORY: DOCUMENTARY FILMS
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
Outcaste - The House that Carol Built
Directed by Colin Graham and Laura Graham
Ireland
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
We Are One
Directed by Kevin Mukherji
USA
FINALIST
Burn in Love
Directed by Mathieu Zeitindjioglou
France
OFFICIAL SELECTION
14 Barriers
Algeria: Dreams about the Desert
Baba Saheb Tujhe Salaam
Heart of Rome
Here We Are
Project PUR
Sudep (Sudden & Unexpected)
Waiting for Waldemar
CATEGORY: SHORT FILMS
BEST SHORT FILM
Beer & Calippo
Directed by Paul Ploberger
Austria
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Our time will come
Directed by Daniel Prochaska and Sabrina Reiter
Austria
FINALIST
About Patience
Directed by Till Gmuer
Switzerland
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Mama
Directed by Eduardo Vieitez
Turkey
SEMI-FINALIST
Laddu: a sweet memory
Directed by P. Sasidhar
India
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Olvido
Directed by Marina Badía and Jorge Vico
Spain
OFFICIAL SELECTION
A Line Of Silver
Arabian Jasmine Blossmed
Baarish
Collar
Ego Sum! (I Am!)
Five O'Clock Shadow
Hedi and Sarah
Incomplete
Little Magazine
Lost Vision
Marta
Masquerade
The Neighbor
The Third Person
Urmi's Cat
CATEGORY: BEST DIRECTOR
BEST DIRECTOR
Eduardo Vieitez (Mama)
Turkey
OFFICIAL SELECTION
C V Nandeeshwar (Akkamma's Fate)
Firas Sameer (Masquerade)
Hui Huang (Little Deaths)
Matteo Scarfò (The Last Sun Of The Night)
Waner Biazus (The Neighbor)
CATEGORY: BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Colin Graham and Laura Graham (Outcaste - The House that Carol Built)
Ireland
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Emanuele Spagnolo (The Last Sun Of The Night)
Italy
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Firas Sameer (Masquerade)
CATEGORY: BEST EDITING
BEST EDITING
Colin Graham and Laura Graham (Outcaste - The House that Carol Built)
Ireland
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Lucia Patrizi (The Last Sun Of The Night)
Italy
OFFICIAL SELECTION
C V Nandeeshwar (Akkamma's Fate)
Firas Sameer (Masquerade)
Hui Huang (Little Deaths)
Mathieu Zeitindjioglou (Burn in Love)
Peter Engelmann (#Help)
CATEGORY: BEST ACTOR
BEST ACTOR
Arjun Raman (Masquerade)
Iraq
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Nick Mancuso (Bomb! Burning Fantasy)
CATEGORY: BEST ACTRESS
BEST ACTRESS
Maite Uzal (Olvido)
Spain
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Gabriela Furlan (Ego Sum! - I Am!)
CATEGORY: BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Alessandro Damerini (The Last Sun Of The Night)
Italy
CATEGORY: BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Alessandra Mortelliti (The Last Sun Of The Night)
Italy
CATEGORY: WOMEN’S FILMS
BEST WOMEN’S FILM
Outcaste - The House that Carol Built
Directed by Colin Graham and Laura Graham
Ireland
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Diego on my Mind
Just One More Day
Little Deaths
CATEGORY: FILMS ON WOMEN
BEST FILM ON WOMEN
Outcaste - The House that Carol Built
Directed by Colin Graham and Laura Graham
Ireland
FINALIST
Football - My Other Life
Directed by Jana Schaefer and Elisabetta Galla
India
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Akkamma's Fate
Little Deaths
The Cursed Queens
CATEGORY: DEBUT FILMMAKER
BEST DEBULT FILMMAKER
Consolation
Directed by Paweł Podlejski
Poland
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Outcaste - The House that Carol Built
Directed by Colin Graham and Laura Graham
Ireland
OFFICIAL SELECTION
A letter to your inner child from a good father
Here We Are
Little Deaths
The Bracelet
Urmi's Cat
Uyir meiy ezuthu
Visita: The Guest
CATEGORY: EXPERIMENTAL FILMS
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
Flatland
Directed by Alireza Keymanesh and Amir Pousti
Iran
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Bomb! Burning Fantasy
Gray Umbrella
Waterfall
CATEGORY: ANIMATED FILMS
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Substratae
Directed by Margie Kelk
Canada
OFFICIAL SELECTION
A letter to your inner child from a good father
CATEGORY: FAMILY / CHILDREN FILMS
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Surau Dan Silek
Directed by Arief Malinmudo
Indonesia
OFFICIAL SELECTION
A letter to your inner child from a good father
CATEGORY: HORROR / SCIENCE FICTION GENRE FEATURE FILMS
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Party Bus To Hell
Directed by Rolfe Kanefsky
USA
CATEGORY: ONE MINUTE FILMS
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
#LakeBrienz - inspiring moments
Directed by Allenbach Sven
Switzerland
FINALIST
Enlightenment
Directed by Marat Narimanov
Russia
CATEGORY: SILENT FILMS
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Masquerade
Directed by Firas Sameer
Iraq
FINALIST
Fool's Gold: A Dolaucothi Love Story
Directed by Simon Howlett
UK
CATEGORY: POSTMODERN FILMS
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
MAN
Directed by Amir Motlagh
USA
FINALIST
Bakalu Studio Composition
Directed by Vasco Diogo
Portugal
CATEGORY: STUDENT FILMS
BEST STUDENT FILM
Forever & Always
Directed by Yitao Yang
USA
FINALIST
#Help
Directed by Peter Engelmann
Hungary
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Binodini
Directed by Mallika Subramanian
India
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Clap to Her
Directed by Lee Jeong Mu
South Korea
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Decloud
Directed by Khomthong "Tony" Rungsawang
Thailand
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Princess Sargam of the Royal House Gupta
Directed by Sonakshi Mittal
USA/India
SEMI-FINALIST
1-800-SOO-LATE
Directed by Hardik Aswani
USA
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9 Doors and a Key
Directed by Pratik Moitro
India
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Blessed Days
Directed by Valentina Casadei
France
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Broken
Directed by Rommel Villa
USA
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Diego on my Mind
Directed by Alicia Herder
USA
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Little Deaths
Marie - A Pitiful Love Story
Niishii (Night Worlds)
Roulette
Tainted Love
The Bracelet
CATEGORY: YOUNG FILMMAKER (UNDER 18)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Aqua Rasa
Directed by Matthew Berg
USA
CATEGORY: TRAILER / TEASER
BEST TRAILER / TEASER
Swamp Killer - A Grindhouse Trailer
Directed by Ramiro Hernandez
USA
FINALIST
The Handler
Directed by Lawrence Whitener
USA
CATEGORY: MUSIC VIDEOS
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Viva Gurilla
Directed by Amin Hadjbabaie
Iran
FINALIST
The Lockhearts 'Ride Home'
Directed by Tanzeal Rahim
Australia
CATEGORY: FILM SCORE / SOUNDTRACK
BEST FILM SCORE / SOUNDTRACK
Mama
Composed by Rahman Altin
Turkey
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Chess Player
Composed by Alejandro Vivas Puig
Spain
CATEGORY: TREATMENT / SYNOPSIS
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Hollywood Redux
Written by Michael Vincent Montgomery
USA
CATEGORY: FREE SPEECH
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Cursed Queens
Directed by Rashmi Jeta
India
CATEGORY: PERFORMING ARTS
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Bakalu Studio Composition
Directed by Vasco Diogo
Portugal
CATEGORY: LGBT FILMS
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
CAS
Directed by Joris van de Berg
Netherlands
CATEGORY: FILMS ON RELIGION
BEST FILM ON RELIGION
Teenagers
Directed by Paul de Métairy
France
CATEGORY: FILMS ON DISABILITY ISSUE
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Little Deaths
Directed by Hui Huang
USA
FINALIST
dis[ability]
Directed by Gina Marie Foxhoven
USA
CATEGORY: FILMS ON NATURE / ENVIRONMENT / WILDLIFE
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Once upon a time - The savannah
Directed by Robert Henno
Belgium
FINALIST
The realm of the little owl
Directed by Robert Henno
Belgium
CATEGORY: DRONE FILMS
BEST DRONE FILM
Faroe Islands - The hidden Secret
Directed by Thomas Vitali
Germany
FINALIST
Two Ruins in Bavaria
Directed by Paul Hoehenberger
Germany
CATEGORY: VR / AR AND 360º VIDEOS
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Great: A VR Great White Shark Experience
Directed by Roy Kimhi
Mexico
CATEGORY: WEB AND NEW MEDIA
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Heritage
Directed by Felipe Vianna
Brazil
CATEGORY: MOBILE FILMS
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Fool's Gold: A Dolaucothi Love Story
Directed by Simon Howlett
UK
