Monthly Selection – September 2018
FILMS OF THE SEASON : SEPTEMBER 2018
CATEGORY : NARRATIVE FEATURE
BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE
Path of Egress
Directed by Vincent Baran
( USA )
CATEGORY : SHORT FILM
BEST SHORT FILM
SAKURA
Directed by Jii Zhang
( JAPAN )
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Low
Directed by Daniel Bogran
( USA )
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Kommando 1944
Directed by Derek Quick
( USA )
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Short / Experimental Film
Directed by Susana Weingarten
( USA )
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Definetly Soy
Directed by Ruben Zaccaroni
( USA )
FINALIST
Tragic Consequence
Directed by Joseph Villapaz
( USA )
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Is The Murder Worth your Suicide?
Directed by Barry Finnegan
( USA )
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DEVAHANTA
Directed by Vaibhav Budhiraja
( INDIA )
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2 A.M.
Directed by Rajul Kumar
( INDIA )
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The Crime
Directed by Prashanth Vallur
( INDIA )
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PHIRE PAOWA (TO GET BACK)
Directed by Abesh Banerjee
( INDIA )
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Closure
Directed by Kevin Austra
( USA )
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MAAT
Directed by Sonam Misra
( INDIA )
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Belladonna
Directed by Brett Mullen
( USA )
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1up
Directed by Shreyas Ayaluri
( USA )
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Caravane
Directed by Xavier Franchomme
( FRANCE )
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Thiruvithamcore
Directed by Jayakumar
( INDIA )
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"Helen of war...of love"
Directed by Natacha Antonellou Achcar
( LEBANON )
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Plate of Love
Directed by Ronak Sharma
( INDIA )
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Lost and Hound
Directed by Jagdish Mishra
( INDIA )
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Rotwang
Directed by Steven Kowal
( USA )
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The Desecrated
Directed by John Gray
( USA )
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A Lifetime Older
Directed by Geo Leros
( UKRAINE )
CATEGORY : STUDENT FILM
BEST STUDENT FILM
Evan, a survivor's story
Directed by Rafiqfuad Yarahmadi
( UNITED KINGDOM )
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Kuch Der Aur
Directed by Anurag Kawatra
( INDIA )
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Ik Taara Hor
Directed by Gurbaaz Maken
( INDIA )
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Missing
Directed by Natalya Sharapova
( USA )
CATEGORY : TELEVISION / PILOT PROGRAM OR SERIES
BEST TELEVISION / PILOT PROGRAM OR SERIES
The Pointe
Directed byVishnu Prasad
( USA )
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Trotsky
Directed by Alexander Kott & Konstantin Statskiy
( RUSSIAN FEDERATION )
CATEGORY : TRAILER / TEASER
BEST TRAILER / TEASER
MMA - Never Surrender
Directed by Gerald J. Godbout III
( USA )
CATEGORY : VIRTUAL REALITY (VR) /
AUGMENTED REALITY (AR) & 360° VIDEO
BEST VIRTUAL REALITY (VR) VIDEO
Jasmine Village - VR Short Film
Directed by Ramya Shanmugam
( INDIA )
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Plomo - Journey of a Bullet
Directed by Giulia Jimenez
( USA )
CATEGORY : WOMEN’S FILM
BEST WOMEN’S FILM
Prince Harming
Directed by Marianne Hettinger
( USA )
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
DESTINIES
Directed by Cristina Dobritoiu & Titi Radoaie
( ROMANIA )
FINALIST
PHIRE PAOWA (TO GET BACK)
Directed by Abesh Banerjee
( INDIA )
CATEGORY : ANIMATED FILM
BEST ANIMATED FILM
Geometry
Directed by Simo Liu
( USA )
CATEGORY : VFX ARTIST
BEST VFX ARTIST
Belladonna
VFX by Joh Harp & Matt Patterson
( USA )
CATEGORY : DEBUT FILMMAKER
BEST DEBUT FILMMAKER
Madhav - Every Child Needs A Mentor
Directed by Dr. Anil Kumar Mehta
( NETHERLANDS )
FINALIST
DESTINIES
Directed by Cristina Dobritoiu & Titi Radoaie
( ROMANIA )
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Graffiti
Directed by Divyansh Sharma
( USA )
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The Bag
Directed by Ishan Bhattacharya
( INDIA )
CATEGORY : DOCUMENTARY FILM
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
Chai Garden
Directed by Tanishq Kaura
( INDIA )
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Long Live Gir
Directed by Narendra Mojidra
( INDIA )
FINALIST
DESTINIES
Directed by Cristina Dobritoiu & Titi Radoaie
( ROMANIA )
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We Are One - Blood Drum Spirit
Directed by Sara Pettinella
( USA )
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Maa
Directed by Abhilash Bhattacharya
( INDIA )
CATEGORY : DRONE FILM
BEST DRONE FILM
Showreel 2018 AIRV8
Directed by Holger Hirsch
( GERMANY )
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
ODYSSEY [An Exploration to the North. Hokkaido, Japan]
Directed by Hirokl Ito
( JAPAN )
CATEGORY : EXPERIMENTAL FILM
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
Points
Directed by Duncan Bielman
( USA )
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Class A
Directed by Cameron Moir
( USA )
CATEGORY : FAMILY / CHILDREN FILM
BEST FAMILY FILM
Madhav - Every Child Needs A Mentor
Directed by Dr. Anil Kumar Mehta
( NETHERLANDS )
FINALIST
Madwe
Directed by Hindukrishna
( INDIA )
CATEGORY : FILM ON RELIGION
BEST FILM ON RELIGION
Halima
Directed by Iuliia Zakharova
( RUSSIAN FEDERATION )
OFFICIAL SELECTION
I See
Directed by Akaki Popkhadze
( FRANCE )
CATEGORY : FILM ON WOMEN
BEST FILM ON WOMEN
Fault Line
Directed by Misa Ogawa
( JAPAN )
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
DESTINIES
Directed by Cristina Dobritoiu & Titi Radoaie
( ROMANIA )
FINALIST
PHIRE PAOWA (TO GET BACK)
Directed by Abesh Banerjee
( INDIA )
OFFICIAL SELECTION
The Best Is Yet to Come
Directed by Rohit Gupta
( INDIA )
CATEGORY : HORROR / SCIENCE FICTION / GENRE FEATURE FILM
BEST HORROR FILM
My Home
Directed by Reiji Ooba
( JAPAN )
CATEGORY : MUSIC VIDEO
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Chupi Chupi
Directed by Ban Brothers
( USA )
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Wabi Sabi
Directed by Jii Zhang
( JAPAN )
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Toronto Tabla Ensemble – Faceoff
Directed by Melissa Das-Arp
( CANADA )
FINALIST
TWALKING
Directed by Lorenzo Gonnelli
( ITALY )
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MOUTH WATER
Directed by Erica Marigliani
( USA )
CATEGORY : PHOTOGRAPHY
BEST PHOTOGRAPHY
Miss Universe 2017
Photographer Ricardo Soto
( USA )
CATEGORY : FEATURE SCRIPT
BEST FEATURE SCRIPT
Amuse Me
Written by Shreyas Ayaluri
( USA )
CATEGORY : ACTRESS
BEST ACTRESS
Team Teenettes
Actress Angel Hawas
( CANADA )
OFFICIAL SELECTION
My Home
Actress Reiko Konishi
( JAPAN )
CATEGORY : SUPPORTING ACTOR
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Closure
Actor Eric Francis Melaragni
( USA )
FINALIST
Team Teenettes
Actor Leon Potter
( CANADA )
CATEGORY : CINEMATOGRAPHY
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
TWALKING
Cinematographer
( ITALY )
FINALIST
Belladonna
Cinematographer Brett Mullen
( USA )
CATEGORY : DIRECTION
BEST DIRECTOR
Low
Directed by Daniel Bogran
( USA )
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Kommando 1944
Directed by Derek Quick
( USA )
FINALIST
TWALKING
Directed by Lorenzo Gonnelli
( ITALY )
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BURMA EXPRESS
Directed by Kanakaraj Balasubramanyam
( INDIA )
OFFICIAL SELECTION
AB MUJHE UDNAA HAI - Let Me Soar High
Directed by Suujoy J. Mukerji
( INDIA )
