MONTHLY SELECTIONS NOVEMBER -DECEMBER, 2021
CICFF
MOVIE OF THE MONTH
NOVEMBER 2021
CATEGORY: ANIMATED FILMS
WINNER
Broke and Bloody
Directed by Lanessa Miller, Ahren Field Buchheisteer
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
SUBJECTILE
Directed by Atsuhiko Watanabe
France
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CATEGORY: BEST FILM SCORE - SOUNDTRACK
WINNER
Into Temptation -- Original Score
Scored by Quinn da Matta
United States
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CATEGORY: BEST PRODUCER
WINNER
Isolation
Produced by Soheil Mosharraf
Not Specified
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
TikTok Rollie Viet Mix MV
Produced by Suzanna Ngoc Lam
Viet Nam
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CATEGORY: BEST VFX ARTIST
WINNER
Paranormal Investigators
VFX BY David Roomes
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
TikTok Rollie Viet Mix MV
VFX BY Linh Manh Tong
Viet Nam
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CATEGORY: COMMERCIAL / ADVERTISEMENT
WINNER
Tasmania Tourism - Airguides
Directed by Tyson Lloyd
Australia
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CATEGORY: DEBUT FILMMAKER
WINNER
Can You Hear Me
Directed by HARJ JOHAL
United Kingdom
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Behind the Mask
Directed by Prasasti Pandit
United States
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Phillum (Film)
Directed by Krunal Pandya
India
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Cross-Faced
Directed by Daniel Laguna Jr.
United States
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Lockdown
Directed by Neha Murali
India
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CATEGORY: DOCUMENTARY FILMS
WINNER
Camino Ignaciano
Directed by Ferenc Tolvaly
Hungary
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Bella Bimba
Directed by George Leontakianakos
Greece
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Liar-In-Chief: A Chronicle of the Trump Presidency Through the Eyes of An Outraged Graphic Artist
Directed by M Kaplan
United States
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Something Ain't Right
Directed by Susan Ruth Downs, MD, Alex Voss
United States
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CRITICS' CHOICE AWARD
Overweight
Directed by Alan J Chriest
Not Specified
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Nasima
Directed by Heather Kessinger
United States
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CATEGORY: EDUCATIONAL FILM
WINNER
The Story of Coronavirus
Directed by Yoni Goodman
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Secrets of the Wooden Owl
Directed by Hiromi Takagi
Japan
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Jilabichi Gosht (A Sweet Story)
Directed by Sandeep Bhaskar Jadhav
India
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TikTok Rollie Viet Mix MV
Directed by Linh Manh Tong
Viet Nam
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CRITICS' CHOICE AWARD
Bella Bimba
Directed by George Leontakianakos
Greece
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Something Ain't Right
Directed by Susan Ruth Downs, MD, Alex Voss
United States
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CATEGORY: EXPERIMENTAL FILMS
WINNER
TikTok Rollie Viet Mix MV
Directed by Linh Manh Tong
Viet Nam
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Grand Scheme
Directed by Matt Mirams
Australia
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Portrait of a Filmmaker
Directed by Logan Fry
United States
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CATEGORY: BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
WINNER
Tasmania Tourism - Airguides
Cinematography by Tyson Lloyd
Australia
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CATEGORY: BEST DIRECTOR
WINNER
IDENTITY
Directed by Nikhil joshi
Australia
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Anima Sola
Directed by Roberto Jabor
Brazil
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Can You Hear Me
Directed by HARJ JOHAL
United Kingdom
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"Ankur"
Directed by Mohan Anandrao Dhuldhar
India
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CRITICS' CHOICE AWARD
Ghostlove
Directed by Susanne Palm
Taiwan
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Paranormal Investigators
Directed by David Fowler
United States
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Bella Bimba
Directed by George Leontakianakos
Greece
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CATEGORY: FAMILY/CHILDREN FILMS
WINNER
the wanderer of the montagnette........
Directed by Jacques MICKE
France
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Trail Beyond Highland Road
Directed by Eli Copperman
United States
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The Consequence
Directed by Chandra Sekhar Das
India
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Bella Bimba
Directed by George Leontakianakos
Greece
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CRITICS' CHOICE AWARD
Taffy the Pink Hippopotamus
Directed by Artie E. Romero
United States
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CATEGORY: FEATURE SCRIPT
WINNER
No biscuits in heaven
Written by Ruth Finnegan
United Kingdom
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Efa
Written by Ian Davies
United Kingdom
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2nd Date
Written by Jaik Andino
United States
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Escape from Endeavor
Written by Daniel Jones
Not Specified
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CRITICS' CHOICE AWARD
The fortieth thief
Written by Ruth Finnegan
United Kingdom
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Voyagers of the Fijian Pearl, an island tale
Written by Ruth Finnegan
United Kingdom
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Child of the Disappeared
Written by Michael Holliday
United States
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SELECTED
The mountain
Written by Ruth Finnegan
United Kingdom
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The red robe, a tale of the cardinal’s France
Written by Ruth Finnegan
United Kingdom
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CATEGORY: FILM ON NATURE / ENVIRONMENT / WILDLIFE
WINNER
Lights And Landscapes Of Northern Norway
Directed by Christian Uhlig
Norway
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Tasmania Tourism - Airguides
Directed by Tyson Lloyd
Australia
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VRINDAVAN THE HUMAN SANCTUARY ( TRINITY OF HUMAN, NATURE AND DIVINE)
Directed by SHUBHANK CHAUBE
India
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CATEGORY: FILM ON RELIGION
WINNER
Into Temptation
Directed by Quinn da Matta
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Cultured
Directed by Karen Klami
United States
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CATEGORY: FILM ON WOMEN
WINNER
Flying in Darkness
Directed by Safar Ali Danish
Pakistan
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
LA BODEGA DEL TORO NAVARRO ( Español - subtitulado INGLES)
Directed by Reyes Caballero
Spain
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Xoudaamini
Directed by PRIYANKA SOHORIA
India
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CATEGORY: FILM/VIDEO POSTER
WINNER
Woodpeckers - Poster Image
Directed by Caroline Rovello
Not Specified
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CATEGORY: FILMS ON DISABILITY ISSUE
WINNER
Can You Hear Me
Directed by HARJ JOHAL
United Kingdom
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CATEGORY: FREE SPEECH
WINNER
Something Ain't Right
Directed by Susan Ruth Downs, MD, Alex Voss
United States
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CATEGORY: HORROR / SCIENCE FICTION / GENRE FEATURE FILM
WINNER
Turbines
Directed by Igor Breakenback, Shane Borza
Australia
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Anima Sola
Directed by Roberto Jabor
Brazil
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Paranormal Investigators
Directed by David Fowler
United States
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CATEGORY: LGBT FILM
WINNER
BAKSHOBONDI
Directed by Siddhartha Saha
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Into Temptation
Directed by Quinn da Matta
United States
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CATEGORY: MOBILE FILM
WINNER
Macbeth / Макбет
Directed by Sergei Tsimbalenko / Сергей Цимбаленко
Russian Federation
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Cultured
Directed by Karen Klami
United States
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Lockdown
Directed by Neha Murali
India
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CATEGORY: MUSIC VIDEO
WINNER
Isolation
Directed by Soheil Mosharraf
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Broke and Bloody
Directed by Lanessa Miller, Ahren Field Buchheisteer
United States
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Marbella
Directed by Igor Evard
Russian Federation
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TikTok Rollie Viet Mix MV
Directed by Linh Manh Tong
Viet Nam
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CRITICS' CHOICE AWARD
INVaaDERS
Directed by Didier MULLERAS
France
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Sky Fashion - Back to Life
Directed by Edward Vladimirovich Krakow
Russian Federation
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CATEGORY: NARRATIVE FEATURES
WINNER
The restless soul
Directed by Shihyun Wang
Taiwan
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Paranormal Investigators
Directed by David Fowler
United States
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Staring at the sea
Directed by Angel Puado veloso
Spain
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CATEGORY: SHORT FILMS
WINNER
Shadows of the Dust
Directed by Ali Matlock
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Can You Hear Me
Directed by HARJ JOHAL
United Kingdom
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IDENTITY
Directed by Nikhil joshi
Australia
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Independent Film making
Directed by Shihyun Wang
Taiwan
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CRITICS' CHOICE AWARD
Ghostlove
Directed by Susanne Palm
Taiwan
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Adam In Aeternum
Directed by Pedro Jaen R.
Spain
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"Ankur"
Directed by Mohan Anandrao Dhuldhar
India
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SELECTED
Hey Doll!
Directed by Saara Lamberg
Australia
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SELFIE
Directed by Ayan Acharyya
India
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To be or not to be
Directed by Anisur Rahman
India
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7 Star Dinosor Entertainment
Directed by Vaishali Naik
India
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CATEGORY: SHORT SCRIPT
WINNER
One moment, one life: I remember
Written by Ruth Finnegan
United Kingdom
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CATEGORY: SILENT FILM
WINNER
Win - Win
Directed by Aram Voves
Austria
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CATEGORY: STUDENT FILMS
WINNER
Need
Directed by Stephen Rota
Malta
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Pantanal: A Charred Wetland
Directed by Laura Pennafort
United Kingdom
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Paradigm
Directed by Peter Borak
United Kingdom
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CATEGORY: TELEVISION / PILOT PROGRAM OR SERIES
WINNER
The Benza Series 2 Episode 2
Directed by Raito Nishizaka
Japan
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CATEGORY: TRAILER/TEASER
WINNER
Anxiety Dream
Directed by Michael Dennis McGeehan
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Lockdown
Directed by Neha Murali
India
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CATEGORY: TRAVEL FILM
WINNER
Tierra del Fuego
Directed by Andrii Andreiev
Ukraine
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CATEGORY: TREATMENT / SYNOPSIS
WINNER
Citizen Swiatlo Proposal & Episode 1
Directed by Christopher Swider
United States
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CATEGORY: WEB AND NEW MEDIA
WINNER
Tasmania Tourism - Airguides
Directed by Tyson Lloyd
Australia
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CATEGORY: WOMEN'S FILMS
WINNER
PAARHI(VOYAGE OF SURVIVAL)
Directed by PIYALI SHOME
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The magic swan geese
Directed by Anna Averianova
Russian Federation
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CATEGORY: YOUNG FILMMAKER
WINNER
The Walk Alone
Directed by Viha Kedia
India
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CATEGORY: BEST ACTRESS
WINNER
The Parasite
Acted by Ruup Dey
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Cultured
Acted by Hasna El Badaoui
United States
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CATEGORY: BEST ACTOR
WINNER
Paranormal Investigators
Acted by Tomaz Baskin
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Benza Series 2 Episode 2
Acted by Kyle Card
Japan
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CATEGORY: BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
WINNER
Paranormal Investigators
Acted by Connor Heilborn
United States
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CATEGORY: BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
WINNER
The Benza Series 2 Episode 2
Acted by Haku Inko
Japan
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