MOVIES OF THE MONTH
DECEMBER 2021
CATEGORY: AMATEUR FILM
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Chapters
Directed by Pinaki Mondal
United States
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CATEGORY: ANIMATED FILMS
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BomPaPa (text)
Directed by William J Thinnes
Norway
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
16 Cherubs
Directed by William J Thinnes
United States
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A Conclusion
Directed by Sreemon Das
India
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CATEGORY: BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
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This Will Destroy You
Cinematography by Michael Hyon Johnson
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Pond Life
Cinematography by Dean Sills, Rebecca Sills
United Kingdom
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Birthday
Cinematography by Mojtaba Mirshekari
United States
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CATEGORY: BEST DIRECTOR
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Candy
Directed by J. Samuel Ryan
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Jack Be Nimble
Directed by Steve Wollett
United States
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Brave
Directed by Michael Ringdal
Spain
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CRITICS CHOICE
DOCTOR HYPOTHESES
Directed by VICENTINI GOMEZ
Brazil
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RJ MADONNA
Directed by Anand Krishna Raj
India
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CATEGORY: BEST EDITING
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Pond Life
Edited by Dean Sills, Rebecca Sills
United Kingdom
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CATEGORY: BEST MUSIC SCORE
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Jack Be Nimble
Scored by Steve Wollett
United States
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CATEGORY: BEST PRODUCER
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Brave
Produced by Michael Ringdal
Spain
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CATEGORY: BEST SOUND DESIGN
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DOCTOR HYPOTHESES
Sound Design by Michel Vincentine
Brazil
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Jack Be Nimble
Sound Design by Steve Wollett
United States
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CATEGORY: COMEDY SHORT
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Branching Out With The Invisible Man
Directed by Jim & Nick Zounis
Australia
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CATEGORY: DEBUT FILMMAKER
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Inside
Directed by John Couper-Smartt
Australia
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Talk
Directed by Ryan D’sa
United Arab Emirates
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VERONA
Directed by Ane Siderman
Brazil
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Prarombho – The Beginning
Directed by Amitava Datta
India
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CRITICS CHOICE
Origin
Directed by Alexandr Borecký
Czech Republic
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Ulysse
Directed by Calypso Dionis
France
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the thirsty bird
Directed by onkar dattatray dhage
India
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CATEGORY: DOCUMENTARY FILMS
WINNER
Something Ain’t Right
Directed by Susan Ruth Downs, MD, Alex Voss
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Need for Common Sense Critical Thinking
Directed by Alan Chriest
United States
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The PRATT in the HAT
Directed by Susan Hillary
United States
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Young and the Reckless
Directed by Johnny Agnew
New Zealand
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Shots: Eugenics to Pandemics
Directed by John L Potash
United States
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CRITICS CHOICE
DELIVERING HOPE
Directed by Jordan Orsak
United States
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Foldtastic
Directed by Matthew Curran
United States
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A Communist, the Scam
Directed by BIRAT ROY CHOUDHURY
India
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CATEGORY: DRONE FILMS
WINNER
22 Weeks
Directed by Robert smith
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
MONUMENTAL
Directed by Aleksa Ristovic
Malta
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CATEGORY: EDUCATIONAL FILM
WINNER
Merit Animal
Directed by Junaid Imam Shaikh
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Something Ain’t Right
Directed by Susan Ruth Downs, MD, Alex Voss
United States
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Pivot During CoVid
Directed by Tom DiDonato
United States
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CATEGORY: EXPERIMENTAL FILMS
WINNER
95 Days
Directed by Leslie Streit
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Lady Of Light
Directed by Adam Scarborough
Not Specified
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The Darling Wife
Directed by Barshali Chatterjee
India
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New Test 1-2-3
Directed by Anne Gart
United Kingdom
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The Last Letter (with bonus footage)
Directed by Seth Grimgart
United States
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CRITICS CHOICE
A hopeless handbook on how to make an existential film
Directed by Prakhar Gautam
India
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THE EXPERIMENTS OF NAUM KOTIK
Directed by Kärma Burg
Germany
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Particle magic
Directed by Kostiantyn Mishchenko
United States
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THE BEGINNING OF HAROLD (Final Edit)
Directed by Joshua W Scott
Not Specified
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Biological Loneliness
Directed by Karolis Jankus
Lithuania
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CATEGORY: FILM ON NATURE / ENVIRONMENT / WILDLIFE
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Pond Life
Directed by Dean Sills, Rebecca Sills
United Kingdom
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
the thirsty bird
Directed by onkar dattatray dhage
India
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Ersis
Directed by GEORGIOS DIMITROPOULOS
United Kingdom
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CATEGORY: FILM ON WOMEN
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A dead soul on my neck
Directed by Janos Tari
Hungary
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The PRATT in the HAT
Directed by Susan Hillary
United States
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CATEGORY: FILMS ON DISABILITY ISSUE
WINNER
I will always love you more than the day before
Directed by Angel Puado
Spain
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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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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Empty
Directed by Angel Puado
Spain
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CATEGORY: HORROR / SCIENCE FICTION / GENRE FEATURE FILM
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Devon Commons
Directed by Devon Commons
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Rose of Blood
Directed by Klaudia LANKA
France
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Jack Be Nimble
Directed by Steve Wollett
United States
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CATEGORY: LGBT FILM
WINNER
Mukhosh ( the mask)
Directed by Paayel Chouudhury
India
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CATEGORY: MOBILE FILM
WINNER
The Long Goodbye
Directed by Burnham Holmes, Ken Holmes
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Wanderer – The Short Film
Directed by Joseph N/A Antony
India
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CATEGORY: MUSIC VIDEO
WINNER
DiAmorte – Where The Light Grows Cold
Directed by Drake Mefestta, Andrew Massih
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Terror Adaptors – ‘Blast Off!’
Directed by Peter Renzullo
Australia
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We Should Do This Again
Directed by Glen Dunzweiler, Ken Newman
United States
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SONGS4U – JiDEO
Directed by John Du
Canada
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Adhare Dhakchi Porichoy (A musical short) LGBTQ
Directed by Souradeepta Chowdhury
India
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CRITICS CHOICE
ELYAZ – Remember Home (Official Video)
Directed by Mauro Elias Morone
Italy
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Oceans
Directed by JONATHAN SPROUT, RODNEY WHITTENBERG
United States
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CATEGORY: NARRATIVE FEATURES
WINNER
A Song For My Dear
Directed by Chang Yeoul Lee
South Korea
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Darling Wife
Directed by Barshali Chatterjee
India
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DOCTOR HYPOTHESES
Directed by VICENTINI GOMEZ
Brazil
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Jack Be Nimble
Directed by Steve Wollett
United States
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CRITICS CHOICE
Edge of Town
Directed by Christopher Flippo
United States
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VEIL
Directed by RUPAM MALLICK, SHRAMANA CHAKRABORTY
India
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CATEGORY: SCREENPLAY
WINNER
Heartbreak Hotel
Written by Michael Thomas Holliday
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
2nd Date
Written by Jaik Andino
United States
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BLACK FOREST MYSTERY
Written by Jaroslaw Gogolin
United Kingdom
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Love In Lake Elsinore
Written by Sojean Peou
United States
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Karma
Written by Michael Ringdal
Norway
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CRITICS CHOICE
MR NOVAK: PART 1
Written by Ian Davies
United Kingdom
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Apple Fritter
Written by Vincent Edwards, Serenity Speaks
United States
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Forget New York
Written by andrea Careri
United States
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THE TRUTH SERUM
Written by Martin Zitter
United States
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Havelock Lane
Written by Michelle Kenney, Carolyn Sternes
Australia
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CATEGORY: SELFIE VIDEO
WINNER
Pivot During CoVid
Directed by Tom DiDonato
United States
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CATEGORY: SHORT FILM
WINNER
Netc@fè (short)
Directed by Massimiliano Tedeschi
Italy
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
22 Weeks
Directed by Robert smith
United States
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Inside
Directed by John Couper-Smartt
Australia
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Hey Doll!
Directed by Saara Lamberg
Australia
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The Driver
Directed by Robert Michael Givens
United States
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The PRATT in the HAT
Directed by Susan Hillary
United States
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Songs Of The Day After
Directed by Barbara Glas
France
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Sachin Live From Pune
Directed by Ganesh Devidas Kadam
India
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Brave
Directed by Michael Ringdal
Spain
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CRITICS CHOICE
A Real Tribute to Martyrs (Shahido ko Sachhi Shradhanjali)
Directed by Shailesh Patel, Atul Soni
India
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The Trail Beyond Highland Road
Directed by Eli Copperman
United States
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Deceived
Directed by Priscilla Catania
Australia
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Love Affair in the Afternoon
Directed by Katsuhide Yamago
Japan
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The Handler II – City Dog
Directed by Lawrence Whitener
United States
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Remember This Voice
Directed by Jeff Chan
United States
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Boxes
Directed by Kat Kemmet
United States
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Ulysse
Directed by Calypso Dionis
France
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Candy
Directed by J. Samuel Ryan
United States
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CATEGORY: SILENT FILM
WINNER
the nurse’s whistle
Directed by Jacques MICKE
France
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CATEGORY: STUDENT FILMS
WINNER
5 Easy Steps To Make An Important Short Film
Directed by Aryan Singh
India
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CATEGORY: TELEVISION / PILOT PROGRAM OR SERIES
WINNER
Last Gasp – Broke Back Fields – Chapter 1
Directed by Robert Pagan
United States
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CATEGORY: WOMEN’S FILMS
WINNER
The Ban
Directed by Sophie Bacry Picciotto, Ophélie Koering
France
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
VERONA
Directed by Ane Siderman
Brazil
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CATEGORY: BEST ACTOR
WINNER
Jack Be Nimble
Acted by Vernon Wells
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
DOCTOR HYPOTHESES
Acted by VICENTINI GOMEZ
Brazil
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Black & White
Acted by Tarun Sardana
United Arab Emirates
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CRITICS CHOICE
The Long Goodbye
Acted by Ken Holmes
United States
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Ulysse
Acted by Stephane Petry
France
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CATEGORY: BEST ACTRESS
WINNER
Brave
Acted by Vernon Wells
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Jack Be Nimble
Acted by Bai Ling
United States
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CATEGORY: BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
WINNER
Rose of Blood
Acted by Jennifer BRIGANT
France
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Boxes
Acted by Megan Raitano
United States
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