Monthly Selection July- August

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MOVIE OF THE MONTH

JULY 2021

CATEGORY: ANIMATED FILMS

WINNER

Magic Dream

Directed by Tomas Welss Barkan

Chile

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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

WAQT

Directed by Shailesh Acharekar

India

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Welcome Home

Directed by Dana Crypto

United States

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“JOHN HARDY”

Directed by Laurent Mercier, Cédric Bernard

France

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CATEGORY: COMEDY SHORT

WINNER

Holy Poker

Directed by Glenn Miller (X)

United States

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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Lyad

Directed by Amlan Dutta

United States

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Mayonnaise

Directed by AnaëlleMorf

Switzerland

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When the clock strikes twelwe

Directed by NikaAbbasova

Russian Federation

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Family

Directed by Robert David Duncan

Canada

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CATEGORY: DEBUT FILMMAKER

WINNER

Lamafa

Directed by Bon Ishikawa

Japan

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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Brother

Directed by LisanneSweere

Netherlands

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Consequence Karma

Directed by  Shadab Ahmad

India

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Betrayal

Directed by Jerry Garcia

United States

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Something Fishy

Directed by David Creighton

Canada

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Holding It In

Directed by Chen Rotem, Omer Yefman

Israel

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A Private Death*

Directed by Marianna Barr

Israel

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CATEGORY: DOCUMENTARY FILMS

WINNER

A Love Letter to Estonia

Directed by Nicholas Amorim

Estonia

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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

BUCKY &The Design Science Revolution

Directed by Noel B Murphy

United States

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The Scariest Movie Ever Made

Directed by KJ Ozborne

United States

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The College. 20 years later

Directed by Pavel Kobyak

Russian Federation

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Once Upon a Boy

Directed by Uri Levi

Israel

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BEHIND THE MASK, SURVIVORS

Directed by PAULINA ALY, ATIAT CARI ALY, RAMADAN ALY

Israel

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A Common Goal

Directed by ShukiGuzik

Israel

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Pat Walsh The Life And Legacy Of An Irish Revolutionary

Directed by Michael Benson

Ireland

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Buni

Directed by Robert Lin

Taiwan

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Creating CreatureVille

Directed by Maddie Rose

United States

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Lamafa

Directed by Bon Ishikawa

Japan

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Secretly Pregnant During A Pandemic

Directed by Tina-Marie Cox

United States

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CATEGORY: DRONE FILMS

WINNER

Lamafa

Directed by Bon Ishikawa

Japan

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CATEGORY: EXPERIMENTAL FILMS

WINNER

VUJA DE

Directed by Joby Varghese

India

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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Spinoza Connections

Directed by Robert David Duncan, Mildred Achoch

Kenya

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Bohemian Landslide

Directed by SwarnenduAcharjee, UtsabNaskar

India

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Lucid dreams

Directed by KostiantynMishchenko

United States

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Film with English Subtitles

Directed by MarekGrabie

Poland

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CATEGORY: BEST ACTOR

WINNER

The Next Generation

Acted by George Zouvelos

United States

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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

BUCKY & The Design Science Revolution

Acted by Jeff Bridges

United States

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CATEGORY: BEST ACTRESS

WINNER

Chronophobia

Acted by ColineDubus

Belgium

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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Raiders of the Lost Clam to the Future

Acted by Dana Graham Phelps

United States

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The Red Chair

Acted by Joon

India

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THE BURDEN

Acted by Nancy Lipinski

United States

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NO PASA NADA

Acted by Dominika A Barrón

Mexico

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CATEGORY: BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

WINNER

Pat Walsh  The Life And Legacy Of An Irish Revolutionary

Cinematographed by Michael Benson&Michael Duggan

Ireland

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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

THE BURDEN

Cinematographed by Zak Rivers

United States

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EgiyeCholarPothe

Cinematographed by Soumya Sen

India

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Afraid of the Dark

Cinematographed by Ray Brady

United Kingdom

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CATEGORY: BEST DIRECTOR

WINNER

NO PASA NADA

Directed by Victoria Naranjos Montoya

Mexico

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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Afraid of the Dark

Directed by Ray Brady

United Kingdom

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CATEGORY: BEST EDITING

WINNER

Ballads of the Exodus

Edited by Ryan Tidrick & Dalton Thomas

United States

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CATEGORY: BEST MUSIC SCORE

WINNER

Ballads of the Exodus

Music by Pawe lBzim Zarecki , Anna Thomas & Dalton Thomas

United States

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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Welcome Home

Music by Brian Maes

United States

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cicadas x love

Music by Dr. Mobi

United States

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CATEGORY: BEST SOUND DESIGNING

WINNER

THE BURDEN

Directed by Allan H. Johnson

United States

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CATEGORY: BEST PRODUCER

WINNER

The sun in Pisces

Produced by Elena Saar

Russian Federation

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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

DIVASWAPNA

Produced by Naresh Prajapati

India

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CATEGORY: CRIME SHORT

WINNER

A martyr of the pen

Directed by Alan Hamwan

 United Kingdom

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CATEGORY: FILM ON RELIGION

WINNER

Ballads of the Exodus

Directed by Dalton Thomas
United States

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CATEGORY: FILM ON WOMEN

WINNER

Ammini

Directed by Ajay Govind
India

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CATEGORY: HORROR / SCIENCE FICTION / GENRE FEATURE FILM

WINNER

Afraid of the Dark

 Directed by Ray Brady

United Kingdom

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CATEGORY: LGBT FILM

WINNER

Sah’man Ramokom Sah’man Ramana – An Arrow Hit You, an Arrow Hit Me…

Directed by Davina Hader

Canada

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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Sun bunnies

Directed by Kostiantyn Mishchenko

United States

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CATEGORY: MOBILE FILM

WINNER

Yes, Planet, We’re Warming (Longer)

Directed by Finn Harvor

Korea, Republic of

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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

The Red Chair

Directed by Joydeep Roy Choudhary

India

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If I Had Known

Directed by Robert David Duncan

Canada

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CATEGORY: MUSIC VIDEO

WINNER

“JOHN HARDY”

Directed by Laurent Mercier, Cédric Bernard

France

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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Don’t You Think I Know

Directed by Davina Hader, Jeffrey Round

Canada

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CATEGORY: NARRATIVE FEATURES

WINNER

Film with English Subtitles

Directed by Marek Grabie

Poland

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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

The Janus Chronicles Chapter 1: The Nightcrawler

Directed by Elvery Peters, Terence Brown

United States

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SAFFRON

Written by Hamid Tamjidi

Canada

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SKY

Directed by Stephen Koh

United States

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Tattoo

Directed by Tamjeed Elahi Khan

India

CATEGORY: POSTMODERN FILMS

WINNER

So, Where’s the Sun’s Home?

Directed by Parisa Zandbaf

Iran, Islamic Republic of

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CATEGORY: SHORT FILMS

WINNER

Immersion

Directed by Anaelle Morf

Switzerland

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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

“Quest”

Directed byMimi Garrard

United States

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The Next Generation

Directed by George Kyriakopoulos, George Zouvelos

United States

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NO PASA NADA

Directed by Victoria Naranjos Montoya

Mexico

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“Abuno”

Directed by Mimi Garrard

United States

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SAFAR ( Journey)

Directed by Nikhil Prakash

India

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THE GATE

Directed by Takayuki Kayano

Japan

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The Stay

Directed byFrazer Lee

United Kingdom

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The Mind of Jakob Roy

Directed by John Sciarretta

United States

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Justin and the Werloobee

Directed by Ken Yoffe & Ellen Weisberg, John Vo

United States

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Ode to Plantains

Directed by Oboatarhe Ebiye Ikuku

Nigeria

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Diegesis

Directed by Gabriel Angulo

Peru

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Being Here

Directed by Qualia

United States

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Packed lunch

Directed by john W Iwanonkiw

United States

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TRESPASSER

Directed by Harjot SINGH, ANMOLDEEP KAUR

Australia

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CATEGORY: STUDENT FILMS

WINNER

Betrayal

Directed by Jerry Garcia

United States

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CATEGORY: WEB AND NEW MEDIA

WINNER

The Next Generation

Directed by George Kyriakopoulos, George Zouvelos

United States

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CATEGORY: WOMEN’S FILMS

WINNER

Ballads of the Exodus

Directed by Dalton Thomas

United States

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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Secretly Pregnant During A Pandemic

Directed by Tina-Marie Cox

United States

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The Breath of Life

Directed by Anna Gerasimova

United States

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Azez Alaya

Directed by Davina Hader

Canada

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CATEGORY: YOUNG FILMMAKER

WINNER

Chronophobia

Directed by Coline Dubus

Belgium

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CATEGORY: SCREENPLAY

WINNER

7 Evils

Written by Antoinette Fernandez

United States

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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Bifemme

Written by Ricardo Santiago Soto

United States

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A Package of Dreams

Written by Bradley M. Look

United States

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Just By Chance

Written by Antoinette Fernandez

United States

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Out On A Limb

Written by Antoinette Fernandez

United States

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Gimme Shelter Part Three

Written by Kevin O’Neal AKA Dave Davidson

United States

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Out On A Limb

Written by Antoinette Fernandez

United States

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Gimme Shelter Part Three

Written by Kevin O’Neal AKA Dave Davidson

United States

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Still Got The Juice “When I Knew You”

Written by Antoinette Fernandez

United States

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Delicious Dilemma

Written by JK Jones

United States

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Beautiful Sunshine Script

Written by JW Richardson

United States

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Filterless

Written by ChiCheese Rivera

United States

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Beautiful Sunshine Script

Written by JW Richardson

United States

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Omar Kane: Werewolf Gunslinger

Written by Max Sparber, Coco Mault

United States

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SOLDIERS OF GOD – Faith-Based Dramedy

Written by Guy Quigley

United States

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The Flight of Souls

Written by Guy Quigley

United States

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South of Main Street

Written by Robert Gately

United States

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Diversity and Desolation

Written by Michael Kureth

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SUN of a BITCH

Written by Maxwell Highsmith

United States

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The sun in Pisces

Written by Veronika Dolenko

Russian Federation

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I Dream Analyze Genie

Written by David Creighton

Canada

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Delirium

Written by Drew Mette

United States

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CATEGORY: FILM & VIDEO POSTER

WINNER

Waking Up in Albuquerque Poster

Poster by Greg Gleason & JW Richardson

United States

CATEGORY: ONE MINUTE FILM

WINNER

Sunglasses Reflection

Directed by Robert David Duncan

Canada

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Kidnapping

Directed by Manuele Moriconi

Eureka!

Directed by David Creighton

Canada

CATEGORY: TELEVISION / PILOT PROGRAM or SERIES

WINNER

The Next Generation

Directed by George Kyriakopoulos, George Zouvelos

United States

CATEGORY: TRAVEL FILM

WINNER

Fragments of Paris

Directed by Robert David Duncan

Canada

CATEGORY: TREATMENT/ SYNOPOSIS

WINNER

Violet Holmes Pitching Bible

Written by Nicko Vaughan

United Kingdom

CATEGORY: Virtual Reality (VR) / Augmented Reality (AR) and 360° Video

WINNER

GIOTTO BEYOND BORDERS

Directed by Emilio Della Chiesa

Italy