Monthly Selections April – May’22

MOVIES OF THE MONTH

April 2022

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Category : Animated Film
WINNER
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Directed by Vaibhav Madhukar Piwlatkar

India

Category : Best Actor
WINNER
PAANI (Water)


Acted by Bud Patel


United States

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Virus


Acted by Surjo None


United States

Category : Best Actress
WINNER
Dark Classics – Monologue from Lady Macbeth

Acted by Dawna Lee Heising

United States

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Paranormal Investigators


Acted by Gaberiela Noble


United States

Category : Best Director
WINNER
Pastiche


Directed by Shivaan Makker

United States

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Paranormal Investigators


Directed by David Fowler

United States

Category : Best Music Score – Soundtrack
WINNER
Paranormal Investigators


Music Scored by Kelvin Penn


United States

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Pocket


Music Scored by Josef Rona


Pakistan

Category : Best Supporting Actor
WINNER
Paranormal Investigators


Acted by Elijah Al’Malik

United States

Category : Best VFX Artist
WINNER
Paranormal Investigators


VFX by David Roomes


United States

Category : Comedy Short
WINNER
Carl & Michelle’s Whacky Walk to Freedom


Directed by Nathan Keith Williams


United Kingdom

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
FALAFEL


Directed by Nikita Hattangady


United States

Category : Commercial/Advertisement
WINNER
The DA50 Origin Story


Directed by Aronoff & Annmarie Aronoff

United States

Category : Crime Short
WINNER

Pastiche


Directed by Shivaan Maker


United States

Category : Debut Filmmaker
WINNER
What I learned from cycling 6 times around the world.

Directed by Kenji Ogusu


Japan

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
FALAFEL


Directed by Nikita Hattangady


United States

Fiji Memory, Colonial Time


Directed by Alexandra Lacey


United States

Category : Documentary Film
WINNER
Fiji Memory, Colonial Time

Directed by Alexandra Lacey

United States

Category : Family/Children film
WINNER
Things to tell you before a tunnel

Directed by Nacho ROS BERNAL

Spain

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Ballesteros on My Mind – The Film


Directed by Karlo Garcia Gino


Philippines

Category : Film / Video Poster
WINNER
The Alliance 2 The Hunt for Breeze Trailer

Directed by Robert L Butler Jr

Category : Film On Disability Issue
WINNER
Things to tell you before a tunnel


Directed by Nacho ROS BERNAL


Spain

Category : Film On Nature/Environment/Wildlife
WINNER
Tierra del Fuego


Directed by Oleksandr Lozytskyi


Ukraine

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Water Thrust Movie


Directed by Vincent Kojo Krah


Ghana

What I learned from cycling 6 times around the world.


Directed by Kenji Ogusu


Japan

Category : Film On Religion
WINNER
The Resurrection of Jesus


Directed by Holger Klussmann


Germany

Category : Film On Women
WINNER
An Apple and Two Cherries


Directed by Mina Petrović

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Dark Classics – Monologue from Lady Macbeth


Directed by Craig Railsback


United States

CRITIC’S  CHOICE AWARD
Fiji Memory, Colonial Time


Directed by Alexandra Lacey


United States

Category : LGBT Film
WINNER
Onyx


Directed by Aguinaldo Flor


Brazil

Category : Mobile Film
WINNER
END OF TWO ACT


Directed by Elena Martín


Spain

Category : Music Video
WINNER
From Afar


Directed by Michael Bilinski


United States

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Amistad


Directed by Igor Evard


Russian Federation

Category : Narrative Feature
WINNER
Nata Samrat

Directed by Rishikeshwar Yogi


India


OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Paranormal Investigators

Directed by David Fowler

United States

Category : Screenplay
WINNER
Paranormal Investigators


Screenplay by David Fowler


United States

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Efa


Screenplay by Ian Davies


United Kingdom

Review


Screenplay by Jonathan Zarantonello


United States

Rage


Screenplay by Dan Alex


United States

Box of Hope


Screenplay by Glenna L Goodman


United States

Dark Cabin


Screenplay by Gini Graham Scott


United States

Lavender


Screenplay by Elizabeth Martina Bishop & Danielle Stritmatter


United States

Life is a culebron (Life is a soap opera)


Screenplay by Manuel Caldas & Judy klass


Spain

Villain


Screenplay by Samuel Gast


United States

CRITIC’S CHOICE AWARD
Paranoia


Screenplay by Gini Graham Scott


United States

Pastiche

Screenplay by Shivaan Maker


United States

Suiciders Club


Screenplay by Katarzyna Ewa Adamus


United Kingdom

Category : Short Film
WINNER
Two Alone


Directed by Hikari Hiyane


Japan

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
DELIVERANCE


Directed by Michaël Rué


Switzerland

Breakthrough 

Directed by Manav Bhuddi


India

The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre


Directed by Danny Ashkenasi


United States

Phir Wahi Raat


Directed by Dhruv Behl


India

PAANI (Water)


Directed by Harsh Mahadeshwar


United States

Rendu tea(two tea)


Directed by Venugopal Kesavan


India

NO GOOD DEED


Directed by Sotiris Demba


United States

CRITIC’S CHOICE AWARD
The Virus

Directed by Nairita Banerjee


United States

“Covid Fire THKJ”


Directed by Mimi Garrard


United States

My Dear Best Maid


Directed by Joydeep Roy Choudhary


India

The Vanquished


Directed by Anjanabha Roy


India

Pocket


Directed by Asad Ali Shah


Pakistan

Pastiche


Directed by Shivaan Maker


United States


Category : Student Film
WINNER
Unconditional Love


Directed by Wallis Liu

 

Taiwan

Category : Television/Pilot Programme or Series
WINNER
Kat Killed My Cat


Directed by Javier Navarrete


United States

Category : Trailer or Teaser
WINNER
The Alliance 2 The Hunt for Breeze Trailer


Directed by Robert L Butler Jr

Category : Virtual Reality (VR) / Augmented Reality (AR) and 360° Video
WINNER
360 ° Walking Grand Canyon/Red Rock Canyon/Watkins Glen Park


Directed by Kostiantyn Mishchenko


United States

Category : Women’s Film
WINNER
Fiji Memory, Colonial Time


Directed by Alexandra Lacey


United States

Category : Young Filmmaker
WINNER
The Holding Room

Directed by Samuel j Punto


Germany

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Laddoo


Directed by Sanay Saboo


United States