MOVIES OF THE MONTH
FEBRUARY 2022
CATEGORY: AMATEUR FILM
WINNER
Cruise New England
Directed by Dale Jakubowski
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Diagnoses
Directed by Bob Grando
United States
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CATEGORY: BEST ACTOR
WINNER
Oru Naal Oru Kanavu
Acted by Parvez Mushraf
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Missing You
Acted by Dimitris Goulios
Greece
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CATEGORY: BEST ACTRESS
WINNER
Missing You
Acted by Vicky Maidanoglou
Greece
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CATEGORY: BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
WINNER
Mozah – Berlin To Beijing
Cinematography by Peter Heinrichs
Germany
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CATEGORY: BEST DIRECTOR
WINNER
The Neighbor
Directed by Michael Ringdal
Spain
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Missing You
Directed by George Leontakianakos
Greece
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CRITICS CHOICE
Oru Naal Oru Kanavu
Directed by srividhya c mouli, Sriram M
India
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CATEGORY: BEST EDITING
WINNER
Newtrition
Edited by Ray Brady
United Kingdom
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CATEGORY: BEST MUSIC SCORE
WINNER
Missing You
Directed by George Leontakianakos
Greece
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CATEGORY: BEST SUPPORTINGACTRESS
WINNER
Halo
Acted by Hélène Cardona
United States
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CATEGORY: COMEDY SHORT
WINNER
The Fight or Flight
Directed by Madina Ismailova
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Halo
Directed by Reva Zane
United States
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CATEGORY: DEBUT FILMMAKER
WINNER
Giri
Directed by Petya Iossifova
Bulgaria
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CATEGORY: DOCUMENTARY FILMS
WINNER
THE DOCTOR Franjo Grotenhermen
Directed by Edu Hernandez
Netherlands
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Will you still meet me in a digital world
Directed by Monika Funke Stern
Germany
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Camei Pugliesi:Barletta (docu – film)
Directed by Massimiliano Tedeschi
Italy
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CRITICS CHOICE
Cruise New England
Directed by Dale Jakubowski
United States
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CATEGORY: EXPERIMENTAL FILMS
WINNER
Engage Earth
Directed by YIJUN WANG
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Bethel Saloon March 12 Afternoon
Directed by William Anthony Stancik
United States
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CATEGORY: FAMILY/CHILDREN FILMS
WINNER
2022 Black History Month – a Phillip E Walker Video Memoir
Directed by Phillip Eugene Walker
United States
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CATEGORY: FILMS ON DISABILITY ISSUE
WINNER
We are the Lost Girls
Directed by Steve Downey
United Kingdom
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Driven to Help
Directed by Phil Gioja
United States
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CATEGORY: HORROR / SCIENCE FICTION / GENRE FEATURE FILM
WINNER
The dark side of the wall
Directed by Tiburce
France
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Newtrition
Directed by Ray Brady
United Kingdom
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CATEGORY: LGBT FILM
WINNER
To Embrace
Directed by TRIDIP KAKOTY
India
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CATEGORY: MICRO SHORTS
WINNER
Fireside Classics
Directed by Craig Railsback
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Ghost Tours (of Québec)
Directed by Anaëlle Morf
Switzerland
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CATEGORY: MOBILE FILM
WINNER
I MET FELLINI!
Directed by Domenico Saverni ·
Italy
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
#waltzing
Directed by Kostiantyn Mishchenko
United States
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CATEGORY: MUSIC VIDEO
WINNER
Tired Eyes
Directed by Peter Renzullo
Australia
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
NAJARIYAA (The Vision)
Directed by Abhishek Basu
India
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Ek Tasveer
Directed by Kunal Sanjay Mehra
India
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Lambi Si Sadak
Directed by Kunal Sanjay Mehra
India
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CRITICS CHOICE
Argent Glass
Directed by Katsuyuki Nakanishi
Japan
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Mi Amor
Directed by Michael Ringdal
Spain
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Mozah – Berlin To Beijing
Directed by Peter Heinrichs
Germany
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CATEGORY: NARRATIVE FEATURES (ABOVE 40 MINUTES)
WINNER
Giri
Directed by Petya Iossifova
Bulgaria
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman’s Chance
Directed by Aki Aleong
United States
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CATEGORY: ONE MINUTE FILM
WINNER
I Hate F**kin’ Technology (1min)
Directed by Kevin Short
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Engage Earth
Directed by YIJUN WANG
United States
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CATEGORY: SCREENPLAY
WINNER
The Night Hag
Written by Madina Ismailova
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
NeverMind Season Opener
Written by Dennis Allen Chamberlin, Carrie Licklider
United States
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CATEGORY: SHORT FILM (LESS THAN 40 MINUTES)
WINNER
The Neighbor
Directed by Michael Ringdal
Spain
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Diagnoses
Directed by Bob Grando
United States
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Engage Earth
Directed by YIJUN WANG
United States
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DIE MEIERS
Directed by Katrin Butt
Austria
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Newtrition
Directed by Ray Brady
United Kingdom
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CRITICS CHOICE
Missing You
Directed by George Leontakianakos
Greece
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Iravin Paravaigal
Directed by GOWTHAM R
India
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Parnetarr from Saurashtra ni Rasdhar
Directed by Bhrugesh Amin
India
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Oru Naal Oru Kanavu
Directed by srividhya c mouli, Sriram M
India
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Alternative Life
Directed by Romy Quiroz
Mexico
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CATEGORY: STUDENT FILMS
WINNER
Pravaasi.jpeg
Directed by Aryan Singh
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Oru Naal Oru Kanavu
Directed by srividhya c mouli, Sriram M
India
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Missing You
Directed by George Leontakianakos
Greece
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CATEGORY: TRAVEL FILM
WINNER
Cruise New England
Directed by Dale Jakubowski
United States
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CATEGORY: WOMEN’S FILMS
WINNER
TangoX (with a Sequel)
Directed by Alessandra Guarino
Italy
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