Monthly Selections January-February ’22

MOVIES OF THE MONTH

JANUARY 2022


CATEGORY: AMATEUR FILM

WINNER

LA CARROZZA DEI SOGNI (The Carriage of Dreams)

Directed by FRANCES SAPPHIRE

Italy

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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

the escape of the century

Directed by Jacques MICKE

France

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CATEGORY: ANIMATED FILMS

WINNER

grydscaen: scout eve (Episode 3)

Directed by Natsuya Uesugi DuBois

United States

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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

The Derelict

Directed by Dante D’Anthony

United States

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know how to love oneself human

Directed by GERALDINE Gée

France

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CATEGORY: BEST ACTOR

WINNER

The Perfect Husband

Acted by Eddie Eniel

United States

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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Deadly Thoughts

Acted by Omar Cook

United States

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grydscaen: scout eve (Episode 3)

Acted by Natsuya Uesugi DuBois

United States

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The Talk

Acted by Ryan D’sa

United Arab Emirates

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CATEGORY: BEST ACTRESS

WINNER

The Fisherman and The Fish

Acted by Olya Mikhaylova

United States

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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Cat-A-Pult

Acted by Wendy Zier

United States

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 Teal Soldiers

Acted by Suzanne Dervish-Ali

Australia

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CATEGORY: BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

WINNER

Wanderer – The Short Film

Cinematography by Joseph Antony

India

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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

My language is my identity

Cinematography by Süleyman Özdemir

Belgium

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grydscaen: scout eve (Episode 3)

Cinematography by Natsuya Uesugi DuBois

United States

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CATEGORY: BEST DIRECTOR

WINNER

Teal Soldiers

Directed by Jonathan Creed

Australia

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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

 Attraction Man

Directed by Eddie Eniel

United States

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My language is my identity

Directed by Süleyman Özdemir

Belgium

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DENNAA THE WINGS

Directed by SANTOSH PANDA

India

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grydscaen: scout eve (Episode 3)

Directed by Natsuya Uesugi DuBois

United States

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CATEGORY: BEST EDITING

WINNER

grydscaen: scout eve (Episode 3)

Edited by Natsuya Uesugi DuBois

United States

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CATEGORY: BEST MUSIC SCORE

WINNER

grydscaen: scout eve (Episode 3)

Scored by Natsuya Uesugi DuBois

United States

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CATEGORY: BEST PRODUCER

WINNER

Teal Soldiers

Produced by Carolyn Wagner

Australia

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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

grydscaen: scout eve (Episode 3)

Produced by Natsuya Uesugi DuBois

United States

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CATEGORY: BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

WINNER

grydscaen: scout eve (Episode 3)

Acted by Natsuya Uesugi DuBois

United States

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CATEGORY: COMEDY SHORT

WINNER

Rickman’s Cobbs

Directed by Alan Wagner

United States

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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Cat-A-Pult

Directed by Karen Klami

United States

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CATEGORY: COMMERCIAL / ADVERTISEMENT

WINNER

Subscribe 

Directed by kenny hotz

Canada

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CATEGORY: DEBUT FILMMAKER

WINNER

True Obsession

Directed by Gemma Vilena

Spain

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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

grydscaen: scout eve (Episode 3)

Directed by Natsuya Uesugi DuBois

United States

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CATEGORY: DOCUMENTARY FILMS

WINNER

Digital Champions leading the fight against FGM in Tanzania

Directed by Steven Hervieu

Tanzania, United Republic of

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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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EARTHIAN

Directed by SHAILENDRA SINGH

India

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SCULPTURE

Directed by FRANC KOPIC

Slovenia

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CATEGORY: DRONE FILMS

WINNER

Ιceland Cinematic Road Trip

Directed by IOANNIS GIANNELIS

Greece

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CATEGORY: EDUCATIONAL FILM

WINNER

Vote Or Note

Directed by HARJOT SINGH

Australia

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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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Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman’s Chance

Directed by Aki Aleong

United States

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DENNAA THE WINGS

Directed by SANTOSH PANDA

India

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CATEGORY: EXPERIMENTAL FILMS

WINNER

Memory Game

Directed by Florenta Nicoleta Vatavu

United Kingdom

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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

STAY STILL SO YOU DON’T HURT (the sick body and its shadow)

Directed by Nina Rapi, Nina Rapi, Nina Rapi

Greece

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The Fisherman and The Fish

Directed by Aleksandr Krapivkin, Olya Mikhaylova

United States

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CATEGORY: FILM / VIDEO POSTER

WINNER

grydscaen: scout eve (Episode 3)

Directed by Natsuya Uesugi DuBois

United States

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CATEGORY: FREE SPEECH

WINNER

grydscaen: scout eve (Episode 3)

Written by Natsuya Uesugi DuBois

United States

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CATEGORY: HORROR / SCIENCE FICTION / GENRE FEATURE FILM

WINNER

Mosaic

Directed by Gene Corser

Australia

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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

grydscaen: scout eve (Episode 3)

Directed by Natsuya Uesugi DuBois

United States

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CATEGORY: LGBT FILM

WINNER

Happy Trans Girl Like Me

Directed by Fran Sisco

Not Specified

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CATEGORY: MICRO SHORTS

WINNER

#freckles

Directed by Kostiantyn Mishchenko

United States

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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Pyxis

Directed by Brooke deRosa

United States

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CATEGORY: MOBILE FILM

WINNER

Wanderer – The Short Film

Directed by Joseph Antony

India

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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

True Obsession

Directed by Gemma Vilena

Spain

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CATEGORY: MUSIC VIDEO

WINNER

Black City Nights

Directed by Nathan Castiel

United States

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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

We Should Do This Again

Directed by Glen Dunzweiler, Ken Newman

United States

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CATEGORY: PERFOMING ARTS

WINNER

Showreel

Perfoming by Henk Brugge

Netherlands

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CATEGORY: SCREENPLAY

WINNER

Tu Ausencia

Written by Adrian Moran

Mexico

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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

One moment, one  life: I remember

Written by Ruth Finnegan

United Kingdom

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Betrothed, a Crusades Romance

Written by Ruth Finnegan

United Kingdom

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Rocker from heaven

Written by Ruth Finnegan

United Kingdom

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THE TRUTH SERUM

Written by Martin Zitter

United States

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Jupiterians

Written by Veronica Tabares

United States

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Lions of the Sea

Written by Jessi Thind

Canada

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Attraction Man

Written by Eddie Eniel

United States

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A Cavendish Discovery of Witchraft

Written by James Fitzmaurice

United Kingdom

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Reformation

Written by Stephen Morgan-MacKay, Stefan Alexander Mannes

Germany

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CRITICS CHOICE

The Devil Behind

Written by Dan Alex

United Kingdom

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Art

Written by Stefan Alexander Mannes

Germany

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Black ink pearl

Written by ruth Finnegan

Not Specified

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Cochise Emergency

Written by Leonard Jack Meenach

Australia

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The Oblivious Notes

Written by Jason Boyer

United States

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Will’s Secret

Written by Kevin Short

United Kingdom

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Lucky

Written by Carolyn Wagner

Australia

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Violent Delights

Written by Christan van Slyke

United States

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CATEGORY: SHORT FILM

WINNER

Another Door Opens

Directed by Mariano Mattei, Fabian Farina, Elena Wilby

United States

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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Sleep Without a Dream

Directed by Benji Irwin, Prudence Wangu

Canada

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Deadly Thoughts

Directed by Omar Cook, Adonis Armstrong

United States

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Tu Ausencia

Directed by Adrian Moran

Mexico

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Teal Soldiers

Directed by Jonathan Creed

Australia

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grydscaen: scout eve (Episode 3)

Directed by Natsuya Uesugi DuBois

United States

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CRITICS CHOICE

Howdy Foody

Directed by GAURAV KAUSHIK NANDI G

India

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SAINTS

Directed by Eslam Hozayen

United States

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EYERIS

Directed by Suvadip Sengupta

India

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Ogygia

Directed by Dimitris Giouzepas

Greece

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Sun Tea

Directed by Charise Sowells

United States

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Under our eyes

Directed by Jérémy Lafar, Benjamin Germany

France

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CATEGORY: STUDENT FILMS

WINNER

The Perfect Husband

Directed by Eddie Eniel

United States

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CATEGORY: TELEVISION / PILOT PROGRAM OR SERIES

WINNER

TUTOPIQUE #COMPANY

Directed by Maurice HUVELIN

France

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CATEGORY: TRAILER/TEASER

WINNER

Sin Apple Trailer

Directed by Kenya Cagle

United States

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CATEGORY: TRAVEL FILM

WINNER

Ιceland Cinematic Road Trip

Directed by IOANNIS GIANNELIS

Greece

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CATEGORY: WEB AND NEW MEDIA

WINNER

Eye on Entertainment

Directed by Dawna Lee Heising

United States

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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Cat-A-Pult

Directed by Karen Klami

United States

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grydscaen: scout eve (Episode 3)

Directed by Natsuya Uesugi DuBois

United States

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CATEGORY: WOMEN’S FILMS

WINNER

THE DREAM – LE REVE

Directed by Frédérique di Scala

France

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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Teal Soldiers

Directed by Jonathan Creed

Australia

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CATEGORY: YOUNG FILMMAKER

WINNER

Tigahdoo

Directed by Jayden Singh, William Michael

Canada

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