Monthly Selection June – July 2021

RESULTS

(JUNE-JULY 2021)

CATEGORY: Family/Children Films (Any length)

WINNER
Taashe (a music instrument)
Directed by- Prakhar Shrivastava
 India

CATEGORY: DEBUT FILMMAKER

WINNER
Ke Baba Hahalaba
Directed by- Sudipta Chatterjee
United States

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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Come Outside
Directed by- Sheldon Woodson
United States

Think Back Movie
Directed by- BUMBA IBRAHIM
Ghana

PADAKA

Directed by- Aditya R Chiranjeevi
India

Days Left Behind

Directed by- Zeeshan Ali Dossa
India

DIVASWAPNA
Directed by- Satish Davara
India

One Last Home
Directed by- David Anderson
Canada

CATEGORY: DOCUMENTARY FILMS

WINNER
Bloodbath in God’s Own Country 
Directed by- Pt chacko
India

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Bob Gomel : Eyewitness
Directed by- David Scarbrough
United States

The Devil Inside Me
Directed by- Jessica Linn, Joshua T Berglan
United States

In a Whole New Way
Directed by- Jonathan Fisher
United States

TETHERED,  ARE WE THE EXPERIMENT?
Directed by- Daniel Gartzke
United States

ANTEMANHA ENIGLISH
Directed by- Amirul Arham
France

CATEGORY: Comedy short
WINNER
La jeune poule mange des grains de blé
Directed by- BARBIER Anne
France

 OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The First Bonfire of Spring
Directed by- Ruben Wallgren

Sweden

#Nomadlife
Directed by- Artie Brennan
United States

CATEGORY: Experimental Films

WINNER
Sometimes a Figure Grabs Me by the Wrist W̶h̶i̶l̶e̶ ̶I̶ ̶S̶l̶e̶e̶p̶
Directed by- Dane Benko
United States


OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Ghost Dance for America, 1890
Directed by- Karl Nussbaum

United States


Half of Everything
Directed by- Lynne Slater
Canada

Phantasmagoria, 1945
Directed by- Karl Nussbaum
United States


Winter Into Spring/ Reflections on 2020
Directed by- Mike Gainor
United States

Oxymoron
Directed by- Marek Budzynski
United Kingdom

CATEGORY: Music Video
WINNER
sea legs. (Laura ampersand)
Directed by- Ben Meakin
Ireland


OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Jorge Moniz – Forest suite
Directed by- Fernando Silva
Portugal

Jorge Moniz – Luz
Directed by- Fernando Silva
Portugal

Pentral – The Shell I’m Living In Music Video
 Directed by- Roger Elarrat
Brazil

WHO? CARES
 Directed by- Fella Cederbaum
United States


CHILD’S PLAY
 Directed by- Mathieu DUBOURG
France


CATEGORY: Best Music Score
WINNER
Martina
Directed by- Javi Iconic
Spain


OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
No Gyroscope
Directed by- Fella Cederbaum
United States


CATEGORY: Post-modern Film
WINNER
AMANDA (SheheitAlien)
Directed by- MORENO FUENTES
Spain


CATEGORY: One Minute Film
WINNER
The Paradox
Directed by- Aleksandar Tomovski
Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Smoke
Directed by- Kostiantyn Mishchenko
United States


CATEGORY: Screenplay
WINNER
Property of God
Written by- Kirmi Kiage, Teddy Gitau

Kenya

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
A Visit to Grandma and Grandpa
Written by- John Peter Lepes
United States

A Gift of The Heart Screenplay
Written by- Andrew Heller
United States

PADRE

Written by- Ian Davies
United Kingdom

Mary and Dionysus
Written by- Iannis Aliferis
United States

Life Is a Game of Chess

Written by- Jason Boyer
United States

Eviction Script

Written by- Niranjan Bennet
Singapore

A Road to Freedom of Myanmar

Written by- Sandra Tingalay
United States

On Par

Written by- Paul G. Andrews, Beth Kates
United Kingdom

1000 – The Sword in the Stone series (Episode #1: The Druid, the Sword and the Raven)

Written by- Guido Maria Giordano
Italy

The Crux of the Angst

Written by- John McCloskey
United States

The Stafford Multiplex Theater

Written by- Billy Smith
United States

Her Seventh Death

Written by- Virginia Austin
United States

Lover Haters Club

Written by- Christan van Slyke
United States



CATEGORY: Short Film
WINNER
Trust
Directed by- Paul Nyamekye
Netherlands

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Grinders
Directed by- Andrew Heller

United States

Bass and Treble under Construction
Directed by- Walter Fernandes Jr.
Brazil

Screenplay Crisis

Directed by- Budhaditya Bandyopadhyay
United States

Halter Ego

Directed by- Nikodem Rautszko
France


The Visitor
Directed by- Sean Kernan
United States

The First Bonfire of Spring

Directed by – Ruben Wallgren
Sweden

Come Outside

Directed by – Sheldon Woodson
United States

“A Fire Inside (Part two)
Directed by – Mimi Garrard
United States

Sacrifice

Directed by- Sam Kumar
India


Paradox
Directed by- Jon Cohen
Australia

Private Larps
Directed by- Karen Klami
United States

Quiet

Directed by- Marek Budzynski
United Kingdom

The Kiss

Directed by- Marek Budzynski/Katie Pyne
United Kingdom

Deception
Directed by- David Jon Foster
United States


“Notes from the Underground Percussionist”
Directed by- Mimi Garrard
United States


12 Seconds
Directed by- Angsuman Banerji
India

Dad,David & Danny
Directed by – Suveer Bhambhani
India

My Beloved Child
Directed by – Valarmathi
India

Surprise in the Night

Directed by – Sam Bhat
Canada

God I am sorry

Directed by- Anamika Sharma
India


No Gyroscope
Directed by- Fella Cederbaum
United States

“Junk 2021”

Directed by- Mimi Garrard
United States

Humari Khushboo
Directed by- Azad Jain
India

Ke Baba Hahalaba

Directed by- Sudipta Chatterjee
United States


CATEGORY: Photography ( Photos from film set included)
WINNER
frozen chaos
Photographed by- Lukas Atzert
Germany


OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Let me explain you something.
Photographed by- Tiago Mesquita
Belgium


CATEGORY: Narrative Features
WINNER
 GAM CAM GRRL
Directed by- Michael Paul Girard
 United States


OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
THE ART OF LIFE
Directed by- SANTOSH PANDA
India


WRITING ABOUT A LOVE
Directed by- mario roccato
Italy

A REEL LIFE
 Directed by- Kevin Short, Jim Nilsson
United Kingdom


STAND UP! Looking For Love In All The Wrong Places
Directed by- Timo Jacobs
Germany

Mirage

Directed by- Andree M. Harris
United States

Moon Rock

Directed by- William Stancik
United States


CATEGORY: Silent Film

 WINNER
Clubfoot
Directed by- Nanthakumaran Rajavijayan, Deepak Avil
Malaysia

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Face off
Directed by- Sushrut Bhowmik
India


Viva La Lota
Directed by- Jayshree Chander, MD, MPH
United States

Instant
Directed by- Dmitry Kovelkov
Russian Federation

Orpheus in Quarantine

Directed by- David Anderson
Canada


CATEGORY: Student Films
WINNER
Eviction
Directed by- Niranjan Bennet
Singapore


OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Thugs
Directed by- Paulina Witkowska
Poland

Crazy Guys
Directed by- GUAN LICHEN

China

Be Yourself: A Drag Queen in Shanghai
Directed by- Jingheng Lin
China

CATEGORY: Trailer/Teaser (5 minutes or less)
WINNER
No Gyroscope
Directed by- Fella Cederbaum
United States


OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Larkin with Women (Trailer)
Directed by- Peter Gould
United Kingdom

WHO? CARES

Directed by- Fella Cederbaum
United States

CATEGORY: Film on Women (Any Length)
WINNER
The Patient Who Built a Hospital
Directed by- Börje Peratt, Lars af Sillén
Sweden


CATEGORY:Animated Films
WINNER
Moments in Paradise
Directed by- Bellopropello
Switzerland

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
 Mean Kitty Bad Kitty
Directed by- William  Thinnes
United States


CATEGORY:Best Producer
WINNER
TETHERED,  ARE WE THE EXPERIMENT?
Directed by- Daniel Gartzke
United States


OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Trust
Directed by- Paul Nyamekye
Netherlands


CATEGORY: Horror / Science Fiction / Genre Feature Film
WINNER
Learning Hebrew (A Gothsploitation Movie)
Directed by- Louis Joon
United Kingdom


OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Shasta Triangle
Directed by- Barry W. Levy
United States


CATEGORY: Films on Disability Issue
WINNER
Refuge
Directed by – Mehmet Tığlı
Turkey


OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Silent Revolution
Directed by- Giulia Viero

Italy

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Fuck Corona
Directed by- Per Holmberg, Anna Wedin, Martin Bäckström-Ledin, Anders Gustavsson
Sweden


Disabled Warrors
Directed by- Ernest Bow
United Kingdom


CATEGORY: Free Speech
WINNER
Wisdom
Directed by- Katarzyna Adamus
United Kingdom


CATEGORY:Educational Film
WINNER
LAB COAT PHENOMENON: MILGRAM MEETS COVID MASKING
 Directed by- Peter Andrew Sacco
Canada

CATEGORY:Best Actor
WINNER
Trust
Acted by- Henk Brugge
Netherlands


OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
STAND UP! Looking For Love In All The Wrong Places
Acted by- Timo Jacobs
Germany


CATEGORY:Best Actress
WINNER
STAND UP! Looking For Love In All The Wrong Places
Acted by- Pegah Feridony
Germany


OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Come Outside
Acted by- Vanessa Dehesa-Woodson
United States


CATEGORY:Best Cinematography

WINNER
No Gyroscope
Fella Cederbaum
United States


OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Trust
Directed by- Paul Nyamekye
Netherlands

TETHERED,  ARE WE THE EXPERIMENT?

Directed by- Daniel Gartzke
United States

The Visitor
Directed by- Sean Kernan
United States

Refuge
Directed by- Mehmet Tığlı
Turkey

STAND UP! Looking For Love In All The Wrong Places
Directed by- Timo Jacobs
Germany


CATEGORY: Best Director

WINNER
The Penitent Thief
Directed by-Lucas Miles
United States

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Learning Hebrew (A Gothsploitation Movie)
Directed by – Louis Joon
United Kingdom


STAND UP! Looking For Love In All The Wrong Places
Directed by- Timo Jacobs
Germany


Trust
Directed by- Paul Nyamekye
Netherlands


CATEGORY:Best Editing
WINNER
A Journey
Directed by- Amritangshu Chakravarty
India


CATEGORY:Best Sound Designing
WINNER
Deception
Directed by-David Jon Foster
United States


CATEGORY:  LGBT Film (Any length)
WINNER
AMANDA (SheheitAlien)
Directed by- MORENO FUENTES
Spain


CATEGORY: Film on Religion
WINNER
One too many Tear
Directed by- Paul de Métairy
France


OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Penitent Thief
Directed by- Lucas Miles
United States


CATEGORY: Film/Video Poster
WINNER
No Gyroscope
Directed by- Fella Cederbaum
United States


OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
TETHERED,  ARE WE THE EXPERIMENT?
Directed by- Daniel Gartzke
United States

CATEGORY: Mobile Film

 WINNER
 A man
Directed by- GUAN LICHEN
China


OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Private Larps
Directed by- Karen Klami
United States


CATEGORY: Virtual Reality (VR) / Augmented Reality (AR) and 360° Video
WINNER
Haunted by the Future
Directed by- Christian Lollike
Denmark

CATEGORY: Web and New Media
WINNER
The Reminder
Directed by- Shahriar El Kosht
Canada

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Private Larps
Directed by- Karen Klami
United States

Couples Therapy
Directed by- Katie Chonacas
United States


CATEGORY: Women’s Films
WINNER
Mirage
Directed by- Andree M. Harris
United States

CATEGORY: Young Filmmaker (Under 18 years)
 WINNER
Through your window
Directed by- Jiya Mann Parvataneni, Mrdani Ganesh, Tia Elizabeth Abraham
India