WFCS

Movie of the month

(December 2022 – January 2023)

CATEGORY: Animated Film
WINNER

Out of control
Directed by Bellopropello

Switzerland

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
A Boy of May
Directed by Seung-il Chon
Korea

The Murder of Olof Palme
Directed by Joaquim Weibull, Paco Garcia

Sweden

BoOzy’ OS and the Cristal Gem
Directed by J.K. Arsyn
France

CRITIC’S CHOICE AWARD

Pa Aromire
Directed by Adeoye Adebayo Adetunji
Nigeria

CATEGORY: Best Actor
WINNER
Pandemonium
Acted by Jordan Stinson
United States

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
A Fresh Start
Acted by Patrick Brancato
United States

CATEGORY: Best Actress
WINNER
The road
Acted by Kayal anandhi
India

CATEGORY: Best Cinematography
WINNER
On / Off
Cinematographed by Nicolas P. Villarreal
Argentina

CATEGORY: Best Director
WINNER
The road
Directed by Socrates Bakthavatchalam
India

CATEGORY: Best Editing
WINNER
Dead End
Edited  by Nihal Singhsachathet
Indonesia

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Follow Me
Acted by Jerome Jun Rong Pek
United Kingdom

CATEGORY: Best Film Score – Soundtrack
WINNER
RUM 444
Scored by Peter Svensson
Sweden

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
On / Off
Scored by Michael Brennan
Argentina

CATEGORY: Best Producer
WINNER
Ndutu
Produced by STEVE NGAGOUM
Cameroon

CATEGORY: Supporting Actor
WINNER
Way & Ward
Acted by Christopher Meigs
United States

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Pandemonium
Acted by Tyler Winfield
United States

CATEGORY: Supporting Actress
WINNER
Pandemonium
Acted by Lina Edwards
United States

CATEGORY: DEBUT FILMMAKER
WINNER
The road
Directed by socrates bakthavatchalam
India

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Follow Me
Directed by Jerome Jun Rong Pek
United Kingdom

CATEGORY: DOCUMENTARY FILM
WINNER

The Ones Left Behind: The Plight of Single Mothers in Japan
Directed by Rionne McAvoy
Japan

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Murder of Olof Palme
Directed by Joaquim Weibull, Paco Garcia
Sweden

The Reencounter. 500 years Moctezuma and Cortés
Directed by Miguel Gleason
Mexico

Inspired The 30 Second Song Movie
Directed by Mark Christopher Lee
United Kingdom

FISHING

Directed by Mingxu Zhao
China

I AM BLIND BUT I CAN SEE

Directed by Lingming Lu
Singapore

COUNTRYMAN

Directed by Peter Mark Pecotic
Australia

CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
A Boy of May
Directed by Seung-il Chon
Korea

The AWARD
Directed by Fadi raaft ragheb
Kuwait

Prophecy in action – Tui Bei Tu

Directed by Shihyun Wang
United States

CATEGORY: Experimental Film
WINNER
Rocks and Roots
Directed by Eric R. Williams
Norway

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
RUM 444
Directed by peter svenzon, Joakim Envik Karlsson
Sweden

CATEGORY: Family/Children Film
WINNER
Growing with our family tree
Directed by Shihyun Wang
Taiwan

CATEGORY: FEATURE SCRIPT
WINNER
The Lavender Girl
Written by Sophie von Rheden
Spain

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Gem Stone — Invisible Death
Written by Mark F Sawyer
United States

Dead Innocent
Written by Anthony Catino
United States

Heartbreak Hotel
Written by Michael Thomas Holliday
United States

Look Who’s Coming to Cena
Written by Mariella Spagnolo
United States

CRITIC’S CHOICE AWARD

A Summer Surprise
Directed by JK Jones
United States

GORDON’S MERCY

Directed by Gary L. Helm
United States

CATEGORY: Film on Nature / Environment / Wildlife
WINNER
Wisdom of the Waves
Directed by jane Lawton Baldridge
United States

CATEGORY: Film on Religion
WINNER

Solitary
Directed by Maninder Chana
Canada

CATEGORY: Film on Women
WINNER
Garta (The Whirlpool of Truth)
Directed by Niranjan Oak
United States

CATEGORY: Films on Disability Issue
WINNER
I AM BLIND BUT I CAN SEE
Directed by Lingming Lu
Singapore

CATEGORY: LGBT Film
WINNER
I Take Thee
Directed by Adrian Larson
Australia

CATEGORY: Micro Movies
WINNER
Cardio
Directed by Petr Cerny
Czech Republic

CATEGORY: Mobile Film
WINNER
The country house and its karma
Directed by Juan Pablo Bornio
Uruguay

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Struggle to Freedom
Directed by Shivangii Biswas
India

Dead End
Directed by Omar Beretta, Dwi Asrul Fajar
Indonesia

SHC: Freak Accident
Directed by Thomas Burke
United States

Aamam
Directed by Amjad Bin Shihab
India


CATEGORY: Music Video
WINNER
In a Tamasic World
Directed by Camilla Martini
Italy

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Jab Se Aaya Tu
Directed by Harsh Bhatia
India

Old Montreal
Directed by George Chiang
Canada

East Coast Paradise

Directed by Chung-Yu Liang
Taiwan

CRITIC’S CHOICE AWARD

Show me the Vision
Directed by Roc Flowers, Matilde Bergamini
Spain

Corporation Businesman
Directed by Wayne Olivieri
United States


CATEGORY: Narrative Feature
WINNER
The Hotel
Directed by Alexandr Baluyev
Russian Federation

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
You are my youth
Directed by Shannan Zhang
China

Aval Appadithan 2
Directed by Chidambaram Ra Mu
India

Pandemonium
Directed by Taylor Page
United States

Fearless delusion
Directed by Rahul kabali
India

CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
Sayama City, Saitama Prefecture
Directed by Mitsuo Kuribara

Japan

In The Mind’s Eye
Directed by Ace

India

CATEGORY: One Minute Film
WINNER
HAPPINESS IS………….(2)
Directed by Manisha Gupta
India

CATEGORY: Performing Arts
WINNER
RUM 444
Directed by peter svenzon, Joakim Envik Karlsson
Sweden

CATEGORY: Photography
WINNER
The World Around Us
Directed by Christie Goldstein
United States

CATEGORY: Short Film
WINNER
MY FATHER ILLU JUUTILAINEN
Directed by Virpi Irmeli Adamsson
Finland

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
KAYAMAI (in English – “TURPITUDE”)
Directed by Radhakrishnan Gopal
India

The road
Directed by socrates bakthavatchalam
India

Incorrigible
Directed by Robert Jauregui
United States

THE JAZZ SINGER
Directed by Antonio Bellido Marín, Oscar Carreras Molina
Spain

Proposal
Directed by Helmi Akbar
Singapore

Grandpa, wake up
Directed by Tsai Tsai
Taiwan

CRITIC’S CHOICE AWARD
Breath Taking
Directed by Phyllis Whyte, Sherry LeBlanc
Canada

The horrible ‘Charm’ of a nuclear explosion
Directed by Kostiantyn Mishchenko
United States

CATEGORY: Short Script
WINNER
Not All Is Lost
Written by Sophie von Rheden
Spain

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
“FALL” in SPRING..??
Written by MANISHA GUPTA
India

CATEGORY: Student Film
WINNER
Dinner Time
Directed by Aaron Ing
Australia

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Zoe
Directed by Maggie Xiong
United States

陪伴
Directed by zhixuan jin
China

Masks of the Gods
Directed by Qihang Wang
China

THE SETTING SUN

Directed by Zhongqiu Zhang
China

CRITIC’S CHOICE AWARD
Ashes of the Wind
Directed by Xiaoyi Zhong
China

The Lost Doll
Directed by Zhuoqi Xie
China

CATEGORY: Television / Pilot Program or Series
WINNER
Mikael and the P.P.
Directed by Simone Laurora
Italy

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Twelve Miles West (TV Pilot)
Written by Husani Oakley
United States

CATEGORY: Travel Film
WINNER
RIJEKA – REMEMBER ME
Directed by HERVE BERNARD LUC TIRMARCHE
Croatia

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Grace and Celebration
Written by Chung-Yu Liang
Taiwan

CATEGORY: Web and New Media
WINNER
Chateau Laurier -Season 2
Directed by James Stewart
Canada

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The future in our hands
Directed by Shihyun Wang
Taiwan

CATEGORY: Women’s Film
WINNER
Echo 8
Directed by Maria Tran, Takashi Hara
Australia

CATEGORY: Young Filmmaker
WINNER
Dinner Time
Directed by Aaron Ing
Australia

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