WFCS
MOVIE OF THE MONTH : JANUARY 2022
CATEGORY: Amateur Film
WINNER
the escape of the century
Directed by Jacques MICKE
France
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Call of The City
Directed by Owen Thomas Meinert
Canada
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CATEGORY: Animated Film
WINNER
know how to love oneself human
Directed by GERALDINE Gée
France
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
the game just got real
Directed by bellopropello
Switzerland
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grydscaen: scout eve (Episode 3)
Directed by Natsuya Uesugi DuBois
United States
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LIFE
Directed by Manuele Moriconi
Italy
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CATEGORY: Best Actor
WINNER
Valdís
Acted by Aidan J Crowley
United Kingdom
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Interview
Acted by Brian Pinkus
Switzerland
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Wailing Silence
Acted by Andrew Long
United States
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CATEGORY: Best Actress
WINNER
Sunny
Acted by Zarlia Chisholm
Australia
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Wailing Silence
Acted by Sunday Saari
United States
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Valdís
Acted by Natalia Voight
United Kingdom
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CATEGORY:Best Cinematography
WINNER
Forlorn
Cinematographed by Miguel Tafich
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
His Name is Chen Chunsheng
Cinematographed by YU YIN
China
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Fleeting Structure
Cinematographed by Patrick Lysaght
United States
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Wailing Silence
Cinematographed by Austin Koncerak
United States
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CATEGORY:Best Director
WINNER
Candy
Directed by J. Samuel Ryan
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
True Believer
Directed by HIDEKI KOJITANI
Japan
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MY LOVER
Directed by K. C. Loy
India
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SAINTS
Directed by Eslam Hozayen
United States
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CATEGORY: Best Editing
WINNER
Fleeting Structure
Edited by Patrick Lysaght
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Wailing Silence
Edited by Erik Thompson
United States
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CATEGORY: Best Film Score – Soundtrack
WINNER
Black Daddy The Movie
Scored by Dame Drummer
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Onset
Scored by Vivek Vijayakumaran
India
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Dreams
Scored by Walther Neto
Brazil
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Wailing Silence
Scored by Scott VanGrootenbruel
United States
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Not Your Average Neighbour
Scored by Chee Wei Tay
Australia
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CATEGORY: Best Producer
WINNER
Wailing Silence
Produced by Erik Thompson
United States
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CATEGORY: Best Sound Designing
WINNER
Fleeting Structure
Sound Designed by Patrick Lysaght
United States
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CATEGORY: Best VFX Artist
WINNER
Aliens Reaction
VFX by – Ali Pourahmad
United States
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CATEGORY: Crime Short
WINNER
El Perdido
Directed by Banning Lary
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Inside
Directed by John Couper-Smartt
Australia
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CATEGORY: DEBUT FILMMAKER
WINNER
Rainbow
Directed by Hui Tan
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Evolution
Directed by INDRANIL CHAKRABARTI
India
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Nairobby
Directed by Jennifer Njeri Gatero
Kenya
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The Hacktivist
Directed by Daniel Kuan
Singapore
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Spring Fish
Directed by Gabriel Xavier
United States
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The microscopic world of a grain of sand
Directed by Wu Xianghua
China
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Black Daddy The Movie
Directed by Damon Jamal Taylor
United States
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Fleeting Structure
Directed by Patrick Lysaght
United States
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
Call of The City
Directed by Owen Thomas Meinert
Canada
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I am not like others
Directed by Ivan Rodin
Russian Federation
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Onset
Directed by Vivek Vijayakumaran
India
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CATEGORY: DOCUMENTARY FILM
WINNER
2005 Nights and Days
Directed by Andrzej Dudziński
Poland
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
A Survivor Amongst Survivors
Directed by Alfred Samuels
United Kingdom
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Alpha and Omega 絕世雙嬌
Directed by Joe Zhao
Netherlands
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Lida
Directed by Konstantin Reich
Russian Federation
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The Hacktivist
Directed by Daniel Kuan
Singapore
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Fleeting Structure
Directed by Patrick Lysaght
United States
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Sunset Survivors
Directed by Justin Solomon
Hong Kong
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When the dawn comes
Directed by Zhang Hong-Jie
Taiwan
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CHE-RAI-DOI -“THE SHINING CITY ON THE HILL”
Directed by PRANJAL PRATIM CHETIA
India
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True Believer
Directed by HIDEKI KOJITANI
Japan
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Not Your Average Neighbour
Directed by Chee Wei Tay
Australia
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The Last Rites
Directed by Dhananjoy Mandal
India
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Smiling with the World
Directed by Nathan Keith Williams
China
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Something Ain’t Right
Directed by Susan Ruth Downs, MD, Alex Voss
United States
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The Knife Maker
Directed by olaf Crato
Portugal
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Please Do Not Parabolic
Directed by Perry Mark Stratychuk
Canada
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Richard Wilbur – Keeping the Difficult Balance
Directed by Ralph Hammann
United States
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the sky is the limit
Directed by Mirka Anderson
United Kingdom
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Happy
Directed by Ivan Rodin
Russian Federation
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
Shots: Eugenics to Pandemics
Directed by John L Potash
United States
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Stronger by Stress
Directed by Andzei
Estonia
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Songs of Beggar Folk Artist
Directed by Dhananjoy Mandal
India
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Wild Orchid Man – Search for the Queen of Sheba
Directed by Darryl Saffer
United States
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The Art of Memory
Directed by Rodrigo Areias
Portugal
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MISING CUISINE (A TRIP TO DICHANGMUKH ,SIVASAGAR , ASSAM , INDIA)
Directed by PRANJAL PRATIM CHETIA
India
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Black Daddy The Movie
Directed by Damon Jamal Taylor
United States
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Observe
Directed by Rongji Li
China
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ICON – Memoirs of a Master Craftsman (2K_39 mins Religion Documentary)
Directed by Kala Shreen
India
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Let Me Have My Hands Again
Directed by Konstantin Selin
Russian Federation
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CATEGORY:Drone Film
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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Fleeting Structure
Sound Designed by Patrick Lysaght
United States
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CATEGORY: Experimental Film
WINNER
Flower
Directed by Lei Zheng
China
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Bison Hill
Directed by Derek Ogbourne
United Kingdom
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The Last Padawan 2 – A Short Star Wars Story
Directed by Jesper Tønnes
Denmark
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Treasure in a Bottle
Directed by Craig Sim Webb
Canada
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Promenade
Directed by Nadya Zakharova
Russian Federation
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
Dreams
Directed by Walther Neto, Lisiane Berti
Brazil
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Fireside Classics
Directed by Craig Railsback
United States
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Memory Game
Directed by Florenta Nicoleta Vatavu
United Kingdom
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Fleeting Structure
Sound Designed by Patrick Lysaght
United States
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CATEGORY:Family/Children Film
WINNER
I am not like others
Directed by Ivan Rodin
Russian Federation
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CATEGORY: FEATURE SCRIPT
WINNER
Avalon
Written by Brian Whiteman
United Kingdom
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Cochise Emergency
Written by Leonard Jack Meenach
Australia
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The Devil Behind
Written by Dan Alex
United Kingdom
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The Hurt and the Healer
Written by Daryle Moore
United States
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Local-ized
Written by Leonidas Stanescu
Singapore
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Dislodged
Written by Joey Kent, M.B. Sieve
United States
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A RED MADRASA SCHOOL UNDER MAO
Written by Gang CHEN
China
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The One You Love
Written by Jagjiwan Sohal
Canada
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Bite Back
Written by Perry Wyatt
United Kingdom
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Finding Himself
Written by floyd merrell
United States
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
Apple Fritter
Written by Vincent Edwards, Serenity Speaks
United States
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THE TRUTH SERUM
Written by Martin Zitter
United States
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Dangerous Ground
Written by Brian Whiteman
United Kingdom
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HEARTSTONE
Written by Michael Williams, Robert Biheller, Phillip Margolin
United States
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VENGEANCE IS A LADY
Written by Michael Williams
United States
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CATEGORY: Film on Nature / Environment / Wildlife
WINNER
The Journey “PANTANAL BRAZIL”
Directed by Walther Neto
Brazil
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CATEGORY:Film on Religion
WINNER
ICON – Memoirs of a Master Craftsman (2K_39 mins Religion Documentary)
Directed by Kala Shreen
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Resurrection of Jesus
Directed by Holger Klussmann
Germany
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CATEGORY: Film on Women
WINNER
Cry
Directed by Luciana Malavasi
Brazil
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Don’t worry, be happy
Directed by Iris CHENG
China
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MY LOVER
Directed by K. C. Loy
India
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CATEGORY: Films on Disability Issue
WINNER
I am not like others
Directed by Ivan Rodin
Russian Federation
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
NAM
Directed by Niccolò Corti
United States
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CATEGORY: Free Speech
WINNER
Something Ain’t Right
Directed by Susan Ruth Downs, MD, Alex Voss
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
grydscaen: scout eve (Episode 3)
Directed by Natsuya Uesugi DuBois
United States
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CATEGORY:Horror / Science Fiction / Genre Feature Film
WINNER
The Last Padawan 2 – A Short Star Wars Story
Directed by Jesper Tønnes
Denmark
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
grydscaen: scout eve (Episode 3)
Directed by Natsuya Uesugi DuBois
United States
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Rose of Blood
Directed by Klaudia LANKA
France
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Aliens Reaction
Directed by Ali Pourahmad
United States
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CATEGORY: LGBTQ Film
WINNER
When the dawn comes
Directed by Zhang Hong-Jie
Taiwan
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Spring Fish
Directed by Gabriel Xavier
United States
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Mukhosh ( the mask)
Directed by Paayel Chouudhury
India
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CATEGORY: Micro Movie
WINNER
LIFE
Directed by Manuele Moriconi
Italy
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CATEGORY: Mobile Film
WINNER
Please Do Not Parabolic
Directed by Perry Mark Stratychuk
Canada
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Talk
Directed by Ryan D’sa
United Arab Emirates
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CATEGORY: MUSIC VIDEO
WINNER
“Gaslighted” (Official Music Video by Banjii & Mayuri)
Directed by Mayuri
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The ANTI-WAR SONG
Directed by Boris Rifkin
Spain
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Glasgow Reel
Directed by Michael Sciotto, Ray DeTone
United States
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Slight
Directed by Roy Rosental, Joe Gnoffo
United States
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
Textures
Directed by Kilo Watts
United States
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Trash/glue
Directed by Lucy Makhova
Russian Federation
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We Should Do This Again
Directed by Glen Dunzweiler, Ken Newman
United States
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CATEGORY: Narrative Feature
WINNER
DENNAA THE WINGS
Directed by SANTOSH PANDA
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
LA CARROZZA DEI SOGNI (The Carriage of Dreams)
Directed by FRANCES SAPPHIRE
Italy
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MIXTAPE
Directed by Kshitij Joshi
India
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CATEGORY:One Minute Film
WINNER
Afloat-1Min
Directed by HELIA BEHROOZ
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
1 HERO 4 SOME 1
Directed by Cyril André Delon
France
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CATEGORY: Postmodern Film
WINNER
Spring Fish
Directed by Gabriel Xavier
United States
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CATEGORY: Romantic Short
WINNER
I will always love you more than the day before
Directed by Angel Puado
Spain
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Hey Doll!
Directed by Saara Lamberg
Australia
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CATEGORY: Selfie Video
WINNER
Pivot During CoVid
Directed by Tom DiDonato
United States
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CATEGORY: SHORT FILM
WINNER
Triad Power
Directed by Brian Pinkus
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
So much to see – Lake Porovesi – Around the year
Directed by Pekka Juhani Honkakoski
Finland
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grydscaen: scout eve (Episode 3)
Directed by Natsuya Uesugi DuBois
United States
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Love In the Time of Corona
Directed by Shen Shen
China
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Akale (Far Away)
Directed by RAJESHKUMAR Gopalakrishnan
Singapore
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THE Bonsai
Directed by Dipa Basnet, Anil Rimal
Nepal
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“Kate”
Directed by Mimi Garrard
United States
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Lost Dog
Directed by David Li
Canada
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Colour Lens
Directed by Marc Jarny Jure
Canada
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DISPLACED
Directed by Ankit Pushkarna
India
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together
Directed by shakhawan kakamam
Iraq
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Call of The City
Directed by Owen Thomas Meinert
Canada
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MEMORIES
Directed by Sebastian Pink
Germany
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Sunny
Directed by Vito Leo
Australia
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YOUR CALL
Directed by Afeez Ahammed
India
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Despair
Directed by Ya Chen
China
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Los Sueños De Los Muertos
Directed by Christopher Jorna
Belgium
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
Room Service
Directed by James Williams
United States
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Wailing Silence
Directed by Erik Thompson
United States
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El Perdido
Directed by Banning Lary
United States
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Face Masks
Directed by Carlo Malacchini
Italy
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Onset
Directed by Vivek Vijayakumaran
India
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The Arrest
Directed by David Li
Canada
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Absolute Power
Directed by Nathaniel Avila
United States
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CATEGORY: Short Script
WINNER
Tomorrow Morning script
Written by Meghan Nordquist
Canada
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
BOOMERANG
Written by Melchior Armas
Australia
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Carry On
Written by Amin Mokhtari
Iran
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THE LAST CAPTAIN
Written by Melchior Armas
Australia
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
PIPE
Written by Melchior Armas
Australia
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The decision
Written by Federico Verducci
Italy
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CATEGORY:Silent Film
WINNER
ICU
Directed by Liton Kar
Bangladesh
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CATEGORY:Student Film
WINNER
Los Sueños De Los Muertos
Directed by Christopher Jorna
Belgium
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Exams
Directed by Ivan Rodin
Russian Federation
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CATEGORY Television / Pilot Program or Series
WINNER
Insomnia Theater
Directed by Mark Starks
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
TUTOPIQUE #COMPANY
Directed by Maurice HUVELIN
France
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The Space Between
Directed by Bianca Biasi, Louise Meek, Norman Neeson
Australia
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CATEGORY:Trailer/Teaser
WINNER
Trailer – A Moses Prayer for Easter
Directed by Jason Campbell
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Alienated
Directed by Yedhu Krishna
India
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CATEGORY:Travel Film
WINNER
Thailand Dream
Directed by Walther Neto
Brazil
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Ιceland Cinematic Road Trip
Directed by IOANNIS GIANNELIS
Greece
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CATEGORY: Virtual Reality (VR) / Augmented Reality (AR) and 360° Video
WINNER
Greece
Greece
“Songbird” 360 VR video English voice over
Directed by Michael Wall
Sweden
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CATEGORY:Web and New Media
WINNER
grydscaen: scout eve (Episode 3)
Directed by Natsuya Uesugi DuBois
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Valdís
Directed by Aidan J Crowley
United Kingdom
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CATEGORY: Women’s Film
WINNER
A Morsel Of Love
Directed by Helia Behrooz, Sana Norouzbaki
Iran
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Yeski – old, Yeni – new
Directed by Katya Zayaz, Alexander Pukhov
Russian Federation
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ICON – Memoirs of a Master Craftsman (2K_39 mins Religion Documentary)
Directed by Kala Shreen
India
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