MOVIE OF THE MONTH: DECEMBER 2020
CATEGORY: ANIMATED FILM
WINNER
Me and Me
Directed by Jason Spizzo
United States
CATEGORY: BEST ACTOR
WINNER
Angel of Mercy
Acted by Dustin Ardine
United States
CATEGORY: BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
WINNER
Comet
Directed by Yuan Ma
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Alaska Long Hunters 44
Directed by Mark D. Rose
United States
CATEGORY: BEST DIRECTOR
WINNER
I bow to thee O Mother
Directed by Aashish Rego
India
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
PIRAVI
Directed by Ganesh Guru
India
CATEGORY: BEST FILM SCORE – SOUNDTRACK
WINNER
Adam In Aeternum
Scored by OSCAR NAVARRO
Spain
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
PRASHNAMARGAM/ A WAY OUT OF THE MAZE
Scored by Ramesh Krishnan M.K
India
CATEGORY: BEST PRODUCER
WINNER
DIVASWAPNA
Produced by Naresh Prajapati
India
CATEGORY: DEBUT FILMMAKER
WINNER
The Treaty of COVID-19
Directed by Andy Winstead
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Wrong Number
Directed by Bikash Kalita
India
CATEGORY: DOCUMENTARY FILMS
WINNER
The State of Texas vs. Melissa
Directed by Sabrina Van Tassel
France
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Iron Lady of Kashmir
Directed by Suresh K Goswami
India
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Alaska Long Hunters 44
Directed by Mark D. Rose
United States
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Yols Discover Adventure Sports
Directed by Yolandi Franken
Australia
CATEGORY: DRONE FILM
WINNER
Winterdream in Bavaria
Directed by Paul Hoehenberger
Germany
CATEGORY: EDUCATIONAL FILM
WINNER
Kaali Maati
Directed by Brijesh Gurnani
India
CATEGORY: EXPERIMENTAL FILMS
WINNER
Quatro Estações
Directed by Carlos Coelho Costa
Portugal
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Last Goodbye
Directed by Guillermo Martin Sepulveda
Australia
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A moment of whiteness just before…
Directed by Johanne Chagnon
Canada
CATEGORY: FEATURE SCRIPT
WINNER
Passed Over
Written by James Jones
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Redeemed
Written by Robert Leo Cox
United States
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The Sound of Silence
Written by Thomas Louis Castiglione
United States
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The Spiritualization of Jeff Boyd
Written by Uwe Schwarzwalder
Switzerland
CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
Somebody That I Used to Know
Written by Robert Leo Cox
United States
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Monsterly
Written by Damian Wampler
United States
CATEGORY: FILM ON RELIGION
WINNER
Alaska Long Hunters 44
Directed by Mark D. Rose
United States
CATEGORY: FILMS ON DISABILITY ISSUE
WINNER
A NEW STRONG SPRING
Directed by LUCIANO D. URIETTI., LUCA G. GABRIELE
Italy
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Ali – the Blind Boxer
Directed by Bijoy Banerjee, Kaushik Mondal
India
CATEGORY: FREE SPEECH
WINNER
ALEPH
Directed by Joao Butoh
Brazil
CATEGORY: MUSIC VIDEO
WINNER
Shams – Schizophrenia
Directed by Dan Haddad
Egypt
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
I bow to thee O Mother
Directed by Aashish Rego
India
CATEGORY: NARRATIVE FEATURES
WINNER
Rafu Chakkar
Directed by Hussein Kamil
Pakistan
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Sisyphus’ vacation
Directed by LIM Hyun-mook
Korea, Republic of
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Midnight Montage
Directed by Michael McLaren
United States
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The Cove
Directed by Robert Enriquez
United States
CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
In the Name of the Son
Directed by LEE Jeong-gook
Korea, Republic of
CATEGORY: ROMANTIC SHORT
WINNER
Body and Soul
Directed by Emmy Perry
United States
CATEGORY: SHORT FILMS
WINNER
Kontroll
Directed by Thorkell August Ottarsson
Norway
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
FAKT 144
Directed by ASHOK RANGANATH YADAV
India
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Arizona 1878
Directed by MANUEL OLAYA
Spain
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Exchange Offer
Directed by Saunak Mitra
India
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The Re-Birth
Directed by Avishek Chattopadhyay
India
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PIRAVI
Directed by Ganesh Guru
India
CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
Hinterland – Election Night
Directed by Katisha Shaw
Canada
CATEGORY: STUDENT FILM
WINNER
#DontBottleUp
Directed by Vishal Lalwani
United Arab Emirates
CATEGORY: TRAVEL FILM
WINNER
Yols Discover Adventure Sports
Directed by Yolandi Franken
Australia