WFCS

MOVIE OF THE MONTH : DECEMBER 2021

CATEGORY: Animated Film


WINNER
The Derelict
Directed by Dante D’Anthony
United States

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
947 What a Coincidence
Directed by Adrian Baluta
Romania

16 Cherubs
Directed by William J Thinnes
United States

Exhibition
Directed by Katarzyna Adamus
United Kingdom

CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
Paragons Of Boulevard
Directed by Yamin Rasheed
Maldives

AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
Diponegoro 1830
Directed by Gata Guruh Mahardika, Subiyanto
Indonesia

CATEGORY: Best Actor

WINNER
A Stand for Damaged Fame
Acted by Norman Korpi
United States

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
PABLO ‘SHORT FILM
Acted by ROSELYN OUDENAMPSEN
Canada
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Caliovas
Acted by Travis Doane
United States

CATEGORY: Best Actress


WINNER
PABLO ‘SHORT FILM
Acted by Roselyn Oudenampsen
Canada
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 OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
ONCE A FIREFLY
Acted by Teresa Loyzaga

Caliovas
Acted by Karen Wetterhahn
United States

CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
Consolation
Acted by Alice HONG
Korea, Republic of

A Stand for Damaged Fame
Acted by Jenn Gannon
United States

AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
8 Don 75 Fakta Ichchashakti Havi
Acted by Sharvany Pilae
India

CATEGORY:Best Cinematography


WINNER
Tashi’s Sheep
Cinematographed by YIN YU
China

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
All That Glitters is Bronze
Cinematographed by Jinji Sayson
United States

CATEGORY:Best Director

WINNER
Not To Forget
Directed by Valerio Zanoli
United States

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Bella Bimba
Directed by George Leontakianakos
Greece

8 Don 75 Fakta Ichchashakti Havi
Directed by Sushrut Bhagwat
India

“MANDARAGAT”
Directed by Roderick Ortañeza Alo
Philippines

CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
Tashi’s Sheep
Directed by YIN YU
China

DOCTOR HYPOTHESES
Directed by VICENTINI GOMEZ
Brazil

AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
The School of Pride; St. Michael’s Institution (2019)
Directed by Wilson Cheng
Malaysia

CATEGORY:  Best Editing

WINNER
All That Glitters is Bronze
Edited  by Jinji Sayson
United States

CATEGORY:  Best Film Score – Soundtrack


WINNER
When Thoughts Stick To Your Mind
Scored  by Fella Cederbaum
United States

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Tasos Petsas – Bliss
Scored  by Tasos Petsas
Greece

CATEGORY:  Best Producer

WINNER
TOUBAB
Produced by Marcos Kantis
Germany

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Kolkhoz
Produced by Viraj Karunananda
Sri Lanka

Pond Life

Produced by Dean Sills, Rebecca Sills
United Kingdom

ONCE A FIREFLY
Produced by Teresita Tolentino Pambuan

CATEGORY:  Best Sound Designing

WINNER
The Vespertine
Sound Designed by YIN YU
China

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
All That Glitters is Bronze
Sound Designed by Jinji Sayson
United States

CATEGORY:  Best Supporting Actor

WINNER
Caliovas
Acted by Henry S. Brown, Jr.
United States

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
PABLO ‘SHORT FILM
Acted by STEPHEN HOULE
Canada

A Stand for Damaged Fame
Acted by Norman Korpi
United States

CATEGORY:  Best Supporting Actress


WINNER
A Stand for Damaged Fame
Acted by Jenn Weeks
United States

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Caliovas
Acted by Merri Ann Osborne
United States

CATEGORY: Comedy short


WINNER
Branching Out With The Invisible Man
Directed by Jim & Nick Zounis
Australia

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
A Stand for Damaged Fame
Directed by Kent J Arceneaux and David Luck
United States

CATEGORY: Commercial / Advertisement

WINNER
CROATIA – YOUR NEXT FILMING DESTINATION
Directed by Herve Tirmarche
Croatia

CATEGORY: DEBUT FILMMAKER


WINNER
THE DREAM – LE REVE
Directed by Frédérique di Scala
France

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Potra
Directed by Shankar Arjun Dhotre
India


METEMPSYCHOSIS
Directed by Sam Iwata aka Liu
China

Liar-In-Chief: A Chronicle of the Trump Presidency Through the Eyes of An Outraged Graphic Artist
Directed by M Kaplan
United States

Feelings
Directed by Ilya Poliakov
Russian Federation

CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
My Mom Wants to Kill Me
Directed by shuojia chen
United States

First Light
Directed by Christopher Sammut
Malta

TOUBAB
Directed by Florian Dietrich
Germany

AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
PREGHIERA (Fiati Muti)
Directed by Giorgio Deambrogio
Italy

All That Glitters is Bronze
Directed by Jinji Sayson
United States

CATEGORY: DOCUMENTARY FILM


WINNER
자연힐링 ( nature healing )
Directed by Alice HONG
Korea, Republic of

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
My language is my identity
Directed by Süleyman Özdemir
Belgium

Bullets over Marseille
Directed by Gordan Matic
Serbia

Foldtastic
Directed by Matthew Curran
United States

Making a play
Directed by Peter Gould
United Kingdom

Reading Jiaoxing Village I
Directed by Ang Gao
China

Liar-In-Chief: A Chronicle of the Trump Presidency Through the Eyes of An Outraged Graphic Artist
Directed by M Kaplan
United States

Something Ain’t Right
Directed by Susan Ruth Downs, MD, Alex Voss
United States

Reattachment
Directed by Foong Gao Yong
Malaysia

CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
A Communist, the Scam
Directed by BIRAT ROY CHOUDHURY
India

The School of Pride; St. Michael’s Institution (2019)
Directed by Wilson Cheng
Malaysia

Sum of Our Parts
Directed by Olivia Tan
Singapore

Bella Bimba

Directed by George Leontakianakos
Greece

AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
All That Glitters is Bronze
Directed by Jinji Sayson
United States

DELIVERING HOPE
Directed by Jordan Orsak
United States

CATEGORY:Drone Film


WINNER
Odd Nature – Jeju Cinematic FPV
Directed by HO JAE AN
Korea, Republic of

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Drone Movie: Top View
Directed by Kostiantyn Mishchenko
United States

CATEGORY: Educational Film


WINNER
All That Glitters is Bronze
Directed by Jinji Sayson
United States

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
 Bella Bimba
Directed by George Leontakianakos
Greece

CATEGORY: Experimental Film


WINNER
Missy Jubilee 175 BEAUTIPHUL
Directed by Missy Jubilee
Australia

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
My name is Noah and this is my fucking ark.
Directed by Behdad Rezazadeh
Spain

CREDO
Directed by Hans-Juergen Ramoth, Jana Entenmann
Germany

95 Days
Directed by Leslie Streit
United States

Desert Song
Directed by Hinano Reia
Australia

First Light

Directed by Christopher Sammut
Malta

CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
My Lovely Boy
Directed by Emre Balcık
Turkey

My Journey Through The Peak District
Directed by  Rebecca Sills
United Kingdom

That IT IS YOU
Directed by  Hans-Jürgen Ramoth, Kim Entenmann
Germany

Caliovas
Directed by  Matt Orefice
United States

AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
FACE TO FACE
Directed by  Florent Mahoukou
Congo

New Test 1-2-3
Directed by  Anne Gart
United Kingdom

CATEGORY:Family/Children Film

WINNER
Sachin Live From Pune
Directed by Ganesh Devidas Kadam
India

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Bella Bimba
Directed by George Leontakianakos
Greece

CATEGORY: FEATURE SCRIPT

WINNER
Forever Young
Written by Michael Thomas Holliday
United States


OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Gray Zone
Written by Veronica Tabares
United States

DOCTOR HYPOTHESES
Written by VICENTINI GOMEZ
Brazil

SOMETIMES IN DREAMS

Written by G. Lloyd Helm
United States

The Finders of Nabi Dosi
Written by Alexis P. Johnson
United States

8 Don 75 Fakta Ichchashakti Havi
Written by Sharvany – Sushrut
India

CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
THE TRUTH SERUM
Written by Martin Zitter
United States

Bernard
Written by Raven Angeline Whisnant
United States

Bloodlines: The Mogadishu Diaries 1992-1993
Written by Eddie Clay Thompkins III
United States

CATEGORY: Film on Nature / Environment / Wildlife

WINNER
The ospreys and the old man
Directed by Ang Gao
United Kingdom

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Pond Life
Directed by Dean Sills, Rebecca Sills
United Kingdom

95 Days
Directed by Leslie Streit
United States

CATEGORY:Film on Religion


WINNER
PABLO ‘SHORT FILM
Directed by Gerry Manus
Canada

CATEGORY: Film on Women

WINNER
A dead soul on my neck
Directed by János Tari
Hungary

CATEGORY: Film/ video poster

WINNER
All That Glitters is Bronze
Directed by Jinji Sayson
United States

CATEGORY: Free Speech

WINNER
Something Ain’t Right
Directed by Susan Ruth Downs, MD, Alex Voss
United States

CATEGORY:Horror / Science Fiction / Genre Feature Film

WINNER
“Gumdrop”, a short horror
Directed by JZ Murdock
United States

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Lady Of Light
Directed by Adam Scarborough

Caliovas
Directed by Matt Orefice
United States

CATEGORY: LGBTQ  Film

WINNER
BLACK MAIL
Directed by Hans-Juergen Ramoth
Germany


OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Sam
Directed by Yiqin Ng
Singapore

CATEGORY: Mobile Film


WINNER
Bloody Petrol
Directed by Reza Azadi
Netherlands

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Macbeth / Макбет
Directed by Sergei Tsimbalenko / Сергей Цимбаленко
Russian Federation

Wanderer – The Short Film
Directed by Joseph N/A Antony
India

CATEGORY: MUSIC VIDEO


WINNER
Thud
Directed by Fella Cederbaum
United States

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Wavy Luv (动荡的爱)
Directed by Jeffrey 吴家晖 Wu
United States

Thought About That
Directed by Roman Buchatsky
Israel

Mi Amor
Directed by Michael Ringdal
Spain

Flâneur
Directed by Wanqiu Oneness Zeng
China

CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
We Should Do This Again
Directed by Glen Dunzweiler, Ken Newman
United States

Temple
Directed by Steve Mortimer
United Kingdom

AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
Tokarevskaya koshka
Directed by Daniil Goncharov
Russian Federation

Black City Nights
Directed by Nathan Castiel
United States

CATEGORY: Narrative Feature

WINNER
Regional exchange center, IRISO
Directed by Mitsuo Kurihara
Japan


OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
A Lovely Loyal Dog
Directed by GAO YUXIN
China

THE TRUTH SERUM
Directed by Martin Zitter
United States

Early Spring, SAKURAJIMA
Directed by Hiroshi Toda
Japan

8 Don 75 Fakta Ichchashakti Havi

Directed by Sushrut Bhagwat
India

CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
DOCTOR HYPOTHESES
Directed by VICENTINI GOMEZ
Brazil


A Song For My Dear
Directed by Chang Yeoul Lee
Korea, Republic of

Not To Forget
Directed by Valerio Zanoli
United States

AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
Summer, Kyoto
Directed by Hiroshi Toda
Japan

TOUBAB
Directed by Florian Dietrich
Germany


CATEGORY:One Minute Film

WINNER
Subscribe
Directed by kenny hotz
Canada

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Mister Lurker
Directed by  Isaias Zai Gallardo
United States

CATEGORY:Perfoming Arts

WINNER
This is Senna – A Michael Jackson Fan Tribute
Directed by Pau Han Kho
Netherlands

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Sum of Our Parts
Directed by Olivia Tan
Singapore

All That Glitters is Bronze
Directed by Jinji Sayson
United States

CATEGORY: Romantic Short

WINNER
Antarctica
Directed by Anirban Mandal
India

CATEGORY: SHORT FILM


WINNER
Racing To Enlightenment
Directed by Fella Cederbaum
United States

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
8 Years
Directed by Alessandro Wingfield
United Kingdom

AKHROT (A DIFFERENT FREEDOM)
Directed by Indrajit Das
India

Love Affair in the Afternoon
Directed by Katsuhide Yamago
Japan


Harjot’s Lotto Shop
Directed by Suresh Makkar and Harjot Singh
Australia

When Thoughts Stick To Your Mind
Directed by Fella Cederbaum
United States

All That Glitters is Bronze
Directed by Jinji Sayson
United States

Thread
Directed by Faris Kamis
Singapore

Consolation
Directed by Alice HONG
Korea, Republic of

A Stand for Damaged Fame
Directed by Kent J Arceneaux and David Luck
United States

day 333
Directed by Matthew Wilcox
United States

Tashi’s Sheep
Directed by YIN YU
China

Golgotha
Directed by MURALEE KRISHNAN
Singapore

The Darkest Chapter
Directed by Danny Szam
United Kingdom

Kolkhoz
Directed by Parakrama Ekanayake

Sri Lanka

Sam
Directed by Yiqin Ng
Singapore

Empty
Directed by Angel Puado
Spain

CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD

947 What a Coincidence
Directed by Adrian Baluta
Romania

The Chain
Directed by Komalankutty Methil
India

EGO SUM!
Directed by Waner Biazus
Brazil

I..I..I… (your dreams should be bigger than your fears)
Directed by Suresh Makkar and Ashish Sharma
Australia

Brave
Directed by Michael Ringdal
Spain

Lachhi- Dream Gives Strength to Live
Directed by Satish Baburao Dhutadmal
India

The Vespertine
Directed by YIN YU
China

AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
Impulse
Directed by Danushka Tharanga Wijesooriya


Los Patines
Directed by Loren Escandon
United States

Reattachment
Directed by Foong Gao Yong
Malaysia

Remember This Voice
Directed by Jeff Chan
United States

CATEGORY: Short Script


WINNER
Karma
Written by Michael Ringdal
Norway

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The School of Pride; St. Michael’s Institution (2019)
Written by Wilson Cheng
Malaysia

If I Were To Go First
Written by Faris Kamis
Singapore

Summum Bonum
Written by Ion Plangu
Romania

Meeting You…
Written by Michael Ringdal
Norway

CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD

The Rise and Fall of Mr Fox
Written by Amin Karim
Canada

CATEGORY:Student Film


WINNER
The School of Pride; St. Michael’s Institution (2019)
Directed by Wilson Cheng
Malaysia

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
SPECTRUM
Directed by Thiago Rosestolato, Raul Paiva Mello
Brazil

The door
Directed by YAWEN LI
Hong Kong

My Mom Wants to Kill Me
Directed by shuojia chen
United States

Origin

Directed by FUNG GENIE
Korea, Republic of

CATEGORY:Trailer/Teaser

WINNER
Trailer – Two Drunk Dudes & a Female-Identifying Chatbot Write a Story!
Directed by Paul Goodwyn Bernhard
United States

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Real Love (Teaser)
Directed by Robert L Butler Jr
United States

Bloody Petrol
Directed by Reza Azadi
Netherlands

CATEGORY:Travel Film

WINNER
EXPERIENCE GOLDEN SLAVONIA
Directed by BOBBY BOSKO GRUBIC
Croatia

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
BONG with a SONG / Bengali Aunty’s Travels in Thailand
Directed by Sawan Dutta
India

CATEGORY:Treatment / Synopsis

WINNER
Real Love
Directed by Robert L Butler Jr
United States

CATEGORY:Web and New Media

WINNER
Netc@fè
Directed by Massimiliano Tedeschi
Italy

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Eye on Entertainment
Directed by Dawna Lee Heising
United States

CATEGORY: Women’s Film


WINNER
My Mom Wants to Kill Me
Directed by shuojia chen
United States

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Something Ain’t Right
Directed by Susan Ruth Downs, MD, Alex Voss
United States

CATEGORY: Young Filmmaker

WINNER
Dance Again
Directed by Michael Abimanyu Kaeng
Indonesia