DIFF
MOVIE OF THE MONTH
FEBRUARY 2022
CATEGORY: BEST ACTOR
WINNER
Everything I Could
Acted by Ben Cable
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Private Screening
Acted by Bruce Spielbauer
United States
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The Dark Caller
Acted by Danny Hayden
United States
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CATEGORY: BEST ACTRESS
WINNER
The Four Walls of Charlotte Moreland
Acted by Alison Stover
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Private Screening
Acted by Suzette Brown
United States
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CATEGORY: BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
WINNER
A VOYAGE AGAINST TIME
Cinematography by Steve Mackay & Mazen Hawwa
Kuwait
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Sleepless nights
Cinematography by Oskar Stamp Misfeldt
Denmark
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I Hear the Trees Whispering
Cinematography by József Gallai
Hungary
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The Emperor and Truth Potion
Cinematography by Yifan Chen
United States
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CATEGORY: BEST DIRECTOR
WINNER
I Hear the Trees Whispering
Directed by József Gallai
Hungary
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Private Screening
Directed by John Wesley Norton
United States
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TUTOPIQUE #SPLEEN
Directed by Maurice HUVELIN
France
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Sleepless nights
Directed by Nanna Isabella Hjorslev
Denmark
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CATEGORY: BEST EDITING
WINNER
Triad Power
Edited by Brian Pinkus, Marc Herren & Michael Burckel
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Sleepless nights
Edited by Jonas Sundroos
Denmark
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CATEGORY: BEST FILM SCORE – SOUNDTRACK
WINNER
The Clay and The Girl
Scored by Christos Danakas
Greece
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CATEGORY: BEST PRODUCER
WINNER
Sleepless nights
Produced by Julie Søes Hejlsvig Vohnsen & Amalie Hoff
Denmark
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CATEGORY: BEST SOUND DESIGNING
WINNER
Sleepless nights
Sound Designing by Anne Lysemose & Nico Rindsig
Denmark
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CATEGORY: BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
WINNER
Private Screening
Acted by Shannon Brown
United States
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CATEGORY: BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
WINNER
Private Screening
Acted by Marla Seidell
United States
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CATEGORY: COMEDY SHORT
WINNER
TUTOPIQUE #GLAMOUR
Directed by Maurice HUVELIN
France
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CATEGORY: COMMERCIAL / ADVERTISEMENT
WINNER
Ebern – A new life begins
Directed by Christian Schu
United Arab Emirates
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CATEGORY: DEBUT FILMMAKER
WINNER
The Movie
Directed by Yiping Hu
China
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
A VOYAGE AGAINST TIME
Directed by Steve Mackay, Jonathan Ali Khan
Kuwait
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CATEGORY: DOCUMENTARY FILMS
WINNER
The Edge of Adventure with Adam Asher
Directed by Reid Craft
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Will you still meet me in a digital world
Directed by Monika Funke Stern
Germany
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True Believer
Directed by HIDEKI KOJITANI
Japan
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The Deepest Love
Directed by Daoming Han
China
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Passport Man Of India
Directed by Dhananjay Siddheshwar Bhawalekar
India
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Heza (Strenght)
Directed by derya Deniz
Iraq
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Incorrigible – A film about Velma Demerson
Directed by Karin Louise Lee
Canada
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CATEGORY: EDUCATIONAL FILM
WINNER
The Emperor and Truth Potion
Directed by Yifan Chen
United States
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CATEGORY: EXPERIMENTAL FILMS
WINNER
Among the People
Directed by Jody Cleaver
Australia
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Blue Delusion
Directed by Fang Guan
China
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The Grand Scheme
Directed by Matt Mirams
Australia
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CATEGORY: FEATURE SCRIPT
WINNER
In Reverse
Written by Gini Graham Scott
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
NeverMind Season Opener
Written by Dennis Allen Chamberlin, Carrie Licklider
United States
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Bad Love Tigers
Written by Kevin L. Schewe
United States
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CATEGORY: FILM ON NATURE / ENVIRONMENT / WILDLIFE
WINNER
Man and an old mill
Directed by Päivi Kapiainen-Heiskanen
Finland
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Stupid story, silly lad
Directed by Prateek Shastri
India
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CATEGORY: INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE FEATURES
WINNER
you are here, you were here.
Directed by Kousuke
Japan
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Private Screening
Directed by John Wesley Norton
United States
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I Hear the Trees Whispering
Directed by József Gallai
Hungary
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CATEGORY: INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM
WINNER
ATMAN
Directed by HARIHARAN RAJU
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
DELIVERANCE
Directed by Michaël Rué
Switzerland
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The Four Walls of Charlotte Moreland
Directed by Joe Benedetto, Alison Stover
United States
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Sleepless nights
Directed by Nanna Isabella Hjorslev
Denmark
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Paradisiac
Directed by Quentin Dujardin
Belgium
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Marko
Directed by Marko Šantić
Croatia
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Contingency
Directed by Eve Zhao
China
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Everything I Could
Directed by Ben Cable
United States
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The Emperor and Truth Potion
Directed by Yifan Chen
United States
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
The Deep Blue
Directed by Tianyi Si
China
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The Mask Of Love
Directed by Sebastiano Rizzo
United States
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The Ravelling Birds
Directed by Shen Ren
China
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CATEGORY: MOBILE FILM
WINNER
Name to the Face
Directed by Quinn Quinlan
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Driver
Directed by Junfeng Li
China
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CATEGORY: MUSIC VIDEO
WINNER
Mihiri Silva – Proud To Be Your Daughter
Directed by Mihiri Silva, Brian Pinkus
Switzerland
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Argent Glass
Directed by Katsuyuki Nakanishi
Japan
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An American Requiem: Elegy for the West
Directed by Darius Holbert
United States
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Diwali in the Fall Season of U.S.A
Directed by Gauri Singh, Jyoti Singh
United States
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CATEGORY: ONE MINUTE FILM
WINNER
I Hate F**kin’ Technology (1min)
Directed by Kevin Short
United States
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CATEGORY: PERFOMING ARTS
WINNER
The Last Letter (with bonus footage)
Directed by Seth Grimgart
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Blue Delusion
Directed by Fang Guan
China
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The Samsara Suites: Ballet Meets Butoh
Directed by Caeser Pink
United States
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CATEGORY: POSTMODERN FILM
WINNER
TUTOPIQUE #FITNESS
Directed by Maurice HUVELIN
France
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CATEGORY: ROMANTIC SHORT
WINNER
The Undateable George Gibbs
Directed by Matt Mirams
Australia
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CATEGORY: SHORT SCRIPT
WINNER
A Few Last Words from Across the Room
Written by Aggi Dilimanto
Indonesia
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Reason
Written by Fujio Torikai
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CATEGORY: STUDENT FILMS
WINNER
Ships In the Night
Directed by Malene Schjoenning
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Name to the Face
Directed by Quinn Quinlan
United States
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The game of life
Directed by Junfeng Li
China
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CATEGORY: TELEVISION / PILOT PROGRAM OR SERIES
WINNER
Don’t care to share
Directed by Dekel Aizen
Israel
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CATEGORY: TREATMENT / SYNOPSIS
WINNER
PIETRO II
Directed by Domenico Saverni
Italy
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Gilgamesh
Directed by Gianpaolo Saccomano
Italy
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