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MOVIE OF THE MONTH
November 2021
CATEGORY: ANIMATED FILM
WINNER
The Boy and The Mountain
Directed by Santiago Aguilera, Gabriel Monreal
Chile
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CATEGORY: BEST ACTOR
WINNER
The Benza Series 2 Episode 2
Acted by Kyle Card
Japan
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
NIJARI
Acted by KIM SHIN YONG
Korea, Republic of
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CATEGORY: BEST ACTRESS
WINNER
NIJARI
Acted by LEE EUN JI
Korea, Republic of
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CATEGORY: BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
WINNER
Giri
Cinematography by Petya Iossifova
Bulgaria
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
On / Off
Cinematography by Nicolas P. Villarreal
Argentina
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CATEGORY: BEST DIRECTOR
WINNER
Kervorum
Directed by David Laumann Hansen
Denmark
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Can You Hear Me
Directed by HARJ JOHAL
United States
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On / Off
Directed by Nicolas P. Villarreal
Argentina
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Welcome to Murderville
Directed by Dina McNeil
United States
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CATEGORY: BEST EDITING
WINNER
On / Off
Edited by Nicolas P. Villarreal
Argentina
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CATEGORY: BEST FILM SCORE – SOUNDTRACK
WINNER
M for… (eng subt)
Scored by Petri Puroaho & Peichi Su
Finland & Argentina
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
I Am Simon: The Call of the Elephants
Scored by Maria Jimenez Chavez, Juan Chavez
Oman
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On / Off
Scored by Nicolas P. Villarreal
Argentina
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Whirling Desert – Iasi Ensemble
Scored by Iasonas Psarakis, Nikolas Gkinis
Greece
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CATEGORY: BEST SOUND DESIGNING
WINNER
Kervorum
Sound Designing by David Laumann Hansen & Sofie Fors Holmark
Denmark
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
On / Off
Sound Designing by Nicolas P. Villarreal
Argentina
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CATEGORY: BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
WINNER
NIJARI
Acted by CHOI ONE
Korea, Republic of
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CATEGORY: BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS (FICTION)
WINNER
The Benza Series 2 Episode 2
Acted by Haku Inko
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
NIJARI
Acted by KIM MEE YOUNG
Korea, Republic of
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CATEGORY: DEBUT FILMMAKER
WINNER
Giri
Directed by Petya Iossifova
Bulgaria
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
It’s Not Over
Directed by Alessandro Riccardi
Italy
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VERONA
Directed by Ane Siderman
Brazil
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
Nanmin
Directed by Adam Shaw
United States
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It Happened In Copley Street
Directed by Guy Daniel Mckie Nelson
Australia
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A Different Kind of Trash Talk
Directed by Patricia A Burke
United States
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AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
Can You Hear Me
Directed by HARJ JOHAL
United Kingdom
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Beepasha2.0
Directed by Prabesh Barua
India
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The Other
Directed by Ludwing Perez
United Kingdom
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CATEGORY: DOCUMENTARY FILMS
WINNER
The Purple Thanaka of the Angels
Directed by Borit Yannick
Myanmar
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
I Am Simon: The Call of the Elephants
Directed by Maria Jimenez Chavez, Juan Chavez
Oman
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Turning The Hands Of Fate
Directed by Jinming Dong
China
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
The Cost of Denial
Directed by Huw Christi
United States
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Unshackled :The Revision Nov 2021
Directed by Ed Breeding
United States
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AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
It Happened In Copley Street
Directed by Guy Daniel Mckie Nelson
Australia
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Something Ain’t Right4
Directed by Susan Ruth Downs, MD, Alex Voss
United States
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DELIVERING HOPE
Directed by Jordan Orsak
United States
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CATEGORY: EDUCATIONAL FILM
WINNER
Something Ain’t Right
Directed by Susan Ruth Downs, MD, Alex Voss
United States
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CATEGORY: EXPERIMENTAL FILMS
WINNER
My name is Noah and this is my fucking ark.
Directed by Behdad Rezazadeh
Spain
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Spring Fish
Directed by Gabriel Xavier
United States
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GULAAMI
Directed by Aniruddh Adeshra
India
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Abstract film
Directed by Kostiantyn Mishchenko
United States
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CATEGORY: FAMILY/CHILDREN FILMS
WINNER
I Am Simon: The Call of the Elephants
Directed by Maria Jimenez Chavez, Juan Chavez
Oman
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CATEGORY: FEATURE SCRIPT
WINNER
2nd Date
Written by Jaik Andino
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Child of the Disappeared
Written by Michael Thomas Holliday
United States
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Heartbreak Hote
Written by Michael Thomas Holliday
United States
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My Mother Has Agoraphobia
Written by robert gately
United States
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
Daventure
Written by Adrian Popa
United States
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Efa
Written by Ian Davies
United States
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Love In Lake Elsinore
Written by Sojean Peou
United States
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CATEGORY: FILM ON NATURE / ENVIRONMENT / WILDLIFE
WINNER
The Brink of Extinction
Directed by Guy Daniel, McKie Nelson
Australia
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Tasmania Tourism – Airguides
Directed by Tyson Lloyd
Australia
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CATEGORY: FILMS ON DISABILITY ISSUE
WINNER
Can You Hear Me
Directed by HARJ JOHAL
United Kingdom
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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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CATEGORY: HORROR / SCIENCE FICTION / GENRE FEATURE FILM
WINNER
Can You Hear Me
Directed by HARJ JOHAL
United Kingdom
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
It’s Not Over
Directed by Alessandro Riccardi
Italy
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CATEGORY: LGBT FILM
WINNER
Spring Fish
Directed by Gabriel Xavier
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
BAKSHOBONDI
Directed by Siddhartha Saha
India
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CATEGORY: MUSIC VIDEO
WINNER
Right now
Directed by Nacho Adda
Uruguay
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Fisher – Just Feels Tight
Directed by Joel Scott, Tyson Lloyd, Nick Atkins
Australia
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The Northern Rim
Directed by James Thornton
United States
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Whirling Desert – Iasi Ensemble
Directed by Iasonas Psarakis, Nikolas Gkinis
Greece
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CATEGORY: NARRATIVE FEATURE
WINNER
Cream of the Crop
Directed by Dina Abd Elsalam
Egypt
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Deception-n-Lies
Directed by Andretti Dante
United States
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NIJARI
Directed by HONG SANG JIN
Korea, Republic of
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THE DEVOTED
Directed by Pozsgai Zsolt
Hungary
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CATEGORY: ONE MINUTE FILM
WINNER
SOLUCIÓN MÁGICA
Directed by ANTONIO BELLIDO
Spain
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CATEGORY: PERFOMING ARTS
WINNER
Whirling Desert – Iasi Ensemble
Directed by Iasonas Psarakis, Nikolas Gkinis
Greece
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CATEGORY: POSTMODERN FILM
WINNER
Notes from Someone Else’s Lecture
Directed by s/n (Jennida Chase & Hassan Pitts)
United States
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CATEGORY: SHORT FILM
WINNER
FACE TO FACE
Directed by Florent Mahoukou
Congo
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Can You Hear Me
Directed by HARJ JOHAL
United Kingdom
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Kervorum
Directed by David Laumann Hansen
Denmark
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
Nanmin
Directed by Adam Shaw
United States
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Welcome to Murderville
Directed by Dina McNeil
United States
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CATEGORY: SILENT FILM
WINNER
SINGING TO LOVE
Directed by ANTONIO BELLIDO MARIN
Spain
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
the nurse’s whistle
Directed by Jacques MICKE
France
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CATEGORY: STUDENT FILM
WINNER
Origin
Directed by FUNG GENIE
Korea, Republic of
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
It Happened In Copley Street
Directed by Guy Daniel Mckie Nelson
Australia
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Nanmin
Directed by Adam Shaw
United States
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CATEGORY: TELEVISION / PILOT PROGRAM OR SERIES
WINNER
The Benza Series 2 Episode 2
Directed by Raito Nishizaka
Japan
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CATEGORY: VIRTUAL REALITY (VR) / AUGMENTED REALITY (AR) AND 360° VIDEO
WINNER
Dying Wise According to Rena
Directed by Yonatan Manevich
Israel
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CATEGORY: WOMEN’S FILM
WINNER
Welcome to Murderville
Directed by Dina McNeil
United States
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