DIFF
MOVIE OF THE MONTH
OCTOBER 2021
CATEGORY: ANIMATED FILM
WINNER
The Boy and The Mountain
Directed by Santiago Aguilera, Gabriel Monreal
Chile
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Human Beast
Directed by Javier Campo, Lucio Cruces
Spain
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The Silk Road Walker-Kumarajiva
Directed by Han Hui, Wang Zan
China
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
On / Off
Directed by Nicolas P. Villarreal
Argentina
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Chiù Funk Mo’
Directed by Davide Comelli
Italy
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CATEGORY: BEST ACTOR
WINNER
Norma Doesn’t Know She’s Magic
Acted by Trysten Reynolds
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Into Temptation
Acted by Juan Manuel Salcito
United States
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CATEGORY: BEST ACTRESS
WINNER
Hyena
Acted by Mollena Lee Williams-Haas
United States
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CATEGORY: BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
WINNER
Into Temptation
Cinematographed by Quinn da Matta
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Hyena
Cinematographed by Jack Perez
United States
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CATEGORY: BEST DIRECTOR
WINNER
Ali’s Nature
Directed by Levent Cetin
Turkey
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Hyena
Directed by Jack Perez
United States
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Norma Doesn’t Know She’s Magic
Directed by Francisco Huergo
United States
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
On / Off
Directed by Nicolas P. Villarreal
Argentina
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MAADAN
Directed by R SREENIVASN
India
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CATEGORY: BEST EDITING
WINNER
Into Temptation
Edited by Quinn da Matta
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Hyena
Edited by Jack Perez
United States
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CATEGORY: BEST FILM SCORE – SOUNDTRACK
WINNER
Hyena
Scored by Jack Perez
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
On / Off
Scored by Nicolas P. Villarreal
Argentina
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Into Temptation
Scored by Quinn da Matta
United States
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CATEGORY: BEST PRODUCER
WINNER
Riot of hunger on 18 bend
Produced by Viraj Karunananda
Sri Lanka
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Hyena
Produced by Malinalli López Arreguín
United States
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CATEGORY: BEST SOUND DESIGNING
WINNER
Hyena
Designed by Georg Friedrich Haas
United States
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CATEGORY: BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
WINNER
Into Temptation
Acted by Tom McLaren
United States
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CATEGORY: BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
WINNER
Norma Doesn’t Know She’s Magic
Acted by Hui-Shurn Yong
United States
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CATEGORY: COMEDY SHORT
WINNER
Deal Breaker
Directed by Whitney Anderson
United States
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CATEGORY: DEBUT FILMMAKER
WINNER
After The Incident
Directed by Pouria Heidary Oureh
Iran, Islamic Republic of
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Norma Doesn’t Know She’s Magic
Directed by Francisco Huergo
United States
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Sorry, I Forgive You
Directed by Xiaofeng Long
China
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STEM CELL
Directed by Giuseppe Di Giorgio
Italy
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CATEGORY: DOCUMENTARY FILM
WINNER
Kythnos Ancestral Memories.Traditional practicies throughout history.
Directed by Ioannis Spiliopoulos
Greece
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Behtarin
Directed by Mohsen Rahimi
Kuwait
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Dajla: cinema and oblivion
Directed by Arturo Dueñas
Spain
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
Today’s Kindness
Directed by Bill Grout, Jade Grout
United States
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Ten Points of Joy
Directed by William Carl Grout
United States
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Dreams of Birds Flying in the Sky
Directed by Arun Bhattarai
Bhutan
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CATEGORY: EDUCATIONAL FILM
WINNER
HOT!
Directed by Heimo Aga
Austria
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
On / Off
Directed by Nicolas P. Villarreal
Argentina
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CATEGORY: EXPERIMENTAL FILM
WINNER
The Song of Songs
Directed by André Goldberg
Belgium
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
I See Everything
Directed by Brad Overbeck
United States
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TRIP TO THE TAX PARADISE – RUMBO AL PARAISO FISCAL
Directed by Antonio Bellido Marín
Spain
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
Hyena
Directed by Jack Perez
United States
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TOLL FREE 1600 600 60
Directed by SAJEEVAN ANTHIKAD
India
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CATEGORY: FAMILY/CHILDREN FILM
WINNER
Taffy the Pink Hippopotamus
Directed by Artie Romero
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Hector heat stroke
Directed by MICKE
France
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the wanderer of the montagnette……..
Directed by Jacques MICKE
France
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THE LEGEND OF COUGHING CUTHBERT’s TREASURE
Directed by Patrick Cormack
United Kingdom
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
The Gift
Directed by Suman Bhattacharya
India
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PIVOT Paying It Forward During COVID-19
Directed by Tom DiDonato, Robert Hunkele
United States
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Sorry, I Forgive You
Directed by Xiaofeng Long
China
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CATEGORY: FEATURE SCRIPT
WINNER
American Reversal
Written by Gini Graham Scott
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
END OF DAYS
Written by DANNY ALEX
United States
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The Greenwood
Written by Nathaniel Baker
United States
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CATEGORY: FILM ON NATURE / ENVIRONMENT / WILDLIFE
WINNER
Ali’s Nature
Directed by Levent Cetin
Turkey
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Socotra 4K
Directed by Andrii Andreiev
Ukraine
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The Conversation
Directed by Paul Kelly
United States
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CATEGORY: FILM ON RELIGION
WINNER
Ali’s Nature
Directed by Levent Cetin
Turkey
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Daughters of Eve
Directed by Zanah Thirus
United States
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A Church in Chelsea
Directed by Tassos Rigopoulos
United States
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
The Silk Road Walker-Kumarajiva
Directed by Han Hui , Wang Zan
China
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Into Temptation
Directed by Quinn da Matta
United States
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CATEGORY: FILM ON WOMEN
WINNER
Behtarin
Directed by Mohsen Rahimi
Kuwait
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Sorry, I Forgive You
Directed by Xiaofeng Long
China
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CATEGORY: FILM/VIDEO POSTER
WINNER
Into Temptation
Directed by Quinn da Matta
United States
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CATEGORY: FILMS ON DISABILITY ISSUE
WINNER
Dreams of Birds Flying in the Sky
Directed by Arun Bhattarai
Bhutan
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CATEGORY: HORROR / SCIENCE FICTION / GENRE FEATURE FILM
WINNER
Zazongpari
Directed by Martin Helstáb
Hungary
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CATEGORY: LGBT FILM
WINNER
Into Temptation
Directed by Quinn da Matta
United States
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CATEGORY: MUSIC VIDEO
WINNER
Marbella
Directed by Igor Evard
Russian Federation
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Reflectivore
Directed by Kjell Kvanbeck
United States
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Chiù Funk Mo’
Directed by Davide Comelli
Italy
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Freedom Greater Than Love
Directed by Robert Merz
United States
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CATEGORY: NARRATIVE FEATURES
WINNER
she Q
Directed by Tomoaki Yanai
Japan
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
MEDUSA
Directed by SOPHIE LEVY
France
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Hyena
Directed by Jack Perez
United States
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CATEGORY: PERFOMING ARTS
WINNER
The Shadows of Magellan
Directed by Per Pegelow
Germany
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CATEGORY: POSTMODERN FILM
WINNER
The Strange Case of Normalcy
Directed by NISHI CHAWLA
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Viyasiduru
Directed by Prabhath Agampodi
Sri Lanka
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CATEGORY: SHORT FILM
WINNER
C.A.T.
Directed by Rodion Severyanov
Russian Federation
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Framed
Directed by Luiza Campos
Brazil
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Into Temptation
Directed by Quinn da Matta
United States
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
A Road to Freedom of Myanmar
Directed by Sandra Tingalay
United States
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Mera number kab aayega
Directed by Jayant Inder Gupta
India
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AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
“Man in Overcoat” Version two
Directed by Mimi Garrard
United States
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Ancient Egypt Class
Directed by mick cusimano
United States
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CATEGORY: Short Script
WINNER
The Conversion
Written by Juan Aleman II
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Into Temptation
Written by Quinn da Matta
United States
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On / Off
Written by Nicolas P. Villarreal
Argentina
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Winds of the great Mojave
Written by G. Lloyd Helm
United States
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CATEGORY: SILENT FILM
WINNER
EL CANTANTE DE JAZZ
Directed by Antonio Bellido Bellido Marin
Spain
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CATEGORY: STUDENT FILM
WINNER
A Day After Revolution
Directed by Malindu Kavinda Kumarasinghe
Sri Lanka
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CATEGORY: TELEVISION / PILOT PROGRAM OR SERIES
WINNER
Combat Nuns “All Or Nothing”
Directed by Rick Williamson
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Norma Doesn’t Know She’s Magic
Directed by Francisco Huergo
United States
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CATEGORY: TRAVEL FILM
WINNER
Return to the lost eden
Directed by Adriano Zecca
Switzerland
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CATEGORY: VIRTUAL REALITY (VR) / AUGMENTED REALITY (AR) AND 360° VIDEO
WINNER
TOLL FREE 1600 600 60
Directed by SAJEEVAN ANTHIKAD
India
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CATEGORY: WEB AND NEW MEDIA
WINNER
Norma Doesn’t Know She’s Magic
Directed by Francisco Huergo
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Ten Points of Joy
Directed by William Carl Grout
United States
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CATEGORY: WOMEN’S FILM
WINNER
Hyena
Directed by Jack Perez
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
March: the Southern South
Directed by Shang-Chiao Li
Taiwan
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CATEGORY: YOUNG FILMMAKER
WINNER
S.K.R.
Directed by Carter Stoudt
United States
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