GFFA
MOVIE OF THE MONTH
FEBRUARY 2023
CATEGORY: Animated Films
WINNER
Our Ocean
Directed by Priya Shah
United Kingdom
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
FREEDUMB
Directed by John Johnson
United States
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On / Off
Directed by Nicolas P. Villarreal
Argentina
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CATEGORY: Best Actress
WINNER
Unearthly
Acted by Swastika Ganguly
New Zealand
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
MUJHE SCHOOL NAHI JAANA. ( I don’t want to go to School )
Acted by KATHRYN DHOLUA
India
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Lembi Leima
Acted by Bala Hijam Ningthoujam
India
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CATEGORY: Best Cinematography
WINNER
BU:SY
Cinematographed by Paul Koliadych
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Saving Grace
Cinematographed by Gareth Carr
Australia
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Lembi Leima
Cinematographed by Ravi B Ranjan Sharma
India
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CATEGORY: Best Director
WINNER
Territory
Directed by Sachin Shriram Mullemwar
India
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CATEGORY: Best Film Score – Soundtrack
WINNER
A Different Day
Scored by Levi Kenneth Wise Catoe Jr.
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
On / Off
Scored by Michael Brennan
Argentina
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Take The Chocolate
Scored by Michele Sarti
United Kingdom
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CATEGORY: Best Supporting Actor
WINNER
Lembi Leima
Acted by Bijou Thaangjam
India
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CATEGORY: Debut Filmmaker
WINNER
How Youth Flies
Directed by Gang Song, Fei Peng Lu
China
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Like Son, Like Father
Directed by Mark Bethea
United States
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AGNIMANTHAN (Bengali)
Directed by Prabir Roy
India
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‘ 5 RUPYA ‘ ( 5 RUPEES )
Directed by Piyush Chandrakant Panjuani
India
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Take The Chocolate
Directed by Dr Shahid Kamal
United Kingdom
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CATEGORY: Documentary Films
WINNER
Sunday at the Chelsea
Directed by Cathie Boruch
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Hothat: Friendship Is Music
Directed by Ilajar Islam, Arafat Kazi
Bangladesh
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Coming Home To Edison
Directed by Arunkumar Deivanayagam
India
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ROSEMWALA
Directed by SANJIB DAS
India
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The Chernobyl Saga – Irish Butter Case of India
Directed by Ajitesh Sharma
India
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FLORENCE IN BLACK – the murders of the Monster of Florence
Directed by Gianpaolo Saccomano
Italy
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CATEGORY: Educational Film
WINNER
History with J (Episode 1)
Directed by Tanya Fermin
United States
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CATEGORY: Experimental Films
WINNER
White Light
Directed by William Thinnes
United States
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CATEGORY: Family/Children Films
WINNER
‘ 5 RUPYA ‘ ( 5 RUPEES )
Directed by Piyush Chandrakant Panjuani
India
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CATEGORY: Feature Script
WINNER
Donavan Emery, The Android & Himself
Written by Jesse Dorian
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
SHADOWED LOVE
Written by Shone Romulus, Naomi Peach
United Kingdom
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Elevator
Written by Robert Rice
United States
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Our Missing Colored Girls
Written by Quashon Davis, Wesley Collins
United States
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LOVEBEATS
Written by Chris Ross Leong
United States
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The Pickleball Killer
Written by Jim Carroll
United States
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CATEGORY: Film on Nature / Environment / Wildlife
WINNER
We Speak for the Forests
Directed by zephyr Elise
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Territory
Directed by Sachin Shriram Mullemwar
India
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CATEGORY: Film on Religion
WINNER
The Holy Archipelago
Directed by Sergei Debizhev
Russian Federation
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CATEGORY: Film on Women
WINNER
BootSpace
Directed by Harjit Singh
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
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Directed by Prasanth Murali Padmanabhan
India
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ULTIMATE DESTINATIONS ( DESTINATIONS FINALS)
Directed by BRUNO TARALLO
Italy
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CATEGORY: Films on Disability Issue
WINNER
Cross the Sky
Directed by John Slemensek-Thorne
United Kingdom
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CATEGORY: Horror / Science Fiction / Genre Feature Film
WINNER
Saving Grace
Directed by Gareth Carr, David Sullivan
Australia
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Naayaadi
Directed by Aadharsh Madhikaandham
India
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CATEGORY: Micro Shorts
WINNER
Vestige
Directed by Ed Vela
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Basement
Directed by Bogusław Zbigniew Byrski
Poland
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Same Language
Directed by Blake Simpson
Switzerland
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Dog House
Directed by Jeremy Sladdin
United Kingdom
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CATEGORY: Music Video
WINNER
Atrium – “Above Water” (Official Music Video)
Directed by Thomas Crane
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Read The Lines.
Directed by Holger Jaquet
Germany
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CATEGORY: Narrative Features
WINNER
Cat food
Directed by TAEYANG MEDIA GROUP
Korea, Republic of
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
MUJHE SCHOOL NAHI JAANA. ( I don’t want to go to School )
Directed by NIPON DHOLUA
India
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Territory
Directed by Sachin Shriram Mullemwar
India
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Maalai Nera Malipoo : A PEEK INTO THE LIFE OF A SEX WORKER
Directed by Sanjay Narayanan
India
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Gammelgormium: First Contact
Directed by Craig Philip Petereson
United States
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Lembi Leima
Directed by Mayank Pratap Singh
India
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CATEGORY: One Minute Film
WINNER
The Boy Who Was Afraid Of It All
Directed by Jeremy Sladdin
United Kingdom
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CATEGORY: Postmodern Films
WINNER
On / Off
Directed by Nicolas P. Villarreal
Argentina
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CATEGORY: Preforming Arts
WINNER
I Guess I Got Good At Hiding
Directed by Josie Parrelli, Elle White
Australia
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Shapes of Aether
Directed by Elias Benedikt Choi-Buttinger
Austria
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CATEGORY: Short Films
WINNER
Brother Troll
Directed by Gudmund Helmsdal
Faroe Islands
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
BU:SY
Directed by Yury Hurzhyi, Paul Koliadych
United States
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Like Son, Like Father
Directed by Mark Bethea
United States
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The Doorbell Paradox
Directed by Vishal Wakchaure
India
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Socio
Directed by Hugo Cura
Spain
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Karonda Keema
Directed by Tabish
India
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CRITIC’S CHOICE AWARD
LIGHTS AND SHADOWS: They Shoot Artists, Don’t They?
Directed by Elcic Dragan Dragoljub
Serbia
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On / Off
Directed by Nicolas P. Villarreal
Argentina
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The Dry Leaf
Directed by Pranay Aggarwal
India
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“Through Time”
Directed by Mimi Garrard
United States
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CATEGORY: Short Script
WINNER
Deadline To Death
Written by Elliot Stanton
United Kingdom
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CATEGORY: Student Films
WINNER
Quiet Desperation
Directed by Enzo Rodrigues
Brazil
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CATEGORY: Trailer/Teaser
WINNER
Cassandra Venice – The BLUE Teaser/Trailer
Directed by Hugo Teugels
Belgium
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CATEGORY: Women’s Films
WINNER
Regional exchange center, IRISO
Directed by Mitsuo Kurihara
Japan
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