GFFA
MOVIE OF THE MONTH
JANUARY 2023
CATEGORY: Animated Films
WINNER
Chinho (The Mark)
Directed by Sreemon Das
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
On / Off
Directed by Nicolas P. Villarreal
Argentina
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CATEGORY: Best Film Score – Soundtrack
WINNER
On / Off
Scored by Michael Brennan
Argentina
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Empty
Scored by Raul Barba
United States
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CATEGORY: Comedy short
WINNER
The Florida Manifesto
Directed by David J. Murphy & Matt Florio
United States
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CATEGORY: Debut Filmmaker
WINNER
The Chief of Nash Valley & The Saga Continues
Directed by Aundra’ Michael Segrest
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Shucks: A Silent Short Film [Director’s Cut]
Directed by Ty Brueilly
United States
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Titu Ambani
Directed by Rohit Raj Goyal
India
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Los Aspirantes -The Applicants-
Directed by María Yolanda Brown Melián & Kevin Ramos Fernández
Spain
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Michael Malott’s Bed of Nails
Directed by Michael Malott
United States
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CATEGORY: Documentary Films
WINNER
Contraband People – Stories of fatigue, resilience and freedom (34)
Directed by Marzio Bartolucci
Italy
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
One of my Dreams
Directed by Mohsen hadi
Iran, Islamic Republic of
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CANCER/EVOLUTION Episode 1: The Dustbin of History
Directed by Maggie Jones, Brad Jones
United States
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Dr. Cliff – Worldwide Vet
Directed by Diego A. Garcia
Canada
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Mama Flow
Directed by Kathrin Ganser
Germany
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The sky is the limit
Directed by Mirka Anderson
United Kingdom
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CATEGORY: Experimental Films
WINNER
MIRROR MOVES
Directed by James Greer
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Shucks: A Silent Short Film [Director’s Cut]
Directed by Ty Brueilly
United States
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CATEGORY: Family/Children Films
WINNER
Paint Craze: A Super Messy Short Film
Directed by Ty Brueilly
United States
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CATEGORY: Feature Script
WINNER
It’s all in the equation.
Written by Curtis Roy Worrall
Netherlands
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Invasion Day Mk II: A Blackfella Love Story
Written by Bruno Starrs
Australia
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Six Impossible Things
Written by Amanda Nitsa Oz
United States
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Pheromone City
Written by Bruno Starrs
Australia
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Now
Written by Samuel James Hanson
United States
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The Ghost Listener
Written by Curtis Roy Worrall
Netherlands
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The Guardian of Humanity.
Written by Curtis Roy Worrall
Netherlands
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Liza Rose
Written by Kevin Joseph Silva
United States
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CATEGORY: Film on Nature / Environment / Wildlife
WINNER
Dr. Cliff – Worldwide Vet
Directed by Diego A. Garcia
Canada
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CATEGORY: Film on Religion
WINNER
KanhaJi
Directed by Prataya Saha & Mansi Dadhich Mahur
India
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CATEGORY: Film on Women
WINNER
First Kiss
Directed by Karen Klami
United States
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CATEGORY: Films on Disability Issue
WINNER
One of my Dreams
Directed by Mohsen hadi
Iran, Islamic Republic of
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CATEGORY: Horror / Science Fiction / Genre Feature Film
WINNER
Michael Malott’s Bed of Nails
Directed by Michael Malott
United States
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CATEGORY: Mobile Film
WINNER
All Hail the Worm
Directed by Daniel Scott White
United States
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CATEGORY: Music Video
WINNER
Cloud
Directed by Thanos Liberopoulos & Yiannis Margetousakis
Greece
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
I felt a Funeral, in my Brain
Directed by Emily Dickinson
France
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A Night In Charlotte With Sweeney Ty
Directed by Ty Brueilly
United States
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CATEGORY: Narrative Features
WINNER
FOREST ISLAND
Directed by Ryosuke Handa
Japan
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Tom and Luce
Directed by Muxel Paule
France
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KISHOLOYER GOLPO
Directed by SONA CHAND SAMANTA
India
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CATEGORY: One Minute Film
WINNER
Time
Directed by Etderick Bettie & Christopher McClean
United States
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CATEGORY: Preforming Arts
WINNER
A Night In Charlotte With Sweeney Ty
Directed by Ty Brueilly
United States
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CATEGORY: Romantic short
WINNER
Queen of Diamonds
Directed by Shehroze Khan
United Kingdom
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CATEGORY: Short Films
WINNER
SEEDS
Directed by Austin R. Wilson
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Arrivederci Paris version sous-titrée en anglais
Directed by Louis Salvatore Bellanti
France
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Poo (Flower)
Directed by AM VENKATESAN
India
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Alessandra The Revenge
Directed by Louis Abdilla
Australia
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A meeting between two. The secret
Directed by Yoram Marcus & Eyal Kantor
Israel
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The Wait
Directed by Rik Langan
United Kingdom
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Autotomy
Directed by Rafael Osvaldo Rosales Rábago
Mexico
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SECOND WIND
Directed by Ernestine Azeh
Cameroon
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The Boonashy
Directed by Alex Wroten
United States
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Happy Holi-A Colourful Life
Directed by GAUTAM KRISHNA MURTHY & MRITSAA HEMACHANDER
India
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Butterfly Cinema
Directed by Ekramy Maher Bekhit
United States
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This Modern Love
Directed by Tyrel Lougheed
Canada
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CATEGORY: Short Script
WINNER
The BRIDGE EXPERIMENT of 2037
Written by Francis Billingsley
United States
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CATEGORY: Virtual Reality (VR) / Augmented Reality (AR) and 360° Video
WINNER
Afghanistan Crisis
Directed by Marjan Khatibi
United States
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CATEGORY: Women’s Films
WINNER
If The Shoe Fits
Directed by Barbara Spevack
United Kingdom
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
First Kiss
Directed by Karen Klami
United States
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Mama Flow
Directed by Kathrin Ganser
Germany
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