GFFA MONTHLY RESULTS (JULY - AUGUST 2023)
Category: Amateur Film
WINNER
A Few Strands of Hair
Accreditee(s): Shahin Jabbarzadeh
Iran
Category: Animated Film
WINNER
Wherever You Go
Accreditee(s): Bil Richardson
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT AWARD
Eureka!
Accreditee(s): David Creighton
Canada
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT AWARD
LA SOMBRA DE LA LUNA/THE SHADOW OF THE MOON
Accreditee(s): ILEANA ANDREA GÓMEZ GAVINOSER
Argentina
CRITIC'S CHOICE AWARD
Silence_Silence
Accreditee(s): Barry Jesse Smith
Canada
CRITIC'S CHOICE AWARD
TIME
Accreditee(s): ILEANA ANDREA GÓMEZ GAVINOSER
Argentina
Category: Best Actor
WINNER
Occupants
Accreditee(s): Russ Emanuel
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT AWARD
Down and Out in Vampire Hills
Accreditee(s): Dr. Renah Wolzinger
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT AWARD
Happy Birthday Prince
Accreditee(s): Victor Amalraj Banerjee
India
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT AWARD
Routine
Accreditee(s): Russ Emanuel
United States
CRITIC'S CHOICE AWARD
Down and Out in Vampire Hills
Accreditee(s): Dr. Renah Wolzinger
United States
CRITIC'S CHOICE AWARD
Onyx
Accreditee(s): Carlos Bruno
Brazil
CRITIC'S CHOICE AWARD
Sonata For A Calendar
Accreditee(s): Oswaldo Salas
Peru
Category: Best Actress
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT AWARD
Dark Classics: Monologue by Lady Macbeth
Accreditee(s): Dr. Renah Wolzinger
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT AWARD
Down and Out in Vampire Hills
Accreditee(s): Dawna Lee Heising
United States
Category: Best Cinematography
WINNER
A Trillion Times: Save our Earth
Accreditee(s): Brian Todd
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT AWARD
Happy Birthday Prince
Accreditee(s): Rja & Akash
India
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT AWARD
Kothopokothon... The Conversation
Accreditee(s): Arka Majumder & Pratik Bhattacharya
India
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT AWARD
WHEN I SEE YOU AGAIN
Accreditee(s): JUAN FRANCISCO GALLETTI
Argentina
CRITIC'S CHOICE AWARD
Finding Purpose: The Road to Redemption
Accreditee(s): William Victor Schotten
United States
Category: Best Director
WINNER
A Bohemian Soiree
Accreditee(s): Sandra Williams
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT AWARD
Finding Purpose: The Road to Redemption
Accreditee(s): William Victor Schotten
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT AWARD
The Box in the Basement
Accreditee(s): Mike Fox
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT AWARD
Visualization
Accreditee(s): Abdolrahman Sarraei
Iraq
CRITIC'S CHOICE AWARD
Gabe
Accreditee(s): Iann Crane
United States
CRITIC'S CHOICE AWARD
Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance
Accreditee(s): Aki Aleong
United States
CRITIC'S CHOICE AWARD
WHEN I SEE YOU AGAIN
Accreditee(s): ILEANA ANDREA GÓMEZ GAVINOSER
Argentina
CRITIC'S CHOICE AWARD
Wherever You Go
Accreditee(s): Bil Richardson, Bil Richardson, Bil Richardson
United States
Category: Best Editing
WINNER
Dawna Lee Heising-Demo Reel 2022
Accreditee(s): Dawna Lee Heising &
Richard Thrift
United States
WINNER
Routine
Accreditee(s): Russ Emanuel
United States
WINNER
The Archive
Accreditee(s): Sajjad Abdollahi
Iran
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT AWARD
Dreams of the Past
Accreditee(s): Sergey Oskolkov
Russia
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT AWARD
Metropolis and Labannya
Accreditee(s): Nilesh Bhattacharya
India
CRITIC'S CHOICE AWARD
Alice, my father!
Accreditee(s): Fernando Cunha Jr
Brazil
CRITIC'S CHOICE AWARD
Down and Out in Vampire Hills
Accreditee(s): Craig Railsback & Dr. Renah Wolzinger
United States
CRITIC'S CHOICE AWARD
The Insert Artist
Accreditee(s): Karen Klami
United States
Category: Best Film Score – Soundtrack
WINNER
LA SOMBRA DE LA LUNA/THE SHADOW OF THE MOON
Accreditee(s): ANDRÉS DA GRAVA
Argentina
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT AWARD
WHEN I SEE YOU AGAIN
Accreditee(s): JUAN FRANCISCO GALLETTI
Argentina
CRITIC'S CHOICE AWARD
Alice, my father!
Accreditee(s): Abimael Gomes ,
João Grahim, Lito Figueroa
Brazil
CRITIC'S CHOICE AWARD
Dreams of the Past
Accreditee(s): Sergey Oskolkov
Russia
CRITIC'S CHOICE AWARD
Occupants
Accreditee(s): Russ Emanuel
United States
CRITIC'S CHOICE AWARD
Onyx
Accreditee(s): Sá Gabriel & Flávio Danza
Brazil
CRITIC'S CHOICE AWARD
Routine
Accreditee(s): Russ Emanuel
United States
Category: Best Producer
WINNER
HUMAN CHESS / HUMANO AJEDREZ
Accreditee(s): ILEANA ANDREA GÓMEZ GAVINOSER
Argentina
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT AWARD
Alice, my father!
Accreditee(s): Fernando Cunha Jr
Brazil
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT AWARD
Dreams of the Past
Accreditee(s): Dimitri Frolov
Russia
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT AWARD
Routine
Accreditee(s): Russ Emanuel
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT AWARD
TIME
Accreditee(s): ILEANA ANDREA GÓMEZ GAVINOSER
Argentina
CRITIC'S CHOICE AWARD
Occupants
Accreditee(s): Russ Emanuel
United States
Category: Best Sound Designing
WINNER
The Archive
Accreditee(s): Sajjad Abdollahi
Iran
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT AWARD
Down and Out in Vampire Hills
Accreditee(s): Craig Railsback
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT AWARD
Happy Birthday Prince
Accreditee(s): Victor Amalraj Banerjee
India
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT AWARD
Love Forever
Accreditee(s): Vignesh Nadar
India
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT AWARD
Onyx
Accreditee(s): Marcelo Rossas
Brazil
CRITIC'S CHOICE AWARD
A Few Strands of Hair
Accreditee(s): Shahin Jabbarzadeh
Iran
Category: Best Supporting Actor
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT AWARD
Routine
Accreditee(s): Russ Emanuel
United States
Category: Best VFX Artist
WINNER
Routine
Accreditee(s): Russ Emanuel
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT AWARD
Occupants
Accreditee(s): Russ Emanuel
United States
Category: Comedy short
WINNER
Down and Out in Vampire Hills
Accreditee(s): Craig Railsback
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT AWARD
A Bohemian Soiree
Accreditee(s): Sandra Williams
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT AWARD
Down and Out in Vampire Hills
Accreditee(s): Craig Railsback
United States
CRITIC'S CHOICE AWARD
Holy Water
Accreditee(s):
Category: Crime short
WINNER
Mind Gamess
Accreditee(s): Harjot Singh
Australia
Category: Debut Filmmaker
WINNER
Exchange Offer
Accreditee(s): Saunak Mitra
India
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT AWARD
Sonata For A Calendar
Accreditee(s): Carmen Rosa Vargas
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT AWARD
Treasure in a Bottle
Accreditee(s): Craig Webb
CRITIC'S CHOICE AWARD
Eureka!
Accreditee(s): David Creighton
Canada
CRITIC'S CHOICE AWARD
The Archive
Accreditee(s): Sajjad Abdollahi
Iran
Category: Documentary Film
WINNER
Shelter in the snow
Accreditee(s): Mark Krol
Russia
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT AWARD
MARTIAN & ME
Accreditee(s): Mark Starks
United States
CRITIC'S CHOICE AWARD
Insomnia Theater
Accreditee(s): Paul Ganus
United States
Category: Educational Film
WINNER
Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance
Accreditee(s): Aki Aleong
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT AWARD
Finding Purpose: The Road to Redemption
Accreditee(s): William Victor Schotten
United States
Category: Experimental Film
WINNER
Image Dance
Accreditee(s): John Dawson
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT AWARD
Happy Birthday Prince
Accreditee(s): Victor Amalraj Banerjee
India
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT AWARD
LA SOMBRA DE LA LUNA/THE SHADOW OF THE MOON
Accreditee(s): ILEANA ANDREA GÓMEZ GAVINOSER
Argentina
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT AWARD
Mind Gamess
Accreditee(s):
Australia
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT AWARD
Soup Mix
Accreditee(s): John Dawson
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT AWARD
The TV-Reverend
Accreditee(s): ARAM VOVES
Austria
CRITIC'S CHOICE AWARD
A Bohemian Soiree
Accreditee(s): Sandra Williams
United States
CRITIC'S CHOICE AWARD
Gabe
Accreditee(s): Iann Crane
United States
CRITIC'S CHOICE AWARD
The Insert Artist
Accreditee(s): Karen Klami
United States
Category: Family/Children Film
WINNER
Scene from "The Rose Wagon"
Accreditee(s): Sandy Slaven
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT AWARD
A Few Strands of Hair
Accreditee(s): Shahin Jabbarzadeh
Iran
Category: Feature Script
WINNER
Stranded
Accreditee(s): Gini Graham Scott
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT AWARD
Sargeant Classified
Accreditee(s): James Jones
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT AWARD
The Silent Sentinel
Accreditee(s): Christan van Slyke
United States
Category: Film on Nature / Environment / Wildlife (Any length)
WINNER
A Trillion Times: Save our Earth
Accreditee(s): Sandra Tingalay
United States
Category: Film on Religion
WINNER
Holy Water
Accreditee(s): Afin Faizy
Peru
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT AWARD
Gabe
Accreditee(s): Iann Crane
United States
Category: Film on Women
WINNER
Chaukhat (The Threshold)
Accreditee(s): Mithun Gomes
India
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT AWARD
Alice, my father!
Accreditee(s): Carlos Arruza
Brazil
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT AWARD
Evil Madame An
Accreditee(s): Dawna Lee Heising
United States
CRITIC'S CHOICE AWARD
Dark Classics: Monologue by Lady Macbeth
Accreditee(s): Dr. Renah Wolzinger
United States
CRITIC'S CHOICE AWARD
HUMAN CHESS / HUMANO AJEDREZ
Accreditee(s): ILEANA ANDREA GÓMEZ GAVINOSER
Argentina
CRITIC'S CHOICE AWARD
Metropolis and Labannya
Accreditee(s): Sudakshina Rakshit
India
Category: Film/Video Poster
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT AWARD
Alice, my father!
Accreditee(s): Carlos Arruza
Brazil
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT AWARD
Glitch
Accreditee(s): Sandra Williams
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT AWARD
Happy Birthday Prince
Accreditee(s): Victor Amalraj Banerjee
India
CRITIC'S CHOICE AWARD
Down and Out in Vampire Hills
Accreditee(s): Craig Railsback
United States
CRITIC'S CHOICE AWARD
Onyx
Accreditee(s): Aguinaldo Flor
Brazil
Category: Films on Disability Issue
WINNER
Eureka!
Accreditee(s): David Creighton
Canada
CRITIC'S CHOICE AWARD
Finding Purpose: The Road to Redemption
Accreditee(s): William Victor Schotten
United States
Category: Free Speech
WINNER
The Archive
Accreditee(s): Sajjad Abdollahi
Iran
Category: Horror Film
WINNER
Occupants
Accreditee(s): Russ Emanuel
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT AWARD
Down and Out in Vampire Hills
Accreditee(s): Craig Railsback
United States
Category: Micro Short
WINNER
African Goddess
Accreditee(s): Bil Richardson
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT AWARD
LA SOMBRA DE LA LUNA/THE SHADOW OF THE MOON
Accreditee(s): ILEANA ANDREA GÓMEZ GAVINOSER
Argentina
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT AWARD
Routine
Accreditee(s): Russ Emanuel
United States
CRITIC'S CHOICE AWARD
A Bohemian Soiree
Accreditee(s): Sandra Williams
United States
CRITIC'S CHOICE AWARD
Gabe
Accreditee(s): Iann Crane
United States
CRITIC'S CHOICE AWARD
HUMAN CHESS / HUMANO AJEDREZ
Accreditee(s): ILEANA ANDREA GÓMEZ GAVINOSER
Argentina
CRITIC'S CHOICE AWARD
TIME
Accreditee(s): ILEANA ANDREA GÓMEZ GAVINOSER
Argentina
Category: Mobile Film
WINNER
The Insert Artist
Accreditee(s): Karen Klami
United States
Category: Music Video
WINNER
Janaina
Accreditee(s): Aguinaldo Flor
Brazil
CRITIC'S CHOICE AWARD
Wherever You Go
Accreditee(s): Bil Richardson
United States
Category: Narrative Feature
WINNER
A Trillion Times: Save our Earth
Accreditee(s): Sandra Tingalay
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT AWARD
Return to the End
Accreditee(s): Gustavo Letelier
Chile
CRITIC'S CHOICE AWARD
Occupants
Accreditee(s): Russ Emanuel
United States
Category: Preforming Arts
WINNER
Scene from "The Rose Wagon"
Accreditee(s): Sandy Slaven
United States
CRITIC'S CHOICE AWARD
Alice, my father!
Accreditee(s): Carlos Arruza
Brazil
CRITIC'S CHOICE AWARD
Evil Madame An
Accreditee(s): Dawna Lee Heising
United States
Category: Romantic short
WINNER
Wherever You Go
Accreditee(s): Bil Richardson
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT AWARD
Wherever You Go
Accreditee(s): Bil Richardson
United States
Category: Short Film
WINNER
Exchange Offer
Accreditee(s): Saunak Mitra
India
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT AWARD
Chaukhat (The Threshold)
Accreditee(s): Mithun Gomes
India
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT AWARD
Down and Out in Vampire Hills
Accreditee(s): Craig Railsback
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT AWARD
Happy Birthday Prince
Accreditee(s): Victor Amalraj Banerjee
India
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT AWARD
STOP MONKEYING AROUND!
Accreditee(s): Peter Sacco
Canada
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT AWARD
The Insert Artist
Accreditee(s): Karen Klami
United States
CRITIC'S CHOICE AWARD
Gabe
Accreditee(s): Iann Crane
United States
CRITIC'S CHOICE AWARD
Love Forever
Accreditee(s): Vignesh Nadar
India
Category: Silent Film
WINNER
The Crescendo
Accreditee(s): Bil Richardson
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT AWARD
Just A Gigolo
Accreditee(s): ARAM VOVES
Austria
Category: Student Film
WINNER
Holy Water
Accreditee(s): Afin Faizy
Peru
Category: Trailer/Teaser
WINNER
Faith, Hope, & Grace Trailer
Accreditee(s): Wayne D Burdette Jr
United States
Category: Travel Film
WINNER
Foreigner's Eye
Accreditee(s): ARAM VOVES
Austria
Category: Web and New Media (Any length)
WINNER
Dawna Lee Heising-Demo Reel 2022
Accreditee(s): Dawna Lee Heising, Richard Thrift
United States
Category: Women's Film
WINNER
WHEN I SEE YOU AGAIN
Accreditee(s): ILEANA ANDREA GÓMEZ GAVINOSER
Argentina
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT AWARD
A Bohemian Soiree
Accreditee(s): Sandra Williams
United States
CRITIC'S CHOICE AWARD
Glitch
Accreditee(s): Sandra Williams
United States