RedWood Film Festival team glad to announce the list of Winner of August 2019 Edition.
BEST CATEGORIES AWARDS
BEST SHORT FILM OF THE MONTH
Film: Caregiver Wanted
Directed by: Christopher Nunez
Synopsis: Mr Larson, an old man recovering from a stroke, is conducting interviews for a caregiver position that he desperately needs filled. Despite it being a pressing matter, he seemingly proceeds to personally insult all candidates and heartlessly bash their CVs. At this point, it might be plausible to assume that he’s looking for something else other than hands-on experience.
BEST ONE MINUTE SHORT FILM OF THE MONTH
Film: Harvest fest
Directed by: Olof Berghe
Synopsis: "Bertil is a man whose relationships are important to him.
Some he nurtures specially."
Bertil sits in his kitchen when the phone starts ringing. The man on the phone is a neighbour who asks Bertil to come over and watch TV. But Bertil has bigger plans.
BEST LGBT FILM OF THE MONTH
Film: In My Blood
Directed by: Miranda Z Allen
Synopsis: A college freshman faces difficulties adjusting to her new environment on a competitive Quidditch team.
BEST STUDENT FILM OF THE MONTH
Film: Ceasefire
Directed by: Colton Mitchell
Synopsis: During the final year of WWII a new solider eager to prove his worth, has an experience with a German POW that changes his outlook on the War, the German People, and his own life.
BEST MUSIC VIDEO OF THE MONTH
Film: Wonderful Mother Mary
Directed by: Alexander James
Synopsis: After the loving and supportive response Katie Garibaldi earned herself for her latest album, Home Sweet Christmas, she dedicated her creative energy to the making of her new music video for the track “Wonderful Mother Mary.”
John Apice of No Depression Magazine called the track/video:
“This is one of the most be beautiful new Christmas songs I've ever heard…Ms. Garibaldi here is at level one and exceptional. There is a special place in the music industry for songs like this and Katie Garibaldi – this is Grammy Award-winning stuff.”
BEST WEB SERIES OF THE MONTH
Film: UNTIL DAWN - Yin Chapitre
Directed by: Mr. Bouhaïk
Synopsis: On his way out of prison, Ace, a young major in mourning for his mother, works for Jack a dirty cop to protect Zenita, a young Romanian girl forced to prostitute herself. But Ace expects to find answers to these questions
BEST GENRE CATEGORIES AWARDS
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM OF THE MONTH
Film: GOT CANCER !
Directed by: Kankana Chakraborty
Synopsis: Films have the power to change the world!
HOPEB~Lit presents , A Voices UNheard Experimental short Film shedding light on the important subject of Cancer and Children . No One should have to fight cancer alone. When cancer strikes the very word instills the feeling of fear. A child depending on the age has different levels of fear based reactions.
In our experience with kids that had cancer we observed the positive and hopeful attitude they brought to the way they dealt with the disease. With this experimental docu-fiction short we present the deep learning that these children have taught us on how to deal with not just cancer but life itself.
True facts in the short film show how nutrition, love and care can reduce the mortality rate and awareness of how we can help kids & adults globally fight this disease with the right attitude and the right nutrition in addition to the medication.
Lets take this journey through the eyes of a mother , a regular volunteer who breaks away from a hectic life style to empathize, and our heroes the children who are enduring this disease everyday.
BEST ANIMATION FILM OF THE MONTH
Film: Shadowland
Directed by: bellopropello
Synopsis: The diverse communication options offered by a cell phone influence our social and consumer behavior.
BEST DRAMA FILM OF THE MONTH
Film: Caregiver Wanted
Directed by: Christopher Nunez
Synopsis: Mr Larson, an old man recovering from a stroke, is conducting interviews for a caregiver position that he desperately needs filled. Despite it being a pressing matter, he seemingly proceeds to personally insult all candidates and heartlessly bash their CVs. At this point, it might be plausible to assume that he’s looking for something else other than hands-on experience.
BEST EXPERIMENT FILM OF THE MONTH
"Not Enough Entries"
BEST THRILLER FILM OF THE MONTH
Film: Fortune
Directed by: Anthony Newen
Synopsis: Through a series of mysterious phone calls, a 20 year old realizes what he could never expect to happen so soon.
BEST JURY CHOICE AWARD OF THE MONTH
Film: The astronaut's journal
Directed by: Marina Belikova
Synopsis: “Man has gone out to explore other worlds and other civilizations without having explored his own labyrinth of dark passages and secret chambers, and without finding what lies behind doorways that he himself has sealed.”
BEST INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
BEST DIRECTOR OF THE MONTH
Award goes to: Aniez Atlas, Dermot Arrigan
Film: Nasty Girls
Directed by: Aniez Atlas, Dermot Arrigan
Synopsis: Two spoilt brats, caught cheating in an exam, are sent to the guidance counsellor's office in order to find a solution to the problem. However, things escalate from bad to worse.
BEST D.O.P OF THE MONTH
Award goes to: Asit Biswas
Film: Window
Directed by: Sumit Mishra
Synopsis: Khidaki is Story of a poor girl Amba & her dreams where window is imaginary object between her dream and reality. Amba hails from a poor to do family and is a ‘not so’ good looking girl from a popular world view of beauty, but rejections in life havent killed her inner spirit, and the creative beauty that loes within.
This ‘khidki’ within Amba gives her a peek into a world where everything is perfect and beautiful! Will amba find a partner who shares her idea of true inner beauty?
BEST SCREENWRITER OF THE MONTH
Award goes to: Jan Fabris
Film: Blue Bunny
Directed by: Jan Fabris
Synopsis: A woman, struggling with depression, anxiety and sense of guilt, finds a new life.
BEST EDITOR OF THE MONTH
Award goes to: Lisa Genovese Film: Bubble
Directed by: Lisa Genovese
Synopsis: The everyday mishaps of two women lost in their own "Bubble"
BEST ACTOR (MALE) OF THE MONTH
Award goes to: G. Robert Daily
Film: Caregiver Wanted
Directed by: Christopher Nunez
Synopsis: Mr Larson, an old man recovering from a stroke, is conducting interviews for a caregiver position that he desperately needs filled. Despite it being a pressing matter, he seemingly proceeds to personally insult all candidates and heartlessly bash their CVs. At this point, it might be plausible to assume that he’s looking for something else other than hands-on experience.
BEST ACTRESS (FEMALE) OF THE MONTH
Award goes to: Sara Horžen
Film: Blue Bunny
Directed by: Jan Fabris
Synopsis: A woman, struggling with depression, anxiety and sense of guilt, finds a new life.