January 2019 - Winner

RedWood Film Festival team glad to announce the list of Winner of January 2019 Edition. 

BEST CATEGORIES AWARDS

BEST SHORT FILM OF THE MONTH

Film: Free

Directed by: Pedro Nogueira

Synopsis: *The producer holds all rights of the musics used on the short film*

This project is a short film about the despair a mother feels when she loses her only son, and her uncertainties about is she still a mother or not.

BEST ONE MINUTE SHORT FILM OF THE MONTH

Film: Bringing schools where there are none!

Directed by: Gianmarco D'Agostino

Synopsis: 60 seconds to help an Italian NGO to build schools in the South of Bangladesh, where poor children can't afford the state schools.

BEST LGBT FILM OF THE MONTH

Film: Life's a Drag...

Directed by: Robin Royce Queree

Synopsis: Two old drag queens making up for a final show and pondering on life.

BEST FEATURE FILM OF THE MONTH

Film: Wake Up

Directed by: Joe Nowland

Synopsis: When a psychiatric doctor researches a young girls' diary to find out why she murdered her entire family, he begins to fall into the same state of insomnia and confusion that led her to lose her mind.

BEST STUDENT FILM OF THE MONTH

Film: Your Loving, Virginia

Directed by: Casey Schoch

Synopsis: In this adaptation of the death of Virginia Woolf, on the last day of her life the characters from her books who were inspired by the people she held closest to her come alive.

BEST MUSIC VIDEO OF THE MONTH

Film: Your Eyes, Will I Ever

Directed by: Félicien Colmet Daâge

Synopsis: in a house lost in the middle of the desert a man sees his girlfriend gradually transform into a butterfly.

BEST WEB SERIES OF THE MONTH

Film: The Grimoire Chapters: Rem

Directed by: Michael Davis

Synopsis: Episode 5 - Here Comes The Boogeyman

Do you want to hear a bedtime story? A man who consumes the flesh of his kin shall be cursed to roam the land as a bloodthirsty beast. He will be plagued by an ancient evil that will invade his mind and force him to commit unspeakable acts. He is coming. Sleep tight.

(Season 3 Synopsis)

In 1968, a deadly sleep experiment took place at the Parker family residence. A crime that would go down in infamy and sets in motion a series of events, leading to a startling killing spree in 1988. Who or what is the connection?

BEST GENRE CATEGORIES AWARDS

BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM OF THE MONTH

Film: Walking on water

Directed by: Gianmarco D'Agostino

Synopsis: The flood of 1966 in Florence through the eyes, the camera and the creativity of Beppe Fantacci, who helped the famous artisans of Florence to survive the devastation of the city.

A forgotten story of desperation, creativity and recovery, the film features unreleased, amazing 16 mm color footage, and exclusive memories of the flood by families such as Bargellini, Ferragamo, Pucci, Tayar, and by gifted artisans who survived nowadays thanks to men like Beppe Fantacci.

BEST ANIMATION FILM OF THE MONTH

Film: God has already gone ahead

Directed by: PETER BÖVING

Synopsis: The Egyptian geese marches through the ages: From the bird´s perspective, a centuries-long settlement history is told. While the water level in the pond continues to fall, the inhabitants have the water up the neck. In the end, nothing stays as it was, only the goose suspects nothing bad.

BEST DRAMA FILM OF THE MONTH

Film: Living Idle

Directed by: Ramana

Synopsis: Living Idle is a symbolic short film that reflects actions have consequences.

This is the story of an artist - a creative sculptor of idols,

that puts life and colour into clusters of mud and clay.

Ironically, he fails to add colour to his own creation- his world, his family, his child.

The narrative revolves around how a creation of the sculptor-

an idol of Goddess Durga punishes him (by rendering him indisposed and idle),

when he crosses all limits of abuse and shows him a life of yearning.

The film concludes with a deep dawn of realisation - of how a single action-

takes away from him his ability to be a prolific sculptor-

that of clay and stone and that of his child's future.

BEST THRILLER FILM OF THE MONTH

Film: Longshore

Directed by: Kevin Briot

Synopsis: LONGSHORE is a short film about a long buried secret. An ancestor went to her grave with a priceless ring, and only one person knows exactly where it is. But that's not going to stop another party from getting the ring - by any means necessary.

BEST JURY AWARD OF THE MONTH

Film: Whispers of a Red Rose

Directed by: Aniez Atlas

Synopsis: On a lovely sunny day at the park, Milan is enjoying her book when suddenly an intruder asks her questions about a rose...

BEST INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

BEST DIRECTOR OF THE MONTH

Award goes to: Fabian Cardenas

Film: Midway Home

Directed by: Fabian Cardenas

Synopsis: A visual odyssey of post traumatic stress as seen through the eyes of a young Army veteran, struggling with reality and civilian life, haunted by friends and those that brought her harm.

BEST D.O.P OF THE MONTH

Award goes to: BARRINGTON JENNINGS II

Film: Iniquity

Directed by: David Chavez

Synopsis: Four strangers wake up in a room. With no recollection of how or why they rush to reveal why they believe they are there in a battle against time for redemption.

BEST SCREENWRITER OF THE MONTH

Award goes to: Irina Velichkova

Film: Dream for Happiness

Directed by: Irina Velichkova

Synopsis:

BEST EDITOR OF THE MONTH

Award goes to: Film: Mildred Directed by: Michael Ricci

Synopsis: Twelve Year Old Mildred must lead her family through the hardships of Depression-Era America. Can a girl so young meet the challenges that lay ahead?

BEST ACTOR OF THE MONTH (MALE)

Award goes to: Deyan Donkov "Miro"

Film: Dream for Happiness

Directed by: Irina Velichkova

Synopsis:

BEST ACTOR OF THE MONTH (FEMALE)

Award goes to: Heidy Torres "Clara"

Film: Midway Home

Directed by: Fabian Cardenas

Synopsis: A visual odyssey of post traumatic stress as seen through the eyes of a young Army veteran, struggling with reality and civilian life, haunted by friends and those that brought her harm.

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January 2019 - Official Selection

Redwood Film Festival January 2019 Official Selection Films

RedWood Film Festival announces the list of Official Selected films of January 2019.

• Redwood Film Festival is an Online Film Festival. 

• Our Jury screens the monthly selections Privately and from there we select the winners. Only the winning films will get a chance to participate in a second selection at the end of the year. If they pass the second selection, we'll screen them at our annual live online screening. Where one film from each category will be awarded. 

Short Film

• Longshore | Kevin Briot

• Whispers of a Red Rose | Aniez Atlas

• Free | Pedro Nogueira

• Mayathira | NIPIN H.S.

• Arriving | K.PRADA & J.PRADA (HERMANOS PRADA)

• Living Idle | Ramana

• Dream for Happiness | Irina Velichkova

• False Minds | Jan Bartels

• Iniquity | David Chavez

• Mildred | Michael Ricci

• THE RED ROSE | Ian Woodward

• Midway Home | Fabian Cardenas

Student Short Films

• Your Loving, Virginia | Casey Schoch

• Life of a Mosquito | Hannah Simicic

Documentary Film

• Walking on water | Gianmarco D'Agostino

• Mestre Bessa (EN) | Pedro Nogueira

Animation Film

• God has already gone ahead | PETER BÖVING

LGBT Film

• Life's a Drag... | Robin Royce Queree

• Maybe I'm Gay | Rebecca Bendheim & Mark Bucknam

Feature Films

• Dragonflies only live for 24 hours | Richard Anthony Dunford

• Wake Up | Joe Nowland

Web Series

• Case Management | LEVI A OTIS, Shadow Dragu-Mihai

• Atomic Kingdom | James Peniata, Lily Cheng

• The Grimoire Chapters: Rem | Michael Davis

Music Video

• Your Eyes, Will I Ever | Félicien Colmet Daâge

• Over. Above. Beyond. | Steve Cachero

• Boom goes Julian | Stevie Big Gee

1- Minute Short Films

• A Fool and His Money | Jeff Vande Zande

• Bringing schools where there are none! | Gianmarco D'Agostino

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DECEMBER 2018 - Winner

RedWood Film Festival team glad to announce the list of Winner of December Edition. 

BEST CATEGORIES AWARDS

BEST SHORT FILM OF THE MONTH

Film: CADUCEA

Directed by: Christophe Mavroudis

Synopsis: "Tom hides not only a deformed face behind his flamboyant Commedia dell'arte masks, but also a dark secret that won't be divulged until decades later. "

CADUCEA is an independant belgian short, an atmospheric and gothic tale, shot with a budget of less than 3200 euros and post-produced with 5000 euros and the help of the Clap ! and the WIP.

BEST ONE MINUTE SHORT FILM OF THE MONTH

Film: NASTY WATER!

Directed by: Frank Luchs

Synopsis: Two firefighters are trying to extinguish a burning house but face a modern problem.

BEST LGBT FILM OF THE MONTH

Film: Boy meets boy

Directed by: Jonathan MacPherson

Synopsis: Honest, true and raw. Vincent is searching for love in his isolated perfect life. He turns to online dating sites to meet the One! Steven catches his attention. Mystery and anxiousness builds a mood of desperation that transforms to chaos, curiosity and anticipation. A battle between perfection and passion; nervous romance leads to passion triumphing... or does it? Suspense builds as the battle takes place. Victory is in your perception.

BEST FEATURE FILM OF THE MONTH

Best Feature Film Will be announced on 25th January.

BEST STUDENT FILM OF THE MONTH

Film: The Wish & The Wisp

Directed by: Vashmere Valentine

Synopsis: Two bickering siblings learn the true value of friendship and the magic of believing, when they find a real wish and encounter the menacing creature who wants it back!​

BEST MUSIC VIDEO OF THE MONTH

"Not Enough Entries"

BEST WEB SERIES OF THE MONTH

Film: It's You

Directed by: Jeffrey Jon Smith

Synopsis: “A forlorn spiritual healer trailing a history of failed relationships, uses a mysterious tea concentrate that enables her to travel into her past. Once there, she tries to reverse a bad decision made by her younger self but inadvertently triggers a series of disruptions in both her past and her present.

BEST GENRE CATEGORIES AWARDS

BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM OF THE MONTH

Film: CAFE IRANI CHAII

Directed by: Dr. Mansoor Showghi Yezdi

Synopsis: This award winning documentary is about the Irani Chaiwala of Hindustan (Tea Vendors of Iran in India) who migrated from Iran and made India especially Mumbai their base.

Bun maska (Bread & Butter) and Irani chai (Irani Tea) – the combination makes most of us Mumbaikars (Mumbai, India inhabitants) nostalgic. Whether over a college project or serious political discussion at an Irani cafe, all have dunked butter slathered buns in sweet chai and eaten pocket-friendly meals. The city, once replete with hundreds of Irani cafes, now has only a handful remaining. Cafe Irani Chaii that has opened a new home in Mahim and is pumping life back into the Irani cafe culture, Cafe Irani Chaii manages to transport you to a different era. If not for the people using mobile phones, it’s quite easy to believe you’ve used a time-machine. The documentary by filmmaker Dr Mansoor Showghi Yezdi showcases how the Iranis have kept the Irani cafe culture alive to maintain the friendly ties between Iran and India. The double ‘I’s in the title of Cafe Irani Chaii stand for India and Iran and the brotherhood and love shared with ‘India Iran as Bhai Bhai’ or brothers.

BEST ANIMATION FILM OF THE MONTH

Film: FILMESQUE

Directed by: Vincenzo De Sio, Walton Zed (Davide Capasso)

Synopsis: In a near steampunk future the great film director Federico Fellini is in trouble with his camera. Totò 'The Clown' will help him and both will make a 'filmesque' trip. An art cartoon, a tribute to the cinema.

BEST DRAMA FILM OF THE MONTH

Film: KITAAB

Directed by: Kamlesh K Mishra

Synopsis: With the increasing influence of electronic gadgets, we are moving away from books. In other words, we can say that the books are getting away from us. Earlier, libraries were the largest centres of knowledge, science, fiction, literature etc. From morning to late evening, the libraries were filled with readers. The librarian used to serve its library and readers like an ardent satisfied seeker of knowledge.

But the increasing impact of electronic gadget made libraries dejected. The libraries continued to be depressed. Librarians are alone among the books and readers. We are trying to understand this situation through our film Kitaab, how painful it is for a librarian who laid his life for books and readers.

Legendary actor Late Tom Alter has played the role of an old librarian in this film and left no stone unturned to get the last reader coming to library. Just imagine/but think, what will happen to him when his last reader gets entangled with electronic gadgets and deserts library/stop coming to library. Kitaab leaves many questions before us and also raises some hopes.

BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM OF THE MONTH

"Not Enough Entries"

BEST HORROR/THRILLER FILM OF THE MONTH

Film: CADUCEA

Directed by: Christophe Mavroudis

Synopsis: "Tom hides not only a deformed face behind his flamboyant Commedia dell'arte masks, but also a dark secret that won't be divulged until decades later. "

CADUCEA is an independant belgian short, an atmospheric and gothic tale, shot with a budget of less than 3200 euros and post-produced with 5000 euros and the help of the Clap ! and the WIP.

BEST ROMANTIC FILM OF THE MONTH

"Not Enough Entries"

BEST JURY AWARD OF THE MONTH

Film: A Soldier's Judgment

Directed by: David Black

Synopsis: A Soldier's Judgment is a short film tackling the question every soldier throughout time has asked themselves:

"Do my actions today affect what will happen to me in the future? Even if those actions are demanded by king, country, or even God?"

A Solder's Judgment is about the choices solders make and how memories, and even PTSD can guide their futures. A work of fiction, A Soldier's Judgment views like the Twilight Zone but has elements every veteran can identify with.

BEST INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

BEST DIRECTOR OF THE MONTH

Award goes to: Rafael de Andrade

Film: Banalities

Directed by: Rafael de Andrade

Synopsis: Betrayed and arrears, Jorge deducts all your anger at the bricklayer working at his home. However, at times, banal decisions have unexpected consequences.

BEST D.O.P OF THE MONTH

Award goes to: Guillaume Simonin

Film: CADUCEA

Directed by: Christophe Mavroudis

Synopsis: "Tom hides not only a deformed face behind his flamboyant Commedia dell'arte masks, but also a dark secret that won't be divulged until decades later. "

CADUCEA is an independant belgian short, an atmospheric and gothic tale, shot with a budget of less than 3200 euros and post-produced with 5000 euros and the help of the Clap ! and the WIP.

BEST SCREENWRITER OF THE MONTH

Award goes to: Michael Yurinko

Film: IMPURATUS

Directed by: Michael Yurinko

Synopsis: With an ice storm on his heels, Detective Clayton Douglas of the Allentown Police Dept. travels across the snow-covered road to what seems like the middle of nowhere. Out in this vast emptiness sits the massive state hospital. A modern marvel of its day. Clayton directs his car towards it. Inside, the hospital continues to impress. Clayton meets the receptionist and explains he was on a call with Dr. Heysinger when the line went dead. Being the inquisitive detective that he is, Clayton stops by to check things out. He's quickly met by Dr. Heysinger, who begins to tell him of the mysterious man in the basement who oddly enough asked for the detective by name. Daniel Glassman, a Civil War Vet not only asked for Clayton by name, he also wants to confess to something horrible. This situation is just too strange for Clayton to turn away and agrees to meet Daniel. In the basement, locked in a room is Daniel - a bloated, half-dead old man covered in scars. Eyes sunk but piercing. Already in the room is Sister Rose, who seems to be entranced by the sheer sight of Daniel, is present for medical aid and spiritual guidance. Daniel has a difficult time speaking so he wrote his confession down. As Dr. Heysinger reads the confession, we are transported back to 1863 and we see first hand what unbelievable events took place. Not only will it shock everyone involved but it will have them questioning their very fabric of faith and fighting for their lives.

BEST EDITOR OF THE MONTH

Award goes to: Rachel McIntire Film: Homewrecker Directed by: Robert Hensley

Synopsis: Stan is a successful businessman with a great house, a fast car, and beautiful wife - and he's having an affair. When his wife finds out about his cheating, no one is safe. She gives new meaning to "til death do us part."

BEST ACTOR OF THE MONTH (MALE)

Award goes to: Joshua Carlin

Film: A Soldier's Judgment

Directed by: David Black

Synopsis: A Soldier's Judgment is a short film tackling the question every soldier throughout time has asked themselves:

"Do my actions today affect what will happen to me in the future? Even if those actions are demanded by king, country, or even God?"

A Solder's Judgment is about the choices solders make and how memories, and even PTSD can guide their futures. A work of fiction, A Soldier's Judgment views like the Twilight Zone but has elements every veteran can identify with.

BEST ACTOR OF THE MONTH (FEMALE)

Award goes to: Gracie Be Film: Homewrecker

Directed by: Robert Hensley

Synopsis: Stan is a successful businessman with a great house, a fast car, and beautiful wife - and he's having an affair. When his wife finds out about his cheating, no one is safe. She gives new meaning to "til death do us part."

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