December 2018 - Official Selection

Redwood Film Festival December 2018 Official Selection Films

RedWood Film Festival announces the list of Official Selected films of December 2018.

• 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

• I LOVE YOU TRULY | Ian Woodward

• IMPURATUS | Michael Yurinko

• A Soldier's Judgment | David Black

• Homewrecker | Robert Hensley

• God's Broken Things | Joe Facer, Mark Wisdom

• Never leave me | Scott Christianson

• The Players End | Scott Christianson

• CADUCEA | Christophe Mavroudis

• She Is Mine | Sena Tunali

• Anna | Sena Tunali, Jhosimar Vasquez

• Banalities | Rafael de Andrade

• KITAAB | Kamlesh K Mishra

• Whispers | Catherine Åsberg-Fleury

• Giselle's Heart | Mark Todd Bruner

• Illusion | Mohammad Farahani

• Jawaab La-Jawaab | Parviz Batada

Student Short Films

• Left Behind | Jordan-Paige Sudduth

• The Wish & The Wisp | Vashmere Valentine

• Midway Home | Fabian Cardenas

• The Evolution of Asheville | Christopher W. Childers

Documentary Film

• Seattle Death Trains | Gene Bernofsky

• Chiseled | Ram Alladi

• Benson's Hope | Andre Campbell

• CAFE IRANI CHAII | Dr. Mansoor Showghi Yezdi

Animation Film

• NO SIGNAL | FRANC KOPIC

• FILMESQUE | Vincenzo De Sio, Walton Zed (Davide Capasso)

• Cupid is not a terrorist | Bellopropello

• Another day in paradise | Bellopropello

LGBT Film

• Boy meets boy | Jonathan MacPherson

Feature Films

• Anima Sola | Roberto Jabor

• KHAI O MHEETHEBA ( A KIND HEARTED MAN) | Ganesh Gurung

• Reliving Marilyn | Morgan Blackbyrne, Shannon Lawson

Web Series

• It's You | Jeffrey Jon Smith

Music Video

• "Not Enough Entries"

1- Minute Short Films

• Stood Up | Jeff Vande Zande

• NASTY WATER! | Frank Luchs

• Longing | Begütay Temurhan

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NOVEMBER 2018- Winner

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

BEST CATEGORIES AWARDS

BEST SHORT FILM OF THE MONTH

Film: By Blood

Directed by: Guillaume Enard, Jonathan Delerue

Synopsis: Once a ruthless war lord who won his land by his sword, Mort-Lieu is now a sick old man. A mysterious knight appears ; Mort-Lieu believes the stranger is Death himself coming to get him. Facing his own end, Mort-Lieu has to confront his legacy.

BEST ONE MINUTE SHORT FILM OF THE MONTH

Film: 2FACES

Directed by: Amingo THORA

Synopsis: A couple preparing a love journey ...

BEST LGBT FILM OF THE MONTH

Film: Matt Stern - One More Night

Directed by: Matt Stern, Brandon Challen & Allan Nichols

Synopsis: Matt Stern sings of fleeting passion, longing, and desire in One More Night. The lyrics to this song tell the story of a past love and are embodied by two dancers, one of whom depicts Matt as a younger man. While the melodies are cheerful, the meaning of the song is also melancholic in nature and the dancers help bring the story within the lyrics to life through their movement and playful chemistry.

BEST FEATURE FILM OF THE MONTH

Film: The Radicalization of Jeff Boyd

Directed by: Uwe Schwarzwalder

Synopsis: A businessman and a young woman find each other and discuss a dangerous plan which soon becomes reality.

BEST STUDENT FILM OF THE MONTH

Film: The Day He Died

Directed by: Abhijeet Sarthi

Synopsis: "This is a journey of Vikas, a 12 years old handicapped boy who is stuck between the extreme belief system of his atheist pregnant mother and over religious drunkard father."

BEST MUSIC VIDEO OF THE MONTH

Film: FAAGUN (THE DENSITY OF COLOURS)

Directed by: Partha Ganguly

Synopsis: The sun raises from the east,at a village river side . Someon blow a conch suddenly to create a sound to stat. Few girls threw hand throw the colour to the sky . Avishek start with his

hypnotic sounds of handsonic (electronic drum) and other members of the VEDATRONICS starts to tune up themselves. The villagers are happily starting their own festival of Fagh.

BEST WEB SERIES OF THE MONTH

Film: Hyper

Directed by: Alexandre Bilardo, Andreia Ribeiro

Synopsis: “Hyper" is a fantasy web-series of 5 episodes narrating the struggle of a woman against her Nemesis. It shows the toxic relationship with a narcissistic pervert in an original way.

This web-series gives the floor to creators who for some is their first experience and for people who have been faced with this issue.

BEST GENRE CATEGORIES AWARDS

BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM OF THE MONTH

Film: The White Arrow

Directed by: Jim Kroft

Synopsis: A misunderstood country.

A rock n roller dumped by his label.

The White Arrow is a story of a musician seeking his own redemption by reaching out to the most ostracised country on earth.

Facing 15000 km traveling alone across the Russia, this is a tale of how a man and his guitar cross one of histories greatest thresholds; the Russian winter.

During it a country and an individual face a reckoning with one another. And through it each will reveal something of its own heart.

The White Arrow is a tale of rock n roll, Russia, redemption and the greatest journey on earth

BEST ANIMATION FILM OF THE MONTH

Film: Dystopia

Directed by: Bellopropello

Synopsis: Soap bubbles infiltrate a robotic armaments factory.

Subversiveness versus logical reasoning.

Who will get the upper hand?

BEST DRAMA FILM OF THE MONTH

Film: FIFTEEN

Directed by: Louisa Baldwin

Synopsis: A reflective film about a gay teenage girl experiencing falling in and out of love for the first time.

BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM OF THE MONTH

"NOT ENOUGH ENTRIES"

BEST HORROR/THRILLER FILM OF THE MONTH

Film: The Shroud

Directed by: Marie Vandelannoote

Synopsis: In the early 20’s, in Brittany, nothing separates the fantasy world from the real world. By trying to make fun of old legends, the young Katic will learn to her regret that one should never mock the dead.

BEST ROMANTIC FILM OF THE MONTH

Film: Matt Stern - One More Night

Directed by: Matt Stern, Brandon Challen & Allan Nichols

Synopsis: Matt Stern sings of fleeting passion, longing, and desire in One More Night. The lyrics to this song tell the story of a past love and are embodied by two dancers, one of whom depicts Matt as a younger man. While the melodies are cheerful, the meaning of the song is also melancholic in nature and the dancers help bring the story within the lyrics to life through their movement and playful chemistry.

BEST JURY AWARD OF THE MONTH

Film: Fork In The Road

Directed by: Lea Pfandler

Synopsis: Facing her girlfriend’s ongoing rejection and denial, Lorena makes a mistake and finds herself at a crossroads having to make a decision that will change her life.

BEST INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

BEST DIRECTOR OF THE MONTH

Award goes to: Mr. Bouhaïk

Film: Max

Directed by: Mr. Bouhaïk

Synopsis: Strange phenomena have occurred following the fire of the Institute of Biomedical Research of the Armies, Max tells us his version of the facts.

BEST D.O.P OF THE MONTH

Award goes to:

Film: By Blood

Directed by: Guillaume Enard, Jonathan Delerue

Synopsis: Once a ruthless war lord who won his land by his sword, Mort-Lieu is now a sick old man. A mysterious knight appears ; Mort-Lieu believes the stranger is Death himself coming to get him. Facing his own end, Mort-Lieu has to confront his legacy.

BEST SCREENWRITER OF THE MONTH

Award goes to: Adi Wojaczek

Film: It gets better

Directed by: Adi Wojaczek

Synopsis: When single mother Anne finds out her son Ben is a victim of cyberbullying, she fights for her sons rights amidst a tragic event.

BEST EDITOR OF THE MONTH

Award goes to: Film: Choice Directed by: Kaye Tuckerman

Synopsis: A cautionary tale in which a woman learns the hard way that her choices are not always her own.

BEST ACTOR OF THE MONTH (MALE)

Award goes to: Mathilde Ducret

Film: Max

Directed by: Mr. Bouhaïk

Synopsis: Strange phenomena have occurred following the fire of the Institute of Biomedical Research of the Armies, Max tells us his version of the facts.

BEST ACTOR OF THE MONTH (FEMALE)

Award goes to: Rikke Westi Film: The Casting of an innocent woman Directed by: Jacob Thomas Pilgaard

Synopsis: The young actress Sara is at an audition for her first potential lead role in a feature film. However the casting quickly goes sideways and Sara needs to face a dark chapter in her past.

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November 2018 - Official Selection

Redwood Film Festival November 2018 Official Selection Films

RedWood Film Festival announces the list of Official Selected films of November 2018.

• 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

• Bitch, Popcorn & Blood | Fabio Soares

• BEYOND DARKNESS | MISHAAL ALMANAA

• The Casting of an innocent woman | Jacob Thomas Pilgaard

• Max | Mr. Bouhaïk

• Power of Prayer | Andrew Damon Henriques

• Choice | Kaye Tuckerman

• Teatro a Palazzo | Roberto Caldi

• The Shroud | Marie Vandelannoote

• Jack | Daniele Nicolosi

• It gets better | Adi Wojaczek

• ONCE UPON A TIME ON ALL HALLOWS' EVE | JAROSLAW GOGOLIN

• Farewell to the Ark | Yi-Feng Chang

• Enkuenko | Aniez Atlas

• By Blood | Guillaume Enard, Jonathan Delerue

• Mulk | David Esposito

Student Short Films

• One Way Ticket | Mark James Birch

• The Day He Died | Abhijeet Sarthi

• FIFTEEN | Louisa Baldwin

• One Shot | Jordan-Paige Sudduth

Documentary Film

• The White Arrow | Jim Kroft

• FROM BOHEMIA'S WOODS AND FIELDS | Ian Woodward

• 1996 Olympics in Athens, GA | Ricky Kim

• The Comet. The crib from the village of Bariola | Andrea mazzacavallo

• Money is as innocent as the gun | Chris Colling

• ART | Dan Balchen

• Our Two Dads | Steve Gordon

Animation Film

• Dystopia | Bellopropello

LGBT Film

• Fork In The Road | Lea Pfandler

• Matt Stern - One More Night | Matt Stern, Brandon Challen & Allan Nichols

Feature Films

• Unexpected Confrontation | Luis Lobato Macedo

• The Radicalization of Jeff Boyd | Uwe Schwarzwalder

• Top Models are Deadly | Larry Moore

• PAARANE | Shreelesh S Nair

Web Series

• NEW WORLD | Amingo THORA

• Hyper | Alexandre Bilardo, Andreia Ribeiro

Music Video

• Red Omen - Ed Roman | Ed Roman, Nelson Diaz and There Be Dragons Creative Media

• FAAGUN (THE DENSITY OF COLOURS) | Partha Ganguly

• Matt Stern - One More Night | Matt Stern, Brandon Challen & Allan Nichols

• Who I Am | Dawn Young

• Slide | Gloria O'Brien

• Angels & Apes | Tedd Hazard

1- Minute Short Films

• 2FACES | Amingo THORA

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