California Indies Film and Script Awards is an emerging international festival which seeks to promote and recognize indie film and script projects. The online festival aims to provide a virtual cultural alternative to the commercial film experience, support independent filmmakers, and promote the art of indie cinema and its related disciplines. The festival has a bi-monthly and annual structure. The festival is dedicated to international and American films of all genres, aiming to find new voices and perspectives to celebrate the power of cinema, independent filmmaking and arts. It is our pleasure to announce the winners of the festival.
Best Narrative Feature
DARKING WAY
Dir: Zsolt Pozsgai
Best Narrative Short
Best Director
The First Dance
Dirs: Jeremy Grant, Lisel Forst
Best Comedy
Dr. Mania
Dir: Joshua Crenshaw
Best Documentary Feature
Bringing Assad To Justice
Dir: RONAN TYNAN
Best Actor
Cooper McGinnis
For: The First Dance
Best Actress
Shanti Harris
For: The First Dance
Best Documentary Short
END OF FEAR
Dir: PABLO FLEHNER
Best Cinematographer
The First Dance
DOP: Alex Fostvedt
Best Composer
DARKING WAY
Music: Pastor Samuel
Best Animation
Never land
Dir: Jee Suk Kim
Best Horror
Sticks and Stones
Dir: Kristen Anne Hansen
Best Thriller
The Shack-An Atmos-Fearic Thriller-New Grade
Dir: Dark Hoffman
Best Independent Film
To Be MELO
Dir: June Mock
Best Student Film
Everything I Never Said
Dir: Nahyr Galaz Ruiz
Best First Time Filmmaker
Fishing Avocados
Dirs: Maxine Rödiger, Julia Müller
Best Music Video
RISE NOW
Dir: Yantra de Vilder
Best Female Filmmaker
The Stray Story: A dogumentary
Dir: Christina Georgiou
Best Script (Unproduced)
Perry
Writer: RJ Watson