The IndieFEST Film Awards are unique in the industry. Attracting both powerhouse industry veterans as well as talented new filmmakers it is an exceptional, truly international awards competition, not a traditional film festival – which allows filmmakers from around the world to enter their films in this prestigious competition. The IndieFEST is about helping industry professionals who create fresh, standout entertainment achieve the publicity and credibility they deserve. Serving filmmakers is the IndieFEST’s primary goal.
Indie Fest started in 2008 and takes place in La Jolla, San Diego, California, United States
Cannes Film Festival has decided to postpone this year’s festival scheduled to take place May 12 to 23. The festival announced that it is considering options to preserve its running, the main one being a simple postponement, in Cannes, until the end of June-beginning of July, 2020.
The Japanese feature film ‘Fighting Okan’ and the Italian music video titled ‘Vucciría’ were the latest Best in Show winners at Indie Fest. Fighting Okan follows a 38-year old woman’s dream of becoming a professional boxer and the impact on her family; and Vucciría, music video, in which a young woman passes a mirror and her reflection is much more colorful than her real life.
Best of Show
Naoki Maeda (Japan), Fighting Okan, feature film, follows a 38-year old woman’s dream of becoming a professional boxer and the impact on her family. This film has a fun and uplifting storyline with strong character development created by a talented actress and director. Link
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Nota Preziosa (Italy), Vucciría, music video, in which a young woman passes a mirror and her reflection is much more colorful than her real life. Drawn closer, she passes into a new world filled with strange and wonderful characters. A superbly crafted little film with dazzling special effects, unique costuming and souring music.
Award of Excellence
553AM, Memory Lane, feature film
7Ponies Productions, Inc., LA Love Story Part 1, supporting actor (Glen the Agent)
American Heart Association, Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED, educational/instructional
Dan Lieberstein, Lights! Action! Music!, documentary feature
GivenTendency, LLC (Germany), Bright in the Dark, feature film
Perception, 2 Kings, short film and leading actor (Sam Nima: Jon Alex)
Prashant Nair (France), Delhi in a Day, feature film
Robot Films & Three 21 Films, Starla, leading actress (Nancy Mitchell as Katie Wilson)
Saberman…too, My Life as Abraham Lincoln, feature film
Swinburne University (Australia), The Grace of Others, art direction
T-Films Limited (China), Beach Spike, feature film
Zumapaz Productions, I, Omega, short film
Award of Merit
Almost Holden Productions, Resolution of Two, short film
Andy Tubbesing, Another Day In (Retired) Paradise, music video
Anthony Brenneman, Frienemies, short film
Backyard Green Films, Hillsville 1912: A Shooting in the Court, short documentary
BadNinja9, Just Another Noir, feature film
bio/pic films, a wet dream, music video
Clever Lever Pictures, Pinching Penny, leading actor (Alex)
Daniel Killman, Last Ride on the Midwest Pacific, feature film
Dena Greenbaum, The Agents, short documentary
Different Drummer Films (Canada), Donkey Love, feature documentary
Digital Light Beam Productions (Canada), Affairs Across America – The Ashley Madison Story, movie trailer
Elemental Productions, Afflictions: Culture & Mental Illness in Indonesia Series: Volume 2, documentary feature
Framework Production, Trapped in Perfection, feature film
James Ruffatto, Tinsel, experimental
Jon Ryan Sugimoto, Her, film short
Les Seraphins (France), Suivez La Flèche (Follow The Arrow), short film and direction
Light on a Hill Media & Diverse City Films (Australia), Worlds Apart: Together in Adversity, short documentary
Liquid Vision Pictures, Snooze, Charlie, short film
Michael Mazzeo, The Bakery, leading actor
Lisa Shreve, Lights! Action! Music!, editing
Moonshine Movies (Australia), LIFE Before Death, documentary feature
Morgan Paar Productions, Five Boroughs, music video
New Concept Films, Awakening Atlantis, short film
One Way Or Another Productions, Uptown, leading actress (Isabel: Meissa Hampton)
Parousian Pictures, Beneath The Veneer of a Murder, experimental
Perception, 2 Kings, post-production: overall, special effects: animation, and viewer impact: entertainment value
Preston Randolph, Bridging the Gap: The Beverly Morgan Story, short documentary
Productions Forever (France), Une Larme de Plus (A Tear More), short film
Raymond Yeung, Derek & Lucas, short film
Regent University, The Fire that Sweeps the Pine, short film
Richard Weiss Productions, The Book, feature film
Rick Almada, Papa Zeus, feature film
Sandra Weston, Phone Monkeys, supporting actress (Sandra Watson)
Scooping Owl Productions, Inc. (Canada), I Choose Chaos, feature film
Spheroid Productions, Love Carries, original song (Your Love Will Carry You Through)
Spinning Owls Productions, Through the Door , short film
Steven Pristin, Le Voidwell, tube length video
Susanne Barr, Christel Clear, short documentary
Swinburne University (Australia), The Grace of Others, short film, cinematography, and costume design
Sylvideo Productions, LLC, I Want A Man, short film
Tarantula Entertainment, The Pact, feature film
T-Films Limited (China), Beach Spike, supporting actress (Rachel)
Trevor Hollen, The Gate, short film
Winston Tao, Wash Me, short film
Zac Geoffray, Obsolete, short film