Indie Fest

  • Cannes Film Festival Postponed and Considering Options

    2019 Cannes Film Festival Poster with Agnès Varda

    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.

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  • Fighting Okan and Vucciría are Best In Show at Indie Fest

    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

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