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IndieWise Film Festival

201820172016

Jury Prize

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Best Actress

  • Terri J. Freedman
    Winner
    • Terri J. Freedman
    • Jes and Lora

Best Director

  • Michael Russnow
    Winner
    • Michael Russnow(director)
    • Speedwriting
  • On Location
    Winner
    • Benjamin Noah
    • Sundays
  • Roshni Rush Bhatia
    Winner
    • Roshni Rush Bhatia
    • The Evil Girlfriend
  • Luís Hindman in Magid / Zafar (2025)
    • Luís Hindman
    • Haze
  • Mathew Fisher
    • Mathew Fisher
    • DJ Stan Da Man
    BoomBastic Films

Best Editing

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    Winner

    Speedwriting

    8.5 (35)
    Michael Beardsley(editor)

  • Haze

    8.4 (13)
    Luís Hindman

Best Editor

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    Winner

    The Evil Girlfriend

    Roshni Rush Bhatia

Best Music Video

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    Winner

    Skerðing: Sunnvestan Stormur

    9.4 (10)
    Knútur Haukstein Ólafsson(director)
    Heimir Snær Sveinsson(producer)
    Arnór Elís Kristjánsson(producer)
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    Four Dead Crows: Destitute Blues

    7.1 (33)
    Joshy Lee(writer/director)
    Emilio Salerno(actor)
    Cyran Vergara(actor)
    Richard Bertenshaw(director of photography)
    Richard Walsh(actor)
    Amarok Studios
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    RIVVRS: Conquer

    8.4 (7)
    Bradley Bjornstad
    Thru the Reel Films
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    Priestess of the Gate

    8.3 (6)
    Alicia Hayes(Director/Producer)
    Vero 8 Pictures

Best Script

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Speedwriting

    8.5 (35)
    Michael Russnow(screenplay by)
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    Jukebox Zero

    Soufiane El Khalidy

Best Short Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Speedwriting

    8.5 (35)
    Michael Russnow(producer)
    Michael Beardsley(producer)
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    Winner

    Bags and Buses

    Thomas Petborisooth(Writer/Director/Producer)
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    Parasites

    7.3 (36)
    Joshy Lee(director)
    Kyle Stoutz(writer/director)
    Martin W. Payne(actor)
    Lara Hall(actress)
    Hill Burton(executive producer)
    Emilio Salerno(voice actor)
    Jacob Moore(composer)
    Amarok Studios
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    Nicotine

    8.6 (14)
    Joshy Lee(director)
    Kyle Stoutz(writer)
    Emilio Salerno(actor)
    James Reynard(actor)
    Jacob Moore(composer)
    Amarok Studios
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    Flags and Masks Down

    Soufiane El Khalidy
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    Breathe: Battle with Cystic Fibrosis

    Bradley Bjornstad
    Thru the Reel Films
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    What's Next?

    8.6 (8)
    Kseniya Yorsh
    Denise Khumalo

  • Haze

    8.4 (13)
    Luís Hindman

  • Whoso List to Hunt

    9.1 (13)
    Luís Hindman
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    Pelos Olhos do Besouro

    Mickael Couturier
    Myrza Muniz

  • The Cart

    Daryl Schmidt(director)
    Paul Oparka(producer)
    IATL Productions
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    Hitler's Brain and the Robot from Hell

    Daryl Schmidt(director)
    Paul Oparka(producer)
    IATL Productions
  • [object Object]

    A Movie Set

    Eduardo Rufeisen(producer)
  • [object Object]

    Kafal pakyo

    8.7 (25)
  • [object Object]

    ¿Cuánto pesa un oso polar?

    Amaia Yoldi

Most Humorous

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    No Honkie

    Crafty St. James
    Ellie Araiza
    Rachel Wyn Garcia-Dunn
    Walking the Moth Entertainment
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    DJ Stan Da Man

    8.2 (29)
    Mathew Fisher
    Frankie Imbergamo
    Mike Calvin
    Chace Carson
    BoomBastic Films

Best Actor

    • Kamil Lemie
    • Haze
    • Chace Carson
    • DJ Stan Da Man
    BoomBastic Films

Best Cinematography

  • Haze

    8.4 (13)
    Coz Pagoni

Best Documentary

  • [object Object]

    Hela världen i en designskola

    8.3 (1.3K)
    Mattias Löw
    Valentina Santi Löw
    Freedom From Choice
    Sveriges Television (SVT)
    Film i Västerbotten
    Filmpool Nord
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    Penalty of Justice

    7.6 (147)
    Vyacheslav Bihun

Best Feature Film

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    DJ Stan Da Man

    8.2 (29)
    Mathew Fisher
    Mike Calvin
    Frankie Imbergamo
    Chace Carson
    BoomBastic Films
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    Billion Star Hotel

    5.6 (139)
    Alecs Nastoiu(director)
    GAT Films Transilvania

Best Narrative Short

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    Mother. In the Name of the Millions

    7.4 (158)
    Vyacheslav Bihun

Best Sound Design

  • Whoso List to Hunt

    9.1 (13)
    Luís Hindman

Best Story

  • Haze

    8.4 (13)
    Luís Hindman

Best Web Series

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    Déjà Vu

    7.9 (24)
    Juan Francisco Pérez Villalba
    Edwin Herrera Ruiz

Documentary Short

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    Coco Solo

    Eric Soussanin
    Amanda Ramirez
    Jacqueline Misla
    Rose Cromwell

Most Motivational Film

  • Haze

    8.4 (13)
    Luís Hindman

Thanksgiving IndustryBOOST Competition

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Best Cinematography

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Beat the City

    Claudinho Andres Gomez(director)

Finalist

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Umbral

    Julián Lona
    Jorge Daniel Gómez Coronado
    Persuasiva
  • [object Object]

    Two Faces

    Natashaa Iyer(director)
    Samir Khan(producer)
    Sepehr Screen
    Aluma Digital Studios
  • [object Object]

    Magdalenas Akte

    Konrad Bach(director)
    Oliver Theurich(producer)
    Oliver Theurich Produktion
  • [object Object]

    Die Clique

    Kordula Hildebrandt(director/co-producer)
    Oliver Theurich(producer)
    Oliver Theurich Produktion
  • [object Object]

    Park Creeps

    Vincent Chan(director)

Best Feature Film

  • [object Object]

    Anima Sola

    7.8 (22)
    Roberto Jabor(Director)
    EWP Films
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    Glass

    8.4 (103)
    Robert Lloyd Moore
    James Powell

Best Film

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    Éluder

    Simeon Lumgair
  • [object Object]

    Barnburner

    Nicolette Moreno(producer)
  • [object Object]

    Barnburner

    Nicolette Moreno(producer)

Best Script

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    Jukebox Zero

    Soufiane El Khalidy

Best Short Film

  • [object Object]

    Vessel

    D.J. Rivera(producer)

Best Trailer

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    Sandra Munt's Adventure

    6.8 (209)
    Rubén Arnaiz
    Amblost Media

Screenplay Finalist

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    The Goldenhill Fortune (Proof of Concept)

    Michael Peake

Grand IndieWise Convention

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Best Actress

  • Madeleine Mfuru
    Winner
    • Madeleine Mfuru
    • Therapy
    Therapeutic Productions

Finalist

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Five Senses of Art

    6.5 (25)
    Hesam Dehghani(director)
    Persian Magic
  • [object Object]

    Adoptation

    6.9 (39)
    Tom Knoblauch
    Ben Matukewicz
  • [object Object]

    Cascade Rd

    Mike Breyer(executive producer)
    Paul Hamel(executive producer)
    Frogg1 Productions
  • [object Object]

    Deposit for the Courier

    5.2 (613)
    Edward Mavskegg

Best One Minute Film

  • [object Object]

    M is for Mommy: Requiem

    Tyler Suggs(director)

Best Short Documentary

  • [object Object]

    Bulgur Mill

    7.1 (114)
    Bekir Bülbül(director)

Best Short Narrative Film

  • [object Object]

    Night Watch

    8.3 (8)
    David J. Redman(director)
    RedTip Productions
  • [object Object]

    Flightophobia

    8.7 (11)
    Alon Newman
    DonkyShot Films
  • [object Object]

    [Des]ligado

    Diogo Simão(director)
    Cinema Plastique
  • [object Object]

    Vessel

    D.J. Rivera(producer)
  • [object Object]

    Nós

    Joana Sotomayor
  • [object Object]

    Online

    Daniel H. Torrado(director)
    Claqueta Final
  • [object Object]

    Why?!

    5.6 (11)
    Daniel H. Torrado(director)
    Claqueta Final
  • [object Object]

    Pixel Theory: La Caja de Pandora

    6.3 (52)
    Daniel H. Torrado(director)
    Claqueta Final
  • [object Object]

    Lonely Weekend

    9.6 (29)
    Nino Ruef
    Shannon Staller
    Payback Films

  • Condemned to failure

    Jasmin Pivic
  • [object Object]

    One Way Ticket

    Jasmin Pivic
  • [object Object]

    Azul oscuro tirando a rojo

    7.0 (5)
    Rubén Pascual Tardío
  • [object Object]

    Milvio

    9.1 (24)
    Sunny Vachher
    Thales Corrêa
    Hollywood Casting and Film
  • [object Object]

    Making Amends

    Steve Brock(producer)
    Fair Oaks Films
  • [object Object]

    Together

    Darren K. Hawkins(director)
  • [object Object]

    Orange

    6.6 (29)
  • [object Object]

    Party Time!

    6.2 (10)
    Ivan Magrin-Chagnolleau(director)
    Aloha Films
  • [object Object]

    La galette des rois

    Ivan Magrin-Chagnolleau(director)
    Aloha Films
  • [object Object]

    Secret Betrayal

    Nicholas J. Moore(director)
  • [object Object]

    The Letter

    Nicholas J. Moore(director)
  • [object Object]

    Aitxitxe

    Markel Goikoetxea Markaida
    MadShot Films

Best Trailer

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    Bite Club

    7.6 (16)
    Kim Huynh(Director)
  • [object Object]

    Torrent

    5.3 (43)
    D.J. Rivera(producer)

Best director

  • Kaushal Kumar Singh
    • Kaushal Kumar Singh(Director)
    • Resonance
    Green Planet Entertainment

Best. Music Video

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    Pale Moonlight

    8.3 (7)
    Danny Farber
    Mac Kozi

Short Narrative Films

  • [object Object]

    The Lighter

    8.2 (7)
    Vinu Balakrishnan Kakkarezhathu
    Vinny Bellack Productions
  • [object Object]

    What a Drag

    Amanda J Fleming
    De Profundis Productions
  • [object Object]

    Happy Birthday

    Paulo Leão
    OlharFilmes/Samsara Film

Web Series/Reality Show Pilots

  • [object Object]

    Even Steve

    Steve Brock(producer)
    Fair Oaks Films

Audience Award

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Best Music Score

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Sigma 537: A Phobian Machine Experiment

    Bruno Bizarro(composer)
    Hang In There

Best Short Film

  • [object Object]

    He Was a Friend of Him

    6.8 (61)
    Evgeniy Puzyrevskiy
  • [object Object]

    Nurture of the Beast

    Adam Luff(writer/director)
    Tom Brumpton(producer)
    Ocean-Eyes Pictures

IndustryBOOST Competion

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Best Short Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Hat Trick

    Adam Luff(writer/director)
    Ocean-Eyes Pictures
    Achieved Finalist status
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Nurture of the Beast

    Adam Luff(writer/director)
    Tom Brumpton(producer)
    Ocean-Eyes Pictures
    Achieved Finalist status
  • [object Object]

    Deranged

    Cheta Chukwu(director)
    Phoebe Ruguru(producer)
    Samson Oklobia(cinematographer)
    Nwamdi Kings(actor)
    Abigail Ocheibi(actress)
    Ehi Ocheibi(actress)
    Kingsley Odigiri(actor)
    Shire Productions
  • [object Object]

    Corinthian

    7.7 (9)
    Mark A.C. Brown
    David Whitney
    Victoria Johnston
    John Terence
    Suzanne Smith
    Frederic Fournier
    Dan Hodgson
    Griselda Williams
    Chris Spyrides
    Max Perryment
    BraineHownd Films
  • [object Object]

    Aftermath

    Tyler Hickman
    Forever Is Tomorrow
  • [object Object]

    Dear Boss

    Amanda J Fleming
    De Profundis Productions
  • [object Object]

    Resonance

    7.5 (6)
    Kaushal Kumar Singh(director)
    Green Planet Entertainment

Finalist

  • [object Object]

    Vessel

    7.9 (7)
    Tyler Hickman
    Forever Is Tomorrow
  • [object Object]

    Cascade Rd

    Mike Breyer(executive producer)
    Paul Hamel(executive producer)
    Frogg1 Productions

Trailer

  • [object Object]

    Bite Club

    7.6 (16)
    Kim Huynh(Director)
  • [object Object]

    Humble Pie

    Oliver Marsden(Director)

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