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California Indies

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California Indies

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Award Winner

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    The Natural Law

    8.6 (6)
    Amish Shah(director)
    Deep Origins

BEST COMPOSER

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    9/10: Love Before the Fall

    Daron Hagen

Best Action

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Dojo

    9.5 (71)
    Jon Paul
    Armin Alic

Best Actor

  • Eric Roberts at an event for Up in the Air (2009)
    Winner
    • Eric Roberts(actor)
    • The Surprise Visit
    Hoodoo Productions
    • Donn Einstein(actor)
    • Calvin
  • Enzo Zelocchi
    • Enzo Zelocchi(actor)
    • No War
    Produzioni Italiane Z

Best Actress

  • Winner
    • Desiree Coleman
    • Two Little Fish
    Hollywood Mix Studios

Best Cinematographer

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Am I the only one?

    Ronny Strehmann
    Strehmann Heerdink

Best Cinematography

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Angel Dust

    6.4 (58)
    Chrystal Snow(actress)
    Mark Hemstock(Director Of Photography)
    Break The Chain Productions

Best Director

  • Enzo Zelocchi
    Winner
    • Enzo Zelocchi(director)
    • No War
    Produzioni Italiane Z
  • Ally May
    Winner
    • Ally May
    • The Last Picture
    Dandelion Wishes Productions
  • Farzam Salami
    Winner
    • Farzam Salami
    • Two Little Fish
    Hollywood Mix Studios
  • Reign Burton
    • Reign Burton
    • Dreamer
  • Still of Tati Golykh
    • Tati Golykh
    • Rosie

Best Documentary Feature

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Farming Without Harming (The Power of Regenerative Agriculture)

    Sorin Pavelesco(director)
    George Zikos(co-writer)
    Larry Day
    Cory Rizos(Sound Design)
    Luc Raymond(Additional Sound Design)
    Sorin Media

Best Edit

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Dojo

    9.5 (71)
    Armin Alic

Best First Time Filmmaker

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Drawback

    8.8 (14)
    Harald Swinkels
    Caroline Bevaart
    Exosphere
  • [object Object]

    Happen to Happen

    9.6 (9)
    Julie Joohee Jeon
    Wonder Maker

Best Independent Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Angel Dust

    6.4 (58)
    Chrystal Snow(actress)
    Mark Hemstock(director)
    Break The Chain Productions
  • [object Object]

    Trip to the Tax Paradise - Rumbo al Paraiso Fiscal

    7.1 (14)
    Antonio Bellido Marín(director)
    Producciones Antonio Bellido

Best Narrative Short

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Bugtussle

    Derek Sitter
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Drawback

    8.8 (14)
    Harald Swinkels
    Caroline Bevaart
    Exosphere
  • [object Object]

    Rose

    8.0 (6)
    Omid Pakbin

Best Series Pilot

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Family Cellars

    Joseph Anthony Francis

Best Student Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Sense

    Olivia Gill(Director)
    Alexandra Punch(Producer / Writer)
    Nate Shue(Writer)
    Graham Byers(Cinematographer)

Honorable Mention Feature

  • Winner

    Vessel

    Sheldon Woodson

Honorable Mention Short

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Dripping with Tension

    Ben Murphy

Best Female Filmmaker

  • [object Object]

    Findings

    9.1 (334)
    Kristina Schippling

Best Music Video

  • [object Object]

    Love Is My Gun

    Valerie Verseau
    Planet Faith Entertainment
  • [object Object]

    Love Is My Gun

    Valerie Verseau
    Planet Faith Entertainment

Best Script

  • [object Object]

    Closet Cases

    Joseph Anthony Francis
  • [object Object]

    DreamSpeakers/TruthTellers

    Bo Svenson
    MagicQuest Entertainment
  • [object Object]

    Christmas Conundrum

    Joseph Anthony Francis

Best Thriller

  • [object Object]

    Hidden Lives

    Abraham Lopez
    A Greek God Entertainment

Best Unproduced Screenplay

  • Angels Twice Descending

    Cecile Callan(writer)

Jury Prize

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Best Actor

  • PARIS DYLAN walks Red Carpet for "THE BAY" Premiere
    Winner
    • Paris Dylan
    • Dying to Sleep

Best Composer

  • [object Object]

    Julia

    Víctor Muñoz

Best Narrative Feature

  • [object Object]

    Dying to Sleep

    5.8 (485)
    Mikey Hermosa
    SarahLydia Sophia
    Paris Dylan
    Wild7Films
    Look Mom Media

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