Chicago Indie Film Awards winners were announced today. The festival has focused on indie cinema and intends to promote and award films from all over the world. The international platform is dedicated to supporting, promoting and recognizing indie film projects and scripts from all over the world. U.S. and international projects compete together in various sections of the festival.
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Best Narrative Feature:
Reception
Dir: Nick La Marca
Best Narrative Short:
The Color Happy
Dir: Dale Fabrigar
Best Documentary Feature:
The Holy Goats
Dir: Jimmy Keyrouz
Best Documentary short:
In Pursuit of Light
Dir: Amit Rai
Honorable Mention:
Pedacito de la Tierra
Dir: Lina Lyte Plioplyte
Best Experimental:
Hell Is Shining
Dir: Alexis Cadeau-Réthoré
Best Animation:
The Unknown
Dir: Stephanie Marshall
Honorable Mention:
The Jujube
Dir: Jie Weng
Best Science Fiction:
Boy Scientist
Directors: Susan Lim, Samudra Kajal Saikia
Best Horror:
The Rage
Dir: Steven DeRock
Best Director:
Blinded
Dir: CECILIA CHOI
Best Producer:
James McShan
Producer: Havoc 114
Best Cinematography:
ECHO
DOP: Nick Tucker
Best Editor:
FAUNA
Editor: Davide Fiore
Best Actress:
Adulting
Actress: Pauline Chalamet
Best Actor:
Not Quite Lost
Actor: Kristian Repshus
Best Script:
Good Luck Chuck
Writer: Peter Pastuszek
Best Unproduced script:
Losing Us
Writer: Stephan Drury
Best TV Series/Pilot/Web:
Pigsy Express
Dir: Chiu, Li-wei
Best Comedy:
Good Head
Dir: Matt Servitto
Best Student Film:
Summerland
Dir: Jake Edwards, Taylor Hopkins
Best Music Video:
Searise
Dir: Joseba Elorza
Best Thriller:
The Protege' Project
Dir: Benny Tjandra, Lovie Johnson
Best Trailer:
Ignite Your Love
Dir: Stacey Gill
Best Composer:
Straight into The Ocean
Composer: Allen Ling
Best First Time Filmmaker:
Mr. Emancipation: The Walter Perry Story
Dir: Preston Chase
Best Female Filmmaker:
Wytch Craft
Dir: Polly Pierce
Best Indie Film:
Crown and Anchor
Dir: Andrew Rowe
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