Chicago Indie Film Awards recently announced the winners of its latest monthly edition. The festival is growing into an important indie festival for all independent filmmakers from around the world. It is never an easy task being an indie filmmaker with an original cinematic voice. While the pandemic has made it more challenging for all filmmakers and film festivals, the Chicago Indie Film Awards is continuing its monthly program with the hopes of discovering and recognizing talented indie filmmakers. The annual festival selects its films from the monthly award winners.
Here is the full list of the winners:
Best Narrative Feature & Best Director
1618
Directed by: Luis Ismael
Best Narrative Short & Best Produced Script
Alina
Directed by: Rami Kodeih
Written by: Nora Mariana Salim
Best Feature Documentary
The One and Only Jewish Miss America
Directed by: David Arond
Best Short Documentary
Hear Congo
Directed by: Jason Flakes
Honorable Mention Documentary
The hunt for sea's black gold
Directed by: Erik Akervall
Best Experimental
The New Mother
Directed by: Eleva Singleton
Best Animation
Winter
Directed by: Guodong Yu
Best Science Fiction
Forbidden Power
Directed by: Paul Kyriazi
Best Horror
The Eve
Directed by: Luca Machnich
Best Producer
Calf Rope
Produced by: Bradley Hawkins
Best Cinematography
Highland Home
Directors of Photography: John Waller & Ben Canales
Best Edit
Deep Inside
Best Actress
Alia Shawkat for Alina
Best Actor
Ng Siu-Hin for Leaving Virginia
Best Unproduced Script:
Life's A Pitch
Written by: Mason Cooper
Best Series
Mann Overboard
Directed by: Sam Cadman
Best Comedy
Fucking Idiots
Directed by: David Milchard
Best Student Film
Mine
Directed by: HSU, HWA-CHIN, CHIOU, JING-FEN
Best Music Video
Love´s worst nightmare
Directed by: Philippe Funk
Best Thriller
Black Heart, Red Hands
Directed by: Russell Southam
Best Trailer
The Beast Rose Up!
Directed by: Moyche Litchtenstein
Best Composer
Landing
Composer: Emiliano Mazzenga
Best First Time Filmmaker
SILENCE
Directed by: Erik Borner
Honorable Mention First Feature
Ruby
Directed by: Juliet Ellis
Best Female Filmmaker
Sonia Bible for The Witch of Kings Cross
Best Indie Film
The River of Love
Directed by: Akash Khurana
Honorable Mention Short
Karen
Directed by: David Tarleton
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