Chicago Indie Film Awards continues to discover and promote indie film projects and artists from all over the globe. The festival committee announced the winners of the 9th edition of the online festival today. The festival focuses on indie artists and their dedication to the cinematic language. It is our pleasure to announce the winners.
Best Narrative Feature & Best Director :
The Ravine
Dir: Keoni Waxman
Honorable Mention Narrative Feature :
ZERIA
Dir: Harry Cleveno
Best Narrative Short:
Closed Heart
Dir: Gabriele Di Sazio
Best Documentary Feature :
Unearthing Ogawa
Dir: Steve Meixell
Best Documentary short:
Fashion victims
Dir: Alessandro Brasile
Best Experimental :
Ghost Dance for America, 1890
Dir: Karl Nussbaum
Best Animation :
The Hairy Notion of a Green Afternoon
Dir: Susanne Deeken
Best Science Fiction:
The Aspirant
Dir: Adam Orton
Best Horror :
Into the Dreams... and Horror Experiences
Dir: Taka Octz
Best Producer :
JAEYOUNG KIM and KWANGHON WOO
The Hijras we met : The 3rd Gender
Best Actress :
Simona Sciarabba
Closed Heart
Best Actor :
Ariel Semmel
MOLOTOV
Best Script :
Out of My Comfort Zone
Writer: Ivy Vale, Rick Reil
Best Unproduced script:
Sergeant Freeman
Writer: Gloria J. Browne-Marshall
Best TV Series/Pilot/Web:
Daddy Diaper Diaries
Dir: Edy Soto
Best Comedy:
Sparky
Dir: Ashley Ephraim
Best Student Film:
VENUS OF KOREA
Dir: Jer Ju Liao
Best Music Video:
Pseudonym
Dir: Paul Boyd
Best Thriller:
Chapter Two Dir: Claudia Bento, Glenn Smith
Best Trailer:
Kissing Gaia Dir: Jerry Toth
Best Composer:
Joi Barua New World Order
Best First Time Filmmaker :
Get Out Alive
Dir: Roger Ellis
Best Female Filmmaker :
Katrina Nelson Red Sky
Best Indie :
39 1/2 Dir: Kara Herold