2024 Annual Awards: Awards Show

IndieX Film Fest 2024 Annual Awards: Awards Show

Regal LA Live, Los Angeles, May 11th, 2024

Best Original Score of the Year
Greg Nicolett for Enemy No More (USA)

Best Editing of the Year
Matthew Organista for Transcendent (USA)

Best Original Screenplay of the Year
Janelle Christa for Transcendent (USA)

Best Microfilm of the Year
It Heads Home by Richard Louprasong (USA
To receive, Richard Louprasong with lead actor Edwin Osaze

Best Music Video of the Year
Cozey by Mitchell Abraham and Zachary Ostapchenko (USA)
To receive, Mitchell Abraham

Best Film Noir Short of the Year
God in the Valley by Christian Colbert (USA)

Best Mystery Short of the Year
Vital Instruments by Greg Kase (USA)
To receive, Greg Kase with co-producer Tyreek Walrond

Best Crime Short of the Year
Cerebellum by Erik Bergamini (USA)

Best Action Short of the Year
Hit-Girl by Kevin Barile (USA)
To receive, Kevin Barile with lead young actress Angie Estevao

Best Documentary Short of the Year
Before the Oil by Roel Swierenga (Netherlands)

Best Animation Short of the Year
Speedman by Joe Bowers (USA)

Best Child/Young Actress of the Year
Sophia Nesterova for Receding (USA)
To receive, Sophia Nesterova with director Renee Garcia, and her mother and co-producer of Valentyna Nesterova-Ashakhmetova

Best Children Short of the Year
Receding by Renee Garcia (USA)

Best Women Short of the Year
Lines by Sara Werner (USA)
To receive, producer Liesl Wilke

Best Student Short of the Year
All-Nighter by Elias Hinojosa (USA)

Best First Time Male Director of the Year
Michael Joseph for The Forgotten (USA)

Best First Time Female Director of the Year
Mahée Merica for Ariane’s Baby (UK)

Best Fantasy Short of the Year
Into the Thicket by Devany Greenwood (USA)

Best Romantic Short of the Year
Under the Willow by Diana Kuanysh (Kazakhstan)

Best Student Female Director of the Year
Diana Kuanysh for Under the Willow (Kazakhstan)

Best Student Male Director of the Year
David Tschan for Ruby’s Dad (USA)

Best Acting Duo of the Year
Dana Fares and Mike Sears for Implied Consent (USA)

Best Actor of the Year
Judah Simard for The Forgotten (USA)
To receive, director Michael Joseph on behalf of Judah Simard

Best Actress of the Year
Julia Wilke for Lines (USA)

Best Dark Comedy Short of the Year
Alone by Carey L Jones (USA)

Best Ensemble Cast of the Year
Dustin Kerns, Bourke Floyd, Bryan Oaks Fuller, and Eliza Roberts for Alone (USA)
To receive, Dustin Kerns on behalf of the cast

Best Female Director of the Year
Paola Baldion for Abrazo (USA)
To receive, Paola Baldion with casting director Erika Glasser and actress Kathleen O’Grady

Best Male Director of the Year
Carey L Jones for Alone (USA)

Best Experimental Short of the Year
Transcendent by Janelle Christa (USA)
To receive, Janelle Christa with lead actor Muhammed Mehai and co-producer Matthew Organista