Annual Awards 2026: Awards Show

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6th Annual IndieX Film Fest – Awards Show
Regal LA Live · Los Angeles · May 30, 2026

Step into the Awards Show of the 6th Annual IndieX Film Fest at Regal LA Live, where the festival’s nominees, winners, and guests celebrated an exceptional year of independent short filmmaking. The ceremony recognized 26 award-winning films representing 14 countries, honoring excellence across a diverse range of genres, voices, and creative achievements.

BEST CRIME SHORT

Where The Shadows Wait — Riley Robbins (USA)

BEST STUDENT SHORT

Puke Bitch — Sam Tricomo (USA)
Sid Bostek, first assistant director

BEST HORROR SHORT

Tretten — Maxime Vaux (France)

BEST SCI-FI SHORT

Memoria Obscura — David Christopher Nelson and Connor Ryan (USA)

BEST EDITING

Michał Buczek — Aicha (Morocco)
Rodney Allen Rippy, Ripped Marketing Group (RMG)

BEST CHILDREN SHORT

The Daughter’s Choice — Huimin Dong (China)

BEST YOUNG ACTOR

Adequin Reagan Meisenzahl — The Night The Sky Fell (USA)

BEST MICROFILM

Unruly — David Ernesto Herrera (UK)
Producer Antonia Horlick and director David Ernesto Herrera

BEST STUDENT FEMALE DIRECTOR

Ruya Yaman — Tooth Jerry (USA)

BEST WOMEN SHORT

Aicha— Sanaa El Alaoui (Morocco)
Rodney Allen Rippy, Ripped Marketing Group (RMG)

BEST LGBTQ SHORT

In The Valley — Adam Van Dyke (USA)

BEST COMEDY SHORT

Kukuk: A Romani Soul Unbroken — Yonka Yancheva (Bulgaria)

BEST DARK COMEDY SHORT

Un Artiste Prétentieux (A Pretentious Artist) — Heidi Watson and Adrian Hooke (New Zealand)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Siddharth Chawla — Postman (India)

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST

Roselyne Geslot, Alexandra Kiwy, Igor Igrok, and Muriel Vanel — #ÇaGeth’s (France)
Director Jerome Jacob

BEST ACTING DUO

Joshua Anyasike and Will McFadden — Our Father (USA)
Joshua Anyasike

BEST MYSTERY SHORT

Our Father — Janelle Christa (USA)
Co-producer Nagi Moore, lead actor Joshua Anyasike, and director Janelle Christa

BEST THRILLER SHORT

Clocking Out — Joshua Mueller (Germany)

BEST FIRST TIME MALE DIRECTOR

Max Gladkov— The Path To Enigma (Netherlands/Russia)
Producer and composer Anastasia Listopadova

BEST FIRST TIME FEMALE DIRECTOR

Anne Williamson — Bridget (Ireland)

BEST ACTOR

Jorgie Goico — In The Valley (USA)

BEST ACTRESS

Emily Goss — Brown Hare (USA)
Director MK McGehee

BEST DRAMA SHORT

Postman — Faizan Anees Bazmee (India)
Producer Parth Savalia

BEST MALE DIRECTOR

Joshua Mueller — The Boy & The Wolf (Germany)

BEST FEMALE DIRECTOR

MK McGehee — Brown Hare (USA)

BEST INDIE SHORT

Sweet Molly — J.C. McNaughton (USA)
Lead actor Thomas Crawford, co-producer and actress Jennifer A. Goodman, lead actress Rebekah Kennedy, and co-producer Ryan Atkins