Last weekend, Austin Indie Fest held its virtual film festival on BingeWave, and after they screen around 100 projects from filmmakers across the globe, they announced the winners of around 47 awards Sunday night.
Several of these award winners had some very amazing stories and visuals, and some of them were very emotional to the point were a couple of them brought me to tears. A few of the films took home more than one award, and honestly, this festival turned out amazing.
And now, without further ado (and after watching the Award Ceremony video on Facebook multiple times), here are the big winners of last weekend's Austin Indie Fest!
Best High School Film - Fever Dream
Best Film School Film - Beyond Customs
Best Self Taught - The Watery Grave
Best Screenplay - Leave ‘Em Laughing
Best Editing - The Cautionary Tale of the House in the Sky
Best Practical Effects - Bewere
Best Cinematography - Finn
Best Actor (Short) - Ali Alkhafaji for Hyder
Best Actress (Short) - Katarina Morhacova for Rendezvous
Best Actor (Long Form) - Daniel Urbanowicz for Outside the Box
Best Actress (Long Form) - Ilsa Ambika Ryan for Brokerz
Best Trailer - Mettle
Best Music Video - Daddy’s On The Sands
Best VR 360 - Swing
Best International Film - The Traveler
Best Fan Film - Living in Crime Alley
Best Action/Adventure - BLVD
Best Horror - Bewere
Best Drama - The Dark Places
Best Western - Calf Rope
Best Musical - Another Wonderful Day in Paradise
Best Comedy - Your First Day in Hell
Best Thriller - Sclera Absentia
Best Animation - Malakout
Best Fantasy - Fantasy A’hoy
Best Science Fiction - Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor
Best Veteran in Film (Short) - In Between the White Space
Best Veteran in Film (Feature) - Sleeze Lake: Van Life at Its Lowest & Best
Best Veteran Filmmaker - Douglas Spaltro for Apple
Texas Spirit Award - Bloom
Best Made in Texas (Short) - Salting the Fly
Best Made in Texas (Feature) - After the Night with Valerie
Best Inspirational Short - Ms. Anita
Best Documentary Short - Parental Guidance Suggested
Best Documentary Feature - The One and Only Jewish Miss America
Best Pilot (Web Series) - Brokerz
Best Pilot (Television) - Outside the Box
Best Women in Film (Short) - Frankie and Jude: Star Wars - The Search for Jude
Best Women in Film (Feature) - Fall Back Down
Best Women in Film Director - Maggie Levin for Heel
Best Women in Film Documentary - Rivense
So Bad It’s Good - Mr. Deviltree
Cult Classic - Reaper Island Part II
Director’s Choice (Chosen by Matt Rifley) - Rendezvous
Director’s Choice (Chosen by Devon Foster) - Sleight
Audience Choice - Impact: Mobility and Modernity Reconsidered
Best in Fest - Alina
At the end of the awards ceremony, Matt and Devon (the directors of the festival) gave out a 50% off discount code for next year's festival to all participating filmmakers.
I'm definitely looking forward to next year's festival.