INDIE VEGAS FILM FESTIVAL
2025 AWARDS
BEST HORROR COMEDY SHORT - CLIMATE BROS
BEST HORROR SHORT - FRITCHI MANOR
BEST HORROR FEATURE FILM - R BNB
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST - SHORT FILM - BOLA AT BUHAY/BALL AND LIFE
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST FEATURE FILM - CALIFORNIA DREAMIN'
BEST INTERNATIONAL EXPERIMENTAL SHORT - THE CORMORANT'S SHADOW
BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT ANIMATION - SIX CONCERTOS
BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT NARRATIVE FILM - LOVE & GUNS MAFIA TALES
BEST INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM - MOTHER OF FASCIA
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM - WHISPER IN THE DARK
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR SHORT FILM - Moises Becerra/FREELANCER
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR FEATURE FILM - Anthony De La Cruz/GLASS CASA
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS SHORT FILM - Maria Natapov/BEAR BROOK
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS FEATURE FILM
Lvette Li-Sanchez/THE GOLDEN HOURS
BEST ACTRESS - SHORT FILM - Makala Royce/REMEMBERING COLORS
BEST ACTRESS - FEATURE FILM - Bonnie Root/DON'T LET THEM OUT
BEST ACTOR - SHORT FILM - Don Tiffany/NIC OF TIME
BEST ACTOR - FEATURE FILM - Patrick McGrath/CHURCH OF PHIL
BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILM - SPUDS
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FEATURE FILM - LULU IN TURIN
BEST B MOVIE SHORT - CREATUREVILLE
BEST ACTION SHORT - THE ETERNOS
BEST CRIME/THRILLER SHORT FILM - WHITEY ON THE RUN
BEST CRIME/THRILLER FEATURE FILM - DE LA CRUZ
BEST SCI-FI FEATURE - LIFE ALMOST GONE
BEST SCREENPLAY - ANIMATED SHORT FILM - Clarence A Rector/BUTTON MAGIC
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY SHORT FILM
Calogero LoGrasso/SHANNAHAN “THE BOLT JOB”
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY FEATURE - Austin Williams/THE PLATINUM LOOP
BEST DARK COMEDY SHORT - LIKE, COMMENT AND SHARE
BEST COMEDY SHORT - JOSHUA
BEST COMEDY FEATURE - FIRST FRIDAY
BEST SCORE SHORT FILM - HOLLYWOOD REX
BEST SOUND MUSIC VIDEO - MY MIRROR
BEST SOUND SHORT ANIMATION FILM - LEAVE ME AS YOU FOUND ME
BEST SOUND SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILM - INTERWOVEN
BEST SOUND SHORT FILM - THE AMAZING RICHARD
BEST SOUND DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM
THE HEART OF ROCK AND ROLL: A CLEVELAND ROCKS STORY
BEST SOUND FEATURE FILM - ZOOMERS
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS - SHORT FILM - Sumarsólstöður
BEST DRAMA SHORT - DEAR HOPE,
BEST COMING OF AGE SHORT FILM - LEAP OF FAITH
BEST STUDENT SHORT - RUTABAGA
BEST ROMANCE FEATURE - THE JUNKY WARRIOR
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN MUSIC VIDEO - DON'T YOU KNOW
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN SHORT FILM - THE WORLD OF JAMES GAGMY
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN FEATURE FILM - ULTRA RED
BEST EDITING MUSIC VIDEO - THE RAVEN
BEST EDITING SHORT ANIMATION - SOLAR NEIGHBOR
BEST EDITING SHORT DOCUMENTARY - LOST HAVEN
BEST EDITING SHORT NARRATIVE - THE LAST SHIFT
BEST EDITING - FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
ANNA MAY WONG FIRST AMERICAN CHINESE MOVIE STAR
BEST EDITING - FEATURE FILM - DRAFTED 2035
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY -MUSIC VIDEO - PARANOIA
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - SHORT NARRATIVE FILM - MOONBIRD
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM - OCEANBONE
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM - RESILIENT
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY FEATURE FILM - WATER LILIES
BEST DIRECTOR - MUSIC VIDEO - CG Ryche - WHITE KNIGHT
BEST DIRECTOR - SHORT ANIMATION - Mark Wasserman/THRILLING LOVE
BEST DIRECTOR - DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Tysen Knight/THE ART OF MANIFESTATION AND PURPOSE
BEST DIRECTOR - SHORT FILM - Maynard Bagang/THE SANCTUARY
BEST DIRECTOR - DOCUMENTARY FEATURE - Matthew Conrad/THE SOCCERMEN
BEST DIRECTOR - FEATURE FILM- John Lacy/EVERYONE ASKED ABOUT YOU
AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST MUSIC VIDEO - COUNTRY COUTURE
AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST SHORT ANIMATION - GAVIN'S ADVENTURES
AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY- SONNY
AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST SHORT NARRATIVE -FLETCHER'S FIVE
AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST WEBISODE/WEB SERIES - FROM BUCKINGHAM PALACE
AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST TV PILOT - I Could Eat
AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST DOCUMENTARY - HAUNTS BEFORE VEGAS
AUDIENCE AWARD BEST FEATURE - UMBAG
GRAND PRIZE MUSIC VIDEO - FRANK
GRAND PRIZE BEST ANIMATED SHORT - SHOGUN WITH A SHOTGUN
GRAND PRIZE - BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT - A HERO'S WORDS
GRAND PRIZE - BEST TV PILOT - THE SESSIONS
GRAND PRIZE - TELEVISION DOCUMENTARY - SEEDS OF SOVEREIGNTY
GRAND PRIZE - BEST BEST WEBISODE/WEB SERIES - THE OBSIDIUM
GRAND PRIZE BEST NARRATIVE SHORT - FAITHLESS
GRAND PRIZE EXPERIMENTAL FILM - ICE BREATH
GRAND PRIZE BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE -ALI EATS AMERICA
GRAND PRIZE - BEST FEATURE - SATURN
INDIE VEGAS FILM FESTIVAL 2025 SCREENPLAY AWARDS
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE SCREENPLAY
A BUSHRANGER’S CURSE BY Jeffrey Milne
BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY - FANTASY - FINAL PASSAGE BY Onnoleigh Sweetman
BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY - CRIME DRAMA - SHIFT BY Sisi Liu
BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY
FOLKLORE DRAMA- TATUANA BY Jacqueline Ayala-Alonzo
BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY HORROR
Superhero Apocalypse BY Mackenzie Pursel
BEST ROMANCE TELEVISION SCREENPLAY WILDCATS BY David Healy
BEST TELEVISION SCREENPLAY LGBT - INSTABILITY BY Fallon Buchholz
BEST TELEVISION PILOT - SUPER HERO - SUPERVILLIAN COFFEE BY Don Tray Smith
BEST TELEVISION PILOT - COMEDY - Family Rental 1 & 2 BY SherLann D. Moore
BEST WESTERN FEATURE SCREENPLAY - LONE TREE BY Frank W Ertl
BEST THRILLER/HORROR FEATURE SCREENPLAY - THE WALKERS BY Jack Truman
BEST CRIME THRILLER FEATURE SCREENPLAY
PAYBACK IN MANILA BY Virginia Travers
BEST INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY SCREENPLAY - THE SACRIFICE BY Tom Waters
BEST SCI-FI/DRAMA FEATURE SCREENPLAY - THE RED ZONE BY Terry Luke Podnar
BEST PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER FEATURE SCREENPLAY
FROM AFAR BY BARRY JAY
BEST HOLIDAY FEATURE SCREENPLAY
TASTES LIKE CHRISTMAS BY TOM ANASTASI
BEST HORROR FEATURE SCREENPLAY - DEADROSES BY Felicia Ann Mead
GRAND PRIZE BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY - BEASTS BY Nyle Odom
GRAND PRIZE BEST TV SCRIPT - MYSTIC MASALA BY Sadhana Singhal
GRAND PRIZE TV PILOT - STORMBOUND PILOT BY Alex Rushton
GRAND PRIZE - BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY - Vegas Christ BY Marko Sakren