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Indy Film Fest

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Indy Film Fest
LocationIndianapolis, United States
FoundedMarch 5, 2004; 20 years ago (2004-03-05) (as Indianapolis International Film Festival)
Artistic directorCraig Mince
Websiteindyfilmfest.org Edit this at Wikidata

Indy Film Fest, formerly known as the Indianapolis International Film Festival,[1] is an annual film festival held in Indianapolis, United States.[2] The festival champions films that entertain, challenge, and expand perspectives in Indianapolis and beyond. Its inaugural edition took place in 2004, featuring Lars von Trier's Dogville as the closing film.[3]

Awards

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2024 Awards

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Winners:[4]

  • No Right Way ⁠- Grand Jury, Best Feature Film
  • No Right Way ⁠- American Spectrum, Best Feature Film
  • L'incidente - World Cinema, Best Feature Film
  • Film is Dead. Long Live Film! - Best Documentary Feature
  • The Girl in The Yellow Scarf ⁠- Hoosier Lens, Best Feature
  • Darla in Space ⁠- Audience Award, Best Narrative Feature
  • The Girl in The Yellow Scarf - Audience Award, Best Documentary Feature

2023 Awards

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Winners:[5][6]

  • In a Good Way - Grand Jury, Best Feature Film
  • In a Good Way - American Spectrum, Best Feature Film
  • Derrapada - World Cinema, Best Feature Film
  • The Bright Path: The Johnny Bright Story - Hoosier Lens, Best Feature
  • Not Just A Picky Eater - Best Documentary Feature
  • Hundreds of Beavers - Audience Award, Best Narrative Feature
  • Greener Pasture - Audience Award, Best Documentary Feature

2022 Awards

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Winners:[7]

  • The Mirror Game - Grand Jury, Best Feature Film
  • The Mirror Game - American Spectrum, Best Feature Film
  • The Noise of Engines - World Cinema, Best Feature Film
  • Dear Audrey - Best Documentary Feature
  • It Happened One Weekend - Hoosier Lens, Best Feature
  • It Happened One Weekend - Audience Award, Best Narrative Feature
  • The B1g Story: George Taliaferro - Audience Award, Best Documentary Feature

2021 Awards

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Winners:[8][9]

  • The Catch - Grand Jury, Best Feature Film
  • The Catch - American Spectrum, Best Feature Film
  • Schwarze Milk - World Cinema, Best Feature Film
  • Belly of the Beast - Best Documentary Feature
  • Welcome to Monterrey - Hoosier Lens, Best Feature
  • Workhorse Queen - Audience Award, Best Documentary Feature
  • El Rey de la Fiesta - Audience Award, Best Narrative Feature

2020 Awards

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Winners:[10]

  • Breaking Fast - American Spectrum, Best Feature Film
  • Chasing Unicorns - World Cinema, Best Feature Film
  • Down a Dark Stairwell - Best Documentary Feature
  • Sleeze Lake: Vanlife at its Lowest & Best - Hoosier Lens, Best Feature

2019 Awards

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Winners:[11]

  • Sumergida - Grand Jury, Best Feature Film
  • Frances Ferguson - American Spectrum, Best Feature Film
  • El Testigo - Best Documentary Feature
  • Sumergida - World Cinema, Best Feature Film
  • Qualified - Hoosier Lens, Best Feature
  • Good Feels on Wheels - Audience Award, Best Feature Film

2018 Awards

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Winners:[12]

  • Dare to Struggle, Dare to Win - Grand Jury, Best Feature Film
  • In the Wake of Ire - American Spectrum, Best Feature Film
  • Uma Vida Sublime - World Cinema, Best Feature Film
  • When We Grow Up - Hoosier Lens, Best Feature
  • Pieced Together - Audience Award, Best Feature Film
  • Dare to Struggle, Dare to Win - Best Documentary Feature

2017 Awards

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Winners:[13]

  • Pawo - Grand Jury, Best Feature Film
  • Signature Move - American Spectrum, Best Feature Film
  • Pawo - World Cinema, Best Feature Film
  • Mark Twain's Journey to Jerusalem: Dreamland - Best Documentary Feature
  • Signature Move - Hoosier Lens, Best Feature
  • King Rat - Audience Award, Best Feature Film

2016 Awards

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Winners:[14]

  • West Coast - Grand Jury, Best Feature Film
  • Reparation - American Spectrum, Best Feature Film
  • Do Not Resist - Best Documentary Feature
  • West Coast - World Cinema, Best Feature Film
  • Under The Bridge: The Criminalization Of Homelessness - Hoosier Lens, Best Feature
  • The Invisible Patients - Audience Award, Best Feature Film

2015 Awards

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Winners:[15]

  • Chorus - Grand Jury, Best Feature Film
  • For Grace - Matter of Fact, Best Feature Film
  • Chorus - World Cinema, Best Feature Film
  • Night Owls - American Spectrum, Best Feature Film
  • Morphine Journey of Dreams - Audience Award, Best Feature Film

2014 Awards

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Winners:[16]

  • Bluebird - Grand Jury, Best Feature Film
  • Bluebird - American Spectrum, Best Feature Film
  • Confusion Through Sand - American Spectrum, Best Short Film
  • Beyond All Boundaries - Matter of Fact, Best Feature Film
  • Tarzan & Arab - Matter of Fact, Best Short Film
  • You’ll Be A Man - World Cinema, Best Feature Film
  • Grand Canal - World Cinema, Best Short Film
  • Beyond All Boundaries - Audience Award, Best Feature Film
  • Good Story - Audience Award, Best Short Film

2013 Awards

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Winners:[17]

  • Medora - Grand Jury, Best Feature Film
  • Detroit Unleaded - American Spectrum, Best Feature Film
  • Mr. Bellpond - American Spectrum, Best Short Film
  • Medora - Matter of Fact, Best Feature Film
  • Slomo - Matter of Fact, Best Short Film
  • Dream Team 1935 - World Cinema, Best Feature Film
  • More Than Two Hours - World Cinema, Best Short Film
  • Medora - Audience Award, Best Feature Film
  • Slomo - Audience Award, Best Short Film

2012 Awards

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Winners:[18]

2011 Awards

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Winners:[19]

  • Type A - Best Matter Of Fact, Short Film
  • The Green Wave - Best Matter Of Fact, Feature Film
  • Direk Ask - World Cinema, Best Short Film
  • Small Town Murder Songs - World Cinema, Best Feature Film
  • Something Left, Something Taken - American Spectrum, Best Short Film
  • Natural Selection - American Spectrum, Best Feature Film
  • Jess + Moss - The Ima Culturally Adventurous Award
  • The Green Wave - Audience Award, Best Feature Film
  • The Secret Friend - Audience Award, Best Short Film

2010 Awards

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Winners:[20]

  • A Little Help - American Spectrum, Best Feature
  • God of Love - American Spectrum, Best Short
  • Ballhawks - Best Documentary Feature
  • The Poodle Trainer - Best Documentary Short
  • Twisted Roots - World Cinema, Best Feature
  • Encuentro - World Cinema, Best Short
  • LaPorte, Indiana - Hoosier Lens, Best Feature
  • Dynamic Tom - Hoosier Lens, Best Short

2009 Awards

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Winners:[21]

  • Racing Dreams - Audience Award, Best Feature
  • Weathered - Audience Award, Best Short Film
  • Sita Sings the Blues - American Spectrum, Best Feature
  • True Beauty This Night - American Spectrum, Best Short Film
  • A Ripple of Hope - Hoosier Lens Award, Best Feature
  • Chicken Cowboy - Hoosier Lens Award, Best Short
  • Frankie 13 vs The World - Best Documentary Short Film
  • Best Worst Movie - Best Documentary Feature
  • Sinnerman - Black Expressions
  • Gone Fishing - World Cinema, Best Short Film
  • The Vanished Empire - World Cinema, Best Feature
  • The Way We Get By - Eric Parker Social Justice Award
  • Lapsus - Excellence in Animation

2008 Awards

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Winners:

  • Mongol - Audience Award, Best Feature
  • Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon - Audience Award, Best Documentary
  • Spider - Audience Award, Best Short Film
  • Pop Skull - American Spectrum, Best Feature
  • Bitch - American Spectrum, Best Short Film
  • Der Ostwind - American Spectrum, Special Jury Prize for Outstanding Technical achievement to Kohl Gass
  • Beyond Belief - Real Visions, Best Feature
  • kids + money - Real Visions, Best Short Film
  • The Life and Times of Robert F. Kennedy Starring Gary Cooper - Real Visions, Special Jury Prize for Outstanding Experimental Film to Aaron Valdez
  • Cargo 200 - World Cinema, Best Feature
  • Ten to Two - World Cinema, Best Short Film
  • Burn the Bridges - World Cinema, Special Jury Prize for Outstanding Performance to Irene Azuela
  • Karl Rove, I Love You - Hoosier Lens, Best Feature

2007 Awards

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Winners:[22]

  • Speed Dating - Audience Award, Best Feature (Tie)
  • Waitress - Audience Award, Best Feature (Tie)
  • In the Shadow of the Moon - Audience Award, Best Documentary
  • The Substitute (Il Supplente) - Audience Award, Best Short Film
  • Adrift in Manhattan - American Spectrum, Best Feature
  • Pop Foul - American Spectrum, Best Short Film
  • Disappearances - American Spectrum, Special Jury Prize for Cinematography
  • Nevel Is the Devil - American Spectrum, Special Jury Prize for Comedy
  • Kidney Thieves - American Spectrum, Special Jury Prize for Comedy
  • Rain in a Dry Land - Real Visions, Best Feature
  • Angel's Fire - Real Visions, Best Short Film
  • Heavy Metal Jr. - Real Visions, Special Jury Prize for Direction
  • McLaren's Negatives - Real Visions, Special Jury Prize for Direction to Marie-Josee Sainte-Pierre
  • Fraulein - World Cinema, Best Feature
  • Eramos Pocos - World Cinema, Best Short Film
  • Thicker Than Water - World Cinema, Special Jury Prize for Outstanding Performance
  • Milk and Opium - World Cinema, Special Jury Prize for Outstanding Score
  • Marrying God - Hoosier Lens Award
  • Everything Will be OK - Excellence in Animation
  • First on the Moon - The Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Prize for Outstanding Science Fiction Filmmaking

2006 Awards

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Winners:

  • A Place Called Home: An Adoption Story - Audience Award, Best Feature
  • Sugar Mountain - Audience Award, Best Short Film
  • El Inmigrante - Grand Jury Prize, Best Feature
  • Binta & the Great Idea - Grand Jury Prize, Best Short Film
  • Antonio's Breakfast - Grand Jury Prize, Best European Short Film
  • Knocking - Audience Award, Best Non-Fiction Film
  • Over the Hedge - Audience Award, Best Family Film
  • Kinky Boots - Audience Award, Best Comedy
  • A Place Called Home: An Adoption Story - Hoosier Lens Award for Best Indiana Film
  • Before I Go - Special Jury Prize for Outstanding Performance to Heidy Forster and Horst Sachtleben
  • Life in Transition - Special Jury Prize for Outstanding Animation
  • Dirty Mary - Special Jury Prize for Achievement in Comedy to Daniele Ferraro for Writing, Producing, and Acting
  • Monobloc - Special Jury Prize for Direction to Luis Ortega
  • Desire - Special Jury Prize - Honorable Mention for Documentary Filmmaking to Julie Gustafson & the New Orleans Teenage Girls Documentary Project
  • Binta & the Great Idea - Markey's Humanitarian Award
  • Apparition of the Eternal Church - Best North American Independent Feature Film

2005 Awards

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Winners:

  • Murderball - Audience Award, Best Feature
  • West Bank Story - Audience Award, Best Short Film
  • Murderball - Audience Award, Best Non-Fiction Film
  • NOVEM - Grand Jury Prize, Best Feature
  • Solo un Cargador - Grand Jury Prize, Best Short Film (tie)
  • Tama Tu - Grand Jury Prize, Best Short Film (tie)
  • The Innocent - Grand Jury Prize, Best Non-Fiction Film
  • Pearl Diver - Grand Jury Prize, Hoosier Lens Award for Best Indiana Film
  • Tropical Malady - Special Jury Prize, Outstanding Direction to Apichatpong Weerasethakul
  • NOVEM - Special Jury Prize, Outstanding Performance to the entire cast
  • Brothers - Special Jury Prize, Outstanding Performance to Connie Nielsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, and Ulrich Thomsen
  • 9 - Special Jury Prize, Outstanding Animation

2004 Awards

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Winners:[23]

  • The Story of the Weeping Camel - Audience Award, Best Feature
  • The Climactic Death of Dark Ninja - Audience Award, Best Short Film (tie)
  • Hairless - Audience Award, Best Short Film (tie)
  • The Climactic Death of Dark Ninja - Grand Jury Prize, Best Short Film
  • Between the White Lines - Grand Jury Prize, Best Feature Film
  • Dogville - Special Jury Prize, Outstanding Performance to the entire cast
  • A Slipping Down Life - Outstanding Performance to Lily Taylor & Sara Rue
  • Disconcerting Symphony - Outstanding Performance to the entire cast
  • Stuff That Bear! - Outstanding Cinematography to Oleg Mutu
  • Everyone and Their Mother Wants to Write and Direct - Outstanding Writing

See also

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References

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  2. ^ Hunt, Stacey Wilson (2011-07-14). "Indie Spirit Meets Indy". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
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  5. ^ Lloyd, Christopher (2023-04-25). "Indy Film Fest winners announced". Film Yap. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
  6. ^ "2023 Indy Film Fest". 2023.indyfilmfest.org. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
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