Indie Fest

Indie Fest

Actress Nicole Rash at Indie Fest 2008
Location La Jolla, San Diego, California, United States
Language English
Website www.theindiefest.com

The Indie Fest is an international film festival.[1] The festival's awards are given to film professionals selected by a panel of judges who are also film professionals.[2] While the festival is based in La Jolla, San Diego, California, United States,[3] the event takes place virtually.[4] In 2008, documentary film The Singing Revolution was screened at the festival four times.[5] Kumar Mangat Pathak's Boond was named Best of Show in 2009.[6] In 2010, short film Marino's won an award at the festival,[7] Life! Camera Action... directed by Rohit Gupta won an award for the best feature film,[8] and Ishqiya starring Vidya Balan was also screened at the festival that year.[9] The 2011 festival gave documentary film Farmageddon: The Unseen War on American Family Farms an award[10] and gave Marc Saez's Suivez la flèche two awards.[11] In 2015, the festival awarded John Matton two awards, "Award of Merit Special Mention Producer" for Matton's Feature Film 'Till We Meet Again' and "Award of Merit Special Mention Actor" for Best Acting in a Lead role for the same film.[12] To Love Somebody, Ben Rider's debut feature, was awarded for the Feature Film and Direction category.[13]

References

  1. ↑ Laurie Heuston (December 18, 2009). "'Refuge of Dragonflies': Michael O'Rourke's first short film wins two Indie Fest awards". Mail Tribune. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Fritzges wins award of merit from The Indie Fest". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. October 13, 2011. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Greg Kerrs Latest Self Funded Film "Unremembered" Gaining Fame And Attention". The Portlander. September 25, 2009. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  4. ↑ "After Munich ISHQIYA reaches Stuttgart!!". Glam Sham Entertainment Magazine. June 25, 2010. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  5. ↑ Mitch E. Perry (April 25, 2008). "Documentary celebrates Estonian resistance". WMNF. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Father and son win 57th National Award". The Times of India. December 8, 2010. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Garden State Film Festival screens 'Marino’s,' a film by Sarit Catz of Short Hills". Independent Press. March 20, 2010. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Life! Camera Action...to premiere in NYC". Glamsham.
  9. ↑ "Ishqiya goes to River Florence film fest". The Times of India. November 20, 2010. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Farmageddon the Movie". Creative Loafing. July 2, 2011. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Suivez la fleche "Follow the Arrow" récompensé de 2 awards à The Indie Fest en Californie". The Huffington Post (in French). November 21, 2011. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  12. ↑ http://theindiefest.com/?page_id=2203
  13. ↑ http://theindiefest.com/?page_id=2460


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