10th edition of LA Independent Women Film Awards

The annual and bi-monthly IMDb qualifying LA Independent Women Film Awards is a competition devoted to female artists in media and focuses on international and U.S. film and script projects. The annual program of the festival is called A Women's Lens and offers live events, networking and screening for films directed by women. The committee is screening award winning shorts every year in Beverly Hills through Studio Screening.

The bi-monthly competition is an online festival which offers online promotion and screening to the best of each category through LA Independent Women. All topics related to women's thoughts, women's fate, life conditions, women's views and so on are welcome to participate. It is our pleasure to announce the latest winners of the bi-monthly edition of the festival.

Best Narrative Feature & Best International Filmmaker

The Queen's Orphans

Director: Elza Cataldo

Best Narrative Short & Best Female Director

Bride stone

Director: Guzel Duishenkulova

Best Actress

Sugar People

Sara Klimoska

Best Producer & Best Feature Director

Kasturba Gandhi: Accidental Activist

Cynthia Lukas

Best Cinematographer

Darwin's Fox

Gabi Kislat

Best Editor

RAMONA

Iris Sveinsdottir

Best Composer

WE ARE THE LAND

Morag Megan Northey - Amelia Isabelle - Genevieve Northey-Taylor

Best Produced Screenplay

Walks on Air

Writer: Sharon Annette Oakley

Best Unproduced Screenplay

Centurions

Writer: Sally Claire Stubbs

Best Feature Documentary

Rotzloch

Director: Maja Tschumi

Best Short Documentary

Dancing Without Steps: The Art of Improvisation with Margaret Beals

Director: Adriana Davis

Honorable Mention Short Documentary

CHOMP

Director: Sarah Harvey

Best Short Director:

Counterpoint

Director: Ali Calladine

Best Horror

Momma's Boy

Director: Helena Augsberger

Best Animation

Crowded

Director: Nathania Rubin

Best Experimental

"Tired Angel"

Director: Mimi Garrard

Best Student Film

As God Wills

Director: Zubeda Mir

Best Music Video

Free (Asatoma Mantra mix)

Director: Negin Sairafi

Best LGBTQ

Onomatopeople

Director: Deanna Russo

Best First Time Filmmaker

A Journey with a Hope

Directors: Amelie Truffert, Paul D

Honorable Mention First Time Filmmaker

MARIPOSA Y SU FLOR

Director: Elena Mozzhelina

Best Comedy

The Spot

Director: Stephanie Turci

Best Youth Artist

Follow the Crow

Ariela Rozentul

Best Series-Web-Pilot

A Hard Act to Follow

Miriam Russell