The award winners of the 8th edition of LA Independent Women Film Awards were announced on July 28th, 2022. The IMDb qualifying competition intends to promote female talents and screen projects through its online platform. The committee also invites female talents to vote for the best of each section in the competition. Female talents come together to shine in the festival as filmmakers, screenwriters, cinematographers, actresses, editors and composer. The festival believes in the power of female cinema and its impact on the world. It is our pleasure to announce the winners.

Here are the winners of the 8th edition:
Best International Narrative Feature
WE COME INTO LIFE Director: Ms. Siu PHAM
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Best US Narrative Feature
Everything I ever wanted to tell my daughter about men
Directors: Lorien Haynes, Barbara van Schaik, Maryam d'Abo, Susannah Harker, Jodhi May, Erin Richards, Katie Flynn, Laura Merians, Amy Gardner, Gia Carides, Kate Sumner, Tara Fitzgerald, Kate Danson, Sienna Guillory, Saffron Burrows, Lucy Brown
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Best US Narrative Short
The Winter Fern Director: Gwen Gottlieb
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Best International Filmmaker
RAINE Director: FREY Dagne
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Best Female Director
Sunflower Director: Mingjie Tang
Best Male Director
NIGHTALK Director: Donald Shebib
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Best Actress Mona Arkin for Sunflower
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Best Female Cinematographer:
Rachel Garcia-Dunn for Raine
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Honorable Mention Short & Best Edit
La nage Director: Marie Poitevin
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Best Composer
Miriam Mayer for The Last Picture
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Best Produced Script
Siu Pham for We come into life
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Best Unproduced Short Script
Again, Mama Writer: Geqi Li
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Honorable Mention Short Script
Fight for your life Writer: Daniela Andrea Cruz Yomayusa
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Best Unproduced Feature Script
Why I Love The Circus Writer: Tia Matza
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Honorable Mention Feature Script
Soy Writer: Shanaya Fastje
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Best Feature Documentary
The Voice of Thaïs Director: David Casals Roma
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Honorable Mention Feature Documentary
The Brazilian Templars Mystery Directors: Next Anyextee, Neil Cabana
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Best Short Documentary
Kanatenhs - When The Pine Needles Fall Director: Ellen Gabriel
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Honorable Mention Short Documentary
Sama Yoon On My way Director: Emelie Carlsson Gras
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Honorable Mention Short Documentary
What Are You Looking At? Director: Liberty Smith
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Best First Time Filmmaker
When Time Got louder
Connie Cocchia
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Best LGBTQ
Puzzle in the palm Director: Ayumi Kurokawa
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Best Web-Series-Pilot
Meet Me at the Barre Directors: Vera Wagman, Dawn Cobalt, Jill Remez, Karen Bankhead
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Best Music Video
Waltz of the Strong
Director: Karyn Lynn Bailey
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Honorable mention Music Video
End of the Line Director: Nicola Heidi Hawkins
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Best Short Science fiction
Mind Over Matter Director: Anysia Deák
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Best Student Film
Lucy Director: Jordana Bleiwas
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Honorable Mention Student Film
EXIT Director: Oriana Ng
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Best Experimental
Neckline Director: Savannah M. Ryan
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Honorable Mention Experimental
And Breathe Directors: Sima Gonsai, Karen Morgan
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Best Short Horror
Closet Nightmares Director: Camila de los Santos Speed
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Best Animation
My Tiny Friends Director: Jiyoung Park
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Honorable Mention Animation
My Cat Lucy Director: Kate Vaillant
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