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Hollywood Indie Festival · Summer 2026 Season

Where Independent Film Shines

Awarding excellence in unique film stories. Bold shorts, fearless features and the voices behind them, honored every season.

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Indie Film Awards champions the art of independent filmmaking, showcasing bold stories, celebrating unique voices and fostering a community where creativity thrives.

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1000+

Films Submitted

200+

Awards Granted

80+

Countries Represented

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Gallery of Honor

The films our juries fell for

Every season closes with a new constellation of winners, from first-time shorts to festival-hardened features.

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Poster for the documentary Allowed to Birth: The Journey of a Global Midwife

Allowed to Birth

Poster for the music video Bye Bye Baby, a woman with a guitar walking down a country road

Bye Bye Baby

Poster for the documentary Victoria the First, a sepia portrait of Victoria Woodhull

Victoria the First

Poster for the comedy Spot's Day Out, a toy dog gazing up under a blue sky

Spot's Day Out

Two filmmakers in conversation at a table by a city window

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One door for finished films looking for a distributor, one for screenplays looking for a producer. Each project gets its own page in the maker’s own words, with their contact details on it — anyone interested writes to them directly, not to us.

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