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Idyllwild 2024 Winners

BEST STUDENT FILM

Tranq


DOUG AUSTIN HUMANITARIAN AWARDS

Erin: Beyond the Bruises  - Documentary

The Stairs - Narrative


BEST ANIMATION 

Vanguard - Tell Me Where to Go

Winner - Pacemaker


INDIE SPIRIT AWARDS

Help Is On the Way

Moon

77

Broken Art
Daffodils

Discharge

Dixieland
Ghost Town

La Pietra

Life of Riley

Only Human 

Moon

OnlyHuman

Parking Spot

Rebel Rebel

Revelation

Rich and Happy

Rite of Passage  (18)

Settling the Facts 

Stay

Subtext

The Avon Lady

The Fast Family Underground

The Last Take

The Living Room

The Ossan

The Stones that the Builders Rejected

The Valediction

They Don’t Make ‘em Like Willie Anymore

Victoria


MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS

Most Original Music Video - Tell Me Where to Go

Best Song Music Video - All I Want For Christmas

Best Director Music Video - They Don’t Make Them Like Willie Anymore

Best Music Video - Livin’ Beyond the Pain


SOUND DESIGN

Short - Moon

Featurette - 13 Steps

Feature - The Nanny


COSTUME DESIGN

Best Costume Design Short Film - The Stairs

Best Costume Design Featurette - Touched

Best Costume Design Feature Film - Proof Sheet


JOHN MILIUS SCREENWRITING

Short Film Screenwriting

VanGuard - Victoria

Winner - Rebel Rebel


Featurette Screenwriting

VanGuard - Estela, Is it You?

Winner - Radio Silence

Feature Film Screenwriting

VanGuard - Proof Sheet

Winner - The Uncanny


BEST CHILD ACTOR

Briella Guiza - The Stairs


BEST ENSEMBLE CAST

Short Film Vanguard - Vexed

Short Film Winner - Life of Riley

Featurette Vanguard - Estela, Is it You?

Featurette Winner - Limite

Feature Vanguard - Uncanny

Feature Winner - Proofsheet


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Vanguard - Mike Schulte - THE UNCANNY

Winner - Juan Javier Cardenas - PROOF SHEET


BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Vanguard - Angela Sauer - The Nanny

Winner - Daphne Gabriel - The Uncanny


ROGER TAYLOR AWARDS BEST ORIGINAL SCORE


Roger Taylor Award - Best Short

Vanguard - The Stairs

Winner - Hardlight


Roger Taylor Award  Best Featurette

Vanguard - Enemy No More

Winner - Radio Silence


Roger Taylor Award  Best Feature Film

Vanguard - The Uncanny

Winner - One Way


JUAN RUIZ ANCHIA AWARDS BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY


Cinematography Best Short 

Vanguard - The Stairs

Winner - Hardlight


Cinematography Best Featurette

Vanguard - The Model

Winner- Radio Silence


Cinematography Best Feature Film

Vanguard - The Uncanny

Winner- One Way


JOHN FORD TROPHY MOST TRADITIONAL AMERICAN FILM

The Don’t Make Them Like Willie Anymore

Enemy No More

DixieLand 

Touched


BEST ACTOR


Best Actor Short Film

Vanguard - Elias Scoufaras - Rich and Happy

Winner - Jonathan Trevon Moore - Hardlight


Best Actor Featurette

Vanguard - Tony Todd - Dixieland

Winner - Jesse Johnson - Nocturne


Best Actor Feature Film

Vanguard - Adam Kitchen - The Nanny

Winner - Leo Llenas - Proof Sheet


BEST ACTRESS


Best Actress Short Film

Vanguard - Olivia Haller - [Subtext]

Winner - Karla Kamm - Rich and Happy 


Best Actress Featurette

Vanguard - The Model - Cora Vander Broek

Winner - Nakia Secrest - The Radio Silence


Best Actress Feature Film

Vanguard - Eileen Grubba - Proof Sheet 

Winner - Chuiti Tiu - A Summer Night


BEST DIRECTOR


Best Director Documentary

Vanguard - Hannah Gal - Erin: Beyond The Bruises

Winner - Troy Paff - Texas Music Revolution


Best Director Short Film

Vanguard - Venita Ozols-Graham - The Ossan

Winner - Harry Heng - Hardlight


Best Director Featurette

Vanguard - Christopher Schultz - Enemy No More

Winner - Alysha Haran - Nocturne


Best Director Feature Film

Vanguard - Richard Kilroy - Proof Sheet

Winner - Clara Gabrielle - The Uncanny


BEST DOCUMENTARY

Vanguard- Erin: Beyond the Bruises

Winner - Texas Music Revolution


BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM


Best International Short Film

Vanguard - Providence 

Winner - Pencil


Best International Featurette

Vanguard - Sticky Fingers

Winner - Limite


Best International Feature Film

Vanguard - OnlyHuman

Winner - One Way


BEST SHORT FILM

Vanguard - Daffodils

Winner - Hardlight


BEST FEATURETTE

Vanguard - Nocturne

Winner - Radio Silence


BEST FEATURE FILM

Vanguard - Proof Sheet

Winner - Uncanny


FESTIVAL PRODUCER’S TROPHY

Daffodils


FESTIVAL DIRECTOR’S TROPHY

Enemy No More


AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD

Enemy No More

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GRAND JURY PRIZE

RADIO SILENCE


ARCHER AWARD BEST OF FESTIVAL

UNCANNY



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