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

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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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