There's not much we can add about the year that was 2020. Our 4th annual festival was a bright spot at the end of a very hard year... a streaming event filled with creativity, fun and the support of a global community. IndieBoom had over 10K views, and streamed almost 1,500 hours of free video and music, as we celebrated indie artists around the world and gave fans something to get excited about heading into 2021. We want to thank everyone who took part in the festival and was entertained and inspired. Many of our selections will stay on our site for as long as their creators want, so people can continue to discover them. And our winners will remain on our Roku and FireTV apps all year as part of their prize package. Congratulations again to all our selections and winners! WINNING ANIMATION
HOOD: A Star Wars Story Stop Motion Fan Film, USA | Directed by Damon Wellner WINNING COMEDY Oddly Popular Comedy, USA | Directed by Fred Gallo WINNING COMMERCIAL G U M P T I O N | Triumph Motorcycles Commercial, USA | Directed by Lexx Truss WINNING DANCE Shadow Dance, USA | Directed by Francesca Jandasek WINNING DOCUMENTARY From Heaven Is Cali Documentary, USA | Directed by Christaan Felber WINNING DRAMA The Settler Drama, Canada | Directed by Matt Haley WINNING EXPERIMENTAL Crane Wife Experimental, USA | Directed by Lauren Vroegindewey WINNING FAN FILM JUNDLAND... No Man’s Land Fan Film, Mexico | Directed by Roy Perez Brondo WINNING HORROR It's Normal Horror/Thriller, USA | Directed by Nicole Solomon WINNING MUSICAL Island in the Sky Musical, Australia | Directed by Terry Newman WINNING ORIGINAL SONG Movin' On Original Song, USA | by Samarah Conley WINNING SCI FI/FANTASY: The Path of the Greys Fan Film, Netherlands | Directed by Joshua van ’t Hoff JURY PRIZE: Checkpoint Berlin Experimental, Greece | Directed by Dimitris Kravvartis HONORABLE MENTIONS: How To Cash In Your Life Insurance Policy In 30 Days Comedy, USA | Directed by Regine Mont-Louis Finally Dance, USA | Directed by Biz Jones Prologue Drama, USA | Directed by Justin Joseph Hall The Confessions Of The Bat Fan Film, UK | Directed by Ronnie Henry The Rebirth of a Goddess Experimental, USA | Directed by Idia Ojo Still Feel You with Me Dance, Canada | Directed by Beatriz Mediavilla FAN FAVORITE: $500 GRAND PRIZE WINNER: Mask Sci Fi, USA | Directed by Kelly Reynolds
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In a year filled with bad news, we're excited to share some good! Emerging creators from all over the world will be showcased in the 4th annual IndieBoom Festival, streaming free Dec. 21, 2020 - Jan. 3, 2021. Winners are determined by total time viewed, with the most-streamed selection winning our Grand Prize of $500! It's always free to watch online, on Roku, on FireTV, on Vimeo and more... learn how at indieboomfest.com
Congratulations to our 2020 Selections! Bachslider! Original Song by Bachslider (USA) Bad Feeling Dance, French Polynesia | Directed by Nyko PK16 Brazzy Jazzy Comedy Series, USA | Directed by Steve Becker Checkpoint Berlin Experimental, Greece | Directed by Dimitris Kravvartis Crane Wife Experimental, USA | Directed by Lauren Vroegindewey Crystal Peak Fan Film, USA | Directed by Matthew Blackburn Dinosaurs in Space Comedy/Animation Series, USA | Directed by Nick Adams Doublemint Bitch Comedy, USA | Directed by Trip Langley Driftwood Ep. Two - Lizard Mom Comedy, USA | Directed by Rebecka Ray Elsagate Documentary, USA | Directed by Julian Green Fiasco Fan Film, USA | Directed by Ben Ajayi Finally Dance, USA | Directed by Biz Jones FRAmMENTI Dance, Italy | Directed by Luca Di Bartolo and Alessadro Cascioli From Heaven is Cali Documentary, USA | Directed by Christaan Felber G U M P T I O N | Triumph Motorcycles Commercial, USA | Directed by Lexx Truss HOOD: A Star Wars Story Fan Film, USA | Directed by Damon Wellner Horn of Gondor Fan Film, Czech Republic | Directed by Šimon Pešta How to Cash in Your Life Insurance in 30 Days Comedy, USA | Directed by Regine Mont-Louis ID Dance, Australia | Directed by Paul Malek Island in the Sky Musical, Australia | Directed by Terry Newman It Could Be Worse Original Song by Honeychild Coleman (USA) It's Normal Horror/Thriller, USA | Directed by Nicole Solomon JUNDLAND... No Man’s Land Fan Film, Mexico | Directed by Roy Perez Brondo Krasnaya Polyana Commercial, Russia | Directed by Andrey Krechetov Lag: A Zoomsical Comedy Musical, USA | Directed by Haddon Kime Like Clockwork Animation, USA | Directed by Scott Montgomery Long Road Home Original Song, USA | by Krystle Henninger Mask Sci Fi, USA | Directed by Kelly Reynolds Momentum of Isolation Dance, Canada | Directed by Shay Kuebler Moonflake : Space for imagination Commercial, France | Directed by Brice Blanloeil Movin' On Original Song, USA | by Russell Conley Oddly Popular Comedy Series, USA | Directed by Carissa Gallo One Last Monster Animation, USA | Directed by Gene Kim Pit Stop Comedy, USA | Directed by Cody Lee Brown Prologue Drama, USA | Directed by Justin Joseph Hall Sartorius Goes Downstairs Comedy, USA | Directed by p Rex Senioritis Comedy/Drama, USA | Directed by Jake Cambron Shadow Dance, USA | Directed by Francesca Jandasek Sherpany Commercial, Italy | by Illusion Video Production SOS, you’re 30 and still single? Comedy Series, France | Directed by Amy Lynssia Star Wars: Origins Fan Film, UK | Directed by Phil Hawkins Still Feel You with Me Dance, Canada | Directed by Beatriz Mediavilla Swoosh Dance, UK | Daniel Cawthorne The Confessions Of The Bat Fan Film, UK | Directed by Ronnie Henry The Grin Of Evil Fan Film, Argentina | Directed by Alejandro Fanzago The Path of the Greys Fan Film, Netherlands | Directed by Joshua van ’t Hoff The Rebirth of a Goddess Experimenatl, USA | Directed by Idia Ojo The Settler Drama, Canada | Directed by Matt Haley Two Kisses Drama, USA | Directed by Tara Smith Wakanda vs. Everybody Comedy, USA | Black Improv Alliance When A Pig Gets Sick Drama, USA | Directed by Sammy LeMieur Zarina Horror/Thriller, USA | Directed by Lexx Truss Our 3rd Annual fest has wrapped! As always, we were impressed and delighted by the social media wizardry of our filmmakers, who worked overtime promoting their work. And our audience responded: we streamed over 1,300 hours of video - more than twice as much as last year! Fans couldn't get enough of our incredible shorts in every genre, watching on their phones, computers, and tablets (and our brand-new Roku and Fire TV apps got quite a workout too.) We tallied up viewing stats to determine all our Winners including our Fan Favorite which comes with a $500 prize to help a filmmaker make their next project. Speaking of our Roku and Fire TV apps, our Winners will continue to stream on them all year... and all our films will continue to be available on our website for as long as the filmmakers want. So if you missed them during the fest, you can still watch them free! We're proud of everyone who participated, because we know how much of a challenge it is to make great work as an indie creator. And the results speak for themselves. Now, without further ado, the winners of the 2019 IndieBOOM! festival: WINNING ANIMATION STAR IN THE EAST Animation/Music Video, USA - Directed by Katie Garibaldi WINNING COMEDY transpLAnts Comedy, USA - Directed by Sara Baum WINNING COMMERCIAL THE CRAP CHUTE Commercial, USA - Directed by Brent Kappel WINNING DANCE DONNA ON THE GO: DANCE Dance, USA - Directed by Tam Warner WINNING DOCUMENTARY FIXING GRANDMA Documentary, USA - Directed by William Wonders III WINNING DRAMA GROWING UP BETWEEN STOPS ON THE A-TRAIN Drama, USA - Directed by Jennifer Y. Johnson-Garcia WINNING EXPERIMENTAL CIRCUMAMBULATION Experimental, USA – Directed by Andrew Xue WINNING FAN FILM BATMAN: THE SCHEME IS SOUND Fan Film/Musical, USA - Directed by Kevin Croxton WINNING FANTASY: VIRTUAL VENDETTA Fan Film, UK - Directed by Nick Sapwell WINNING HORROR THE LOST BOYS: THE NEW BREED Fan Film, USA - Directed by Randy Memoli WINNING MUSIC THE WEB OPERA Musical, USA - Music by Michael Roth, Directed by Kate Jopson WINNING PILOT FOBia Series, USA - Directed by Reshmi Hazra Rustebakke WINNING ROMANCE JESUS RIDES A HARLEY Comedy/Romance, USA - Directed by Michael Boston WINNING SCI FI THE LOOKING GLASS Fan Film, USA - Directed by Mike Heath JURY PRIZE: R.I.P. Animation, USA - Directed by Cooper Haskell HONORABLE MENTIONS: A THORN Drama, USA - Directed by Eha Urbsalu LIVING IN CRIME ALLEY Fan Film, United Kingdom - Directed by Rob Ayling MAKE ME FLY Musical, France - Directed by Peter Vino MATRYOSHKA Horror, USA - Directed by Manny Serrano RUBBER DUCKY Music, USA - Directed by Sean Mannion THIRD SHIFT Series, USA - Directed by Rich Baker WHAT ABOUT PAYMENT Drama, USA - Directed by DK Davall FAN FAVORITE/ $500 GRAND PRIZE WINNER: THE EQUINOX EFFECT Fan Film, USA - Directed by Kelly Reynolds
The streaming IndieBOOM Festival celebrates its 3rd annual edition with over 50 new films, series and videos from around the world. From Dec. 20 2019 - Jan. 5 2020, viewing stats will be tallied up to determine the winners in each category, including Comedy, Drama, Documentary, Horror, Dance, and Fan Film — which showcases fan-made tributes to icons like Batman and Star Trek. The most-streamed title of the fest wins the Grand Prize of $500 to help an emerging filmmaker create their next project.
A panel of industry pros watched all entries and chose the slate of indies. Each film gets its own custom web page with built-in social media tools, making it easy and fun for viewers to interact. IndieBOOM has also launched all-new Roku and FireTV apps, and can also be watched on AppleTV via Vimeo. Films are always 100% free to watch and are invited to stay on the IndieBOOM site after the festival, giving them more exposure throughout the year. "IndieBOOM is a unique concept that filmmakers really get," said co-founder Anthony DeVito. "They understand how important self-promotion is in today's industry, and they love that they can use their social media skills to energize and expand their fan base as they compete to win prizes."
2019 INDIEBOOM FESTIVAL
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
A THORN Drama, USA - Directed by Eha Urbsalu
AFTER DOWNFALL Sci Fi, USA - Directed by Andrew Aprahamian ALEXANDER'S OF NORTHVILLE Commercial, USA - Directed by Lance Kawas BAR FLIES Comedy, USA - Directed by Anna Sagatov BATMAN: THE SCHEME IS SOUND Fan Film/Musical, USA - Directed by Kevin Croxton BECAUSE Musical, USA - Directed by Abby Ahmad BLACKOUT Horror/Mystery, Canada - Directed by Tanya Hoshi CADUCEA Horror, Belgium - Directed by Christophe Mavroudis CONSERVATION TRIP with Empowers Africa, Wildlands and WildlifeACT Documentary, USA - Directed by Krista Krieger/Empowers Africa/Black Bean Productions DONNA ON THE GO: DANCE Dance, USA - Directed by Tam Warner DYSTOPIA Animation, Switzerland - Directed by belloprello FIXING GRANDMA Documentary, USA - Directed by William Wonders III FOBia Series, USA - Directed by Reshmi Hazra Rustebakke GROWING UP BETWEEN STOPS ON THE A-TRAIN Drama, USA - Directed by Jennifer Y. Johnson-Garcia HALF LIGHT Dance, USA - Directed by Taylor Joshua Rankin HIGHER SPACE Series/Animation, USA - Directed by Vitaliy Strokous JESUS RIDES A HARLEY Comedy/Romance, USA - Directed by Michael Boston LECT Documentary, USA - Directed by Christianne Williams and Raza Rhodes LET THE BLONDE SING Documentary, USA - Directed by Rachel Knoll LIVING IN CRIME ALLEY Fan Film, United Kingdom - Directed by Rob Ayling LUCKY Comedy, USA - Directed by Andy Fisher MAKE ME FLY Musical, France - Directed by Peter Vino MATRYOSHKA Horror, USA - Directed by Manny Serrano MICHAEL MCHENRY: Lay Down Your Burdens Documentary, USA - Directed by Erik Dronberger PLAYING WITH FIRE Documentary, USA - Directed by Nicholas Ybarra PLEDGE IT Comedy, USA - Directed by Rachael Sonnenberg R.I.P. Animation, USA - Directed by Cooper Haskell RAISING ADULTS Series/Comedy, USA - Directed by Brittany Wagner RAT-A-TAT Horror, USA - Directed by Philip Kral RUBBER DUCKY Music Film, USA - Directed by Sean Mannion SACRUM Sci Fi, Finland - Directed by Rolf Lindblom SAMHAIN Fan Film, Canada - Directed by Alexander Chehrazi SEVENTEEN Drama, Canada - Directed by Sabine Kahwaji SHADOWLAND Animation, Switzerland - Directed by belloprello SIGHT Animation, Ireland - Directed by Lee Lacey SIX DAY BACK Animation/Music Video, USA - Directed by Scott Cierski STAR IN THE EAST Animation/Music Video, USA - Directed by Katie Garibaldi THE ADVENTURES OF THE U.S.S. PARKVIEW Fan Film/ Musical, USA - Directed by Kevin Croxton THE CRAP CHUTE Commercial, USA - Directed by Brent Kappel THE BREAK Comedy, USA - Directed by Michael Goldburg THE EQUINOX EFFECT Fan Film, USA - Directed by Kelly Reynolds THE LOOKING GLASS Fan Film, USA - Directed by Mike Heath THE LOST BOYS: THE NEW BREED Fan Film, USA - Directed by Randy Memoli THE NUN’S KADDISH Drama, USA - Directed by Dara Jeffries THE ODYSSEY OF THE AOR Series, USA - Directed by Joshua Burdick THE SAFE HOUSE Drama, USA - Directed by Zak Mir THE WEB OPERA Musical, USA - Music by Michael Roth, Directed by Kate Jopson THIRD SHIFT Series, USA - Directed by Rich Baker transpLAnts Comedy, USA - Directed by Sara Baum TREACLE Drama, UK/USA - Directed by Rosie Westhoff UNTITLED Experimental, USA - Directed by Cedric van Eenoo VIRTUAL VENDETTA Fan Film, UK - Directed by Nick Sapwell WHAT ABOUT PAYMENT Drama, USA - Directed by DK Davall YOU LOOK GREAT Drama, USA - Directed by Justin Andrew Davis YOUR REALITY Drama, UK - Directed by Top Tarasin We're getting ready to announce Official Selections for the 3rd annual IndieBOOM Festival, which will stream free worldwide from Dec. 20, 2019 - Jan. 5 2020. For the first time, we're offering interested Brands the opportunity to appear on our website throughout the fest — and for all of 2020 — for just $250. Get in front of our diverse audience with your logo or banner ad (banners are available at $500 for the year.) Your logo and link to your site will appear above the interactive gallery that features all of our new selections, as well as each individual film's custom IndieBoom page. (See below for examples.) IndieBoom is a streaming festival that encourages filmmakers to promote their films to their networks via social media. We stream on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV (via the Vimeo app) and more, but most views and site traffic come from the custom links to our website. Having your logo and link on every film's page means thousands of potential new customers! All our custom film pages remain on our site indefinitely, so even after the festival dates they continue to get traffic. Last year we streamed over 600 hours of video during the festival dates alone, with over 5,000 unique viewers visiting our site to watch films. Our 2019-20 fest will be even bigger, so get on board!
Email us with any questions and to reserve a spot. Deadline for new sponsors is Sunday Dec. 1, 2019! IndieBOOM! expands to Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV and a new Roku channel for its 2019 Festival8/19/2019 As a streaming festival and media platform, a big part of our mission is making our films as easy and fun to watch as possible — on computers, phones, tablets, smart TVs, and streaming devices. You know, the way people really watch stuff today!
For our 2019 edition (streaming Dec. 20, 2019 - Jan. 5, 2020) we will be streaming video on our site, on our free apps for Roku and Amazon Fire TV, and on Apple TV via the Vimeo app. All free, with no logins or passwords. Until then, watch our 2018 winning films (all chosen by audience views) free on all platforms. You can learn more about all supported devices and formats HERE. IndieBOOM! is open until Dec. 1 for entries of shorts and series in all genres. Learn more HERE. Calling all creators: IndieBOOM Festival opens its call for entries Monday, July 8. Films, videos and series of 40 minutes or less will be curated by a team of industry professionals for inclusion in the 3rd annual edition, which streams free worldwide — online and on Roku — from December 20, 2019 to January 5, 2020. All genres are welcome: Comedy, Drama, Docs, Horror, Sci Fi, Experimental and even unexpected categories like Dance, Musical, Lip Sync and Fan Films (think Superheroes, Star Wars, Harry Potter and more.) IndieBOOM lets filmmakers engage their social media skills to get eyes on their work. Every video view counts as a vote, and winners in each category are chosen by total time streamed. The most-watched title of the fest takes home the Fan Favorite award — and a $500 cash prize. Previous winners include Mexico’s Roy Perez Brondo (2017) and Ryan Eakins from the US (2018.) IndieBOOM is produced by the award-winning Art of Brooklyn Film Festival, which celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2020. Filmmakers have been enthusiastic about the fest, which helps them grow their fan bases as they promote. “Thank you IndieBOOM for selecting our film, Ode To An Urn, for your 2018 Film Festival and thanks to the audience who viewed the film online and made us the winner in Best Drama category,” said US filmmaker Zak Mir. “This festival also gave us the unique opportunity to have exposure via Roku. I would definitely recommend this festival to new and young filmmakers.” “The ability to join in from anywhere in the world is truly something IndieBOOM made their own. Beyond kind and friendly doesn't just describe the organizers but also the exhibitors, and I feel like I've made some new friends.”— Shaun Kelly (Ireland) “IndieBOOM… and the community that is growing around their festival IS what independent film needs. They are just what the doctor ordered.” — Richard Termini (Australia) “Fantastic festival. A brilliant and unique way to showcase your film, and superb communication.” — April Kelly (UK) IndieBOOM is a Gold-level festival on the leading online submission platform FilmFreeway. Gold members will save 25% on all entries. For more info on including deadlines, fees, categories and guidelines (and to stream the films from previous years for free) visit indieboomfest.com After more than 600 hours of video streamed online and on Roku, we're very proud to announce the winners of the second annual IndieBOOM Festival. Filmmakers really stepped up their promotion this year, using creative and entertaining posts and videos to draw viewers to their work and increase their social media followers. All our winners will continue to stream on our Roku channel and our most viewed film of the festival receives $500 to help them fund their next project. Congratulations to all the winners, and every one of our official selections. We look forward to seeing what you do next! 2018 IndieBOOM Festival Winners WINNING ACTION
Blade of the Day Walker Sci-Fi/Action/Fan Film, USA, Directed by Jean Phoenix Le Grand WINNING ANIMATION Candy Love Music Video by WHOAA Pop Music/Retro/Video Game/Green Screen, USA, Directed by Mike IAMEYE Photos WINNING COMEDY Life Group Series, USA, Directed by Melissa Blue WINNING COMMERCIAL Squirt Commercial, USA, Directed by Jeffrey Blank WINNING DANCE Don’t Miss It Dance/Music/Asmr, USA, Directed by Teddy Tedholm WINNING DOCUMENTARY Family: A Love Story Documentary, USA, Directed by Sarah Prikryl WINNING DRAMA Ode to an Urn Drama, USA, Directed by Zak Mir WINNING EXPERIMENTAL Summon Experimental/Avant-Garde, USA, Directed by Madison Calicchia WINNING FAN FILM and WINNING SCI FI Walking Bear, Running Wolf Sci-Fi/ Star Treck Fan Film, USA, Directed by Glen Wolfe WINNING FANTASY Supermen: World War Fan Film, USA, Directed by Donald Callahan WINNING MUSIC Unhappy Holiday Music Video, USA, Directed by Anna Haas WINNING PILOT Ridgway & Jones - Episode One Comedy, Australia, Directed by Richard Termini WINNING THRILLER Gamer’s Night Horror/Sci-Fi, Mexico, Directed by Roy Perez Brondo JURY PRIZE: Wow Tapes: Italia Experimental/Avant-Garde, Italy, Directed by Simone Menin, Fabio Reitano, Giuseppe Lombardi, Filippo Golin JURY HONORABLE MENTION: Creative Block Drama/Comedy/Bilingual/French, USA, Directed by Nicola Rose dud•cast Comedy, USA, Directed by Ben Donnellon One day I'll become… Sci-Fi/Fan Film/Star Wars, Slovakia, Directed by Roman Gregorička FAN FAVORITE (The most-viewed film of the fest and winner of $500) Dear Dark Lord Comedy, USA, Directed by Ryan Eakins, Sarah Halle Corey Entries of short films and series in all genres — from all over the world — poured in to be considered for the second annual IndieBOOM! Festival. Our selection panel watched them all and we're proud to announce the titles that will be streaming Free from Dec. 20 - Jan. 5 online at indieboomfest.com and on the Roku channel BKOD. Winners are determined by viewing stats, so every time you watch, you vote. BOOM!
2018 IndieBOOM! Festival Official Selections All God’s Children Comedy/Drama/Romance, USA, Directed by Joseph Holmes Another Day in Paradise Animation, Switzerland, Directed by Bellopropello A Whole New World Sci-Fi/Experimental/Avant-Garde, USA, Directed by Maya Eshet Blade of the Day Walker Sci-Fi/Action/Fan Film, USA, Directed by Jean Phoenix Le Grand Candy Love Music Video by WHOAA Pop Music/Retro/Video Game/Green Screen, USA, Directed by Mike IAMEYE Photos Creative Block Drama/Comedy/Bilingual/French, USA, Directed by Nicola Rose Dear Dark Lord Comedy, USA, Directed by Ryan Eakins, Sarah Halle Corey Don’t Miss It Dance/Music/Asmr, USA, Directed by Teddy Tedholm (?) Drilling Holes into the Sun Dance/Experimental/Avant-Garde, USA, Directed by peopleASponies, Philip Nguyen, Brett Herman dud•cast Comedy, USA, Directed by Ben Donnellon Family: A Love Story Documentary, USA, Directed by Sarah Prikryl Gamer’s Night Horror/Sci-Fi, Mexico, Directed by Roy Perez Brondo God Came ‘Round Comedy/Sci-Fi/Music Video/Romance/Dramedy, UK, Directed by Derek Frey ¡Hola Kitty! Documentary, USA, Directed by Daniel Burity Homo Sapiens - Prehistoric Comedy Comedy/Series, Canada, Directed by Joël Melançon, Geneviève Poulette Life Group Series, USA, Directed by Melissa Blue Marketing Tools Comedy/Series, USA, Directed by Ross Gibby Mike Edel - Challenger Music Video/Drama/Folk/Period piece, Canada, Directed by Jordan Clarke Mr. Kiss Thriller/Drama/Crime/Action, USA, Directed by Afonso Henrique My Existential Crisis Comedy/Drama/Religious, USA, Directed by Joseph Holmes Nivette Dance, France, Directed by Gaetan Boschini, Melodie Cecchini, Les Schini's Company NOON Drama, USA, Directed by Paul Beniamin, Jessica Cardoza Ode to an Urn Drama, USA, Directed by Zak Mir One day I'll become… Sci-Fi/Fan Film/Star Wars, Slovakia, Directed by Roman Gregorička Pigeon Men, Documentary, USA, Directed by Walker Morgan Ridgway & Jones - Episode One Comedy, Australia, Directed by Richard Termini Squirt Commercial, USA, Directed by Jeffrey Blank Stranger Things: The Story of Henry and Dale Sci-Fi/Fan Films, USA, Directed by Brittany Joyner Star Wars: Dresca Sci-Fi/Drama/Horror/Fan Film, USA, Directed by Jessica Champneys Summon Experimental/Avant-Garde, USA, Directed by Madison Calicchia Super Cut Free Way Experimental/Avant-Garde/Pocket Cinema/Mobile Video/Video Art, Portugal, Directed by Vasco Diogo Supermen: World War Fan Film, USA, Directed by Donald Callahan Takako Vs. Nine Lives Dance/Wrestling/Experimental/Short, USA, Directed by Lauren Wolkstein Tall and Taller Series, USA, Directed by Kristi Gatto The Amazing Gayl Pile Series, Canada, Directed by Mike Fly The Apologizers Comedy, USA, Directed by Yasu Suzuki The Art of Prep Music Video, USA, Directed by Jeffrey Blank The Last Supper Horror/Sci-Fi, USA, Directed by Ryan Vera Brown The Masses Comedy, USA, Directed by Toni Nagy Tigers and Monkeys - In An Instant Music Video, USA, Directed by Brendan McKnight To New Beginnings Comedy, USA, Directed by Rodrigo Baumgartner Ayres The Strange - Dolls Music Video/Drama, Canada, Directed by Nathalie Boltt The Third Wheel Comedy/Romance/Drama/Dramedy/Lgbt/Latino/Women in Film, USA, Directed by Johanny Mota Unhappy Holiday Music Video, USA, Directed by Anna Haas Walking Bear, Running Wolf Sci-Fi/Fan Film, USA, Directed by Glen Wolfe Wanting Dance, USA, Directed by Robin Gee Wow Tapes: Italia Experimental/Avant-Garde, Italy, Directed by Simone Menin, Fabio Reitano, Giuseppe Lombardi, Filippo Golin "If you build it, they will stream." The inaugural IndieBOOM! Festival proved just that.
Our slate of 38 short films from all over the world drew tens of thousands of viewers from Dec. 18 - Jan. 5. And together they streamed hundreds of hours of video via our website and the BKOD Roku channel. Our filmmakers got to promote their work while growing their fanbase and our audience got to discover, support and share amazing films. And our screenplay competition helped emerging writers get industry attention. (More info on our prizes here.) At IndieBOOM!, every view is a vote. So we tallied up every play and every minute watched of each of our selections to come up with our winners. And our jury of industry pros gave their own award to their favorite film of the festival. Congratulations to all our winners, and all our films... you helped IndieBOOM! launch with a bang! 2017 INDIEBOOM! FESTIVAL WINNERS FAN FAVORITE (The most-viewed film of the fest) and winner of our $500 Grand Prize: THE HIDDEN HOPE Star Wars Fan Film - Directed by Roy Perez Brondo (Mexico) WINNING COMEDY PETTY CRIME Directed by Knoa Knapper (USA) WINNING DRAMA EDITH Directed by Christian Cooke (UK) WINNING DOCUMENTARY DECONSTRUCTING EDEN Directed by Rick Wood (USA) WINNING MICRO-DOC (Under 10 min.) VERRÜCKT: THE SNAIL FARMER OF VIENNA Directed by Kevin Longa (USA) WINNING SUPER-SHORT (Under 10 min.) WIFE SUPPORT Comedy, Directed by Jackie Geary (USA) WINNING DANCE COLD Directed by Sven Niemeyer (Germany) WINNING EXPERIMENTAL 600 SPACE ALIENS Directed by Scott Bateman (USA) WINNING SERIES THE LIVIA SCOTT SKETCH PROGRAM Directed by Livia Scott, Jim Turner, Kyle Parsons, John Kingman, Matt Morrison, John Trowbridge, Amey Goerlich, Ryan Hunter (USA) WINNING THRILLER THE DOOR Directed by Richard Termini (Australia) WINNING SCI-FI DEAR MANKIND Directed by Floris Asche and Woitek Konzil (Germany) WINNING ANIMATION AFTER Directed by Shaun Kelly (Ireland) WINNING FAN FILM THE HIDDEN HOPE Star Wars Fan Film - Directed by Roy Perez Brondo (Mexico) JURY PRIZE ANNIE WAITS Comedy, Directed by Marnie Paxton-Harris (UK) WINNING SCREENPLAY ESCAPE Written by Jace Lacob (USA) |