Winners of California Indies

25th Edition/Jan 2026

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Best Narrative Feature

Headmaster

Director: Rajive Nadhu

 

Best Narrative Short

O CRUZAMENTO

Director: Marcos Arzua

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Best Documentary Short

The Imagination of a Child

Director: Cesare Catania

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Best Animation & Best Music Video

Is Anybody Out There

Director: Susan Mey Lee Lim

Best Web-Series-Pilot

Time For Art Ep 1

Director: Bill Dougal

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Best Female Filmmaker

Inherited Shame

Directors: Fruzsina Skrabski, Sándor Kiss

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Best Script 

Auditorium

Stuart Alan Pollack