Winners of California Indies
27th Edition/July 2026
Best Comedy
Yard Saleing
Director: Tom Logan
Best Narrative Short
Loganberry Lane "A Conversation is Had"
Director: Cathy Cahlin Ryan
Best Documentary Feature
Respect My Crown: The Rise of African American Women in California Politics
Director: Pamela Bright-Moon
Best Documentary Short
War and life
Director: Ali Imani
Best Director
Love Lives On
Director: Lenny Gatto
Best Short Editor
Sami Al Mouallem
Best Composer
The Guardian Angels
Ilie Stepan
Best Actress *Feature*
Michelle Renee Gomes
Best Actress *Short*
Adriana Fonseca
Best Short Film Actor
Joshua Longfellow Wright
Best Short Animation
The Last Advice
Director: Carlos Fueyo
Best Short Horror
Rathill
Director: Charles A. Christman III
Best Student Film
Justice
Director: Adam Jones
Best Web/Series
I Could Eat Episode 3
Director: Rick Bedrosian
Best Short Thriller
The bloody friend
Director: Sarah Smith
Best Script
Thursday's Moon
Writer: Rita Reinecker