Behind every great independent film is a community of artists who said "yes" to a dream, working against the odds to bring something beautiful into the world. As we look at the official nominees for the 12th Annual Festigious Awards, we don't just see incredible pieces of cinema - we see the heart, hustle, and soul of creators who poured everything they had into the frame. Leading our celebration this year with a spectacular 7 nominations is Eva's Conundrum, a wonderfully ima

For eleven years, Festigious has dedicated itself to honoring the fierce, independent spirit of creators who push the boundaries of visual storytelling. Narrowing down the immense caliber of international entries this season was a profound challenge, but the official nominees for 2025 reflect a breathtaking mastery across wildly diverse genres -from haunting thrillers to deeply moving documentaries. Leading the competitive field this year with 5 nominations each are two extra

Best of Fest Dying to Sleep - Paris Dylan Best Narrative Feature Roop Nagar Ke Cheetey - Vihan Suryavanshi Best Narrative Short Ginny's Enterprise - Suzanne Marie Moreau Best Indie Film I Do Not - Nkoyo Armstrong Best Documentary CANCER/EVOLUTION - Maggie Jones, Brad Jones Best Animation Dog Days - Hailey Bair Best Music Video Affentanz - Hunter - Cyprian Hercka Best Student Film Cells - Sitong Xue, Jinyang Wang Best Director Hey Alexa - Xochi Blymyer Best First Time Director

Best of Fest Gaganachari - Arun Chandu Best Narrative Feature Gaganachari - Arun Chandu Best Narrative Short Aping Edwin Porter - James O'Donnell Best Indie Film Goggles - Brenda Laidman, Anna Nadtotchii Best Documentary Feature Girl Unscripted - Tara Veneruso Best Documentary Short Bang On Time - Christoph Handl Best Animation A-Hâ's Egg Cake - Raymond Lau Best Music Video UMA2RMAN - Atomic love - Vitaliy Kapitonov Best Student Film In Sky, Full of Stars - Shun Sean Lee Best

We're excited to announce nominees for the 10th annual Festigious 2024: Best of Fest 2024 Affentanz - Hunter - Cyprian Hercka Phoenix Incident - Keith Arem Roop Nagar Ke Cheetey - Vihan Suryavanshi Dying to Sleep - Paris Dylan Boss of the Toss - Chris Harboldt Aftermath - Gergo Elekes, József Gallai Best Narrative Feature Goodbye, White Guy - Milos Ajdinovic REVEILLE - Michael Akkerman Roop Nagar Ke Cheetey - Vihan Suryavanshi Natura - Mickael Perret Two Birds and a Stone. -

We're excited to announce nominees for the 9th annual Festigious 2023: Best of Fest 2023 The Crossing - Tomas Simonsen Girl Unscripted - Tara Veneruso Gaganachari - Arun Chandu Murder, Anyone? - James Cullen Bressack In Sky, Full of Stars - Shun Sean Lee Tito - Anthony Notarile, Andy Tworischuk Best Narrative Feature The Crossing - Tomas Simonsen Gaganachari - Arun Chandu Murder, Anyone? - James Cullen Bressack Tnaash - Boudy Sfeir Meet My Pet Monster - James Matthew Storm Ho

Best of Fest 2022 Implanted - Fabien Dufils Best Narrative Feature Love and Love Not - Anthony Cally Best Narrative Short HomeBound - Usher Morgan Best Indie Film Reshape - Siming Zheng Best Web/TV Series The Fairy Dream of Yeloli - Jin Jin Best Documentary Feature Still Suffering - Steven Berez, Diana Puzikova Best Documentary Short Positive for Huntington's - Karam Gamal El Din, Yousef Gamal El Din Best Animation Gift - Jiaqi Bin, Xi Liu Best Music Video Bi-2 — We don't nee

Best of Fest 2021 All Blood Runs Red - Paul Mignot Best Narrative Feature Shocking Marriage - Demetrio Casile Best Narrative Short Incognito - Jacky Song Best Indie Feature Dear Name - Hillfinger (Hyung-kun) Hwang Best Indie Short Gunther - Ryan Rowley Best Web/TV Pilot In Two Minds - Fabian Schwab Best Web/TV Series Undateable - Matt Mahaffey, Brittany Bookbinder Best Documentary Feature The Sporting Bubble - Peter Dickson Best Documentary Short ProDogTV - Randall Owens Best

We're excited to announce nominees for the 8th annual Festigious 2022: Best of Fest 2022 Journey Home - Christopher Houlston Implanted - Fabien Dufils HomeBound - Usher Morgan Love and Love Not - Anthony Cally Gift - Jiaqi Bin, Xi Liu The Jewish Jail Lady and The Holy Thief - Barry Rosenthal, Nick Shanmans, Victor Velle Best Narrative Feature Wicked Inwards Monastery - Efriem Kahsay Quada Adieu Lacan - Richard Ledes Implanted - Fabien Dufils Vanishing Knowledge - Ejaz Khan Lo

We're excited to announce nominees for the 7th annual Festigious 2021: Best of Fest 2021 Flesh - Tim Poon Dead In The Water - Nanea Miyata Deep Shock - Davide Melini The Great Artist - Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri Bi-2 — God of the Jilted - Vladimir Besedin Pretty Metal - Mikhail Tot All Blood Runs Red - Paul Mignot Kaali Maati - Hemantkumar Mahale The Sky Below - Charlie Rose Incognito - Jacky Song Deus Ex Machina - Jessy Langlois Beta - Kevin M Turner Best Narrative Featur