Chicago Indie Film Awards is a monthly and annual festival which celebrates Independent U.S. and international films of all genres.
The festival is an IMDb qualifying international platform dedicated to supporting and recognizing indie filmmakers from all over the world. U.S. and international films compete together in various sections of the festival. All the award winners are screened in our annual event.
We select, promote, feature and award films in each monthly edition. The official selections are screened privately to jury members who are award winning filmmakers of the past editions in various categories. All the award winners are then nominated for the annual screening and the competition of the festival.
The festival is also a partner of Chicago Movie Magazine which features our official selections and the award winners every month. All the filmmakers can submit for a personal interview with stills, poster, trailer and promotional material in order to promote their films.
Chicago Indie Film Awards is committed to supporting indie filmmakers from all over the world.
Best U.S Narrative Feature
Best U.S. Narrative Short
Best U.S. Documentary Feature
Best U.S. Documentary short
Best U.S Actor/Feature and Short
Best U.S. Actress/Feature and Short
Best U.S. Cinematography/Feature and Short
Best U.S. Editing/Feature and Short
Best U.S Student Film
Best U.S. Unproduced Script
Best U.S. Script
Best U.S Directing/Feature and Short
Best International Narrative Feature
Best International Narrative Short
Best International Documentary Feature
Best International Documentary short
Best International Actor/Feature and Short
Best International Actress/Feature and Short
Best International Cinematography/Feature and Short
Best International Editing/Feature and Short
Best International Script
Best International Directing/Feature and Short
Best International Student Film