The 15th annual festival took place from April 26 – May 6, 2018 at the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields and featured over 140 features and shorts from around the world.
The Best of the Fest
2018 Award Winners
Congratulations to all of our 2018 Indy Film Fest juried and audience award winning films!
Grand Jury Award
Dare to Struggle, Dare to Win
We were thrilled to be the world premiere of Christopher Gruse’s debut documentary film Dare to Struggle, Dare to Win, and to be able to recognize it with our highest honor: the Indy Film Fest Grand Jury award.
Category Jury Awards
American Spectrum
Feature
Directed By: Brian Maurer
Short
Directed By: Evan Kaufmann
Documentary
Feature
Directed By: Christopher Gruse
Short
Directed By: Veena Rao
World Cinema
Feature
Uma Vida Sublime (A Sublime Life)
Directed By: Luis Diogo
Short
Das Mädchen im Schnee (The Girl in the Snow)
Directed By: Dennis Ledergerber
Hoosier Lens
Feature
Directed By: Zorinah Juan
Short
Directed By: Ronald Short
Audience Award
Just Like Being There
If you missed out on seeing them in person, check out this year’s fantastic printed program created by our partners at Lodge Design, and to Magnet Films for our festival trailer!
Festival Trailer
Printed Program
2018-Festival-Guide-FA