The 16th annual festival took place from May 2-12, 2019 at the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields and featured over 140 features and shorts from around the world.
The Best of the Fest
2019 Award Winners
Congratulations to all of our 2019 Indy Film Fest juried and audience award winning films!
Grand Jury Award
Sumergida (Submerged)
We were thrilled to be the North American premiere of Andrés Finat’s debut film Sumergida (Submerged), 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: Bob Byington
Short
Directed By: Fredric Lehne, Don Riemer
Documentary
Feature
Directed By: Kate Horne
Short
Directed By: Tucker Gragg, Austin Gardner
World Cinema
Feature
Directed By: Andrés Finat
Short
La Couleur de tes Lèvres (The Color of your Lips)
Directed By: Annick Blanc
Hoosier Lens
Feature
Directed By: Jenna Ricker
Short
Directed By: Ethan Wellin
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
2019 Program