659. 4Qs with Charlie Paulin

What are the 4Qs? (1) Three favorite films. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out.

Charlie Paulin wrote and directed the short film “Outed” that came to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2025 and took home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Originality, Short Film – Comedy.

I loved chatting with Charlie and was equally impressed with his 4 Questions answers!

You can watch “Outed” right now on Shortframe at this link: https://youtu.be/aNmlDXc2cAE

Follow Charlie on TikTok at https://www.tiktok.com/@CharliePaulin96

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Film Invasion Los Angeles

Source: Discover Film

658. Charlie Paulin “Outed”

Happy Wednesday, Folks!

Charlie Paulin wrote and directed the short film “Outed” that came to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2025 and took home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Originality, Short Film – Comedy.                          “Outed” is one of those comedies that is hilarious the first time you watch it, but then each time you see it again it becomes even funnier.                                                                                                                           Why? It is mostly Charlie’s dialog, as he wrote rapid-fire yet subtle jokes within every single line that were delivered perfectly by his cast Jason Grobstich & Jaymes Mansfield.

You can watch “Outed” right now on Shortframe at this link: https://youtu.be/aNmlDXc2cAE

Follow Charlie on TikTok at https://www.tiktok.com/@CharliePaulin96

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DIF Podcast WebsiteDIF Instagram – DIF BlueSky
Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Website
Sherman Oaks Film Festival
Film Invasion Los Angeles

Source: Discover Film

657. 4Qs with Andrew Klaus-Vineyard & Daniel Talbott

What are the 4Qs? (1) Three favorite films. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out.

We had a fun double interview that was posted Friday with filmmakers Andrew Klaus-Vineyard and Daniel Talbott.

In 2025,  Andrew’s screenplay “Parking” was a Finalist for Grand Jury Award for Best Screenplay at Film Invasion Los Angeles, and Daniel’s short film “My Age Now” took home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Cast Performance, Short Film, Arthouse- Experimental in Sherman Oaks Film Festival.

I love that these sometimes collaborators wanted to do their chat with me together which made for an extra interesting 4 Questions follow up!

Follow Andrew on Instagram at @andrewklausvineyard
Follow Daniel on Instagram at @danielcamerontalbott

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DIF Podcast WebsiteDIF Instagram – DIF BlueSky
Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Website
Sherman Oaks Film Festival
Film Invasion Los Angeles

Source: Discover Film

FI-Lima 2026 Awards – By Title

The Awards Juries for FI-Lima have determined the following awards for the 2026 Festival. Here they are, sorted by film title!

ALLURE – Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Originality – Short Film
Ananias – Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Peruvian Film – Short
Beautiful Day – Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Music Video
Becoming Chavela – Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Short – Comedy
Becoming Chavela – Grand Jury Award – Best Song – Chavela Vargas – “Volver, Volver”
Boulevard de la mort – Grand Jury Award – Best Short – Arthouse
Break Out – Grand Jury Award – Best Editing – Short Film – Tadeo Escalante
Break Out – Grand Jury Award – Best Performance by Cast – Comedy
Butcher – Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Short – Drama
Caesar’s Cache – Audience Award – Best Featurette
Caesar’s Cache – Grand Jury Award – Best Cinematography – Featurette
Caesar’s Cache – Grand Jury Award – Best Sound Design – Featurette
Caesar’s Cache – Grand Jury Award – Best Supporting Performer – Featurette – Jona Zeschke
Cambia Tu Vida, Chico – Una Vida en DEGASE – Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Feature – Documentary
Cambia Tu Vida, Chico – Una Vida en DEGASE – Grand Jury Award – Best Writing – Feature Film – Documentary
Dark Matter – Grand Jury Award – Best Short – Drama
DIG DEEPER – Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Featurette – Documentary
EL MONSTRUO DE LA FORTUNA – Grand Jury Award – Best Lead Performer – Short – Maria Olga Matte
Every Line Becomes A Circle – Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Writing – Documentary
Fairy God Bro – Filmmakers Award – Outstanding performance by Cast – Short
fear, my sickness – Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Peruvian Film – Short
fear, my sickness – Grand Jury Award – Best Acting – Experimental
Fleeing Shadows – Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Writting – Short – Drama
FUTURE OF ART – Grand Jury Award – Best Featurette – Arthouse
Hey Alexa – Grand Jury Award – Best Production Design – Short Film
Hey Alexa – Grand Jury Award – Best Short – SciFi
Holding It Together – Grand Jury Award – Best Short – Documentary
Hope – Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Short – Horror
Hope – Grand Jury Award – Best Sound Design – Short Film
in my land, Carnival is religion – Audience Award – Best Feature Film
in my land, Carnival is religion – Grand Jury Award – Best Sound Design – Feature Film – Rodrigo Resende Coutinho
Lifted – Grand Jury Award – Best Short – Animation
Long Time, No See – Grand Jury Award – Best Short – Horror
Lou – Grand Jury Award – Best Short – Comedy
Making Megaforce – Best In Fest – Best Feature Film
Making Megaforce – Grand Jury Award – Best Director – Feature Film – Bob Lindenmayer
Making Megaforce – Grand Jury Award – Best Editing – Feature Film – Felix Chamberlain
Making Megaforce – Grand Jury Award – Best Lead Performer – Feature Film – Bob Lindenmayer
Making Megaforce – Grand Jury Award – Best Production Design – Feature Film
Making Megaforce – Grand Jury Award – Best Supporting Performer – Feature Film – Barry Bostwick
One Last Breath – Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Lead Performance – Short
PATOU: In Black & White – Grand Jury Award – Best Featurette – Documentary
PATOU: In Black & White – Grand Jury Award – Best Soundtrack
Pierre West – Best In Fest – Best Featurette
Pierre West – Grand Jury Award – Best Lead Performer – Featurette – Tomas Hartwig
Plainspoken – Grand Jury Award – Best Writing – Featurette – Documentary
Psyche – Grand Jury Award – Best Short – Dance
Roughing It – Grand Jury Award – Best Cinematography – Short Film
Rule of Three – Grand Jury Award – Best Series/Pilot
Sasquatch Roommate – Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Cast Performance – Comedy – Short
Soeur Celeste – Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Editing – Short – Drama
Soeur Celeste – Grand Jury Award – Best Director – Short Film – IB Asanga
The Big Picture – Grand Jury Award – Best Music Video
The Choice – Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Short – Drama
The Choice – Grand Jury Award – Best Writing – Short – Drama
The Last Day – Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Short – Arthouse
The Last Day – Grand Jury Award – Best Cinematography – Experimental
The Last Play – Lo mejor de Perú – Best Peruvian Film – Short
The Last Play – Grand Jury Award – Best Supporting Performer – Short Film – Cesar Rengifo Salazar
The Long Road Home – Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Short – Documentary
THE MIRROR PARAJANOV – Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Featurette – Documentary
THE MIRROR PARAJANOV – Grand Jury Award – Best Production Design – Featurette
The Power of Ink – Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Short – SciFi
The Return of the Lifeblood – Lo mejor de Perú – Best Peruvian Film – Featurette
The Return of the Lifeblood – Grand Jury Award – Best Editing – Featurette – Arnold Sotomayor
The Return of the Lifeblood – Grand Jury Award – Best Featurette – Horror
The River At The Bottom Of My Garden – Grand Jury Award – Best Cinematography – Feature Film
The River At The Bottom Of My Garden – Grand Jury Award – Best Feature – Documentary
The Summoning – Audience Award – Best Short Film
The White Shoes – Filmmakers Award – Oustanding Performance by a Duo – Short
TV Man – Grand Jury Award – Best Featurette – Comedy
We Meet Again – Best In Fest – Best Short Film
We Meet Again – Grand Jury Award – Best Performance by a Duo – Richard Riehle & Vernon Wells
Whispers – Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Cinematography – Short
Yellowstone 88 – Song of Fire – Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Short – Animation
Yellowstone 88 – Song of Fire – Grand Jury Award – Best Writing – Short – Animation

Award Definitions/Explanations

Best In Fest – Determined by the festival’s official selection committee.
Lo mejor de Perú – Determined by the festival’s official selection committee to honor films from our home nation of Perú.
Audience Awards – Determined by highly scientific instruments to measure audience satisfaction.
Grand Jury Awards – Determined by the festival’s official selection committee.
Filmmakers Awards – Determined by a panel of alumni filmmakers whose films have been Official Selections at our cousin festivals FI-Los Angeles and Sherman Oaks Film Festival.

Source: FILA