2026 FI-Lima Official Selection: Short Film – Comedy Adapted from Stephanie Trudeau’s docu-cabaret performance of the iconic lesbian Mexican singer Chavela Vargas’ life and music. Told in a hybrid genre–using performances, animation, and scripted narrative–this blend of approaches is a perfect combination to bring this unique tale to vivid life. Director(s): Joyce Callo Writer(s): Joyce …
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2026 FI-Lima Official Selection: Music Video A joyful upbeat music video for the folk/pop song Beautiful Day, by award-winning singer-songwriter Stephanie Bettman. Director(s): Miguel Hernandez Writer(s): Stephanie Bettman …
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Best in Fest Best Feature Film – Abigail Before Beatrice Best Featurette – Focal Point Best Short Film – How The Rose Reaches Best In Fest – determined by the festival’s official selection committee, this category was added to pander to important organizations that demand a festival give out awards not specific to genre/category. Source: …
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Sherman Oaks FIlm Festival has combined forces with its sponsor YOW.tv to create an online presentation of our Official Selections from Dec 7 to Dec 22. Full access is $9.99 to the public and can be accessed here. This is when we mention that if you or your friends/family/collaborators pay ten bucks to view the …
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2025 Official Selection: Screenplay – Series/Pilot After shooting a teenage robber in her father’s liquor store, a sheltered Palestinian woman’s reality fractures; awakening a supernatural entity from her bloodline that forces her to face her greatest fear: surviving on her own in the most expensive city in the world. The SOFF 2025 screenplay awards ceremony …
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