Prizes

2023 CFC Prizes

(subject to terms and location)

JURY PRIZE – Determined by the jury panel in advance of the screening.

FIRST PRIZE: $5,000 ($4,000 to the filmmaker, $1,000 to the key collaborator)
- Guest starring on an episode of the Indie Spunk Podcast. Awarded a 12-month membership to the Indie Spunk Club.
RUNNER UP: Free rental of URSA Mini Pro 12K for 2 weeks and DaVinci Resolve Studio
HONORABLE MENTION:$250 and a $350 gift certificate from LensRentals.com

SHOUT! FACTORY GENRE FILMMAKER OF THE FUTURE AWARD - Determined by Shout! Factory

$5000 development deal toward the creation of a feature film or television pilot.

KEY COLLABORATOR - Determined by the Collaboration Points system. Filmmakers receive points for each full day, half day, or favor that they spend collaborating with another filmmaker, and bonuses for each film in which they are listed as Key Collaborator.

FIRST PRIZE: $1,500 and a $350 gift certificate from LensRentals.com, year long membership the Indie Spun Club, private consulting with filmmaking career coach Izzy Stevens.
RUNNER UP: $1,000 and a Mirrorless Mover bag from Think Tank Photo
HONORABLE MENTION: $500

MARSHALL FRITZ PRIZE - FOR DEMONSTRATING THE VALUES OF PERSONAL FREEDOM IN FILM

$1500
Potential streaming and promotional deal with ASG.STREAM

BEST WRITING - Determined by the audience at the screening

FIRST PRIZE: $250 and 3 sessions from Scriptmatix' Concept & Outline Development Package.

Each session includes:
A 90-minute face-to-face virtual meeting.
Access to Character & Outline Design.
Deadlines and strategy.
A downloadable video of each session.

RUNNER UP: $250

BEST ACTOR – COMEDY - Determined by the audience at the screening

FIRST PRIZE: $1,000 and a career consultation and materials meeting with Cindy Schoonover of Eris Talent Agency.
RUNNER UP: $200

BEST ACTOR – DRAMA - Determined by the audience at the screening

FIRST PRIZE: $1,000 and a career consultation and materials meeting with Cindy Schoonover of Eris Talent Agency.
RUNNER UP: $200

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - Determined by the audience at the screening

FIRST PRIZE: $250, and a one day set rental from Stray Angel FIlms
RUNNER UP: $350 gift certificate from LensRentals.com and a SpeedTop 10 camera case from ThinkTank Photo

BEST EDITING - Determined by the audience at the screening

FIRST PRIZE: $250 and a free copy of DaVinci Resolve Studio
RUNNER UP: free copy of DaVinci Resolve Studio

BEST AUDIO AND SOUND - Determined by the audience at the screening

FIRST PRIZE: $250
RUNNER UP: Beachtek DXA-MAX Hi-Def Camera Audio Adapter

BEST MUSIC - Determined by the audience at the screening

FIRST PRIZE: $250
RUNNER UP: $100 gift certificate to Tocaya Modern Mexican restaurants.

BEST USE OF QUOTE - Determined by the CFC staff and awarded to one film

FIRST PRIZE: $500
RUNNER UP: PhotoCross Backpack from Think Tank Photo

BEST SET PHOTO - Determined by the CFC staff and awarded to one film

FIRST PRIZE: $200