California Film Awards

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California Film Awards
Location San Diego, California
Country United States
First awarded2010 [1]
Currently held byJames Nicholas [2]
Website www.calfilmawards.com

The California Film Awards is a film awards ceremony that features new American and foreign independent film in several categories [1] including Best Picture, Actor, Actress, Cinematography, Directing, First-Time Directors, Editing, Screenplay, Animation, Art Design, Music Videos, Short Films, Experimental Films, Student Films, California Films, Foreign Films, Documentaries and Feature Narratives. [3]

Contents

Awards presented

Awards are given out in the following categories at the conclusion of the Festival:

Award winners

2010 winners

Grand winners [4]

Screenplay competition

2011 winners

Grand winners [5]

Screenplay competition

Diamond Award winners
Animated film competition

Television productions competition

California film competition

Commercial competition

Documentary film competition

Music video competition

Narrative film competition

Orson Welles Awards

2012 winners

Grand winners [8]

Screenplay competition

Narrative Film Competition

2013 winners

Grand winners [13]

Screenplay competition

2014 winners

Grand winners [14]

Screenplay competition

California film competition

Foreign Film Competition

Short Film Competition

2015 winners

Grand winners [17]

Screenplay competition

Foreign Film Competition

2017 winners

2018 winners

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