8th Annual Independent Shorts Awards International Film Festival
1000 W Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90015
Saturday, September 19, 2026 | 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM
71 Films · 27 Countries · 11 Screening Blocks · 3 Auditoriums · Industry Panel · Cocktail Reception · Red Carpet Photo Call & Press Interviews · Awards Show
Explore the screening blocks below. Click each program to learn more.
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Cinema #9
Cinema #10
Cocktail Reception & Red Carpet Photocall + Press Interviews
5:30 – 7:30 PM · Mezzanine
Awards Show · 7:30 – 8:45 PM · Cinema 8
CINEMA #8
Program 1 | Offbeat Visions: Experimental, Surreal & Unconventional · 11:00 AM – 12:35 PM
Take It Back · Lee Daehan · South Korea
Big Jerry · Elle Reck · USA — World premiere
Umit Kozi · Aisultan Seit · Kazakhstan
12th House · Ilona Laboy and Israel Laboy · USA
Edgar: Enhanced Data Gathering Analysis Robot · Virginia de Witt · USA
Egoli – Place of Gold · Martin Miron · Germany — North America premiere
Untethered Souls · Reinis Kaspars · Latvia
Have a Great Apocalypse · Francois Theurel · Australia — North America premiere
Program 2 | Comic Turns: Dark, Absurd & Witty · 12:40 PM – 2:30 PM
Hellevator · Reed Kaplan · USA
Desert Inn · Yuanhao Zhang · USA
Daddy Daze · Phil Ossai · UK — Los Angeles premiere
Table Read · Norris Wong and Hoi Wong · Taiwan
See You Next Tuesday · Whitney Moore and Marques Mallare · USA
Geri-Action · Jack Carlsen · USA — World premiere
Ron’s Night Out · Jenna Covarrubias · USA — Los Angeles premiere
The Assassination of Michael D. Higgins · Dave Minogue · Ireland — California premiere
Program 3 | Women in Motion: Drama, Dance & Stories of Strength · 2:35 PM – 4:10 PM
Wide Awake · Roman Daniel Rütten · USA
Rebel Flowers · Roberta Pia De Angelis · Italy
Birth · Jumana Radi · United Arab Emirates
For God’s Sake, Smile! · Lena Heintze · Germany — World premiere
A Complete Mess · Ying Hu · China — North America premiere
Second Shift · Jackie Moore · USA
Rooms · Levi Elizaga · USA — Los Angeles premiere
You Don’t Say · Juliet Colyer · USA — California premiere
Program 4 | Bad Decisions: Crime, Suspense & Chaos · 4:15 PM – 6:00 PM
Pick Up · Idil Hermansen · Australia
An Iris Wild · Benjamin Hess · USA — California premiere
Dating a Suspicious Man · Anna Zaitseva · USA
Spare! · Jules Cales and Balthazar Ullmann · France — California premiere
Very Prosperous Men · Josiah Walker · USA
CINEMA #9
Program 5 | Growing Up: Coming-of-Age, Family & Imagination · 11:00 AM – 12:35 PM
The Apricot · Alex Z. Avila · Mexico/USA
The Last Supper of Girl · Jring Van · China — California premiere
Breaking the Tide · Katrin York · USA
Our Monsters · Mia Petrovic · Canada
Another Saturday · J.A. DellaRipa · USA
Hopscotch · Alicia Betty Fall · France — World premiere
Serenity’s Song · Christopher Andrew Schultz · USA
Program 6 | Love & Other Complications: Romance, Longing & Desire · 12:40 PM – 2:25 PM
Strolling Down Brighton Pier · Kenny McCracken · UK
Max Distance · Marissa Goldman · USA
The High King’s Daughter · Joël Gibbs · Ireland
Twist · Lilian Baculard · France — North America premiere
Don’t Call Me Anymore · Denis Chereukho · Russia — North America premiere
Kukuk: A Romani Soul Unbroken · Yonka Yancheva · Bulgaria
Notice Me · Amy Leonard · UK — Los Angeles premiere
Program 7 | Inner Worlds: Identity, Ambition & Belonging · 2:30 PM – 4:25 PM
One of One · Daniel Kyle Mccartney · USA
Eye Contact · Eva L Hoffman · USA
Cherry · Eftychia Manola · Greece — North America premiere
Do You Know Who I Am? · Andreea Păduraru Hristescu · Romania — North America premiere
Mr. Benjamin’s Birthday · Crystle Viviana Dorsey · USA
The Listeners · Joslyn Rose · USA
Program 8 | Against the Odds: Courage, Survival & Resilience · 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Boatlift 9/11 · Dale Fabrigar · USA
Hide · Ian Curtis · UK — California premiere
Mother · Sebastian Kwidziński · Poland
Rise · Jessica J. Rowlands · Zimbabwe
CINEMA #10
Program 9 | Beyond Reality: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Other Stories · 11:00 AM – 12:45 PM
Satomi · Rayner Wang · Hong Kong/Japan/USA
Transcend the Sword · Ashley B. Wern and Eric Benjamin Alirez · USA
Moloch · Felix Geiger · Germany
Reflection · Daniel Robichaud · USA — World premiere
Efflorescence · Sofia Garza-Barba · USA
Once Upon a Time in the Apocalypse · Tiago Pimentel · Portugal
Lovebug · Jalaludin Trautmann and David Mahmoudieh · Germany/USA — North America premiere
Program 10 | Full Throttle: Action, Westerns & High Stakes · 12:50 PM – 2:40 PM
When the Moon Goes Down · Trever Riney · USA — USA premiere
Stolen Reins · Nolan Tondreau · USA — World premiere
The Geisha and The Gunfighter · Clint Lilley · USA
The Experiment · Hugo Will · USA — World premiere
The Asset · Christopher T. Folkens · USA
Disconnected · Vít Hradil · Czechia — Los Angeles premiere
Program 11 | Human Stories: Documentary, Drama & History · 2:45 PM – 4:25 PM
Night Shift · Megumi Lim · Ukraine
Decarb · Roel Swierenga · Netherlands — World premiere
Dokhtar’am – My Daughter · Pedram Sadough · Germany
Mr. Fleischmann · Frank Crim · USA
Malka · Stacey Maltin · USA — Los Angeles premiere
Session 12 | Industry Panel · 4:45 PM – 6:00 PM
Attendee Information
Schedule Overview
Screening Blocks · Industry Panel · Cinemas 8, 9 & 10 (Level 2) · 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Cocktail Reception · Red Carpet & Press Interviews · Mezzanine (Level M) · 5:30 – 7:30 PM
Awards Show · Cinema 8 (Level 2) · 7:30 – 8:45 PM
Check-in & Access
Check-in · Main Lobby (Level 1) · Valid ID required
Access & Badges · All electronic passes must be verified at check-in · Festival badges and wristbands grant access to auditoriums and mezzanine · No tickets sold on-site
Arrival & Venue
Arrival at Regal LA Live · Please arrive at least 30 minutes prior to your screening block or cocktail reception · Check-in may be busy
Venue Info · Dining & accommodation options at LA Live
Parking · West Garage (Lot W), Gates E & F · No parking validation
Guest Information
Dress Code · Business Casual
Complimentary Drinks · Available during the cocktail reception · Valid ID required per drink
Policies
Viewer Discretion Advised · All screening blocks 13+ · Please refer to the schedule
Family-Friendly Event · Children are welcome · Please follow Regal policies below
Security Policy · All bags are subject to inspection · Masks, face paint, hoods, and prop weapons are not permitted
Age Policy · Guests must be 13+ or accompanied by a parent · IDs may be checked
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