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IndieFlix gives cash prizes at Temecula Valley International Film Festival

September 14-22, 2005

IndieFlix joined TVIFF and sponsored cash prizes to the Audience Choice Award winners for Best Feature Film ($1,000), Best Documentary ($500), Best Animation ($250), Best Short Film ($250), and Best Student Film ($250).

BEST FEATURE:

FALLING

Writer/Producer/Director: Clayton Allis

A man faces the family and friends of the petty criminal who died saving him. To repay the debt, he tries to be the perfect substitute husband and father to the dead man's widow and son.

BEST DOCUMENTARY:

CHOPPERTOWN: THE SINNERS

Writers/Producers/Directors: Scott Di Lalla and Zack Coffman

This documentary is about a hot rod and biker club known as the Sinners. Modern day greasers, the Sinners are all about the old school. None of them is old enough to have experience the hot rod heydays of the 50's & 60's but they still live on the edge of society chopping cars, and bikes and searching for vintage parts to make their 'Rat Rods", ""Trumps", "Mercs" and "Bobbers" into rolling works of art.

BEST SHORT:

SMART CARD

Producer/Director: James Oxford

This is a story about a man who realizes that his perfect automated life is not in his control but the corporation who created the system. After the discovery, does he have the will or the power left to escape?

BEST ANIMATION:

HANDSHAKE

Producer/Director: Patrick Smith

An innocent greeting turns into a sticky tangled struggle for survival, illustrating the twists and turns of love at first sight.

BEST STUDENT FILM:

CHAOS THEORY

Writer/Director: Suny Behar (UCLA)
Producer: Jocelyn Hublau

A comedy about the outrageous misadventures of a meteorologist desperate to stop the endless cycle of disorder that is ruling his life. If a butterfly flapping its wings on Brazil can cause a tornado in Texas, imagine what it could do to his love life.

Special thanks to all who attended TVIFF and voted for their favorites, and great success to all the filmmakers who took part in this year's activities.