Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award
The Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award is presented to the creative team of a film budgeted at less than $500,000 by the Film Independent, a non-profit organization dedicated to independent film and independent filmmakers. It is named after actor/screenwriter/director John Cassavetes, a pioneer of American independent film.
Created for the 15th Independent Spirit Awards, it was originally called the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature (Under $500,000). After that, the rules changed so that any feature film budgeted under $500,000 could be eligible (regardless of how many films the director has made), hence the new name.
Winners
1990s
- 1999: The Blair Witch Project – Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez, directors; Gregg Hale and Robin Cowie, producers
- La Ciudad (The City) – David Riker, director and producer; Paul S. Mezey, producer
- Compensation – Zeinabu irene Davis, director and producer; Marc Arthur Chery, producer
- Judy Berlin – Eric Mendelsohn, director; Rocco Caruso, producer
- Treasure Island – Scott King, director; Adrienne Gruben, producer
2000s
- 2000: Chuck & Buck – Miguel Arteta, director; Matthew Greenfield; producer; Mike White, screenwriter
- Bunny – Mia Trachinger, director/screenwriter/producer; Rebecca Sonnenshine, producer
- Everything Put Together – Marc Forster, director/screenwriter; Adam Forgash, screenwriter; Sean Furst and Catherine Lloyd Burns, producers
- Groove – Greg Harrison, director/screenwriter; Danielle Renfrew, producer
- Our Song – Jim McKay, director/screenwriter/producer; Paul S. Mezey and Diana E. Williams, producers
- 2001: Jackpot – Michael Polish, screenwriter/director; Mark Polish, screenwriter/producer
- Acts of Worship
- Kaaterskill Falls
- Punks
- Virgil Bliss
- 2002: Personal Velocity – Rebecca Miller, screenwriter/director; Lemore Syvan, Alexis Alexanian, and Gary Winick, producers[1]
- 2003: The Station Agent – Tom McCarthy, screenwriter/director; Mary Jane Skalski, Robert May, and Kathryn Tucker, producers[2]
- 2004: Mean Creek – Jacob Aaron Estes, screenwriter/director; Hagai Shaham, Rick Rosenthal, and Susan Johnson, producers
- Down to the Bone
- On the Outs
- Robbing Peter
- Unknown Soldier
- 2005: Conventioneers – Mora Stephens, screenwriter/director; Joel Viertel, screenwriter/producer
- Brick-Rian Johnson (director/screenwriter)
- Jellysmoke
- The Puffy Chair-Mark and Jay Duplass (director/producer/screenwriters)
- Room
- 2006: Quinceañera - Richard Glatzer & Wash Westmoreland, directors/screenwriters, Anne Clements, producer
- 12 and Holding
- Chalk
- Four Eyed Monsters
- Old Joy-Kelly Reichardt (director/screenwriter)
- 2007: August Evening – Chris Eska, screenwriter/director; Connie Hill and Jason Wehling, producers
- 2008: In Search of a Midnight Kiss – Alex Holdridge, screenwriter/director; Seth Caplan and Scoot McNairy, producers
- Prince of Broadway
- The Signal
- Take Out
- Turn the River
- 2009: Humpday – Lynn Shelton, screenwriter/director; Steven Schardt and Jennifer Maas, producers
2010s
- 2010: Daddy Longlegs – Ben Safdie and Joshua Safdie, screenwriters/directors; Casey Neistat and Tom Scott, producers
- The Exploding Girl
- Lbs.
- Lovers of Hate
- Obselidia
- 2011: Pariah – Dee Rees, screenwriter/director, Nekisa Cooper, producer
- 2012: Middle of Nowhere – Ava DuVernay, screenwriter/director, Paul Garnes and Howard Barish, producers[3]
- 2013: This Is Martin Bonner – Writer/Director: Chad Hartigan, Producer: Cherie Saulter
- Computer Chess – Writer/Director: Andrew Bujalski, Producers: Houston King and Alex Lipschultz
- Crystal Fairy – Writer/Director: Sebastián Silva, Producers: Juan de Dios Larraín and Pablo Larraín
- Museum Hours – Writer/Director: Jem Cohen, Producers: Paolo Calamita and Gabriele Kranzelbinder
- Pit Stop – Writer/Director: Yen Tan, Writer: David Lowery, Producers: Jonathan Duffy, James M. Johnston, Eric Steele, and Kelly Williams
- 2014: Land Ho! – Writers/Directors: Aaron Katz and Martha Stephens, Producers: Christina Jennings, Mynette Louie and Sara Murphy
- Blue Ruin – Writer/Director: Jeremy Saulnier, Producers: Richard Peete, Vincent Savino and Anish Savjani
- It Felt Like Love – Writer/Director/Producer: Eliza Hittman, Producers: Shrihari Sathe and Laura Wagner
- Man from Reno – Writer/Director: Dave Boyle, Writers: Joel Clark and Michael Lerman, Producer: Ko Mori
- Test – Writer/Director: Chris Mason Johnson, Producer: Chris Martin
- 2015: Krisha – Writer/Director/Producer: Trey Edward Shults; Producers: Justin R. Chan, Chase Joliet, and Wilson Smith
- Advantageous – Writer/Director/Producer: Jennifer Phang; Writer/Producer: Jacqueline Kim; Producers: Robert Chang, Ken Jeong, Moon Molson, Theresa Navarro
- Christmas, Again – Writer/Director/Producer: Charles Poekel
- Heaven Knows What – Directors: Benny Safdie and Josh Safdie; Writers: Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie; Producers: Oscar Boyson and Sebastian Bear McClard
- Out of My Hand – Writer/Director: Takeshi Fukunaga; Writer/Producer: Donari Braxton; Producer: Mike Fox
- 2016: Spa Night – Writer/Director: Andrew Ahn; Producers: David Ariniello, Giulia Caruso, Ki Jin Kim, Kelly Thomas
- Free In Deed – Writer/Director: Jake Mahaffy; Producers: Mike Bowes, Mike S. Ryan, Brent Stiefel
- Hunter Gatherer – Writer/Director: Josh Locy; Producers: Michael Covino, April Lamb, Sara Murphy, Isaiah Smallman
- Lovesong – Writer/Director: So Yong Kim; Writer/Producer: Bradley Rust Gray; Producers: David Hansen, Alex Lipschultz, Johnny Mac
- Nakom – Writer/Director/Producer: T.W. Pittman; Director/Producer: Kelly Daniela Norris; Writer/Producer: Isaac Adakudugu; Producer: Giovanni Ximėnez
- 2017: Life and Nothing More – Writer/Director: Antonio Méndez Esparza; Producers: Amadeo Hernández Bueno, Alvaro Portanet Hernández, Pedro Hernández Santos[4]
- Dayveon – Writer/Director/Producer: Amman Abbasi; Writer: Steven Reneau; Producers: Lachion Buckingham, Alexander Uhlmann
- A Ghost Story – Writer/Director: David Lowery; Producers: Adam Donaghey, Toby Halbrooks, James M. Johnston
- Most Beautiful Island – Writer/Director/Producer: Ana Asensio; Producers: Larry Fessenden, Noah Greenberg, Chadd Harbold, Jenn Wexler
- The Transfiguration – Writer/Director: Michael O’Shea; Producer: Susan Leber
- 2018: En el séptimo día – Writer/Director/Producer: Jim McKay; Producers: Alex Bach, Lindsey Cordero, Caroline Kaplan, Michael Stipe[5]
- A Bread Factory – Writer/Director/Producer: Patrick Wang; Producers: Daryl Freimark, Matt Miller
- Never Goin' Back – Writer/Director: Augustine Frizzell; Producers: Liz Cardenas, Toby Halbrooks, James M. Johnston
- Sócrates – Writer/Director/Producer: Alex Moratto; Writer: Thayná Mantesso; Producers: Ramin Bahrani, Jefferson Paulino, Tammy Weiss
- Thunder Road – Writer/Director: Jim Cummings; Producers: Natalie Metzger, Zack Parker, Benjamin Weissner
- 2019: Give Me Liberty – Writer/Director/Producer: Kirill Mikhanovsky; Writer/Producer: Alice Austen; Producers: Val Abel, Wally Hall, Michael Manasseri, George Rush, Sergey Shtern[6]
2020s
- 2020: Residue – Writer/Director: Merawi Gerima[7]
- 2021: Shiva Baby - Writer/Director/Producer: Emma Seligman; Producers: Kieran Altmann, Katie Schiller; Lizzie Shapiro[8][9]
- Cryptozoo - Writer/Director: Dash Shaw
- Jockey
- Sweet Thing
- This Is Not a War Story
References
- Rebecca Miller - Believer Magazine
- Kathryn Tucker —Disruptor Awards
- Howard Barish - Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Public Understanding & Film Independent
- FSU film professor wins prestigious Independent Spirit Award - Florida State University News
- Congratulations to Director Jim McKay for His Independent Spirit Award|R.E.M.HQ
- GIVE ME LIBERTY wins the John Cassavetes Award at the 35th Film Independent Spirit Awards - Film Independent on YouTube
- 2021 Independent Spirit Awards Winner's List
- Patten, Dominic; D'Alessandro, Anthony; Topel, Fred (March 6, 2022). "Film Independent Spirit Awards: 'The Lost Daughter' Takes Home Best Feature As Netflix Reigns With Six Wins". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- SHIVA BABY wins the JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD at the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards on official YouTube channel
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