Upcoming 2026/27 Festivals:

Yucca Valley Film Festival – Yucca Vally Community Center – (Yucca Valley, CA)
November 6-8, 2026
The Glass Bear Screenplay (Official Selection)
Tickets to all festival events are FREE!
https://yuccavalleyfilmfestival.com

Culver City Film Festival – Lumiere Cinema (Beverly Hills, CA)
December 3-11, 2026
Fragile: Date/time coming soon
Evie: Date/time coming soon
https://www.culvercityfilmfestival.com

Balboa Del Mar Film Festival – The Lido Theater (Newport Beach, CA)
July 10-11, 2027
Fragile: Date/time coming soon
Dawn’s Pitch Workshop: Date/time coming soon
https://balboadelmarfilmfestival.com

ONLINE SCREENINGS – Coming Soon!

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Previous 2026 Festivals:

Chandler International Film Festival – (Chandler, AZ)
Thursday, January 29th, 6:00p
WINNER: Fragile Storm (Best Drama Short)

Indiewood Film Festival Hollywood – (Hollywood, CA)
Fragile: Saturday, Sept 12th 6:00pm
Evie: Saturday, Sept 12th 6:00pm

SIMI Film Fest – (Simi Valley, CA)
Evie: Saturday, Sept 19th 3:00pm
Fragile: Sunday, Sept 20th 3:00pm
Simi Orchestral Concert (Featuring Evie Score) Wednesday, Sept 16th 6:00pm Pacific
WINNER: Fragile Storm (Best Drama Short)
WINNER: Fragile Storm (Best Director: Dawn Fields)
WINNER: Fragile Storm (Best Hair & Makeup: Devan Weitzman)
See full nomination list below

California Mind-Full Film Festival – (Santa Ana, CA)
Fragile: Sunday, Sept 27th 12:15p 

Tarzana Int’l Film Festival –  (Sherman Oaks, CA)
Evie: Saturday, Oct 3rd 2:00p
Fragile: Saturday, Oct 3rd 2:00p
WINNER: Fragile Storm (Best Films By Women)

Show Low Film Festival –  (Lakeside, AZ)
Both shorts in the same block: Friday, Oct 16th 12:30p, Saturday, Oct 17th 7:00pm, Sunday, Oct 18th 4:00p
Dawn’s Pitch Workshop – Saturday, Oct 17th 11:20-12:20pm
WINNER: Fragile Storm (Best of Festival)
WINNER: Evie’s Christmas Gift (Best Overall Short)

Old Towne Film Festival – (Orange, CA)
Evie: Saturday, Oct 24th 6:30pm Pacific
Fragile: Sunday, Oct 25th 3:00pm Pacific
Dawn’s Pitch Workshop – Sunday, Oct 25th 2:00–3:00pm Pacific
WINNER: Fragile Storm (Best Soundl)
WINNER: Evie’s Christmas Gift (Best Actress: Adora Sheikh)
WINNER: Dawn Fields (Chris Schuler Education Award)

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Simi Fest Nominations List

Fragile Storm:
Best Drama (Dawn Fields, Kelly Raymer, Debbie Rankin)
Best Director (Dawn Fields)
Best Hair & Makeup (Devan Weitzman)
Best Writing (Dawn Fields & Carly Street)
Best Actor (Lance Henriksen)
Best Actress (Mackenzie Mason)
Best Supporting Actress (Jody Jaress)
Best Cinematography (Yaron Levy)
Best Set Design (Ashley Swanson)

Evie’s Christmas Gift:
Best Storytelling (Dawn Fields)
Best Set Design (Linda Palmer & Martina Webster)
Best Score (Giuseppe Alfano)

Dawn Fields is a Los Angeles–based Creative Strategist and Filmmaker (known for emotionally charged films drama and horror films) with a background working for Lucasfilm, Twentieth Century Fox, ABC, NBC Universal and more, where she has earned over 100 IMDb credits spanning production, development, acquisitions, and distribution.

Her award-winning films include the heart-wrenching Fragile Storm (starring Lance Henriksen), the intimate and haunting The Glass Bear and the charming Evie’s Christmas Gift. Her films have received distribution on Amazon, Apple TV, Tubi, and more.

In addition to her work as founder of Red Honey Studios, Dawn offers creative strategies, pitch coaching and consulting at Red Honey Creative helping filmmakers shape their stories and secure support to bring them to life.

You can join her email lists at RedHoneyStudios.com and RedHoneyCreative.com and follow her on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Youtube, and Twitter @DawnFieldsHQ and @RedHoneyStudios and @RedHoneyCreative