Upcoming 2026 Festivals:

Show Low Film Festival – WME Village 8 (Lakeside, AZ)
Both films in BLOCK 1 (playing 3 times):
Friday, Oct 16th 12:30p Pacific
Saturday, Oct 17th 7:00pm Pacific
Sunday, Oct 18th 4:00p Pacific
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Both films (TOP 100 AWARD WINNERS)
Dawn’s Popular Pitch Workshop – Saturday, Oct 17th 11:20-12:20pm Pacific
Buy Workshop Tickets Now $40
Awards: Sunday Oct 18th

Old Towne Film Festival – (Orange, CA)
Evie: Saturday, Oct 24th 6:30pm Pacific
Fragile: Sunday, Oct 25th 3:00pm Pacific
Dawn’s Popular Pitch Workshop – Sunday, Oct 25th 2:00–3:00pm Pacific 
Awards: Sunday Oct 25th

(awaiting Culver City and Sherman Oak notifications)

More festivals coming soon!

ONLINE CAST & CREW SCREENING – Coming Soon!

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Previous 2026 Festivals:

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

Indiewood Film Festival Hollywood – TCL 6 Theater (Hollywood, CA)
Fragile: Saturday, Sept 12th 6:00pm Pacific (Block S) 
Evie: Saturday, Sept 12th 6:00pm Pacific (Block S)
*Actress Adora Sheikh in attendance
Awards: Friday Sept 18th

SIMI Film Fest – Studio Movie Grill  (Simi Valley, CA)
Evie: Saturday, Sept 19th 3:00pm Pacific (3 NOMINATIONS) List below
*Actresses Adora Sheikh & Hilary Barraford in attendance
Fragile: Sunday, Sept 20th 3:00pm Pacific (3 WINS/9 NOMINATIONS) List Below
*Actresses Mackzenie Mason and Jody Jaress in attendance
Simi Orchestral Concert (Featuring Evie Score) Wednesday, Sept 16th 6:00pm Pacific
Awards: Sunday Sept 20th

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

Tarzana Int’l Film Festival – Regal Cinemas Sherman Oaks Galleria (Sherman Oaks, CA)
Evie: Saturday, Oct 3rd 2:00p Pacific
*Actress Hilary Barraford
Fragile: Saturday, Oct 3rd 2:00p Pacific (WINNER: BEST FILMS BY WOMEN)
*Actress Jody Jaress
Awards Gala: Sunday Oct 4th

Simi Fest Awards and Nominations

Fragile Storm:
WINNER: Best Drama (Dawn Fields, Kelly Raymer, Debbie Rankin)
WINNER: Best Director (Dawn Fields)
WINNER: 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