Upcoming 2026 Festivals:

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
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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 (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
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California Mind-Full Film Festival – The Frida Center (Santa Ana, CA)
Fragile: Sunday, Sept 27th 12:15p Pacific
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Tarzana Int’l Film Festival – Regal Cinemas Sherman Oaks Galleria (Sherman Oaks, CA)
Evie: Saturday, Oct 3rd 2:00p Pacific
*Actresses Adora Sheikh & Hilary Barraford
Fragile: Saturday, Oct 3rd 2:00p Pacific (FINALIST)
Awards: Sunday Oct 4th
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Show Low Film Festival – WME Village 8 (Lakeside, AZ)
Oct 15th-18th (screening date & time coming soon)
Fragile: (TOP 100 AWARD)
Evie: (TOP 100 AWARD)
Awards: Sunday Oct 18th
Also teaching my popular Pitch Workshop

Old Towne Film Festival – (Orange, CA)
Oct 23rd-25th (screening date & time coming soon)
Awards: Sunday Oct 25th
Also teaching my popular Pitch Workshop

EVIE ONLINE CAST & CREW SCREENING – Coming Soon!

More festivals coming soon!

Simi Fest has nominated Fragile Storm for 9 Awards:

Best Drama (Dawn Fields, Kelly Raymer, Debbie Rankin)
Best Director (Dawn Fields)
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)
Best Hair & Makeup (Devan Weitzman)

And Evie’s Christmas Gift for 3 Awards:

Best Storytelling (Dawn Fields)
Best Set Design (Linda Palmer & Martina Webster)
Best Score (Giuseppe Alfano)

Dawn Fields is a Los Angeles–based writer, director, and producer known for emotionally charged films that spark conversation and linger long after the credits roll. With a background that includes work for Lucasfilm, Twentieth Century Fox, ABC, NBC Universal and more, she’s 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 NovaStoryLab.com helping filmmakers shape their stories and secure support to bring them to life.