| John Cassavetes Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best creative team of a film budgeted at less than $500,000 |
| Presented by | Independent Spirit Awards |
| First awarded | The Blair Witch Project (1999) |
| Currently held by | Fremont (film) – Babak Jalali, Carolina Cavalli (39th Independent Spirit Awards) |
| Website | spiritawards |
The Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award is presented to the creative team of a film budgeted at less than $1,000,000 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. The award is given to the directors, writers and producers of a film.[1]