Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award

John Cassavetes Award
Awarded forBest creative team of a film budgeted at less than $500,000
Presented byIndependent Spirit Awards
First awardedThe Blair Witch Project (1999)
Currently held byFremont (film)Babak Jalali, Carolina Cavalli (39th Independent Spirit Awards)
Websitespiritawards.com

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]

  1. ^ "37 Years of Nominees and Winners" (PDF). FilmIndependent. Retrieved December 30, 2022.