Categories that filmmakers will be competing in are:
- Audience Award
- Best Feature Narrative
- Best Feature Short
- Best Feature Documentary
- Best Short Documentary
- Best Experimental/Animation
- Best Cinematography
- Best Screenplay
- Best Picture Editing
- Best Sound Editing
- Best Makeup & FX
- Best Director
- Best Actor
- Best Actress
- Best Supporting Actor
- Best Supporting Actress
Other awards to be handed out on August 13th include
- Lifetime Indie Pioneer Award
- Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema Visionary Award presented by IndiePix. **This award will be handed to SIX filmmakers chosen by the KGFC Film Fest Board of Directors**