LAWEBFEST Wraps: Indie Soaps Honored

The Los Angeles Web Series Festival screened 47 web series over the weekend at their first annual event. On Sunday night, an awards ceremony was held honoring the best of the best. DIARY OF A SINGLE MOM, recent winner of the Indie Soap Award as Best Indie Soap, was named Web Series of the Year.

27 shows won 51 awards in 21 categories.

Wins by Web Series
8 SEMI-DEAD
3 ANACOSTIA
3 VENICE
3 PARTY GIRL PLUS ONE
3 BLUE BELLE
3 TRAVELISTA
3 ABIOLA'S KISS & TELL TV
2 THE NEW 20S
2 BILL
2 SAFETY GEEKS
2 THE SEXUALLY
2 ORLANDO'S JOINT
2 OFTEN AWESOME

The ANACOSTIA wins were Supporting Actor in a Drama (Walter Maxfield Jones), Supporting Actress in a Drama, and Best Theme Song. THE NEW 20S won Supporting Actor in a Drama (Erin Wiley) and Supporting Actress in a Drama (David Haley). VENICE won for Outstanding Achievement in a Drama Series, Best Theme Music and Lead Actress in a Drama (Crystal Chappell).

There were multiple winners in each category.

Congratulations to everyone involved.

INDIE SOAP BEAT: December 16, 2009

In this week's "Indie Soap Beat" feature, we take a look at the latest happenings from around the world of independent soap opera production. Click the show logos to visit the official websites.


The world of KINDRED features three twenty-something African-American women as they navigate family, work and love against the gritty skyline of New York City. The show premiered in November from SistaPAC Productions.


Created by Al Thompson, LENOX AVENUE is about three friends navigating through the rough terrain of love and relationships while living in Harlem. The show is currently in production. No official launch date has been announced but the show was screened in September at the South Bronx Film Festival and in November at the Big Apple Film Festival.


Six episodes have been produced so far of THE NEW TWENTIES, about six friends ten years after college. The show was created by Tracy Taylor and stars Taylor, Sharif Atkins, Ray Campbell, David Haley, Erin Wiley and April Parker-Jones.


DIARY OF A SINGLE MOM chronicles the lives of three single mothers and their families trying to get ahead in a world that is trying to hold them under. The show is produced and directed by Robert Townsend and premiered in January. New episodes start December 17.


GOTHAM is on fire with casting news. The great Anna Stuart is the latest actress to join the cast. Stuart will be playing the mother of Michael Park's Richard Manning. The next new episode will air on Monday, December 21.