The National Independent Film Association (NIFA Awards) is a prestigious film and music awards show held at The Tardigrade's Bookshelf (Seating Capacity 255) in Appleton, WI. The NIFA Awards are an IMDb Award Qualifying Film Festival (Less than 5% of all film festivals worldwide qualify)

Join us in the home of Harry Houdini, Willem Dafoe, and The Mile of Music for a celebration of independent creativity. Hosted by Dan Davies, star of the worldwide Netflix sensation "A Trip to Jamaica", "West of Thunder" (Seen on Hulu & featured in the Tribeca Shortlist), the cult classic film, "Ed Gein, the Musical". Dan is also starring in the reimagined reboot of the 1975 cult classic film, "The Giant Spider Invasion". (Worldwide Release-Summer 2026). The NIFA Awards honor the best in TV, film, scripts and music, including Lifetime Achievement Awards and yearly Best of Awards. Our 2025 Connery Award (named after our inaugural winner Sir Sean Connery) NIFA Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Hollywood Director, Michael Sajbel. Michael has been a Hollywood stalwart for almost 50 years and his films (Director/Major Crew) have done almost $400 million in total box office! Come join us!

$12 General Admission

$20 VIP Pass

8th Annual NIFA Awards Show Hosted by Dan Davies. VIP Pass includes the award presentations, live music, award winning films and a World Premiere. Tickets are only $12 & $20 VIP and are still available! 100% of net profits (via ticket sales) go to help the people affected by the Fox Cities, WI tornado.