LAFA WINNERS
February 2019
Best Picture
COTTON WOOL
Nicholas Connor
Best Narrative Feature
THE RIOT ACT
Devon Parks
Honorable Mention: Narrative Feature
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Scott J. Ramsey
Best Narrative Short
ALONE
Barbara Riethe, Inara Leme
Honorable Mention: Narrative Short
BOUNCE
David MacLean
Best Indie Film
THE MOON SMELLS LIKE GUNPOWDER
Mark Solter
Honorable Mention: Indie Film
GUILTY
Drica Armstrong
Best Drama
COTTON WOOL
Nicholas Connor
Honorable Mention: Drama
SWAMP
Yuchen Yuan
Best Comedy
LA TRAIN•HER
Meagan Fulps, Olivier L. Gagnon
Honorable Mention: Comedy
THE JANITOR
Sergey Khromykh, Anton Usikov
Best Dark Comedy
ROYAL FLESH
Olivia DeVenne
Honorable Mention: Dark Comedy
WE ARE FAMILY
Jannike Grut
Best Romantic Comedy
LOVE POSSIBLY
Michael Boccalini, Che Grant
Honorable Mention: Romantic Comedy
MIXED ORDERS
Ricky Cruz
Best Thriller
PARACUSIS
Yixia Li
Honorable Mention: Thriller
A TEARDROP OF DECEPTION
Ronny Vargas
Best Horror
THE MILKMAN
Jody Phelps
Best Mystery Film
BARDO BLUES
Marcia Kimpton
Honorable Mention: Mystery Film
PARALLEL EXPERIMENT DAWN
Evgueni JC Goloubev
Best Sci-Fi
LUCID NATION
Stephen Turselli
Honorable Mention: Sci-Fi
THIS IS FINE
Roth Rind
Best Experimental Film
VICTORIA
Eric Chen
Best Inspirational Film
A HAPPY DIVORCE
Jamal Hodge
Honorable Mention: Inspirational Film
PAID IN FULL
John Hopper
Best Parody
DEERY OFF THE WALL
Todd Magnuson
Best Film Noir
ESTHER
Montana Mann
Honorable Mention: Film Noir
THE ROACHMAN
David Herrera
Best LGBTQ Film
HISTORY - SEASON 3
Jack Tracy
Best Fantasy Film
I'M HERE.
Ryuji Kamiya
Honorable Mention: Fantasy Film
FLOWER
Carly Larson
Best Crime Film
THE VICTIM
Junmin Wang
Best Action Film
ANATOMY OF AN ANTIHERO - REDEMPTION
Alan Delabie, Meosha Bean
Best Web Series
ABRACADAVERS
Morgan Ermter
Honorable Mention: Web Series
LA TRAIN•HER
Meagan Fulps, Olivier L. Gagnon
Best Web/TV Pilot
MANNY FANTASMA
Michael Carnick
Best Documentary Feature
THE SWEETEST LAND
Jeffrey Teitler
Best Documentary Featurette
MY FRIEND: STANDING STRONG
Stacey M. Zipfel
Best Documentary Short
THE LAST DOCTORS OF THE SANTA FE SCHOOL SHOOTING
Melanie Bencosme, Christine Nguyen
Honorable Mention: Documentary
WITH EVERYTHING, DOUBLE
Jasmin Riedel
Best Animation
DEAR DAD
Nick LeDonne
Best Music Video
SOUL DE SELENE
Sid Singh
Honorable Mention: Music Video
I WILL NEVER GIVE UP!
Eri Tsukimoto
Best Student Film
A DRINK & A DANCE
Aaron Geldner
Honorable Mention: Student Film
CAVE OF DA VINCI
Sofia Drai
Best Microfilm
THE MIRROR
Massimiliano Mauceri
Best Director
THE RIOT ACT
Devon Parks
Honorable Mention: Director
BLOOD MEANS NOTHING
Mark Oxtoby
Best First Time Director (Feature)
A DARK FOE
Maria Gabriela Cardenas
Honorable Mention: First Time Director (Feature)
LOVE POSSIBLY
Michael Boccalini, Che Grant
Best First Time Director (Short)
ALONE
Barbara Riethe, Inara Leme
Honorable Mention: First Time Director (Short)
BOUNCE
David MacLean
Best Indie Filmmaker
BLOOD MEANS NOTHING
Mark Oxtoby
Honorable Mention: Indie Filmmaker
YELLOW MOUNTAIN
Xinyi Yang
Best Young Filmmaker
THE NOTE
Danielle DellaPorta
Honorable Mention: Young Filmmaker
THE OTHER HALF
Christopher Kam
Best Actor
THE RIOT ACT
Brett Cullen
Honorable Mention: Actor
BLOOD MEANS NOTHING
Dan Krikler
Best Actress
COTTON WOOL
Leanne Best
Honorable Mention: Actress
THE RIOT ACT
Lauren Sweetser
Best Actor in an Indie Film
THE MOON SMELLS LIKE GUNPOWDER
Jeffrey Gane
Best Actress in an Indie Film
A HAPPY DIVORCE
Sita Sarkar
Best Supporting Actor
THE RIOT ACT
Micah Hauptman
Honorable Mention: Supporting Actor
A DARK FOE
Bill Bellamy
Best Supporting Actress
COTTON WOOL
Crissy Rock
Honorable Mention: Supporting Actress
ALONE
Barbara Cury
Best Young Actor
LUCID NATION
Mark Henne
Best Young Actress
COTTON WOOL
Katie Quinn
Best Duo
A DARK FOE
Selma Blair & Graham Greene
Honorable Mention: Duo
IRRESPONSIBLE
Tanay Chheda & Marissa Godinez
Best Ensemble
THE RIOT ACT
Lauren Sweetser, Brett Cullen, Connor Price, Micah Hauptman, Brandon Keener
Honorable Mention: Ensemble
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Hope Raymond, Eliza Boivin, Brian Smick, Zach Cowan, Valerie Façhman
Best Cinematography (Feature)
THE RIOT ACT
Travis Joiner
Honorable Mention: Cinematography (Feature)
A DARK FOE
Jon Aguirresarobe
Best Cinematography (Short)
SHE COMES IN COLORS EVERYWHERE
Dingxuan Huang
Honorable Mention: Cinematography (Short)
SON OF WANDERER
Nan Li
Best Editing (Feature)
BARDO BLUES
Jason Shamai
Honorable Mention: Editing (Feature)
LA TRAIN•HER
Olivier L. Gagnon
Best Editing (Short)
IN SEARCH OF PAUL
Bingjie Huang
Honorable Mention: Editing (Short)
VICTORIA
Zhe Song
Best Score (Feature)
THE BASTARD SWORD
Eveshka Ghost
Honorable Mention: Score (Feature)
LOVE POSSIBLY
Daniel Markovich
Best Score (Short)
BLOOD MEANS NOTHING
Jon Bourne
Honorable Mention: Score (Short)
ALONE
Virginia
Best Song
COMIN' BACK
Ruth Pollack Pappas
Honorable Mention: Song
THE YOUNG VOLUNTEER
James Humphrey
Best Sound Design
BOUNCE
Robert Grieve, Francisco Castellanos
Honorable Mention: Sound Design
ALONE
Âmer Menegassi
Best Virtual Reality
WARSAW RISING
Tomasz Dobosz
Honorable Mention: Virtual Reality
EVEREST
Jon Griffith
Inspiring Woman in a Film
CHANGE THE WORLD
Angelena Bonet
Best Makeup
BLOOD MEANS NOTHING
Alix Brewer
Best Original Story
BARDO BLUES
Marcia Kimpton
Honorable Mention: Original Story
MONARCH BUTTERFLY
Deborah Kuhn
Best Screenplay Feature
KNOCKED DOWN
Shawn Downey
Best Screenplay Short
THOSE LAST MOMENTS
Dimi Nakov
Honorable Mention: Screenplay
MUMBLY PEG
Mark Lesser
Best Drama Screenplay
ROBERT SMALLS
John Harris
Honorable Mention: Drama Screenplay
HAPPY PEOPLE ANONYMOUS
Andrea Holz
Best Horror Screenplay
COVE
Thomas O'Malley
Best Action Screenplay
LUANA
Danielle Erlich
Best Fantasy Screenplay
SNOWY STRANGEWAYS
Melissa Tantaquidgeon Zobel
Honorable Mention: Fantasy Screenplay
THE KING OF LIGHT THE ORDER OF THE DARK GODS
Federico Carro
Best Sci-Fi Screenplay
ROMANOV HOLIDAY
Frank Baruch
Honorable Mention: Sci-Fi Screenplay
CALLERS TO OUR WORLD
Salvatore Bono
Best First Time Screenwriter
A DREAM IN FRAMES
Divyansh Sharma, Anthony Villanueva
Best Television Script
FLOURISH
Cynthia Sparrenberger
PARTNER FESTIVALS
OFFICIAL LAFA
STATUETTE
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LAFA statuette
Cotton Wool Trailer
The Riot Act Trailer
Alone Trailer
Bardo Blues Trailer
Blood Means Nothing Trailer
Dear Dad Trailer
LA Train•her Trailer
Lucid Nation Trailer
Paracusis Trailer
Warsaw Rising Trailer
X Trailer