LAFA Winners - August 2022

Best Picture

Ghosted - Rob Mor, Sam Milman, Peter Vass

Best Narrative Feature

Kendrick - Marvin T Finch

Best Narrative Short

Ghosted - Rob Mor, Sam Milman, Peter Vass

Honorable Mention: Narrative Short

Duke - Johnny Lozano

Best Indie Feature

One Cop's Journey - Jason Campbell, Keith Knotek

Honorable Mention: Indie Feature

The Eclipse - Adai Mazhai Kaalam - Karthik Shamalan

Best Indie Short

The Other Place - Luca Carvelli

Honorable Mention: Indie Short

Embers - Benjamin Ross Johnson

Best Drama

Smile - Jamon Tolbert

Best Comedy

Family Tree - Xin Yan

Best Romantic Comedy

Rendezvous - Sche-Hao Wang

Best Thriller

MADMA!D - Yunyi Zhu

Best Horror

Under My Skin - Liam Azogui

Best Romance Film

Cup of Noodles - Jana Price, Madison Davis

Best Sci-Fi

The Cloaked Realm "Tunnel 23" - Marisa Cohen, Peter Issac Alexander

Best Experimental Film

Shadow of the Night - Radhakrishnan Parthiban

Best Inspirational Film

Why? - Mark Murray

Honorable Mention: Inspirational Film

Peace in Patience - Timi Oyelude, Sanmi Oguntunde

Best Musical

Ain't We Got Fun?! - David Alan Ruben

Best Dance Film

Temporary Contemporary - Oliver David Brand

Best Film Noir

Eddie. - Dylan Grey Martin

Best LGBTQ Film

Bryar County - Anthony Battaglia, Mason Weston

Best Western

The Hanging of William Cane - R.J. Hendricks II, Preston Walden

Best Fantasy Film

The Silent Water - Yintao Gong

Best Crime Film

MADMA!D - Yunyi Zhu

Best TV Series

Dreams Drawn By Dust - Abdulbari Abualkhair

Honorable Mention: TV Series

The Cloaked Realm "Tunnel 23" - Marisa Cohen, Peter Issac Alexander

Best Web Series

Dead-Enders (Season 2) - Dani Hanks, Gracie Giffune, Mark DePasquale, Reed Yurman, Katie Colwell

Honorable Mention: Web Series

The Y Theory (season 3) - Martin Landmeters, Caroline Taillet

Best Documentary Feature

The Race Epidemic - Tony Shyu

Best Documentary Short

600 Highwaymen: A Thousand Ways - The Making of Part III - Juan Sauceda

Best Animation

The Thief - Arturo Brena

Honorable Mention: Animation

JOY - Chongjia Zhang, Yining Dang, Shan Dora Huang

Best Music Video

Amber Yezel - MIAU - Dayra Ferrera, Jantzen Estela, Amber Yezel Pena

Honorable Mention: Music Video

JONO - Clear - Jed Roberson

Best Student Film

Floating - Zihan Zhang

Honorable Mention: Student Film

Last Seen Along The Verde River - Grant Seat

Best Microfilm

The Last Dance - Yiran Pang

Best Director (Feature)

Shadow of the Night - Radhakrishnan Parthiban

Best Director (Short)

The Moon Coaster - Yining Zhong

Honorable Mention: Director

A Dream - Yang Mi

Best First Time Director (Feature)

Floating Holidays - Yumi Masuda

Best First Time Director (Short)

The Other Place - Luca Carvelli

Honorable Mention: First Time Director

Under My Skin - Liam Azogui

Best Indie Filmmaker

Echoes - Garrick Foxx, Natasha Makin

Best Young Filmmaker

Cup of Noodles - Jana Price, Madison Davis

Best Actor

Ghosted - Rob Mor

Honorable Mention: Actor

The Y Theory (season 3) - Gaspard Rozenwajn

Best Actress

Happiness is an Illusion - Rebecca Demeter

Honorable Mention: Actress

Dead-Enders (Season 2) - Anna Stacy

Best Actor in an Indie Film

Floating Holidays - Kohei Takeda

Best Actress in an Indie Film

Under My Skin - Nancy Rose

Best Supporting Actor

Nest - Jason Sun

Best Young Actor

Duke - Asher Bishop

Best Young Actress

The Moon Coaster - Zhixu Meng

Best Child Actress

Stars of Gold - Lux Elizabeth Wolett

Best Cinematography

Dreams Drawn By Dust - Susan Lumsdon

Honorable Mention: Cinematography

Shadow of the Night - Arthur A Wilson

Best Score

Dead-Enders (Season 2) - Charles Stacy

Honorable Mention: Score

Teleportation - Joi Barua, Manu Martin

Best Song

Waiting - "Battlefield of Youth" - Band Waiting, Yuzhi Huang, Jinshui Li, Shuhai Hong

Honorable Mention: Song

What I've been through - Fabiano Montesano

Best Sound Design

The Cloaked Realm "Tunnel 23" - Dara Crawford, Giovanni D'Ambrosio, Matt Gibson

Honorable Mention: Sound Design

Temporary Contemporary - Simon Hauswirth, Demian Wyssmann

Best Virtual Reality

Alex Honnold: The Soloist VR - Jonathan Griffith

Best Costume Design

Under My Skin - Emmie Reilly

Best Original Story

The Hanging of William Cane - R.J. Hendricks II

Honorable Mention: Original Story

At The Sea - Wenxiao Li

Screenplay of the Month

Crossin' Texas - Dan Loschack

Best Feature Screenplay

Beneath The Trees - Sophia An Porter, Tracy L Morse

Honorable Mention: Feature Screenplay

BLOOD, SCUM & NEON LIGHTS - Brett Howard Nelson

Best Short Screenplay

Frequency Over Time - Cari Sudmeier

Honorable Mention: Short Screenplay

Smile - Anthony DiVastanzo

Best Drama Screenplay

Crossin' Texas - Dan Loschack

Best Western Screenplay

PARDOU - Lacy McClory, Duane McClory

Best Thriller Screenplay

Beneath The Trees - Sophia An Porter, Tracy L Morse

Best Action Screenplay

Three For Hire: Revenge of the Mescalero Apache - Dan Burle

Best Sci-Fi Screenplay

The Black Cross - Korea Black, Gianna Rose

Best First Time Screenwriter (Feature)

Red Wood - Kevin Scott Chess

Honorable Mention: First Time Screenwriter (Feature)

The Electric Eye - Kimberly Butler, Marissa Lessman

Best Television Script

Bearcats - Monica Foley

Special Jury Award

Waiting on Forever - Matthew Crum, Greg Keys, Kat Velasco

Special Jury Award

Waiting - Pere Li

Special Jury Award

Mi Vida - Danny Gonzalez

Special Jury Award

Happiness is an Illusion - Rebecca Demeter

Special Jury Award

My Darling Angel - Joe Pietropaolo

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