LAFA Winners - December 2024

Best Picture

When I Die - Syuen Chia

Best Narrative Feature

Go On - Landon Ashworth

Best Narrative Short

When I Die - Syuen Chia

Honorable Mention: Narrative Film

Night Haul - Dexter Brains

Best Indie Feature

Sergio Dondoli’s Happy Life - Jay Arnold

Best Indie Short

I Choose You - Kaylah Pollock

Honorable Mention: Indie Film

Cycles - Canyon DiMare

Best Drama

The Truth About Engines - Matty Peacock

Best Comedy

Portrait Haus - Alex Paisley Stedman, Gia Nevel

Best Horror

Tenebris - Denis Frison

Best Romance Film

Lily - Scham Salomon, Michael Narine

Best Sci-Fi

115 - Dave Huynh Macon

Best Experimental Film

Soulous - Mary Feliciano

Best Musical/Dance Film

confront the sun - Wanxin Sun, Wenxuan Zhou, Yichen Aan, Xiaoyi Xie, Ye Pan, Xingqi Chen, Yingfang Sun, Yajing Yang, Haonan Jiang, Xueying Wang, Ruonai Wang, Yucheng Huang, Hanle Yi, Xujin Yang, min Yan, Zhenzhen Wang, Tingting Zeng, Chunshuang Wang, Yue Bao, Dandan Pi, Jing Zhao, Conghui Zhu, Yijia Xu, Wenxuan Shi, Tingting Zhang, Yi Yu

Best Web/TV Pilot

The Bad Boy of Gospel Experience - Neil Carr

Best Virtual Reality

Amniotic Arthera - Konrad Mihat

Best Commercial

Bronco | The Evolution of the Horse - James Tate Wilson, Josh Finbow

Best Documentary Feature

Artists Anonymous - Philip De Clare, Caroline Cory

Best Documentary Short

Last Days on Lake Trinity - Charlotte Cooley

Honorable Mention: Documentary

Stardust: The Story of Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown - Jim Venturi, Anita Naughton

Best Animation

The First Time - Lingfei Yang

Honorable Mention: Animation

Tigre - Maria Victoria Sanchez

Best Music Video

ZHAOYIFAN-Comet (ft. PONY5IBE) - AUTOAUNA, ALX112

Honorable Mention: Music Video

Ballad of a Super Negus - Marcus Joyner, Monzelle Dozier

Best Student Film

Untouchable - Joe Yang

Honorable Mention: Student

Film Dove - Jia Tu

Best Director (Feature)

Go On - Landon Ashworth

Best Director (Short)

The Sniper - Dastan Khalili

Honorable Mention: Director

The Only One - Keying Xu

Best First Time Director

Untouchable - Joe Yang

Honorable Mention: First Time Director

Hunting - Yiqing Wei

Best Young Filmmaker

She Who Walks Barefoot - Aichen Yin, Yushan Zhang, Yanran Cai

Best Actor

Go On - Landon Ashworth

Honorable Mention: Actor

NH766 - Anto Vincent

Best Actress

The Sniper - Johanna Watts

Honorable Mention: Actress

Ornamental Bird - Ana K. Cruz

Best Actor in an Indie Film

Tenebris - Denis Frison

Best Actress in an Indie Film

I Choose You - Kaylah Pollock

Best Cinematography

The Truth About Engines - Zachary Shea

Best Editing

1-800-CHOICES - Kelby Wood, Jeffrey Glaser

Best Score

Treasure Trackers - Robin Hoffmann

Honorable Mention: Score

Tigre - Jhonatan Faria

Best Sound Design

NH766 - Anto Vincent

Inspiring Woman in a Film

The Boston Bulldogs - Meaghan Langlois

Best Original Story

When I Die - Syuen Chia

Honorable Mention: Original Story

Untouchable - Joe Yang

Screenplay of the Month

Poster Girls - Christina Capra

Best Feature Screenplay

Poster Girls - Christina Capra

Best Short Screenplay

Blind Freedom - Craig Wyhoon

Best Drama Screenplay

More Going Down - Dennis J Manning

Best Comedy Screenplay

Ramp Rats - Tom Renville

Best Dark Comedy Screenplay

Once Upon a Tiger in New York - Catherine Schandl

Best Thriller Screenplay

A Dangerous World of Possibilities - Phillip Edward Hardy

Best First Time Screenwriter

FIDO - John Norris Ray

Special Jury Award

1-800-CHOICES - Stephen James Thomas

ZHAOYIFAN-Comet (ft. PONY5IBE)

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