LAFA Winners - July 2023

Best Picture

Anomaly - Michael Veritas

Best Narrative Feature

Anomaly - Michael Veritas

Honorable Mention: Narrative Feature

The Way - Tata Feodoridi, Konstantin Frolov

Best Narrative Short

Lemon Hart: What Lies In Truth - Sara AlThani

Honorable Mention: Narrative Short

Son of Carnival - Pedro Milward

Best Indie Feature

The Tree House - Flávio Ermírio de Moraes, Franz Keppler

Honorable Mention: Indie Feature

Order To Kill - Peter Takla, Tito Todorov

Best Indie Short

Space Eye - Kevin Mainenti

Honorable Mention: Indie Short

Curtain Call - Ian Welfley

Best Drama

A Third Country - Roberto Collado Anzaldúa, Augusto Contreras

Best Comedy

Henry VIII: The Shagger of History - Luke Marley

Best Thriller

Luna - Kevin Mitchell Martinez

Best Horror

The Trapper: Dead by Daylight - Jared Cline

Best Sci-Fi

Jet Lag - Sergey Khromykh

Best Experimental Film

CORNERBOY - Kai Kurve

Best Inspirational Film

The 30 Project - Chris Kam

Best Musical/Dance Film

A Fantasy of Companionship between Human and Inanimate - Susan Mey Lee Lim, Samudra Kajal Saikia, Christina Teenz Tan

Best Film Noir

Reservation For Bridget - Owen Meinert

Best LGBTQ Film

Jamie's Pond - Reid Sandlund

Best Mystery Film

Enter the Green Abyss - John Quartaro

Best Fantasy Film

Floating TPAC - Hsin-Chien Huang, Wen-Chieh Chang

Best Web/TV Pilot

Cerebrum: The Tulsa Murders - Lauren Crow, Katherine J. Espin

Best Documentary Feature

Women in Aviation - Phillip Large

Best Documentary Short

Woman, Life, Freedom - Auctus Productions

Honorable Mention: Documentary

I Will Remember - Caleb Paik

Best Animation

Beyond the Farm - Allison Fraidenburg

Honorable Mention: Animation

Starchaser - Anne Elise Domning

Best Music Video

Affentanz - Hunter - Cyprian Hercka

Honorable Mention: Music Video

Meir Levine - Wherever - Esther Shpigelman

Best Student Film

Luna - Kevin Mitchell Martinez

Honorable Mention: Student Film

The Death of Yuling - Zixuan Xiang

Best Microfilm

Technical Problem - William Wang

Honorable Mention: Microfilm

Sales Tactics - Valerie Brandy

Best Director (Feature)

Anomaly - Michael Veritas

Best Director (Short)

Lemon Hart: What Lies In Truth - Sara AlThani

Honorable Mention: Director

Henry VIII: The Shagger of History - Luke Marley

Best First Time Director

CONCH - Zhenpeng Sun, Junzhe Zeng

Honorable Mention: First Time Director

Julia - Víctor Muñoz

Best Indie Filmmaker

The Unicorn that Never Lies - Chandler Riggs, Xavier Jimenez

Honorable Mention: Indie Filmmaker

Mr. What's It To ya - Ryan Jachetta

Best Actor

Anomaly - Michael Veritas

Best Actress

Anomaly - Sierra Murphy

Best Actor in an Indie Film

The Tree House - Pedro Bosnich

Best Actress in an Indie Film

The Tree House - Cris Wersom

Best Young Actress

52Hz - Carina Yang

Best Cinematography

Anomaly - Ryan Margetts

Honorable Mention: Cinematography

Proposal - Marcell Viragh

Best Score

Broken Eyes - Eveshka Ghost

Honorable Mention: Score

Julia - Víctor Muñoz

Best Song

AQUARIUS - Jordan Fon, R. Djordan

Inspiring Woman in a Film

My Little Girl - Laura Isabel Figueroa

Best Visual Effects

Jet Lag - XCArt

Best Virtual Reality

The Abandoned Library - Judi Alston, Andy Campbell

Best Original Story

Lemon Hart: What Lies In Truth - Sara AlThani

Honorable Mention: Original Story

My Little Girl - Laura Isabel Figueroa

Screenplay of the Month

Swim Home - Dave Ragsdale, Kyle Lambky

Best Feature Screenplay

Swim Home - Dave Ragsdale, Kyle Lambky

Honorable Mention: Feature Screenplay

Hattie's House - Dewane Alexander

Best Short Screenplay

Applause - Kat Sparks

Honorable Mention: Short Screenplay

POLLITO - Dave Ragsdale, Anthony Guilianti

Best Drama Screenplay

Hattie's House - Dewane Alexander

Best Comedy Screenplay

Concrete Steps to Love - Vincent Carrier

Best Western Screenplay

Three For Hire: The Shadow Assassins - Dan Burle, Sr.

Best Action Screenplay

Three For Hire: The Shadow Assassins - Dan Burle, Sr.

Best First Time Screenwriter (Feature)

Hermana - Jordan Iver Broberg

Honorable Mention: First Time Screenwriter (Feature)

Old Friends - Robert Isabella

Best First Time Screenwriter (Short)

Second Chance - Lisa Peng

Honorable Mention: First Time Screenwriter (Short)

Revelation - Carmen Pfammatter

Best Television Script

The Combat Art Collective - Baron Rotza

Honorable Mention: Television Script

Social Graces - Jessica Ozberker

Special Jury Award

A Dinner - Jack Gorman, Shannon Walsh

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