LAFA Winners - June 2024
Best Picture
Contracting the Cooties - Skylar Levine, Maya Bayewitch
Best Narrative Feature
The Unveiled - Saiful Islam Mannu
Best Narrative Short
The Companion - Kellie Madison
Honorable Mention: Narrative Film
Up, Up and Away - Kai Yin Canice Tam
Best Indie Feature
Red Rain - Samer Saifan
Best Indie Short
Stone Soup - Nikita Belomestnykh, Kristen Kiertzner
Honorable Mention: Indie Film
Made - Bach Tran
Best Drama
Amentalio - Fernanda Vilela, Mokotsi Rukundo
Best Comedy
Don't Die Hard - Tigran Sargsyan
Best Parody
Love Shack - Felix Williamson
Best Thriller
Taxali Gate - Ali Sajjad Shah
Best Romance Film
In A Split Second - Martel Taylor
Best Inspirational Film
My Mom's Best Friend - Xueqing Yin
Best Sitcom
Season and Renee - Dean Donofrio, Sunny Doench, Rebecca Lumianski, ErinRose Widner
Best LGBTQ Film
Fabulous Seven Forever - Gian Carlo Durland, A.J. Ciccotelli
Best Western
The Painter - Matthew Dooley
Best Mystery Film
Who Knows? - Brandon Rozo
Best Web/TV Pilot
Raymar - Adrien Boublil
Honorable Mention: Web/TV Pilot
Getting Her - Chris Haifley, Ilea Matthews
Best Commercial
No Bad Energy 3 - Will Coloan, Simon Khalil
Best Documentary Feature
Letters From The Battlefield - Jude Pago, Jacqueline Ruth Lundquist
Honorable Mention: Documentary Feature
Chasing The Midnight Sun - Dario Di Agostino
Best Documentary Short
Shepherd's Calling - Wubetu Shimelash
Honorable Mention: Documentary Short
A Peek Inside - Bryan Hamilton Chadwick
Best Animation
Contracting the Cooties - Skylar Levine, Maya Bayewitch
Honorable Mention: Animation
Unstoppable Beat - Luke Dye-Montefiore, Rufus Dye-Montefiore
Best Music Video
Heaven - Masha Shalagina
Honorable Mention: Music Video
Black Rain - Nathan Mudry
Best Student Film
Kaina - Aaryaveer Siingh
Honorable Mention: Student Film
Journey On - Yu Shen
Best Director
The Origin of Wind - Yang Liu
Honorable Mention: Director (Short)
Last Year's Tomorrow - Steven Heil
Best First Time Director
The Possible Life - Burke Doeren
Best Indie Filmmaker
Vic's Vac Shack - Will Dorney
Best Young Filmmaker
Tidal - Yanguo Hou
Best Actor
The Companion - Kris Saddler
Honorable Mention: Actor
Fabulous Seven Forever - Gian Carlo Durland
Best Actress
The Possible Life - Lauren Call
Honorable Mention: Actress
Don't Die Hard - Kirsten Bloom Allen
Best Actress in an Indie Film
Amentalio - Fernanda Vilela
Best Supporting Actor
Don't Die Hard - David Sargsyan
Best Supporting Actress
Fabulous Seven Forever - Julia Scotti
Best Young Actor
Up, Up and Away - Jarvis Chan
Best Cinematography
The Companion - George Billinger
Best Score
Halfway - Paul Awaraji
Honorable Mention: Score
Frankenstein - Eric B. Sirota
Best Song
Return To Skye - Kurt Rosenberg
Best Costume Design
Super Ruble Adventure - Cindy Higginson
Best Trailer
American Quarantine - Vugar Tahirov, Elmar Bayramov
Best Original Story
The Fish Collectors - Hailey Reese Hameetman
Honorable Mention: Original Story
The Great Animal Escape - Linda Harkey
Screenplay of the Month
Cop Comic - Jim Perry, Dee Ann Kinkade
Best Feature Screenplay
Room 57 - Susan Sweeney
Best Short Screenplay
Hear My Song - Rachel Walsh-Williams
Honorable Mention: Short Screenplay
Try a Waffle Cone - Miachel Pruett
Best Comedy Screenplay
Cop Comic - Jim Perry, Dee Ann Kinkade
Best Horror Screenplay
EIGHT - Phoebe Yemi Ara
Best Thriller Screenplay
The Merchant - Harry J. Xu
Best First Time Screenwriter (Feature)
Love's Pure Light - Steven Hawkins
Best First Time Screenwriter (Short)
The Paths We Cross - Joshua Little, Daniel Lawrence
Best Television Script
The Belfast Connection - John Donovan
Getting Her Trailer
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