LAFA Winners - May 2024
Best Picture
#Lovemyselfie - Lika Berning, Helene Tuter
Best Narrative Film
The Acting Coach - Ingvill Thorson Plesner
Honorable Mention: Narrative Film
Paper Flowers - Todd Lien
Best Indie Feature
In A Split Second - Martel Taylor
Honorable Mention: Indie Feature
Broken Mirror - Ashwin Agrawal
Best Indie Short
Literally Me - Ezra Fax
Honorable Mention: Indie Short
Attentions - Laura Fantuzzi
Best Drama
Long Way Home - Yu Jing Luo
Best Comedy
Miscellaneous Thom - Kaleb Rimer
Best Dark Comedy
Thoughts & Prayers - Danny Farber
Best Parody
#Lovemyselfie - Lika Berning, Helene Tuter
Best Sci-Fi
Mirage - Hanson Ma, Jeffrey Su, Michael Wang
Best Experimental Film
Knives - Yeobin Park
Best Inspirational Film
I have no place to cry - Fady Jeanbart
Best Musical/Dance Film
A Celebration of Great Artists in ALAN's Universe - Susan Mey Lee Lim, Samudra Kajal Saikia
Best Film Noir
Detective Toaster - Wyatt Zalewski
Best LGBTQ Film
The Acting Coach - Ingvill Thorson Plesner
Best Crime Film
CHOICE$ - Jalen Fauntleroy
Best Web/TV Pilot
Story of Godia - Mouayed Zabtia
Honorable Mention: Web/TV Pilot
Target Jeremy - Eddie Velez
Best Web Series
Red Rooms - Joshua Butler
Best Commercial
How About Coffee First! - Phil Ramcke
Best Documentary
Wrestler straight from hell - Marek Lyszczyna
Honorable Mention: Documentary
Parenting Without Screens - Luis Luyando, Willy Martin
Best Animation
3.3 Bakery：The secret of Kimmi - Ying Lee Chan
Best Music Video
Meekz - Mini Me's - KC Locke
Best Student Film
Casa Paraíso - Mateo Sicilia
Honorable Mention: Student Film
The Wonderful Adventures Of Nils - Jianyu You
Best Director
Paper Flowers - Todd Lien
Best First Time Director (Feature)
The Sense of Separation - Yingjie He
Best First Time Director (Short)
The Acting Coach - Ingvill Thorson Plesner
Honorable Mention: First Time Director
Neighbours - Biyi Zhou
Best Young Filmmaker
Delirium - Jinsun Yoo
Best Actor
The Acting Coach - André Landzaat
Best Actress
Casa Paraíso - María Mercedes Coroy
Best Actor in an Indie Film
Literally Me - Tyler Fewin
Best Actress in an Indie Film
#Lovemyselfie - Illse Roos
Best Supporting Actor
The Acting Coach - Morten Rudå
Best Supporting Actress
The Acting Coach - Lavleen Kaur
Best Young Actress
Wellness Check - Ava Ungos
Best Child Actor
Echoes - Allen Deng
Best Child Actress
Paper Flowers - Sylvia Ye
Best Ensemble
The Acting Coach - André Landzaat, Denise Trankalis, Morten Rudå, Ed Lesemann, Casper Andreas, Lavleen Kaur, Frida Vhile Hansen
Best Cinematography
The Acting Coach - Talib Rasmussen
Best Editing
What if I Never Wake Up Again? - Youyin Zhang
Best Score
Whippy - Jon Clarke
Best Original Story
The Acting Coach - Ingvill Thorson Plesner
Honorable Mention: Original Story
She Is 17 Again - Joe Costa
Screenplay of the Month
HAHA - Sophia An Porter
Best Feature Screenplay
HAHA - Sophia An Porter
Honorable Mention: Feature Screenplay
Pretty Baby: The Tragic Death Of Marion Parker - Don Stroud
Best Short Screenplay
MORIBUND - Ana Dragomir
Honorable Mention: Short Screenplay
Metamorphosis - Antonio Enrique Cavallo
Best Drama Screenplay
The Repair Man - Brian McGrath
Best Thriller Screenplay
Echo Grove - Gavin Chief Meredith
Best Sci-Fi Screenplay
Sandstorm - Terry Luke Podnar
Best Fantasy Screenplay
A Rose Of No Man's Land - Sara Althani
Best First Time Screenwriter (Feature)
The Marked - Reggie Austin
Honorable Mention: First Time Screenwriter (Feature)
FORD - Leif Eric Peterson
Best First Time Screenwriter (Short)
Try a Waffle Cone - Miachel Pruett
Best Television Script
Twenty Somethings - Bianca Roth
Special Jury Award
Over The Horizon - Stephanie Parney, Nicholas Roy
#Lovemyselfie - Trailer
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