LAFA Winners - October 2023

Best Picture

Disconnected - Diego Rougier

Best Narrative Feature

La Belle Dame Sans Merci - Nikolay Bogomilov

Best Narrative Short

Complexity - Brandon Leake, Cleve Brown

Honorable Mention: Narrative Film

A Work Of Heart - Sager L'Khrebani Al Nuaimi

Best Indie Feature

Latasha Harlins - Shannon Dion

Best Indie Short

I Am No One - Sébastien Kong, Steve Tran

Honorable Mention: Indie Film

Grave Decision - Tom Batt, Aaron Shabansky

Best Drama

The Way of The Wind - Adelaide Rocherolle, Virginie Drouot

Best Comedy

Disconnected - Diego Rougier

Best Dark Comedy

WordLotto - Thomas Lopilato, Johnny Baca

Best Parody

6ish Minutes - Sean Hampton

Best Sci-Fi

Space Ryder - Jeff Kenji Yamashita

Best Inspirational Film

The Present - Timothy Dhalleine

Best LGBTQ Film

Tina Town - Michael Hyman

Best Mystery Film

La Belle Dame Sans Merci - Nikolay Bogomilov

Best Web/TV Pilot

Brian & Connie - Ryan Gimeson

Honorable Mention: Web/TV Pilot

Synesthesia - Chapter 1: Neuroception - Wesley James Trisnadi

Best TV Series

Townsend - Michael Houston King

Best Documentary Feature

The Color of Slavery - Patrick Baucelin

Best Documentary Short

Punktum - Matt Pain

Honorable Mention: Documentary

Incandescence - Reisha Leize Perlmutter

Best Animation

Speedman - Joe Bowers

Honorable Mention: Animation

A Trace - Julietta Zamora Lam

Best Music Video

Cozey - Mitchell Abraham, Zachary Ostapchenko

Honorable Mention: Music Video

Karin Ann - A Stranger With My Face - Olivia Mitchell, Kerry Furrh

Best Student Film

El Halcón - Arlene Torres

Honorable Mention: Student Film

Remember, Love - "Olivia" Luying Wang

Best Microfilm

◆★PILIPALA●▲ - Yinan Liang

Honorable Mention: Microfilm

Champion - Ziming Zhou

Best Director (Feature)

Disconnected - Diego Rougier

Best Director (Short)

Night Hawkes - Atlas Ferrera

Honorable Mention: Director

Reclaiming the Night - Daniel Wheeler

Best First Time Director (Feature)

Boneless Lantern - Nadeshiko Koba

Best First Time Director (Short)

The Way of The Wind - Adelaide Rocherolle, Virginie Drouot

Honorable Mention: First Time Director

Default Mode - McKinley "Mac" Bundick

Best Indie Filmmaker

The Light - Antwon Willis, Shonda Lou

Best Young Filmmaker

Get Out - Ziming Zhou

Best Actor

WordLotto - Thomas Lopilato, Johnny Baca

Honorable Mention: Actor

Boneless Lantern - Satoshi Suitsu

Best Actress

Latasha Harlins - Daijah Peters

Honorable Mention: Actress

The Way of The Wind - LaToya Lynnette Rucker

Best Young Actor

Disconnected - Diego Rojas

Best Young Actress

Disconnected - Jesu Haran

Best Cinematography

The Way of The Wind - Idan Menin

Best Editing

Default Mode - Kenneth Cummings

Best Score

A Band to Honor - Holly Amber Church

Best Sound Design

Synesthesia - Chapter 1: Neuroception - Wesley James Trisnadi

Best Visual Effects

Synesthesia - Chapter 1: Neuroception - Wesley James Trisnadi

Best Costume Design

La Belle Dame Sans Merci - Djanina Baykoucheva

Best Trailer

Boneless Lantern - Nadeshiko Koba

Best Original Story

The Fortune Teller - William Andrew Wen

Honorable Mention: Original Story

Five Stars - Kenny Williams, Ryan Hepkema

Screenplay of the Month

The Knocker Upper - Sara Caldwell

Best Feature Screenplay

Olvidado - d. b. Roderick

Honorable Mention: Feature Screenplay

The Weekend Warrior - Derrick Painter

Best Short Screenplay

The Knocker Upper - Sara Caldwell

Honorable Mention: Short Screenplay

The Last Siren - Keir Beck

Best Drama Screenplay

Two Good Turns - Judy Faulkner-Krause, Ariel De Silvis

Best Inspirational Screenplay

Trickster - Rob York

Best First Time Screenwriter (Feature)

Olvidado - d. b. Roderick

Honorable Mention: First Time Screenwriter (Feature)

Trickster - Rob York

Best First Time Screenwriter (Short)

See Me Through - Nancy Wu

Honorable Mention: First Time Screenwriter (Short)

The World Is Lit By Lightning - Kevin Brofsky

Special Jury Award

World's First Cinema - Palm Reader - Luigi Calabrese

La Belle Dame Sans Merci - Trailer

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