LAFA Winners - September 2024

Best Picture

Not That Rich - Chenyang Zhao

Best Narrative Feature

Not That Rich - Chenyang Zhao

Honorable Mention: Narrative Feature

Carbon Men Salvation: The Senator's Dilemma - Roger James Kuhns

Best Narrative Short

Mother's Day - Kathryn Boyd Brolin

Honorable Mention: Narrative Short

The Act of Crying - Xiayang Li

Best Indie Feature

The Veteran - Jeremy Waltman

Honorable Mention: Indie Feature

MAN-MADE LAKE - John Evans

Best Indie Short

Perfidia - Collins Abbott White

Honorable Mention: Indie Short

O palhaço que há em nós - Eduardo Robalo

Best Drama

Tokyo, I Love You - Hiroshi Nakazima

Best Thriller

In My Sleep - Allen Wolf

Best Horror

A Vampire's Kiss - Mark Francis

Best Romance Film

Drops of Salt - Paula Berwanger

Best Sci-Fi

Disconnected - Will Jones

Best Experimental Film

Pandora - Grégoire Vaillant, Charles-Edouard Dangelser

Best Inspirational Film

Dream Notes - Andrew Molina

Best LGBTQ Film

Merman - Muqing Li

Best Commercial

The Cuckoo Clock's Call of Happiness - Hsun-Chun Chuang

Best Documentary Feature

Behind the Stage Door - Brian W Stork

Honorable Mention: Documentary Feature

Redemption Road - Yusef Bunchy Shakur, Scott McCartney

Best Documentary Short

Disability in Focus - Allan Wasserman

Best Animation

MOLOKA - Opening sequence - Hsun-Chun Chuang

Best Music Video

Hawthorne - Brandon David Perkins, Steven White

Honorable Mention: Music Video

Saving Grace - Amanda Keeles, Jake Sauve

Best Student Film

Dahlia - Geovanna Escobar

Honorable Mention: Student Film

30th Anniversary - Zhuoxin He

Best Microfilm

Exhausted - Virginie Billaut

Best Director

The Shadow of the Witness - Brian Rodríguez

Honorable Mention: Director

West of the New Kansas - Andy Carpenter

Best First Time Director

Returning Home - Rachel Lear

Honorable Mention: First Time Director

Small Things - Angela Andronache

Best Indie Filmmaker

Erótico - Aaron Bertrand-Ruiz

Honorable Mention: Indie Filmmaker

Jade - Peggy Tserwen Tseng

Best Young Filmmaker

Returning Home - Rachel Lear

Honorable Mention: Young Filmmaker

Always - Tianyun He

Best Actor

Last Kiss In Paris - Damian Chapa

Best Actress

Mother's Day - Kathryn Boyd Brolin

Best Supporting Actor

Heroes of Halyard - Adam Davenport

Best Supporting Actress

Erótico - Ana Alvez

Best Young Actress

Returning Home - Rachel Lear

Best Cinematography

Alpha 27 - Nick Azzaro

Honorable Mention: Cinematography

The Shadow of the Witness - Jowy Joel Santiago

Best Editing

Mother's Day - Michael Costello, Lauren Stava

Honorable Mention: Editing

Jade - Peggy Tserwen Tseng

Best Score

New Squam City - Antonin Urruty

Honorable Mention: Score

Erótico - João Vilela, Renato Sinimbú

Best Song

Erótico - Renato Sinimbú

Best Sound Design

DIN - J.W. Higley

Inspiring Woman in a Film

Jade - Michelle Chang

Best Visual Effects

Synesthesia - Chapter 2: Chromesthesia - Wesley Trisnadi

Best Costume Design

Returning Home - Emily Lear

Best Original Story

Erótico - Jader Barbalho Neto

Honorable Mention: Original Story

The Veteran - Jeremy Waltman

Screenplay of the Month

The Widow of Summit Springs - Susan Sweeney

Best Feature Screenplay

The Widow of Summit Springs - Susan Sweeney

Honorable Mention: Feature Screenplay

100 Ways to Kill Chris - scottaroonie, aka Scott D. Wheeler

Best Short Screenplay

If You Show Me Yours I'll Show You Mine - Riya Agarwal

Honorable Mention: Short Screenplay

Fresh Start - Kevin Willmering

Best Drama Screenplay

The Evolution of Low Joe - Diane Thomassin

Best Comedy Screenplay

Last Call - Steven Franco

Best Horror Screenplay

The People from Maxey Creek - Rain Story

Best First Time Screenwriter

Scoops - Ross Greenlees

Honorable Mention: First Time Screenwriter

Derailment - Xinyu Wang

Best Television Script

God Bless America - Jaiden Dal Bello

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