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Los Angeles Film Awards

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    Jury Award

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    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Star Child (EDE)

      Alex Guéry
      Les films du LoupBlanc

    Best Commercial

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Final Moments

      Eric M. Klein
      Dax Phelan

    Best Drama Screenplay

    • Winner

      A Revelation

      Alec Ybarra

    Best Indie Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Star Child (EDE)

      Alex Guéry
      Les films du LoupBlanc

    Best Picture

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hamlet/Horatio

      6.7 (65)
      David Wenzel

    Best Song

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Into the Beat

      5.4 (1.7K)
      Mathias Rehfeldt
      Yalany Marschner
      Lieblingsfilm

    Honorable Mention: First time director

    • Winner
      • Jinyang Zhang
      • The Master: Last Show
      Loyola Marymount University

    Best Web Series

    • [object Object]

      The Peaceful Revolution

      Ed Munter(Writer, composer, director, producer)
      Keith Holland(cinematographer, editor)
      Innerpath Productions

    LAFA October Award

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    Best Actor

    • Headshot
      Winner
      • Christopher Brian
      • Cocoon

    Best Child Actress

    • Winner
      • Cadence Wright
      • Halloween Hero
      Wright Family Films

    Best Dark Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ruined Vacation

      Mark Donnell

    Best Director

    • Winner
      • Catherine Delaloye
      • The Witches of Bushwick

    Best Ensemble

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Witches of Bushwick

      Catherine Delaloye
      Chloe Farnworth
      Charly Bivona
      Marianne Noscheze

    Best Fantasy Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Fish Husband

      Lourvey Bourdan

    Best Fantasy Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sawa

      Harinarayan Rajeev(director)
      Neo Panthera Films
    • [object Object]

      Adversary: The Wicked and the Dead

      Korea Black(Director)
      Paul Hyon Kim(Cinematographer)
      Dan Volk(Sound Mixer)
      Korea Black Productions

    Best First Time Director

    • Winner
      • Michael Chenette
      • Meanwhile at A Cabin Somewhere Near Fairplay, CO

    Best Horror Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Witches of Bushwick

      Catherine Delaloye

    Best Indie Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sweet Taste of Souls

      3.3 (147)
      Terry Ross
      Flying Dolphin Productions

    Best Microfilm

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ya Clown

      8.7 (13)
      David Gilna
      Red Lightning Productions

    Best Music Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      TOM and His Computer: Future Ruins

      Martin Garde Abildgaard

    Best Parody

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Chronicles of Gnarnia: The Rex Chadwick Story

      Brian Colin Foley(Director, Writer, Executive Producer)
      Emily Simmons(Executive Producer)
      Sarah Brown Carter(Executive Producer)
    • [object Object]

      Driftwood Two-Lizard Mom

      Rebecka Ray(actor)
      Roberta Wallach(actor)
      Darren Campo(actor)
      Daniel Goldfarb(actor)

    Best Sci-Fi

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Roam

      7.2 (65)
      David Jung
      Cain Angelle
      Man O War Films

    Best Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Witches of Bushwick

      Daniele Panza

    Best Student Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Cocoon

      Maxfield Cooper Smith

    Best Supporting Actor

    • Gus Langley
      Winner
      • Gus Langley(Actor)
      • Adversary: The Wicked and the Dead
      Korea Black Productions
    • Winner
      • Marianne Noscheze

    Best Visual Effects

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sawa

      Dicco Thomas(CG supervisor / Animator)
      Robert D. Pearson(Effects td)
      Daniel Matthias Schönegger(rigging td)
      Sebastian Munoz Silva(digital compositor)
      Neo Panthera Films

    Best Web/TV Pilot

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      NOC - Non-Official Cover

      Ian Voglesong(director)

    Honourable Mention: First Time Screenwriter (Short)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Slot

      5.9 (14)
      Megan Tremethick

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]

      Lost Thekra

      8.2 (7)
      Hussain Slam(director of photography)

    Finalist - Best Screenplay

    • [object Object]

      The Loser's Club

      Jonathan Turner Smith

    Inspiring Woman in a Film

    • [object Object]

      July 15th

      8.1 (9)
      Kristian Comer(Actress, Director, Writer, Line Producer)

    Semi Finalist

    • Midnight Train to Georgia

      Lourvey Bourdan

    LAFA November Award

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    Best Action Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Red

      Beau Fowler
      David Newton
      Ki Films

    Best Actor

    • Beau Fowler
      Winner
      • Beau Fowler
      • Red
      Ki Films

    Best Actor In An Indie Film

    • Germano Blanco
      Winner
      • Germano Blanco
      • First Time

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Red

      Mark Nutkins
      Ki Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Crafter

      Jiayi Sun(director of photography)

    Best Crime Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Red

      Beau Fowler
      David Newton
      Ki Films

    Best Director

    • David Newton
      Winner
      • David Newton
      • Red
      Ki Films

    Best Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Conscience of Clothing

      Patrick Hasso Kohl

    Best Feature Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Gorger

      Paul G. Andrews(writer / producer)
      GlobalWatch Films

    Best Indie Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Gunther

      Ryan Carl Rowley(director)
      Frank in the Cage

    Best Narrative Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Red

      Beau Fowler
      David Newton
      Ki Films

    Best Picture

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Red

      Beau Fowler
      David Newton
      Ki Films
    • [object Object]

      Gunther

      Ryan Carl Rowley(director)
      Joel Wetterstein(producer)
      Frank in the Cage

    Best Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Red

      Nina Humphreys
      Ki Films

    Best Web Series

    • Winners
      • James Canellos(Producer)
      • Greg Lakhan(Director / Writer)
      • Drew Palmer(Producer)
      Studio Amusement
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Reverse Psychology

      Jordan Drake(writer) (director) (producer) (actor)

    Best Western

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Prospectors The Forgiven

      7.3 (16)
      Paul Bonsignore

    Honorable Mention

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    Action Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Fugitive Zero

      Joe Lam
      Shining Light Pictures

    Animation

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ang lihim ni Lea

      Rico Gutierrez
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      WolfHunters

      Chris O'Connell
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      NoWhereMan

      Chong Liu(director)
      Kuan Ting Lu(director)
      Han Chen Chang(Creative Producer)

    Best Acting Ensemble

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      What We Talk About When We Talk About Lights, Camera, Action

      Thomas M Alexander
      Xiaoshiyan Liang
      Ling Lin
      Ruoxi Yang
      Chengjin Zhung

    Best Actor

    • Robert Chestnut
      Winner
      • Robert Chestnut
      • Carma
    • Saram Jaffery
      Winner
      • Saram Jaffery
      • One Last Shot
      SJ Productions
    • Winner
      • Arnaud Thery(actor)
      • Les Chroniques de Gliwensbourg
      Association Actio

    Best Actress

    • Eevi Rola
      Winner
      • Eevi Rola
      • Easy Street
    • Grace Shen
      Winner
      • Grace Shen
      • Breaking the Silence

    Best Animation

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ang lihim ni Lea

      Rico Gutierrez

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Nemesis

      Matt Fleming(director of photography)

    Best Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Single Man, Empty Fridge

      Alvin Ziegler(writer)
    • [object Object]

      Balthazar & Snirt

      Jim McCullough
      Davis DeRock
      Chad Crenshaw
      Ignition FX

    Best Director

    • Winner
      • Mattia Fiumani
      • Notebook
    • Daniel E. Catullo
      Winner
      • Daniel E. Catullo(director)
      • Breathe Nolan, Breathe
      City Drive Studios
    • Casey Cooper Johnson
      Director Antoneta Kastrati Zana set
      Winners
      • Casey Cooper Johnson
      • Antoneta Kastrati
      • The Sister Solution

    Best Drama Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Daemon

      Wenqin Ni
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Velvet Farewell

      Micheal Eastman
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Amazing Grace

      Nina Brissey
      Robert Craighead
      Kevin Frost
      Geric Miller-Frost
      Positude Productions

    Best Duo

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Honey Trapper

      8.1 (20)
      Felise Garcia
      Brian Shorkey

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Home: A Story of Forced Adoptions in America

      Mojtaba Mirshekari
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Sister Solution

      Anders Hoffmann
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Savoy: Saga on an Icon

      Kshitij Sharma
      Cineddiction Films

    Best Fantasy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Blueberry Flytrap

      Ali Matlock
      Apogee Media

    Best First Time Director (Feature)

    • Winner
      • Christopher Allan Francis(director)
      • Making Lemonade: Our COVID-19 Story
      Rosedale

    Best First-time Screenwriter

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A Deadly Conversation

      9.5 (30)
      Vincent Edwards(writer)
      Film School Dropouts

    Best Horror

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ravenstein

      5.9 (57)
      Eveshka Ghost
      Rusalka Pictures

    Best Horror Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Kongo

      Bryan Wynn Sutton(Writer, Director, Producer)
      John Roche(Writer, Director, Producer)

    Best Microfilm

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      SPECIAL EPISODE: "TIK-Tok'N: SINK DA MAYO!"

      Jenness Rouse
      Rising Monarch Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Shannon O'Brian Chronicles

      Jenness Rouse
      Rising Monarch Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Isolation

      Alex Barnes

    Best Noir Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Lomad

      7.5 (856)
      Hemwant Tiwari
      The only godess production

    Best Romance Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Millennial Condition

      Michael Welsh
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Linked

      10 (9)
      Elanor Miller
      Harms Way Films

    Best Romantic Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sweety Sonu ki Filmy Love Story

      Roshni Datta(director)
      Short Cut Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Manasanamaha

      8.3 (219)
      Deepak Reddy

    Best Sci-Fi

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      (Dys)Functional

      8.6 (21)
      Adam Nowak

    Best Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Crypto Game

      6.9 (20)
      Silver Mx
    • [object Object]

      CAPCOM GO! The Apollo Story

      8.0 (27)
      Rhian Sheehan

    Best Student Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      What We Become

      Stephen P. Davis(director)

    Best Trailer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      To Kill a Cop

      Michael Monteiro
      Ronnie Thurmand Jr
      Andreas Thomas
      Christopher Brown
      Shawn C. Hansen
      Adriane McLean
      Derek J. Morrison
      Dustin J. Robison
      Norina David
      Xavier Cecil Thomas
      Taylor Renée Tucker
      Avionte Williams
      Quron Muhammad
      Jabraun
      Bridget Lovelace

    Best Web Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Honey Trapper

      8.1 (20)
      Felise Garcia

    Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Camomile

      7.6 (9)
      Sam Creamer
      Honorable Mention for Cinematography
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Gunther

      Ryan Carl Rowley(cinematographer)
      Frank in the Cage

    Dark Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Sister Solution

      Casey Cooper Johnson
      Antoneta Kastrati

    Director

    • April Phillips 2018
      Winner
      • April Phillips(writer/director)
      • The Last Man on Earth
    • Winner
      • Sara Young
      • Snälla kriminella
      Story One
    • Winner
      • Qiyu Zhou
      • Miss Boundless
      American Film Institute (AFI)

    Documentary Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language

      8.8 (20)
      Amel Tresnjic
      Brave Archer Films

    Documentary Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      In the Same Direction: Jeff Pifher & Socrates' Trial

      Alexander Craven(director)
      Jeff Pifher(executive producer)
      Merlin Showalter(producer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hay que intentarlo

      Kristy P. Espinoza(director)
      Julio Mendez(director)
      Billionaires Group

    Duo

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Stay Sane

      Natasha Clarke
      Anton Kettunen

    Ensemble

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Stay Sane

      Natasha Clarke
      Anton Kettunen
      Antoine Williams
      Rachel Bailit

    Fantasy Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Gaia

      Juan Zuloaga Eslait(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      All Shadows

      Julio Valenzuela
      Raspadilla Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Blood at the Root

      7.8 (11)
      AJ Lovelace
      The Evolutionary Artists Company

    Film Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Traveler

      Armin Meyer
      Gemstone Media

    First Time Director

    • Johnny DePalma
      Winner
      • Johnny DePalma
      • 52 - A Tale of Loneliness
      Umbrelly Books Publishing

    First Time Director (Short)

    • Russell Southam
      Winner
      • Russell Southam
      • Black Heart, Red Hands
      Little Big Film Company
    • Winner
      • Xinxin Wang
      • Eve Before the Funeral

    Honorable Mention: Director(Short)

    • Winner
      • Peilin Xie
      • Lucky Sisters

    Indie Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Magenta

      Gabriele Tacchi(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      My Demons

      Amanda Carselind
      IT's Production

    Indie Filmmaker

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Infinity by Two

      6.3 (27)
      Dávid Pinczés(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Just Another Birthday in Bedlam

      Barry Heins

    Inspirational Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Triple Oppression

      Vilma Jackson

    Musical / Dance Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Orson Rehearsed

      Daron Hagen

    Original Story

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Wadayaze

      Dieter-Michael Grohmann(Writer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      52 - A Tale of Loneliness

      Johnny DePalma
      Umbrelly Books Publishing

    Student Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Good Kid

      Jordan Parrott
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Formulation

      Justin Li
      Positive Nightmare

    Young Filmmaker

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      See Through Me

      Jade Missy Kim
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Holding the Rope

      Harlow Schuman(director)

    Best Actor in an Indie Film

    • Keene McRae
      • Keene McRae
      • Bad Furniture

    LAFA December Award

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    Best Actor

    • Poorva Wachh
      Winner
      • Poorva Wachh
      • The Big Rant
    • Matthew Postlethwaite
      • Matthew Postlethwaite(actor)
      • The Great Artist
      Purpose

    Best Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Ultimate Showdown

      Robert Bazzocchi
      Tom Colford
      Daniel Shpuntov
      Corteon Moore

    Best Crime Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Fixer

      8.2 (177)
      Michael Schilf

    Best Director

    • On location filming The Colour of Spring
      Winner
      • Paul Andrew Kimball
      • The Colour of Spring
      Winter Light Productions

    Best Documentary Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Sporting Bubble

      Peter Dickson

    Best Documentary Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Reason

      Noah Conopask
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Golden Wings

      Massimiliano Finazzer Flory
      Francesco Finazzer Flory

    Best Drama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Great Artist

      8.4 (30)
      Sunny Vachher(Producer)
      Matthew Postlethwaite(Producer)
      Indrani(Director)
      DJ Lampitt
      Heather Cline
      Gayle Ann Essex
      Justin De Bernardi
      Addison Brasil
      Alexander Day
      Purpose

    Best Duo

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Amazing Grace

      Robert Craighead
      Nina Brissey
      Positude Productions

    Best Experimental Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Metamorphosis

      Charles-Edouard Dangelser
      Grégoire Vaillant
      Collectif Opera

    Best Fantasy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Living in Crime Alley

      8.8 (23)
      Rob Ayling

    Best Fantasy Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Monsterly

      Damian Wampler

    Best Film Noir

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Salsero in Purgatory

      Antonio De La Cruz
      107 Street Productions

    Best First time Director

    • Winner
      • Zeng Zhen
      • Because of You
      Creative Century Entertainment
    • Robert Bazzocchi
      Tom Colford
      Winners
      • Robert Bazzocchi
      • Tom Colford
      • The Ultimate Showdown

    Best Narrative Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Colour of Spring

      8.5 (38)
      Paul Andrew Kimball(director/producer)
      Ron Foley MacDonald(producer)
      Andrew Mark Sewell(executive producer)
      Winter Light Productions
    • [object Object]

      The Great Artist

      8.4 (30)
      Matthew Postlethwaite(producer)
      Sunny Vachher(producer)
      Indrani(director)
      Purpose

    Best Original Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Great Artist

      8.4 (30)
      Richi James
      SoundWave Studios

    Best Romance Script

    • Caledonia Hanson
      Winner
      • Caledonia Hanson(writer)

    Best Supporting Actress

    • Pam Renall
      Winner
      • Pam Renall
      • The Tale of a Corporate Slave
      CastleDale Films
    • Ellie Heydon
      Winner
      • Ellie Heydon
      • The Colour of Spring
      Winter Light Productions

    Honorable mention

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Mataré

      Antonio De La Cruz
      107 Street Productions

    Best Actress

    • BAFTA Nominee's Party 2017
      • Alexa Morden
      • The Colour of Spring
      Winter Light Productions
    • Ashley Hays Wright
      • Ashley Hays Wright
      • The Exorcism in Amarillo
      Wright Family Films

    Best Animation

    • [object Object]

      Heinous Fly Trap

      Craig Lew(director)
      Bright Penny Productions

    Best Indie Short Film

    • [object Object]

      UFO-1996

      Flynn Moores

    Best LGBTQ Film

    • [object Object]

      The Great Artist

      8.4 (30)
      Sunny Vachher(Producer)
      Matthew Postlethwaite(Producer)
      Indrani(Director)
      DJ Lampitt
      Heather Cline
      Justin De Bernardi
      Gayle Ann Essex
      Addison Brasil
      Alexander Day
      Purpose

    Best Music Video

    • [object Object]

      Andre Colquhoun: Short Term

      7.5 (11)
      Andre Colquhoun

    Best Student Film

    • [object Object]

      A Logical Sale

      Omar Salhi
      Thomas Nangle

    Best Web Series

    • [object Object]

      Tango of Imaginary Friends

      Rui Niu
      Laura Copan

    LAFA January Award

    Edit

    Best Action Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sweating Sand

      Derek Johnson II

    Best Actor

    • Didier Flamand in India Song (1975)
      Winner
      • Didier Flamand(actor)
      • Fire in Water

    Best Actress

    • Abigail Hawk
      Winner
      • Abigail Hawk
      • Distemper
      ESP Films

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Fire in Water

      Valentina Caniglia(director of photography)

    Best Crime Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      All About Frank Avenue

      Jing Jessie Guo(director / producer)
      Jarred Gregory Grimes(writer)
      Adrian Wells(writer)
      Edward E. Givans(writer)
      Michael Houston(cast)
      Mariah Moore(cast)
      Peter Fitzsimmons(cast)
      Tina L. Robinson(cast)
      Sergio Mishchenko(Director of Photography / VFX supervisor)
      Sergey Gdanian(Music Composer)
      Ruge Sun(Sound designer)
      JCCA Productions

    Best Director

    • Julie Deffet
      Winners
      • Julie Deffet(director)
      • Esther Sophia Artner(director)
      • Fire in Water

    Best Documentary - Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Kokunun Serüveni

      Sahin Yigit(director)
      Karamese Music Production Ve Organizasyon
      "I dedicate this award to my technical team, actors, and producers who made it possible for us to win this award with the film I directed."

    Best Documentary Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Gateway

      Dana Richie(Director)

    Best Drama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Addiction

      Lewis William Robinson
      Fallen Sky Productions

    Best Duo

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Thin Walls

      Ella Rae Peck
      Nick Canellakis

    Best Horror

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Three

      8.5 (17)
      Alberto Bambini(Director)
      Deep LaKe Movies

    Best Indie Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Bad Furniture

      7.7 (16)
      Randall Maxwell
      Homunculus Films

    Best Mystery Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Unearth

      Max R. Zabell(director)

    Best Picture

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Fire in Water

      Julie Deffet(director)
      Esther Sophia Artner(director)

    Best Sci-Fi

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Last Man on Earth

      7.1 (10)
      April Phillips(writer/director)

    Best Supporting Actor

    • Allan Riggs in Quantum (2022)
      Winner
      • Allan Riggs
      • Floresta da Luz

    Honorable Mention : Actress

    • Susan Yam-Yam Shaw
      Winner
      • Susan Yam-Yam Shaw
      • The Unknown Mother

    Honorable Mention: Narrative Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Lawrence: After Arabia

      5.6 (646)
      Mark J.T. Griffin

    Honorable mention Duo

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Fire in Water

      Didier Flamand(actor)
      Madeleine Assas(actor)

    Narrative Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Fire in Water

      Julie Deffet(director)
      Esther Sophia Artner(director)
    • [object Object]

      Three

      8.5 (17)

    Best Narrative Short

    • [object Object]

      Addiction

      Lewis William Robinson
      Fallen Sky Productions

    Best Original Story

    • [object Object]

      Addiction

      Lewis William Robinson
      Fallen Sky Productions

    Best Screenplay

    • [object Object]

      Addiction

      Lewis William Robinson
      Fallen Sky Productions

    LGBTQ

    • [object Object]

      The Vibes

      Mark Tyler Rénfro(Writer Director Producer)

    Festival Award

    Edit

    Best Actor

    • David Wurawa
      Winner
      • David Wurawa(actor)
      • Wienerland
    • Winner
      • Paco De Rosa
      • Ed è subito sera
    • Sean Pertwee
      Winner
      • Sean Pertwee
      • The Reckoning

    Best Actor in an Indie Film

    • Winner
      • Jonas Olsen
      • Face It

    Best Actress

    • Charlotte Kirk
      Winner
      • Charlotte Kirk
      • The Reckoning
    • Anna Rust
      Winner
      • Anna Rust
      • Satiety
    • Winner
      • Lisbet Dahl
      • The Morning Walk
      DON't PAN!C Entertainment
    • Anika Zulfikar
      • Anika Zulfikar
      • One Last Shot
      SJ Productions

    Best Actress in an Indie Film

    • Lydia Li
      Winner
      • Lydia Li
      • The Light After

    Best Child Actor

    • Winner
      • Arden Pala
      • Tahz

    Best Child Actress

    • Zoe Gandolfo
      Winner
      • Zoe Gandolfo
      • All Shadows

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Wienerland

      8.1 (19)
      Ulrich Neuburg(cinematographer)
      Florian N. Gintenreiter(cinematographer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Reckoning

      4.8 (4.1K)
      Luke Bryant
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sheru

      Asghar Ali Ghanchi(cinematographer)
    • [object Object]

      Camomile

      7.6 (9)
      Sam Creamer

    Best Comedy Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Assassin Gram

      Benjamin Pollack

    Best Director

    • Winners
      • Jan Woletz(director)
      • Stefan Polasek(director)
      • Wienerland
      • Eva Lanska
      • Little French Fish

    Best Director (Feature)

    • Neil Marshall in Paris promoting The Lair
      Winner
      • Neil Marshall
      • The Reckoning

    Best Drama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Nocturne

      7.5 (16)
      Richard Weston
      Iona Coburn
      Keith Thompson
      Neil Perriam
      Sine Wave Media

    Best Drama Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Morning Walk

      Louise Hylland
      DON't PAN!C Entertainment

    Best Duo

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Morning Walk

      Louise Hylland
      Amalie Gissel Sparrebro
      DON't PAN!C Entertainment

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Reckoning

      4.8 (4.1K)
      Neil Marshall
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Morning Walk

      Martha Fjeldmose
      DON't PAN!C Entertainment

    Best Feature Screenplay

    • Winner

      Kingdom by the Sea

      Chin Yu(screenplay)
      Atsuko Sugihara(screenplay)
      Muni Shinobu(story)
      James Huang(story)
      Freja Zeuthen(collaborating writer)
      Samantha Rose Valletta(character development)
      Aly Jones(character development)
      Michael Wetherbee(character development)
      Ten Ten Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Black Rose

      Uzair Merchant
      Bkreativ Productions

    Best Indie Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Making Lemonade: Our COVID-19 Story

      7.8 (6)
      Christopher Allan Francis(director)
      Nicole Franco(producer)
      Rosedale

    Best Inspirational Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Viral

      Kevin Welbeck
      FireSpark Pictures
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Viral

      Kevin Welbeck
      FireSpark Pictures

    Best Narrative Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Reckoning

      4.8 (4.1K)
      Neil Marshall

    Best Original Story

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Reckoning

      4.8 (4.1K)
      Neil Marshall
      Edward Evers-Swindell
      Charlotte Kirk

    Best Picture

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Wienerland

      8.1 (19)
      Jan Woletz(director)
      Stefan Polasek(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Reckoning

      4.8 (4.1K)
      Neil Marshall
    • [object Object]

      Nocturne

      7.5 (16)
      Richard Weston
      Iona Coburn
      Keith Thompson
      Neil Perriam
      Sine Wave Media

    Best Romance Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Songkran

      7.3 (53)
      Bank Tangjaitrong
      Polyphonic Films

    Best Sci-Fi

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      PLANT

      5.9 (17)
      Carlos Milite(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Bloom

      Fei Chen
      Hector G. Magana
      West Wolf Media

    Best Screenplay Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Poissonier

      James Davis

    Best Supporting Actor

    • Winner
      • Jonas Olsen
      • Birds in the City

    Best TV Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Wienerland

      8.1 (19)
      Jan Woletz(director)
      Stefan Polasek(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Incompleteness

    Inspiring Woman in a Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Necklace

      Kristina Lorent Goztola
      Jonah Film Entertainment

    Screenplay of the Month

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Assassin Gram

      Benjamin Pollack

    Best Narrative Short Film

    • [object Object]

      Notebook

      Mattia Fiumani
      Marco Vescovo
      Regan Farquhar
      Fiumani
      WhiteFrameFilm
      Brainfeeder Films
    • [object Object]

      Tahz

      Nepal Arslan

    Best Score

    • [object Object]

      Arbaoon Aman wa Laylah

      5.5 (165)
      Ghiya Rushidat(composer)

    LAFA February Award

    Edit

    Best Actress

    • Amanda Lamberti
      Winner
      • Amanda Lamberti
      • Jane Doe
      Pike Bros. Productions
      Paul Kampf Studios

    Best Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Subferatu

      3.6 (132)
      Patrick Penta
      Laura Pomeroy
      Tom Hillman
      Craig Melville
      Pontius Films

    Best Comedy Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Oaksterdum

      Aleksandar Filimonovic(Creator/Writer)
      Nemanja Colovic(Creator/Writer)
      Witty Wolf Productions

    Best Documentary Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Kokunun Serüveni

      Sahin Yigit(Director)
      Karamese Music Production Ve Organizasyon

    Best Drama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Million Loves in Me

      8.5 (94)
      John Y(producer)
      Kenny Chan(producer)
      J.K. Holdings

    Best Duo

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Million Loves in Me

      8.5 (94)
      John Y(actor)
      Koon-Lan Law(actress)

    Best First Time Screenwriter (Short)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Other Me

      Joshua Rahymes

    Best Horror

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Rainy Season

      5.5 (25)
      Patrick Haischberger(director)

    Best Musical / Dance Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Chiara the Musical

      Claudia Corrieri

    Best Mystery Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Long Game

      Mustafa Abbas

    Best Narrative Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Jane Doe

      Brett Rickaby
      Pike Bros. Productions
      Paul Kampf Studios

    Best Romantic Comedy Film Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Moving on Phase

      8.0 (196)
      Don Tjernagel

    Best Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Million Loves in Me

      8.5 (94)
      David Koon(composer)
      Diana Ringo(composer)

    Best Television Script

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Oaksterdum

      Aleksandar Filimonovic(Creator/Writer)
      Nemanja Colovic(Creator/Writer)
      Witty Wolf Productions

    Best Thriller

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Jane Doe

      Brett Rickaby
      Pike Bros. Productions
      Paul Kampf Studios

    Best Web/TV Pilot

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Magenta

      Gabriele Tacchi(director)
    • [object Object]

      Single Man, Empty Fridge

      Alvin Ziegler(writer)

    Honorable Mention

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Thistlewits

      9.8 (8)
      Nathan Steve Smith
      Future Movie Productions

    Honorable Mention : Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Million Loves in Me

      8.5 (94)
      Tak Fung Wong(cinematographer)

    Honorable Mention: Animation

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Nightwalkers

      Daniel Rosales
      Rosales Entertainment Company

    Best Film

    • [object Object]

      Jane Doe

      Brett Rickaby
      Pike Bros. Productions
      Paul Kampf Studios

    Best Screenplay & Original Story

    • [object Object]

      Abroad

      Enrique Suarez(Director)

    LAFA August Award

    Edit

    Best Actor

    • Viraj Ashwin
      Winner
      • Viraj Ashwin
      • Manasanamaha
    • Winner
      • Won Joon Yoon
      • Please, Turn the Light On
    • Michael Marwitz
      • Michael Marwitz(actor)
      • Morti's Law

    Best Actress in an Indie Film

    • Kasey Kaye
      Winner
      • Kasey Kaye
      • Breaking Point

    Best Animation

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Two Different Kinds of Love

      6.9 (16)
      Alyce Vest

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Stay Sane

      Errol Webber Jr.

    Best Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Snälla kriminella

      4.2 (498)
      Johan Wiman
      Story One

    Best Director

    • Dana Marisa Schoenfeld
      Winner
      • Dana Marisa Schoenfeld(director)
      • Divorce School
      Baby Blue Productions
      Main Sequence Entertainment

    Best Drama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Monster's Club

      8.8 (19)
      Federica Alice Carlino

    Best Duo

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Snälla kriminella

      4.2 (498)
      Simon Garshasebi
      Babak Yousefi
      Story One

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President

      7.6 (835)
      Mari Keiko Gonzalez(editor)

    Best Ensemble

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Something About Bubbles

      Graham Brown
      Vivan Dugré
      Kristin Vahl
      Mikel Miller
      Mikel Parraga-Wills
      Abigail Marlowe

    Best First Time Director (Short)

    • Hana Wagner
      Winner
      • Hana Wagner
      • Stay Sane

    Best Horror

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Lies Inside

      6.1 (10)
      Corey Emanuel Jr.

    Best Indie Filmmaker

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Breaking Point

      Kasey Kaye

    Best Indie Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Morti's Law

      5.7 (21)
      Marcel Wohlfahrt(producer)
      Natalie Kölbl(producer)

    Best Inspirational Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The New Abolitionists

      9.5 (29)
      Christina Zorich(Director)

    Best Music Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Cass & Lex

      Phillip Kaminiak

    Best Romance Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Stay Sane

      Hana Wagner

    Best Romantic Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Please, Turn the Light On

      10 (8)
      Sunhee Na

    Best Song

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Stay Sane

      Tea Wagner
    • [object Object]

      The Christmas Masterpiece

      6.4 (28)
      Charlie Hines(Wayne Goodrich)
      GC Film Productions

    Best Sound Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Skin Hunger

      Kristina Rodemann
      Xueying Ou

    Best Student Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Stay Sane

      Hana Wagner

    Best Supporting Actor

    • Michael Marwitz
      Winner
      • Michael Marwitz
      • In Two Minds

    Best Supporting Actress

    • Winner
      • Paola Tonini(Actress)
      • Artificial Souldier
      New York Image Films

    Best TV Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Divorce School

      Dana Marisa Schoenfeld(Director/Producer/Writer/Actor)
      Julie Zelman(Producer/Writer/Actor)
      Alan Schanzer(Writer)
      Matthew Lehrer(Producer)
      Purva Bedi(Actor)
      Justin Silver(Actor)
      Sally Brooks(Actor)
      Guyviaud Joseph(Actor)
      David Neal Levin(Actor)
      J.J. Gonzalez(Actor)
      Kelly Klein(Actor)
      Willa Skye(Actor)
      Marilyn Cortez(Actor)
      Woodlene Alexis(Actor)
      Colby Ryan(Actor)
      Sagar Kiran(Actor)
      Jane Dashow(Actor)
      Yiqing Zhao(Actor)
      Dianne Rothenberg(Actor)
      Stephanie Weppler(Actor)
      Linda Schoenfeld(Actor)
      Peter Elias(Actor)
      Krystian Jurewicz(Actor)
      Christopher McIntyre(Actor)
      Baby Blue Productions
      Main Sequence Entertainment

    Best Young Actress

    • Winner
      • Elejana Cooper Johnson
      • The Sister Solution

    Best Young Filmmaker

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Last Summer

      Adamson Novak

    Finalist (15 Best Screenplays)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Memories of Reality

      4.1 (42)
      Nolan Lawlor
      John Christensen

    First Time Screenwriter

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      MO

      Maria Katre

    Honorable Mention Best First Time Director

    • First Frame International Film Festival in Vegas: Winner
      Winner
      • Catherine Dao(director)
      • Symphoria

    Honorable Mention: Best First Time Screenwriter (Feature Screenplay)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Memories of Reality

      4.1 (42)
      Nolan Lawlor
      John Christensen

    Honorable Mention: Fantasy Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Artificial Souldier

      Jason Gonzalez(Director)
      New York Image Films

    Honorable Mention: Horror

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Stalkers

      5.9 (13)
      DongJun Kim(director)
      Jiani Zhou(producer)
      Jordan Carlson(actress)
      Ronaldo Madera(actor)

    Honorable Mention: Indie Filmmaker

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Legacy

      Meng-Chan Sam(director)

    Quarter-Finalist (100 Best Projects)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Memories of Reality

      4.1 (42)
      Nolan Lawlor
      John Christensen

    Semi-Finalist

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sweety Sonu ki Filmy Love Story

      Roshni Datta(director)
      Short Cut Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Like Daughter, Like Mother

    Best First-Time Screenwriter (Feature Screenplay)

    • [object Object]

      Memories of Reality

      4.1 (42)
      Nolan Lawlor
      John Christensen

    Best Narrative Feature

    • [object Object]

      The Christmas Masterpiece

      6.4 (28)
      Wayne Goodrich
      GC Film Productions

    Best Narrative Short

    • [object Object]

      Morti's Law

      5.7 (21)
      Marcel Wohlfahrt(producer)
      Natalie Kölbl(producer)

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]

      The Doll Seamstress

      Joseph Crepaldi
      JCBits Productions

    Screenplay of the Month

    • [object Object]

      Memories of Reality

      4.1 (42)
      Nolan Lawlor
      John Christensen

    Special Mention

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    Best Actor

    • Michael Fritz Schumacher
      Winner
      • Michael Fritz Schumacher
      • Best Actor
      Katerfilm
    • Travis Myers
      Alex Désert
      Winners
      • Travis Myers
      • Alex Désert
      • Debt Men
      The Factory

    LAFA March Award

    Edit

    Best Action Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Nemesis

      Tim Earnheart(producer)
      Matt Fleming(producer)
      S. Joe Downing(producer)
      Ayuba Audu(producer)

    Best Actor

    • Tim Constantine Headshot 2024
      Winner
      • Tim Constantine
      • Grace
      Door Hinge Studios
    • Justin Miltenyi
      Winner
      • Justin Miltenyi
      • Eddyct
      Wide Shot Films

    Best Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Mix It Proper

      Sunny Xiang
      Stephen Inniss
      joint winners

    Best Director

    • Winner
      • Jiten Mehta
      • Eddyct
      Wide Shot Films
    • Winner
      • Joseph Ramos(director)
      • Deadly Promises
      Tolian Productions

    Best Documentary Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Savoy: Saga on an Icon

      Kshitij Sharma
      Cineddiction Films

    Best Drama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      American Hate

      Tejas Shah
      Shawn Parikh
      Daniel Brea
      Melissa Vitello
      Nellie Christine
      Shah Productions
      Brea Films

    Best Duo

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Deadly Promises

      3.6 (1.3K)
      Julian Crouser(actor)
      Isabella Salazar(actress)
      Tolian Productions

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Nemesis

      Tim Earnheart(as Nick Chapman)

    Best Ensemble

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Deadly Promises

      3.6 (1.3K)
      Julian Crouser(actor)
      Isabella Salazar(actress)
      Mike Wolfe(supporting actor)
      Braeden Wilson(supporting actor)
      Tolian Productions

    Best First Time Director

    • Winner
      • Joseph Ramos(director)
      • Deadly Promises
      Tolian Productions

    Best Horror Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Flight AD4515

      Martina Lisec(written by)

    Best Indie Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Deadly Promises

      3.6 (1.3K)
      Thomas Crouser Jr.(producer)
      Tolian Productions

    Best Makeup

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Deadly Promises

      3.6 (1.3K)
      Jessica Chynoweth(makeup artist)
      Tolian Productions

    Best Narrative Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Grace

      Christopher Kay(Writer, Director, Producer)
      Sam Williamson(producer)
      Gemila Iezzi(producer)
      Door Hinge Studios

    Best Original Story

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Deadly Promises

      3.6 (1.3K)
      Sandra L. Bucy(screenplay by)
      Julian Crouser(story by)
      Thomas Crouser Jr.(story by)
      Tolian Productions

    Best Picture

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Deadly Promises

      3.6 (1.3K)
      Thomas Crouser Jr.(producer)
      Tolian Productions

    Best Romance Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A Tango to Remember

      Severine Reisp

    Best Sci Fi

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Bloom

      Fei Chen
      Image Mraco Control Film Production
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Prospector

      Wade Chitwood
      Hoplight Productions

    Best Song

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Devil

      Thorsten Kramer
      Daniel Brach
      Dominik Schlüter
      Christian Sander
      Sven Sander
      Frank Enders
      Daniel Fischer
      Sartorius Film

    Best Student Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Inside the Notebook

      8.8 (7)
      Alejandra Hou

    Best Supporting Actor

    • Mike Wolfe
      Winner
      • Mike Wolfe(supporting actor)
      • Deadly Promises
      Tolian Productions

    Best Thriller

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Deadly Promises

      3.6 (1.3K)
      Thomas Crouser Jr.(producer)
      Tolian Productions

    Best Young Actor

    • Julian Crouser
      Winner
      • Julian Crouser(actor)
      • Deadly Promises
      Tolian Productions

    Best Young Actress

    • Winner
      • Lola-Charm McMurray
      • Grace
      Door Hinge Studios

    Best Narrative Shorts

    • [object Object]

      A Perfect Drawing

      Su Zhen

    LAFA April Award

    Edit

    BEST FANTASY FILM

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Adventurer's Diary

      Jean Maye
      Ben Wicks
      Mouse Chased Cat Productions

    Best Actor in an Indie Film

    • J.R. Curtis
      Winner
      • J.R. Curtis
      • Satanico

    Best Actress in an Indie Film

    • Lydia Li
      Winner
      • Lydia Li
      • Nini's Nanny

    Best Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Finellis SitCom

      Mark Janicello(executive producer)
      Joris Hermans(director)
      Marjan Content Productions

    Best Crime Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Booze, Broads and Blackjack

      5.2 (36)
      Carl Nicita(Writer)
      Rickey Bird Jr.(director)
      Hectic Films
      Good Knight Productions
      Film Regions International (FRI)

    Best Drama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Two Autumns in Paris

      7.3 (79)
      Gibelys Coronado
      MOB Producciones
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Tinhead

      Stephen Inniss(Director)
      Sunny Xiang(Producer/Distribution Executive)

    Best Drama Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Red Cloth

      Bo Svenson
      MagicQuest Entertainment

    Best First Time Director (Short)

    • Andrea Fantauzzi
      Winner
      • Andrea Fantauzzi
      • Letters from a Father

    Best Horror

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Orisha

      9.3 (78)
      Drew Hernandez
      Juston Graber
      Anthony Roy Productions

    Best Horror Screenplay

    • Winners
      • Patrick Mediate(Writer)
      • Kristin Ilagan(Writer)

    Best Indie feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      All My Tomorrows

      Jeffrey van Davis
      All My Tomorrows

    Best Inspirational Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Distance

      7.9 (11)
      Jesse Edwards
      Evolve Studio

    Best Picture

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Wienerland

      8.1 (19)
      David Wurawa(Executive Producer)
    • [object Object]

      Letters from a Father

      9.1 (14)
      Andrea Fantauzzi(director) (writer)
      Christopher Commons(director of photography) (editor)
      Lydia Anderson(producer)
      unCommon Creative Media

    Best Sci-Fi Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Fleaosaurus

      Benjamin Pollack(writer)

    Best Trailer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sierra Sisters: The Hunt for Red Hand's Treasure

      Josh Relic
      Dream Catcher Productions

    Best Virtual Reality

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Matthias Körner

      Walter Schönenbröcher(director)
      WHITESTAG

    Best Web/TV Series Pilot

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Finellis SitCom

      Mark Janicello(executive producer)
      Joris Hermans(director)
      Marco Bischof(co-producer)
      Marjan Content Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Wienerland

      8.1 (19)
      David Wurawa(Executive Producer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Thumb Runner

      9.0 (18)
      Dylan Bruno(Director)
      Kasper Vejlø Kristensen(Producer)
      Eyelight Productions
      Pull the Wool

    Best Young Actor

    • Winner
      • Cam Burns
      • Letters from a Father

    Feature Screenplay

    • Winners
      • Patrick Mediate(Writer)
      • Kristin Ilagan(Writer)
    • [object Object]

      The Red Cloth

      Bo Svenson
      MagicQuest Entertainment

    Best Actress

    • Eevi Rola
      • Eevi Rola
      • Easy Street

    LAFA May Award

    Edit

    Best Actress

    • Laura Jane Turner
      Winner
      • Laura Jane Turner
      • In Love with Ally Barker

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Shibil

      5.2 (255)
      Stefan Vrachev
      First Clapper

    Best Drama Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Avarice

      Chandra Gerson

    Best Duo

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      In Love with Ally Barker

      7.6 (56)
      Laura Jane Turner
      Sarah Clarke
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Taxi

      Riccardo Leonelli(actor)
      Veronica Visentin(actress)
      Azteca Produzioni

    Best First Time Director

    • Winner
      • Nikola Bozadzhiev
      • Shibil
      First Clapper

    Best Indie Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Thumb Runner

      9.0 (18)
      Dylan Bruno(Director)
      Kasper Vejlø Kristensen(Producer)
      Eyelight Productions
      Pull the Wool

    Best Indie Filmmaker

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Perform

      Fareed Kairon(director)

    Best LGBTQ Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      In Love with Ally Barker

      7.6 (56)
      Chris Smellin
      Robert Smellin
      Patrick Constantinou

    Best Microfilm

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Unapeeling

      Amber Baris(director)

    Best Narrative Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      In Love with Ally Barker

      7.6 (56)
      Chris Smellin
      Robert Smellin
      Patrick Constantinou

    Best Original Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Shibil

      5.2 (255)
      George Strezov
      First Clapper

    Best Original Story

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sweet Sunshine

      6.7 (460)
      Craig McMahon
      Fit Via Vi Film Productions

    Best Picture

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      In Love with Ally Barker

      7.6 (56)
      Chris Smellin
      Robert Smellin
      Patrick Constantinou

    Best Romance Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sweet Sunshine

      6.7 (460)
      Fit Via Vi Film Productions

    Best Song

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sweet Sunshine

      6.7 (460)
      John Way

    Best Student Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Lockbox

      7.9 (12)
      Jake Noecker

    Best Thriller

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Defekt

      6.0 (38)
      Sándor Gál
      I'm FILM

    Best VR/AR and 360° film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Artists up close

    Best Young Actress

    • Riana Emma Balla
      Winner
      • Riana Emma Balla
      • Defekt

    Honorable Mention: Best Narrative Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Defekt

      6.0 (38)
      Sándor Gál
      I'm FILM

    Honorable Mention: Indie Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Puente

      G.G. Puentes(director)
      Nicolás Ariztía(producer)
      MEDUSA

    Best Actor

    • Dylan Bruno
      • Dylan Bruno(Actor)
      • Thumb Runner

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]

      Lockbox

      7.9 (12)
      Jake Noecker

    LAFA June Award

    Edit

    Best Actor in an Indie Film

    • Noah Copfer
      Winner
      • Noah Copfer
      • Dumps
      Gently Used Productions

    Best Child Actor

    • Winner
      • Emperor Kaioyus
      • The Angel in the Globe

    Best Dark Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dumps

      8.6 (6)
      Boris Bilic
      Gently Used Productions

    Best Documentary Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sonya Slidez

      Abbey Spacil

    Best Experimental Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Caravan

      Tibor Vona(director)
      VONAT Stúdió

    Best Feature Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Evolution Zero

      Madeline Rooks(screenwriter)

    Best First Time Screenwriter (Feature)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Good Grief

      Emily Rued

    Best First Time Screenwriter (Short)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Countless Sheep

      Rhett Wellington
      Paper Cloud Productions

    Best Mystery Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Desolation Throe

      Veronika Waga
      Sebastian Waga

    Best Sci-fi

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      River

      3.1 (47)
      Emily Skye
      Neena Puri
      Debra Tomarin
      Mary Cameron Rogers
      Alexandra Rose Frazier
      Shewolf Films

    Best Supporting Actor

    • Winner
      • Arthur Margaryan
      • Out of Mind

    Best Supporting Actress

    • Jordan Wilson
      Winner
      • Jordan Wilson
      • Dumps
      Gently Used Productions

    Best TV Pilot

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Harbor Island

      Tiffany Rhodes
      Lyndsey Harris Stogdill
      Clarissa Story Felts
      Capt. Charlie Productions

    Best Thriller Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Evolution Zero

      Madeline Rooks(screenwriter)

    Best Web/TV Pilot

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Harbor Island

      Tiffany Rhodes
      Lyndsey Harris Stogdill
      Clarissa Story Felts
      Capt. Charlie Productions

    Best Young Actress

    • Lacey Katena
      Winner
      • Lacey Katena
      • Harbor Island
      Capt. Charlie Productions

    Honorable Mention: Director

    • Winner
      • Shir Baron(director)
      • The Train to Qinling

    Honorable Mention: Duo

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Countless Sheep

      Marco DelVecchio
      Anna Daines

    Honorable Mention: Narrative Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Countless Sheep

      Rhett Wellington
      Riley Robbins
      Paper Cloud Productions

    Screenplay of the Month

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Evolution Zero

      Madeline Rooks(screenwriter)

    Best Student Film

    • [object Object]

      The Angel in the Globe

      Hsuan-Wei Wu

    LAFA September Award

    Edit

    Best Action Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Resolve

      Martin Holper(director)

    Best Actor

    • Winner
      • Yahosh Bonner(Actor)
      • Green Flake
    • Headshot for Actor Jason Wiechert
      • Jason Wiechert
      • Shatter

    Best Actor In An Indie Film

    • Winner
      • IT's Production

    Best Actress

    • Annaliese McGuire
      Winner
      • Annaliese McGuire
      • Wireless
    • Constance Brenneman
      • Constance Brenneman
      • How 'Bout a Cuppa Tea

    Best Actress in an Indie Film

    • Maya Nohrstedt
      Winner
      • Maya Nohrstedt(actress)
      • My Demons

    Best Animation

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Thatching Eggs

      6.6 (26)
      Max Marlow

    Best Crime Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Widow

      Brendan Young(director/producer)
      Catherine McQuade(producer)

    Best Director (Feature)

    • Winner
      • Mauli Junior Bonner(Writer, Director)
      • Green Flake

    Best Drama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Green Flake

      6.5 (100)
      Mauli Junior Bonner(Writer, Director)

    Best Drama Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Betrayal of Reason

      C. Hope Belmont(writer)

    Best Duo

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Thick as Thieves

      Revell Carpenter
      Luke Lenza

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Green Flake

      6.5 (100)
      Katec Ruiz(Editor)

    Best Film Noir

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Widow

      Brendan Young(director/producer)
      Catherine McQuade(Producer)

    Best First Time Director (Short)

    • Bea W. Bliss
      Winner
      • Bea W. Bliss
      • Aborted Traffick
      BWBliss Entertainment

    Best Narrative Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Rage

      4.5 (513)
      John Balazs(director)
      Prima Lux Films
      La Rosa Productions

    Best Narrative Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hands Up

      Angela White
      Silver Lining Entertainment
    • [object Object]

      How 'Bout a Cuppa Tea

      7.2 (196)
      Jan Miller Corran
      LeeAnne Pronitis-Matusek

    Best Original Story

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Green Flake

      6.5 (100)
      Mauli Junior Bonner(Writer, Director)

    Best Parody

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Rabbit Island

      Shan Harris
      Ben Cichowski

    Best Picture

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Green Flake

      6.5 (100)
      Mauli Junior Bonner(Writer, Director)
    • [object Object]

      Aborted Traffick

      Bea W. Bliss(producer)
      Brian D. Moody(producer)

    Best Romantic Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Thick as Thieves

      Sam Fichtner

    Best Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Green Flake

      6.5 (100)
      Jonathan Keith(Composer)

    Best Thriller

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      My Name is Josy

      Mayk Azzato

    Best Web/TV Pilot

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Les Chroniques de Gliwensbourg

      Emilie Tommasi(writer/director)
      Association Actio

    Best Western Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Adversary

      Korea Black(Director)
      Dustin J. Robison(Cinematographer)
      Dan Volk(Sound Mixer)
      Korea Black Productions

    Honorable Mention: Actress

    • Daniela Farinacci
      Winner
      • Daniela Farinacci(actress)
      • The Widow

    Honorable Mention: Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Aborted Traffick

      Brian D. Moody
      Studio A3E

    Honorable Mention: Narrative Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Paul Keller - Stille im Schrei

      Axel Loh(director)
      Frame Store Filmproduktion
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Green Flake

      6.5 (100)
      Mauli Junior Bonner(Writer, Director)

    Honorable Mention: Original Story

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Aborted Traffick

      Bea W. Bliss
      BWBliss Entertainment

    Narrative Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Like Daughter, Like Mother

    Best Comedy Screenplay

    • [object Object]

      Gertie and Her Goats

      Euan Mitchell(Written by)

    Best Documentary Short

    • [object Object]

      Ranger

      Michael-Claude Winfield

    Best LGBTQ Film

    • [object Object]

      Hello, My Name is...

      Chris Machian

    Best Supporting Actress

    • Cathy DeBuono as "Cassie", in "Crazy Bitches".
      • Cathy DeBuono
      • How 'Bout a Cuppa Tea

    LAFA July Award

    Edit

    BEST DRAMA

    • Winner
      • Yucong Chen

    Best Actor

    • Elijah Boothe
      Winner
      • Elijah Boothe
      • Pink Opaque

    Best Actor in an Indie Film

    • Winner
      • Jeremiah O'Mahoney
      • Heartstruck

    Best Animation

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Goalie

      8.7 (17)
      Maarten Lemmens(director)

    Best Child Actress

    • Hadley Scheff
      Winner
      • Hadley Scheff
      • The Light After

    Best Dark Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Not Your Average Bear

      Simon Longmore(writer) (executive producer)
      Cliff Skelton(director)
      Adam Lolacher(producer)

    Best Director (Short)

    • Winner
      • Maarten Lemmens(director)
      • Goalie

    Best Experimental Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Border

      Ino Yang Popper
      Shu Zhu

    Best Fantasy Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ocean Child

      Marilyn Swick(writer)
      Laura Koons(writer)

    Best Horror

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Little One

      7.9 (16)
      Logan Fields

    Best Indie Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Lupita

      Jose Feng
      Wikicreativo

    Best Indie Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Je l'aime alors je la quitte

      8.3 (9)
      Ilan Zerrouki
      IZpost
    • [object Object]

      Shift

      10 (7)
      Aishwarya Sonar
      Shira Alon

    Best LGBTQ Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      As I Am

      4.7 (2.9K)
      Anthony Bawn(director)
      Andre Myers(actor)
      Rodney Chester(actor)
      Shaun Cairo(executive producer)
      Jerimiyah Dunbar(actor)
      VIM Media
      APB Production

    Best Micro Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Goalie

      8.7 (17)
      Maarten Lemmens(director)

    Best Music Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Fantasy

      Dane Liberatore(director)
      Nathan Cooper

    Best Narrative Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Breaking the Silence

      9.0 (1.7K)
      Seayoon Jeong

    Best Original Story

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Goalie

      8.7 (17)
      Maarten Lemmens(director)

    Best Parody

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ep. 19: "Beers 'N Masks"

      Jenness Rouse
      Rising Monarch Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Shannon O'Brian Chronicles

      Jenness Rouse
      Rising Monarch Productions

    Best Romantic Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Heartstruck

      Ian Thomas Kent

    Best Student Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Melodrama

      8.3 (12)
      Nick Azzaro

    Best Supporting Actress

    • Kiara Beltran
      Winner
      • Kiara Beltran
      • Pingüino

    Best Web Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Crazy Sexy Oreos

      Adrian Snow(written by)

    Best Young Actress

    • Leila Jean Davis - Acting Laurels
      Winner
      • Leila Jean Davis
      • Knit
      KillerBeam Entertainment
      Blue Ribbon Productions

    Best commercial

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      8102 ARIM

      Brice Blanloeil

    Best director

    • Winner
      • Carlo Fusco(director)
      • The Final Code
      Lykos Film

    Best narrative feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Pink Opaque

      6.2 (98)
      Dave Ragsdale
      Derrick Perry
      Hot Buttered Content

    Honorable Mention

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Eye and the Oracle

      J.J. Barmettler
      New Integrity Films

    Honorable Mention: Director

    • Jorge Ameer - Writer, director, producer & editor of MEDUSA. Jorge Ameer also plays the role of KAO the witch doctor who summons the spirit of the gorgon "Medusa". For more info on Medusa, go to the official website www.hollywoodindependents.com. Join the Facebook Page. www.facebook/MEDUSAhorrorFILM TWITTER @MEDUSA_themovie. INSTAGRAM @MEDUSAthemovie
      Winner
      • Jorge Ameer
      • The Family Tree

    Honorable Mention: Screenplay Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ei8hty-Ei8ht

      Doug Maguire
      MagCo Entertainment

    Best Score

    • [object Object]

      7 Minutes

      Benjamin Doherty

    Best Short Screenplay

    • [object Object]

      Ei8hty-Ei8ht

      Doug Maguire
      MagCo Entertainment

    Best Sound Design

    • [object Object]

      Ada's Sacrifice

      Bin Lin

    Annual Award

    Edit

    BEST LGBT SERIES

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Back Stabber

      6.9 (100)
      Ryan Zamo(writer)
      Green Rock Productions

    Best Actor

    • Didier Flamand in India Song (1975)
      Winner
      • Didier Flamand(actor)
      • Fire in Water

    Best Director (Short Film)

    • Winner
      • Maarten Lemmens(director)
      • Goalie
    • Julie Deffet
      • Julie Deffet(director)
      • Esther Sophia Artner(director)
      • Fire in Water

    Best Director Of The Student Film

    • Winner
      • Rocco Metzger

    Best Director of the Year

    • Winner
      • Nikola Bozadzhiev
      • Shibil
      First Clapper
      • Joseph Ramos(director)
      • Deadly Promises
      Tolian Productions

    Best Documentary Feature & Best Trailer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Earned Life

      9.6 (87)
      Patryk Wezowski(Director)
      Kasia Wezowski(Director)

    Best Duo

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Fire in Water

      Didier Flamand(actor)
      Madeleine Assas(actress)
    • [object Object]

      In Love with Ally Barker

      7.6 (56)
      Laura Jane Turner
      Sarah Clarke

    Best Ensemble of 2019

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Cotton Wool

      8.6 (35)
      Leanne Best
      Max Vento
      Katherine Quinn
      Crissy Rock
      Kate Rutter
      Gemma Paige North
      Jason Lamar Ricketts

    Best First Time Director

    • Winners
      • Rodney S. Martel(director / producer / writer)
      • Randall E. Johnson(Edited by)
      • Lost in Berlin
      Martel Productions
    • Hana Wagner
      • Hana Wagner
      • Stay Sane

    Best Indie Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Shepherd

      5.2 (283)
      László Illés(Director / Producer)
      Jon Vangdal Aamaas(Producer)
      Roy McClurg Jr.(Producer)
      Intergalactic Productions
    • [object Object]

      The Legend of the White Ibex

      Markus Otz(director)
      emotive visual outlook carpentry

    Best Indie Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Bad Furniture

      7.7 (16)
      Randall Maxwell

    Best Inspirational Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Impact

      5.1 (106)
      Patryk Wezowski(director)
      Kasia Wezowski(director)

    Best Student Film

    • Winner
      • Rocco Metzger
    • [object Object]

      Melodrama

      8.3 (12)
      Nick Azzaro

    Best Web Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Back Stabber

      6.9 (100)
      Ryan Zamo(writer)
      Green Rock Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      North Dakota

      David Sabbath
      Three Dog Films

    Best Web/TV Series Pilot

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Distemper

      5.5 (10)
      Elias Plagianos
      ESP Films
    • [object Object]

      The Finellis SitCom

      Mark Janicello
      Joris Hermans
      Marco Bischof
      Marjan Content Productions

    Best of the Festival 2020

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President

      7.6 (835)
      Mary Wharton
    • [object Object]

      In Love with Ally Barker

      7.6 (56)
      Chris Smellin
      Robert Smellin
      Patrick Constantinou
    • [object Object]

      Fire in Water

      Julie Deffet(Director)
      Esther Sophia Artner(Director)
    • [object Object]

      Deadly Promises

      3.6 (1.3K)
      Joseph Ramos(director)
      Thomas Crouser Jr.(producer)
      Tolian Productions

    Best Actress

    • Amanda Lamberti
      • Amanda Lamberti
      • Jane Doe
      Pike Bros. Productions
      Paul Kampf Studios

    Best Actress of 2019

    • Leanne Best
      • Leanne Best
      • Cotton Wool

    Best Actress of 2020

    • Laura Jane Turner
      • Laura Jane Turner
      • In Love with Ally Barker

    Best Cinemathography

    • [object Object]

      Fire in Water

      Valentina Caniglia(cinematographer)

    Best Documentary Feature

    • [object Object]

      The New Abolitionists

      9.5 (29)
      Christina Zorich(Director/Producer)

    Best Duo of the Year

    • [object Object]

      Deadly Promises

      3.6 (1.3K)
      Julian Crouser(actor)
      Isabella Salazar(actor)
      Tolian Productions

    Best Ensemble of the Year

    • [object Object]

      Deadly Promises

      3.6 (1.3K)
      Julian Crouser(actor)
      Isabella Salazar(actor)
      Braeden Wilson(actor)
      Mike Wolfe(actor)
      Tolian Productions

    Best First Time Director (Short)

    • Andrea Fantauzzi
      • Andrea Fantauzzi
      • Letters from a Father

    Best Indie Feature of the Year

    • [object Object]

      Deadly Promises

      3.6 (1.3K)
      Joseph Ramos(director)
      Thomas Crouser Jr.(producer)
      Tolian Productions

    Best Narrative Feature

    • [object Object]

      In Love with Ally Barker

      7.6 (56)
      Chris Smellin
      Robert Smellin
      Patrick Constantinou

    Best Narrative Short

    • [object Object]

      Jane Doe

      Brett Rickaby
      Pike Bros. Productions
      Paul Kampf Studios
    • [object Object]

      Fire in Water

      Julie Deffet(director)
      Esther Sophia Artner(director)

    Best of the Festival 2019

    • [object Object]

      Cotton Wool

      8.6 (35)
      Nicholas Connor

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