The Universe Opens Up: Les Brandt goes big in Hollywood
You've seen him on Days of Our Lives, Another World, The Magnificent Seven, CSI: Miami and tens of TV commercials. Our jury member, Les...
LAFA Team
Apr 14, 2018
"I have to feel I want to spend a huge amount of time on it"
There's always a story behind a photo. Sometimes, the story becomes a movie... "Snapshots", our BEST PICTURE winner, is a stunningly...
LAFA Team
Apr 10, 2018
"In post production, I let the audience open their mind"
Di Hang is a film director and editor from China. His short film, "Whisper", recently won an Honorable Mention: Sci-Fi award at LAFA. In...
LAFA Team
Apr 10, 2018
"I watch every film twice. First for fun, and then frame by frame, to learn"
Sandor Gal is a talented filmmaker and screenwriter, based in Hungary. His latest short film, Long Way Home, recently won LAFA Best...
LAFA Team
Mar 6, 2018
"I want to make people feel they are part of the story"
Konstantinos Pateronis grew up in Elefsina, Greece. Since he was 6 years old, he has been fascinated by cinema and the different worlds...
LAFA Team
Mar 4, 2018
Juror in the Spotlight: Gabrielle Stone
Gabrielle Stone is a Los Angeles based award-winning actress, who has starred in Lionsgate's "Speak No Evil", "Stray", "Zombie Killers"...
LAFA Team
Feb 18, 2018
"Many people thought I could only shoot 'kid films', just because I’m a woman"
Hande Türkel is a talented filmmaker from Turkey, who has already directed over 50 commercials. Recently, Hande's debut film, Akide, won...
LAFA Team
Feb 18, 2018
"If you feel you have an amazing story that must be told, don't wait!"
Some people were born to win big. When Jarek Marszewski started writing his second feature film, Bikini Blue, he knew that the story...
LAFA Team
Feb 18, 2018
Juror in the Spotlight: Shannon Brown
See that smile? Any time Shannon Brown enters the room, he fills it up with positive energy. His colleagues praise him and describe an...
LAFA Team
Feb 8, 2018
Filmmaker in the Spotlight: an Interview with Ann Huang
Ann Huang is a filmmaker based in Newport Beach, Southern California. Huang was born in Mainland China and raised in Mexico and the US....
LAFA Team
Jan 24, 2018
