LAFA Winners - April 2021
Best Picture
Ernie - Ray Panthaki
Best Narrative Feature
The Runner - Michelle Danner
Honorable Mention: Narrative Feature
Kaali Maati - Hemantkumar Mahale
Best Narrative Short
Ernie - Ray Panthaki
Honorable Mention: Narrative Short
The Village of Nobody - Shimeng Zhou
Best Indie Feature
The Anthology Of Julius - Ofu Obekpa
Best Indie Short
Paper Airplane - Mingjie Tang
Honorable Mention: Indie Film
Honeymoon on Park Street - Ruvek Maharaj
Best Drama
Ernie - Ray Panthaki
Honorable Mention: Drama
Crocodile - Caroline Wloka, Joel Chavez
Best Romantic Comedy
Boy Scientist - Susan Lim, Christina Teenz, Ron J Danziger, Samudra Kajal Saikia
Best Parody
2020: A 1917 Parody - Stephen Ford
Best Thriller
The Runner - Michelle Danner
Best Horror
Hell Is Shining - Alexis Cadeau-Réthoré
Honorable Mention: Horror
Caffè Corretto - Domenico Pisani, Augusto Tirelli
Best Romance Film
Paper Airplane - Mingjie Tang
Best Sci-Fi
I Am Here - Adam Nowak
Best Experimental Film
The Girl with an Orange Cat - He Shengjie
Honorable Mention: Experimental Film
Raja - Shoes (feat. Kelly & Tyler Stone) - Tyler Stone
Best Inspirational Film
Sue - Nancye Ferguson
Honorable Mention: Inspirational Film
Good Morning Good Morning - Michael Anton
Best Musical/Dance Film
The Great Eatlon - Stephane Benini
Honorable Mention: Musical/Dance Film
George Floyd: Say Their Names - Christopher R. Owens, Alyssa Dann
Best LGBTQ Film
Shimmer Summer - Tong Mao
Honorable Mention: LGBTQ Film
Damn Right + Apologize - Leonardo Martinez, Amber Ford
Best Mystery Film
Resemblance - Jumpoth Ruayjaroensap
Best Fantasy Film
Boy Scientist - Susan Lim, Christina Teenz Tan, Samudra Kajal Saikia
Honorable Mention: Fantasy Film
Fantasy of Companionship between Human and Inanimate - Susan
Lim, Samudra Kajal Saikia, Christina Teenz Tan
Best Crime Film
Immigrant Mother - Renee Garcia, Katherine King
Best Web/TV Pilot
Audition - Cosimo Tucci
Honorable Mention: Web/TV Pilot
Recipes For Love - "Brownie Points" - Danny Donnelly
Best Web Series
A Frantic Love 3 - Gary Tucker, Adrian Ferrara
Honorable Mention: Web Series
Spanky - Alex Martinez
Best Documentary Short
Aftermask - Anton Josef
Honorable Mention: Documentary Short
Coffee For Life - Lennart Neumann, Wilhelm Schulz
Best Animation
Fantasy of Companionship between Human and Inanimate - Susan Lim, Samudra
Kajal Saikia, Christina Teenz Tan
Honorable Mention: Animation
Boy Scientist - Susan Lim, Christina Teenz Tan, Samudra Kajal Saikia
Best Music Video
Szabó Ádám feat Curtis - That's how I am - Jimy J. Hollywood
Honorable Mention: Music Video
Alone - Bonzie
Best Student Film
Not One More - Cameron Leingang
Honorable Mention: Student Film
Dear Dublin - Evelyn Gustafson
Best Microfilm
The Debate - Androu De Vera, Carina LaMarchina
Best Director (Feature)
Beijing 120 - Yu Yiping
Best Director (Short)
All Blood Runs Red - Paul Mignot
Honorable Mention: Director (Short)
Crocodile - Caroline Wloka, Joel Chavez
Best First Time Director (Feature)
Resemblance - Jumpoth Ruayjaroensap
Best First Time Director (Short)
Nostalgia - McFloyd Nguyen
Honorable Mention: First Time Director
The Girl with an Orange Cat - He Shengjie
Best Indie Filmmaker
Once Beautiful Woman - Frankie Guerrero, Jr., Victoria Vertuga, Eric Williford
Honorable Mention: Indie Filmmaker
Benchwarmers - Andrew Gorell
Best Young Filmmaker
The Unwanted Guest - Max Willocx
Best Actor
Ernie - Paul Kaye
Honorable Mention: Actor
The Runner - Edouard Phillipponnat
Best Actress
The Village of Nobody - Yang Wang
Honorable Mention: Actress
Immigrant Mother - Adriana Kostetska
Best Actor in an Indie Film
Honeymoon on Park Street - Zach Boulton
Best Actress in an Indie Film
Once Beautiful Woman - Victoria Vertuga
Best Duo
2020: A 1917 Parody - Colton Eschief Mastro & Michael Lieberman
Best Cinematography
All Blood Runs Red - Eric Dumont
Honorable Mention: Cinematography
Nostalgia - Jacky Shun Man Cheung
Best Score
Ernie - Dan Baboulene
Honorable Mention: Score
A Critter Fable - Grace Fisher
Best Song
George Floyd: Say Their Names - Christopher R. Owens, Wendy Ward
Honorable Mention: Song
Goodnight Zoom - Colin Sprigg, London Sprigg
Best Sound Design
Hell Is Shining - Antoine Roussi, César Darcas, Etienne Grozier
Honorable Mention: Sound Design
What If - Kevin Dippold
Inspiring Woman in a Film
A Critter Fable - Grace Fisher
Best Virtual Reality
Oppose Secession 01 - Liu Shouxi
Best Trailer
Fantasy of Companionship between Human and Inanimate - Susan Lim, Samudra Kajal
Saikia, Christina Teenz Tan
Best Original Story
Crocodile - Joel Chavez
Honorable Mention: Original Story
Dear Dublin - Evelyn Gustafson
Screenplay of the Month
Haven - Karen Conley
Best Feature Screenplay
Haven - Karen Conley
Honorable Mention: Feature Screenplay
Joshua's Exceptional Pheromones - Nili Rain Segal
Best Short Screenplay
She’s Perfect - Sheldon Maddux
Honorable Mention: Short Screenplay
Save Me. Grace. - Sean Hinds
Best Drama Screenplay
Good Luck Chuck - Peter Pastuszek
Best Comedy Screenplay
Sweet Excess - Preston T. Francis
Best Western Screenplay
Three for Hire: Shadow Assassins - Dan Burle
Best Thriller Screenplay
Three Sides - Roberto Lemos
Best Action Screenplay
Three for Hire: Shadow Assassins - Dan Burle
Best Sci-Fi Screenplay
Summoned - Tammy Klembith, George Klembith
Best Fantasy Screenplay
Rise of the Paladin - Gerasimos Rozis, Joe McNeal
Best First Time Screenwriter (Feature)
Three for Hire: Shadow Assassins - Dan Burle
Best First Time Screenwriter (Short)
Wendy & Vee - Jean-Baptiste Canac
Best Television Script
The Great Danes - James Gaffney
Honorable Mention: Television Script
The Wayward - Caitlin Adams
Ernie - Trailer (dir. Ray Panthaki)
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