LAFA Winners - December 2020
Best Picture
Ali's Realm - Mario Torres Jr
Best Narrative Feature
The Colour of Spring - Paul Andrew Kimball
Best Narrative Short
Ali's Realm - Mario Torres Jr
Honorable Mention: Narrative Short
The Remnant - Navin Ramaswaran
Best Indie Feature
Ezra and the Unicorn - Timothy A Coons
Best Indie Short
Star Child - Alex Guéry
Honorable Mention: Indie Film
Bongo - Jacob Lallas
Best Drama
The Great Artist - Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri
Honorable Mention: Drama
Amazing Grace - Nina Brissey
Best Comedy
The Ultimate Showdown - Robert Bazzocchi, Thomas L. Colford
Honorable Mention: Comedy
Fairview - Sam Clark
Best Dark Comedy
Debt Men - Adam Brummond
Honorable Mention: Dark Comedy
The Secrets to a Happy Marriage - Brian Sacca
Best Horror
The Remnant - Navin Ramaswaran
Honorable Mention: Horror
Where Still Waters Lie - Adam O'Keeffe
Best Experimental Film
My heart is erasing - Joshua Ben-Dylan
Honorable Mention: Experimental Film
Felix’ Summer Box - Martijn Rijnberg
Best Inspirational Film
Together Live: Limiting Beliefs - Martina Savoca-Guay
Honorable Mention: Inspirational Film
Just Being There - Deanna Schultz
Best Musical/Dance Film
The Sun Inside - Luca Silvestrini, Roswitha Chesher, Andy Pink
Best Film Noir
Salsero in Purgatory - Antonio De La Cruz
Honorable Mention: Film Noir
Matare - Antonio De La Cruz
Best LGBTQ Film
Sand Land - Iven Tu
Honorable Mention: LGBTQ Film
Pretty Boy - Liu Qianhao
Best Fantasy Film
Ali's Realm - Mario Torres Jr
Honorable Mention: Fantasy Film
Blood at the Root - Aj Lovelace
Best Crime Film
The Fixer - Michael Schilf
Best Web/TV Pilot
The University - Juliana Roth
Best TV Series
Trending Today - James Desir, Brad Bode
Best Web Series
All In 3: A Fikowski & Vellner Documentary - S.J. Finlay
Honorable Mention: Web Series
Tango of Imaginary Friends - Laura McCampbell Copan, Rui Niu
Best Documentary Feature
The Sporting Bubble - Peter Dickson
Honorable Mention: Documentary Feature
WineLine - Rick Cavaggion
Best Documentary Short
Story of the Opal - Rick Cavaggion
Honorable Mention: Documentary Short
The hunt for sea's black gold - Erik Akervall
Best Animation
QingFeng Wu - Spaceman - Muh Chen
Honorable Mention: Animation
Heinous Fly Trap - Craig Lew
Best Music Video
S.H.E. - 17 - Muh Chen
Honorable Mention: Music Video
Justin Jesso - The End - Timon Birkhofer
Best Student Film
Summer Revenge - Fang Weihan
Honorable Mention: Student Film
A Score in the Vinyl - Errol Sullivan, Atticus Fehr
Best Microfilm
Taipei Music Center - Muh Chen
Honorable Mention: Microfilm
Masks - Carolyn Bridget Kennedy
Best Director (Feature)
The Colour of Spring - Paul Andrew Kimball
Best Director (Short)
Ali's Realm - Mario Torres Jr
Honorable Mention: Director (Short)
Miss Boundless - Qiyu Zhou
Best First Time Director (Short)
The Ultimate Showdown - Robert Bazzocchi, Thomas L. Colford
Honorable Mention: First Time Director (Short)
The Fixer - Michael Schilf
Best Indie Filmmaker
Obsession - Ariana Malik
Honorable Mention: Indie Filmmaker
Navigation - Young Eun Kim
Best Young Filmmaker
Symbiosis - Tae Wook Kim
Honorable Mention: Young Filmmaker
Holding the Rope - Harlow Schuman
Best Actor
The BIG Rant - Poorva Wachh
Honorable Mention: Actor
The Great Artist - Matthew Postlethwaite
Best Actress
Ali's Realm - Nicole Elizabeth Berger
Honorable Mention: Actress
The Colour of Spring - Alexa Morden
Best Actor in an Indie Film
Bongo - Robert Fleet
Best Actress in an Indie Film
Satiety - Anna Rust
Best Supporting Actor
Ali's Realm - Mark Webber
Best Supporting Actress
The Colour of Spring - Ellie Heydon
Best Young Actress
P98's Waltz Of The Flower - Kyleigh Bakker
Best Duo
Amazing Grace - Robert Craighead & Nina Brissey
Honorable Mention: Duo
Debt Men - Travis Myers & Alex Desért
Best Cinematography
The Remnant - Russ De Jong
Honorable Mention: Cinematography
Star Child - Alex Guéry
Best Score
The Great Artist - Richi Carter
Honorable Mention: Score
Story of the Opal - Sarah-Jane Rohrsheim
Best Sound Design
The Remnant - George Flores
Honorable Mention: Sound Design
Ali's Realm - Niko Zasimczuk
Inspiring Woman in a Film
Gözde The Fighter - Gozde Kirdar
Best Visual Effects
QingFeng Wu - Spaceman - Muh Chen
Honorable Mention: Visual Effects
Ra's Metanoia - Rudra Alladi, Krishna Guntupalli
Best Virtual Reality
Filling Spaces - Shachar Kantor
Best Costume Design
Ali's Realm - Michael Bevins
Best Commercial
Adidas 2020 CNY - Muh Chen
Screenplay of the Month
Ten Commands - Girault Seger
Best Feature Screenplay
Ten Commands - Girault Seger
Honorable Mention: Feature Screenplay
The Death of Jeremy - David Seader
Best Short Screenplay
Totally Teagan - Alyssa Carroll
Honorable Mention: Short Screenplay
People, Places, and Things - Judy Litman
Best Drama Screenplay
Flame - Derek McDaniel
Honorable Mention: Drama Screenplay
Woodpusher - Isaac Ballesteros
Best Comedy Screenplay
Shane and Ivy - We're Eloping to Vegas - Sandra Gregory
Best Dark Comedy Screenplay
The Player - Larry 'Doc' Sportello
Best Romance Screenplay
The Magician's Assistant - Caledonia Hanson
Best Sci-Fi Screenplay
Splicer - Shayne Eastin
Best Fantasy Screenplay
Monsterly - Damian Wampler
Best First Time Screenwriter (Feature)
A Son’s Gift - Michele Bell
Honorable Mention: First Time Screenwriter (Feature)
Only Boy in New York - Robyn Gudgell
Best First Time Screenwriter (Short)
Motor Inn - Michael Hurley
Honorable Mention: First Time Screenwriter (Short)
Starling - Logan Bauer
Best Television Script
Walls&Balls - Kenneth Klein, Irwin Hahn
Honorable Mention: Television Script
Witchborne - Malek Haneen
The Great Artist - Trailer
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