LAFA Winners - December 2022
Best Picture
Hidden - Arsim Fazlia
Best Narrative Feature
Tnaash - Boudy Sfeir
Best Narrative Short
Evenveil - Sam Balcomb
Honorable Mention: Narrative Film
Soul Haven - Ethan Fritsch-Morrison
Best Indie Feature
Caged And Wild - Anthony Miquel Coryell
Honorable Mention: Indie Feature
Meet My Pet Monster - James Matthew Storm
Best Indie Short
Rorschach - Steffi West Harshberger
Honorable Mention: Indie Short
Wiped Out - Benjamin Agsten
Best Drama
Eyes On Me - Clarence Williams IV
Best Sitcom
QUIRKS - Steve Kwasnik, Cathy Fiorillo
Best Thriller
Caged And Wild - Anthony Miquel Coryell
Best Horror
Older Gods - David A. Roberts
Best Romance Film
JajangMyeon Thank You - Seong Hoon Shin, Young Hye Park
Best Sci-Fi
Gaganachari - Arun Chandu
Best Experimental Film
The Day That Lasted 50 Years - Saba Rezaei Rashti
Best Inspirational Film
Wanted: Shades of Life - Sanadtkumar Ganesan
Best Musical/Dance Film
The Cell - Po Cheng Tsai, Meng Hsueh Ho
Best LGBTQ Film
Kylie Love: Complete Me - Brad Hammer
Best Mystery Film
Hidden - Arsim Fazlia
Best Fantasy Film
Xanadu Hellfire - Justin Armao
Best Action Film
Caged And Wild - Anthony Miquel Coryell
Best Web Series
Westwood - Suzi Mellano
Honorable Mention: Web Series
Bless Your Heart - Bri Kaisen, Matthew Humphrey, Mary McKeon
Best Docudrama
These Two Hands - Sean Dobra
Best Documentary Feature
Becoming Jason - Brendan Havens
Honorable Mention: Documentary Feature
American Bolshevik - Julie Marron
Best Documentary Short
Unstoppable: Tiara Thomas - Betsy Pike
Best Animation
Timeless, in the Metaverse - Susan Mey Lee Lim, Samudra Kajal Saikia, Christina Teenz Tan
Best Music Video
Elvis Presley - Unchained Melody - Gabriel Tick
Honorable Mention: Music Video
Lost an Angel - Dean Leeson, Johnny Angel
Best Student Film
Wings - Jia Xu
Honorable Mention: Student Film
Old Elephant - Jiawei Dai
Best Microfilm
Catching the Sun - Rocco Metzger
Best Director (Feature)
Meet My Pet Monster - James Matthew Storm
Best Director (Short)
The Red Book - Artis Hu
Honorable Mention: Director
Mir - Nicolaus Taylor
Best First Time Director (Feature)
The Call We Carry - Cody Shea
Honorable Mention: First Time Director (Feature)
Caged And Wild - Anthony Miquel Coryell
Best First Time Director (Short)
Old Elephant - Jiawei Dai
Honorable Mention: First Time Director (Short)
In the Name of the Father - Billy Klotsa
Best Young Filmmaker
Catching the Sun - Rocco Metzger
Best Actor
Hidden - Naser Rafuna
Honorable Mention: Actor
Ticking - David Morwick
Best Actress
Caged And Wild - Paisley Bird
Honorable Mention: Actress
Meet My Pet Monster - Raven LaFey
Best Actor in an Indie Film
Soul Haven - Ethan Fritsch-Morrison
Best Actress in an Indie Film
Wiped Out - Leona Ruben
Best Supporting Actor
QUIRKS - Kevin Kraft
Best Supporting Actress
Caged And Wild - Tori Keaton
Best Ensemble
Caged And Wild - Paisley A Bird, Tori Keaton, Levi Connelly, Mauricio A. Saldana, Justin T Evans, Jeff Willy, Aleksander D’Avignon
Best Cinematography
Caged And Wild - Anthony Miquel Coryell
Honorable Mention: Cinematography
Smart Speaker - "Lance" Haoyuan Li
Best Score
Libera Nos - Davide Caprelli
Honorable Mention: Score
Meet My Pet Monster - Kris Asgharzadeh, Larry Coppotelli
Best Song
Timeless, in the Metaverse - Ron Josef Danziger, Christina Teenz Tan
Inspiring Woman in a Film
Unstoppable: Tiara Thomas - Tiara Thomas
Best Visual Effects
Evenveil - Sam Balcomb
Best Virtual Reality
In Phase - Adam Pilipovic
Best Commercial
The Bloom - Jody Xiong
Honorable Mention: Commercial
More Than - Elliot V Kotek
Best Original Story
Old Elephant - Jiawei Dai
Honorable Mention: Original Story
JajangMyeon Thank You - Seong Hoon Shin, Young Hye Park
Screenplay of the Month
Black Sheep - Alex Knies
Best Feature Screenplay
Black Sheep - Alex Knies
Honorable Mention: Feature Screenplay
Witness - Frank Battaglia, Toby Osborne
Best Short Screenplay
Midnight Thunder: X - Kyle Corcoran
Best Drama Screenplay
Black Sheep - Alex Knies
Best Dark Comedy Screenplay
Muffin Club - Charles Petrilla
Best Horror Screenplay
Cold Dead Fingers - John Munn
Best Sci-Fi Screenplay
Close - Kristen Wade
Best Fantasy Screenplay
Kairn: Mates of the Alliance - Fionne Foxxe Farraday, Oliver Tuthill, Tara Walker
Best First Time Screenwriter
Hit Me - Matt Greenberg
Honorable Mention: First Time Screenwriter
TENFOLD - Brandon V Peters
Best Television Script
Vandecomo - Byron Jacomo
Special Jury Award
Porcini - Christine DeLozier, Scott Finnegan
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