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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