LAFA Winners - February 2021
Best Picture
Patio of Illusion - Shangshi Chen
Best Narrative Feature
Patio of Illusion - Shangshi Chen
Honorable Mention: Narrative Feature
Righteous Villains - Savvas D. Michael
Best Narrative Short
How To End A Conversation - Gregory JM Kasunich
Honorable Mention: Narrative Short
Matty Boy - Dr Shahid Kamal
Best Indie Feature
The Strange Case of Henry Jekyll & Edward Hyde - Laura Ilinca
Honorable Mention: Indie Feature
The Waiting Game - Kyle Weingart
Best Indie Short
Awakened - Yulian Mateo
Honorable Mention: Indie Short
Election Night - Peter Zerzan
Best Drama
Paz - Andrew Gutierrez
Honorable Mention: Drama
Beyond the Fuchsias - Tara Jackson
Best Comedy
Pretty Metal - Mikhail Tot
Honorable Mention: Comedy
#richieneedsawife - Rich Devaney
Best Dark Comedy
Came With Cuffs - Issah Contractor
Best Romantic Comedy
Confessions From the Friendzone - Raychel McKelvy
Best Thriller
The Two Missing Hours - Jean Claude Thibaut
Honorable Mention: Thriller
The Q - Hannah Gordon
Best Sci-Fi
Fives - Alan Cameron
Best Experimental Film
Burn Down - Wang Xinyan
Best Inspirational Film
Las Gardenias - Federico Ahumada
Honorable Mention: Inspirational Film
The DS King - Doret van der Sloot
Best Musical/Dance Film
The Race - Carolina Stevens, Michael Everett
Honorable Mention: Musical/Dance Film
When Snow Falls - Anthony Morigerato
Best Mystery Film
Finding Ophelia - Stephen Rutterford
Honorable Mention: Mystery Film
A Curious View - Justin Hughes
Best Fantasy Film
Fix Me - Woonyea Han
Best Web/TV Pilot
Sugar - Joyce Keokahm
Best Web Series
Undateable - Matt Mahaffey, Brittany Bookbinder
Honorable Mention: Web Series
Road-Tripes - Adrien Bralion, Tatiana Bertrand
Best Documentary Feature
Candidato 34 - Ryan Marley
Honorable Mention: Documentary Feature
The Saviour: Brig. Pritam Singh - Dr. Paramjeet Singh Kattu
Best Documentary Featurette
The 108 Journey - Hugo Rozon, Mathieu Perrault Lapierre
Honorable Mention: Documentary Featurette
The Dark Side of Green Energies - Jean-Louis Pérez, Guillaume Pitron
Best Documentary Short
Home: The Homelessness Crisis in North Dakota (Chapter 2) - Sonya Jensen
Honorable Mention: Documentary Short
Vision - Sergey Filatov
Best Animation
Contagious - Brian Schmidt
Honorable Mention: Animation
The Crow and The Pitcher - Charles Pearce
Best Music Video
What Happened to Stephanie? - Ciro Ayala
Honorable Mention: Music Video
Titi Woo - The Last Night of July - Anastasia Miasnikova
Best Student Film
Burn down - Wang Xinyan
Honorable Mention: Student Film
Soundproof - Gabriela Lima
Best Microfilm
The Crow and The Pitcher - Charles Pearce
Best Director (Feature)
Righteous Villains - Savvas D. Michael
Honorable Mention: Director (Feature)
The DS King - Doret van der Sloot
Best Director (Short)
The Two Missing Hours - Jean Claude Thibaut
Honorable Mention: Director (Short)
Heads or Tails - Caterina Gabanella
Best First Time Director (Short)
Soundproof - Gabriela Lima
Honorable Mention: First Time Director (Short)
Beyond the Fuchsias - Tara Jackson
Best Indie Filmmaker
Hero - Jayson Martin
Honorable Mention: Indie Filmmaker
The Argument - Ben Greene, Eshaana Sheth
Best Young Filmmaker
Painting Class - Yifei Song
Honorable Mention: Young Filmmaker
Spoon - Edwin Ramirez
Best Actor
Patio of Illusion - Kalok Tang
Honorable Mention: Actor
How To End A Conversation - Phillip Musumeci
Best Actress
The Two Missing Hours - Alisyon Le Borges
Honorable Mention: Actress
Sugar - Yohana Zecarias
Best Actor in an Indie Film
Shadow Valley - David Samson
Best Actress in an Indie Film
Rest Area - Mia Hunt
Best Supporting Actor
Black Eyes - Andrew Kingston
Best Young Actor
Untold - Tyler Robinson
Best Child Actor
Fix Me - Slate Holtsclaw
Best Ensemble
Pretty Metal - Angela Cole, Lina Edwards, Katelynn Newberry
Best Cinematography
Righteous Villains - Andreas Neo
Best Editing
Tinhead - Zhe Song
Best Score
Moving Art: Whales and Dolphins - Alan Williams
Honorable Mention: Score
A Castle in Umbria - Edna Longoria
Best Song
Contagious - Brian Schmidt
Best Sound Design
The Two Missing Hours - Richard King
Honorable Mention: Sound Design
Butterfly Orchid - Chia-Hui Lu
Inspiring Woman in a Film
Mom's Work - Cieara Hill
Best Visual Effects
Major Robinson - Brandon Veen
Honorable Mention: Visual Effects
Fives - Neil Rowe, Wilby Ariezoy
Best Virtual Reality
Lessons of Auschwitz - Denis Semionov
Honorable Mention: Virtual Reality
A Pebble's Journey - Cece Jiao
Best Commercial
Operation Chrono - Irmãos Meirelles
Best Original Story
Painting Class - Yifei Song
Honorable Mention: Original Story
Til Death - Liana DiMitri
Screenplay of the Month
Ranger - Mason Beals
Best Feature Screenplay
Ranger - Mason Beals
Honorable Mention: Feature Screenplay
Yellow Bus - Wendy Bednarz
Best Short Screenplay
Beautiful Lines in the Night Sky Part II - Tyler Schultz
Honorable Mention: Short Screenplay
Petrov - Ryan Patch
Best Drama Screenplay
Still Time to Change - Jim Grieco
Honorable Mention: Drama Screenplay
17 - Michael Hurley
Best Comedy Screenplay
Hiccups - Michael Evans
Best Thriller Screenplay
A Love Story - John Hancock
Best Action Screenplay
Argyle - Keir Beck
Best Sci-Fi Screenplay
Bad Love Strikes - Kevin Schewe
Best First Time Screenwriter (Feature)
Industry - Jayce Baron
Honorable Mention: First Time Screenwriter (Feature)
The Hobby Horse Kid - David A. Gregory
Best Television Script
You, Me & The Ex - Rhys Freeman
Honorable Mention: Television Script
There Are No Black People In Space - Ant Thompson
Patio of Illustion - Trailer
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