LAFA Winners - February 2022

Best Picture

The Chimera Effect - Carlos Butler

Best Narrative Short

Somewhere Then - Jakob Ziemann

Honorable Mention: Narrative Short

Bus Stop - Peachanda DuBose

Best Indie Feature

Situations and Circumstances - Joshua Kaufman

Honorable Mention: Indie Feature

Whistle, And I'll Come To You - Valentina Battorti

Best Indie Short

HMU - Hit Me Up - Danh Cong Nguyen

Honorable Mention: Indie Short

Pariah - Matt Wasserman

Best Drama

Chatter - An Da, Connor Truax

Honorable Mention: Drama

Real Men Cry - Jordan Scott

Best Thriller

The Chimera Effect - Carlos Butler

Honorable Mention: Thriller

KINA(WHY) - Sidartha Biswa

Best Horror

Blackhatter - Amanda Gecewicz

Honorable Mention: Horror

Fragile - Adam Race, Yulian Mateo

Best Romance Film

Pale Ember - Brad Tobler

Best Sci-Fi

Trifles - Bingliang Li

Best Experimental Film

Clouded Skies - John Perry III

Best Inspirational Film

Chasing the Dead - Tom Phillips

Honorable Mention: Inspirational Film

The Light of Man - Kevin L. McCrudden, Domenic Casillo, Sr.

Best Musical/Dance Film

Confined, Still Boundless - Lauri Walter Schreck

Best Film Noir

The Man and The Smoking King - Joshua Maslaki

Best Action Film

Deception - Adam Clinton

Honorable Mention: Action Film

One Tree Inn - Yihuan Zhang

Best TV Series

My Journey - David Oryan

Best Web Series

Status Updates - Brad Ulbrich, Stephen Ling

Best Documentary Feature

Echoes of Silence - Ahmet Ertug

Best Documentary Short

Only Human - Katerina Giannakopoulou

Honorable Mention: Documentary

HUBER - irritating alienation - Matt Schoemer

Best Animation

Almost Christmas - Xinyuan Zhao

Honorable Mention: Animation

Super Vaccine Vato - Ric Torres II, Lalo Alcaraz

Best Music Video

Glass Ship - Sam Balcomb

Honorable Mention: Music Video

Brune: Tides - Jeffrey Riley

Best Student Film

Tricksters - Ashwin Mohan

Honorable Mention: Student Film

The Heaviest Load - Greyson Acquaviva

Best Microfilm

Do Unto Others - Angela Wu

Honorable Mention: Microfilm

The Box - Brock Keller

Best Director (Feature)

Wooing - Yang Ju Chiang

Best Director (Short)

Blue Egg - Jess Fisher

Honorable Mention: Director

Circle - Jhosimar Vasquez

Best First Time Director (Feature)

The Chimera Effect - Carlos Butler

Honorable Mention: First Time Director (Feature)

Situations and Circumstances - Joshua Kaufman

Best First Time Director (Short)

HMU - Hit Me Up - Danh Cong Nguyen

Honorable Mention: First Time Director (Short)

Chatter - An Da, Connor Truax

Best Indie Filmmaker

Fragile - Adam Race, Yulian Mateo

Best Young Filmmaker

Wait For It - Ella West Jerrier

Best Actor

Somewhere Then - Javi Luna

Honorable Mention: Actor

The Chimera Effect - Justin Brescia

Best Actress

The Chimera Effect - Ashley Nichols

Honorable Mention: Actress

WOOING - Shih You Cen

Best Actor in an Indie Film

Real Men Cry - Jordan Scott

Best Actress in an Indie Film

Teal to Orange - Marina Kozawa

Best Young Actor

Tricksters - Nag Vishal

Best Young Actress

The Woods - Catalina Qualantone

Best Child Actor

The Monkey King - Yingqi Ren

Best Child Actress

Blackhatter - Veronica Veers

Best Duo

Chatter - Richmond Parakhen & Mel Taevin

Honorable Mention: Duo

The Vanishing Hitchhiker - Giuseppe Brucato & Veronica Brucato

Best Ensemble

Situations and Circumstances - Lillian Bornstein, Carlo Fiorletta, Javan Nelson, Hannah Schmitt, Dexter Strong, Michael Way

Best Cinematography

Desert Moonlight - Gareth Taylor

Honorable Mention: Cinematography

Guardians of Paradise - Ivan Maria Friedman

Best Editing

Somewhere Then - Jakob Ziemann

Honorable Mention: Editing

Pale Ember - Brad Tobler

Best Score

Chatter - Rawleigh K Grove

Honorable Mention: Score

Whistle, And I'll Come To You - Valentina Battorti

Best Song

Mental - Yash Musabji

Inspiring Woman in a Film

Chasing the Dead - Lanae Strovers

Best Visual Effects

Precursor - Marco Castiglione

Honorable Mention: Visual Effects

HMU - Hit Me Up - Danh Cong Nguyen

Best Original Story

Wooing - Yang Ju Chiang

Honorable Mention: Original Story

Chatter - Richmond Parakhen

Screenplay of the Month

Recitation - Courtney Froemming

Best Feature Screenplay

Recitation - Courtney Froemming

Honorable Mention: Feature Screenplay

Hangman - Shlok Shukla

Best Short Screenplay

The Dress - Morgane Ramet

Honorable Mention: Short Screenplay

Swinger's Diner - Drew Nelson

Best Drama Screenplay

You Must Feel Good - Janssen W Swent

Best Comedy Screenplay

The Party Host - Brad Clevinger

Best Horror Screenplay

Daughters of the Moon - Patrick Mediate, Aaron McLane

Best Thriller Screenplay

Five Thousand Years - Jim Grieco

Best Fantasy Screenplay

Legends - Danny Alex

Honorable Mention: Fantasy Screenplay

The Unbelievable Scars - Alan Roberts

Best Television Script

Making Friends With Strangers - Davis Benz

Honorable Mention: Television Script

Swizzlesticks - Natalie Cerezo Campisi

Somewhere Then - Official Trailer

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