LAFA Winners - February 2024

Best Picture

The Serena Variations - Warren Andrew Fischer

Best Narrative Feature

Love in Focus - Joseph Vernon Reidhead, Brandon Wade Ho

Best Narrative Short

The Serena Variations - Warren Andrew Fischer

Honorable Mention: Narrative Film

A Plus - Gong Cheng

Best Indie Feature

Hanky Panky - Lindsey Haun, Nick Roth

Honorable Mention: Indie Feature

God’s Plan - William Preising

Best Indie Short

The Space Between - Rhianna Morris, Chris McQuire

Honorable Mention: Indie Short

Christmas 1944 - Kevin J. McCorry

Best Drama

Slough - Yuzhu Lan, Yutong Wang

Best Comedy

Midwest Skidmark - Phillip Arthur Dixon

Best Dark Comedy

Murder She Wanted - Rachel Shimko, Emily Browning

Best Thriller

Not One More! - Roy C Dorantes

Best Sci-Fi

Gidi Gidi Gi - Iye Teblu

Best Experimental Film

Rhomboid Major - Monica Goldberg

Best Inspirational Film

Whatever It Takes - Damien Bianco

Best Musical/Dance Film

Where Once There Was Water - Mike Tyus

Best Web/TV Pilot

Barden and Sarah Start a Pandemic - Tyler Peterson

Honorable Mention: Web/TV Pilot

Fractured Turnstile - Trenton J Brisco, Joseph Charafi

Best TV Series

Happy Fisherman - Peter Chang

Best Documentary Feature

MEKO - Harrison Buck

Honorable Mention: Documentary Feature

The Last Fighter Down - Rob W. Scribner

Best Documentary Short

Built Different - Constance Brenneman, Brad Hammer

Honorable Mention: Documentary Short

ÑUÑUYACHIY - Jose Miguel Soriano, Ricardo Macian

Best Animation

FROSTBYTE - Hannah Papa, Victor Uzcategui

Honorable Mention: Animation

Clout Chaser - Star2, Lubomir Atan

Best Music Video

Call In The Night - Ron Geffen

Best Student Film

Slough - Yuzhu Lan, Yutong Wang

Honorable Mention: Student Film

SUIT - Yichen Huang

Best Director (Feature)

Love in Focus - Joseph Vernon Reidhead, Brandon Wade Ho

Best Director (Short)

The Serena Variations - Warren Andrew Fischer

Honorable Mention: Director

Gidi Gidi Gi - Iye Teblu

Best First Time Director (Feature)

Hanky Panky - Lindsey Haun, Nick Roth

Honorable Mention: First Time Director (Feature)

Monsters Within - Devin Montgomery

Best First Time Director (Short)

Grow in the Wild - Xi Wen

Honorable Mention: First Time Director (Short)

The Couple Across the Way - Archie Waterson

Best Indie Filmmaker

The Memory Album - Cameron Ryan Soedi

Honorable Mention: Indie Filmmaker

Inner Demons - Jingchuan Ma

Best Young Filmmaker

On The Paths Awakened - Axel Dahan

Best Actor

Love in Focus - Dan Fowlks

Best Actress

Love in Focus - Nicola Posener

Best Actor in an Indie Film

Monsters Within - Devin Montgomery

Best Actress in an Indie Film

The Space Between - Faye Campbell

Best Supporting Actor

Monsters Within - Samuel French

Best Young Actor

Gone - Hunter Nickless

Best Cinematography

MEKO - Harrison Buck

Best Editing

Upstream - Yintao Gong

Best Score

The Serena Variations - Warren Andrew Fischer

Best Original Story

How To Make It In Hollywood *While Being Black - Lawrnece Jones

Screenplay of the Month

After Ever - Sarah E Hohman

Best Feature Screenplay

After Ever - Sarah E Hohman

Honorable Mention: Feature Screenplay

Fatal Deceit - Dan Burle

Best Short Screenplay

Phantom Questions - Andreas Mortensen

Honorable Mention: Short Screenplay

Neon Affair - Sean Hinds

Best Comedy Screenplay

Green Rush - Matt Gallagher

Best Horror Screenplay

The Screecher - Lazar Karov

Best Thriller Screenplay

LAYOVER - Hunter Bushwell

Best Action Screenplay

Mermaid - Adam Hampton

Best Sci-Fi Screenplay

Replacement Project 1.0 - Lisa Peng, Todd Lien

Best Fantasy Screenplay

Ghosted - Matt Gallagher

Best First Time Screenwriter (Feature)

Burke and Hare - The West Port Murders - Stephen Hall

Special Jury Award

100 Proof Warlock - Lizzie A Finn, John Leary

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