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
Haunting Trophies - Teaser
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