LAFA Winners - January 2024
Best Picture
Common Ground - Josh Tickell, Rebecca Tickell
Best Narrative Feature
Coney Island Cousins - Al Padilla
Honorable Mention: Narrative Feature
Remnant Falls - Isaac Joel
Best Narrative Short
Why I Had To Kill You While You Slept - Anthony Marinelli
Honorable Mention: Narrative Short
The Sandwich - Jerome Stern
Best Indie Feature
Typecast or (The Rise And Fall Of Boingman) - Mike Alexander Critelli
Honorable Mention: Indie Feature
Edwin and the Ambiguous Door - Joseph Mazzaferro
Best Indie Short
Missing (DESAPARECIDA) - Anahi G. Luna
Honorable Mention: Indie Short
George & Marcus - Neill B Barry
Best Drama
Shattered - Kory Getman
Best Comedy
Switched at Death - David Merry
Best Dark Comedy
Why I Had To Kill You While You Slept - Anthony Marinelli
Best Horror
BUBBLER - Nicholas Giombi
Best Romance Film
The Bridges We Cross - Iris van Dongen
Best Experimental Film
Diaspora Journal 001 - Chiahua Lee
Best Inspirational Film
Tiger Run: The Untold Story - Dee Brown, Omarosa Manigault Newman
Best Musical/Dance Film
More Together - Jake Foy
Best Film Noir
Under the Cover of Darkness - Ash Wing
Best LGBTQ Film
Kylie Love: True Colors - Brad Hammer
Best TV Series
Pledge: Change Is Good - Ariel K. Harris
Best Commercial
Closer To Home Than You Think. - David E Nault
Best Documentary Feature
Common Ground - Josh Tickell, Rebecca Tickell
Honorable Mention: Documentary Feature
I Am Not A Princess - Salvatore Assenza
Best Documentary Short
I am Gustavo - Melissa Phillips
Honorable Mention: Documentary Short
KiwiCaps Invitational - Sheena R Haywood
Best Music Video
King Of Talk - Kuo Jie Herbert Pua
Honorable Mention: Music Video
Jewel House- Where - Kirk Scully
Best Student Film
Project Postero - Siqi Wang
Honorable Mention: Student Film
Sanity - Jade Wicker
Best Director
Concrete Law - April Jones
Best First Time Director (Feature)
Switched at Death - David Merry
Best First Time Director (Short)
Frequency Over Time - Cari Sudmeier
Honorable Mention: First Time Director (Short)
Sick Bone - Xiaojing Zhou
Best Young Filmmaker
Not So Happy Birthday - Sloan B Gregory
Best Actor
Typecast or (The Rise And Fall Of Boingman) - Clem Darling
Best Actress
Tell You Law —— Sliced Affection - Sie Hong Tam
Best Young Actress
Not So Happy Birthday - Sloan B Gregory
Best Score
Remnant Falls - Ronan
Inspiring Woman in a Film
Missing (DESAPARECIDA) - Mariana Sanjuan
Best Costume Design
GUNGNIR - Yuwei Hu
Best Original Story
The Pain of Being - Jes Pace
Screenplay of the Month
Momma's Advice - Kaitlyn Gatto
Best Feature Screenplay
Momma's Advice - Kaitlyn Gatto
Best Short Screenplay
The Implosion in My Mind - Tim Tobias
Best Drama Screenplay
Summer Embers - Louise Zhang
Best Comedy Screenplay
Savage Gumshoe - J.C. Wolf
Best Dark Comedy Screenplay
Your Privilege is Showing - Daniel Guyton
Best Horror Screenplay
Breaking the Curse - Lisa K. Thomas
Best Thriller Screenplay
Empire of Sin - Phillip E. Hardy
Best Action Screenplay
Marquez, Arizona - Bruno Timoteo
Best First Time Screenwriter (Feature)
Aye Ma'am - John Nicholas Varkados
Honorable Mention: First Time Screenwriter (Feature)
Fast Cash - Cary Lee Singleton
Best Television Script
The 100-Yard War - Cody Schlegel
Special Jury Award - Film
SWIM 62 - Mansoor Al Yabhouni Aldhaheri
Special Jury Award - Screenplay
Phantom Frequency - Scott Gordon Richards
Special Jury Award - Music Video
David Archuleta - I'm Yours - Brad Hammer
Haunting Trophies - Teaser
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