LAFA Winners - January 2025

Best Picture

Intersection - Adam Nowak

Best Narrative Feature

Intersection - Adam Nowak

Best Narrative Short

Johnny Malibu - William Mazzola

Honorable Mention: Narrative Film

The Boy in the Cabinet beneath the Sink - Christopher Goutman

Best Indie Feature

Give Me Your Hand - Kevin Sakac

Best Indie Short

Stemma - Logan Zervakos

Honorable Mention: Indie Film

Storms Never Last - Gary Tucker, Adrian Ferrara

Best Drama

Light in The Dark - Jaythan Sutrisno, David Tahir Setiawan, Dylan Gunadi

Best Comedy

Jake & Pete's Christmas Special - Luke Marley

Best Dark Comedy

Ruth - Alberto Martín-Aragón

Best Thriller

Welcome - Yiqing Wei

Best Sci-Fi

We are the Descendants - Steven Chesne, Nayip Ramos

Best Experimental Film

Ice Breath - Leonard Alecu

Best Inspirational Film

Finding True North - Matty Schweitzer

Best Action Film

Give Me Your Hand - Kevin Sakac

Best Web/TV Pilot

Rock N' Rolled - John Fahy

Best Documentary Feature

Can I Be Honest - Aziah Lusala

Best Documentary Short

Breaking Borders - The legacy of the Berlin Wall Jumper - Idris Aleshinloye

Best Animation

The Lonely Life of Lint - Sarah Sklar

Honorable Mention: Animation

Fracture - Stephane Benini

Best Music Video

Country Couture - Cali Tucker, Dustin J. Robison

Honorable Mention: Music Video

Sky-Sky - Ilya Noyabrev, Anna Khanina

Best Student Film

Under the Soil - Zhuowan Hu

Honorable Mention: Student Film

Moist - Yaode Lu

Best Director

Rock N' Rolled - John Fahy

Honorable Mention: Director

Johnny Malibu - William Mazzola

Best First Time Director (Feature)

Ice Breath - Leonard Alecu

Best First Time Director

Pushing Up Daisies - Morgan Notari

Honorable Mention: First Time Director

Up on the Roof - Xiubin Quan

Best Young Filmmaker

Just 5 Minutes - Maxwell Wang

Best Actor

Intersection - Sebastian Cybulski

Best Actress

Don't Read my Diary - Maria Karolina

Best Actor in an Indie Film

Love Point Blank - Jason Ortega

Best Actress in an Indie Film

Love Point Blank - Sheridan Swayngim

Best Young Actor

Just 5 Minutes - Quinlan Welch

Best Young Actress

Acting Out - Mellony Ledo

Best Duo

Give Me Your Hand - Mélinda Martinho & Kevin Sakac

Best Ensemble

Rock N' Rolled - Ava DeMary, Alex Tavis, Nicole Gut, Jade Mason, Scott Thomas, Jesse Sinclair Lenat, Joel Leffert, Tony Triano

Best Cinematography

We are the Descendants - Cameron Schmucker

Best Score

ROMANI: The Untold Story ft. London Symphony Orchestra - Ion Zanca, Dallas String Quartet

Best Trailer

Heard The Listening Project - Suzanne Hambrick

Best Original Story

Intersection - Adam Nowak, Marek Nowak

Screenplay of the Month

Homemaker - Bryan Sable

Best Feature Screenplay

Ace's Wilde III - Jonathan Cane

Best Comedy Screenplay

Voodoo Valentinos - Michael Louis Gould

Best Horror Screenplay

Homemaker - Bryan Sable

Best First Time Screenwriter (Feature)

Love Unveiled - Josip Pozgaj

Best Television Script

A Forgotten Fame - Bertram Sanders

Special Jury Award

Billy - Pablo Damián Schiel

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