LAFA Winners - July 2021
Best Picture
There You Are - Rui Huang
Best Narrative Feature
Now is Now - Peter Szajki
Honorable Mention: Narrative Feature
Silent Murder - Sandra Osawaru
Best Narrative Short
R[evol]ution Of Love - Louise Hylland
Honorable Mention: Narrative Short
Suddenly The Sky - Erwan Gobilliard
Best Indie Feature
Spiritual Journey the Journey Within - Philip Petrosky, Diana Lyr
Best Indie Short
Private Chat - Joe Bowden, Ashley Mellinger
Honorable Mention: Indie Film
Beautiful Moment! - Berkan Dörtkardeş
Best Drama
Life Drawing - Gregory Earls
Honorable Mention: Drama
Masquerade - John Kelly
Best Comedy
Private Chat - Joe Bowden, Ashley Mellinger
Honorable Mention: Comedy
Moorriiss the Robot - Wade Chitwood
Best Dark Comedy
Gangsta Island - Ken Lewis
Best Romantic Comedy
Now is Now - Peter Szajki
Best Romance Film
Goodnight - Revell Carpenter
Best Sci-Fi
Signals - Bryan Wynn Sutton
Honorable Mention: Sci-Fi
Dearly Beloved - Edward Douglas, Ruthellen Cheney
Best Experimental Film
Damnation - Alberto Martín-Aragón
Honorable Mention: Experimental Film
Paint On Paint # 6 - Vasco Diogo
Best Inspirational Film
Angels Do Fly West - Joe McNeal
Honorable Mention: Inspirational Film
ZIP Code Matters - Sena Mourad Friedman
Best Film Noir
Hanakotoba - Franck Lahoui, Jowkid
Best LGBTQ Film
TempaKILL - Rick Williamson, Dori Toledo, Julie Marie Hassett
Best Fantasy Film
Roots - Ryan Gathorne
Honorable Mention: Fantasy Film
New World Order - Susan Lim, Christina Teenz Tan, Samudra Kajal Saikia, Joi Barua
Best Web/TV Pilot
Gangsta Island - Ken Lewis
Best Web Series
Call Center - Brendan Daugherty
Honorable Mention: Web Series
Quarantine Horror Story - Cecilia Faraut, Ruthellen Cheney
Best Documentary Feature
The Ripple Effect - Peter Dickson
Honorable Mention: Documentary Feature
The Man They Called A Young Genius, Master Swordsmith Yoshikazu Yoshihara - Yoshiyuki Tanaka
Best Documentary Short
January 6 - Nicholas Quested
Honorable Mention: Documentary Short
Waterboo - Jeremy Klapprodt
Best Animation
There You Are - Rui Huang
Honorable Mention: Animation
Roots - Ryan Gathorne
Best Music Video
Jane Leo - "Tell Me" - Gille Klabin
Honorable Mention: Music Video
Outsider - Ying Chih Chen
Best Student Film
The Cry Of Silence - Mara Cracaleanu
Honorable Mention: Student Film
Red - Rachel Kong
Best Microfilm
Guts - Byung Gun Park
Honorable Mention: Microfilm
Legend of the Claw - Shailyn Farmer
Best Director
R[evol]ution Of Love - Louise Hylland
Honorable Mention: Director
AfterLife - Andy Lam Wai Hin
Best First Time Director
Hanakotoba - Franck Lahoui, Jowkid
Honorable Mention: First Time Director
Red - Rachel Kong
Best Indie Filmmaker
Toy Boy - Nicole Delprado
Honorable Mention: Indie Filmmaker
A Path - Timothy Dhalleine
Best Young Filmmaker
Fish Tank - Freya Li
Honorable Mention: Young Filmmaker
Guinea Pig? - Rui Chen
Best Actor
Signals - Jonathan Lindsey
Honorable Mention: Actor
Now is Now - Tamás Mohai
Best Actress
Now is Now - Kátya Tompos
Honorable Mention: Actress
Goodnight - Revell Carpenter
Best Actor in an Indie Film
Masquerade - Barry Roe
Best Actress in an Indie Film
Faultless - Olivia Castanho
Best Duo
Hanakotoba - Lena Shan & Frédéric Chau
Honorable Mention: Duo
Shout to the Sea - Sarah England & Bill Bradshaw
Best Cinematography
R[evol]ution Of Love - Sophie Caroline Gohr
Honorable Mention: Cinematography
Life Drawing - Marianne Williams
Best Editing
Hanakotoba - Franck Lahoui
Honorable Mention: Editing
Signals - Bryan Wynn Sutton
Best Song
Evil Professor - Susan Lim, Christina Teenz Tan, Samudra Kajal Saikia, Ron Danziger
Honorable Mention: Song
Storybook Man - Lanessa Miller, Dwight L. Wilcox II
Best Sound Design
R[evol]ution Of Love - Peter Seeba
Honorable Mention: Sound Design
Helicopter Mom - Alexis S. Frías
Inspiring Woman in a Film
The Smile of Gerta - Gina Faarup de Cochez
Best Costume Design
The Smile of Gerta - Luis Salazar, Jesin Palacios
Honorable Mention: Costume Design
Masquerade - Orlaith Kelly
Best Trailer
Armed Betties - Jackie Anderson, John Mannion
Honorable Mention: Trailer
PAX - Damir Bekerov
Best Original Story
Helicopter Mom - Heewon Jeong
Honorable Mention: Original Story
Hanakotoba - Franck Lahoui, Jowkid
Screenplay of the Month
Serial - Robert Benjamin
Best Feature Screenplay
Serial - Robert Benjamin
Honorable Mention: Feature Screenplay
Joy Of Semi-Rape - Jennifer Rubin
Best Short Screenplay
Starman - Madeleine Weatherhead
Honorable Mention: Short Screenplay
Eggs - Connor Bazil
Best Drama Screenplay
Love, Beer, and Children - James C. Bock
Honorable Mention: Drama Screenplay
The Last Bridge - Janice Walker
Best Comedy Screenplay
Rhine Stone Land - Vincent Scuro
Honorable Mention: Comedy Screenplay
The Conclave - Edward Hicklin
Best Horror Screenplay
Kill Kevin - Preston T. Francis
Honorable Mention: Horror Screenplay
The Sake House - David A. Seader
Best Action Screenplay
Legendary - Tracy Morse, Sophia Porter
Best Fantasy Screenplay
Fruition of the Damned - Jeremy MacKinnon, Keenan Carola
Best First Time Screenwriter
In Too Deep - Leyla Cevik
Best Television Script
Fruition of the Damned - Jeremy MacKinnon, Keenan Carola
Honorable Mention: Television Script
Remember Me? - Marc Castaldo
Special Jury Award
The Smile of Gerta - Juanxo Villaverde
Special Jury Award
Guys Weekend - Dave Srock
Special Jury Award
The Mr. Dave Show...Show - Scott Marshall Taylor
Special Jury Award
Heaven Stranded - Yao Songting
Special Jury Award
Rewound Memory - Rui Ma
Special Jury Award
The Offline Experiment - Colin Yuan
Special Jury Award
Night After Night - Danfeng Cai
Special Jury Award
There You Are - Rui Huang
There You Are - Trailer
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