LAFA Winners - July 2023
Best Picture
Anomaly - Michael Veritas
Best Narrative Feature
Anomaly - Michael Veritas
Honorable Mention: Narrative Feature
The Way - Tata Feodoridi, Konstantin Frolov
Best Narrative Short
Lemon Hart: What Lies In Truth - Sara AlThani
Honorable Mention: Narrative Short
Son of Carnival - Pedro Milward
Best Indie Feature
The Tree House - Flávio Ermírio de Moraes, Franz Keppler
Honorable Mention: Indie Feature
Order To Kill - Peter Takla, Tito Todorov
Best Indie Short
Space Eye - Kevin Mainenti
Honorable Mention: Indie Short
Curtain Call - Ian Welfley
Best Drama
A Third Country - Roberto Collado Anzaldúa, Augusto Contreras
Best Comedy
Henry VIII: The Shagger of History - Luke Marley
Best Thriller
Luna - Kevin Mitchell Martinez
Best Horror
The Trapper: Dead by Daylight - Jared Cline
Best Sci-Fi
Jet Lag - Sergey Khromykh
Best Experimental Film
CORNERBOY - Kai Kurve
Best Inspirational Film
The 30 Project - Chris Kam
Best Musical/Dance Film
A Fantasy of Companionship between Human and Inanimate - Susan Mey Lee Lim, Samudra Kajal Saikia, Christina Teenz Tan
Best Film Noir
Reservation For Bridget - Owen Meinert
Best LGBTQ Film
Jamie's Pond - Reid Sandlund
Best Mystery Film
Enter the Green Abyss - John Quartaro
Best Fantasy Film
Floating TPAC - Hsin-Chien Huang, Wen-Chieh Chang
Best Web/TV Pilot
Cerebrum: The Tulsa Murders - Lauren Crow, Katherine J. Espin
Best Documentary Feature
Women in Aviation - Phillip Large
Best Documentary Short
Woman, Life, Freedom - Auctus Productions
Honorable Mention: Documentary
I Will Remember - Caleb Paik
Best Animation
Beyond the Farm - Allison Fraidenburg
Honorable Mention: Animation
Starchaser - Anne Elise Domning
Best Music Video
Affentanz - Hunter - Cyprian Hercka
Honorable Mention: Music Video
Meir Levine - Wherever - Esther Shpigelman
Best Student Film
Luna - Kevin Mitchell Martinez
Honorable Mention: Student Film
The Death of Yuling - Zixuan Xiang
Best Microfilm
Technical Problem - William Wang
Honorable Mention: Microfilm
Sales Tactics - Valerie Brandy
Best Director (Feature)
Anomaly - Michael Veritas
Best Director (Short)
Lemon Hart: What Lies In Truth - Sara AlThani
Honorable Mention: Director
Henry VIII: The Shagger of History - Luke Marley
Best First Time Director
CONCH - Zhenpeng Sun, Junzhe Zeng
Honorable Mention: First Time Director
Julia - Víctor Muñoz
Best Indie Filmmaker
The Unicorn that Never Lies - Chandler Riggs, Xavier Jimenez
Honorable Mention: Indie Filmmaker
Mr. What's It To ya - Ryan Jachetta
Best Actor
Anomaly - Michael Veritas
Best Actress
Anomaly - Sierra Murphy
Best Actor in an Indie Film
The Tree House - Pedro Bosnich
Best Actress in an Indie Film
The Tree House - Cris Wersom
Best Young Actress
52Hz - Carina Yang
Best Cinematography
Anomaly - Ryan Margetts
Honorable Mention: Cinematography
Proposal - Marcell Viragh
Best Score
Broken Eyes - Eveshka Ghost
Honorable Mention: Score
Julia - Víctor Muñoz
Best Song
AQUARIUS - Jordan Fon, R. Djordan
Inspiring Woman in a Film
My Little Girl - Laura Isabel Figueroa
Best Visual Effects
Jet Lag - XCArt
Best Virtual Reality
The Abandoned Library - Judi Alston, Andy Campbell
Best Original Story
Lemon Hart: What Lies In Truth - Sara AlThani
Honorable Mention: Original Story
My Little Girl - Laura Isabel Figueroa
Screenplay of the Month
Swim Home - Dave Ragsdale, Kyle Lambky
Best Feature Screenplay
Swim Home - Dave Ragsdale, Kyle Lambky
Honorable Mention: Feature Screenplay
Hattie's House - Dewane Alexander
Best Short Screenplay
Applause - Kat Sparks
Honorable Mention: Short Screenplay
POLLITO - Dave Ragsdale, Anthony Guilianti
Best Drama Screenplay
Hattie's House - Dewane Alexander
Best Comedy Screenplay
Concrete Steps to Love - Vincent Carrier
Best Western Screenplay
Three For Hire: The Shadow Assassins - Dan Burle, Sr.
Best Action Screenplay
Three For Hire: The Shadow Assassins - Dan Burle, Sr.
Best First Time Screenwriter (Feature)
Hermana - Jordan Iver Broberg
Honorable Mention: First Time Screenwriter (Feature)
Old Friends - Robert Isabella
Best First Time Screenwriter (Short)
Second Chance - Lisa Peng
Honorable Mention: First Time Screenwriter (Short)
Revelation - Carmen Pfammatter
Best Television Script
The Combat Art Collective - Baron Rotza
Honorable Mention: Television Script
Social Graces - Jessica Ozberker
Special Jury Award
A Dinner - Jack Gorman, Shannon Walsh
Anomaly - Trailer
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