LAFA Winners - June 2021
Best Picture
Incognito - Jacky Song
Best Narrative Feature
Kaunn Con Haii? - Ashrit Wadhwa
Honorable Mention: Narrative Feature
Goitaca - Rodrigo Rodrigues
Best Narrative Short
Incognito - Jacky Song
Honorable Mention: Narrative Short
Anomaly - Michael Jeanpert
Best Indie Feature
I'm Sorry Darby - Alex Newberry
Best Indie Short
Shift - Chad Crenshaw, Davis DeRock
Honorable Mention: Indie Film
Faultless - Barry Heins
Best Drama
Spread - Drew Anthony
Honorable Mention: Drama
One Afternoon - Yumin Zhang
Best Comedy
The Longest Day of the Year - Lauren Hoover
Honorable Mention: Comedy
Act The Script - Jerry and Joe Long
Best Dark Comedy
The Rite Girl - Cody Theilman
Honorable Mention: Dark Comedy
The Butcher - Bruce Liang
Best Thriller
Obscura - J.H Deakins
Best Horror
Ghost Me - Anisha Savan
Honorable Mention: Horror
Art Kills - Chris Pittas
Best Romance Film
Roshogulla - Lucky Hansraj
Best Sci-Fi
Immortal - Oscar Millar, Lawrence Murphy
Honorable Mention: Sci-Fi
Anomaly - Michael Jeanpert
Best Experimental Film
Birth of A Muse - Michal Kar
Honorable Mention: Experimental Film
What is the Difference? - Mandev Khalsa
Best Inspirational Film
Break Every Chain - Tim Searfoss
Honorable Mention: Inspirational Film
Sebastian and Max's Grand Canyon Adventure - Max King
Best Musical/Dance Film
Killing Time - Gregoire Manhes
Honorable Mention: Musical/Dance Film
Tricot - Jacopo Greco d'Alceo
Best Fantasy Film
Stereotype - Nahyun Beak, Dahyun Beak
Honorable Mention: Fantasy Film
The Breath of Life - Anna Gerasimova
Best Crime Film
Poezda - The Peril - Alexander Korsak
Best Web/TV Pilot
River City - Jal Michael, RC Nelson
Honorable Mention: Web/TV Pilot
Ludi Tunes - Ludmilla Muse
Best Web Series
River City - Jal Michael, RC Nelson
Best Documentary Feature
Tomorrow: Women|Murder|Redemption - Renford Reese
Best Documentary Short
Cogs - first step into the society - Minah Son
Honorable Mention: Documentary Short
Growing Peace in the Middle East - Steven Hoffen
Best Animation
//Blinded - Baptiste Leroux
Honorable Mention: Animation
The Cookie Cutter - David Rocco Facchini
Best Music Video
Jordan Hart - "Freedom" - Michael Joseph McDonald, Joe Bluhm
Honorable Mention: Music Video
"Youniverse" x Hirie - Hans Boysen
Best Student Film
Still With You - Ryan Livesay
Honorable Mention: Student Film
Exodus - Colin Sanders
Best Microfilm
Pumpkin Pal - Suh Woo Choi
Honorable Mention: Microfilm
Narc - Tracy 'Twinkie' Byrd
Best Director
Incognito - Jacky Song
Honorable Mention: Director
Astronauts - Mariano Cabaco
Best First Time Director
Coffee and Cake - Manuel Endraß
Honorable Mention: First Time Director
Volcano - Yutong Lu
Best Indie Filmmaker
Calling for Backup - Ellery Marshall
Honorable Mention: Indie Filmmaker
The Blue Pendant - Diego Ramirez
Best Young Filmmaker
Leave - Rohan Sehra
Honorable Mention: Young Filmmaker
Impact - Jeff Huang
Best Actor
Immortal - Oscar Millar
Honorable Mention: Actor
Spread - Juston Graber
Best Actress
Incognito - Autumn Harrison
Honorable Mention: Actress
Astronauts - Suzie Léger
Best Actor in an Indie Film
Obscura - Olivier Paris
Best Actress in an Indie Film
Ada - Beth Waite
Best Supporting Actor
Astronauts - Mariano Cabaco
Best Supporting Actress
The Rite Girl - Jacqueline Jandrell
Best Young Actress
Oh, the Guilt - Mahtab Zargari
Best Child Actor
The Gangbuster - Oscar Clitheroe
Best Duo
Anomaly - Roberto Calvet & Fleur Geffrier
Honorable Mention: Duo
A Lion's Heart - Kevin Kapellas & Sara Nunez
Best Ensemble
Spread - Juston Graber, Drew Anthony, Rachel Alig, Jesse Tayeh, Mandeep Bevli, Ashley Alva
Best Cinematography
Incognito - Logan Fulton
Honorable Mention: Cinematography
Anomaly - Thomas Cousin
Best Editing
Immortal - Lawrence Murphy
Honorable Mention: Editing
Incognito - Mengfang Yang
Best Score
Immortal - Oscar Millar
Honorable Mention: Score
Spread - Benjamin Sturley
Best Song
You are not Alone - Gyuli Kambarova
Honorable Mention: Song
For My Homies - Ludmilla Muse
Best Sound Design
Oh, the Guilt - Ryan Ray
Inspiring Woman in a Film
Oh My Stars - Anna Stranz
Best Visual Effects
Niid Feel It - Satochi Norse, Beelple
Best Trailer
Providence - Damon Darrell, Lynia Love
Best Commercial
Energize Your Communications - Christoph Göttel
Honorable Mention: Commercial
Sarawak - Business Events Sarawak
Best Original Story
Goodbye to Yesterday - Chae Talley
Honorable Mention: Original Story
Velvet Crush - Michael Boston
Screenplay of the Month
Rails Run Parallel - Orso Vesperini, Guy Laudereau, Aurèle N’Dja, Terry Newman, Carole Starcevic
Best Feature Screenplay
Long Black Veil - Mick Rocks
Honorable Mention: Feature Screenplay
An Island Apart - Paul G. Andrews, Tasha Walton
Best Short Screenplay
FreeBird - Michael Joseph McDonald
Honorable Mention: Short Screenplay
David - Matthew Forbes
Best Drama Screenplay
Rails Run Parallel - Orso Vesperini, Guy Laudereau, Aurèle N’Dja, Terry Newman, Carole Starcevic
Honorable Mention: Drama Screenplay
Taking Mona - Matthew Walsh
Best Comedy Screenplay
I Hate Cindy Lovelet - Paul-Anthony Surdi
Honorable Mention: Comedy Screenplay
Stand Tall! - Vincent J. Paterno
Best Horror Screenplay
Revelatory - Patrick Mediate
Best Thriller Screenplay
ASK: American Serial Killer - Cristian Xavier
Honorable Mention: Thriller Screenplay
The Riviera Set - Christopher Angel
Best Romance Screenplay
Kindred Spirits - Hayley Jean Reeves
Honorable Mention: Romance Screenplay
Heavy Hitter - Liesel Galletly
Best First Time Screenwriter (Feature)
All the Things You Made Me Do - Brian Carufe
Honorable Mention: First Time Screenwriter (Feature)
The Gorilla Group - Eric Diamond, Anthony Guilianti
Best First Time Screenwriter (Short)
The Last Revolt - Tina Steffan
Honorable Mention: First Time Screenwriter (Short)
The Jackal - Guy H. Fisher III
Best Television Script
Natural History - Stephen John Tantoco
Honorable Mention: Television Script
Losing the Plot - Nicola Morris, Rupert Bogarde
Special Jury Award
Forget Me Not - Courtney LeBlanc, Saige Guevara
Special Jury Award
A Call From 2020 - Emily Yii En Li
Special Jury Award
Lights - Viktorija Pashuta, Lika Osipova
Special Jury Award
Warrior Spirit - Sarah Lois Dorai
Special Jury Award
Lake of Fire - Carlos Vidal Herrera
Incognito - Trailer
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