LAFA Winners - June 2025
- LAFA Team
- Jul 2
- 2 min read
Updated: Jul 7
Best Picture
Sweet Störy - Sarah Justine Kerruish, Matt Maude
Best Narrative Film
Bygones - Angel McCoughtry
Best Indie Feature
Bela Belara's A Vampire - Juaquin Sebastian Rosales
Best Indie Short
Anakin - The Quiet One - Alexandre Tissier
Best Drama
One More Like - Karoly Palfai
Best AI Film
Monster Jr. - Tim Schauer
Best Thriller
Bela Belara's A Vampire - Juaquin Sebastian Rosales
Best Inspirational Film
Unlocking The Potential - Amel Tresnjic
Best Musical/Dance Film
Caesar The Musical - Mike Petrone
Best LGBTQ Film
Sugar Beach - Zoe Manzotti, Noely Mendoza
Best Mystery Film
Alexander - Ladon Whitmire
Best Commercial
Invite Onlly - Brennan Williams (Will Coloan), Shayna Alise Smith
Best Documentary Feature
Sweet Störy - Sarah Justine Kerruish, Matt Maude
Best Documentary Short
My Pastor's Family - Junho Seo
Best Animation
Un-Brella - Kaixi Cathy Yang
Best Music Video
EMBERS - August Falcon
Best Student Film
Spark - Rylie Prentice
Best Director (Feature)
One More Like - Karoly Palfai
Best Director (Short)
Bygones - Angel McCoughtry
Best First Time Director
The Prop Master's Dream - April Liu
Best Actor
One More Like - József S. Kovács
Best Actress
Tokyo Strange Tale - Risa Shigematsu
Best Young Actress
Captive - Rachel Jiang
Best Score
Tokyo Strange Tale - Maria Kawane
Best Song
Timeless: Animated Visions - Ron Josef Danziger, Christina Teenz Tan, Manu Martin
Best Visual Effects
The Last President - Bin He
Best Trailer
Alexander - Ladon Whitmire
Best Original Story
Cry Damn It Cry - Shawn Tang
Screenplay of the Month
Hiding Places - Samuel Wilson
Best Feature Screenplay
Viv + Eddie - Andi Watson
Best Short Screenplay
Ghost in the Glass - Chuck Griffith
Best Drama Screenplay
Hiding Places - Samuel Wilson
Best Comedy Screenplay
Boys - Taylor Bartczak
Best Thriller Screenplay
Sweet Violence - Samuel Wilson
Best Action Screenplay
Midnight In Carson City - Dan Burle, Sr.
Best Sci-Fi Screenplay
The Dreamcatcher - Noah Robert Radant
Best Western Screenplay
Midnight In Carson City - Dan Burle, Sr.
Best First Time Screenwriter (Feature)
Flamethrower - Linda Raftery
Best Television Script
Trophies - Phillip Cook
Special Jury Award
NADO - Daniele Farina
* Winners may order an official LAFA statuette
* Winners may order a review - FilmFreeway Gold members get $50 off
