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LAFA Winners - June 2025

  • Writer: LAFA Team
    LAFA Team
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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 Rosasles


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 Rosasles


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










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