LAFA Winners - April 2026

Best Picture

When We Were - LaShaunte Wade

Best Narrative Film

Join the Club - Melissa Dimetres

Best Indie Film

Blood Will Have Blood - John Kestner

Best Comedy

American Wei - William Gava Mazzola

Best AI Film

Make A Wish - Hakan Kemixiz

Best Horror

Pigmentosa - Sam Zheng

Best Sci-Fi

Slumber - John Theodore Corday

Best Inspirational Film

Mothers of Courage - Vandana Radhakrishnan

Best Musical/Dance Film

Bruce Dickinson - Tears of the Dragon - Leo Liberti, Antoine de Montremi

Best Web/TV Pilot

Sky of Tides: Atla 一 "Welcome Party" - Jason Loftus, Masha Loftus

Best TV Series

Mental - Laura Michelle Gross, Suzanna Turner

Best Web Series

Popcorn Pushers - Jiah Peck, Thom Peeler

Best Commercial

Mustang: Some Horses Evolve - Jiri Balcar

Best Documentary Feature

The Lion Speaks - Lavaille Lavette

Honorable Mention: Documentary Feature

Semikolon "Schizophrenia forever" - Saschko Steven Schmid

Best Documentary Short

Chronically Yours - Jacob Godbey

Honorable Mention: Documentary Short

Together - Temiti Winona Clarke

Best Music Video

Danse Macabre by Camille Saint-Saëns - Alejandro Vilpa

Honorable Mention: Music Video

One Night - Coco Bigles

Best Student Film

Flora - Sam Zheng

Honorable Mention: Student Film

Baby Boy - Michael Anthony Carter

Best Director

When We Were - LaShaunte Wade

Best First Time Director

Slumber - John Theodore Corday

Best Young Filmmaker

Monster - Muming Yang

Best Actor

When We Were - Bradley Shane Harrelson

Best Actress

Flora - Juliette Cecile

Best Duo

Job Seeker - Chan Hee Kang & Ha Ram Cho

Best Cinematography

When We Were - Justin Cipriani

Best Score

Together - Temiti Winona Clarke

Best Song

She Is a Dragon - Catwalkblonde

Inspiring Woman in a Film

& THAT FIFTH TOY - Sishika Mishra

Best Costume Design

Rebel Flowers - Daniela Garcia

Screenplay of the Month

The Strong - Joshua Rutherford

Best Feature Screenplay

The Strong - Joshua Rutherford

Honorable Mention: Feature Screenplay

A Close Divide - Jesse Dorian

Best Short Screenplay

Change the Reel - James Morelli-Green

Honorable Mention: Short Screenplay

The Apex - Jong Su Bae

Best Drama Screenplay

Welcome to Hollywood - Gary Miceli

Best Comedy Screenplay

Driving Eugene - Katrina Naficy

Best Western Screenplay

Journey to a Frozen Hell - Daniel R Burle

Best Horror Screenplay

Apartment H - Victor Arone, Brian Hogan, Damon Leary

Best Thriller Screenplay

No Faces In The Dark - Kennedy Brabham

Best Action Screenplay

Spawn: Rebirth - Joshua C. Alomar

Best Sci-Fi Screenplay

Journey To The Heart Of Amazonia - Yelitza Prada

Best First Time Screenwriter (Feature)

First Person - Joohee Lee Muromcew

Honorable Mention: First Time Screenwriter (Feature)

Chili and Boots - Nyasha Foy

Best First Time Screenwriter (Short)

The Deed - Eden Park

Honorable Mention: First Time Screenwriter (Short)

Chains - Jared Kitt

Best Television Script

Before The Fence - Joseph Cockrell

Honorable Mention: Television Script

Windy - Adam Edward Sherman

Special Jury Award - Film

Chronically Yours - Aubrey Godbey

Special Jury Award - Screenplay

The Ithaca Project - Nathan Tosoni

Chronically Yours - Trailer

* Winners may order an official LAFA statuette

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