LAFA Winners - February 2026
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Best Picture
Last Shot - Todd Friedman, Andy Palmer
Best Narrative Feature
Last Shot - Todd Friedman, Andy Palmer
Best Narrative Short
HEADBANG - Anna Khaja
Honorable Mention: Narrative Film
Before The Party's Over - George Welsby, Dane Del Deo
Best Indie Film
Formidable - Tomorris Ellis, Jordan Scott
Honorable Mention: Indie Film
Perception - Kevin Austra
Best Drama
Before The Party's Over - George Welsby, Dane Del Deo
Best AI Film
Before - Giuseppe Celestino
Best Inspirational Film
Black Being - Kristi Vincent Johnson
Best Documentary Feature
Dance Of The Wild - Chance Foreman
Honorable Mention: Documentary Feature
The Truth will out - Hector Abaunza, Amanda Eliasch
Best Documentary Short
A Tail for a Tale - Sofia Huang
Honorable Mention: Documentary Short
Music Man: Henrik Jakobsson - Jacob Robertson Knight
Best Animation
Fading Away - Kev Miles, Eytan Ribner
Best Music Video
1.21 Gigawatts (Director's Cut) - Erik Deutscher, Tamara Gray
Honorable Mention: Music Video
Just Like Selma - Nolan Williams, Jr.
Best Student Film
Mind Over Matter - Wes Tian
Best Microfilm
Batty - Qinglan Li, Kaiwen Yu, Xintong Zhang
Best Young Filmmaker
Mind Over Matter - Wes Tian
Honorable Mention: Young Filmmaker
The Play That Goes Right: Peek into CCHS Drama - Jiale Kurt Yan
Best Actor
Before The Party's Over - Mitchell Bourke
Best Actress
Last Shot - Jaime Pressly
Best Actor in an Indie Film
We are not the same - Antonio Rosello
Best Supporting Actor
Formidable - Jordan Scott
Best Supporting Actress
Perception - Ashley Baker
Best Young Actor
Last Shot - Dylan Friedman
Best Duo
Before The Party's Over - Mitchell Bourke & Emma Milani
Best Cinematography
Dance Of The Wild - Chance Foreman
Screenplay of the Month
Team Sleuth - Gary Miceli
Best Feature Screenplay
The Cow - Jonathan Face
Honorable Mention: Feature Screenplay
The Owners - Nick Nelsen
Best Short Screenplay
Mount Misery - Marissa Ziets
Honorable Mention: Short Screenplay
Shattered - Dara Cohen
Best Drama Screenplay
Sky King - Robby Gadsby
Best Comedy Screenplay
Team Sleuth - Gary Miceli
Best Romance Screenplay
Starfish - Helen Claire Fowler
Best Thriller Screenplay
Carnival Lights - Dennis J Manning
Best LGBTQ Screenplay
Save Me, San Francisco - Kendall Christine McDonald
Best Sci-Fi Screenplay
Zachary, Book 1, Dawn Of The Awakening - Raymond Springer
Best First Time Screenwriter (Feature)
Jon Jon and Dickie: Backstage Pass - B. Todd Davenport
Best First Time Screenwriter (Short)
Department of Unseen Affairs - Sam Speron
Best Television Script
Two Steps Back - J Kemppainen
Honorable Mention: Television Script
Báthory - Brenna N. Penrod
Special Jury Award - Film
Bonnie, Bano - Ziming Li
Special Jury Award - Screenplay
The Happiness Lottery - Robert Hirsch
* Winners may order an official LAFA statuette
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