LAFA Winners - July 2026

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Best Picture

Robbery at the Rockvale Theatre - Jesse Edwards

Best Narrative Feature

Robbery at the Rockvale Theatre - Jesse Edwards

Best Narrative Short

Small Town - Rhianna Georgia Morris

Best Indie Feature

Twentieth Century Revenants - Juaquin Sebastian Rosales

Best Indie Short

Sempiterno - Fiorella Limay Guisse

Best Drama

Together - Christopher Hunt, Morgan Mead

Best Dark Comedy

Toothman - Clint Green

Best AI Film

Curious (The Story of Pie) - Jeong Jin Kim

Best Documentary Feature

Detroit's Fort Wayne - Ryan Betzler, William Eichler

Best Documentary Short

Toxic Metals in Clothing - Zoe An

Best Animation

The Stargift - Sydney de Jong

Best Music Video

Talk Time - Party's On Its Way - Steven A Soria

Best Student Film

drikold - Liuzelin, Jiyaan, Zhang Tingwei

Best Microfilm

Gilded Cage - Ken Gregory

Best Director (Feature)

Robbery at the Rockvale Theatre - Jesse Edwards

Best Director (Short)

Queen of Hearts - Angela Andronache

Best First Time Director (Feature)

Flower of Life - V R Bhagat

Best First Time Director (Short)

Come Back To Me - Hanqin Wang

Best Actor

drikold - Liu Kai

Best Actress

Come Back To Me - Shuhui Jian

Best Actor in an Indie Film

Small Town - Kaine Zajaz

Best Actress in an Indie Film

Sempiterno - Ocean Elise

Best Supporting Actor

Robbery at the Rockvale Theatre - Josh Futcher

Best Supporting Actress

Robbery at the Rockvale Theatre - Allee-Sutton Hethcoat

Best Duo

Robbery at the Rockvale Theatre - Brycen Patterson & Ayla Bullington

Best Ensemble

Robbery at the Rockvale Theatre - Brycen Patterson, Ayla Bullington, David Dupre, Josh Futcher, Danny Arroyo, Allee-Sutton Hethcoat, Mykie Fisher, Jonathan Everett, Kyle Rankin, Christopher Burns, Tobias Okerlund, Henry Franklin, John Brady, Bob Daniel, Whitni Resides, Marina Darling, Bobby Marko, Steve Martinez

Best Cinematography

Robbery at the Rockvale Theatre - Jesse Edwards

Best Score

Robbery at the Rockvale Theatre - Igor Nemirovsky

Best Original Story

Come Back To Me - Hanqin Wang

Screenplay of the Month

Yahoo Boy - Wendy J Bednarz

Best Feature Screenplay

Emmaline - Nina Moyer

Best Short Screenplay

The Choice - R.J. Pineiro