LAFA Winners - June 2026
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Best Picture
The Baby Clause - Maty Young, LK Bermudez
Best Narrative Film
SEEK II: The Unsung Scars - Shane Kosugi, Kenji Qurata
Best Indie Film
A Lot to Lose - Yiqing Wei, Brycen Guerrero
Best Drama
Second Life - Ching-Hung An
Best Comedy
A World Class Superpower - Mikael Genachte-Le Bail
Best Parody
A World Class Superpower - Mikael Genachte-Le Bail
Best Musical
Rappaccini's Daughter - Lorena Maza
Best Dance Film
POI (Primary Ovarian Insufficiency) - Zoee Marsh
Best Action Film
SEEK II: The Unsung Scars - Shane Kosugi, Kenji Qurata
Best AI Film
What The Deep Knows - Claudia Lalau
Honorable Mention: AI Film
DOE. - Pierre Le Goff
Best Virtual Reality
Polar Odyssey - Ken Musen, Howard Vu
Best Romantic Comedy
The Baby Clause - Maty Young, LK Bermudez
Best Documentary Feature
399 Forever - Alex Stavrou
Best Documentary Short
The Inspiration for a Confetti Storm - from studio to stage - Susan Mey Lee Lim, Samudra Kajal Saikia
Honorable Mention: Documentary
Every Soul Knows - Peter Alessandria
Best Animation
Jesse's Tale - Tyler Cunningham
Best Music Video
Do The Dishes - Russ Perry
Honorable Mention: Music Video
Swingin' On A Star With Joe - George Artope
Best Student Film
When it's Dark - Jackie Leng
Best Director (Feature)
The Baby Clause - Maty Young
Best Director (Short)
When it's Dark - Jackie Leng
Best First Time Director (Feature)
Second Life - Ching-Hung An
Best First Time Director (Short)
A World Class Superpower - Mikael Genachte-Le Bail
Best Young Filmmaker
Offerings - Rowan Walsh-Lebus
Best Actor
Second Life - Luo Li
Best Actress
Second Life - Purple Li
Best Actor in an Indie Film
The Baby Clause - Cole Gerdes
Best Actress in an Indie Film
The Baby Clause - Ashley BeLoat
Best Supporting Actress
The Baby Clause - Quincey Szymeczek
Best Young Actress
SEEK II: The Unsung Scars - Akari Inoue
Best Child Actress
The Baby Clause - Kennedy Remery-Pearson
Best Ensemble
The Baby Clause - Ashley Beloat, Cole Gerdes, Quincey Szymeczek, Kennedy Remery-Pearson, Haven Harris, Daniel Vasquez Jones
Best Cinematography
TALKSHIT - Hagen Sluyterman van Langeweyde
Best Editing
Reflections of a Sinner - Xihe Huang
Best Score
Second Life - Ricky Hsiao
Best Song
Confetti Storm - From: The Inspiration for a Confetti Storm - from studio to stage - Manu Martin, Joi Barua, Susan Mey Lee Lim
Best Instrumental
The Chief's Legacy - Yves Stilmant
Best Original Story
Second Life - Ying-min Chang, Ching-Hung An, Chi-Hsiang Wang
Screenplay of the Month
Ratiocination - Michael Robert Bucklin
Best Feature Screenplay
Ratiocination - Michael Robert Bucklin
Honorable Mention: Feature Screenplay
Closer Than A Brother - Timothy Lyndon Sharer
Best Short Screenplay
Free Safety - Reena Patton
Best Drama Screenplay
Shoreline - Aaron Huckleberry
Best Comedy Screenplay
The Perfect Christmas Movie - Jamie Munsey, Andy Munsey
Best Horror Screenplay
6 Pencils - Greyson Lemons
Best Thriller Screenplay
Dog Cage - Charles Prongua
Best Action Screenplay
The Single Mother - Greyson Lemons
Best First Time Screenwriter (Feature)
De-Vice - Jill A Mooradian
Honorable Mention: First Time Screenwriter (Feature)
The Golden State - Lincoln Brown
Best Television Script
U.S. Grant - Levi Gordon
Honorable Mention: Television Script
Drake - Justin Lloyd-Williams
Special Jury Award - Screenplay
The Mask - Nilesh Yagnik
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