LAFA Winners - May 2026
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Best Picture
Citizanos Episode One - Efrain Cortes
Best Narrative Feature
Texas Rhapsody - Sam Pfiester, Taylor Stanley
Best Narrative Short
Blue Sky - Tony Jopia
Honorable Mention: Narrative Film
Que - Tianqi Zhao
Best Indie Feature
Call me Joe - Franco Ceredi
Best Indie Short
Same Face - Sang-Hoon Lee
Honorable Mention: Indie Film
Trepidation - Elgin Cahill
Best Drama
Pink Trees - Malhar Abhijit Talwalkar
Best AI Film
The Artist - James Hendry
Best Horror
Sardines - Gigi Henry
Best Sci-Fi
Citizanos Episode One - Efrain Cortes
Best Experimental Film
Body Count - Malhar Abhijit Talwalkar
Best LGBTQ Film
Classified Affairs - Michael McCrary, Kiki Ball-Change
Best Fantasy Film
Same Face - Sang-Hoon Lee
Best Web/TV Pilot
Citizanos Episode One - Efrain Cortes
Honorable Mention: Web/TV Pilot
Posers - Rob Tode
Best TV Series
Callbacks - Samuel Daniel Miller
Best Web Series
Classified Affairs - Michael McCrary, Kiki Ball-Change
Best Documentary
Iammatthew - Matthew Ma
Best Music Video
VICTORY - Meji Alabi, Ben Solomon
Honorable Mention: Music Video
MerryGo - John Laww
Best Student Film
Que - Tianqi Zhao
Honorable Mention: Student Film
Wicked Whispers - Fabiano Roggio
Best Director (Feature)
Texas Rhapsody - Sam Pfiester, Taylor Stanley
Best Director (Short)
Pink Trees - Malhar Abhijit Talwalkar
Honorable Mention: Director
Witchcraft: The Lanterne of Light - Carissa Pierson
Best Young Filmmaker
Sardines - Gigi Henry
Best Actor
Pink Trees - Ka'Prise Colvin
Best Actress
Blue Sky - Maria León
Best Actor in an Indie Film
Honestly, Dad - Kavan Bhatia
Best Actress in an Indie Film
Posers - LauraLove Tode
Best Supporting Actress
Trepidation - Pam Renall
Best Cinematography
Body Count - Davide Picci
Best Score
Citizanos Episode One - René G. Boscio
Best Costume Design
Que - Tianqi Zhao
Best Original Story
Enemy Heroes - Mark Diamond
Screenplay of the Month
The Syndrome - Spencer B Ross
Best Feature Screenplay
Green Falcons - Patricio O'Donnell
Honorable Mention: Feature Screenplay
The Last Hunt - Scott Joseph Cahill
Best Short Screenplay
Anonymous Angels - McKinley Bundick
Honorable Mention: Short Screenplay
BULLY - Lia Martin
Best Drama Screenplay
The Making of Men - Jerry Wayne Jewell
Best Horror Screenplay
Night Runners - Daniel Loschack
Best Thriller Screenplay
Serengeti - Greg Nichols
Best Action Screenplay
The Syndrome - Spencer B Ross
Best First Time Screenwriter (Feature)
The Capillary Effect - Greyson Lemons
Best First Time Screenwriter (Short)
Watch Me - Sabrina Wright
Best Television Script
North of the Border: Murder at Punta Bandera Beach - Adalberto Escobar Marta, Marcos Marta
Honorable Mention: Television Script
The Breaking of Bob Howard - George Strayton
Special Jury Award
Not Yet - Taylor Bartczak
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