LAFA Winners - March 2021
Best Picture
Chic awi - Pierre Khadra
Best Narrative Feature
The Alpines - Dante Aubain
Honorable Mention: Narrative Feature
Beautiful Lure - Hiroshi Akabane
Best Narrative Short
Sunshine In The Rain - Benny Chen
Honorable Mention: Narrative Short
Life Was Wonderful - Toy Alan
Best Indie Feature
The Alpines - Dante Aubain
Best Indie Short
Dear Vivian - Daleelah Sada
Honorable Mention: Indie Film
A Trip To The Moon - Hayden He
Best Drama
Sunshine In The Rain - Benny Chen
Best Comedy
The Letter - Kexin Cai
Best Thriller
Dark Side - Shiqi Huang
Best Horror
The Last Scan - Joseph Dean Martinez, James Neff
Best Sci-Fi
ANGEL.A - Adam Nowak, Hubert Bąk
Best Experimental Film
Elijah's Dance: Complete - Cooper Wood
Best Inspirational Film
The Funny Runner - Rob Steger
Best Fantasy Film
Mosaic - Zhuang Guantianxia
Best Web/TV Pilot
Safu - Funge and Sashimi - Wilson Mbiavanga
Honorable Mention: Web/TV Pilot
Daddydelphia - Harold Eric
Best Docudrama
Sharp - Sander Ligthart
Best Documentary Feature
Dear Thalia - Rex Moribe
Best Documentary Short
Growing On Two Wheels - Bertrand Lemeunier
Honorable Mention: Documentary
Faith & Land - Benjamin C. Robertson
Best Animation
Hope - Abdulla Al-Janahi
Honorable Mention: Animation
Sebastiana - Claudio Martins
Best Music Video
Chic awi - Pierre Khadra
Honorable Mention: Music Video
I'm Not A Vampire - Jensen Noen
Best Student Film
Life Was Wonderful - Toy Alan
Honorable Mention: Student Film
16/8 - Sasha Paracels
Best Microfilm
House Troll Halloween - Kanja Chen
Best Director
Dress - Paulina Lagudi Ulrich
Honorable Mention: Director
The Shoebox - JD Allen, Vincent Vargas
Best First Time Director (Feature)
The Alpines - Dante Aubain
Best First Time Director (Short)
Sunshine In The Rain - Benny Chen
Honorable Mention: First Time Director (Short)
846 - Charles Andrews
Best Indie Filmmaker
Making Moves - AJ Lovelace
Best Young Filmmaker
The Unwanted Guest - Max Willocx
Honorable Mention: Young Filmmaker
Not Here, Nor There - Fletcher Turale
Best Actor
The Ice Cream Stop - Thai Edwards
Honorable Mention: Actor
The Wolf Delivers - MJ Wolfe
Best Actress
The Letter - Micharn Pollock
Honorable Mention: Actress
Dress - Tess Sullivan
Best Supporting Actor
The Alpines - Daniel Victor
Best Young Actor
Short Form - Will Kindrachuk
Best Duo
Dress - Tess Sullivan & Madeline Dennison
Best Ensemble
The Alpines - Aaron Latta-Morissette, Mally Corrigan, Katrina Flick, Jessie Mac,
Niguel Quinn, Michael Taveira, Daniel Victor
Best Cinematography
Jolin Tsai - Sweet Guilty Pleasure - Kedy Yu
Best Editing
Life Was Wonderful - Sarah Leeper
Best Score
Intermission - Sean Tinnion
Best Song
SnowGlobe - Shannon Rugani
Best Sound Design
Life Was Wonderful - Jim Parker
Inspiring Woman in a Film
Harley Quinn - Blazing Shadows - ShiSha Rainbow
Best Virtual Reality
Generation Ocean: Sharks - Kari Rosenberg, Jordan Nowlin
Honorable Mention: Virtual Reality
Springs Joy - Oscar J Corral
Best Trailer
The Alpines - Dante Aubain
Best Original Story
Dress - Paulina Lagudi Ulrich
Screenplay of the Month
Long Term Stay - Ryan Nemeth
Best Feature Screenplay
Ancestors from the Stars - Joe McNeal, Gerasimos Rozis
Honorable Mention: Feature Screenplay
They're Watching Us - Daniel Gentile
Best Short Screenplay
Familial - Catherine Schetina
Honorable Mention: Short Screenplay
The Trial Never Ends - Soroush Hosseini
Best Drama Screenplay
Will You Love Me Tomorrow? - Aaron Hernandez-Buter
Best Comedy Screenplay
Impossumible - Rich Swingley
Best Horror Screenplay
Long Term Stay - Ryan Nemeth
Best Action Screenplay
Adolescent Weapons - Preston T. Francis
Best First Time Screenwriter (Feature)
They're Watching Us - Daniel Gentile
Best First Time Screenwriter (Short)
Dead Meat - Cassie Burton
Honorable Mention: First Time Screenwriter
Grey - Marc Castaldo
Best Television Script
Non-Official Cover - Jodi Shelton, Hudson Shelton
Honorable Mention: Television Script
Necropolis - Caledonia Hanson
Dalida Khalil - Chic Awi (dir. Pierre Khadra)
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