LAFA Winners - November 2021

Best Picture

Fading Numbers - Aron Attiwell

Best Narrative Feature

Darts - Cosimo Tucci

Honorable Mention: Narrative Feature

Nata Samrat - Rishikeshwar Yogi

Best Narrative Short

Fading Numbers - Aron Attiwell

Honorable Mention: Narrative Short

Life After - Jesse Edwards

Best Indie Feature

Myra - Christopher Baiza

Honorable Mention: Indie Feature

Night, Mother - John Patrick Lowrie

Best Indie Short

The Way You Smile - Bricen X

Honorable Mention: Indie Short

Coping Thoughts - Carley Rose Herlihy

Best Drama

The Last Light - Dave Craighead

Honorable Mention: Drama

Journey Home - Christopher Houlston

Best Comedy

Our almost COMPLETELY TRUE STORY - Don Scardino, Jerry H Sroka, Mariette Hartley

Honorable Mention: Comedy

The Minority Manifesto - Joseph Pascaretti

Best Dark Comedy

It's All In Your Head - Kelsey Darragh

Best Parody

The Life and Death of Tom Thomson Who Was A Painter - Rob McLean

Best Thriller

Into the Fog - Anna Nadtotchii, Kaleb Laidman

Best Horror

Drophead - Michel Monty

Best Experimental Film

Money - Grégoire Vaillant, Dangelser Charles-Edouard

Honorable Mention: Experimental Film

Urdimbre - Albina Kim, Pablo Di Prima, Minzy Li

Best Inspirational Film

I Am Odd - Rory Russell, Benjamin Giroux, Mike Connaris

Honorable Mention: Inspirational Film

Today's Kindness - Bill Grout, Jade Grout

Best Musical/Dance Film

One Day - Litong Qin

Best LGBTQ Film

After Masks - Manaal Kahn, Tayo Amos, Rebekah Wiggins, John Crockett, Brian McCulley

Best Action Film

Reverse - Josh Aries

Best Web/TV Pilot (Unproduced)

Rough Cut - "Running of the Bulls" - Matthew Margo

Honorable Mention: Web/TV Pilot (Unproduced)

End of Days - Danny Alex

Best Documentary

Project Four Degrees - Ari Gootnick

Honorable Mention: Documentary

The Silent Stage - Uğur Evin

Best Animation

Keep Painting, Mom - Heloise Magny

Best Music Video

Closer - Anjali Nayar

Honorable Mention: Music Video

Stardust - Uzair Merchant

Best Student Film

I Am Odd - Rory Russell, Benjamin Giroux, Mike Connaris

Honorable Mention: Student Film

Abs of Steel - Shivan Giri

Best Microfilm

Moon Knight - Akshay Tiwari

Best Director

Fading Numbers - Aron Attiwell

Honorable Mention: Director

Journey Home - Christopher Houlston

Best First Time Director

Journey Home - Christopher Houlston

Honorable Mention: First Time Director

The Last Light - Dave Craighead

Best Young Filmmaker

Preservation - Harlow Schuman

Honorable Mention: Young Filmmaker

Guns and Stuff - Alexander McDaniel

Best Actor

Journey Home - Mike Bodie

Honorable Mention: Actor

The Last Light - Joshua Malekos

Best Actress

Life After - Torri Yates-Orr

Honorable Mention: Actress

Journey Home - Jennifer Martin

Best Actor in an Indie Film

The Way You Smile - Patrick Keeffe

Best Actress in an Indie Film

Night, Mother - Sheila Houlahan

Best Supporting Actor

Journey Home - Alex Good

Best Supporting Actress

Fading Numbers - Jenny Davis

Best Young Actor

Guns and Stuff - Alexander McDaniel

Best Young Actress

Fading Numbers - Chloe-Jean Vincent

Best Duo

Night, Mother - Sheila Houlahan & Ellen McLain

Best Cinematography

Journey Home - Edward Massey

Best Editing

After Masks - Josie Azzam

Best Score

Journey Home - Stewart Dugdale

Best Song

Time Boys - "Guardian Angel" - Randy Allan, Michael Winston Terry, Justin William Terry, Killian Josiah Terry, Andrea Allan Terry

Inspiring Woman in a Film

Angel - Raeann Giles

Best Commercial

Tainan Fantage - Jason M Tseng

Best Original Story

Our almost COMPLETELY TRUE STORY - Jerry H Sroka, Mariette Hartley

Screenplay of the Month

Rebranding Henry - Daniel Keith

Best Feature Screenplay

American Daydream - Jim Grieco

Best Short Screenplay

Dexfield - Drew Maidment

Honorable Mention: Short Screenplay

A Good Thing - Sean Hinds

Best Drama Screenplay

The Silent Recital - Lia Wu

Honorable Mention: Drama Screenplay

ZUMRUT - Sena Tunali

Best Comedy Screenplay

Rebranding Henry - Daniel Keith

Honorable Mention: Comedy Screenplay

Rough Cut - "Running of the Bulls" - Matthew Margo

Best Thriller Screenplay

Suspect - John Munn

Best Sci-Fi Screenplay

Glass Rekindlers - Yelitza Prada Breen

Honorable Mention: Sci-Fi Screenplay

End of Days - Danny Alex

Best Fantasy Screenplay

Phantom - Korea Black, Gianna Rose

Best First Time Screenwriter (Feature)

Mia - Matthew Townsend

Best First Time Screenwriter (Short)

A Cup of Cocoa - Dan Stearns

Honorable Mention: First Time Screenwriter

Drip - Mark Stokes & Jay Robey

Best Television Script

Heligoland - Julian David Hoxter

Honorable Mention: Television Script

Good Grief - Josh Nadler

Special Jury Award

11 Blocks To Go - Jack Utrata, Ashley Alexander

Special Jury Award

Armstrong - Lane

Special Jury Award

After Masks - Manaal Kahn, Tayo Amos, Rebekah Wiggins, John Crockett, Brian McCulley

Special Jury Award

Fifteen - Lindsay Wolf

Special Jury Award

On The Moonlit Sea - Wei Zhou

Fading Numbers - Trailer

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