LAFA Winners - October 2021

Best Picture

Implanted - Fabien Dufils

Best Narrative Feature

Implanted - Fabien Dufils

Honorable Mention: Narrative Feature

North Central - LT Coopwood III

Best Narrative Short

Not Nothing - Suzanne Schmidt, Kerith Lemon

Honorable Mention: Narrative Short

Thunder - Enrique Suarez, Laura (Kat) Pannier

Best Indie Feature

Fix - William Leitch

Honorable Mention: Indie Feature

The Art of Grieving - Preston Zeller

Best Indie Short

The Other Side of the River - Junwu Tan

Honorable Mention: Indie Short

Ninety Seconds - Kevin J. Mc Corry

Best Drama

Stay With Me - Mark Owen

Honorable Mention: Drama

Art of the Mind - Neil Valdez, Kathleen Swenson

Best Comedy

The House - Liang-Chun Lin, Vincent Stoia

Honorable Mention: Comedy

Dungo’s Palace - Nathan H Colby

Best Dark Comedy

My Dinner With Werner - Maverick Moore

Honorable Mention: Dark Comedy

The Greatest Horror Film Ever Made - Brandon Jordan

Best Thriller

Volatility - Jason Winn

Honorable Mention: Thriller

The Decipio - Jason Gullifer

Best Horror

Alter Ego - Jiaxun Xie

Best Sci-Fi

Analog Rainbow - Henry Czerwonka

Honorable Mention: Sci-Fi

Time Traveler - Jeffrey Israelson, Steven Israelson

Best Experimental Film

You Are The Ocean - Jesse Paul Boyle

Honorable Mention: Experimental Film

Into the Night - Cameron Behm

Best Inspirational Film

Guru Jagat - Mandev Khalsa

Honorable Mention: Inspirational Film

North Central - LT Coopwood III

Best Musical/Dance Film

Fix - William Leitch

Honorable Mention: Musical/Dance Film

Legends of Uzbek Dance - Ruslan Saliev

Best LGBTQ Film

Only Love Matters - Kamran Qureshi

Honorable Mention: LGBTQ Film

Famous Gays And Lesbians... Alleged And Otherwise - Thomas Connelly

Best Action Film

Implanted - Fabien Dufils

Honorable Mention: Action Film

Blue Lanterns - Brandon Chi-Wei Chen

Best Web/TV Pilot

Dungo’s Palace - Nathan H Colby

Honorable Mention: Web/TV Pilot

Jonathans World - Tyler Dandrea Lambert

Best Web Series

Unapologetic - Jay Tee Thompson, Ariel Simone

Best Documentary Feature

Leigh - Ryan Gaskett

Honorable Mention: Documentary Feature

Baffin Island: An Arctic Adventure - Steve Hall

Best Documentary Featurette

The Art of Grieving - Preston Zeller

Honorable Mention: Documentary Featurette

Kivra "Afshars" - Şahin Yiğit

Best Documentary Short

This Too Shall Pass - Chris Ray, Martin Fobes

Honorable Mention: Documentary Short

Santra - Maxim Zhuiykov

Best Animation

Atlas - Nazia Zaman

Honorable Mention: Animation

The Fairy Dream of Yeloli - Jin Jin

Best Music Video

NTO - Invisible - Jean-Charles Charavin

Honorable Mention: Music Video

AKOSIA - ISO - Dale Edward Crawford

Best Student Film

Atlas - Nazia Zaman

Honorable Mention: Student Film

The Son - Luke Riether, Taylor Riether

Best Microfilm

Giselle - Emmanuel Shiu

Honorable Mention: Microfilm

When I Met Mia - Merivelle Hannah

Best Director

Analog Rainbow - Henry Czerwonka

Honorable Mention: Director

The Other Side of the River - Junwu Tan

Best First Time Director (Feature)

Leigh - Ryan Gaskett

Honorable Mention: First Time Director (Feature)

Five Point Three - Vaibhav Dixit

Best First Time Director (Short)

Blue Lanterns - Brandon Chi-Wei Chen

Honorable Mention: First Time Director (Short)

Sounds of Summer - Nathan Ronald Goldberg

Best Indie Filmmaker

Rat - Sarah Gordon

Honorable Mention: Indie Filmmaker

Fast-Forward/ Rewind - Sean Hinds, Cliff Jean

Best Young Filmmaker

Hellhole - Andreas Rothbart

Honorable Mention: Young Filmmaker

No Remedy - Huajun Zhang

Best Actor

My Dinner With Werner - Matthew Sanders

Honorable Mention: Actor

Jonathans World - Tyler Dandrea Lambert

Best Actress

Analog Rainbow - Brandi Botkin

Honorable Mention: Actress

Not Nothing - Suzanne Schmidt

Best Supporting Actor

My Dinner With Werner - Andrew Perez

Best Supporting Actress

Troubadours Célestes - Marion H Von Loewenstern

Best Young Actor

Blue Lanterns - Julian Chan

Best Child Actor

Li - Eric Chang

Best Duo

Not Nothing - Suzanne Schmidt & Christie Maturo

Honorable Mention: Duo

Ninety Seconds - Gerry Grimes & Timothy Fergusson

Best Cinematography

Blue Lanterns - Federica Marchese

Honorable Mention: Cinematography

Implanted - Fabien Dufils

Best Editing

Analog Rainbow - Garrett Satow

Honorable Mention: Editing

Not Nothing - Steve Forner

Best Score

The Curse Of Lughus - Tim Janssens

Honorable Mention: Score

The Other Side of the River - Xiaoke Wang

Best Song

Between Giants - Breathing Underwater - David Deaton

Honorable Mention: Song

Timeless - Susan Mey Lee Lim, Samudra Kajal Saikia, Christina Teenz Tan, Ron Josef Danziger

Best Trailer

Volkov Origin - George Dibble

Best Commercial

Knotwtr - Obi Nwankwo, Kostas Garcia, Zaawadi

Best Original Story

The Other Side of the River - Junwu Tan

Honorable Mention: Original Story

Alice Memorial Park - Ritendra Datta

Screenplay of the Month

Mother Knows Best - Ginia Desmond

Best Feature Screenplay

Mother Knows Best - Ginia Desmond

Honorable Mention: Feature Screenplay

Queen of the Jews - Rossi

Best Short Screenplay

End of Days - Danny Alex

Honorable Mention: Short Screenplay

Matinoïa - Rebecca Clarisse Jacoby

Best Drama Screenplay

Mother Knows Best - Ginia Desmond

Honorable Mention: Drama Screenplay

Ruby Slipper - Dan Williams

Best Comedy Screenplay

Florida Man - Brandon Ginchereau

Honorable Mention: Comedy Screenplay

The Other Austen Girl - Phillip E. Hardy

Best Horror Screenplay

A Nice Place to Visit - John Munn

Honorable Mention: Horror Screenplay

Bitter Harvest - John Munn

Best Thriller Screenplay

Moksha - Ruhi Sayyed

Best Sci-Fi Screenplay

A Reason To Be - Norman McCombs

Honorable Mention: Sci-Fi Screenplay

End of Days - Danny Alex

Best Fantasy Screenplay

The Legend Of Adoria - Sophia Porter, Tracy Morse

Honorable Mention: Fantasy Screenplay

Legends - Danny Alex

Best First Time Screenwriter (Feature)

Cease To Exist - Charlie Estrada, Anthony Chavez

Honorable Mention: First Time Screenwriter (Feature)

Outlaws of Contrition County - Sam Ball

Best Television Script

L Ella - Gary St. Martin

Honorable Mention: Television Script

The Seven - Igor Stefanovic

Special Jury Award

Acting President - Camden Elizabeth, Jason Baumgartner

Special Jury Award

Mitski - Working for the Knife - Zia Anger

Special Jury Award

Beyond Control - Jean-Charles Charavin

Special Jury Award

Staying Longer - Masha Korneva

Special Jury Award

The Key of Seas - Rebecca Clarisse Jacoby

Special Jury Award

Obadiah - Tony Schweikle

Special Jury Award

Touch - Brian Carufe & Alex Day

Special Jury Award

Blood of the Lamb - Carl Anthony Chambers

Special Jury Award

The Varangians - Alex Bogomolov

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