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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