LAFA Winners - September 2020
Best Picture
Green Flake
Mauli Junior Bonner
Best Narrative Feature
Rage
John Balazs
Honorable Mention: Narrative Feature
Green Flake
Mauli Junior Bonner
Best Narrative Short
Hands Up
Angela White
Honorable Mention: Narrative Short
Monstrus Circus
Jordan Inconstant
Best Indie Feature
Making Lemonade: Our COVID-19 Story
Chris Francis
Honorable Mention: Indie Feature
Paul Keller - Stille im Schrei
Axel Loh
Best Indie Short
Andean Condor
William Mazzola
Honorable Mention: Indie Short
The Night Shift
Jinwei Fan
Best Drama
Green Flake
Mauli Junior Bonner
Honorable Mention: Drama
Velvet Farewell
Micheal Eastman
Best Comedy
Coasters
Sam Jacks
Honorable Mention: Comedy
I'm Press
Antaneise Henderson, Emmanual Fordjour
Best Dark Comedy
Do Us Part
Kaitlin Morris
Best Romantic Comedy
Thick as Thieves
Sam Fichtner
Best Parody
Rabbit Island
Ben Cichowski, Shan Harris
Best Thriller
My Name Is Josy
Mayk Azzato
Honorable Mention: Thriller
Pauper
Neil Watson (V)
Best Horror
The Escape Room
Bessy Adut
Honorable Mention: Horror
Infection
Michael Davis
Best Experimental Film
Mad World
Lauri Levenfeld, Grace Wethor
Best Inspirational Film
My Sister
Julio Mendez
Honorable Mention: Inspirational Film
Triple Oppression
Vilma Jackson
Best Musical/Dance Film
Paula + Francesca
Erika Randall
Honorable Mention: Musical/Dance Film
Ganapataye
Elizabeth Rossa
Best Film Noir
The Widow
Brendan Young
Honorable Mention: Film Noir
The Fox
Hemwant Tiwari
Best LGBTQ Film
Harmonie
Juana Jimenez
Honorable Mention: LGBTQ Film
Hello, my name is...
Chris Machian
Best Western
Adversary
Korea Black
Best Fantasy Film
Monstrus Circus
Jordan Inconstant
Honorable Mention: Fantasy Film
All Shadows
Julio Valenzuela
Best Crime Film
The Widow
Brendan Young
Best Action Film
Resolve
Martin Holper
Best Web/TV Pilot
The Gliwensbourg Chronicles
Emilie Tommasi
Best Web Series
Doin' Great
Jake Diamond
Honorable Mention: Web Series
Back Stabber
Ryan Zamo, Jordan Fraser
Best Documentary Feature
Mountain Symphonies
Vangelis Ethymiou
Honorable Mention: Documentary Feature
Making Lemonade: Our COVID-19 Story
Chris Francis
Best Documentary Short
Breathe, Nolan, Breathe
Daniel Catullo
Honorable Mention: Documentary Short
Donor or Dad
Shako Liu
Best Animation
Thatching Eggs
Max Marlow
Honorable Mention: Animation
The Seeds Of Light
Abdulaziz Othman
Best Music Video
TOM And His Computer "Future Ruins"
Martin Garde Abildgaard
Honorable Mention: Music Video
Wakeup
Domenique Melchior, Marlies Bauer Bell
Best Student Film
The River Will Carry Them
Keyi Zhang
Honorable Mention: Student Film
Kite
Yumeng He
Best Microfilm
Super Generic
Di Lu
Best Director (Feature)
Green Flake
Mauli Junior Bonner
Honorable Mention: Director (Feature)
Rage
John Balazs
Best Director (Short)
Monstrus Circus
Jordan Inconstant
Honorable Mention: Director (Short)
Breathe, Nolan, Breathe
Daniel Catullo
Best First Time Director (Feature)
Harmonie
Juana Jimenez
Honorable Mention: First Time Director (Feature)
Making Lemonade: Our COVID-19 Story
Chris Francis
Best First Time Director (Short)
Aborted Traffick
Bea W. Bliss
Honorable Mention: First Time Director (Short)
The River Will Carry Them
Keyi Zhang
Best Indie Filmmaker
Monster
Einar Pétursson
Honorable Mention: Indie Filmmaker
Short Stay
Cydney Cochrane
Best Young Filmmaker
The Dream Network
Arnold Shin
Honorable Mention: Young Filmmaker
See Through Me
Jade Missy Kim
Best Actor
Green Flake
Yahosh Bonner
Honorable Mention: Actor
Shatter
Jason Wiechert
Best Actress
Wireless
Annaliese McGuire
Honorable Mention: Actress
The Widow
Daniela Farinacci
Best Actor in an Indie Film
Id.
Bechir Sylvain
Best Actress in an Indie Film
My Demons
Maya Nohrstedt
Best Child Actor
Tahz
Arden Pala
Best Child Actress
All Shadows
Zoe Gandolfo
Best Duo
Thick as Thieves
Revell Carpenter & Luke Lenza
Best Cinematography
Twiceborn
Koichi Kimura (J.S.C.)
Honorable Mention: Cinematography
Aborted Traffick
Brian D. Moody
Best Editing
Green Flake
Katec Ruiz
Honorable Mention: Editing
My Sister
Juancho Hernández Husband
Best Score
Green Flake
Jonathan Keith, Norbert Farkas
Honorable Mention: Score