LAFA Winners - September 2022

Best Picture

Con los años que me quedan - Frank Ariza Tirado

Best Narrative Feature

Con los años que me quedan - Frank Ariza Tirado

Best Narrative Short

Between The Ocean And The Snow - Peder Thomas Pedersen, Heine Kaarsbjerg

Honorable Mention: Narrative Film

The First Sieve is the Truth - Molin Liu

Best Indie Film

At The Sea - Wenxiao Li

Honorable Mention: Indie Film

The Crusader - Dennis Chehade

Best Drama

Painted Sharks - Brian Lutes

Best Comedy

Con los años que me quedan - Frank Ariza Tirado

Best Romantic Comedy

Gypsy Rose Leezinski - Lucia Sherman

Best Thriller

The Labyrinth of Fear - Giuseppe Giacri

Best Horror

Luxuria - Charles-Edouard Dangelser, Grégoire Vaillant

Best Romance Film

Afterlife of Memory - Jordan Fuller Vera

Best Sci-Fi

Duplicate - Erycka Anderson

Best Experimental Film

Detrimental - Mikael Roth

Best Inspirational Film

Surviving Sunset - Shaun Anthony Robinson

Best Musical/Dance Film

Destiny - Akisai M

Best Mystery Film

The Labyrinth of Fear - Giuseppe Giacri

Best Fantasy Film

Runelight - Matt O'Donnell

Best Action Film

Wanderer - James Huynh

Best Web/TV Pilot

Dragons and Warts - Daniel Callaghan

Best Documentary Feature

Botafogo - Full Access - AB Ferraz, Flavio Winter

Honorable Mention: Documentary Feature

Surviving Sunset - Shaun Anthony Robinson

Best Documentary Short

Way of the Warrior - Billy Starman

Honorable Mention: Documentary Short

Long Road to Cariboo - Richard Thomas Wright

Best Animation

MOLOKA - Hsun-Chun Chuang

Honorable Mention: Animation

Runelight - Matt O'Donnell

Best Music Video

Witch's board (Hexenscheit) / Linard Bardill - Tonio Krueger

Honorable Mention: Music Video

Undressed To Kill REMIX - Nathan Mudry, SVENSAX

Best Student Film

Our Highest Priority - Emma Macklin, Daniel Karan

Honorable Mention: Student Film

Distant Encounters - Cole Anthony Maute

Best Microfilm

Days After - Jui-Ting (Rita) Tsao

Best Director (Feature)

Con los años que me quedan - Frank Ariza Tirado

Honorable Mention: Director (Feature)

Painted Sharks - Brian Lutes

Best Director (Short)

The Labyrinth of Fear - Giuseppe Giacri

Honorable Mention: Director (Short)

At The Sea - Wenxiao Li

Best First Time Director

The Party Job - Raechelle Banno

Honorable Mention: First Time Director

Plant my love - Guangmin Yang

Best Indie Filmmaker

The Speed of Sound - Matthew Tyler

Honorable Mention: Indie Filmmaker

Waves - Jui-Ting (Rita) Tsao

Best Young Filmmaker

Out At Sea - Qingyu Cheng

Honorable Mention: Young Filmmaker

The Fool - Yoshiya Yamamoto, Darius Rubin

Best Actor

Between The Ocean And The Snow - Peder Thomas Pedersen

Honorable Mention: Actor

Rotte - Stilian Keli

Best Actress

The Labyrinth of Fear - Marcia Loureiro

Honorable Mention: Actress

The Maid - Carolin Koch

Best Actor in an Indie Film

Painted Sharks - Kody Poisson

Best Actress in an Indie Film

Dear June - Flora Nolan

Best Supporting Actor

Painted Sharks - Brian Lutes

Best Young Actor

Make a Wish - Mehmet Turan Doğan

Best Young Actress

Doubt the Stars are Fire - Jaemin Feldman

Best Cinematography

Make a Wish - Joan Bordera

Honorable Mention: Cinematography

Afterlife of Memory - Jordan Fuller Vera

Best Editing

Luxuria - Charles-Edouard Dangelser, Grégoire Vaillant

Honorable Mention: Editing

BrightMinds - Tan Chai

Best Score

Make a Wish - Mustafa Yazicioglu

Honorable Mention: Score

Luxuria - Abraham Fogg

Best Sound Design

The Labyrinth of Fear - La Batuta Productora de Audio

Inspiring Woman in a Film

A life in Silence - Halimah Tariq

Best Original Story

Between The Ocean And The Snow - Peder Thomas Pedersen

Screenplay of the Month

Don't Pick Sides - Blair Julian Johnson

Best Feature Screenplay

Don't Pick Sides - Blair Julian Johnson

Honorable Mention: Feature Screenplay

The Goat, The Wolf, and The Rabbits - Tracy L Morse

Best Short Screenplay

The Favela Kid - Alex Martins

Honorable Mention: Short Screenplay

Margaret - Kaja Conrad

Best Drama Screenplay

The Goat, The Wolf, and The Rabbits - Tracy L Morse

Best Comedy Screenplay

BrokIn Pasadena - Ali Jordan

Best Horror Screenplay

Pick-A-Part - Tracy L Morse, Sophia Porter

Best Thriller Screenplay

Da Fast Lane - Raymond Williams Williams, David Vernon

Best First Time Screenwriter (Feature)

Holy City - Terri Thomas

Best First Time Screenwriter (Short)

Tweaking Papers - Ah Young Shin

Honorable Mention: First Time Screenwriter

For LiLa - Kaitron Bryant

Best Television Script

Liberty, Equality, Fraternity - Amanda J. Roraback

Honorable Mention: Television Script

Bookstore - Blair Julian Johnson

Special Jury Award

Dear June - Adrian Pacini

Make a Wish - Trailer

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