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Los Angeles Film Awards

    • 2020s
    • 2010s
    • 2019201820172016

    Jury Award

    Edit

    Best Actor

    • Gary J. Klavans
      Winner
      • Gary J. Klavans
      • Moment of Anger
      Panther Pictures
      July Awards, 2016
    • Winner
      • Ching Wang
      • Welcome to My World
    • Simon Paluck
      Winner
      • Simon Paluck(actor)
      • Emma
    • Winner
      • Jonny McPherson
      • Night Owls
      Triskelle Pictures
      Stella Vision Films
      Team Chameleon
    • Corey Page
      Winner
      • Corey Page
      • Hurricane
      Manowar Media

    Best Actress

    • Molly Ratermann
      Winner
      • Molly Ratermann
      • Suicide
    • Jodi Lynn Thomas
      Winner
      • Jodi Lynn Thomas
      • Solitary
      Mind Pollution Pictures
    • Winner
      • Léa Issert
      • Alternatum
    • Lisa Roumain
      Winner
      • Lisa Roumain
      • Hurricane
      Manowar Media

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Twenty Twenty-Four

      3.9 (832)
      Nick Barker(Director of Photography)

    Best Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Suicide

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dr. Elevator

      7.2 (126)
      Kartikye Gupta
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dr. Elevator

      7.2 (126)
      Nikola Nikolovski(producer)

    Best Director

    • Molly Ratermann
      Winner
      • Molly Ratermann
      • Suicide
    • Daniel Ruczko
      Winner
      • Daniel Ruczko
      • Solitary
      Mind Pollution Pictures
    • Winner
      • Charlie Luccini
      • Alternatum
    • Winner
      • Christiano Dias
      • Hurricane
      Manowar Media

    Best Drama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Moment of Anger

      7.0 (9)
      Eric Player
      Kanarose Oonhateparuk
      Panther Pictures
      July Awards, 2016
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Solitary

      8.8 (9)
      Daniel Ruczko
      Mind Pollution Pictures
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Gilded

      9.0 (19)
      Paul J. Lane
      Cheryl Neve
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Switcheroo

      Piotr Wieczorek
    • [object Object]

      Worldlines

      Karlos Alastruey

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Jones

      Michael Poynor
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      About Amber

      Huaskar Alcon
      Tony-Tony Zaolo

    Best Experimental Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Cuckold Picasso

      6.4 (13)
      Lance Larson
    • [object Object]

      Worldlines

      Karlos Alastruey

    Best Fantasy Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Worldlines

      Karlos Alastruey

    Best Feature Screenplay Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Xtracted

      Crafty St. James
      Walking the Moth Entertainment

    Best Horror

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Creatures of Whitechapel

      7.0 (181)
      Jonathan Martin
      Rebecca Martin
      Bohemian Industries
      Regents University London

    Best Indie Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Training Grounds

      8.5 (6)
      Northwest Film Asylum
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Deseo

      8.2 (6)
      Miguel San Martín(director)
      Polio Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Alternatum

      Charlie Luccini
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Emma

      Simon Paluck(actor/writer)
      Michelle Elyse Solomon(executive producer)
      J. Mitchel Reed(director)
    • [object Object]

      #DateNightMovie

      Keith Martins(director)
      Honorable Mention

    Best Microfilm

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dear Dylan

      Jenell Diegor(director)

    Best Music Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Four Dead Crows: Destitute Blues

      7.1 (33)
      Joshy Lee(director)
      Emilio Salerno(actor)
      Cyran Vergara(actor)
      Richard Bertenshaw(director of photography)
      Richard Walsh(actor)
      Amarok Studios

    Best Mystery Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Mirror

      8.4 (40)
      Sara Eustáquio(director)

    Best Original Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Solitary

      8.8 (9)
      Daniel Ruczko
      Mind Pollution Pictures
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Glassmaker

      Ching-Shan Chang(composer)
    • [object Object]

      Art of Deception

      3.4 (359)
      Simone Cilio(Simone Cilio)

    Best Original Screenplay

    • Slavica Bogdanov
      Winner
      • Slavica Bogdanov

    Best Original Story

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ugly Me

      Hyangil Kim

    Best Sci-Fi

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Twenty Twenty-Four

      3.9 (832)
      Richard Mundy(Producer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Alternatum

      Charlie Luccini

    Best Student Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sketches

      Sav Rodgers
      Professional Amateur Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Welcome to My World

      Ching Wang

    Best Thriller

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Land of Smiles

      3.4 (1.2K)
      Bradley Stryker
      Stryke-Force Films

    Best Web Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      History

      8.3 (37)
      Jack Tracy(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Treading Yesterday

      8.6 (77)
      Craig Bettendorf(executive producer)
      Kai Morgan(associate producer)
      Kenneth Erhnman(co-producer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Working on It

      MARS(created by/written by)
      Daniel Ferry(director)
      Tim Knight(director)
      Stacey Maltin(director)
      Chelsy Mitchell(director)
      Michael Canfield(actor)
      Chad Carstarphen(actor)
      Michael Cicetti(actor)
      Jessica Coghill(actor)
      Alice Kremelberg(actor)
      Jasmine Pierce(actor)
      Ron Tzur(actor)
      Chinaza Uche(actor)
      Fernando Correia Marques(costume designer)
      Jenilyn Rodriguez(makeup artist)
      Ivey Ray(makeup artist)
      Michael Ferris Keane(sound recordist)

    Best Young Actress

    • Winner
      • Cassandra Tusa
      • Jenny & Jeff
      Empty Productions
    • Winner
      • Angela López
      • Worldlines

    Best Young Filmmaker

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      4242

      8.4 (45)
      Sara Eustáquio(director)

    Film of the Month

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Suicide

    • [object Object]

      Emma

      Simon Paluck(actor/writer)
      Michelle Elyse Solomon(executive producer)
      J. Mitchel Reed(director)

    Honorable Mention- Actress

    • Cheryl Neve
      Winner
      • Cheryl Neve
      • Gilded

    Honorable Mention: Dark Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Broadfoot's Magical Adventure

      Mark D. Ferguson
      Chris Quick
      Andy S. McEwan
      Euan Bennet
      Steven Patrick
      Michael Cooke
      Ashley Ford
      Andy Clark
      Jennifer Gemmell

    Honorable Mention: Sci-Fi

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Treading Yesterday

      8.6 (77)
      Craig Bettendorf(executive producer)
      Kai Morgan(associate producer)
      Kenneth Erhnman(co-producer)

    Honorable Mention: Student Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Blackout

      6.4 (26)
      Timothy Collins

    Special Mention: Experimental Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dark Waters

      7.1 (43)
      Katya Tsyganova(Director)
      Marlon Blue(Actor)

    Special Mention: Music Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Slowly Rolling Camera: Dream a Life

      8.0 (26)
      Yurena De Dios(Director)
      Marlon Blue(Actor)

    LAFA October Award

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    Best Animation

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Agrinoui

      8.9 (25)
      Alexis Chaviaras

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Story of 90 Coins

      7.5 (78)
      Liwei Jian(cinematographer)
      Michael Wong(director)
      E&T Films

    Best Documentary Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Iron Crib

      Rafaela Galindo
      Ant Films

    Best Drama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Story of 90 Coins

      7.5 (78)
      Michael Wong(director)
      E&T Films

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Guarded Angels

      9.5 (7)
      Ethan Donnelly(Editor)

    Best First Time Director

    • Marianna Dean
      Winner
      • Marianna Dean(Director)
      • Symptoms
      Unfolding Entertainment

    Best Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Agrinoui

      8.9 (25)
      Costas Cacoyannis
      Alexis Chaviaras

    Best Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Guarded Angels

      9.5 (7)
      Nick Sarafis(Writer)

    Best Trailer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Charlie

      Laura Hypponen
      London Independent Pictures

    Young Filmmaker Award

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Del Couch Music Education

      Paige Irene Bruns(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Blonde

      7.1 (9)
      Joanna C. Strange(director)

    LAFA November Award

    Edit

    Best Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Shoot Me Nicely

      7.2 (26)
      Elias Plagianos
      ESP Films

    Best Director

    • Winner
      • Rafael Nani
      • Rose Garden
      Caliope

    Best Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Road to Hope

      8.5 (10)
      Mike Wargo
      Hospice Foundation

    Best Documentary Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Muzungo

      Ran Levy-Yamamori

    Best Screenplay- Thriller

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Blacksmith

      Angus Watts(Screenwriter)
      Closereef Productions

    Best Short Screenplay - Thriller

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      PAWNS

      6.7 (126)
      David Barbeschi(writer)

    Best Student Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Rose Garden

      9.3 (9)
      Rafael Nani
      Caliope

    Best Trailer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Charlie

      Laura Hypponen
      Jade Asha
      London Independent Pictures

    Best Young Actor

    • Evan O'Toole
      Winner
      • Evan O'Toole
      • Rose Garden
      Caliope

    Film of the Month

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Road to Hope

      8.5 (10)
      Mike Wargo
      Hospice Foundation

    Honorable Mention: Original Story

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      14 Days

      7.0 (29)
      Joseph Villapaz
      Mantis Eagle Productions

    Special Mention: Microfilm

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      I Am Done

      Jenell Diegor(director)

    Special Mention: Original Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Estocolmo

      5.7 (363)
      Mariano Saulino(Composer)
      title in english: Stockholm, Lost Identity

    Honorable Mention

    Edit

    Best Director

    • Creator Elias Plagianos at Seriesfest Opening night
      Winner
      • Elias Plagianos
      • Shoot Me Nicely

    Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Switcheroo

      Piotr Wieczorek

    Drama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Night Owls

      8.4 (10)
      Sophie Black
      Triskelle Pictures
      Stella Vision Films
      Team Chameleon
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Bird May Die

      7.7 (28)
      Hamid Tamjidi
      Kasrafilm Canada
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Cheetah in August

      6.3 (441)
      Anthony Bawn(executive producer)
      Bawn Television

    Experimental Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Fauna

      6.2 (11)
      Yusuf Sumer(director)

    Microfilm

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Unseen

      8.4 (9)
      Justin Krul(director)

    Music Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Delightful

      Katie Garibaldi(Songwriter)

    Actress

      • Emily Bolanos
      • Living Instead
      BE Rogue Productions

    Director

    • Beverly Vergel
      • Beverly Vergel(director)
      • Living Instead
      BE Rogue Productions

    Indie Film

    • [object Object]

      Living Instead

      Emily Bolanos(producer)
      BE Rogue Productions

    LAFA December Award

    Edit

    Best Comedy Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Don't Think About It

      6.8 (9)
      Niv Klainer

    Best Drama Screenplay Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Homesick

      Dustin Lester(writer)
      Looknow Productions

    Best Experimental Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Short Lives in a Large Room

      Karlos Alastruey

    Best Horror Feature Screenplay

    • Jamon Holmes
      Winners
      • Jamon Holmes(writer)
      • Daniel Furuya(writer)
      LEVEL 5 written by Daniel Furuya, Daniel Louis, and Jamon Holmes
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      LEVEL 5

      Daniel Furuya
      Jamon Holmes
      Nine-20-Films

    Best Indie Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Zeitgeist Protest

      5.2 (29)
      Christophe Karabache

    Best Original Story

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Living Instead

      Beverly Vergel(director)
      BE Rogue Productions

    Best Sci-Fi

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Immortality of the Conscious Mind

      Dylan Hoang(director)

    Festival Award

    Edit

    Best Dark Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hooked

      Luca Vecchi(producer)

    Best Documentary Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Counter Histories: Rock Hill

      8.2 (31)
      Fr3deR1cK Taylor(director)
      Tomorrow Pictures

    Best Documentary Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Iron Crib

      Rafaela Galindo
      Ant Films

    Best Web Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Working on It

      MARS(Creator)
      Stacey Maltin(Director)
      Daniel Ferry(Director)
      Chelsy Mitchell(Director)
      This Is It Productions (I)
      WIWU Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hooked

      Luca Vecchi(director)

    LAFA February Award

    Edit

    Best Film of the Month

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hooked

      Luca Vecchi(director)

    LAFA August Award

    Edit

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The QUEEN

      Hugo Teugels(director)
      TVP services Video Art Productions

    Best Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Burgundy: People with a Passion for Wine

      6.3 (22)
      Rudi Goldman
      Media in English/Rudi Goldman Productions

    Special Mention

    Edit

    Indie Short

    • Winner

      Mt. Washington

      Raeshelle Cooke(writer/director)
      RMC Pictures

    Web Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Memoirs of a Godfather

      Stephen Dean
      Dean Film Works

    LAFA September Award

    Edit

    Best Actor

    • Jodi Lynn Thomas
      Winner
      • Jodi Lynn Thomas
      • Solitary

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