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Los Angeles Film Awards

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    Jury Award

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    Best Music Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Elyaz: Remember Home

      Mauro Elias Morone(Director)

    Best Picture

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Traveler

      Drew Lewis Guerra
      Black Canvas Productions
      27 Pillars

    Best Student Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hi, womb!

      Wenyuxuan Du(director)

    LAFA October Award

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    Best Action Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Fracture

      Stefan Weerarathna(Producer)
      James Huynh(director)
      Australia

    Best Action Screenplay

    • Winner

      Winterhart

      Julien Wagner

    Best Film Noir

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dahlia

      William Hawks

    Best Horror Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Town Mall 2

      6.9 (16)
      Nevin Hiong(director)
      Enuja Productions

    Best LGBTQ Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Beyond Ed Buck

      5.3 (57)
      Jayce Baron
      Hailie Sahar
      jBaron Creative House
      Sahar Productions
      Allblk

    Honorable Mention: Short Screenplay

    • Winner
      • Ge Gao

    Young Filmmaker Award

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Fool

      3.6 (8)

    LAFA November Award

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    Best Actor

    • Maurice LaMarche at Comic-Con 2006, speaking on the Pinky and The Brain panel
      Winner
      • Maurice LaMarche
      • Murder, Anyone?
    • HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 05: Andy Magro attends the World Premiere Of Catalyst Studios & Panorama Motion Pictures "Alix" at TCL Chinese Theater on December 05, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images for Catalyst Studios / Panorama Motion Picture)
      • Andy Magro
      • Blind Date

    Best Actor In An Indie Film

    • Jack Aversano
      Winner
      • Jack Aversano
      • Dead Cameraman
      Ahni Films

    Best Commercial

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Safely Feel the Real World

      Xiong Jody

    Best Dark Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Murder, Anyone?

      4.5 (711)
      Gordon Bressack
      James Cullen Bressack
      Jarrett Furst
      Chaysen Beacham
      Amy Covell
      Canyon Prince
      Gregori J. Martin
      Dani Abraham

    Best Director

    • Winner
      • Chris Mack
      • Diva

    Best Documentary Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Luna

      Kate Cohen
      Straight Up Impact

    Best Fantasy Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dead Cameraman

      Jack Aversano
      Ahni Films

    Best Horror Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      As Scared As You

      Jesse Dorian(writer)

    Best Sci-Fi

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Shadow Legacy

      5.6 (6)
      Aaron W Small
      Connor Rickman
      Surreal Visions
      Overcranked Pictures

    Best Sound Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Shadow Legacy

      5.6 (6)
      Aaron W Small
      Connor Rickman
      Tim Lengel
      Surreal Visions
      Overcranked Pictures

    Best Student Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Bodywork

      Jack Beckett Cohen

    Best Supporting Actor

    • Todd Lien
      Winner
      • Todd Lien
      • After Sunset, Dawn Arrives
    • Charles M. Howell IV
      • Charles M. Howell IV
      • Murder, Anyone?

    Best Supporting Actress

    • Carla Collins
      Winner
      • Carla Collins
      • Murder, Anyone?

    Best Thriller

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Fascination

      Natmar Mondragon

    Best Actress

    • Galadriel Stineman
      • Galadriel Stineman
      • Murder, Anyone?

    Best Drama

    • [object Object]

      Eyes on Me

      Clarence Williams IV
      Williams 4 Productions
      Crystal Heart Entertainment

    Honorable Mention

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    Actor

    • Winner
      • Stilian Keli(actor)
      • Rotte

    Best Acting Duo

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Tuna and Ted

      Rita Jagpal-Mohan
      Peter McManus
      K Lens UK

    Best Actor

    • David Morwick
      Winner
      • David Morwick
      • Ticking

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      More Than Meets the Eye

      Lawrence Le
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Smart Speaker

      Lance Haoyuan Li

    Best Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dr. Antonio

      8.4 (11)
      Tigran Sargsyan
      ARC Entertainment Company

    Best Commercial

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ebern - A new life begins

      Christian Schu

    Best Drama Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Horseback

      Yi Cheng
      Shuya

    Best Duo

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Vanishing Hitchhiker

      Giuseppe Brucato(actor)
      Veronica Brucato(actress)
      R.B Cinema

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Darcy's Game

      Serge Martinenko(editor)

    Best Experimental Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Pass:On

      Pablo Daniel Magee
      Margareta Nystrom

    Best Feature Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Blood, Scum & Neon Lights

      Brett Howard Nelson(writer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Goat, the Wolf, and the Rabbits

      Tracy Morse

    Best First-time Screenwriter

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      For: LiLa

      Kaitron Bryant
      Croatan Productions

    Best Indie Filmmaker

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      LUCHA and the EKEKO

      Roger Edwards Jr.(writer/director)

    Best Microfilm

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Masks

      Carolyn Bridget Kennedy
      Demure Duchess Pictures

    Best Narrative Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Soul Haven

      Ethan Fritsch-Morrison

    Best Original Story

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dr. Antonio

      8.4 (11)
      Tigran Sargsyan
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Kurt Laughs

      8.7 (11)
      Nicolas James
      Hey, Mark Studios

    Best Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Girl Unscripted

      9.1 (21)
      Kyleigh Taylor

    Best Short Animation

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Stellest Genesis

      Pablo Daniel Magee
      Stellest
      Romain Caudron
      Moby -

    Best Student Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Blue Dusk

      Jiayang Liu

    Dark Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Dick Pic Bandit

      Jacob Mullen
      Dan Nguyen
      Burnside Productions

    Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Clowning with Shakespeare

      9.1 (12)
      Siddhartha More(Director & Executive producer)
      Gururaj Dixit(Executive Producer)
      Ajit Nair(Post Producer)
      Knock Knock Films

    Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      BrightMinds

      Tan Chai

    Honorable Mention: Horror

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Lady of the House of Love

      Selena Xin Jin(Director/ Writer/ Costume Designer/ Production designer)

    Honorable Mention: Thriller

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Loved

      Joseph Sernio

    Indie Filmmaker

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Negra constelación

      Jaime Urquiza

    Indie Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Beyond

      Robin Zerbe
      Jack Gorman
      Shannon Walsh
      Firebird Films

    Music Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      In a Tamasic World

      Alessandro Orlandi(producer)
      Camilla Martini(director)
      Lepre Edizioni
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Stronger

      Mohammed K Paika

    Narrative Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Lady from the Sea

      8.4 (12)
      Leon Mitchell
      Cinalight

    Narrative Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Bus Stop

      Peachanda DuBose
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Geography of the Heart

      9.0 (17)
      Alexandra Billington
      Lesley Matali
      Clemens Schick
      Heike Makatsch
      Jana Pallaske
      Hans-Michael Rehberg
      Beat Marti
      Barbara Focke
      Mateusz Skalski
      Belle Films

    Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Pavilion

      6.1 (16)
      Eveshka Ghost
      Rusalka Pictures

    Screenplay Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Mat

      Ralph Lucchese
      Jayme McMillan

    Student Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Wheat

      9.8 (7)
      Jonny Berkowitz(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Rotte

      Niek de Jongh
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      An American Sunset - Based on the celebration of the life of Emmett Till

      John Varkados
      Gianni DiFusco
      Chance Dollard
      JJ Johnson
      Chris Milton
      Belle Moult
      Kelsey Nashe' Matthews
      Keshya Williams
      Palmer Williams II
      Caleb Spencer Barr

    TV Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Cloaked Realm

      Marisa L. Cohen
      Peter Issac Alexander

    Action Film

    • [object Object]

      Loved

      Joseph Sernio

    Best Indie Film

    • [object Object]

      LovePump: A Guido Rockumentary

      Marco Tazioli(writer/director)
      Anthony Latona(writer/director)
      DLT Productions I

    Documentary Feature

    • [object Object]

      Surviving Sunset an Actor's Hollywood journey.

      9.5 (26)
      Shaun Anthony Robinson

    Song

    • [object Object]

      War from the Archives

      Famoe

    Sound Design

    • [object Object]

      For I Am Dead

      9.0 (18)
      David Ferral

    Visual Effects

    • [object Object]

      HMU - Hit Me Up

      Danh Nguyen

    LAFA December Award

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    Best Actor in an Indie Film

    • Ethan Fritsch-Morrison
      Winner
      • Ethan Fritsch-Morrison
      • Soul Haven

    Best Drama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Eyes on Me

      Clarence Williams IV
      Williams 4 Productions
      Crystal Heart Entertainment

    Best First Time Director (Feature)

    • Winner
      • Cody Shea
      • The Call We Carry

    Best Microfilm

    • Winner

      Catching the Sun

      Rocco Metzger

    Best Music Video

    • Winner

      Casey Ahern: The Cows Came Home

      Haley Ahern(director)
      Refuse Reality Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Elvis Presley - Unchained Melody

      Gabriel Tick(Director / Co-Writer)
      Alex Pellerano(Executive Producer / Co-Writer)
      Studio Union

    Best Narrative Short - Official Selection

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Amal

      Taha Aziz(director)
      Soukaina Alaoui El Hassani(producer)

    Best Sitcom

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Quirks

      Cathy Fiorillo
      Kevin Kraft

    Best Supporting Actor

    • Kevin Kraft
      Winner
      • Kevin Kraft
      • Quirks

    Best Young Filmmaker

    • Winner

      Catching the Sun

      Rocco Metzger

    Indie Short (Low budget)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Wiped Out 1

      Benjamin Agsten

    Inspiring Woman In A Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Nest

      Kiziana Jean-Louis
      AKin Productions

    Best Actress

      • Jana Mosquera
      • Disfuncional
      Elyxian Productions

    Best Documentary Feature

    • [object Object]

      The Call We Carry

      9.3 (22)
      Cody Shea
      C. Ray Shea Media

    Best Supporting Actress

    • Federica Alice Carlino
      • Angelica Jasmine Colombo(as Zatanna)
      • Federica Alice Carlino(director)
      • The Rise of the Villains

    LAFA January Award

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    Best Actress

    • Jovanna Vidal
      Winner
      • Jovanna Vidal
      • God & Salsa
      God & Salsa Productions

    Best Director

    • Jess Thomas
      Winner
      • Jess Thomas
      • God & Salsa

    Best Duo

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Fallen Angel

      Ian S. Peterson
      Kaitlyn Cavataio

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Cage

      5.9 (30)
      Hengrui Zhang

    Best First Time Screenwriter Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Six Sides of Truth

      Janet Walker(writer)

    Best Music Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Elyaz: Remember Home

      Mauro Elias Morone(Director)

    Best Narrative Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      God & Salsa

      7.1 (55)
      Anayancy Thomas
      Jess Thomas
      God & Salsa Productions

    Best Narrative Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Breathless

      Wayne Yu

    Best Original Story

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      God & Salsa

      7.1 (55)
      Anayancy Thomas
      Jess Thomas

    Best Web Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Paradox

      Vasilis Blioumis
      Eleni Makri
      Limitless Media

    Inspiring Woman in a Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dominate

      Cynthia Aldrich(actor)

    Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sonhos

      Walther Neto(director)
      Lisiane Berti(director)
      Marcelo Wasem(story)
      Wn Producoes Sp

    Festival Award

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    Best Actor

    • James Pratt on the red carpet for Evoken in West Hollywood
      Winner
      • James Pratt
      • Malibu Crush
    • David Sargsyan
      • David Sargsyan
      • Dr. Antonio

    Best Actor in an Indie Film

    • Robert Dunne
      Winner
      • Robert Dunne(actor)
      • Vertical

    Best Actress

    • Katie Boland
      Winner
      • Katie Boland(actor)
      • We're All in This Together
      BrancSeater Productions
    • Kirsten Bloom Allen
      • Kirsten Bloom Allen
      • Dr. Antonio

    Best Actress in an Indie Film

    • Renee Wood
      Winner
      • Renee Wood
      • Just Be Yourself

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Life Drawing

      Marianne Williams(cinematographer)
      Honorable Mention
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      We're All in This Together

      4.9 (92)
      Colin Hoult(cinematographer)
      BrancSeater Productions
    • [object Object]

      Girl Unscripted

      9.1 (21)
      Tito Reynoso

    Best Dark Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      In the Woods with a Dead Dog

      Vera Graziadei
      Anya Ryzhenkova
      Robin Monotti Graziadei
      Luminous Arts Productions

    Best Director (Feature)

    • PARIS DYLAN walks Red Carpet for "THE BAY" Premiere
      Winner
      • Paris Dylan
      • Dying to Sleep

    Best Docudrama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Girl Unscripted

      9.1 (21)
      Tara Veneruso

    Best Documentary Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Way of the Warrior

      9.8 (8)
      Billy Starman
    • [object Object]

      Mother Ballerina Producer

      ARC Entertainment Company
      Semi-Finalist

    Best Drama Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Amy and Angel

      Julia Verdin
      Robert Craig Films

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Girl Unscripted

      9.1 (21)
      David Huffman

    Best Experimental Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Mad World

      Lauri Levenfeld
      Grace Wethor

    Best First Time Director

    • Photograph by Pip Bourdillon
      Winner
      • Raechelle Banno(Director)
      • The Party Job
      Palindrome Productions
      Sparrow Studios
    • Katie Boland
      Winner
      • Katie Boland(director)
      • We're All in This Together
      BrancSeater Productions
    • Emmanuel McCord
      Winner
      • Emmanuel McCord
      • American Hero
      Crimson Moon Cinema

    Best LGBTQ Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Kylie Sonique Love: Complete Me

      Brad Hammer
      Kylie Sonique Love
      Robert Frashure
      Brad Hammer Productions

    Best Microfilm

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Period Drama

      7.4 (51)
      Anushka Tina Nair
      Lauryn Anthony
      Ringling College of Art and Design

    Best Narrative Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dying to Sleep

      5.8 (485)
      Paris Dylan
      SarahLydia Sophia
      Mikey Hermosa
      Look Mom Media
      Wild7Films

    Best Narrative Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Life Drawing

      Gregory Earls(executive producer)
      Kurt Leitner(producer)
      Stacey Jane Holderbach(executive producer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      27 Candles

      Naaji Sky Adzimah
    • [object Object]

      Secret Recipe

      Likun Jing

    Best Original Music Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      North Star

      7.5 (152)
      Jon Altham
      Edith Productions
      (twenty)2 films
      SoundWave Studios Music Group

    Best Original Story

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Hanging of William Cane

      R.J. Hendricks II
    • [object Object]

      Girl Unscripted

      9.1 (21)
      Tara Veneruso
      Stephen Veneruso
      Eric Keith
      David Huffman

    Best Parody

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      She's an Instagram Model

      Keith Orlando Harris

    Best Picture

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      We're All in This Together

      4.9 (92)
      Katie Boland(director)
      BrancSeater Productions

    Best Sci-Fi

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Cloaked Realm

      Marisa L. Cohen
      Peter Issac Alexander

    Best Sound Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Cloaked Realm

      Dara Crawford

    Best Supporting Actor

    • Matthew Moore
      Winner
      • Matthew Moore
      • Dr. Antonio

    Best TV Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Girl Unscripted

      9.1 (21)
      Tara Veneruso

    Best Trailer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dying to Sleep

      5.8 (485)
      George Lambriodes
      Muneeb Rehman
      Neil Chisholm
      Wild7Films
      Look Mom Media
      Lux Angeles Studios

    Best Western

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Hanging of William Cane

    Inspiring Woman in Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Girl Unscripted

      9.1 (21)
      Tara Veneruso

    Best Commercial

    • [object Object]

      Mo Pies Commercial (In Love)

      Dandrell Scott
      Monece Starling
      Markia Butler
      Marquisha Fields
      Travone Geovonie
      Star Motto

    Best Director Short Film

    • [object Object]

      Mother Ballerina Producer

    Best Song

    • [object Object]

      Girl Unscripted

      9.1 (21)
      Sara Swenson

    Semi-Finalist

    • Humanity

      Muhua Yang

    LAFA February Award

    Edit

    Best Actress In An Indie Film

    • Marina Kozawa
      Winner
      • Marina Kozawa
      • Teal to Orange

    Best Animation

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Almost Christmas

      Xinyuan Zhao(director)

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Desert Moonlight

      Gareth Taylor

    Best Drama Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      You Must Feel Good

      Janssen Swent(director)

    Best Ensemble

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Situations and Circumstances

      Joshua Kaufman

    Best Film Noir

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Man and the Smoking King

      Josh Maslaki(director)

    Best First Time Director

    • Winner
      • Danh Nguyen
      • HMU - Hit Me Up
    • Pablo Daniel Magee
      • Pablo Daniel Magee
      • Pass:On

    Best Indie Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Situations and Circumstances

      Joshua Kaufman

    Best Indie Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      HMU - Hit Me Up

      Danh Nguyen

    Best Inspirational

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Chasing the Dead

      Tom Phillips(Director)
      Lanae Strovers(Actor)
      Ernie Diorio(Co Producer)
      Michael J. Ely(Executive Producer)
      Carol Redlund(associate Producer)
      G-Street Unltd.
    • [object Object]

      Chasing the Dead

      Tom Phillips
      G-Street Unltd.

    Best Picture

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Chimera Effect

      5.5 (42)
      Carlos Butler
      Common Ground Media.

    Best Romance Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Pale Ember

      Brad Tobler
      Imagine That Films

    Best Visual Effects

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Cage

      5.9 (30)
      Hengrui Zhang

    Best Young Actress

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Woods

    Honorable Mention

    • Winner

      Hangman

      Shlok Shukla(Writer)

    Honorable Mention: First Time Director (Feature)

    • Joshua Kaufman
      Winner
      • Joshua Kaufman
      • Situations and Circumstances

    Inspiring Woman In A Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Chasing the Dead

      Tom Phillips(Director)
      Lanae Strovers(Actor)
      G-Street Unltd.

    Best Director

    • Pablo Daniel Magee
      • Pablo Daniel Magee
      • Pass:On

    Best Music Video

    • [object Object]

      Stellest Genesis

      Pablo Daniel Magee
      Stellest
      Romain Caudron
      Moby -

    LAFA August Award

    Edit

    Best Actor In An Indie Film

    • Kôhei Takeda in Old Fashion Cupcake (2022)
      Winner
      • Kôhei Takeda
      • Floating Holidays

    Best Documentary Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Missing Weeks

      Ali Ahmad Diab(director)
      Gulf Media

    Best Experimental

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Homo Ignarus (P.O.C)

      Joshua Scattergood
      Aron Attiwell

    Best Feature Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Beneath the Trees

      Tracy Morse
      Sophia Porter

    Best Film Noir

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Eddie.

      5.3 (89)
      Dylan Grey Martin
      Dylan Grey Martin

    Best First Time Director

    • Winner
      • Yumi Masuda
      • Floating Holidays
      Team Caminari

    Best Indie Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      One Cop's Journey

      4.0 (41)
      Jason Campbell(writer/producer/director)
      Keith R. Knotek(writer/executive producer/creator)

    Best Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dead-Enders

      7.3 (9)
      Charles Stacy
      Season 2

    Best Supporting Actor

    • Jason Sun
      Winner
      • Jason Sun
      • Nest
      iStage Entertainment

    Best TV Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dreams Drawn by Dust

      6.6 (35)
      Abdul Bari abu El-Kheir
      FilmGate Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dreams Drawn by Dust

      6.6 (35)
      Abdul Bari abu El-Kheir(director)
      Mansoor Al Dhaheri(producer)
      Filmgate

    Best Thriller Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Beneath the Trees

      Tracy Morse
      Sophia Porter

    Best Web Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dead-Enders

      7.3 (9)
      Nicole Martinez(co-creator)
      Anna Stacy(co-creator)
      Season 2

    Honorable Mention: Best Actress

    • Winner
      • Anna Stacy
      • Dead-Enders
      Season 2

    Semi-Finalist

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Stars of Gold

      Lux Elizabeth
      Kyndal Courvisier
      Gianna Carducci
      Jaxon Presley
      Danielle Wolett

    Best Picture

    • [object Object]

      Dead-Enders

      7.3 (9)
      Nicole Martinez(co-creator)
      Anna Stacy(co-creator)
      Season 2

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]

      Metanoia-Mexico

      5.1 (10)
      Ariel Lavi
      Moran Avni
      Lavi Company
    • [object Object]

      Dangerous Silence

      Ariel Lavi
      Adetoyi Adeyinka

    LAFA March Award

    Edit

    Best Actor

    • Francisco Martos
      Winner
      • Francisco Martos
      • Clear Water

    Best Actress in an Indie Film

    • Hanna Lorica
      Winner
      • Hanna Lorica(actress)
      • Let Me In
      Dooley Noted

    Best Costume Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Lady of the House of Love

      Selena Xin Jin(Director/ Writer/ Costume Designer/ Production designer)

    Best Crime Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Beautiful Violence

      9.2 (11)
      Joey Medina
      Bronx Boy Entertainment

    Best Horror

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Malibu Horror Story

      4.6 (2.1K)
      Scott Slone

    Best Horror Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Lady of the House of Love

      Selena Xin Jin(Director/ Writer/ Costume Designer/ Production designer)

    Best Indie Filmmaker

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Let Me In

      Matt Dooley(director)
      Dooley Noted
      Best Indie Filmmaker

    Best Score (Short)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Andromede le court-métrage symphonique

      Thibaut Vuillermet

    Best Screenplay Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Only Seven Days

      Rapsodies
      Orso Vesperini
      Carole Starcevic

    Best Student Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Horseback

      Yi Cheng
      Shuya

    Best Supporting Actress

    • Pam Renall
      Winner
      • Pam Renall
      • Blood Dust
    • Pam Renall
      Winner
      • Pam Renall
      • Blood Dust

    Best Visual Effects

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The harmony of opposites

      Alessandro Nardini(Visual Effects)

    LAFA April Award

    Edit

    Best Action

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Flukten fra Katterat

      7.7 (53)
      Tomas Simonsen
      Linken Pictures

    Best Actor

    • Javier Luna
      Winner
      • Javier Luna
      • Somewhere Then
    • Wiktor Simonsen in Flukten fra Katterat (2021)
      Winner
      • Wiktor Simonsen
      • Flukten fra Katterat
      Linken Pictures

    Best Actress

    • Gwen Gottlieb
      Winner
      • Gwen Gottlieb
      • The Winter Fern

    Best Animation Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Delivery

      Hsin Ting Lin

    Best Director

    • The Crossing
      Winner
      • Tomas Simonsen
      • Flukten fra Katterat
      Linken Pictures

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Somewhere Then

      Jakob Zieman

    Best First Time Director (Short)

    • Sergio Jimenez
      Winner
      • Sergio Jimenez
      • Man in a Maze
      Reaction Media
    • Emily Ruhl
      Winner
      • Emily Ruhl
      • BLUE MOON
      PUBLIC SCHOOL PICTURES

    Best Indie Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Winter Fern

      Gwen Gottlieb

    Best Narrative Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Somewhere Then

      Jakob Zieman

    Best Picture

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Flukten fra Katterat

      7.7 (53)
      Tomas Simonsen
      Linken Pictures
    • [object Object]

      Man in a Maze

      Sergio Jimenez
      Reaction Media

    Best Sci-Fi

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Starship Troopers Deadlock

      5.4 (73)
      Steffen Werner(director)
      Binarycode Productions

    Best Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Flukten fra Katterat

      7.7 (53)
      Christopher Farrell

    Honorable Mention: First Time Screenwriter

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Perception

      Robyn Babina

    Inspiring Woman in a Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Winter Fern

      Gwen Gottlieb

    LAFA May Award

    Edit

    Best Action Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ratavoloira

      7.0 (10)
      Giulio Maria Cavallini

    Best Actress

    • Amye Gousset
      Winner
      • Amye Gousset
      • Mysterious Circumstance: The Death of Meriwether Lewis

    Best Actress in an Indie Film

    • Winner
      • Rita Jagpal-Mohan
      • Tuna and Ted
      K Lens UK

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Le magasin des folies

      Alex Guéry
      Les films du LoupBlanc

    Best Costume Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      For I Am Dead

      9.0 (18)
      Miguel Peñaranda

    Best Director (Feature)

    • Clark Richey
      Winner
      • Clark Richey
      • Mysterious Circumstance: The Death of Meriwether Lewis

    Best Director (Honorable Mention)

    • Winner
      • Alex Guéry
      • Le magasin des folies
      Les films du LoupBlanc

    Best Documentary Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Tierra del Fuego

      10 (8)
      Oleksandr Lozytskyi

    Best First Time Director (Feature)

    • Clark Richey
      Winner
      • Clark Richey
      • Mysterious Circumstance: The Death of Meriwether Lewis

    Best Indie Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Angel Wings

      Cameron Rankin
      Nick Simotas

    Best LGBTQ Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      For I Am Dead

      9.0 (18)
      Patricia Delso Lucas

    Best Narrative Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Mysterious Circumstance: The Death of Meriwether Lewis

      4.6 (329)
      Clark Richey

    Best Narrative Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Countryless Woman

      Wubetu Shimelash

    Best Picture

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Mysterious Circumstance: The Death of Meriwether Lewis

      4.6 (329)
      Clark Richey

    Best Supporting Actor

    • Riggsby Lane
      Winner
      • Riggsby Lane
      • For I Am Dead

    Best TV Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dose

      Peter P Clark(director)
      TAGE Films

    Best Western

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Mysterious Circumstance: The Death of Meriwether Lewis

      4.6 (329)
      Clark Richey

    LAFA June Award

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    Best Actress

    • Winner
      • Anna Vanston(actor)
      • More Than Meets the Eye

    Best Drama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      More Than Meets the Eye

      David Samson
      D21 Productions

    Best Fantasy Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Roached

      6.1 (18)
      Kshitij Sharma
      Cineddiction Films

    Best First Time Director

    • David Samson
      Winner
      • David Samson
      • More Than Meets the Eye

    Best First Time Screenwriter (Feature)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      2 Thirds of a Man

      Earl Kopeledi(writer)

    Best Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      More Than Meets the Eye

      Bobby Brader

    Best Virtual Reality

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Thin Ice VR

      7.0 (6)
      James Calvert(Director)
      Tim Jarvis(Executive Producer)
      Justin Wight(Producer)
      Rhys Sandery(Executive Producer)
      Troy Bellchambers(Executive Producer)
      Monkeystack
      Shackleton Epic Expedition

    Honorable Mention: Best Microfilm

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Everything I Could

      8.5 (8)
      Ben Cable

    Original Story

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Aion

      Giulio Meliani

    Best Animation

    • [object Object]

      Miss Shaguna's Chickens

      Nicole Russin-McFarland
      Mari Sherkin
      Lucky Pineapple Films

    Honorable Mention: Director

    • Nick Powers-Gomez
      • Nick Powers-Gomez(director)
      • A True Nature
      Realistic Poetry Films

    LAFA September Award

    Edit

    Best Drama Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Goat, the Wolf, and the Rabbits

      Tracy Morse

    Best Experimental Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Detrimental

      Mikael Roth(Director)

    Best Horror Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Pick-A-Part

      Tracy Morse
      Sophia Porter

    Best Inspirational Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Surviving Sunset an Actor's Hollywood journey.

      9.5 (26)
      Shaun Anthony Robinson

    Best Television Script

    • Winner

      Liberty, Equality, Fraternity

      Amanda Roraback(Writer)

    Best Western

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Pardou

      Lacy McClory
      Duane Mcclory

    Best Indie Short (Low Budget)

    • [object Object]

      In Peace

      Zahir Rashed

    Best Narrative Short

    • [object Object]

      Incondicional

      Alex Meridy

    Best Narrative Short Film

    • [object Object]

      The First Sieve Is the Truth

      Molin Liu

    Best Screenplay Contest-Shorts

    • [object Object]

      Untitled Apple Project

      Diana Foronda
      Screenplay of the month - September

    LAFA July Award

    Edit

    BEST DRAMA

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Guber

      6.8 (18)
      Juliet Lucas

    Best Action Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      No Pain No Amor

      Angel Garet
      Daniel Locicero
      Mary Cameron Rogers
      Stanislav Tabirta
      Alexander Stasko
      Phil Flock
      Jason Leibsla(Director of Photography)
      Kim Laird

    Best Actor in an Indie Film

    • Jan 2024 Headshot
      Winner
      • Bradley Layne Beachum
      • Yellow's Foghorn

    Best Actress

    • Winner
      • Eve Zhao
      • Kill Me

    Best Actress in an Indie Film

    • Genevieve Shi
      Winner
      • Genevieve Shi(actress)
      • Rory Home

    Best Ensemble

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Yellow's Foghorn

      Bradley Layne Beachum
      Harry Golby
      Ian S. Peterson
      Kristin Wetenkamp
      Paige Van Conant
      Grace Protzmann

    Best Fantasy Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Legendary: A Virtue Reality

      Sophia Porter
      Tracy Morse

    Best Horror

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Attached

      6.9 (21)
      Xingyu 'Harry' Chen(writer/director)
      Jiyeon Kim(producer)
      John Ross Thompson(writer)

    Best Indie Filmmaker

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      In the Spotlight

      Jessica Qinyue Luo

    Best Inspirational Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Phoenix 2021/ A Survival Guide

      Stilvi Psilopoulou(Director)

    Best Musical/Dance Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Between Here and Gone

      Sadie Duarte
      Iván Gisbert

    Best Song

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      I Fell in Love

      Sharl

    Best Thriller

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Pay It

      Yifeng Ling(Director)
      Shunchao Xu(Producer)
      Siwei Li(Cinematographer)
      Guanqing Lin(Editor)
      Yibo Kou(Production Designer)
      Yiming Fang(Production Designer)

    Best Young Filmmaker

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A Ticket Through Time

      John Christensen
      Deluxe Burger Studios

    HONORABLE MENTION: INDIE FILM

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Candy Apple

      Xiayang Li

    Honorable Mention: Actress

    • Linzi Martinez
      Winner
      • Linzi Martinez
      • Office Hours
      Bad Orange Entertainment

    Honorable Mention: Screenplay Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Rotte

      Niek de Jongh(director)

    Inspiring Woman in a Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Invisible Flags

      7.6 (16)
      Meitar Paz(Lead Actress, Director, Writer)

    Quarter-Finalist (100 Best Projects)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A Ticket Through Time

      John Christensen
      Deluxe Burger Studios

    Special Jury Award

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Le choix de Sofia

      Alain Deslongchamps

    Annual Award

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    Best Child Actor

    • Winner
      • Mehmet Turan Dogan
      • Make A Wish

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Make A Wish

      4.6 (209)
      Joan Bordera

    Best Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Aping Edwin Porter

      James O'Donnell
      Box of Frogs Films

    Best Director

    • Jess Thomas
      Winner
      • Jess Thomas
      • God & Salsa
      God & Salsa Productions

    Best Director (Short Film)

    • Winner
      • Nicholas Tory(Director)
      • Lifeblood
      Ample Projects

    Best Drama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      BLUE MOON

      Emily Ruhl
      PUBLIC SCHOOL PICTURES

    Best First Time Director

    • Winner
      • Nicholas Tory(director)
      • Lifeblood
      Ample Projects

    Best Indie Feature of the Year

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Flukten fra Katterat

      7.7 (53)
      Tomas Simonsen
      Linken Pictures

    Best Indie Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Am Erdbeerstand

      9.1 (10)
      Gerald Pribek(director)
    • [object Object]

      HMU - Hit Me Up

      Danh Nguyen(director)

    Best Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      De vloek van Lughus

      5.9 (37)
      Tim Janssens
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Make A Wish

      4.6 (209)
      Mustafa Yazicioglu

    Best Student Film of the year

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Counterclock

      Mara D'Alò Fonseca

    Breakthrough Filmmaker of the year

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Fading Numbers

      8.6 (10)
      Aron Attiwell

    Best Actor

    • Francisco Martos
      • Francisco Martos
      • Clear Water

    Best Actor of the Year

    • Wiktor Simonsen in Flukten fra Katterat (2021)
      • Wiktor Simonsen
      • Flukten fra Katterat

    Best Animation of the Year

    • [object Object]

      Almost Christmas

      Xinyuan Zhao(director)
    • [object Object]

      Delivery

      Hsin Ting Lin

    Best Director of the Year

    • The Crossing
      • Tomas Simonsen
      • Flukten fra Katterat

    Best First Time Director (Short)

      • Danh Nguyen(director)
      • HMU - Hit Me Up

    Best Indie Film

    • [object Object]

      The Winter Fern

      Gwen Gottlieb

    Best of Fest 2022

    • [object Object]

      Flukten fra Katterat

      7.7 (53)
      Tomas Simonsen
      Linken Pictures

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