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Director: Adam Reid Writer(s): Adam Reid Starring: Sabrina Lloyd, Lynn Cohen, James Urbaniak, Harry Chase, Nate Smith, Kamel Boutros Adam Reid ponders loneliness in this trilogy of inter-cut vignettes. The six characters are paired off almost haphazardly, as if purely by the godly hand of fate; they are brought together not by love or affection, but by the desperate desire for another human being to connect with. Once they find that person, they latch on for dear life...

hollywoodnews.com: Today Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards and the Los Angeles Film Festival, announced its 2010 Los Angeles Film Festival audience award winners before the Closing Night film, “Despicable Me.” The Los Angeles Film Festival, presented by The Los Angeles Times, with its central hub at L.A. Live, began Thursday, June 17 and ended today.

The Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature went to “Four Lions” directed by Christopher Morris and the Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature went to “Thunder Soul,” directed by Mark Landsman. Roberto Hernández and Geoffrey Smith’s “Presumed Guilty won the Audience Award for Best International Feature.

The Audience Award for Best Short Film went to Dock Ellis & the LSD No-No, directed by James Blagden. The video for Ok Go’s This Too Shall Pass, directed by James Frost, Ok Go, and Syyn Labs won the Audience Award for Best Music Video.

Pernille Fischer Christensen's "A Family" (En Familie), about a Danish family facing the death of its patriarch, was awarded the narrative award at the Los Angeles Film Festival, which handed out its jury prizes Saturday at a brunch at Chaya Downtown.

The fest’s documentary award went to J. Clay Tweel's "Make Believe," which looks at young magicians vying for the title of Teen World Champion.

Each award includes a $50,000 cash prize, funded by Film Independent, which produces the festival.

The award for best ensemble performance was given to Sabrina Lloyd, James Urbaniak, Lynn Cohen, Harry Chase, Nate Smith and Kamel Boutros for their work in Adam Reid's "Hello Lonesome."

Pablo Larcuen's "My Invisible Friend" took the best narrative short film honors, while Tomasz Wolski's "The Lucky One”"was named best documentary short and Beomsik Shimbe Shim's "Wonder Hospital" was best animated short.

The fest,...

Jesper Christensen in Pernille Fischer Christensen‘s A Family (top); J. Clay Tweet‘s Make Believe (bottom) Pernille Fischer Christensen‘s Danish drama En Familie / A Family and J. Clay Tweel‘s Make Believe were the top winners of Film Independent’s Los Angeles Film Festival 2010 awards. In Best Narrative Feature A Family, a proud patriarch wants his daughter to take over the family’s bakery business; the woman, however, has a job waiting for her in New York. Best Documentary Feature Make Believe shows six teenagers competing for the title of Teen World Champion at the World Magic Seminar in Las Vegas. Other Laff 2010 winners were Sabrina Lloyd, James Urbaniak, Lynn Cohen, Harry Chase, Nate Smith and Kamel Boutros for their ensemble performance in Adam Reid‘s Hello Lonesome; Pablo Larcuen‘s My Invisible Friend for Best Narrative Short Film; Tomasz Wolski‘s The Lucky One for Best Documentary...

hollywoodnews.com: Today Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards and the Los Angeles Film Festival, announced its 2010 Los Angeles Film Festival award winners at a brunch at Chaya Downtown. Audience award winners will be announced tomorrow afternoon at the Closing Night film, Despicable Me. The Los Angeles Film Festival, presented by The Los Angeles Times, with its central hub at L.A. Live, began Thursday, June 17 and will end on Sunday, June 27.

“There were thousands of movie fans at the festival this year, discovering new stories from our talented filmmakers,” said Film Independent Executive Director Dawn Hudson. “We are delighted to have the support of the Los Angeles film-going community for these films and their creators”

The two top juried awards of the Los Angeles Film Festival are the Narrative Award and Documentary Award, each carrying an unrestricted $50,000 cash prize, funded by Film Independent, for the winning film’s director.

Pernille Fischer Christensen’s A Family won the Los Angeles Film Festival narrative award, while J. Clay Tweel’s Make Believe collected the documentary award at the awards brunch Saturday. Full Los Angeles Film Festival winners at indieWIRE. The Laff, which moved its central hub to L.A. Live, began Thursday, June 17 and will end on Sunday, June 27. The two top jury awards of the Laff, the narrative award and documentary award, each come with a $50,000 cash prize, funded by Film Independent, for the film’s director. The award for best ensemble performance in the narrative competition went to Sabrina Lloyd, James Urbaniak, Lynn Cohen, Harry Chase, Nate Smith and Kamel Boutros for Adam Reid’s Hello Lonesome. The award for best narrative short film went to ...