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Becks, the musical drama directed by Elizabeth Rohrbaugh and Daniel Powell starring Lena Hall, won the LA Film Festival\u2019s U.S. Fiction Award today, while Karen Moncrieff\u2019s The Keeping Hours took the Audience Award for a fiction feature.<\/p>\n
Those winners were among the awards announced today at the festival\u2019s Awards Reception by Festival Director Jennifer Cochis and Film Independent President Josh Welsh (see the complete list below).<\/p>\n
Festival Guest Director Miguel Arteta (Beatriz at Dinner) was awarded the Spirit of Independence Award for his work advancing the cause of independent film and championing creative freedom.<\/p>\n
The U.S. Fiction Cinematography Award went to cinematographers Christian Sorensen Hansen and Pete Ohs for Everything Beautiful is Far Away, which made its World Premiere at the Festival. The World Fiction Award went to Diego Ros for The Night Guard (El Vigilante), which made its North American Premiere. Taking the Documentary Award was Liyana, by Amanda Kopp and Aaron Kopp.<\/p>\n
The LA Film Festival kicked off June 14 with the world premiere of Colin Trevorrow\u2019s The Book of Henry and closes today with the LA Premiere of Matt Spicer\u2019s Ingrid Goes West.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s the complete list of LAFF Awards:<\/p>\n
U.S. Fiction Award
\nWinner: Becks, directed by Elizabeth Rohrbaugh and Daniel Powell<\/p>\n
U.S. Fiction Cinematography Award
\nWinner: Everything Beautiful is Far Away, cinematography by Christian Sorensen Hansen and Pete Ohs<\/p>\n
The U.S. Fiction Jury\u2019s special mentions:
\nBreakout Performance: Auden Thornton, Beauty Mark
\nDirecting: Bruce Thierry Cheung, Don\u2019t Come Back from the Moon<\/p>\n
World Fiction Award
\nWinner: The Night Guard (El Vigilante), directed by Diego Ros (Mexico)<\/p>\n
The World Fiction Jury special mention:
\nExcellence in Storytelling: On the Beach at Night Alone (Bamui Hae-Byun-Eoseo Honja), directed by Hong Sangsoo (South Korea)<\/p>\n
Documentary Award
\nWinner: Liyana, directed by Amanda Kopp and Aaron Kopp<\/p>\n
LA Muse Fiction Award
\nWinner: And Then There Was Eve, directed by Savannah Bloch<\/p>\n
LA Muse Documentary Award
\nWinner: Skid Row Marathon, directed by Mark Hayes<\/p>\n
The LA Muse Jury special mentions:
\nActing: John Carroll Lynch, Anything
\nExcellence in Storytelling: The Classic, directed by Billy McMillin<\/p>\n
Nightfall Award
\nWinner: Serpent, directed by Amanda Evans<\/p>\n
The Nightfall Jury special mention:
\nActing: Kate Nhung, The Housemaid<\/p>\n
Award for Short Film
\nWinner: A Funeral for Lightning, directed by Emily Kai Bock.<\/p>\n
The Shorts Jury special mention:
\nExcellence in Storytelling: Balloonfest, directed by Nathan Truesdell. USA<\/p>\n
Award for Documentary Short
\nWinner: Black America Again, directed by Bradford Young. USA<\/p>\n
Audience Award for Fiction Feature Film
\nWinner: The Keeping Hours, directed by Karen Moncrieff<\/p>\n
Audience Award for Documentary Feature Film
\nWinner: Skid Row Marathon, directed by Mark Hayes<\/p>\n
Audience Award for Short Film
\nWinner: Swim, directed by Mari Walker<\/p>\n
Audience Award for Web-series
\nWinner: High & Mighty, directed by Carlos Lopez Estrada<\/p>\n
The Danny Elfman Project
\n(Previously announced winners of free licenses to Elfman\u2019s Rabbit and Rogue album for short films):
\n13, Justine Quinones
\nThe Bridge, Matt Eckholm
\nDandelion, Catherine Fauteux
\nA Day for Manuel, JB Minerva
\nGamelan, Cornelia Nicol\u0103easa
\nA Glory Sewn, Travis Dixon
\nLakesong, Douglas Gibbens & Konstantina Mantelos
\nNatural Promotion, Sean Oliver
\nUrge, Pieter Coudyzer<\/p>\n
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