LAMA 2012 Winners
Narrative Short
Narrative Feature
Documentary Short
“Stage IV: Living With Cancer”
Dir. by Matt Walla
1st Place Winners
“Slave”
Dir. by Jorgo Papavassiliou
“The Monkey’s Paw”
Dir. by Ricky Lewis, Jr.
a psychological erotic thriller with an independent, modern approach/style and a classic suspenseful whodunit-story. main actors: erika maroszan, esther iszak, ralph moeller, zsolt bacs, lucas babin find out who stands behind the perfect murder!
An old-fashioned ghost story full of Gothic atmosphere to chill you to the bone on a dark night. In the fog shrouded Moors, the White family is visited by an old friend returning from India where he served with the British Army. He passes on a cursed talisman he discovered deep in the jungle which grants the bearer three wishes. Not heeding his warning of its power, the family take possession of The Monkey's Paw and the wishes they ask bring terror and tragedy to their lives.
Best of Show
“Connected:
An Autobiography About Love, Death & Technology”
Dir. by Tiffany Shlain
'Connected' offers an exhilarating stream-of-consciousness ride through the interconnectedness of humankind, nature, progress and morality at the dawn of the 21st century. With insight, curiosity, and humor, the film weaves both a personal and global story about interdependence. For centuries we've been declaring independence, this film asks if perhaps it's time to declare our interdependence instead.
My objective is to inspire with stories of five 4th stage cancer survivors who have far exceeded their dire diagnosis and prognosis; This film is about cancer survivors who have lived exciting and fulfilling lives after a 4th stage diagnosis. I want this to inspire families and friends of cancer survivors and people without illness in their lives and see that they can change their lives also. I want to show how cancer is different today and becoming more of a manageable disease in our lifetime
Documentary Feature
Animation
International
“Beach Spike”
Dir. by Tony Tang
“Animalario”
Dir. by Sergio Mejia Forero
“Connected: An Autobiography About Love, Death & Technology”
Dir. by Tiffany Shlain
Dr. Ego's hideous genetic experiments have disturbed the peace of Animalario, a city at the edge of chaos. Gatto, a skilled detective hasn't ceased in his quest to stop EGO and restore order; but this time, a lethal hyena will do her utmost to stand in his way.
Rooted in various features of dark novel, Animalario presents animals as the characters of a world where ethics, justice and evil set the stage in a fight for social order.
'Connected' offers an exhilarating stream-of-consciousness ride through the interconnectedness of humankind, nature, progress and morality at the dawn of the 21st century. With insight, curiosity, and humor, the film weaves both a personal and global story about interdependence. For centuries we've been declaring independence, this film asks if perhaps it's time to declare our interdependence instead.
PL Beach, filled with bikini girls, is Sharon and Rachel's homeland. They work in Uncle Dao's restaurant, which is located in the heart of PL Beach.
The owner of PL Beach, Mrs. Brewer, is planning to convert the beach into a holiday resort. Uncle Dao tries to ask Mrs. Brewer not to take down the beach. As saved Mr. and Mrs. Brewer's life many years ago, Mrs. Brewer is willing to give the beach inhabitants a chance. If Sharon and Rachel beat her daughters and win the Hong Kong Beach Volleyball Tournament, Mrs. Brewer will cancel the resort planning.
To improve their volleyball skills, Uncle and Auntie Dao teaches Sharon and Rachel Chinese kung-fu. Can they win the tournament and save PL Beach?
Experimental
Student
“Stuck”
Dir. by Martin W. Andersen
“You Know Nothing About Me”
Dir. by Frank Fu
Jack, an unassuming banker, awakens to the horrific discovery that he is trapped in an abandon warehouse, cemented to the waist inside a hole in the floor. Unable to free himself from the hardened concrete, Jack is confronted by his abductor- Donald, who accusing Jack of raping and killing Donald's late 13-year-old daughter. When Donald is surprised by the sudden arrival of his wife Ellen, Jack is quick to appeal to her common sense. As a horrified Ellen is torn between the two men begging for support, a much greater horror is about to be revealed to all of them, which leads them to commit acts that none of them saw coming
He is coming,
He is waiting,
Her legs are open.
29 years old Frank will never forget the winter of 2011. For Uncle Bao however, it is summertime because he is full of attraction towards both men and women. What will happen when the old man, the young man and the young woman have an exotic dinner at the same table? Will the juice wet the candle? Or can the chicken make the wow?
Music Video
Script
“Homunculus”
by Austen Brauker
“The Particles-Taken Away”
Dir. by Fred Khoshtinat
Gruesome attacks ignite area locals to hunt for cougars in the deep forests of northern Michigan. Native tribal elders, corrupt police and backwoods drug dealers become intertwined in the confusion as mangled human and animal bodies are discovered. A psychopathic doctor has created a Homunculus, a mythical humanoid monster, using an ancient alchemical tome. The doctor searches for the Philosopher's Stone, a healing elixir, derived from a gelatinous discharge that seeps from the monster's ankles. The secretion can fuse the severed dead flesh of different species. The Homunculus creates ghastly reanimated abominations from the people and animals that it kills. A young man must embrace the teachings of his Indian grandfather if there is any hope to overcome the Homunculus and save the entire community.
You do not need to go to the movies to experience massive special effects that would make Michael Bay jealous. You do not need to go to Metropolitan Museum of Art to hear the instruments dating back thousands of years and you do not need to visit Brooklyn to hear the most unique collaborations, these things can all be found in the video from The Particles titled Taken Away.
Awards of Excellence
“Civil”
Dir. by Weston Middleton
“Fight Night Legacy”
Dir. by Hisonni Johnson & Michael Sarnoski
“Grounded”
Dir. by Kevin Margo & Barrett Meeker
“The Adventures Of Loop & Rhett”
Dir. by Michael Su
“1095 Days”
Dir. by Han Fang Pao
“Red Sheep”
Dir. by A. David McKay
Best Director
“The Monkey’s Paw”
Dir. by Ricky Lewis Jr.
Best Cinematography
“Civil”
Dir. by Weston Middleton
Best Production Design
“The Adventures Of Loop & Rhett”
Dir. by Michael Su
Best Costume Design
“Civil”
Dir. by Weston Middleton
Best Actor
“Civil”
Keir O’Donnell
Best Actress
“1095 Days”
Sarah Banks
Best Supporting Actor
“Red Sheep”
George Katt
Best Supporting Actress
“The Monkey’s Claw
Rosemary Spence
Best Original Score
“The Monkey’s Paw”
Dir. by Ricky Lewis Jr.
Best Editing
“Grounded”
Dir. by Kevin Margo & Barrett Meeker
Best Special Effects
“The Monkey’s Paw”
Dir. by Ricky Lewis Jr.
Best Screenplay
“Fight Night Legacy”
Dir. by Hisonni Johnson & Michael Sarnoski
Honorable Mention
“Mayhem”
Dir. by Richard Blake & A.I. Moore
“Queen”
Dir. by Adam Rose
“Deila”
Dir. by John Gorman
“Reflector”
Dir. by Dave Hill
“Shuffle”
Dir. by Garrett Bennett
“Switch”
Dir. by Phoebe Hartley
“Traps”
Dir. by Kal-El Bogdanove
“A Good Night”
Dir. by Michael Mayhall
“Emma & Eva”
Dir. by Vincent Fitz-Jim
“Goldfish”
Dir. by Peter Plevritis
“I Am NEDA”
Dir. by Nicole Kian-Sadighi
“Punch Me”
Dir. by Robert X. Golphin
“The Burning Baby”
Dir. by Matt Brodie
“The Last Wish”
Dir. by Michael Rossi
“In Gods Time”
Dir. by Andrew Rotondi
“Taxi Wallah”
Dir. by Rav Zen
“Barry’s Last Shot”
Dir. by Billy Tepper
“El Abuelo”
Dir. by Stephen Crutchfield
“Like Grains Of Sand”
Dir. by Charles Conklyn
“Meditation: Supper”
Dir. by Jonathan Ade
“Narcossist”
Dir. by Azmi Mert Erdem
“Puaul & Vicky”
Dir. by Jan Dirk Peereboom Voller
“Return”
Dir. by Nikita Ovsyannikov
“The Merchant”
Dir. by Robert Kiraz
Award of Excellence, Category “Best” and Honorable Mention Winners
Awards of Excellence
“Randy Parsons: American Luthier”
Dir. by David Aldrich
“The Webtel.mobi Intercontinental Challenge”
Dir. by Stuart Sterzel
“Slip Cue”
Dir. by Robin Kupferman
Best Director
“Stage IV: Living With Cancer”
Dir. by Matt Walla
Best Cinematography
“Randy Parsons: American Luthier”
Dir. by David Aldrich
Best Editing
“The Webtel.mobi Intercontinental Challenge”
Dir. by Stuart Sterzel
Best Visual Effects
“Slip Cue”
Dir. by Robin Kupferman
Best Concept
“Stage IV: Living With Cancer”
Dir. by Matt Walla
Honorable Mention
“Musescape”
Dir. by Fumio Matsumoto
“Man Of The People--Dr. Hector P. Garcia”
Dir. by Armando Ibanez
“I Am A Girl”
Dir. by Susan Koenen
“The Hurva And The Klaf”
Dir. by Orah Buck
Awards of Excellence
“The New Suited”
Dir. by Niels Beekes
“Little Star’s Journey”
Dir. by Yi-An Chien
“Shape”
Dir. by Eusong Lee
Best Director
“Animalario”
Dir. by Sergio Mejia Forero
Best Animated Visuals
“Animalario”
Dir. by Sergio Mejia Forero
Best Original Score
“Little Star’s Journey”
Dir. by Yi-An Chien
Best Animated Characters
“The New Suited”
Dir. by Niels Beekes
Best Voice-over
“The New Suited”
Eddie Bowley
Best Screenplay
“Animalario”
Dir. by Sergio Mejia Forero
Best Sound Design
“Animalario”
Dir. by Sergio Mejia Forero
Honorable Mention
“Live Outside The Box”
Dir. by Shu-Hsuan Lin
“The Slurps: Saltwater Intruder”
by TreeFox Cartoons
“999.999.999”
Dir. by Gerald Grunow
Awards of Excellence
“Voice Over”
Dir. by Svetoslav Ovcharov
“Nightwolf”
Dir. by Giovanni Ficetola & Matteo Fontana
“East”
Dir. by Leonora Moore
Best Director
“Beach Spike”
Dir. by Tony Tang
Best Cinematography
“Beach Spike”
Dir. by Tony Tang
Best Production Design
“Voice Over”
Dir. by Svetoslav Ovcharov
Best Costume Design
“Voice Over”
Dir. by Svetoslav Ovcharov
Best Actor
“Nightwolf”
Daniele Balconi
Best Actress
“Beach Spike”
Jessica Cambensy
Best Supporting Actor
“Voice Over”
Krasimir Dokov
Best Supporting Actress
“Nightwolf”
Luisa Gallia
Best Original Score
“Beach Spike”
Dir. by Tony Tang
Best Editing
“Beach Spike”
Dir. by Tony Tang
Best Special Effects
“Everyone’s Children”
Dir. by Eduard Jakaj
Best Screenplay
“East”
Dir. by Leonora Moore
Honorable Mention
“Klyumi’s Poetry And Sayuru’s Embroidery”
Dir. by Satoru Sugita
“Eden”
Dir. by Robbie Walsh
“Taxi Libre”
Dir. by Kaveh Nabatian
“Nuttin’ Bafflin’”
Dir. by Allison Wilmarth
“The Son Of The Sea”
Dir. by Roberto Aznar Almazin
“Everyone’s Children”
Dir. by Eduard Jakaj
“Apostol Karamitev”
Dir. by Max Freeman
“Oscar”
Dir. by Aoife Naughton
Awards of Excellence
“Season 1 Episode 2”
Dir. by Bettina Atala
“Water Moon Mirror Flower”
Dir. by Tianran Duan
Best Director
“You Know Nothing About Me”
Dir. by Frank Fu
Best Cinematography
“You Know Nothing About Me”
Dir. by Frank Fu
Best Production Design
“You Know Nothing About Me”
Dir. by Frank Fu
Best Costume Design
“You Know Nothing About Me”
Dir. by Frank Fu
Best Original Score
“Water Moon Mirror Flower”
Dir. by Tianran Duan
Best Editing
“Season 1 Episode 2”
Dir. by Bettina Atala
Best Visual Effects
“Water Moon Mirror Flower”
Dir. by Tianran Duan
Awards of Excellence
“Twist & Blood”
Dir. by Kuba Czekaj
“Flight Of The Melvin”
Dir. by Paul DeNigris
“The Maiden And The Princess”
Dir. by Ali Scher
“Life Through A Lens”
Dir. by Ellenor Argyropoulos
“Hath No Man”
Dir. by Linus Koh
Best Director
“Stuck”
Dir. by Martin W. Andersen
Best Cinematography
“Hath No Man”
Dir. by Linus Koh
Best Production Design
“Stuck”
Dir. by Martin W. Andersen
Best Costume Design
“Hath No Man”
Dir. by Linus Koh
Best Actor
“Stuck”
Paul McCarthy-Boyington
Best Actress
“Life Through A Lens”
Kath Gordon
Best Supporting Actor
“Blue”
Whit Davies
Best Supporting Actress
“Life Through A Lens”
Lily Hall
Best Original Score
“The Maiden And The Princess”
Dir. by Ali Scher
Best Editing
“Flight Of The Melvin”
Dir. by Paul DeNigris
Best Special Effects
“The Maiden And The Princess”
Dir. by Ali Scher
Best Screenplay
“Twist & Blood”
Dir. by Kuba Czekaj
Honorable Mention
“Omerta”
Dir. by Arnaud Janvier, Fabrice Fiteni, Nicolas Loudot & Gaspard Roche
“Cabby”
Dir. by Xiaocao Liu
“Cavity”
Dir. by Ada Chin
“Absolution”
Dir. by Aaron Blum
“Blindspot”
Dir. by Tamara Britza
“Infection”
Dir. by Tod Lundbohm
“Aloneliness”
Dir. by Sid Bodalia
“Newsworthy”
Dir. by Jeremy Robbins
“Medea”
Dir. by Ha Kyun Jung
“Church Road”
Dir. by Nicole Yuhas
“Carefree Feeling”
Dir. by Jack Armstrong
“Mommy Loves You”
Dir. by Joy Ji Yang
“Chasing Laughter”
Dir. by Steven Leath
“Aversion Conspiracy”
Dir. by Kyle Gehring
“Blue”
Dir. by Tanya Musgrave
“Once Upon A Park Bench”
Dir. by Joseph Baum
“Beeping”
Dir. by Zunzhi Wang
“Waking Moment”
Dir. by Michael Nader
“The Contract”
Dir. by Anna Zaytseva
“Airplane”
Dir. by Evyn Espiritu
“My License”
Dir. by Elizabeth Herrick
“DSLR”
Dir. by Yang Hua Hu
Awards of Excellence
“The Honorable Lady”
by John Morton
“The Eyes Of Benedict Arnold”
by Brian Douglas
“Freedom At Midnight”
by Jeffrey Ryback
“Apparition”
by Roi Costa
“The Foreigner”
by Michael Nader
Honorable Mention
“Twin Graves”
by Paul Ellington
“A Perfect Virtue”
by Alex Puchall
“Nekropolis”
by Kevin Walker & Jason Beever
“Red”
by Jennifer Green
“Single Shot”
by W. Mark Dendy
“Lily”
by Eamon Wyse
“The Transcenders”
by Paul Dupree
“The Wilderness Treatment”
by Tom Cavanaugh
“Wrong”
by Adrian Moss
“The Doane Gang”
by Holly Anderson
“Commute”
by Justin De Nino
“The High Mesa Colony”
by Thomas Pace
“Meridian”
by Todd Lundbohm
“Outbreak: Prohibition”
by Evan Kail & Scott Huculak
“Dangerous Curves”
by Solace Pineo
“Pandemonium”
by Richard Weiss
“Itsy Tries Again”
by Zachary Vojdani
“Held”
by Suzanne Kelman & Rose Woods
“Please Rewind Me”
by Eileen-Rita Folwell
“Mayhem”
by Richard Weiss
Awards of Excellence
“Knocking On The Devil’s Door”
Dir. by Gary Null & Valerie Van Cleve
“Art Of Freedom- Himalayas”
Dir. by Marek Klosowica
“On The Bridge”
Dir. by Olivier Morel
“Stepping Into The Fire”
Dir. by Roberto Velez & Ross Evison
“Night Shift”
Dir. by Timo Grosspietsch
Best Director
“Connected:
An Autobiography About Love, Death & Technology”
Dir. by Tiffany Shlain
Best Cinematography
“Night Shift”
Dir. by Timo Grosspietsch
Best Editing
“Art Of Freedom- Himalayas”
Dir. by Marek Klosowica
Best Visual Effects
“Connected:
An Autobiography About Love, Death & Technology”
Dir. by Tiffany Shlain
Best Concept
“Knocking On The Devil’s Door”
Dir. by Gary Null & Valerie Van Cleve
Honorable Mention
“Last Stand At Nymboida ”
Dir. by Jeff Bird
“Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea”
Dir. by David Schmidt
“Lou Harrison: A World Of Music”
Dir. by Eva Soltes
“Giovanna Cau - Differently Young”
Dir. by Marco Spagnoll
“The House Of Tomorrow”
Dir. by Shamim Sarif & Hanan Kattan
“Shining Night: A Portrait Of Composer Morten Lauridsen”
Dir. by Michael Stillwater
“In Silence”
Dir. by Ewa Ewart
“Genderf*kation: A Gender Emancipation”
Dir. by Chris Durant
Awards of Excellence
“Turn It Around”
Dir. by Matthew Pizzano
“We Own The Night- Dom Liberati”
Dir. by Jon Kondelik & James Kondelik
“No Shelter”
Dir. by Matthew Pizzano
“Anine Stang Dominoes”
Dir. by Petter Tangmyr
Best Director
“The Particles- Taken Away”
Dir. by Fred Khoshtinat
Best Cinematography
“Anine Stang Dominoes”
Paul Evans
Best Song
“Turn It Around”
Dir. by Matthew Pizzano
Best Editing
“We Own The Night- Dom Liberati”
Dir. by Jon Kondelik & James Kondelik
Best Visual Effects
“The Particles- Taken Away”
Dir. by Fred Khoshtinat
Best Production Design
“Turn It Around”
Dir. by Matthew Pizzano
Best Costume Design
“Turn It Around”
Dir. by Matthew Pizzano
Honorable Mention
“Girl Problems- Sancho”
Dir. by Zak Tucker
“EnTwined by Khaili Conway”
Dir. by Navin Ramaswaran
“Spring Is Coming”
Dir. by Woo-Hyuk (Dooboo) Kim
“Cassandra’s Run”
Dir. by Thomas Kanschat
“Otouta Future”
Dir. by Kentaro Masamura
Awards of Excellence
“My Own Pole”
Dir. by Marcin Glowacki
“A Handful Of Sea”
Dir. by Leyla Yilmaz
“The Boxer”
Dir. by Tomasz Blachnicki
“Deadline”
Dir. by Chris Tasara
“The Big Bad”
Dir. by Bryan Enk
Best Director
“Slave”
Dir. by Jorgo Papavassiliou
Best Cinematography
“Slave”
Dir. by Jorgo Papavassiliou
Best Production Design
“A Handful Of Sea”
Dir. by Leyla Yilmaz
Best Costume Design
“Deadline”
Dir. by Chris Tasara
Best Actor
“A Handful Of Sea”
Engin Altan Duzyatan
Best Actress
“Slave”
Esther Iszak
Best Supporting Actor
“My Own Pole”
Bartlomiej Topa
Best Supporting Actress
“The Big Bad”
Jessica Savage
Best Original Score
“Slave”
Dir. by Jorgo Papavassiliou
Best Editing
“The Boxer”
Dir. by Tomasz Blachnicki
Best Special Effects
“The Big Bad”
Dir. by Bryan Enk
Best Screenplay
“My Own Pole”
Dir. by Marcin Glowacki
Honorable Mention
“Neander-Jin: The Return Of The Neanderthal Man”
Dir. by Florian Steinbiss
“Ms. Remembered”
Dir. by Rob Humphreys II
“Day And Night”
Dir. by Sabine Derfinger
“The Horror Of Barnes Folly”
Dir. by Jonathan Rach
“10terrorist!”
Dir. by Dee McLachian
“AUN-The Beginning And The End Of All Things”
Dir. by Edgar Honetschlager
“Wombs: Discovering The Next Dimension”
Dir. by Cliff Paris & Karen Paris
“Heniek”
Dir. by Ellza Kowalewska
“The Young”
Dir. by Richard Weston
“40 West”
Dir. by Dana Packard
“Underbelly Blues”
Dir. by Phil Messerer
“Suburban Kings”
Dir. by Senteza Kironde & Andrew Pilkington
“A Box For Rob”
Dir. by Renzo Vasquez
“The Maiden Danced To Death”
Dir. by Endre Hules
“1st Time 16mm”
Dir. by Rul Goulart
“Robo-Dorks”
Dir. by Alex Moore
“True Bromance”
Dir. by Sebastian Doggart
“Sleep Debt”
Dir. by Patrick Canning
Narrative Short
Narrative Feature
Documentary Short
Documentary Feature
Animation
Experimental
International
Student
Music Video
Script
Stage IV:
Living With Cancer
