LAMA 2013 Winners
Narrative Short
Narrative Feature
Documentary Short
“Fire and Ice”
Dir. by Alan Gordon
1st Place Winners
“The Employer”
Dir. by Frank Merle
“Persistence”
Dir. by Sebastian Synowiec
Five candidates for a high-ranking position at a powerful and mysterious corporation are given a final interview unlike any they could have imagined.
When Adam a Polish Home Army Ex-serviceman carries his dearest friend and brother in arms Mietek to his last destination, he remembers his own youthful naivety and ignorance. The first time an eighteen year old Adam meets Mietek, a Polish Army veteran returned from POW camp, he asks the ex-soldier to rejoin the fight against the German occupant in WW II. Facing a horrific incident changing their life, both find themselves risking the most precious thing to lose - their life - for the most precious thing another human being can offer - deep and true respect.
Audience Award
“The Employer”
Dir. by Frank Merle
Despite a terrible accident that has lifelong effects on Wrenna Monet, she struggles everyday but survived what could have been fatal. Being in Alaska, staying positive and using fire dancing as a therapy, has helped her recovery while in the serene beauty of the vast Alaskan mountains and glaciers. It is helping her heal as a person and is reminding her who she once was, while showing her who she is now.
Documentary Feature
Animation
International
“Echoes”
Dir. by Andrea La Mendola
“Shelved”
Dir. by James Cunningham
“Dusty’s Trail: Summit Of Borneo”
Dir. by Catherine Jayasuriya
Even robots get bored in dead end jobs, until they realize they are about to be replaced by humans! A clever comedy comes out of nowhere, shot in one day with actors replaced by animated robots.
Dusty's Trail is an inspirational documentary about a young man's journey with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a fatal and debilitating muscle wasting condition that affects one in 3,500 boys worldwide. The story tells about people coming together from around the world to climb a mountain in Borneo for charity to raise awareness for Duchenne. Dusty's Trail celebrates life through ties that bind all humanity. It's about the power of creating a positive, happy, fulfilling and inspiring life when the odds seem against it. Filmed in Borneo and California, the documentary is based on interviews with doctors, researchers, parents, friends and people who have been inspired by Dusty's life, some with whom he has never met, and others who share the same path.
Narciso is a man with a personality disorder. He's talking in front of a mirror with his alter-ego about his girlfriend Sara, brutally murdered under mysterious circumstances. He's in the bathroom next to the crime scene where a police inspector is investigating about it. The dialog between Narciso and his reflection turns into a challenge between the two personalities and many confusing memories comes back from his subconscious like flashbacks. Step by step the truth comes out in a continuous emotional growth. Who is going to win the day? What will the Inspector find out during Narciso's interrogation after he comes out the bathroom?
Experimental
Student
“Paper Lotus”
Dir. by Kai-Ting Wu
“Gorgeous Media”
Dir. by Christina Santa Cruz
A struggling Taiwanese American accessories designer tries to reconnect with her father while navigating the mysterious traditions of her grandmother's funeral. But when a rare career opportunity occurs, she is forced to choose between work and family, and risk losing her father's love forever.
A Neo-noir fantasy destined to be odd. With a brief time line of fashion and sex appeal via the frame we are provoked to join and conform to the media's wishes - to be absolutely theirs.
Music Video
Script
“Men of Color”
by Mike Kearby
“Girls Don’t Cry Part II”
Dir. by Jeremie Seguin
A wrongly accused man fights to survive in a futuristic society where the convicted are not incarcerated, but dyed specific colors that proclaim their crimes to the citizen state.
A young man finds himself in a strange and dark place. He can see a creature opposite him who seems to be himself in the dark way. She attempts to pull him in this worrying universe when a woman appears to help him.
Awards of Excellence
“Balkanica LTD”
Dir. by Daniele Scarpi
“Lapsus”
Dir. by Karim Ouaret
“Paper People”
Dir. by Andrew Kightlinger
“Two Persons Max”
Dir. by Tim Kent
“You Missed Sonja”
Dir. by Felix Koch
Best Director
“Persistence”
Dir. by Sebastian Synowiec
Best Cinematography
“Persistence”
Dir. by Sebastian Synowiec
Best Production Design
“Persistence”
Dir. by Sebastian Synowiec
Best Costume Design
“Persistence”
Dir. by Sebastian Synowiec
Best Actor
“Paper People”
Andrew Kightlinger
Best Actress
“Lapsus”
Sophie Meister
Best Supporting Actor
“Persistence”
Michal Kosciuk
Best Supporting Actress
“Two Persons Max”
Jessica-Jane Clement
Best Original Score
“You Missed Sonja”
Dir. by Felix Koch
Best Editing
“You Missed Sonja”
Dir. by Felix Koch
Best Special Effects
“Lapsus”
Dir. by Karim Ouaret
Best Screenplay
“Paper People”
Dir. by Andrew Kightlinger
Honorable Mention
“Blue Division”
Dir. by Sergi Marti
“Butterfly”
Dir. by J.R. Curry
“Darker Shade Of Green”
Dir. by Edward Andrews
“Franky And The Ant”
Dir. by Billy Hayes
“Future Assassin”
Dir. by Yunus Shahul
“Gravity Of Center”
Dir. by Victor Quijada & Thibaut Duverneix
“Great Adventures”
Dir. by Gerard Lambkin
“Home Front”
Dir. by Brian Ford
“Human Code”
Dir. by Ihsen Tlili
“Imagine”
Dir. by Jonathan Steven Green & Jahanara Saleh
“Leave Us Alone”
Dir. by Nicholas Treeshin
“Legion Of The Black”
Dir. by Patrick Fogarty
“Marie M.”
Dir. by Christophe Louis
“Masque”
Dir. by Robert Hatch
“Meditations: itsokayitsokay”
Dir. by Jonathan Ade
“Memory Sculptor”
Dir. by Ken Ochiai
“Paper”
Dir. by Ivan Kraljevic
“Road Less Traveled”
Dir. by Cameron Radice
“Saracen”
Dir. by Kristian Kery
“The Pack”
Dir. by Alain Aguilar
“Time 2 Split”
Dir. by Fabrice Bracq
Award of Excellence, Category “Best” and Honorable Mention Winners
Awards of Excellence
“Grandpa and Me and A Helicopter To Heaven”
Dir. by Johan Palmgren & Asa Blanck
“Life Changing Moments”
Dir. by Sherry Thomas
“Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution”
Dir. by Matthew VanDyke
“Singularity Or Bust”
Dir. by Raj Dye
“This Is Hannibal”
Dir. by Maximilian Moskal
Best Director
“This Is Hannibal”
Dir. by Maximilian Moskal
Best Cinematography
“Fire and Ice”
Dir. by Alan Gordon
Best Editing
“Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution”
Dir. by Matthew VanDyke
Best Visual Effects
“Fire and Ice”
Dir. by Alan Gordon
Best Concept
“This Is Hannibal”
Dir. by Maximilian Moskal
Honorable Mention
“A Dream Deferred”
Dir. by Alex Boota & Dario Guerrero
“Blue Obsession”
Dir. by Alan Gordan
“Chivalry Is Dead”
Dir. by Khristi Adams
“He Carves Stone...”
Dir. by Joelle De Jesus
“The Common Sense Rebellion”
Dir. by Sturla Ellingvag
“The Rhythm Club Fire”
Dir. by Bryan Burch
“Udderly Direct”
Dir. by Randy Hall
“Working Til The End -
The Lack Of Retirement Income”
Dir. by Nikolas Muller
Awards of Excellence
“Bibo”
Dir. by Anton Chistiakov & Mikhail Dmitriev
“Elysian fields”
Dir. by Ina Conradi
“Lumin”
Dir. by Thomas Richner
“White Widow: A Psycological Thriller”
Dir. by Jamie Dwyer & Justin Ulloa
Best Director
“Shelved”
Dir. by James Cunningham
Best Animated Visuals
“Bibo”
Dir. by Anton Chistiakov & Mikhail Dmitriev
Best Original Score
“Lumin”
Dir. by Thomas Richner
Best Animated Characters
“Shelved”
Dir. by James Cunningham
Best Voice-Over
“Telling A You”
Dimitri Philpott
Best Screenplay
“White Widow: A Psycological Thriller”
Dir. by Jamie Dwyer & Justin Ulloa
Best Sound Design
“Bibo”
Dir. by Anton Chistiakov & Mikhail Dmitriev
Honorable Mention
“King Tigermore In Strawberry Fields”
Dir. by Tunde Reid-Kapo
“Telling A You”
Dir. by Margarethe Baillou
“The Carousel Family”
Dir. by Te-Yu Liu
“The Rose Of Turaida”
Dir. by Ryan Grobins
Awards of Excellence
“Deeds Not Words”
Dir. by Silvio Nacucchi
“Dr. Grordbort Presents: The Deadliest Game”
Dir. by James Cunningham
“Sonja’s Story”
Dir. by Lorenzo Guarnieri
“Rose, Mary and Time”
Dir. by Hardeep Giani
“Paper Moon”
Dir. by Stanley Law
Best Director
“Echoes”
Dir. by Andrea La Mendola
Best Cinematography
“Sonja’s Story”
Dir. by Lorenzo Guarnieri
Best Production Design
“Sonja’s Story”
Dir. by Lorenzo Guarnieri
Best Costume Design
“Deeds Not Words”
Dir. by Silvio Nacucchi
Best Actor
“Echoes”
Glen Blackhall
Best Actress
“Paper Moon”
Chrissie Chau
Best Supporting Actor
“Paper Moon”
Gordon Lam
Best Supporting Actress
“Rose, Mary and Time”
Lizzie Worsdell
Best Original Score
“Dr. Grordbort Presents: The Deadliest Game”
Dir. by James Cunningham
Best Editing
“Dr. Grordbort Presents: The Deadliest Game”
Dir. by James Cunningham
Best Special Effects
“Dr. Grordbort Presents: The Deadliest Game”
Dir. by James Cunningham
Best Screenplay
“Paper Moon”
Dir. by Stanley Law
Honorable Mention
“Bonsai”
Dir. by Roberto Aznar Almazan
“Flight Of The Hummingbird”
Dir. by Julian Noble
“Justice Will Wait”
Dir. by Aleksei Nelaev
“Mirage.net”
Dir. by Mansoor Aldhaheri
“Study”
Dir. by Paolo Benetazzo
“The K Effect”
Dir. by Valenti Figueres Jorge
“The Meeting”
Dir. by Gianpiero Alicchio
“Titanic Love”
Dir. by Mark Pressdee
“Trustin and The Ideas Machine”
Dir. by Ben Knight
“When Time Becomes A Woman”
Dir. by Ahmad Alyaseer
“Yearning”
Dir. by Eva Daoud
Awards of Excellence
“Behind Elsewhere”
Dir. by Corrado Mariani
“Delusion”
Dir. by Edward Lyons
“Still”
Dir. by Takeshi Sone
“The Expanse Of Heaven”
Dir. by Karlos Alastruey
“The Hipster Paradox”
Dir. by Kyra Nicole Rogers
Best Director
“Gorgeous Media”
Dir. by Christina Santa Cruz
Best Cinematography
“Gorgeous Media”
Dir. by Christina Santa Cruz
Best Production Design
“Still”
Dir. by Takeshi Sone
Best Costume Design
“Behind Elsewhere”
Dir. by Corrado Mariani
Best Original Score
“Behind Elsewhere”
Dir. by Corrado Mariani
Best Editing
“Delusion”
Dir. by Edward Lyons
Best Visual Effects
“The Hipster Paradox”
Dir. by Kyra Nicole Rogers
Honorable Mention
“Alcatraz Bete Noire”
Dir. by Mickey Bersoza
“Between I and Us”
Dir. by George Pfau
“Coyote Eyes”
Dir. by Gregg Valentine
“Eva & Liza”
Dir. by Nick Roth
“Mask-Y-Show”
Dir. by Natalya Nova
“Red”
Dir. by Miquel Najera
“Shadow In The Wind”
Dir. by Alex Seyum
“The Balibo Night”
Dir. by Nick Black
“Trent”
Dir. by Carlos Hurtado
Awards of Excellence
“Edge Of Destruction”
Dir. by Fei Xiang
“Genome”
Dir. by Luke Snailham
“Leo, The Surveyor”
Dir. by Terrell Grice
“Mikey”
Dir. by Jaco Dukes
“The Station Master”
Dir. by Jon Stokke
Best Director
“Paper Lotus”
Dir. by Kai-ting Wu
Best Cinematography
“Paper Lotus”
Michal Dabal
Best Production Design
“Edge Of Destruction”
Dir. by Fei Xiang
Best Costume Design
“The Station Master”
Dir. by Jon Stokke
Best Actor
“Edge Of Destruction”
Qingrui Xu
Best Actress
“Paper Lotus”
Jessika Van
Best Supporting Actor
“Paper Lotus”
Ben Lin
Best Supporting Actress
“Edge Of Destruction”
Xiaopeng Teng
Best Original Score
“Leo, The Surveyor”
Dir. by Terrell Grice
Best Editing
“Genome”
Dir. by Luke Snailham
Best Special Effects
“Edge Of Destruction”
Dir. by Fei Xiang
Best Screenplay
“Paper Lotus”
Dir. by Kai-ting Wu
Honorable Mention
“3 Minutes”
Dir. by Klayton Stainer
“5 Minutes”
Dir. by Wilson M’Biavanga
“A Baby Named Bong”
Dir. by Kate Rhamey
“Behind A Closed Door”
Dir. by Anatoly Shulev
“Black”
Dir. by Mason Howard
“Daniel and The Tools”
Dir. by Nikhil Bhagat
“Figure #1”
Dir. by Chus F. Sarrion
“Flawless”
Dir. by Navjyot Bandiwadekar
“Marty”
Dir. by Geoffrey James
“My Pad Thai”
Dir. by Tanaphol Wongpan
“Nowhere Fast”
Dir. by Aaron Daniel Jacob & Ryan A. Shaktah
“Quicksand”
Dir. by Lance Oppenheim
“R”
Dir. by Patrick C. Clinton
“Race”
Dir. by Charis Chu
“Resight”
Dir. by Sama Waham
“Revenge Flame Of Hayabusa”
Dir. by Petong Sakulchai
“Stoned”
Dir. by Victoria Garza
“Sumtin’ Like Dat”
Dir. by Andrew Amani
“The Butcher’s Key”
Dir. by Sung Cho
“Toombaworth”
Dir. by Lucy McKendrick
Awards of Excellence
“Callous People”
by Irina Kondrashova
“Chasing Hobbits”
by Jackie Maw Tolliver
“Family Men”
by Jeff Woodard
“Harley”
by Jamie Roberts
“Secret In The Bayou”
by Eric Bernard & LyndonTait
Honorable Mention
“A Clear Dream”
by Hong Zhou
“A Debt in Blood”
by Francis Jay & C.B. Liffer
“Addressee Unknown”
by Jeremy Dickens
“Bioterror Conspiracy”
by Louis Lio
“Can’t Afford The Freeway”
by John Morton
“Covers”
by Francis Jay
“First Contact at Cabo Rojo”
by David Thorndill
“Flame”
by Derek McDaniel
“Grace”
by Jeffrey A. Russel & Lynda Lemberg
“Iron Dogs”
by Neil Chase
“Love and Popcorn”
by Eamon Wyse
“Narcosis”
by James Hsiao
“Quest For Light, Adventure of The Magi”
by Byron Anderson
“Risk: 101”
by Hannah Leskosky
“Simon Says”
by Joey Kent
“Stat Dad”
by Charles Laulette
“The Book Of Skulls”
by Bryan Levitt
“The Journal”
by Braide Keyland
“The Snakeman”
by Jeffrey Ryback
“Time And Space”
by Steven Prowse
Awards of Excellence
“Final Cut Of Wampler’s Ascent”
Dir. by Elizabeth Wampler & Stephen Wampler
“Harvesting The High Plains”
Dir. by Jay Kriss
“Risky Business:
A Look Inside America’s Adult Film Industry”
Dir. by David Mech
“The Ufologist”
Dir. by Christopher Farley
“Trashed”
Dir. by Candida Brady
Best Director
“Dusty’s Trail: Summit Of Borneo”
Dir. by Catherine Jayasuriya
Best Cinematography
“Final Cut Of Wampler’s Ascent”
Dir. by Elizabeth Wampler & Stephen Wampler
Best Editing
“Trashed”
Dir. by Candida Brady
Best Visual Effects
“Dusty’s Trail: Summit Of Borneo”
Dir. by Catherine Jayasuriya
Best Concept
“The Ufologist”
Dir. by Christopher Farley
Honorable Mention
“A Question Of Perspective”
Dir. by Josefine Borrmann & Julia Luhnau
“American Federale”
Dir. by Michael Carlin
“Bob Barry-Jazzography In Black & White”
Dir. by Dailey Pike
“Choice Point - Align Your Purpose”
Dir. by Harry Massey & Myfanwy Marshall
“Debi Derryberry: Cheery & Fun”
Dir. by Gary Conrad
“Do You Know What My Name Is?”
Dir. by Naomi Kazama & Shigeru Ota
“Don McLean American Troubadour”
Dir. by Jim Brown
“European Surf Tour”
Dir. by Peter Sterling
“Fluoridegate- An American Tragedy”
Dir. by David Kennedy
“Foreign Eye In The Storm”
Dir. by Angelique Papadelias
“It’s Only (a) Natural”
Dir. by Richard Lewis & Yolanda Lee
“Last Golden Lotus-
The Secret Of Chinese Foot Binding”
Dir. by Shirley Yi Hong Zhao
“Lost Children Of Hard Days”
Dir. by Erkan Buker
“Penguin Island Western Austrailia”
Dir. by Rob Nichols
“Tamale Road”
Dir. by Marcos Villatoro & Raquel McPeek Rodriquez
“The Castle Project”
Dir. by Brian Higgins
“The Fight For Water”
Dir. by Juan Oseguera
“Tribewanted Sierra Leone”
Dir. by Jonathan Sarno
“Welcom To Jarbo State”
Dir. by Annelie Olsson
“When I Walk”
Dir. by Jason DaSilva
Awards of Excellence
“Snake Eyes-Wilson”
Dir. by Nora Urbanski
“Dear Someone”
Dir. by Tetsuo Kamata
“Flight Facilities-Clair de Lune”
Dir. by Dave Ma
“Waiting For Godot”
Dir. by Caitlin Pashalek
“When I Get That Pony Rode”
Dir. by Cindy Meehi
Best Director
“Girls Don’t Cry Part II”
Dir. by Jeremie Seguin
Best Cinematography
“Flight Facilities-Clair de Lune”
Dir. by Dave Ma
Best Song
“Waiting For Godot”
Dir. by Caitlin Pashalek
Best Editing
“Dear Someone”
Dir. by Tetsuo Kamata
Best Visual Effects
“Girls Don’t Cry Part II”
Dir. by Jeremie Seguin
Best Production Design
“Flight Facilities-Clair de Lune”
Dir. by Dave Ma
Best Costume Design
“We Got It Made”
Dir. by Austin Kase
Honorable Mention
“But I Do”
Dir. by Katherine Chloe Cahoon
“Daddy’s Eyes”
Dir. by Carlos Hurtado
“Delica-m: Mean Something”
Dir. by Herman Wang
“Galactaron-First Contact”
Dir. by Owen Dennis
“Gettysburg Address”
Dir. by David Sander
“I, Spy”
Dir. by Ben Jackson
“Mimic”
Dir. by Lucio Arese
“My Dream Girl”
Dir. by Carlos Hurtado
“The Sorrow”
Dir. by Jennifer Nicole Stang
“Wait For Me”
Dir. by Raquel Peralta Flores & Tono Busqueta Mendoza
“We Got It Made”
Dir. by Austin Kase
Awards of Excellence
“A Bit Of Bad Luck”
Dir. by John Fuhrman
“Down and Dangerous”
Dir. by Zak Forsman
“Silent Night”
Dir. by Christian Vuissa
“The Space Jockey Pursuit”
Dir. by Brian Titshaw
“Virginity”
Dir. by Saeed Khoze
Best Director
“The Employer”
Dir. by Frank Merle
Best Cinematography
“A Bit Of Bad Luck”
Dir. by John Fuhrman
Best Production Design
“Virginity”
Dir. by Saeed Khoze
Best Costume Design
“Silent Night”
Dir. by Christian Vuissa
Best Actor
“The Employer”
Malcom McDowell
Best Actress
“Virginity”
Michelle Farivar
Best Supporting Actor
“The Employer”
Michael DeLorenzo
Best Supporting Actress
“The Employer”
Paige Howard
Best Original Score
“The Employer”
Dir. by Frank Merle
Best Editing
“Down and Dangerous”
Dir. by Zak Forsman
Best Special Effects
“The Employer”
Dir. by Frank Merle
Best Screenplay
“Silent Night”
Dir. by Christian Vuissa
Honorable Mention
“5th Street”
Dir. by Alex Meader
“A Cloud In The Glass Of Water”
Dir. by Srinath Christopher Samarasinghe
“Automotive”
Dir. by Tom Glynn
“Bank Roll”
Dir. by Doug Maquire
“Bloodsucka Jones”
Dir. by Justin Armao
“Cardio”
Dir. by Ian Todary
“Dream (2012)”
Dir. by Bhavani Shanker
“Gone”
Dir. by Matt McLaughlin
“Knuckle Jack”
Dir. by John Adams & Toby Poser
“Milwood”
Dir. by Evan Goldman
“One Candle One Man”
Dir. by Xerxes Afshar
“Sketch Collections Of A Madman”
Dir. by Emanuel Bermudez
“The Essentials”
Dir. by Brendan Nagle
“The Pear Of Jorge”
Dir. by Pablo Fernandez-Vilalta
“The Theory Of Love”
Dir. by Jay Oswald
“Twice”
Dir. by Robert Fritz
“Villa, A Journal of Passion”
Dir. by Maria De Lourdes Deschamps Briones &
Juan Andres Bueno
“Wingmen Incorporated”
Dir. by Ken Gayton & Jason Schaver
Narrative Short
Narrative Feature
Documentary Short
Documentary Feature
Animation
Experimental
International
Student
Music Video
Script
Stage IV:
Living With Cancer
2013
Los Angeles
Movie Awards
