Los Angeles Film Festival Award Winners

Noah J Nelson on Monday, Jun. 25th

June is the month when LA comes alive with festivals. Growing in prominence each year on the world film stage is the LA Film Fest, which announced its winners yesterday. Here’s a quick round-up of those taking home awards.

THE WINNERS

Narrative Award (for Best Narrative Feature): All Is Well (Portugal)
Honorable Mention: Thursday Till Sunday (Chile)

Documentary Award (for Best Documentary Feature): Drought (Mexico)

Best Performance in the Narrative Competition: Wendell Pierce, Emory Cohen, E.J. Bonilla and Aja Naomi King in Joshua Sanchez’s Four

Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature: Beasts of the Southern Wild (read our review)

Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature: Birth Story: Ina May Gaskin and the Farm Midwives

Audience Award for Best International Feature: Searching For Sugar Man

Best Narrative Short Film: The Chair

Best Documentary Short Film: Kudzu Vine

Best Animated/Experimental Short Film: The Pub

Audience Award for Best Music Video: Piranhas Club (previously featured by the LA Music Video Festival and Turnstyle)

Audience Award for Best Short Film: Asad

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