NYLA International Film Festival
Past Winners
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NYLA (LA) 2023 Winners
Audience Award
“ The Miracle of You ” Dir. by Peter Spruyt
Best Narrative Short
“ No Air for Angels ” Dir. by Erin Elizabeth
Best Documentary Short
“ Resilient ” Dir. by Caleb Gingras & David Ouimet
Best Student Film
“ Dreamers ” Dir. by Frank Zanella
Best Animation
“ Dulce ” Dir. by Aleyda Ortiz
Best Music Video
“ December Fades - "Sunrise" ” Dir. by Joel Umbaugh
Best Script
“ Oberlin ” by J.P. Johnston
Best Actress
Joey Marie Urbina
Award Of Excellence
“ Almost Home ” Dir. by Robert Lin
Award Of Excellence
“ Sparks - The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte ”
Dir. by Ron Mael, Russell Mael & Richie Starzec
Award Of Excellence
“ The Miracle of You ” Dir. by Peter Spruyt
Award Of Excellence
“ Road Home ” Dir. by Stepan Sokolov
Award Of Excellence
“ Off Grid ” by Magnus Leijon
Award Of Excellence
“ Runaway Ship ” by Theodore Carl Soderberg
Award Of Excellence
“ The Live-Ins ” by Nikoleta Jani & Jamie M. Elliot
Award Of Excellence
“ The Loss Of Innocence ” by Donatella Corrado
Award Of Excellence
“ Trickster ” by Rob York
NYLA (LA) Spring 2023 Winners
Audience Award
“ Marguerite; They Call Me Maggie ” Dir. by Benjamin Burt
Best Narrative Short
“ Look Around ”
Dir. by Ulisses Malta Junior & Gustavo Azevedo Santos
Best Documentary Feature
“ CANCER/EVOLUTION Episode 1: The Dustbin of History ”
Dir. by Maggie Jones & Brad Jones
Best Documentary Short
“ Pioneering Spirits ” Dir. by Stephan Blinn
Best Student Film
“ Let’s Dance ” Dir. by Shengyi He
Best Animation
“ To The Moon ” Dir. by Dalton Mauro & Julian Martin
Best Music Video
“ This Is What War Is Like ” Dir. by Orken Tokmagambetov
Best Script
“ Still's Life ” by Duncan Putney
Best Director
“ Look Around ”
Dir. by Ulisses Malta Junior & Gustavo Azevedo Santos
Best Actor
Evan Adams “ The Handsome Man ”
Best Actress
Dawon NAM “ K-School ”
Award Of Excellence
“ Cry For Me ” Dir. by Ben Cassiani & Daniel Laurent
Award Of Excellence
“ Going OM ” by Lissa Coffey & Shawn Parikh
Award Of Excellence
“ Hey Alexa ” Dir. by Rebecca Demeter
Award Of Excellence
“ Marguerite; They Call Me Maggie ” Dir. by Benjamin Burt
Award Of Excellence
“ The Handsome Man ” Dir. by Misty Shipman & Hope Shipman
Award Of Excellence
“ Watu-Wazuri...Beautiful People: RISE ” by Gretchen L Ratcliff Sawyer
NYLA (LA)Fall 2022 Winners
Audience Award
“ Love's Gate ” Dir. by Nick Trivundza & Lexie Trivundza
Best Narrative Short
“ House Of The Unholy ” Dir. by Daniel Merlot
Best Documentary Feature
“ Journalist at war - voice of the victims ” Dir. by Morten Offerdal &
Vegard Lund Bergheim
Best Documentary Short
“ Generational Trauma ” Dir. by Alan J. Chriest
Best Student Film
“ May The Pawn Reaches The End ” Dir. by Tien Yuan
Best Music Video
“ Reminiscence ” Dir. by Jia Zhao
Best Script
“ Worth TheWeight ” by Peter Panagos
Best Director
“ House Of The Unholy ” Dir. by Daniel Merlot
Best Actor
Calvin Peters “ The Movement ”
Best Actress
Xiaomei “ May The Pawn Reaches The End ”
Award Of Excellence
“ Driverless ” Dir. by Charles Pelletier
Award Of Excellence
“ Love's Gate ” Dir. by Nick Trivundza & Lexie Trivundza
Award Of Excellence
“ Our Beautiful World ” Dir. by Ian Williams
Award Of Excellence
“ The Movement ” Dir. by Calvin Peters
Award Of Excellence
“ The Rain Has Passed ” Dir. by Marina Nikolaevna Edwards
Award Of Excellence
“ This and That ” Dir. by Katie Garibaldi
Award Of Excellence
“ Angst ” by Tommy Miller, Aaveen Marandi, Shane O'Shea
Award Of Excellence
“ For Lila ” by Kaitron Sentrel Bryant
Award Of Excellence
“ Love and Other Bloody Messes ” by Brian McGrath
Award Of Excellence
“ Marmalade ” by Jeffrey Morin
Award Of Excellence
“ The Hitchcock Murders ” by Andy Maycock
NYLA (LA)Spring 2022 Winners
Audience Award
“ Numb ” Dir. by Carlos Moreno Jr.
Best Narrative Short
“ Ali’s Realm ” Dir. by Mario Torres Jr.
Best Documentary Feature
“ Living and Dying on September 11th - a Family Story ”
Dir. by Dr. Jan Philipp Burgard
Best Documentary Short
“ Chinatown: Our Only Home ” Dir. by Tony Wang
Best Student Film
“ On A Tuesday ” Dir. by Matt Scott Jones
Best Animation
“ TheSpiritChildren ” Dir. by Isaiah Crawford
Best Music Video
“ Pra Melhorar ” Dir. by Mariana Jorge
Best Script
“ Bloodlines: The Mogadishu Diaries 1992-1993 ”
by Eddie Clay Thompkins III
Award Of Excellence
“ For I’m Dead ” Dir. by Patricia Delso Lucas
Award Of Excellence
“ Hindsight ” Dir. by David Abramsky
Award Of Excellence
“ Numb ” Dir. by Carlos Moreno Jr.
Award Of Excellence
“ Alta California ” by Lynn Elliott
Award Of Excellence
“ American Nostalgia ” by Isaac Ballesteros Barba
Award Of Excellence
“ City Of Roses ” by Peter McMurran
Award Of Excellence
“ Seahorse ” by Khara L Campbell
Award Of Excellence
“ Seahorse ” by Khara L Campbell
NYLA (LA) 2021 Winners
Audience Award
“ The Only Fan ” Dir. by Marteverick Shears
Best Narrative Feature
“ The Final Stand ” Dir. by Vadim Shmelyov
Best Narrative Short
“ They Call Us Sediciosos ” Dir. by Iz Gutierrez
Best Documentary Feature
“ Ground Swell: Epic Stories of Monster Waves ” Dir. by Paul Taublieb
Best Documentary Short
“ Pedacito de la Tierra ” Dir. by Lina Lyte Plioplyte
Best Student Film
“ The Letter Not Sent ” Dir. by Mandi Huang
Best Animation
“ Iron Farmer ” Dir. by Wei-Jhih Chen
Best Music Video
“ Not The Only One by Sugi Dakks ” Dir. by Marina Piche
Best Script
“ Killing The Second Dog ” by Jerzy Kowynia
Best Director
“ The Final Stand ” Dir. by Vadim Shmelyov
Best Actor
Artyom Gubin “ The Final Stand ”
Best Actress
Lubov Konstantinova “ The Final Stand ”
Award Of Excellence
“ The Only Fan ” Dir. by Marteverick Shears
Award Of Excellence
“ Cold Service ” by Peter Strupp
Award Of Excellence
“ Fire Is Not The End ” by Alejandro Torre Lopez
Award Of Excellence
“ Legends ” by Danny Alex
Award Of Excellence
“ Lolo - A Play ” by Chris Banda
NYLA (LA) 2021 Winners
Best Narrative Feature
“ Savage Days ” Dir. by David Lanzmann
Best Narrative Short
“ Tell Me About Tomorrow ” Dir. by Igor Zuikov
Best Documentary Feature
“ Enfer & Paradis ” Dir. by Antoine Chicoye, Michael Darrigade & Alex Lesbats
Best Documentary Short
“ The Philosophy Documentary ” Dir. by Matt Bolin
Best Student Film
“ The Village Of Nobody ” Dir. by Shimeng Zhou
Best Animation
“ Mila ” Dir. by Cinzia Angelini
Best Music Video
“ Alone ” Dir. by Bonzie
Best Script
“ The Loser’s Club ” by Jonathan Turner Smith
Award Of Excellence
“ Benny And The Jets ” by Ginger Casey
Award Of Excellence
“ Hard Time ” by Christopher J Barfoot & Taj Khan
Award Of Excellence
“ Legend ” by Walter Stewart
Award Of Excellence
“ Miscreation ” by Mark Aaron Donnell
Award Of Excellence
“ Out On A Limb ” by Antoinette Fernandez
Award Of Excellence
“ Regrets ” by Jennifer Phagan
Award Of Excellence
“ Three Roads To Oaxaca ” by Evan Gaustad
NYLA (LA) 2020 Winners
Best Narrative Feature
“ Saviour Angel ” Dir. by Irina Gedrovich
Best Narrative Short
“ Prelude Of A Corpse ” Dir. by Arin Inan Aslan
Best Documentary Feature
“ Native Wisdom- The Peoples of Eastern Oregon
” Dir. by Tim Keenan Burgess & Lawrence Johnson
Best Documentary Short
“ Reyna ” Dir. by Stella Franceskides
Best Student Film
“ Gloria ” Dir. by Meiru Lu
Best Animation
“ Redemption ” Dir. by Seora Hong
Best Music Video
“ Baby Boomer Rap ” Dir. by Pam Price
Best Script
“ The Last Day Of Paradise ” by Kiki Denis
Award Of Excellence
“ Brook Farm ” Dir. by Alexander Wake
Award Of Excellence
“ Flock Hers ” by James Samuel
Award Of Excellence
“ Headway ” by Geoffrey J.D. Payne
Award Of Excellence
“ McLucky's St. Paddy's Day Bar Crawl ” by Stephen John Beyer
Award Of Excellence
“ The Adventures of John and Mary ” by Robert Wagner
NYLA (LA) 2020 Winners
Best Narrative Short
“ Alina ” Dir. by Rami Kodeih
Best Documentary Feature
“ Light Within The Cracks ” Dir. by Phillip Ennis & Richard Wolf
Best Documentary Short
“ I Want To Be ” Dir. by Apizsara Praisin
Best Student Film
“ It’s A Bittersweet Life ” Dir. by Adré Havéus
Best Animation
“ Play On ” Dir. by Dong Hwan Ko, Ha Yeon Song & Sun Woo Kang
Best Music Video
“ Golden Legs ” Dir. by Spencer Davies
Best Script
“ Serpents Of The Dead ” by Dr. Ron Dalrymple
Award Of Excellence
“ Bad Furniture ” Dir. by Randall Maxwell
Award Of Excellence
“ Beheaded ” by Helen Williams
Award Of Excellence
“ Brickbat ” by Mark Aaron Donnell
Award Of Excellence
“ Chokepoint ” by Tamra Teig
Award Of Excellence
“ How Long ” Dir. by Matt Mahurin
Award Of Excellence
“ Lexi ” Dir. by Danny Gold
Award Of Excellence
“ Little Big - Go Bananas ” Dir. by Alina Pasok & Iliya Prusikin
Award Of Excellence
“ Nietzsche ” by Walter Stewart
Award Of Excellence
“ Other People ” Dir. by Chad Schollmeyer
Award Of Excellence
“ Rebel In A Modern Age ” by Ed Munter
NYLA (October) 2019 Winners
Audience Award
“ What Didn’t Kill Me ” Dir. by Jason Coulter
Best Narrative Feature
“ Desperate Waters ” Dir. by Jeffry Druce
Best Narrative Short
“ TALK ” Dir. by Boulanger Romuald
Best Documentary Feature
“ Gilead's Protocol ” Dir. by Dvorit Shargal
Best Documentary Short
“ Farewell, farewell, farewell ” Dir. by Ricardo Castro
Best Student Film
“ Progeny ” Dir. by Justin Daering
Best Animation
“ Latteship ” Dir. by Hsing-Fang Tsai & Daishi Takishima
Best Music Video
“ DECEMBER FADES "CRASH and BURN"
” Dir. by Theresa June-Tao & Thuo Sam
Best Script
“ Where's Stephanie? ” by Jo-Ann Wilhelm
Best Director
“ Progeny ” Dir. by Justin Daering
Best Actor
Chasen Tyler Bauer “ Progeny ”
Best Actress
Sarah Scott “ Desperate Waters ”
Award Of Excellence
“ Approaching London ” by Alexander Hooper
Award Of Excellence
“ DEFEASANCE ” by John A Caslione
Award Of Excellence
“ Lost in Control ” by Maria Massei-Rosato
Award Of Excellence
“ PROMISE ” by John T. Frederick
Award Of Excellence
“ StarPowered ” by Madeline Rooks
NYLA (May) 2019 Winners
Audience Award
“ Illegal ” Dir. by Jesus Nebot
Best Narrative Short
“ Pink Promise ” Dir. by Christiana Chang
Best Documentary Feature
“ Born As A Girl ” Dir. by Marek Klosowicz
Best Documentary Short
“ Margaret Singer: Seeking Lignt ” Dir. by Louise Palanker
Best Student Film
“ #SLUT ” Dir. by Jenna Kanell
Best Animation
“ Home Grown ” Dir. by William Reynish
Best Music Video
“ Love Me So Much ” Dir. by Heidi Hornbacher
Best Script
“ Force Of Evil ” Dir. by Louise Lee Mei
Best Actress
Wei Kong “Pinky Promise”
Award Of Excellence
“ 40 Billion ” by JJ Frey, PHD
Award Of Excellence
“ Little Things Mean A Lot ” by Michal Monteith
Award Of Excellence
“ Mojo ” by Joanne Bellw
Award Of Excellence
“ Nymphs: Life Of The Sea ” by Raymond Davenport
Award Of Excellence
“ The Need For Something ” by John T. Frederick
Award Of Excellence
“ Timeless ” by Christina Babinsack
NYLA (October) 2018 Winners
Audience Award (Tie)
“ The One ” Dir. by Jim Simone
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“ Woofy Goldberg ” Dir. by Samuel DeAngelis
Best Narrative Short
“ Masks ” Dir. by Mahaliyah Ayla O
Best Student Film
“ Watermelon: A Cautionary Tale ” Dir. by Kefei Li & Connie Qin He
Best Animation
“ Where The Jungle Ends ” Dir. by Joe Stucky
Best Music Video
“ Horrified ” Dir. by Michelle Bossy
Best Script
“ To Hell And Back ” by Agnese Pagliarani
Award Of Excellence
“ Been Too Long ” by Laura DeBar
Award Of Excellence
“ bGone ” by Scott Marshall Taylor
Award Of Excellence
“ Freeman’s Men ” by Gloria J Browne-Marshall
Award Of Excellence
“ Jonath ” by Luis Gerardo Pascual
Award Of Excellence
“ The Seduction Of Auntie Rose ” by Alpha Blair
Award Of Excellence
“ Western Dragons ” by John T. Frederick
NYLA (May) 2018 Winners
Audience Award
Blinders Dir. by Edward Klau
Best Narrative Feature
“ Uma ” Dir. by Alain Maiki
Best Narrative Short
“ Sanvean ” Dir. by Elizabeth Yoder, Paul E. Allan & Alina Patra
Best Documentary Feature
“ I Got The Land ” Dir. by Francescu Artily
Best Documentary Short
“ Adrift ” Dir. by Cath Le Couteur
Best Student Film
“ The Blank Page ” Dir. by Lou Dubigeon
Best Animation
“ Colloidal Croco ” Dir. by Takashi Yoneoka
Best Music Video
“ Break My Senses ” Dir. by Oleg Trofim
Best Script
“ Please, Gentlemen, Ask Me Who I Am ” by Cinzia Gagliardi
Best Director
“ Uma ” Dir. by Alain Maiki
Best Actor
Orlando Delgado “ Uma ”
Best Actress
Alexandra Braun “ Uma ”
Award Of Excellence
“ Parousia ” by Todd Sorrell
Award Of Excellence
“ Perry ” by RJ Watson
Award Of Excellence
“ Saving Simon ” by Joanne Bellew
Award Of Excellence
“ The Death Of Me ” by Eric Grisanti
Award Of Excellence
“ The Guide ” by Henry Radoff
Award Of Excellence
“ Things To Do Before Leaving ” by James Byrne
NYLA (October) 2017 Winners
Audience Award
“ I Need You ” Dir. by Gracie Bellissimo
Best Narrative Feature
“ Kroatoa ” Dir. by Roberto Durrant
Best Narrative Short
“ The Circle ” Dir. by Sheldon Schwartz
Best Documentary Feature
“ Biarritz Surf Gang ” Dir. by Nathan Curren & Pierre Denoyel
Best Documentary Short
“ Los Angeles To New York: Dwan Gallery ” Dir. by Carroll Moore
Best Student Film
“ The Waltz Of The Monsters ” Dir. by Gabriele Fabbro
Best Animation
“ Flutter ” Dir. by Vladimir Todorov
Best Music Video
“ The Federal Empire ” Dir. by I.N.L.Y.F
Best Script
“ Hawk Moon ” by Cal Athan
Best Director
“ The Circle ” Dir. by Sheldon Schwartz
Best Actor
Ryan Phillippe “ The Circle ”
Best Actress
Lori Alan “ Do The Voice ”
Award Of Excellence
“ Blind Love ” by Julie Sayres
Award Of Excellence
“ Giga Trippers ” by Tess Ws
Award Of Excellence
“ Riggers ” by Dane Krogman
Award Of Excellence
“ Running Blind ” by John T. Frederick
Award Of Excellence
“ The Power Of The Butterflies ” by Sergiu Valcu
Award Of Excellence
“ Year Of The Rabbit ” by Julie Fischer
NYLA (May) 2017 Winners
Audience Award
“ Transformation: Art Peace Imagine In India ” Dir. by Bob Williams
Best Narrative Feature
“ Carter & June ” Dir. by Nicholas Kalikow
Best Narrative Short
“ Ditch ” Dir. by Adrian Elliot
Best Documentary Feature
“ Curiosity, Adventure & Love ” Dir. by Sunshine Lichauco de Leon &
Suzanne Richiardone
Best Documentary Short
“ Transformation: Art Peace Imagine In India ” Dir. by Bob Williams
Best Student Film
“ Alchemist ” Dir. by Calvin Khurniawan
Best Animation
“ Revelation - The City Of Haze ” Dir. by Mao Qichao
Best Music Video
“ Mina Tobias: Kings & Queens ” Dir. by Madchen Amick
Best Script
“ Broken Doll ” by Guillermo Gonzalez Lanchares
Best Director
“ Carter & June ” Dir. by Nicholas Kalikow
Best Actor
Michael Raymond-James “ Carter & June ”
Best Actress
Samaire Armstrong “ Carter & June ”
Award Of Excellence
“ 39 Billion False Claims ” by JJ Frey, PhD
Award Of Excellence
“ Bad Mark ” by Elizabeth Delaney
Award Of Excellence
“ Grizzled ” by Alain Goulem
Award Of Excellence
“ Royally Duped: A Fairytale Gone Askew ” by Winnie Khaw
Award Of Excellence
“ Seventh Angel ” by Richard Perry
Award Of Excellence
“ Ziggy And The Stooges ” by Gregg Greenberg
NYLA (LA) 2016 Winners
Audience Award
“ The Letter ” Dir. by Becca Berry
Best Narrative Feature
“ Boundaries Of The Heart ” Dir. by Zhang Feng
Best Narrative Short
“ Farewell My Love ” Dir. by Zhang Dage
Best Documentary Feature
“ Lost Kites ” Dir. by Samuel Rich & Gabriella Fritz
Best Documentary Short
“ Democracy Road ” Dir. by Michael Anton
Best Student Film
“ Farewell My Love ” Dir. by Zhang Dage
Best Animation
“ Wall ” Dir. by Chia-Yin Chou
Best Music Video
“ Slowly ” Dir. by Cassie Marin
Best Script
“ Mayday ” by Jeffrey Thomas
Best Director
“ Boundaries Of The Heart ” Dir. by Zhang Feng
Best Actor
Deng Fei “ Farewell My Love ”
Best Actress
Luo Zixin “ Boundaries Of The Heart ”
Award Of Excellence
“ Furniture ” by Marvin Kaplan
Award Of Excellence
“ Prisoner Moon ” by John Van Roekel
Award Of Excellence
“ Resurrection Time Conspiracy ” by James Carroll
Award Of Excellence
“ The Legend Of William Tell ” by J. Ian Sample
Award Of Excellence
“ Voodoo Love ” by Mario Pineda
NYLA (NY) 2016 Winners
Audience Award
“ The Fragility Of Love ” Dir. by David Terra
Best Narrative Feature
“ Autumn Fall ” Dir. by Jan Vardoen
Best Narrative Short
“ Beautiful Dreamer ” Dir. by David Gaddie
Best Documentary Feature
“ Yosemite ” Dir. by Oliver Goetzl
Best Documentary Short
“ Amazigh Wedding In The Anergui Valley ” Dir. by Farida Benlyazid
Best Student Film
“ The Suburbs Go On Forever ” Dir. by Mark Day
Best Animation
“ Tre Tosser ” Dir. by Peter Hausner & Snobar Avani
Best Music Video
“ Love & Darkness ” Dir. by Shelly Carmel
Best Script
“ In For A Penny ” by James Kelty & Laurelle Barnett
Best Director
“ Autumn Fall ” Dir. by Jan Vardoen
Best Actor
Jordi Vilasuso “ This Modern Man Is Beat ”
Best Actress
Ingeborg Raustol “ Autumn Fall ”
Award Of Excellence
“ Ellen Grace ” by BR Stanley
Award Of Excellence
“ Letters From Thurgood ” by Robert Redmond
Award Of Excellence
“ Luther’s Gang ” by Massimiliano Mauceri
Award Of Excellence
“ Madame Facades ” by Charles Laulette
Award Of Excellence
“ Pullman ” by Karen Schmidt & Timothy Schmidt
NYLA (LA) 2015 Winners
Audience Award
“Play Violet For Me” Dir. by Matt Mercer
Best Narrative Feature
“Other People’s Children” Dir. by Liz Hinlein
Best Narrative Short
“K7” Dir. by Jan Inberg
Best Documentary Feature
“Marriage: Shattered Vows” Dir. by Peter Hatch & Karla Plimmer
Best Documentary Short
“Our People” Dir. by Payne Lindsey
Best Student Film
“Angel” Dir. by Marty Wei
Best Animation
“The Present” Dir. by Jacob Frey
Best Music Video
“Emotions” Dir. by Carlos Hurtado
Best Script
“Cover-Up” by Toshihide Iguchi
Best Director
“Other People’s Children” Dir. by Liz Hinlein
Best Actor
Chad Michael Murray “Other People’s Children”
Best Actress
Diane Marshall Green “Other People’s Children”
Award Of Excellence
“Baker’s Dozen” Dir. by Bruce Notman
Award Of Excellence
“Fire On Ice” by Courtney Suttle
Award Of Excellence
“Warriors Of The Four Corners” by Robert Brickman
NYLA (NY) 2015 Winners
Audience Award
“If The Trees Could Talk” Dir. by Michael Weinstein
Best Narrative Short
“Keeper Of The Past” Dir. by Marco J. Riedl
Best Documentary Feature
“Blade #1” Dir. by Zuzka Kurtz
Best Documentary Short
“Laces” Dir. by Jenny McQuaile
Best Student Film
“Damaged Goods” Dir. by Sophie Finkelstein
Best Animation
“Switch Man” Dir. by Hsun-Chun Chuang & Shao-Kuei Tong
Best Music Video
“My Movies” Dir. by Onn Halpern & Liel Simon
Best Script
“Silence” by Dylan Phillips
Best Director
“Keeper Of The Past” Dir. by Marco J. Riedl
Best Actor
Ed Asner “Pacific Edge”
Best Actress
Luisa Wietzorek “Keeper Of The Past”
Award Of Excellence
“Till We Meet Again” Dir. by Bank Tangjaitrong
Award Of Excellence
Linnea Larsdotter “Till We Meet Again”
Award Of Excellence
“Across The Pond” by Andrea Harding
Award Of Excellence
“Archangel” by Joe “Tuffy” Tofuri
Award Of Excellence
“Pale Fox” by Julio Duggan
NYLA (LA) 2014 Winners
Audience Award
“Lockdown” Dir. by Rebecca George
Best Narrative Short
“Wild & Precious” Dir. by Cusi Cram
Best Narrative Feature
“Then There Was” Dir. by Louis Mandylor
Best Documentary Feature
“Painting the Way to the Moon ” Dir. by Jacob Okada
Produced by Jacob Okada, Adam Morrow & Carylanna Taylor
Best Documentary Short
“Mito” Dir. by Josh Dixon
Best Student Film
“The Greatest Gift” Dir. by Yilei Zhou
Best Animation
“Run Crab Run!” Dir. by Wei lu
Best Music Video
“Ramona Flowers” Dir. by Bouha Kazmi
Best Script
“Cahoots” by Elan Carlson
Best Director
“Then There Was” Dir. by Louis Mandylor
Best Actor
Costas Mandylor “Then There Was” Dir. by Louis Mandylor
Best Actress
Keesha Sharp “The 636” Dir. by Mark Travis
Award Of Excellence
“House Of Fire” by Peter Gazdag
Award Of Excellence
“The Stronger Need” by Charles Laulette
Award Of Excellence
“Wooden Nickel” by Cara Haycak
NYLA (NY) 2014 Winners
Audience Award
“The Happily Ever After” Dir. by Erika Burke Rossa
Best Narrative Short
“Songs From The Outside” Dir. by Michael Van Ostade & Andrew Van Ostade
Best Narrative Feature
“Swell” Dir. by Joey Angerone
Best Documentary Feature
“This is My Long Island” Dir. by Dan Marquardt
Best Documentary Short
“Kawomera: Plant, Pray, Partner For Peace” Dir. by Marla Mossman
Best Student Film
“Number 2” Dir. by Jarrod Shusterman
Best Animation
“Stan” Dir. by Meirav Haber
Best Music Video
“Korn-Never Never” Dir. by Giovanni Bucci
Best Script
“The Scythe” by Terrance Mitchell Thibideaux
Best Director
“Songs From The Outside” Dir. by Michael Van Ostade & Andrew Van Ostade
Best Actor
David Lyons “Penance” Dir. by Jeff Wolfe
Best Actress
Cristina Franco “In The Black” Dir. by Vincent Talenti
Award Of Excellence
“Lost Cause” by David Schroeder
Award Of Excellence
“The Portrait” by Matthew Marshall
Award Of Excellence
“The Snakeman” by Jeffrey Ryback
NYLA (LA) 2013 Winners
Audience Award
“Sand Storm” Dir. by Geoff Erwin
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“Contrition” Dir. by Ricardo Perez-Selsky
Best Narrative Feature
“The Boarder” Dir. by Jolene Adams
Best Narrative Short
“Eve Angelic” Dir. by Luca Ceccarelli
Best Documentary Feature
“Impact” Dir. by Flo Villane
Best Documentary Short
“My Last Days: Meet Zach Sobiech” Dir. by Justin Baldoni
Best Student Film
“Valediction” Dir. by Rodrigo Correia
Best Animation
“Blessing” Dir. by Wei-Jhih Chen
Best Music Video
“Only Me (Solo Yo)” Dir. by Carlos Hurtado
Best Script
“Grace” by Lynda Lemberg & Jeffery Allen Russel
Best Director
“The Boarder” Dir. by Jolene Adams
Best Actor
Carlton Wilborn “The Boarder” Dir. by Jolene Adams
Best Actress
Leslie Stevens “The Boarder” Dir. by Jolene Adams
Award Of Excellence
Andy Scott Harris “The Boarder” Dir. by Jolene Adams
Award Of Excellence
“Icarus Down” Dir. by Paul Nicoletos
Award Of Excellence
“Hopes Nocturnal” by David Sabbath
Award Of Excellence
“Music House” by Craig Horst
Award Of Excellence
“The Tapestry” by Steven Prowse
NYLA (NY) 2013 Winners
Audience Award
“Ten-Buck Baton” Dir. by Nimer Basha
Best Narrative Feature
“Ten-Buck Baton” Dir. by Nimer Basha
Best Narrative Short
“The Novel” Dir. by Paolo Licata
Best Documentary Feature
“Do Not Duplicate” Dir. by Jonathan Mann & Sean McGing
Best Documentary Short
“The Kids Of 5114” Dir. by Michael Rothman
Best Student Film
“Blindfolded” Dir. by Eric Choi
Best Animation
“Trid An Stoirm” Dir. by Fred Burdy
Best Music Video
“Fly-Anti Bullying” Dir. by Ilan Rosenberg
Best Script
“Zero Day” by Simon Birkenhead
Best Director
“The Novel” Dir. by Paolo Licata
Best Actor
Anton Alexander “The Novel” Dir. by Paolo Licata
Best Actress
Jane Doe “ABCFilm” Dir. by Jane Doe
Award Of Excellence
“Guest House” Dir. by Aaron Wolf
Award Of Excellence
“Last Waltz of Vienna” by Brian Weakland
Award Of Excellence
“Hot Chocolate” by Jeremiah O’Brien
NYLA (LA) 2012 Winners
Audience Award
“Abstraction” Dir. by Daniel Gomes
Best Narrative Feature
“Anita Ho” Dir. by Steve Myung
Best Narrative Short
“Abstraction” Dir. by Daniel Gomes
Best Documentary Feature
“Twero: The Road To Health” Dir. by Michael Otremba
Best Documentary Short
“L.A. Aboriginal” Dir. by Bayou Bennett & Daniel Lir
Best Student Film
“Harvest” Dir. by Reid Carrescia
Best Animation
“Retrocognition” Dir. by Eric Patrick
Best Music Video
“Jesus Ain’t Coming Back” Dir. by Nathan Bayne
Best Script
“Besa” by Michael Miceli & Delson Armstrong
Best Director
“Anita Ho” Dir. by Steve Myung
Best Actor
David May “Abstraction” Dir. by Daniel Gomes
Best Actress
Heather Mitchell “The Red Valentine” Dir. by Glenn Stewart
Award Of Excellence
“Medicine Men” Dir. by Guy Malim
Award Of Excellence
“The Red Valentine” Dir. by Glenn Stewart
Award Of Excellence
“Original Sin” by Charles Laulette
NYLA (NY) 2012 Winners
Best Narrative Feature
“To Redemption” Dir. by Alexia Oldini
Best Narrative Short
“Masque” Dir. by Robert Hatch
Best Documentary Feature
“The Fourth World” Dir. by Mark Volkers
Best Documentary Short
“Carbon for Water” Dir. by Evan Abramson & Carmen Elsa Lopez Abramson
Best Student Film
“Paying For It” Dir. by Lauren Lillie
Best Animation
“Animalario” Dir. by Sergio Mejia Forero
Best Music Video
“TLS-Traditional Love Song” Dir. by Roberto Roda
Best Script
“The O Shaped Mouth” by Shephali Frost
Best Director
“To Redemption” Dir. by Alexia Oldini
Best Actor
Richard Losee “Masque” Dir. by Robert Hatch
Best Actress
Kelsey Ford “Paying For It” Dir. by Lauren Lillie
Award Of Excellence
“Spaghetti For Two” Dir. by Matthias Rosenberger & Betina Dubler
Award Of Excellence
“Escape” Dir. by Marvi Lacar
Award Of Excellence
“Ripple” by Heather Faris
NYLA (LA) 2011 Winners
Best Narrative Feature
“A Porn Star Is Born” Dir. by Corey Bishop
Best Narrative Short
“Spoiler” Dir. by Daniel Thron
Best Documentary Feature
“Take A Seat: Sharing A Ride Across America” Dir. by Dominic Gill
Best Documentary Short
“No Autographs” Dir. by Bryan Buckley
Best Student Film
“Stuck” Dir. by Martin W. Anderson
Best Animation
“Create” Dir. by Dan MacKenzie
Best Music Video
“Just Another Thing” Dir. by Jon Reno
Best Script
“Imprinted” by Alison McMahan
Best Director
“Spoiler” Dir. by Daniel Thron
Best Actor
Paul McCarthy-Boyington “Stuck” Dir. by Martin W. Anderson
Best Actress
Sarah Banks “1095 Days” Dir. by Han Fang Pao
Award Of Excellence
“Blackstone” Dir. by George Tunis
Award Of Excellence
“Ambush” Dir. by Joseph Bauer
Award Of Excellence
“1095 Days” Dir. by Han Fang Pao
Award Of Excellence
“Red Lights Over Hong Kong” by Roberto Marrero
NYLA 2011 Winners 1st Session (April 30th-May7th 2011)
Best Narrative Feature
“You Me And The Circus” Dir. by Ty Hodges
Best Narrative Short
“The Escape” Dir. by James Connelly
Best Documentary Feature
“The After Party (The Last Party 3)” Dir. by Michael Schiller
Best Documentary Short
“Mistura”-The Power Of Food Dir. by Patricia Perez
Best Student Film
“Quirk Of Fate” Dir. by Marco J. Riedl
Best Animation
“The Mouse That Soared” Dir. by Kyle Bell
Best Music Video
“Firecoat” Dir. by Matt Hewitt
Best Script
“Halfway Home” by David Schroeder
Best Director
“The Escape” Dir. by James Connelly
Best Actor
Bart McCarthy “The Escape” Dir. by James Connelly
Best Actress
Vahina Giocante “5150 Hold” Dir. by Shirley Monsarrat
Award Of Excellence
“The Mole Man Of Belmont Ave.” Dir. by Mike Bradecich & John LaFlamboy
Award Of Excellence
“5th & Alameda” Dir. by Richard Friedman
Award Of Excellence
“A Sense Of Humor” Dir. by Nathan Larkin-Connolly
Award Of Excellence
“The Last King Blood” Dir. by Jonathan Vender
Award Of Excellence
“Cockpit: The Rule Of Engagement” Dir. by Jesse Griffith
Award Of Excellence
“Nowhere Road” Dir. by Benjamin Dynice
Award Of Excellence
“10 Minutes From Paradise” by Janyce Lapore
