Check out the latest winners of LA Art Film Fest

The LA International Art Film Fest was founded to highlight and support arthouse cinema. This festival is dedicated to the realm of arthouse films and features seasonal competitions alongside annual film screenings in Hollywood at the Marilyn Monroe Theatre of the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. It was initiated by a team of programmers, agents, directors, producers, and writers from the US, France, Spain, Canada, and Mexico.

Delve into the rich history and distinct characteristics of arthouse films with the LA International Art Film Fest, a genre that consistently challenges, inspires, and reshapes our view of cinema. The festival aims to support, discover, promote, and screen both new and established talents in the film industry. We are pleased to announce the season's winners.

Best Narrative Feature

A Tantalizing

Director: Katie Prael

Best Documentary Feature

Harvest of Fear: The GMO Threat They Don't Want You to Know

Director: Gary Null

Best Narrative Short

Lady Jasmine

Director: Hanzi Zhao

Best Documentary Short

SIMA

Director: Anna Santos, Henrique Ligiero Campos

Best Indie Film

The Otherkind

Director: Mary C. Russell

Best Student Film

The Dinner Ghost

Directors: Christopher Davis Herbst, Zachary Allen Kapinos

Best Animation

Un-Brella

Director: Kaixi Cathy Yang

Best Experimental

Nocturne

Director: Guillermo Restrepo

Best Environmental

Dry Wells of the Paso Basin: A Tragedy of the Commons

Directors: Sheila Gail O'Rourke, Boris Temujin Jocoy

Best Director

Clark MacLeod

Crutches

Best Actor

Marshall Davis Jones

The Yes Hell

Best Actress

Marcia Haufrecht

The Ashes of A Dream

Best Cinematographer

John Decker

Portrait of a Monastery

Best First Time Filmmaker

Are you there?

Director: Xawery Deskur

Best Female Director

Helen Warner

SWIMMER

Best Music Video

Breathe With Me Slowly

Director: Stephen Readmond

Best Feature Script

American Relics

Richard James Hatch