Check out the latest winners of LA Art Film Fest
- Liam Donnelly
- Oct 29
- 2 min read

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


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