November 5-8
2022 LVIFSF Filmmaker Finalists and Winners
Animation Feature
Adventures with the Caretaker
A-Ha’s Egg Cake
Almost Christmas
Harpy
WINNER: A-HA'S EGG CAKE
Biographical Feature
Giacometti
Knowing Jack!
Shoveling Pixie Dust: A Memoir
Waiting for no One
WINNER: SHOVELING PIXIE DUST: A MEMOIR
Comedy Feature
Bootyology
Dreamland- A Storming Area 51 Story
Re-opening: A Lockdown Mockumentary
The Families Feud
WINNER: RE-OPENING: A LOCKDOWN MOCKUMENTARY
Crime Feature
Dangerous Choices
The Streets of Rien
Zola
WINNER: DANGEROUS CHOICES
Drama Feature
13 Miles
Eyes Upon Waking
Turbo Cola
WINNER: EYES UPON WAKING
Faith-Based Feature
For Prophet
Let Me Have My Son
So, I say “Namaste”
WINNER: FOR PROPHET
Family Feature
My Dog Leo
Tomorrow’s Game
Yellowman
WINNER: TOMORROW'S GAME
Historical Feature
Jackson Street
Sunday, Sunday, Sunday
unTHINKable
WINNER: SUNDAY, SUNDAY, SUNDAY
Inspirational Feature
ITLU AMMA
That Thing That Sound
Tua
WINNER: ITLU AMMA
International Feature
CON LOS AÑOS QUE ME QUEDAN
Gate to Heaven
THE UGLY TRUTH
The Way Home
Time Spent with Cats is Never Wasted
WINNER: CON LOS AÑOS QUE ME QUEDAN
LGBTQ Feature
Ember’s Edge
Look in My Eyes
NOT A TAME LION
WINNER: EMBER'S EDGE
Military Feature
Last Calvary
Last Out
We Were There
WINNER: LAST OUT
MOB Feature
Eduardo- The Shylock
The Big Earner
You are Mine
WINNER: THE BIG EARNER
Musical Feature
Bootyology
Shake it now
Something Inside is Broken
WINNER: BOOTYOLOGY
Romance Feature
The SEASONS, four love stories
Becca
Love in Another Language
WINNER: THE SEASONS, FOUR LOVE STORIES
Science-Fiction Feature
Teen Blaster
Moon Universe
Basement
WINNER: MOON UNIVERSE
Sports Feature
13 Miles
The Backfield
Target
WINNER: 13 MILES
Thriller Feature
OBSESSIONS
Ninth Window
The Death Note
WINNER: OBSESSIONS
Student Films
For the Good of the People
Lego and Chill
Mello Jell-O
Ski Bumb-er
WINNER: FOR THE GOOD OF THE PEOPLE
Experimental Films
Allowed by Who
On/Off
Turbulence
WINNER: ON/OFF
Tele-Play or Web-based
Laugh or Die
Look in My Eyes
Susan and me
WINNER: LOOK IN MY EYES
Musical Score (standalone)
Christabel Rhapsody for Violin and Orchestra
Diocletian
NAHRANI
On/Off
WINNER: CHRISTABEL RHAPSODY FOR VIOLIN AND ORCHESTRA
Music Video
“Ain’t Nobody Sees Them” from Finding Patience- The Musical
Baby Song by Wicked Kiss
NIRVANA
TikTok Rollie Viet Mix MV
WINNER: "AINT NOBODY SEES THEM" FROM FINDING PATIENCE- THE MUSICAL
Documentary Feature
All Wigged Out
Black Daddy The Movie
Finding Courage
From Mexico to Vietnam, a Chicano Story
MAN FIRE CLAY
Saving Chinatown- The Rise of the Dragons
WINNER: FINDING COURAGE
Documentary Short
Iric
Life as we knew it
Life Blood of the Southwest
Parental Guidance Suggested
Today in my World
WINNER: PARENTAL GUIDANCE SUGGESTED
Short Films under 15 minutes
Hoodwink
Loves Me, Loves Me Not
Omega Mart Employee Training Video
Phenomenon
Wicked Plans
WINNER: OMEGA MART EMPLOYEE TRAINING VIDEO
Short Films over 15 minutes
Chimera
Eat Crow: Day of Reckoning
LIBRE
NAHRANI
Rising Lotus
Testimony
The Four Walls of Charlotte Moreland
WINNER: TESTIMONY
Best Supporting Actress
Amanda Lehan-Canto - RE-Opening- A Lockdown Mockumentary
Estefanía de los Santos - Con los años que me quedan
Janet Ulrich Brooks - Eyes Upon Waking
Megan Duffy - Bootyology
Valentina Garcia - For Prophet
WINNER: VALENTINA GARCIA - FOR PROPHET
Best Supporting Actor
Brian Austin Green - Bootyology
Enrico Natale - For Prophet
Juan Francisco Villa - Eyes Upon Waking
Nick Wilder - Let me Have my Son
Paul Rodriquez - Tomorrow’s Game
WINNER: JUAN FRANCISCO VILLA- EYES UPON WAKING
Best Costume Design
Greta Butrimaviciute - Gate to Heaven
Erica Frank - Into the Source
Theresa Beauscher - Nahrani
Raquel Inglesias - Con los años que me quedan
Emily McCall - For the Good of the People
WINNER: THERESA BEAUSCHER - NAHRANI
Best Hair and Makeup
Daniel Casillas, Katie Douthit, Jb Letuli - Into the Source
Lea Reitberger - Nahrani
Yolanda Aguera, Patricia Rodriquez - Con los años que me quedan
WINNER: DANIEL CASILLAS, KATIE DOUTHIT, JB LETULI - INTO THE SOURCE
Best Film Score
Bootyology
Gate to Heaven
Itlu Amma
Something Inside is Broken
The Seasons, four love stories
The Ugly Truth
WINNER: ITLU AMMA
Best Editing
Anthony James Natoli - Sunday, Sunday, Sunday
Harvey Mushman - Bootyology
Prawin Pudi - Itlu Amma
Eimantas Belickas - Gate to Heaven
Con los años que me quedan
WINNER: CON LOS AÑOS QUE ME QUEDAN
Best Actress
Ravathi - Itlu Amma
Eva Haberman - The Ugly Truth
Jennifer Scott - Eyes Upon Waking
Allison Stover - The Four Walls of Charlotte Moreland
Regina Blandón - Con los años que me quedan
WINNER: REGINA BLANDÓN - CON LOS AÑOS QUE ME QUEDAN
Best Actor
Aman Singh - Look in my Eyes
Ben Marten - For Prophet
Frank Ingrasciotta - Blood Type: Ragu
Marc Grüsser - The Ugly Truth
Richard Sammel - Gate to Heaven
Spencer Yaras - Bootyology
WINNER: MARC GRÜSSER - THE UGLY TRUTH
Best Cinematography
Javier Salmones - Con los años que me quedan
Leon Basler - Time Spent with Cats is never Wasted
Madhu Ambat - Itlu Amma
Steven Priovolos - Eyes Upon Waking
WINNER: LEON BASLOR - TIME SPENT WITH CATS IS NEVER WASTED
Best Director
C. Umamaheshwara Rao - Itlu Amma
Chris Guerra - RE- Opening- A Lockdown Mockumentary
Frank Iriza - Con los años que me quedan
Krishna Asku Bhati - The Ugly Truth
Mark Stewart Iverson - For Prophet
WINNER: FRANK IRIZA - CON LOS AÑOS QUE ME QUEDAN
Best Feature Film
Con los años que me quedan
For Prophet
Itlu Amma
Re-opening: A Lockdown Mockumentary
The Seasons- four love stories
WINNER: ITLU AMMA