Monday, July 03, 2006

LA FILM FEST '06 WINNERS

And a quick listing of the winners of the Los Angeles Film Festival:
NARRATIVE AUDIENCE AWARD: Ira & Abby written by (and co-starring) Jennifer Westfeldt and directed by Robert Cary
BEST DOCUMENTARY AUDIENCE AWARD: Mario's Story by Jeff Werner and Susan Koch
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM AUDIENCE AWARD: the documentary Paper Dolls by Tomer Heymann from Israel

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE AWARD: ensemble cast of Mike Akel's Chalk

JURY AWARD & AUDIENCE AWARD: Quinceanera
Short Film Winners:
BEST NARRATIVE SHORT: Gustavo Taretto's Side Walls
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT: Cedar Sherbert's Gesture Down (I Don't Sing)
BEST ANIMATED/EXPERIMENTAL SHORT: Adam Parrish King's The Wraith of Cobble Hill
AUDIENCE PRIZE FOR BEST SHORT: Diego Quemada-Diez's I Want To Be A Pilot