NFMLA Best of 2015 Awards

Hosted at the fabulous A+D Architecture & Design Museum in the DTLA Arts District, the night featured a VIP Cocktail Reception, a taste of L.A., live entertainment and a special viewing of the A+D Museum’s exhibition “COME IN DTLA” presenting what is on the minds and in the studios of the cutting edge, innovative designers of Los Angeles.
NFMLA is a leader in showcasing up and coming independent filmmaking talent through our Monthly Film Festival series, and fostering Los Angeles’s filmmaking community through programs and partnerships. NFMLA is a nonprofit arts organization with locations in Hollywood and Downtown Los Angeles.
VENUE PARTNER
CHAMPION SPONSORS
GUARDIAN SPONSORS
BENEFACTOR SPONSORS
GOLD PATRONS
The Thadahni Family
The Mays Family
Mr. Vahe Jordan
Dr. Bradley & Ellen Falk
SILVER PATRONS
Mr. Julius Palacio
Capm Peterson & Dawn Knepley
The Collins Family
The Dawes Family
Mr. Michael Ocktabeck
Mr. Dane Zinter
The Seo Family
Mr. Danny Cook
Best of 2015 Nominations

Come Simi
USA

June, Adrift
USA

Kittens in a Cage
USA

Little Paradise
USA

Soledad
USA

Shunned
Philippines

Bert Kreischer: I Am The Machine
USA

Big Voice
USA

The Little House That Could
USA

Long Way To The Top
USA

Go to Sleep, Sadie
USA

Eugene
USA / Columbia

Jack of all Trades
USA

The Weigh In
USA

Death of a Government Clerk
USA

When You Call Me That, Smile
USA

You’re Breaking Up
USA

John
USA

Open 24 Hours
USA

Bereavement
USA

Tobacco Burn
USA / Italy

Persuasion
USA

Guest Room
USA

The Girlfriend Game
USA

Tides
USA

The Harsh Weather Sweepstakes
USA

#nightslikethese
USA

The Other Sister
USA

A Cool Dark Place
USA

Inside the Box
USA

Karma
China

Revival
Israel

Das Begräbnis des Harald Kramer (The Funeral of Harald Kramer)
Austria

The Trouble Downstairs
UK

Akash
India

Electric Indigo
Belgium / France

Chaque Jour Est Une Petite Vie
France

The Market King (Soko Sonko)
Kenya

Sinceridad
Spain

Danilo
Australia

Roubado
France / USA

The Stomach
UK

Exit Chip
UK

Silencio Chino
Venezuela

Forever After
Netherlands

Carry On
China

The Passenger
Brazil

The Crossing
UK

People Like Us
Spain

American Auto
USA

Joburg Party
South Africa / UK

Ryan McGinness: Studio Process
USA

Sugar Coated
USA

Pig the Dog
UK

Elgin Park
USA

The Past is in the Present: At Home with Gunther Schuller
USA

The Hustler
USA / Kenya

Ephemeral City
USA

Identification Please
Canada

Shadow
USA

Where is the Silent Majority
USA

Jarthur the Alien
USA

Luna & Lars
USA

Space Face
USA

Death of a Government Clerk

Kittens in a Cage

Come Simi

Open 24 Hours

Das Begräbnis des Harald Kramer (The Funeral of Harald Kramer)

Electric Indigo

Chaque Jour Est Une Petite Vie

Little Paradise

You’re Breaking Up

Guest Room

The Other Sister

Inside the Box

The Girlfriend Game

Tobacco Burn

Carry On

The Crossing

Shelter

A Cool Dark Place
BEST NEWFILMMAKER OF 2015
Jillian Armenante
NFMLA’s BEST OF 2015 AWARDS
AUDIENCE AWARD WINNER
The Little House that Could
Director Mars Roberge
NFMLA’s BEST OF 2015 AWARDS
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Carry On
Director Qiang Peng
NFMLA’s BEST OF 2015 AWARDS
BEST EDITING
Carry On
Director Yatao Li
NFMLA’s BEST OF 2015 AWARDS
BEST SCORE
Luna and Lars
Composer McCanna Anthony Sinise
NFMLA’s BEST OF 2015 AWARDS
BEST SOUND
Carry On
Director Zhi Chen and Bin Zheng (Sound Editors) & Jinhan Kong (Sound Mixer)

La Opinión

KCET

Pivot

Award-winning Writer / Director

Broadgreen

Conscious Good

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), The Oscars

Sony

IndieWire, Variety Latino and MovieMaker Magazine

Circle of Confusion

Disney

KCET

Actor / Director / Producer

Broadgreen

NBC Universal

International Creative Management (ICM Partners)

APA Agency

Gersh Agency

SAG-AFTRA

The Weinstein Company

NewFilmmakers LA

NewFilmmakers LA