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.

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CHAMPION SPONSORS

GUARDIAN SPONSORS

BENEFACTOR SPONSORS

GOLD PATRONS

Mr. Mathew Cullen
The Thadahni Family
The Mays Family
Mr. Vahe Jordan
Dr. Bradley & Ellen Falk

SILVER PATRONS

Mr. Laurent Vatinet
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

Best Feature Film

Come Simi

Director: Jenica Bergere
USA

June, Adrift

Director: Adrienne Subia
USA

Best of 2015 Winner

Kittens in a Cage

Director: Jillian Armenante
USA

Little Paradise

Director: Natan Moss
USA

Soledad

Director: Eduardo Maytorena & Wayne Mitchell
USA

Best Documentary Feature Film

Shunned

Director: Janice Villarosa
Philippines

Bert Kreischer: I Am The Machine

Director: Jeff Hinman and Jeff Johnson
USA

Best of 2015 Winner

Big Voice

Director: Varda Bar-Kar
USA

The Little House That Could

Director: Mars Roberge
USA

Long Way To The Top

Director: Rob Montague
USA

Best Short Film, Comedy

Go to Sleep, Sadie

Director: Alexandre Martins
USA

Eugene

Director: Catalina Hoyos-Restrepo
USA / Columbia

Jack of all Trades

Director: Gregory T. Evans
USA

The Weigh In

Director: The Perez Bros.
USA

Death of a Government Clerk

Director: Mykyta Samusiev
USA

When You Call Me That, Smile

Director: Nick Toti
USA

You’re Breaking Up

Director: Mandy Fabian
USA

John

Director: Ryan Sheppard
USA

Best of 2015 Winner

Open 24 Hours

Director: Henry Chaisson
USA

Bereavement

Director: Natasha Kermani
USA

Best Short Film, Drama

Tobacco Burn

Director: Justin Liberman
USA / Italy

Persuasion

Director: Mattson Tomlin
USA

Guest Room

Director: Joshua Tate
USA

The Girlfriend Game

Director: Armen Antranikian
USA

Tides

Director: Risto Tuominen
USA

The Harsh Weather Sweepstakes

Director: Jay Drose
USA

#nightslikethese

Director: Hannah Macpherson
USA

The Other Sister

Director: Nicholas Bouier
USA

A Cool Dark Place

Director: Tiffany Frances
USA

Best of 2015 Winner

Inside the Box

Director: David Martin-Porras
USA

Best Short Foreign Film, Comedy

Karma

Director: Sixing Su
China

Revival

Director: Nadav Lazare
Israel

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

Director: Marc Schlegel
Austria

The Trouble Downstairs

Director: Casey Nimmer
UK

Akash

Director: Sri Charan
India

Electric Indigo

Director: Jean-Julien Collette
Belgium / France

Best of 2015 Winner

Chaque Jour Est Une Petite Vie

Director: Albane Fioretti and Lou-Brice Leonard
France

The Market King (Soko Sonko)

Director: Ekwa Msangi
Kenya

Sinceridad

Director: Andrea Casaseca
Spain

Best Short Foreign Film, Drama

Danilo

Director: Jacintho Muinos
Australia

Roubado

Director: Erica Watson
France / USA

The Stomach

Director: Ben Steiner
UK

Exit Chip

Director: Joshua Thornton-Allan
UK

Silencio Chino

Director: Javier Melero De Luca
Venezuela

Forever After

Director: Charlotte Scott-Wilson
Netherlands

Carry On

Director: Yatao Li
China

The Passenger

Director: Eduardo Cantarino
Brazil

Best of 2015 Winner

The Crossing

Director: Nathalie Biancheri
UK

People Like Us

Director: Ramon Ayala
Spain

Best Short Film, Documentary

American Auto

Director: Jeffrey DeChausse
USA

Joburg Party

Director: Chris Saunders & Roderick Stanley
South Africa / UK

Ryan McGinness: Studio Process

Director: Jess Dang
USA

Sugar Coated

Director: Chris Parson
USA

Pig the Dog

Director: Maxy Neil Bianco
UK

Best of 2015 Winner

Elgin Park

Director: Danny Yourd
USA

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

Director: Mary Trunk and Paul Sanchez
USA

The Hustler

Director: Jon Kasbe
USA / Kenya

Ephemeral City

Director: Philip Davis
USA

Identification Please

Director: Daniel Jardine
Canada

Best Short Film, Animated

Shadow

Director: Mia Resella
USA

Where is the Silent Majority

Director: Cassie Shao
USA

Jarthur the Alien

Director: Tyler Holtman, Nicole Ellsworth
USA

Best of 2015 Winner

Luna & Lars

Director: Anna Zlokovic
USA

Space Face

Director: Jose Alfredo Garcia
USA

Best Performance, Comedy

Death of a Government Clerk

Michael Ark

Kittens in a Cage

Rebecca Mozo

Come Simi

Jenica Bergere

Open 24 Hours

Chad Todhunter

Best of 2015 Winner

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

Carl Achleitner

Electric Indigo

Christelle Cornil

Chaque Jour Est Une Petite Vie

Thérèse Roussel

Little Paradise

Eric Pumphrey

You’re Breaking Up

Beth Lacke

Best Performance, Drama

Guest Room

Lauren Potter

The Other Sister

Eva La Dare

Inside the Box

Wilson Bethel

The Girlfriend Game

Jeff Ward

Tobacco Burn

Stephen Tyrone Williams

Carry On

Cheng Chang

Best of 2015 Winner

The Crossing

Sabrina Bartlett

Shelter

Clea Duvall

A Cool Dark Place

Stephanie Domini

NFMLA’s BEST OF 2015 AWARDS
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)

Jury