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Los Angeles Cinematography Awards
LACA Film Festival is part of the:
An association of film festivals which highlight excellence in cinematography.
Screening in DOLBY – Hollywood
Official Qualifier To:
Cinematography AWARDS officially called the “Golden Eagle” is an award in the form of a statuette for outstanding achievements in the field of cinematography.
JANUARY 2020 WINNERS
BEST PICTURE OF THE MONTH
ANNA (United Kigdom / Ukraine)
DIRECTOR: Dekel Berenson
DOP: Vova Ivanov
PRODUCERS: Dekel Berenson, Merlin Merton, Vitaliy Shermetiev and Olga Beskhmelnytsina
About the Film:
Living in war-torn Eastern Ukraine, Anna is an aging single mother who is desperate for a change. Lured by a radio advertisement, she goes to party with a group of American men who are touring the country, searching for love. Nominated for a short Palme d’Or, TIFF, AFI Fest + dozens of selections and awards. Currently, BAFTA shortlisted. BIFA award for Best British Short Film.
Cannes Official Selection 19′
Director Biography – Dekel Berenson
Dekel Berenson is a writer, director, activist and graphic designer. Drawing inspiration from traveling to more than sixty countries, Dekel explores real-world social and humanitarian issues. His second short film, “Ashmina” won several prizes, including Best Short Film award at the 59th Krakow Film Festival and Best Live Action Short at the 36th Jerusalem Film Festival, qualifying the film for Academy Awards consideration. His third film, “Anna”, premiered as Official Selection in Competition at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival and won the Best British Short Film award at the 22nd BIFA awards.
AWARDS
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY OF A SHORT FILM
BEST DIRECTOR
BEST SHORT FILM
All Winners of the Categories:
The Best Picture of the Month has the Official Selection to Golden Eagles AWARDS and guaranteed screening in DOLBY Los Angeles. Rest films for the live screening jury will select from all Winners during a year. We will present the full list of selected films until the Notification Date.
ANNA
(United Kigdom / Ukraine)
3 AWARDS
Dekel Berenson, Merlin Merton, Vitaliy Shermetiev and Olga Beskhmelnytsina
Honeymoon
(USA)
2 AWARDS
Amy Aniobi, Cemile Seren Turam and Nicole Jordan Webber
Shibil
(Bulgaria)
5 AWARDS
Nikola Bozadzhiev and First Clapper
anpu – ZOEA
(Taiwan)
5 AWARDS
Powei Su and one one & one
In My Head
(USA)
2 AWARDS
Jason David Frank & Charlie G.
Reclaiming The Negative
(Republic of Korea)
2 AWARDS
Mike Beech & Ben Hensor
Family Routine
(Egypt)
Best Cinematography of a Student Film
Mohamed Hosny
Decoding the Driftless
(USA)
Best Documentary Film
Jonas Stenstrom, George Howe, Timothy Jacobson and Rob Nelson
If Objects Could Speak
(Germany/Kenya)
Best Documentary Short Film
Elena Schilling and Saitabao Kaiyare
Fry
(USA)
Best Animated Short Film
Tyler Cunningham
Sweating Sand
(USA)
Best Student Short Film
Derek Johnson II
I Resign
(USA)
Best Film Lighting
Jay Mohan
Decalcomanie
(Republic of Korea)
Best Experimental Short Film
Kim Siyeon
The Incredible Mrs. Wilson
(USA)
Best Screenplay
Lance David Tate
SWANN
(Switzerland)
Best Aerial Cinematography
Pedro Gutierrez and Walter Marinelli
OFFICIAL SELECTION:
Los Angeles 2020
Building Bridges
(Germany)
2 AWARDS
Johannes Olszewski and Mirko Prohaska
blackhole.
(USA)
3 AWARDS
Holly Pilcavage, Samuel J. O'Connell, Alex Manganella and Jessica Ross
Santiaguera
(Hong Kong/Colombia)
4 AWARDS
Bettina Kadoorie
Florence
(USA)
7 AWARDS
Emanuele Daga and Almotaz Aljefri
Her Boat
(Canada)
2 AWARDS
Yingzhong Hu
Mark & Marcy
(USA)
BEST SHORT FILM
Elan Maier, Andrew Goetten, Joel Marsh and Ian Feiner
Missing
(USA)
3 AWARDS
Alexander Hankoff and Nick Suttle
La Ruta
(USA)
2 AWARDS
Star Victoria, Abigail Overstreet, Samuel Skeen and Laurie Gardiner
ANNA
(United Kigdom / Ukraine)
3 AWARDS
Dekel Berenson, Merlin Merton, Vitaliy Shermetiev and Olga Beskhmelnytsina
Honeymoon
(USA)
2 AWARDS
Amy Aniobi, Cemile Seren Turam and Nicole Jordan Webber
SHEEP HERO
(Netherlands)
2 AWARDS
Ton van Zantvoort and Marc Thelosen
Ô
(France)
3 AWARDS
Chloe Dupeyrat
Tower of Glass
(Brazil)
2 AWARDS
Manuel Nogueira and Juliano Lopes
About My Mother
(Japan)
Best Short Film
Yumi Otsuka
Sycamore
(Turkey)
4 AWARDS
Mehmet Tığlı and Erkan Şimşir
The Mountain & The Maiden
(USA)
4 AWARDS
Shmuel Hoffman, Anton von Heiseler, Sheikh Ayub and Margelit Hoffman
Mabel
(USA)
3 AWARDS
Kimberley Wintle
Till The Petals Fall
(USA)
Best Short Film
Alyssa Angeles and Mitali Khare
Epoch
(USA)
4 AWARDS
Ethan Erickson and Ruthann Taylor Lopez
REFLECTION
(USA)
3 AWARDS
Timur Bootzin, Sequoia Sherriff, Dan Bootzin and Elizabeth Rivera Bootzin
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