WINNERS OF THE 2018 LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL

"This Teacher", a film by Mark Jackson that tells the story of a young Arab woman who comes to New York City to visit a friend before venturing upstate on a meditative journey, received the U.S. Fiction Award at this year's Los Angeles Film Festival. The Audience Award for Fiction Feature Film went to "Brian Banks", Tom Shadyac's fact-based account of a young football player’s dream to play for the NFL is tragically ended after he's falsely accused of rape and sent to prison. And "Border", about a Swiss border agent with the unique ability to smell emotions, won the World Fiction Award. This film had received the Un Certain Regard Award at this year's Cannes Film Festival and now has been selected as Sweden’s official entry into Oscar’s Best Foreign Language Film race.

Here is the complete list of winners at the 2018 Los Angeles Film Festival:

U.S. Fiction Award: "This Teacher"

U.S. Fiction (Special Mention): "In Reality"



World Fiction Award: "Border" (Sweden)



World Fiction Special Jury Prize, Directing: Soudade Kaadan, "The Day I Lost My Shadow" (France/Lebanon/Qatar/Syrian Arab Republic)

Documentary Award: "hillbilly"(USA)

Documentary Special Jury Award for Excellence in Social Justice Storytelling: "False Confessions" (Denmark)

LA Muse Award: "Staycation" (USA)

LA Muse Documentary Award: "Fire on the Hill" (USA)



LA Muse Special Mention, Best Ensemble Cast: "Solace" (USA)



Nightfall Award: "The Dead Center" (USA)



Nightfall Special Jury Prize, Lead Actor: Ashleigh Morghan, "Head Count" (USA)



Nightfall Special Jury Prize, Ensemble Cast: "Spell"



Award for Short Fiction: "The Passage" (USA)

Award for Documentary Short: "One Leg In, One Leg Out"(Canada)

Web Episodes Jury Award: "Psusy"(New Zealand)

Audience Award for Fiction Feature Film: "Brian Banks" (USA)

Audience Award for Documentary Feature Film: "Stuntman" (USA)

Audience Award for Music Video: "Clutch" (USA)

Audience Award for Short Film: "Weekends"(USA)

Audience Award for Episodic Story: "Revenge Tour"(USA)

Audience Award for Episodic Pilot: "40 & Single"(Ghana)

Seattle Story Award: "I’m Sorry Happy Birthday"