Jury & Awards

In 2023 LALIFF brings the following awards:

Best US Latino Live Action Short Award Presented by Comcast NBCUniversal Telemundo

This award comes with a $4000 USD cash prize to be shared by the director and the Producer (based on the “Produced By” credit).

Best US Latina Director of a Live Action Short Presented by Comcast NBCUniversal Telemundo

This award comes with a $4000 USD cash price granted to the director.

Best US Latino Director of a Live Action Short Award Presented by Fotokem

This award comes with the Lodge Finishing Package (post-production services) at Fotokem, which includes Color Grade Package (2K) - Conform, DI Color Garde, and DCP/ProRes422. valued at $15,000 USD. The price is granted to the director.

Learn about the Live Action Shorts jury

Best US Animated Short Film Award Presented by LatinX in Animation (LXiA)

This award comes with a $2,000 USD cash prize granted to the filmmaker.

Learn about the Live Animated Shorts jury

Best US Episodic Short Award Presented by FX

This award comes with a $2,000 USD cash price granted to the creator.

Learn about the Episodic Shorts jury.

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