 ▲ Apple TV+ drama “WeCrashed,” starring Jared Leto and Anne Hathaway. © USAjournalist |
The LA WEBFEST is gearing up for its 15th annual event, which will be held at the Barnsdall Gallery Theatre in Los Angeles on May 2-3, 2023.
With participation from 30 countries, the event will present 40 awards. The recipient of the Outstanding Long-form Series award was the Apple TV+ drama “WeCrashed,” starring Jared Leto and Anne Hathaway. The Best Short Form Series award went to “Swiss Secret” from Switzerland.
In 2023, the LA WebFest expanded its focus to acknowledge long-form content that embodies a similar entrepreneurial spirit to web series. This shift aimed to illuminate the captivating journeys these projects undertake before gracing the screen. The standout honoree in 2023 was the Starz crime drama "BMF" and its series creator, Randy Huggins.
This year's festival will honor long-form storytelling from major players such as HBO Max, Apple TV+, Amazon, BET+, Angel Studios, TruTV, and South Korea Studio V+. The 2024 honorees include the BET dramedy "Diarra From Detroit," the Oscar-winning short turned HBO animated series "Young Love," Amazon's trans docuseries "Always Jane," the podcast-inspired Apple TV+ drama "WeCrashed," the CollegeHumor adaptation "Adam Ruins Everything,” and the independent film phenomenon "Sound of Freedom."
Directors, writers, actresses, and actors up for top prizes in the long-form category include Jared Leto, Anne Hathaway, Kid Cudi, Alejandro Monteverde, Jim Caviezel, WGA strike hero Adam Conover, and international K-Pop star Jinyoung, among others.
 ▲ Outstanding Long-Form Series Nominee Posters © USAjournalist |
Outstanding Long-Form Series Nominees:
1. “Adam Ruins Everything”
- College Humor, Adam Conover, Brennan Shroff, Greg Tuculescu, Kathy Egan, Angel Annussek, Spencer Griffin, Jon Wolf, Sam Reich, Jeremy Reitz, Emma Haynes, Simmy Kustanowitz, Jon Cohen
2. “Always Jane”
- Jane Noury, Jonathan C. Hyde, Michael Raimondi, Beth George, James Haygood, Stuart Arbury
3. “Diarra From Detroit”
- Diarra Kilpatrick, Kenya Barris, Miles Orion Feldsott, Darren Goldberg
4. “Sound of Freedom”
- Angel Studios, Alejandro Monteverde
5. “WeCrashed”
- Wondery Studios, Heather Schroering, Drew Crevello, Lee Eisenberg, Aaron Hart, Anne Hathaway, Natalie Sandy, Glenn Ficarra, Charlie Gogolak, Hernan Lopez, John Requa, Jared Leto, Emma Ludbrook, Marshall Lewy
6. “Young Love”
- Penguin Random House, Matthew Cherry, Monica A. Young, Karen Rupert Oliver, David Steward II, Carl Reed, Carl Jones
7. “Miss Granny”
- South Korea Studio V+
The LA WEBFEST 2025 will expect more long-form series submissions and is now open for submissions. Producers or creators can submit their series through the website: www.lawebfest.net
