Congratulations to filmmaker Jim Pasternak of "Certifiably Jonathan" and Christopher Watson of "The Rainbow Tribe"

Los Angeles-based Feel Good Film Festival announced the award winners for its inaugural film festival. Jim Pasternak's "Certifiably Jonathan" won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Feel Good Feature Film and Michael Berry's "Mira" was named as the winner of the Grand Jury Prize for Best Feel Good Short Film. "Mira" also won the Audience Award for best short, while Christopher Watson's "The Rainbow Tribe" won the Audience Award for feature. Noah Edelson's "Hear, Boy!" won the Feel Good Screenplay Competition and Alyssa Suede won the Feel Good Original Song Competition for her song, "Falling From Mars.""Our first year exceeded everyone's most hopeful expectations from the number of great films we were able to program, the participation of the filmmakers, sponsors and vendors, to the tremendous audience support we had over the course of the weekend," said Festival Director Kristen Ridgway in a statement.

Both "The Rainbow Tribe" and "Certifiably Jonathan" played this year's RIIFF, with the later winning a Special Jury Prize!

Congrats are in order to Daniel Ragussis and "Haber"

The Los Angeles Shorts Film Festival presented its "Best of the Fest" award over the weekend to writer-director Daniel Ragussis for his film "Haber," the story of Nobel Prize winner Fritz Haber. "I am honored to receive this prestigious award for a film that has consumed me personally and professionally," said the director of his win. As winner of the "Best of the Fest," the filmmakers received a $60,000 camera package and a qualification for an Academy Award nomination.

"Haber" won the Grand Prize for Best Student Film at this year's RIIFF.