AWARDS
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS (FEATURE FILM)
33rd Academy Nicholl Fellowship / USA / Quarter-Finalist - "The Milk Bar" (screenplay)
25th Austin International Film Festival Screenplay Competition / USA - Second Rounder Finalist - "The Milk Bar" (screenplay)
23rd Austin International Film Festival Screenplay Competition / USA - Second Rounder Finalist - "A Bad Man" (screenplay)
18th Melbourne Underground Film Festival / Aus - Winner - Best Supporting Actor / Feature Film (Alan King) - "Throbbin 84"
16th Melbourne Underground Film Festival / Aus - Winner - Best Supporting Actor / Feature Film (Alan King) - "Sizzler 77"
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS (SHORT FILM)
2018 Australian Writers Guild Monte Miller Awards - Short Form / Aus - Nominee - "Leo's Dream" (screenplay)
4th Freedom International Film Festival / USA - Winner Best Drama - "A Way Back"
36th Black Maria International Film and Video Festival / USA - Winner - Juror's Choice Award (First Prize) - "A Way Back"
13th Action On Film Festival / USA - Runner Up - Best Dialogue in a Short Film - "A Way Back"
50th Worldfest Houston Int'l Film Festival / USA - Winner - Gold Remi Award Dramatic Shorts - "A Way Back"
17th Melbourne Underground Film Festival / Australia - Winner - Best Short Film - "A Way Back"
Indiefest International Film Awards / USA - Winner - Award Of Excellence for Lead Actor - Alan King as Leo Amsel "A Way Back"
Indiefest International Film Awards / USA - Winner - Award Of Merit for Experimental Film - "A Way Back"
49th Worldfest Houston / USA - Platinum Remi Award - Dramatic Short - "The Correspondent"
7th Maverick Movie Awards / USA - Winner - Special Jury Award (Experimental Storytelling) - "The Correspondent"
7th Maverick Movie Awards / USA - Nominee - Best Director - "The Correspondent"
6th Maverick Movie Awards / USA - Nominee - Best Picture, Best Actor (Alan King & Dino Marnika), Best Sound Design, Best Costume "Goldfield"
11th FMK Pordenone International Short Film Festival / Italy - Winner - Jury Award Best Horror - "Goldfield"
47th Worldfest Houston Int'l Film Festival / USA - Winner - Gold Remi Award Dramatic Shorts - "Goldfield"
10th Poppy Jasper International Short Film Festival / USA - Winner - Jury Award Best Drama - "Goldfield"
5th Maverick Movie Awards / USA - Nominee - Best Supporting Actor - "Trustin and the Ideas Machine"
4th Maverick Movie Awards / USA - Nominee - Best Original Soundtrack - "The Winking Boy"
7th Mockfest of Hollywood Intl FF / USA - Winner - Honorable Mention - "The Winking Boy"
5th Las Vegas International Film Festival / USA - Winner - Best Screenplay - "The Winking Boy"
4th Amsterdam International Film Festival - Winner - Best Comedy - "The Winking Boy"
2nd Colorado International Film Festival / USA - Winner - Platinum Award - "The Winking Boy"
3rd Mexico International Film Festival - Winner - Bronze Palm Award - "The Winking Boy"
3rd Los Angeles New Wave Int'l Film Festival / USA - Winner - Honorable Mention - "The Winking Boy"
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
13th Sapporo International Short Film Festival / Japan / Official Selection / Programmers Delight / 2018 - "Catnap"
3rd 24 Risas por Segundo - Festival de Cine y Comedia / Mexico / Official Selection / International Program / 2018 - "Catnap"
4th Freedom International Film Festival / USA / Official Selection / International Program / 2018 - "A Way Back"
70th Festival de Cannes / Short Film Corner / Cannes, France / 2017 - "A Way Back"
17th Ficica Internacional De Cortmetrajes De Cine A La Calle Film / Barranquilla , Colombia / 2017 - "A Way Back"
4th Willson Oakville International Film Festival / Ontario , Canada / 2017 - "A Way Back"
13th Action On Film International Film Festival / California, USA / 2017 - "A Way Back"
39th Uncipar International Film and Video Festival / Buenos Aires, Argentina / 2017 - "A Way Back"
8th Salon Internacional de la Luz / Bogota, Colombia / 2017 - "A Way Back"
1st Frostbite International Film Festival Festival / Colorado, USA / 2017 - "A Way Back"
36th Black Maria International Film Festival / New Jersey, USA / Finalist / International Shorts / 2017 - "A Way Back"
3rd International Short Cup World Film Festival / Sao Paulo, Brazil / Official Selection - Australian Representative / International Program / 2017 - "A Way Back"
1st Hope Film Awards / USA / Finalist / International Program / 2017 - "A Way Back"
2nd Silver Screen Film Festival / USA / Official Selection / International Program / 2017 - "A Way Back"
4th Super 9 Mobile Film Festival / Portugal / Official Selection / International Shorts / 2016 - "A Way Back"
4th Sydney World Film Festival / Sydney, Australia / Official Selection / Australian Cinema Now / 2016 - "A Way Back"
17th Melbourne Underground Film Festival / Australia / Official Selection / Short Film Program / 2016 - "A Way Back"
3rd Super 9 Mobile Film Festival / Portugal / Official Selection / International Shorts / 2016 - "The Correspondent"
1st Festival Internacional de Cine con Medios Alternativos FICMA / Mexico / Official Selection / International Shorts / 2016 - "The Correspondent
1st Quest x Doclab International Short FilmFestival / Vietnam / Official Selection / Short Film Program / 2016 - "The Correspondent"
5th Cinephone International FilmFestival / Spain / Official Selection / Short Film Program / 2016 - "The Correspondent"
1st Reel OzInd Short Film Festival / Aus & Indonesia / Official Selection / Dramatic Shorts / 2016 - "The Correspondent"
2nd Minikino Film Week / Bali / Indonesia / Finalist / International Short Films / 2016 - "The Correspondent"
7th Salon Internacional De La Luz / Bogota / Colombia / Official Selection / Experimental Program / 2016 - "The Correspondent"
2nd Festival de Cine Experimental de Bogota / CineAutopsia / Official Selection / Int'l Panorama / 2016 - "The Correspondent"
5th Cinema Perpetuum Mobile / Belarus / Official Selection / Experimental Program / 2016 - "The Correspondent"
69th Festival de Cannes / Short Film Corner / Cannes, France / 2016 - "The Correspondent"
14th International Festival Zeichen Der Nacht / Berlin, Germany / 2016 - "The Correspondent"
3rd International Short Cup World Film Festival / Brazil / 2016 - Australian Representative - "The Correspondent"
26th Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival / Sao Paulo, Brazil / 2015 - "The Correspondent"
42nd Athens International Film & Video Festival / Ohio, USA / 2015 - "The Correspondent"
1st Pori International Film Festival / Pori, Finland / 2015- "The Correspondent"
13th International Signes de Nuit Film Festival / Paris, France / 2015 - "The Correspondent"
1st Festival de Cortos de Terror y Fantástico "La Vieja Encina" / Spain / 2014 - "Goldfield"
14th Cine a la Calle Festival Internacional de Courtmetrajes / Colombia / 2014 - "Goldfield"
5th Salon Internacional De La Luz / Spain / 2014 - "Goldfield"
1st DEA Open Air International Film Festival / Albania / 2014 - "Goldfield"
7th International De Cine Bajo La Luna / Spain / 2014 - "Goldfield"
4th FICEE Festival International De Cine Educativo Y Espiritual / Spain / 2014 - "Goldfield"
11th FMK Pordenone International Film Festival / Pordenone, Italy / 2014 - "Goldfield"
11th Naoussa International Film Festival / Naoussa, Greece / 2014 - "Goldfield"
8th Fahrina International Film Festival / Brazil / 2014 - "Goldfield"
47th Worldfest Houston International Film Festival / Houston, USA / 2014 - "Goldfield"
13th Macabro International Film Festival / Mexico City, Mexico / 2014 - "Goldfield"
15th TOHorror International Film Festival / Torino, Italy / 2014 - "Goldfield"
24th Cinequest International Film Festival / San Jose, USA / 2014 - "Goldfield"
24th Flickerfest International Film Festival / Sydney Australia / 2014 - "Goldfield"
30th International Festival De Cine De Bogota / Bogota, Colombia / 2013 - "Goldfield"
66th Festival de Cannes / Short Film Corner / Cannes, France / 2013 - "Goldfield"
10th Kerry International Film Festival / Tralee, Ireland / 2013 - "Goldfield"
6th Arizona Underground Film Festival / Arizona, USA / 2013 - "Goldfield"
2nd Festival De Cinematografico De Toluca / Mexico / 2013 - "Goldfield"
10th Poppy Jasper International Short Film Festival / California, USA / 2013 - "Goldfield"
11th KO & Digital Festival Internacional De Cine Solidario / Spain / 2013 - "Goldfield"
7th 24 Hours of Nuremberg International Short Film Festival / Nuremberg, Germany / 2013 - "Goldfield"
22nd Flickerfest International Film Festival & National Tour / Sydney Australia / 2012 - "The Winking Boy"
22nd New Orleans International Film Festival / New Orleans, USA / 2012 - "The Winking Boy"
13th Melbourne Underground Film Festival / Melbourne Australia / 2012 - "The Winking Boy"
9th Rome International Film Festival / Rome USA / 2012 - "The Winking Boy"
4th Crystal Palace International Film Festival / UK / 2012 - "The Winking Boy"
7th Shorts Film Festival / Adelaide, Australia / 2012 - "The Winking Boy"
1st Cockatoo Island International Film Festival / Australia / 2012 - "The Winking Boy"
6th Dungog Film Festival / Australia / 2012 - "The Winking Boy"
14th LA Comedy Film Festival / USA / 2012 - "The Winking Boy"
1st Inland NSW Film Festival / Australia / 2012 - "The Winking Boy"
20th Ohio Independant Film Festival / Ohio, USA / 2012 - "The Winking Boy"
64th Festival de Cannes / Short Film Corner / Cannes,France / 2011 - "The Winking Boy"
33rd Moscow International Film Festival / Moscow, Russia / 2011 - "The Winking Boy"
10th San Diego International Film Festival / San Diego, USA / 2011 - "The Winking Boy"
13th Newport Beach International Film Festival / Newport Beach, USA / 2011 - "The Winking Boy"
2nd Las Vegas International Film Festival / Las Vegas, USA / 2011 - "The Winking Boy"
2nd Le Fantastique Semaine Du Cinema / France / 2011 - "The Winking Boy"
1st Amercian Independent International Film Festival / USA / 2011 - "The Winking Boy"
2nd New York City International Film Festival / New York, USA / 2011 - "The Winking Boy"
17th San Antonio International Film Festival / San Antonio, USA / 2011 - "The Winking Boy"
8th Salento International Film Festival / Salento, Italy / 2011 - "The Winking Boy"
7th Hollyshorts International Film Festival / Hollywood, USA / 2011 - "The Winking Boy"
8th DC Shorts International Film Festival / Washington DC, USA / 2011 - "The Winking Boy"
3rd LA Comedy Shorts Film Festival / California, USA / 2011 - "The Winking Boy"
8th Budapest International Short Film Festival / Budapest, Hungary / 2011 - "The Winking Boy"
33rd Academy Nicholl Fellowship / USA / Quarter-Finalist - "The Milk Bar" (screenplay)
25th Austin International Film Festival Screenplay Competition / USA - Second Rounder Finalist - "The Milk Bar" (screenplay)
23rd Austin International Film Festival Screenplay Competition / USA - Second Rounder Finalist - "A Bad Man" (screenplay)
18th Melbourne Underground Film Festival / Aus - Winner - Best Supporting Actor / Feature Film (Alan King) - "Throbbin 84"
16th Melbourne Underground Film Festival / Aus - Winner - Best Supporting Actor / Feature Film (Alan King) - "Sizzler 77"
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS (SHORT FILM)
2018 Australian Writers Guild Monte Miller Awards - Short Form / Aus - Nominee - "Leo's Dream" (screenplay)
4th Freedom International Film Festival / USA - Winner Best Drama - "A Way Back"
36th Black Maria International Film and Video Festival / USA - Winner - Juror's Choice Award (First Prize) - "A Way Back"
13th Action On Film Festival / USA - Runner Up - Best Dialogue in a Short Film - "A Way Back"
50th Worldfest Houston Int'l Film Festival / USA - Winner - Gold Remi Award Dramatic Shorts - "A Way Back"
17th Melbourne Underground Film Festival / Australia - Winner - Best Short Film - "A Way Back"
Indiefest International Film Awards / USA - Winner - Award Of Excellence for Lead Actor - Alan King as Leo Amsel "A Way Back"
Indiefest International Film Awards / USA - Winner - Award Of Merit for Experimental Film - "A Way Back"
49th Worldfest Houston / USA - Platinum Remi Award - Dramatic Short - "The Correspondent"
7th Maverick Movie Awards / USA - Winner - Special Jury Award (Experimental Storytelling) - "The Correspondent"
7th Maverick Movie Awards / USA - Nominee - Best Director - "The Correspondent"
6th Maverick Movie Awards / USA - Nominee - Best Picture, Best Actor (Alan King & Dino Marnika), Best Sound Design, Best Costume "Goldfield"
11th FMK Pordenone International Short Film Festival / Italy - Winner - Jury Award Best Horror - "Goldfield"
47th Worldfest Houston Int'l Film Festival / USA - Winner - Gold Remi Award Dramatic Shorts - "Goldfield"
10th Poppy Jasper International Short Film Festival / USA - Winner - Jury Award Best Drama - "Goldfield"
5th Maverick Movie Awards / USA - Nominee - Best Supporting Actor - "Trustin and the Ideas Machine"
4th Maverick Movie Awards / USA - Nominee - Best Original Soundtrack - "The Winking Boy"
7th Mockfest of Hollywood Intl FF / USA - Winner - Honorable Mention - "The Winking Boy"
5th Las Vegas International Film Festival / USA - Winner - Best Screenplay - "The Winking Boy"
4th Amsterdam International Film Festival - Winner - Best Comedy - "The Winking Boy"
2nd Colorado International Film Festival / USA - Winner - Platinum Award - "The Winking Boy"
3rd Mexico International Film Festival - Winner - Bronze Palm Award - "The Winking Boy"
3rd Los Angeles New Wave Int'l Film Festival / USA - Winner - Honorable Mention - "The Winking Boy"
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
13th Sapporo International Short Film Festival / Japan / Official Selection / Programmers Delight / 2018 - "Catnap"
3rd 24 Risas por Segundo - Festival de Cine y Comedia / Mexico / Official Selection / International Program / 2018 - "Catnap"
4th Freedom International Film Festival / USA / Official Selection / International Program / 2018 - "A Way Back"
70th Festival de Cannes / Short Film Corner / Cannes, France / 2017 - "A Way Back"
17th Ficica Internacional De Cortmetrajes De Cine A La Calle Film / Barranquilla , Colombia / 2017 - "A Way Back"
4th Willson Oakville International Film Festival / Ontario , Canada / 2017 - "A Way Back"
13th Action On Film International Film Festival / California, USA / 2017 - "A Way Back"
39th Uncipar International Film and Video Festival / Buenos Aires, Argentina / 2017 - "A Way Back"
8th Salon Internacional de la Luz / Bogota, Colombia / 2017 - "A Way Back"
1st Frostbite International Film Festival Festival / Colorado, USA / 2017 - "A Way Back"
36th Black Maria International Film Festival / New Jersey, USA / Finalist / International Shorts / 2017 - "A Way Back"
3rd International Short Cup World Film Festival / Sao Paulo, Brazil / Official Selection - Australian Representative / International Program / 2017 - "A Way Back"
1st Hope Film Awards / USA / Finalist / International Program / 2017 - "A Way Back"
2nd Silver Screen Film Festival / USA / Official Selection / International Program / 2017 - "A Way Back"
4th Super 9 Mobile Film Festival / Portugal / Official Selection / International Shorts / 2016 - "A Way Back"
4th Sydney World Film Festival / Sydney, Australia / Official Selection / Australian Cinema Now / 2016 - "A Way Back"
17th Melbourne Underground Film Festival / Australia / Official Selection / Short Film Program / 2016 - "A Way Back"
3rd Super 9 Mobile Film Festival / Portugal / Official Selection / International Shorts / 2016 - "The Correspondent"
1st Festival Internacional de Cine con Medios Alternativos FICMA / Mexico / Official Selection / International Shorts / 2016 - "The Correspondent
1st Quest x Doclab International Short FilmFestival / Vietnam / Official Selection / Short Film Program / 2016 - "The Correspondent"
5th Cinephone International FilmFestival / Spain / Official Selection / Short Film Program / 2016 - "The Correspondent"
1st Reel OzInd Short Film Festival / Aus & Indonesia / Official Selection / Dramatic Shorts / 2016 - "The Correspondent"
2nd Minikino Film Week / Bali / Indonesia / Finalist / International Short Films / 2016 - "The Correspondent"
7th Salon Internacional De La Luz / Bogota / Colombia / Official Selection / Experimental Program / 2016 - "The Correspondent"
2nd Festival de Cine Experimental de Bogota / CineAutopsia / Official Selection / Int'l Panorama / 2016 - "The Correspondent"
5th Cinema Perpetuum Mobile / Belarus / Official Selection / Experimental Program / 2016 - "The Correspondent"
69th Festival de Cannes / Short Film Corner / Cannes, France / 2016 - "The Correspondent"
14th International Festival Zeichen Der Nacht / Berlin, Germany / 2016 - "The Correspondent"
3rd International Short Cup World Film Festival / Brazil / 2016 - Australian Representative - "The Correspondent"
26th Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival / Sao Paulo, Brazil / 2015 - "The Correspondent"
42nd Athens International Film & Video Festival / Ohio, USA / 2015 - "The Correspondent"
1st Pori International Film Festival / Pori, Finland / 2015- "The Correspondent"
13th International Signes de Nuit Film Festival / Paris, France / 2015 - "The Correspondent"
1st Festival de Cortos de Terror y Fantástico "La Vieja Encina" / Spain / 2014 - "Goldfield"
14th Cine a la Calle Festival Internacional de Courtmetrajes / Colombia / 2014 - "Goldfield"
5th Salon Internacional De La Luz / Spain / 2014 - "Goldfield"
1st DEA Open Air International Film Festival / Albania / 2014 - "Goldfield"
7th International De Cine Bajo La Luna / Spain / 2014 - "Goldfield"
4th FICEE Festival International De Cine Educativo Y Espiritual / Spain / 2014 - "Goldfield"
11th FMK Pordenone International Film Festival / Pordenone, Italy / 2014 - "Goldfield"
11th Naoussa International Film Festival / Naoussa, Greece / 2014 - "Goldfield"
8th Fahrina International Film Festival / Brazil / 2014 - "Goldfield"
47th Worldfest Houston International Film Festival / Houston, USA / 2014 - "Goldfield"
13th Macabro International Film Festival / Mexico City, Mexico / 2014 - "Goldfield"
15th TOHorror International Film Festival / Torino, Italy / 2014 - "Goldfield"
24th Cinequest International Film Festival / San Jose, USA / 2014 - "Goldfield"
24th Flickerfest International Film Festival / Sydney Australia / 2014 - "Goldfield"
30th International Festival De Cine De Bogota / Bogota, Colombia / 2013 - "Goldfield"
66th Festival de Cannes / Short Film Corner / Cannes, France / 2013 - "Goldfield"
10th Kerry International Film Festival / Tralee, Ireland / 2013 - "Goldfield"
6th Arizona Underground Film Festival / Arizona, USA / 2013 - "Goldfield"
2nd Festival De Cinematografico De Toluca / Mexico / 2013 - "Goldfield"
10th Poppy Jasper International Short Film Festival / California, USA / 2013 - "Goldfield"
11th KO & Digital Festival Internacional De Cine Solidario / Spain / 2013 - "Goldfield"
7th 24 Hours of Nuremberg International Short Film Festival / Nuremberg, Germany / 2013 - "Goldfield"
22nd Flickerfest International Film Festival & National Tour / Sydney Australia / 2012 - "The Winking Boy"
22nd New Orleans International Film Festival / New Orleans, USA / 2012 - "The Winking Boy"
13th Melbourne Underground Film Festival / Melbourne Australia / 2012 - "The Winking Boy"
9th Rome International Film Festival / Rome USA / 2012 - "The Winking Boy"
4th Crystal Palace International Film Festival / UK / 2012 - "The Winking Boy"
7th Shorts Film Festival / Adelaide, Australia / 2012 - "The Winking Boy"
1st Cockatoo Island International Film Festival / Australia / 2012 - "The Winking Boy"
6th Dungog Film Festival / Australia / 2012 - "The Winking Boy"
14th LA Comedy Film Festival / USA / 2012 - "The Winking Boy"
1st Inland NSW Film Festival / Australia / 2012 - "The Winking Boy"
20th Ohio Independant Film Festival / Ohio, USA / 2012 - "The Winking Boy"
64th Festival de Cannes / Short Film Corner / Cannes,France / 2011 - "The Winking Boy"
33rd Moscow International Film Festival / Moscow, Russia / 2011 - "The Winking Boy"
10th San Diego International Film Festival / San Diego, USA / 2011 - "The Winking Boy"
13th Newport Beach International Film Festival / Newport Beach, USA / 2011 - "The Winking Boy"
2nd Las Vegas International Film Festival / Las Vegas, USA / 2011 - "The Winking Boy"
2nd Le Fantastique Semaine Du Cinema / France / 2011 - "The Winking Boy"
1st Amercian Independent International Film Festival / USA / 2011 - "The Winking Boy"
2nd New York City International Film Festival / New York, USA / 2011 - "The Winking Boy"
17th San Antonio International Film Festival / San Antonio, USA / 2011 - "The Winking Boy"
8th Salento International Film Festival / Salento, Italy / 2011 - "The Winking Boy"
7th Hollyshorts International Film Festival / Hollywood, USA / 2011 - "The Winking Boy"
8th DC Shorts International Film Festival / Washington DC, USA / 2011 - "The Winking Boy"
3rd LA Comedy Shorts Film Festival / California, USA / 2011 - "The Winking Boy"
8th Budapest International Short Film Festival / Budapest, Hungary / 2011 - "The Winking Boy"