AWARDS & AChievements

2023

• Gold Telly Award – Adventure Thru the Walt Disney Archives - Assistant Director

2022

• Best Feature Film – Samskara International Film Festival 2022

• Best Comedy Feature – Berlin Independent Film Festival 2022

• Best Comedy Feature – Los Angeles Theatrical Release Competition & Awards 2022

2021

• Angaelica Film Festival 2021 – Shellfish – Best of Fest

• Queens World Film Festival 2021 – Shellfish – Best Ensemble

• Best Screenplay & Outstanding Achievement in Lead Acting – Orlando Film Festival 2021

• Fade In Awards – Shellfish – Best Screenplay

• LA Sci-Fi Film Festival – Pillow Fight – Best Composer

• Best Feature Film – Global Nonviolent Film Festival 2021

• Best of Festival – Gulf Coast Film and Video Festival 2021

• Best Picture – Oil Valley Film Festival 2021

• Best Music – International Sound & Film Music Festival 2021

• Albuquerque Film & Music Experience 2021 – Best Student Film & Audience Choice Award

• ReelHeART International Film & Screenplay Festival 2021 – Best First Time Filmmaker

• Ramsgate International Film Festival 2021 – Best First Feature Film

• Hollywood Boulevard Film Festival 2021 – Best Comedy Feature

• Mindfield Film Festival 2021 – Best Feature Film

• Canadian Diversity Film Festival 2021 – Best Student Film & Best Visual Effects

• Mile High International Film Festival 2021 – Best Student Feature Film

• Andromeda Film Festival 2021 – Award Winner

• Best Feature Film – Golden Gate International Film Festival 2021

• Best Editing – Motion Pictures International Film Festival 2021

• Best Feature Film, Audience Award – Silver State Film Festival 2021

2018

• Johnny Brenden Filmmaker Award – Wrote a feature length script, pitched it to a room full of UNLV Film Professors, and was granted $25,000 to turn that script into a feature film as producer, writer, and director.

2017

• Selected by Match.com to film a series of promos, which aired on majors networks across the US.

2016

• Gumball - Roselle Park Love Shorts! International Film Festival Best Teenage Filmmaker

• Gumball - FAM Fest International Film Festival Student Award

• Dream Girl - The Minute Online Film Festival

• Star Wars Fan Film Awards - Top 25 Worldwide • "Intern of the Jedi"

• Spring Flicks 2016 - 2nd Place Best Actor & 2nd Place Best Editing for "Intern of the Jedi"

• Marriott Student Filmmaker - Selected by Marriott to film and edit promos at their Grand Cayman Island resort.

• The Dam Short Film Festival - Best Nevada Film • Exchange

2015

• Peace in the Streets Global Film Festival - 1st Place Age Group 14-18 • UN Award Ceremony

• Crayola Cling Creator Contest - 3rd Place Commercial $3,000

• Land of Lincoln Credit Union 21 Film Project - 'Best Direction' for Gumball

• Crossroads Film Festival - 'Best Youth Film' for Pink Elephant

• UNLV Fisher Space Pen - Commercial Contest, 2nd Place

• NCAA “Let’s Dance” Video Contest - Won $10,000 for UNLV Honors College’s scholarship fund.

2014

• Jive Azz Film Fest - Pink Elephant: Best Soundtrack, Best Editing & Best Screenplay

• Lawry's Happy Chaos - Commercial Contest

• Kikkoman Teriyaki Marinade - Commercial Contest

• Unilever's How Do Kid's See Mom? - 1st Place Winner

• Staples First 1st Place Early Entry Winner - Aired nationally on broadcast television

• UNLV Spring Flicks - Pink Elephant: 1st Place $1,500 Winner, 2nd Place Best Screenplay, 2nd Place Best Directing, 2nd Place Best Editing

• UNLV Spring Flicks - WIND: 2nd Place $1,000 Winner, 2nd Place Best Screenplay, 3rd Place Best Directing, 3rd Place Best Editing

• MetLife Alico - €6,000 for Pink Elephant

• Zooppa Possible Help Us Spread Optimism - Pink Elephant

• Charlie Villanueva Anti-Bullying Speak Up Video Contest

             2013

• Coldwell Banker - $25,000 Life. Camera. Action.

• Teen Video Awards - Best No Bull Documentary of the Year

• Three CUE NV Awards - Comedy, Music Video & Feature Story

• Broadcast Awards - 1st Place Music Video & 3rd Place Humor

2012

• Teen Video Awards - Best Directing

• Teen Video Awards - Best No Bull Documentary of the Year (2nd Runner Up)

• LV Student Film Fest - Most Promising Filmmaker, Best Director, and Best Film

• Broadcast Awards - 1st Place Commercial

• Broadcast Awards - 1st Place Music Video for the original song and short film "Alone"

2011

• Broadcast Awards - 1st Place Commercial for Rising