List of Awards
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