AWARDS & RECOGNITION
FILMS
Vienna Jewish Film Festival, October 2020 – “THE PIRATE CAPTAIN TOLEDANO”
Bronx World Film “ESPANA HOY” Spanish Film Cycle 2020 – “THE PIRATE CAPTAIN TOLEDANO”
Bucharest Jewish Film Festival, October 2019 – “THE PIRATE CAPTAIN TOLEDANO”
AES Short Film Competition at the Columbus Jewish Film Festival, 2019 – “THE PIRATE CAPTAIN TOLEDANO”
4th Place Winner
Waltham Film Factory Shorts Fest, December 2018 – “THE PIRATE CAPTAIN TOLEDANO”
Austin Jewish Film Festival, October 2018 – “THE PIRATE CAPTAIN TOLEDANO”
Gastro Film Fest, July 2018 – “THE PIRATE CAPTAIN TOLEDANO”
Hothouse Theatre’s Nottingham Film Festival, July 2018 – “THE PIRATE CAPTAIN TOLEDANO”
Semi-Finalist
12 Months Film Festival, March 2018 – “THE PIRATE CAPTAIN TOLEDANO”
Semi Finalist: Best Screenplay
Jaipur Film World, 2018 – “THE PIRATE CAPTAIN TOLEDANO”
San Mauro Film Festival, 2018 – “THE PIRATE CAPTAIN TOLEDANO
Semi Finalist
Cap Spartel Film Festival, April 2018 – “THE PIRATE CAPTAIN TOLEDANO”
MystiCon Independent Film Festival, February 2018 – “THE PIRATE CAPTAIN TOLEDANO”
I Filmmaker International Film Festival, February 2018 – “THE PIRATE CAPTAIN TOLEDANO”
New York Sephardic Jewish Film Festival, 2018 – “THE PIRATE CAPTAIN TOLEDANO”
The Archaeology Channel International Film Festival Video Bar, May 2018 – “THE PIRATE CAPTAIN TOLEDANO”
International Christian Film Festival, March 2018 – “THE LONESOME TRAIL – TRAILER”
Best Trailer (Arnon Z. Shorr, Editor)
Festival for Drama & Family – “THE LONESOME TRAIL – TRAILER”
Semi-Finalist: Best Trailer (Arnon Z. Shorr, Editor)
Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema, March 2018 – “THE PIRATE CAPTAIN TOLEDANO”
Nominee: Best Short Film
Nominee: Best Director (Short Film)
Nominee: Best Screenplay (Short Film)
Nominee: Best Editing (Short Film) (As River Stone Post)
Nominee: Best Ensemble Cast (Short Film)
Nominee: Juan Ruiz Anchia Award for Best Cinematogrpahy (Short Film) (Mendel Katz)
Nominee: Marshall Hawkins Award for Best Original Score (Short Film) (Hauk Heimdallsman)
Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, February 2018 – “THE PIRATE CAPTAIN TOLEDANO”
Festival Corto Corrente, November 2017 – “THE PIRATE CAPTAIN TOLEDANO”
Winner: Best Cinematography (Mendel Katz)
AFC Global Film Festival, November 2017 – “THE PIRATE CAPTAIN TOLEDANO”
Los Angeles de San Rafael Film Festival, December 2017 – “THE PIRATE CAPTAIN TOLEDANO”
The Indie Vision Project’s Screenwriting & Directing Competition, December 2017 – “THE PIRATE CAPTAIN TOLEDANO”
Outlaw Film Festival, November 2017 – “THE PIRATE CAPTAIN TOLEDANO”
Rahway Reels: A Short Film Festival, September 2017 – “THE PIRATE CAPTAIN TOLEDANO”
Crown Heights Film Festival, October 2017 – “THE PIRATE CAPTAIN TOLEDANO”
Vancouver Golden Panda International Film Festival, December 2017 – “THE PIRATE CAPTAIN TOLEDANO”
Corti di Mare Festival di Cinema, September 2017 – “THE PIRATE CAPTAIN TOLEDANO”
Corti in Corto Film Festival, September 2017 – “THE PIRATE CAPTAIN TOLEDANO”
Roselle Park Loves Shorts! Film Festival, September 2017 – “THE PIRATE CAPTAIN TOLEDANO”
Nominee: Best Film
Nida Short Film Festival, August 2017 – “THE PIRATE CAPTAIN TOLEDANO”
G Awards International Short Film Festival, November 2017 – “THE PIRATE CAPTAIN TOLEDANO”
Nominee: Best Short Film
Nominee: Best Actor (Stephen DeCordova)
Tetova International Film Festival ODA, October 2017 – “THE PIRATE CAPTAIN TOLEDANO”
Sephardi Film Festival of Los Angeles, November 2017 – “THE PIRATE CAPTAIN TOLEDANO”
International New York Film Festival, November 2017 – “THE LONESOME TRAIL – TRAILER’
Best Feature Film Trailer (Arnon Z. Shorr, Editor)
Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, October, 2017 – “THE PIRATE CAPTAIN TOLEDANO”
Queen City Cinephiles, August 2017 – “THE PIRATE CAPTAIN TOLEDANO”
Tioga Film Festival, August 2017 – “THE PIRATE CAPTAIN TOLEDANO”
Helper Utah Film Festival, August 2017 – “THE PIRATE CAPTAIN TOLEDANO”
Lanett City Film Festival, August 2017 – “THE PIRATE CAPTAIN TOLEDANO”
The Boca Raton Jewish Film Festival, March 2018 - “THE PIRATE CAPTAIN TOLEDANO”
The Los Angeles Sephardic Film Festival, November 2017 - “THE PIRATE CAPTAIN TOLEDANO”
The Global Impact Film Festival, August 2017 - “THE PIRATE CAPTAIN TOLEDANO”
Action on Film International Film Festival, August 2017 – “THE PIRATE CAPTAIN TOLEDANO”
Oceanside International Film Festival, August 2017 - “THE PIRATE CAPTAIN TOLEDANO”
The 5 Dollar 15 Minute Film Festival, July 2017 – “THE PIRATE CAPTAIN TOLEDANO”
Winner: 3rd Place Overall
DAE Studio Film Festival, July 2017 – “THE PIRATE CAPTAIN TOLEDANO”
Caribbean Film Festival & Market, 2017 – “THE PIRATE CAPTAIN TOLEDANO”
Semi-Finalist
Haunted Memories Exhibit & Film Series, June 2017 – “END OF THE STORY”
Near Nazareth Festival, May 2017 – “THE PIRATE CAPTAIN TOLEDANO”
Winner: “Best Historical Film”
Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival, May 2017 – “THE PIRATE CAPTAIN TOLEDANO”
IndieFEST Film Awards, April 2017 – “THE PIRATE CAPTAIN TOLEDANO”
Winner: “Award of Excellence”
F.A.M.E.’US International Film Festival, Summer 2016 – “GLIMPSE”
Winner: “FAME’US Bronze Award”
The Monthly Film Festival, March 2016 – “END OF THE STORY”
Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema, 2016 – “MAN OF ACTION!”
Winner: “Indie Spirit Award”
Winner: “Mary Austin Excellence in Producing – Short” (Karri Miles)
Nominee: Best Actor – Short (Matt Raimo)
Back in the Box Film Competition, 2015 – “GLIMPSE”
Winner: “Best Feature Film”
Tampa Bay Underground Film Festival, 2015 – “GLIMPSE”
Nominee: “Best Feature Film”
Laughlin International Film Festival, 2015 – “GLIMPSE”
Winner: “Best Experimental Film”
Action on Film International Film Festival, 2015 – “MAN OF ACTION!”
Winner: “Best Action Sequence – Martial Arts Short”
Nominee: “Breakout Action Star of the Year” (Matt Raimo)
Honorable Mention: “Best Action Sequence – Short”
Burbank International Film Festival, 2015 – “END OF THE STORY”
Nominee: Best Horror/Thriller Short Film
Beverly Hills Shorts Festival, 2015 – “END OF THE STORY”
Rappahannock Film Festival, 2008 – “WIDOW’S MEAL”
Rappahannock Film Festival, 2009 – “BLOOD AND STONE: A LEGEND OF THE GOLEM”
Rosebud Film Festival, 2008 – “WIDOW’S MEAL”
The Madison Jewish Film Festival, 2008 – “WIDOW’S MEAL”
The Jewish Film Challenge, 2008 – “WIDOW’S MEAL”
Winner: Audience Award
Winner: Grand Prize
OurStage.com Video Contest, various years
Multiple Contest Finalists
#1 Short Film, Feb. 2008
Frontier Airlines Cloud 9 Film Festival, 2009 – “That Old Silent Film”
Finalist
SunDeis Student Film Festival, 2004-2006 – various films
28 Nominations
4 Wins (including Best Short Film and Best Actor in a Comedic Role, “That Old Silent Film”)
SCREENPLAYS
The Industry Next Festival 2020 – “THE GOLEM OF COTOPAXI”
Semi-Finalist
Coverfly Red List, Westerns, November 2020 – “THE GOLEM OF COTOPAXI”
The Launch Pad Feature Competition, 2020 – “HANNA FOSTER AND THE GUARDIANS OF EDEN”
Second Round
Coverfly Red List, Adventure, October 2020 – “HANNA FOSTER AND THE GUARDIANS OF EDEN”
Table Read my Screenplay, Genre Screenplay Competition, September 2020 – “MAN OUT OF TIME”
Top-100, Horror/Sci-Fi
Coverfly Red List, Westerns, August 2020 – “THE GOLEM OF COTOPAXI”
Creative Screenwriting Unique Voices 2020 – “MAN OUT OF TIME”
Semi-Finalist
Creative Screenwriting Unique Voices 2020 – “HANNA FOSTER AND THE GUARDIANS OF EDEN”
Semi-Finalist
ScreenCraft Fellowship 2020 – “MAN OUT OF TIME”
Quarterfinalist
Coverfly Red List, Sci-Fi, April 2020 – “MAN OUT OF TIME”
Table Read my Screenplay: Austin, September 2019 – “MAN OUT OF TIME”
Semi-Finalist
PAGE Awards 2019 – “MAN OUT OF TIME”
Semi-Finalist
Faith in Film International Screenwriting Competition, Winter 2018 – “WAYFARERS”
Semi-finalist
Nashville Film Festival Screenwriting Competition, 2018 – “HANNA FOSTER AND THE GUARDIANS OF EDEN”
Semi Finalist, Action/Adventure Feature Screenplay
Fantasy/SciFi Film & Writing Festival, December 2017 – “WAYFARERS”
Winner: Best Logline of 2017
Winner: One of the Best to Read 2017
Woods Hole Film Festival: Work-In-Progress Screenplay Competition, 2013 – “WAYFARERS”
Runner-Up: SciFi Feature Screenplay
Woods Hole Film Festival: Work-In-Progress Screenplay Competition, 2010 – “IN THE IMAGE OF MAN”
Runner-Up: SciFi/Horror Feature Screenplay
BOOKS
PJ Our Way Author Incentive Award – 2020 – “JOSE AND THE PIRATE CAPTAIN TOLEDANO”