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

• ISA Virtual Pitch Challenge, Fall 2021 –​ "THE GOLEM OF COTOPAXI"

  • Finalist​

• The TITAN Awards, 2021 – "OUT OF THE SKY"

  • Quarterfinalist​

• The TITAN Awards, 2021  –​ "THE GOLEM OF COTOPAXI"

  • Semifinalist​

• The Launch Pad Feature Competition, 2021 – "OUT OF THE SKY"

  • Top-50

• Vail Film Festival Screenplay Competition, 2021  –​ "THE GOLEM OF COTOPAXI"

  • Quarterfinalist​

• PAGE Awards, 2021  –"OUT OF THE SKY"

  • Finalist

• Nashville Film Festival Screenplay Competition, 2021 –​ "THE GOLEM OF COTOPAXI"

• • Quarterfinalist​

• Nashville Film Festival Screenplay Competition, 2021 –​ "OUT OF THE SKY"

  • Semi-Finalist​

• Creative Screenwriting Unique Voices Competition, 2021 –​ "THE GOLEM OF COTOPAXI"

  • Quarterfinalist​

• Filmantic - Inroads Fellowship, 2021 –​ "THE GOLEM OF COTOPAXI"

  • Quarterfinalist

• Coverfly Red List, Sci-Fi Features, May 2021 –​ "MAN OUT OF TIME"

• Coverfly Red List, Westerns, May 2021 –​ "THE GOLEM OF COTOPAXI"

• Coverfly Red List, Westerns, April 2021 –​ "THE GOLEM OF COTOPAXI"

• Coverfly Red List, Sci-Fi, April  2021 – “MAN OUT OF TIME”

• Screencraft Screenplay Fellowship, 2021 – "THE GOLEM OF COTOPAXI"

  • Quarterfinalist

• Coverfly Red List, Sci-Fi, March 2021 – “MAN OUT OF TIME”

• BlueCat Screenwriting Competition, 2021 – "THE GOLEM OF COTOPAXI"

  • Semi-Finalist​

• Table Read my Screenplay, Genre Screenplay Competition, 2021 – “THE GOLEM OF COTOPAXI”

  • Top-100 (Semi-Finalist), Action/Adventure

• Table Read my Screenplay, Genre Screenplay Competition, 2021 – “MAN OUT OF TIME”

  • Top-10 (Finalist), Horror/Sci-Fi

• SWN Screenwriting Competition (The Goldman Award), Winter 2021 – "OUT OF THE SKY"

  • Quarterfinalist​

• The Industry Next Screenwriting Initiative, 2020 – "THE GOLEM OF COTOPAXI"​

  • Grand Prize Winner​

• Coverfly Red List, Westerns, March 2021 –​ "THE GOLEM OF COTOPAXI"

• Coverfly Red List, Sci-Fi, January 2021 – “MAN OUT OF TIME”

• Coverfly Red List, Adventure, January 2021 – “HANNA FOSTER AND THE GUARDIANS OF EDEN”

• 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-Rounder

• 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”