AWARDS AND FESTIVAL RECOGNITION

13HORROR FILM CONTEST

The Family Way: Coming Home (2022)

Short Film - Honorable Mention

 

The Haunt (2022)

Feature Screenplay Finalist

The Flower Garden (2022)

Feature Screenplay Finalist

 

 

 

AAB INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

The Family Way: Coming Home  (2017)

Winner - Best Director 

 

 

BRIGHTSIDE TAVERN FILM FESTIVAL 

The Guild (2020)
Nominated - Best Horror

Father of Lies (2019)

Nominated - Best Concept

 

 

BUCHAREST SHORTCUT CINEFEST

The Family Way (2016)

Feature Screenplay Finalist

CANNES SCREENPLAY COMPETITION

The Family Way (2016)

Horror Feature Screenplay Finalist

 

CENTRAL FLORIDA CINEFEST
 

The Family Way: Coming Home (2019)

Official Selection

 

 

  

CHICAGO GENRE SCREENPLAY COMPETITION

The Family Way (2017)

Winner - First Place

Winner - Best Horror/Thriller 

 

 

CINEMA SOUP FILM FESTIVAL

Father of Lies (2019)

Official Selection

 

 

CREATIVE SCREENWRITING – UNIQUE VOICES

Sanson (2022) 

Historic/Biography Feature Screenplay Semi-Finalist

 

 

CRIMSON SCREEN HORROR FILM FESTIVAL

The Family Way (2017)

Screenplay Finalist

 

 

DAYS OF THE DEAD / REELS OF THE DEAD (ATLANTA)

The Family Way: Coming Home (2020)

Official Selection

 

FANTASM / SHOCK REEL CINEMA FESTIVAL

Trail of Doom (2023)

Official Selection

The Family Way: Coming Home (2022)

Winner - Best Short Film

Nominated - Best Director

Father of Lies (2021)

Official Selection

The Guild (2019)

Short Film Finalist

 

 

FEEL THE REEL FILM FESTIVAL 

 

Sanson (2021)

Winner - Best Feature Screenplay

The Family Way (2017)

Screenplay Finalist

 

 

FLORIDA SCRIPT CHALLENGE

The Father of Lies (2022)

Official Selection - Feature Screenplay

Sanson (2021)
Finalist - Feature Screenplay

 

 

FRIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION!

The Family Way: Coming Home (2023)

Honorable Mention - Short Film

The Flower Garden (2022)

Honorable Mention - Feature Screenplay

The Haunt (2018)

Feature Screenplay Finalist

 

 

GLOBAL GRIT FILM FESTIVAL

The Family Way: Coming Home (2017)

Official Selection 

 

 

GRIM NORTH SCREENPLAY FESTIVAL

The Father of Lies (2019)

Winner - Best Horror Feature Screenplay

 

 

HELLFIRE SHORT FILM FESTIVAL

The Family Way: Coming Home (2017)

Official Selection 

 

 

 

HOLLYWOOD SCREENPLAY CONTEST

 

The Family Way (2018)

Winner - Gold Award Horror 

 

HONOR FILM FESTIVAL

 

The Haunt (2019)

Official Selection

 

 

HORROR BOWL

The Family Way : Coming Home (2019)

Official Selection 

 

 

 

INNOVATIVE FILM FESTIVAL

The Figure (2016)

Official Selection

INTERNATIONAL HORROR & SCI-FI FILM FESTIVAL

Flower (2023)

Short Screenplay Finalist

 

LOS ANGELES CINEFEST

The Family Way: Coming Home (2017)

Short Film Semi-Finalist 

 

LAS VEGAS SCREENPLAY CONTEST

 

The Haunt (2019)

Winner - First Place Horror Screenplay

 

MACABRE FAIRE FILM FESTIVAL

 

The Family Way: Coming Home (2018)

Winner - Best Short Screenplay

Nominated - Best Dark Drama 

 

MASSACHUSETTS INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL

The Family Way (2018)

Screenplay Selection 

 

 

 MEDUSA FILM FESTIVAL

The Family Way: Coming Home (2022)

Winner - Short Horror Film 

 

MIAMI INDEPENDENT MONTHLY FILM FESTIVAL

The Family Way: Coming Home (June 2017)

Official Selection 

 

NEW YORK SCRIPT AWARDS

The Flower Garden (2022)

Official Selection - Feature Screenplay

 

 

OAXACA FILMFEST

Sanson (2019)
Feature Screenplay Finalist

 

 

 

 OLYMPUS FILM FESTIVAL

 

The Family Way : Coming Home (2019)

Winner - Best Short Thriller

The Family Way (2019)

Winner - Best Horror Screenplay

 

Sanson (2019)

Historical Feature Screenplay Finalist

The Haunt (2018)

Winner - Best Horror Screenplay

 

 

ONIROS FILM AWARDS

The Family Way: Coming Home (2017)
Winner - Best Young Actor

Nominated – Best Horror

 

POP NINJA HORROR FILM FESTIVAL

The Family Way: Coming Home (2017)

Official Selection 

The Figure (2016)

Official Selection 

 

 

 

RENEGADE FILM FESTIVAL

The Father of Lies  (2019)

Feature Screenplay Semi-Finalist

Pageant (2019)

Short Screenplay Semi-Finalist

 

 

ROMA FILM FESTIVAL

The Family Way: Coming Home (2017)

Official Selection

 

 

SCREENPLAY & FILM FESTIVAL CALIFORNIA

The Family Way: Coming Home (2018)

Short Film Finalist

 

SHAWNA SHEA MEMORIAL FILM FESTIVAL

 

Father of Lies (2018)

Official Selection

 

 

 

 SHOCKFEST

The Family Way: Coming Home (2021)
Official Silver Bullet Selection - Short Film

 

 

SICK ‘N’ WRONG FILM FESTIVAL

Pageant (2021)
Official Selection - Short Screenplay

 

SOUTHERN HORROR FILM FESTIVAL

The Haunt (2018)

Feature Screenplay Finalist

 

 

SPOOKY EMPIRE FILM FESTIVAL

Father of Lies (2018)

Official Selection 

 

 

 

 SPOTLIGHT HORROR AWARDS

Father of Lies (2018)

Winner - Silver Award Short Film

The Family Way: Coming Home (2017)

Winner - Silver Award Short Film

Predatory Moon (2016)

Winner - Bronze Award Feature Film

The Figure (2016)

Winner - Bronze Award Short Film

 

SUNSET FILM FESTIVAL  

The Family Way (2018)

Screenplay Selection

 

TAMPA BAY 48 HOUR FILM CHALLENGE

My Sister's Shoes (Produced by Wicked Window Productions) (2016)

Nominated - Best Special Effects 

 

TAMPA BAY FILM SOCIETY MOVIE NIGHT

The Family Way: Coming Home (2021)

Official Selection

 

 

 

TAMPA BAY SCREAMS / GRINDHOUSE VIDEO FILM FESTIVAL

The Family Way: Coming Home (2019)

Official Selection

Father of Lies (2019)

Official Selection 

 

TAMPA BAY UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL

Trail of Doom (2022)

Nominated - Best Florida Feature

Pandora's Box Part II (2022)

Official Selection - Short Film

Serial Killers in the Time of Coronavirus (2021)

Official Selection - Short Film

Pets Quarantined (2021)

Official Selection - Short Film

The Guild (2019)

Nominated - Best Horror

Nominated - Best Supporting Actor

Father of Lies (2018)

Official Selection 

The Family Way: Coming Home (2017)

Nominee - Best Horror

Nominee - Best Leading Actor

Nominee - Best Supporting Actor

The Figure (2016)

Official Selection

 

THE HALLOWEEN HORROR PICTURE SHOW

The Family Way: Coming Home (2017)

Official Selection  

 

THE MONKEY BREAD FILM AWARDS

The Family Way (2018)

Nominated - Screenplay - Best Technique

 

THE STRANGE DAYS HORROR FEST

Trail of Doom (2023)

Feature Film Finalist

 

 

 

THINGS 2 FEAR  

The Family Way: Coming Home (2017)

Honorable Mention

 

U.K. MONTHLY FILM FESTIVAL

The Family Way: Coming Home (June 2017)

Winner - Best Horror

 

UPSTATE NEW YORK HORROR FILM FESTIVAL

The Family Way: Coming Home (2017)

Official Selection 

 

VIRGINIA FILM-MAKER’S SHOWCASE

The Family Way: Coming Home (2018)

Winner - Best Short Editing

 

WOMEN IN HORROR FILM FESTIVAL

The Father of Lies (2019)

Feature Screenplay Semi-Finalist

The Haunt (2018)

Feature Screenplay Finalist

 

The Family Way (2017)

Feature Screenplay Finalist

The Family Way: Coming Home (2017)

Short Film Semi-Finalist

WOMEN'S ONLY FILM FESTIVAL

The Family Way: Coming Home (2017)

Official Selection  

 

WRPN SHORT, TIGHT, & LOOSE FILM FESTIVAL

Battle (by Emre Orun) (2020)
Winner - Costume Design

ZOMBIE FILM CHALLENGE

Harbinger (Produced by Helix Media) (2014)

Winner - Best Special Effects