Awards, Achievements & Certificates

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FILM AWARDS:


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FRAGMENTS:

• "Best Short Film Award (Foreign Film)" in the Reels International Film Festival in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
• “Best Drama Award” in the Reels International Film Festival in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
• “Best Drama (Special Jury Award)” in the Reels International Film Festival in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
• "Best Short Film - Gold Award" in the Spotlight Film Awards in Atlanta, Georgia
• "Best Drama Short Film" in the Indie Filmmaker Awards in South Pasadena, California
• "Best Cinematography International Short Film" in the Indie Filmmaker Awards in South Pasadena, California
• "Best Actor" in the Infinite Creativity Film Festival in Geneva, Switzerland
• "Best Drama" in the IDEAL International Film Festival in Sillod, MaharashtraI, India
• "Gold Award - Best Drama" in the Hollywood Gold Awards in Los Angeles, California
• "Silver Award - Best Short Film" in the Hollywood Gold Awards in Los Angeles, California
• "Best Drama" in the New York Movie Awards in New York, New York
•  "Silver Award - Best Short Film" in the Florence Film Awards in Florence, Italy
• "Best Drama Short" in the in the World Cinema Awards in Chicago, Illinois
• "Best Cinematography" in the in the World Cinema Awards in Chicago, Illinois
• "Best Editing Short Film" in the in the World Cinema Awards in Chicago, Illinois
• "Best Director Of A Drama” in the Best Actor & Director Awards - New York
• “Best Romance Film” in the 8 & HalFilm Awards in Rome, Italy
• “Best Original Director” in the 8 & HalFilm Awards in Rome, Italy
• "Best Original Story" in the Los Angeles Film Awards in Los Angeles, California
• "Best Drama Film" in the European Cinematography Awards (ECA) in Amsterdam, Netherlands
• "Best Short Film Cinematography" in the European Cinematography Awards (ECA) in Amsterdam, Netherlands
• "Best Drama” in the Bright International Film Festival in London, England, UK
• "Best Drama” in the EdiPlay International Film Festival in Paris, France
  
• "Best Drama Short" in the New York Cinematography AWARDS (NYCA) in New York
  
• "Best Short Film Cinematography" in the New York Cinematography AWARDS (NYCA) in New York
• "Best Drama Short" in the Chicago Cinema Awards in Chicago, Illinois
• "Best Drama Short" in the Touchstone Independent Film Festival in USA
• "Best Drama Short" in the Crown Point International Film Festival in Chicago, Illinois
• "Best Cinematography Short" in the Crown Point International Film Festival in Chicago, Illinois
• "Best Long Short" in the Spotlight International Film Festival in Jacksonville, Florida
• "Best Short Film" in The Magic Of Cinema Film Festival in Barcelona, Spain
• "Best Drama Film" for "FRAGMENTS" in the Canadian Cinematography Awards (CaCA), in Toronto, Canada
• "Best Short Film Cinematography" for "FRAGMENTS" in the Canadian Cinematography Awards (CaCA), in Toronto, Canada
• "Best Cinematography" for "FRAGMENTS" in the World Class Film Awards in Mexico City, Mexico
• "Best Cinematography - Award of Merit Award" for "FRAGMENTS" in The Accolade Competition (Accolade Global Film Competition) in Los Angeles, California
  
• "Best Short Film - Award of Merit Award" for "FRAGMENTS" in The Accolade Competition (Accolade Global Film Competition) in Los Angeles, California
  
• "Best Cinematography - Award of Merit Award" for "FRAGMENTS" in The IndieFEST Film Awards in Los Angeles, California
• "Best Short Film - Award of Merit Award" for "FRAGMENTS" in The IndieFEST Film Awards in Los Angeles, California
• "Award of Excellence Award" for "FRAGMENTS" in the Global Shorts Film Festival in Los Angeles, California
• "Best Script/Writer - Award of Merit Award" for "FRAGMENTS" in the Best Shorts Competition, in Los Angeles, California
• "Best Cinematography - Award of Merit Award" for "FRAGMENTS" in the Best Shorts Competition, in Los Angeles, California
• "Best Short Film - Award of Merit Award" for "FRAGMENTS" in the Best Shorts Competition, in Los Angeles, California
• "Best Romantic Short - Bronze Award" for "FRAGMENTS" in the Independent Shorts Awards, in Los Angeles, California
• "Best Cinematography - Bronze Award" for "FRAGMENTS" in the Independent Shorts Awards, in Los Angeles, California
• "Best Romantic Short - Honorable Mention" for "FRAGMENTS" in the IndieX Film Fest, in Los Angeles, California
• "Best Drama Film" for "FRAGMENTS" in the New York International Film Awards, in New York
• "Best Drama Film" for "FRAGMENTS" in the Los Angeles Cinematography Awards (LACA), in Los Angeles, California
• "Best Drama - Award of Excellence" for "FRAGMENTS" in the Vegas Movie Awards, in Las Vegas, Nevada
• "Best Cinematography - Award of Merit" for "FRAGMENTS" in the Vegas Movie Awards, in Las Vegas, Nevada
• "Best Drama Short" for "FRAGMENTS" in the Global Film Festival Awards - Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California

NOMINATIONS:

• "Filmmaker Of The Year" in the World Class Film Awards in Mexico City, Mexico
• “Best Drama of the Year” in the Vegas Movie Awards in Los Vegas, Nevada
• "Finalist" for "FRAGMENTS" in the Oniros Film Awards - New York, in New York
• "Finalist - Best Cinematography" for "FRAGMENTS" in the IndieX Film Fest, in Los Angeles, California
• "Finalist - Best Director (Male)" for "FRAGMENTS" in the Indie Short Fest, in Los Angeles, California
• "Finalist" in the Oniros Film Awards - New York
• "Finalist - Best Cinematography" for "FRAGMENTS" in the IndieX Film Fest, in Los Angeles, California
• "Finalist - Best Director (Male)" for "FRAGMENTS" in the Indie Short Fest, in Los Angeles, California
• "Finalist - Best Film (Medium-Length)" for FRAGMENTS in the MAGMA Film Fest in Hawaii, USA
• "Finalist - Best Drama" for FRAGMENTS in the MAGMA Film Fest in Hawaii, USA
• "Finalist - Best Cinematography" for FRAGMENTS in the MAGMA Film Fest in Hawaii, USA
• "Finalist - Best Original Screenplay" for FRAGMENTS in the MAGMA Film Fest in Hawaii, USA
• "Finalist - Best Lead Actor" for FRAGMENTS in the MAGMA Film Fest in Hawaii, USA
• "Finalist - Best Film (Medium-Length)" for FRAGMENTS in the FilmHaus Berlin Film Festival in Berlin, Germany
• "Finalist - Best Cinematography" for FRAGMENTS in the FilmHaus Berlin Film Festival in Berlin, Germany
• "Finalist - Best Original Screenplay" for FRAGMENTS in the FilmHaus Berlin Film Festival in Berlin, Germany
• "Finalist - Best Cinematography" for FRAGMENTS in the Lonely Wolf International Film Festival in London, England
• "Finalist - Best Original Screenplay" for FRAGMENTS in the Lonely Wolf International Film Festival in London, England
• "Finalist - Best Lead Actor" for FRAGMENTS in the Lonely Wolf International Film Festival in London, England
• "Semi-Finalist" in the CLIMAX Critics Awards Film Festival in Madrid, Spain
• "Semi-Finalist" in the SENSEI Tokyo Film Fest in Tokyo, Japan
• "Semi-Finalist" in the Phoenix Shorts Film Festival in Toronto, Canada
• "Honorable Mention" in the Various Artists independent Film Festival in Chicago, Illinois
• "Nominee – Best Drama" in the Cinesis Independent FilmFest
• “Finalist – Best Cinematography” in the Planet Cinema Film Festival
• “Finalist” in the Out Of The Can International Film Festival in UK
• Nominee for “Best Drama of the Year” in the Vegas Movie Awards in Los Vegas, Nevada

 

• OFFICIAL SELECTION in the Los Angeles Lift-Off Film Festival in Los Angeles, California
• OFFICIAL SELECTION in the Vancouver International Film Awards (VIFAwards) in Vancouver, Canada
• OFFICIAL SELECTION in The Way of Art Film Festival in Venice, Italy
• OFFICIAL SELECTION in the Toronto Lift-Off Film Festival in Toronto, Canada
• OFFICIAL SELECTION in the Montreal Independent Film Festival in Montreal, Canada
• OFFICIAL SELECTION in the Inspirational Film Festival in Zurich, Switzerland
• OFFICIAL SELECTION in the Venice Shorts Film Awards in Los Angeles California
• OFFICIAL SELECTION in the RED Movie Awards in Reims, France

FIREFLIES:

• "Award Of Excellence" for "FIREFLIES" in the One-Reeler Short Film Competition in Los Angeles, California

STARDUST:

• "Award Of Excellence" for "STARDUST" in the One-Reeler Short Film Competition in Los Angeles, California

H.O.P.E. (HOLD. ON. PAIN. ENDS.)

• "Best Inspirational Film - Honorable Mention" in the Vegas Movie Awards
• "Best Screenplay" in the One-Reeler Short Film Competition in Los Angeles, California
• "Award Of Excellence" in the One-Reeler Short Film Competition in Los Angeles, California
• "Award Of Excellence" in the Global Shorts Short Film Festival in Los Angeles, California

SUMMERTIME SADNESS:

• "Award Of Merit" in the One-Reeler Short Film Competition in Los Angeles, California
• "Award Of Excellence" in the Global Shorts Short Film Festival in Los Angeles, California

LOVE DRUNK:

• "Best Cinematography" in the One-Reeler Short Film Competition in Los Angeles, California
• "Award Of Excellence" in the One-Reeler Short Film Competition in Los Angeles, California
• "Best Screenplay" in the Global Shorts Short Film Festival in Los Angeles, California
• "Award Of Excellence" in the Global Shorts Short Film Festival in Los Angeles, California

TRUE COLOURS:

• "Best Editing" in the One-Reeler Short Film Competition in Los Angeles, California
• "Award Of Excellence" in the One-Reeler Short Film Competition in Los Angeles, California
• "Award Of Excellence" in the Global Shorts Short Film Festival in Los Angeles, California

PASSIONATE TRANSCENDENCE:

• "Award Of Excellence" in the One-Reeler Short Film Competition in Los Angeles, California

PERNICIOUS:

• "Best Screenplay" in the One-Reeler Short Film Competition in Los Angeles, California
• "Honorable Mention" in the One-Reeler Short Film Competition in Los Angeles, California

COMPLEXITY:

• "Award Of Merit" in the Global Shorts Short Film Festival in Los Angeles, California

CREATE & ERASE:

• "Honorable Mention" in the Samo Indie Film Festival in Santa Monica, California
• "Award Of Merit" at the One-Reeler Short Film Competition in Los Angeles, California

THE BLINK OF AN EYE:

• "Best Dramatic Short" at the 14th Annual Santa Monica DIY Film Festival in Los Angeles, California
• "Best Romance Short" at the Temecula Independent Film Festival in Los Angeles, California

OTHER MERITS:

• Graduated from Toronto Film School (Film Production) in 2015 with Distinction and High Honours
  
•  Winner Of Toronto Film School ‘What’s Your Passion’ $4000 Bursary
• Winner Of The ‘Pat Machina’ Excellence and Creative Memorial Award