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Dastan Khalili

Awards

Dastan Khalili

79 wins & 17 nominations

New York International Independent Film & Video Festival

  • Making of a Dream (2009)
    2011 Winner Documentary Film Award
    • Best Enviromental Documentary
    • Making of a Dream
  • Earth Turns to Gold (2009)
    2010 Winner Documentary Film Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Earth Turns to Gold
  • Earth Turns to Gold (2009)
    2010 Winner Documentary Film Award
    • Best Director
    • Earth Turns to Gold
  • Insomnia Manica (2005)
    2005 Winner Grand Jury Prize
    • Best Feature Film
    • Insomnia Manica
  • Insomnia Manica (2005)
    2005 Winner Feature Film Award
    • Best Director
    • Insomnia Manica

Accolade Competition

  • Eli Jane in The Way (2021)
    2021 Winner Award of Merit Special Mention
    • Feature Film
    • The Way
  • Eli Jane in The Way (2021)
    2021 Winner Award of Merit Special Mention
    • Direction
    • The Way

Best Shorts Competition

  • The Sniper (2024)
    2024 Winner Award of Merit
    • Direction
    • The Sniper

Los Angeles International Underground Film Festival

  • The Sniper (2024)
    2024 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Director
    • The Sniper

IndieFEST Film Awards

  • The Sniper (2024)
    2025 Winner Award of Merit
    • Short Film
    • The Sniper
  • Day9 (2023)
    2023 Winner Award of Merit
    • Best Short Film
    • Day9
    Shared with: Kevin Marcus · Ray Wicks
  • Day9 (2023)
    2023 Winner Award of Merit
    • Best Direction
    • Day9
  • Eli Jane in The Way (2021)
    2021 Winner Award of Merit Special Mention
    • Feature Film
    • The Way
    Shared with: Chris Smith · Jon Brewer · Eli Jane
  • Eli Jane in The Way (2021)
    2021 Winner Award of Merit Special Mention
    • Direction, Film Feature
    • The Way

L.A. Neo Noir Novel, Film & Script Festival

  • Tiger Bones
    2023 Winner Best Screenplay Award
    • Best Writer
    • Tiger Bones

Swedish International Film Festival

  • Eli Jane in The Way (2021)
    2021 Nominee Festival Prize
    • Best Feature Film
    • The Way

Los Angeles Film Awards

  • The Sniper (2024)
    2024 Winner LAFA December Award
    • Best Director
    • The Sniper
  • Tiger Bones
    2023 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Action Screenplay
    • Tiger Bones

Cinema World Fest Awards

  • The Sniper (2024)
    2024 Winner Award of Excellence
    • Suspense/Thriller
    • The Sniper

Great Message International Film Festival

  • Master (Documentary on Qi Gong Healer and Kung Fu Grandmaster Zhou Ting Jue) (2018)
    2024 Winner Best Documentary
    • Best Documentary Film Award
    • Master (Documentary on Qi Gong Healer and Kung Fu Grandmaster Zhou Ting Jue)
  • Master (Documentary on Qi Gong Healer and Kung Fu Grandmaster Zhou Ting Jue) (2018)
    2024 Winner Best Documentary
    • Best Documentary Film Award
    • Master (Documentary on Qi Gong Healer and Kung Fu Grandmaster Zhou Ting Jue)
    Shared with: Jessica Cauffiel
  • Master (Documentary on Qi Gong Healer and Kung Fu Grandmaster Zhou Ting Jue) (2018)
    2024 Winner Best Documentary
    • Best Documentary Film Award
    • Master (Documentary on Qi Gong Healer and Kung Fu Grandmaster Zhou Ting Jue)
    Shared with: Jessica Cauffiel

World Premiere Film Awards

  • The Sniper (2024)
    2024 Winner Best Psychological Thriller
    • Best Psychological Thriller
    • The Sniper
  • The Sniper (2024)
    2024 Winner Best in Show
    • Best in Show
    • The Sniper

American Filmatic Arts Awards, Brooklyn

  • The Sniper (2024)
    2024 Winner Best Director
    • Short Film
    • The Sniper

Independent Shorts Awards

  • The Sniper (2024)
    2024 Winner Gold Award
    • Best Indie Short
    • The Sniper
  • The Sniper (2024)
    2024 Winner Silver Award
    • Best Male Director
    • The Sniper

The Buddha International Film Festival

  • Master (Documentary on Qi Gong Healer and Kung Fu Grandmaster Zhou Ting Jue) (2018)
    2024 Winner Jury Award
    • International Jury Award
    • Master (Documentary on Qi Gong Healer and Kung Fu Grandmaster Zhou Ting Jue)

Rome Prisma Independent Film Awards

  • Master (Documentary on Qi Gong Healer and Kung Fu Grandmaster Zhou Ting Jue) (2018)
    2023 Nominee July Award
    • Best Feature Documentary
    • Master (Documentary on Qi Gong Healer and Kung Fu Grandmaster Zhou Ting Jue)
    Shared with: Zhou Ting Jue · Jun Zhou · Jessica Cauffiel
  • Eli Jane in The Way (2021)
    2022 Nominee March Award
    • Best Feature Film
    • The Way

Eurasia International Monthly Film Festival

  • Eli Jane in The Way (2021)
    2022 Nominee January Award
    • Best Feature Film
    • The Way
    Shared with: Eli Jane · Jon Brewer

Crown Wood International Film Festival

  • Master (Documentary on Qi Gong Healer and Kung Fu Grandmaster Zhou Ting Jue) (2018)
    2023 Winner Monthly Edition Award
    • Best Documentary Feature Film
    • Master (Documentary on Qi Gong Healer and Kung Fu Grandmaster Zhou Ting Jue)
  • Master (Documentary on Qi Gong Healer and Kung Fu Grandmaster Zhou Ting Jue) (2018)
    2023 Winner Monthly Edition Award
    • Best Director
    • Master (Documentary on Qi Gong Healer and Kung Fu Grandmaster Zhou Ting Jue)

Dumbo Film Festival

  • Eli Jane in The Way (2021)
    2022 Nominee Best Narrative Feature
    • Best Narrative Feature
    • The Way

Florence Film Awards

  • Eli Jane in The Way (2021)
    2021 Winner Florence Film Award
    • Honorable Mention Director Feature Film
    • The Way

New York Movie Awards

  • Eli Jane in The Way (2021)
    2022 Winner December Award - Honorable Mention
    • Best Producers
    • The Way
    Shared with: Chris Smith · Jon Brewer · Eli Jane

Madrid Art Film Festival

  • Eli Jane in The Way (2021)
    2022 Winner Judges Award
    • Best Editing
    • The Way
  • Eli Jane in The Way (2021)
    2022 Winner Judges Award
    • Best Editing
    • The Way

Lonely Wolf International Film Festival

  • Eli Jane in The Way (2021)
    2021 Nominee Festival Award
    • Best Feature Film
    • The Way
  • Eli Jane in The Way (2021)
    2021 Nominee Festival Award
    • Best Original Screenplay
    • The Way
  • Eli Jane in The Way (2021)
    2021 Nominee Festival Award
    • Best Original Concept
    • The Way

Beyond the Curve International Film Festival

  • Eli Jane in The Way (2021)
    2021 Winner October Award
    • Best Narrative Feature
    • The Way
    Shared with: Chris Smith · Jon Brewer · Eli Jane

Hollywood International Golden Age Festival

  • Eli Jane in The Way (2021)
    2021 Winner August Award
    • Best Producers
    • The Way
    Shared with: Chris Smith · Jon Brewer · Eli Jane

Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival

  • Master (Documentary on Qi Gong Healer and Kung Fu Grandmaster Zhou Ting Jue) (2018)
    2024 Winner August Award
    • Best Editing
    • Master (Documentary on Qi Gong Healer and Kung Fu Grandmaster Zhou Ting Jue)

Milan Gold Awards

  • Eli Jane in The Way (2021)
    2021 Winner October Gold Award
    • Best Director
    • The Way
  • Eli Jane in The Way (2021)
    2021 Winner October Gold Award
    • Best Producer
    • The Way
    Shared with: Chris Smith · Jon Brewer · Eli Jane
  • Eli Jane in The Way (2021)
    2021 Winner October Gold Award
    • Best editing
    • The Way
  • Eli Jane in The Way (2021)
    2021 Winner October Gold Award
    • Silver Award Best Screenplay
    • The Way

FilmHaus: Berlin Film + New Media Competition

  • Eli Jane in The Way (2021)
    2022 Nominee Best Film
    • Best Film
    • The Way
  • Eli Jane in The Way (2021)
    2022 Nominee Best Drama
    • Best Drama
    • The Way
  • Eli Jane in The Way (2021)
    2022 Nominee Best Original Concept
    • Best Original Concept
    • The Way
  • Eli Jane in The Way (2021)
    2022 Nominee Best Original Screenplay
    • The Way
  • Eli Jane in The Way (2021)
    2022 Nominee Best Ensemble Cast
    • Best Ensemble Cast
    • The Way
    Shared with: Dustin Cole Blackburn

OTB - Only The Best International Film Awards

  • Eli Jane in The Way (2021)
    2021 Winner Only the Best Award
    • Best Action Feature
    • The Way
    Shared with: Chris Smith · Jon Brewer · Eli Jane
  • Eli Jane in The Way (2021)
    2021 Winner Only the Best Award
    • The Best Director
    • The Way
  • Eli Jane in The Way (2021)
    2021 Winner Jury Award
    • all genres
    • The Way
    Shared with: Chris Smith · Jon Brewer · Eli Jane

4th Dimension International Film Festival

  • Eli Jane in The Way (2021)
    2021 Winner Best Narrative Feature
    • Narrative Feature
    • The Way
    Shared with: Chris Smith · Jon Brewer · Eli Jane

Art Film Awards

  • Day9 (2023)
    2023 Winner Art Film Award
    • Best of United States
    • Day9
  • Day9 (2023)
    2023 Winner Art Film Award
    • Honorable Mention Short Film
    • Day9
  • Day9 (2023)
    2023 Winner Art Film Award
    • Honorable Mention Drama Film
    • Day9
  • Day9 (2023)
    2023 Winner Art Film Award
    • Honorable Mention Editing
    • Day9
  • Day9 (2023)
    2023 Winner Art Film Award
    • Honorable Mention Production
    • Day9
    Shared with: Kevin Marcus · Ray Wicks

Women's International Film Festival

  • Eli Jane in The Way (2021)
    2021 Winner Women's International Film Festival Award
    • Honorable Mention
    • The Way

Rotterdam Independent Film Festival

  • Eli Jane in The Way (2021)
    2022 Nominee March Award
    • Semi-Finalist
    • The Way

World Cine Fest

  • Eli Jane in The Way (2021)
    2022 Winner Festival Prize
    • Best Feature Film
    • The Way

Hollywood On The Tiber Film Awards

  • Eli Jane in The Way (2021)
    2021 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Action Drama
    • The Way
    Shared with: Chris Smith · Jon Brewer · Eli Jane
  • Eli Jane in The Way (2021)
    2021 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Action Drama
    • The Way
    Shared with: Chris Smith · Jon Brewer · Eli Jane

Paris Film Awards

  • Eli Jane in The Way (2021)
    2021 Winner September Award
    • Best Feature Film
    • The Way
  • Eli Jane in The Way (2021)
    2021 Winner September Award
    • Best Director
    • The Way
  • Eli Jane in The Way (2021)
    2021 Winner September Award
    • Honorable Mention: Producer
    • The Way
    Shared with: Chris Smith · Jon Brewer · Eli Jane
  • Eli Jane in The Way (2021)
    2021 Winner September Award
    • Honorable Mention: Screenplay
    • The Way
  • Eli Jane in The Way (2021)
    2021 Winner September Award
    • Honorable Mention: Editing
    • The Way
    Shared with: Drake Booth

London Movie Awards

  • Eli Jane in The Way (2021)
    2022 Winner December Award
    • Honorable Mention Screenplay
    • The Way
  • Eli Jane in The Way (2021)
    2022 Winner December Award
    • Honorable Mention Producers
    • The Way
    Shared with: Chris Smith · Jon Brewer · Eli Jane

South America Awards

  • Eli Jane in The Way (2021)
    2022 Winner February Competition
    • Best Feature Film
    • The Way
    Shared with: Eli Jane · Jon Brewer · Chris Smith

Sweet Democracy Film Awards

  • Eli Jane in The Way (2021)
    2021 Winner November Award
    • Best Picture
    • The Way

SENSEI FilmFest

  • Eli Jane in The Way (2021)
    2022 Nominee Best Feature Film
    • Best Feature Film
    • The Way
  • Eli Jane in The Way (2021)
    2022 Nominee Best Film Trailer
    • Best Film Trailer
    • The Way

Future of Film Awards

  • Day9 (2023)
    2023 Winner November Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Day9
    Shared with: Kevin Marcus · Ray Wicks
  • Day9 (2023)
    2023 Winner November Award
    • Best Director Short Film
    • Day9
  • Day9 (2023)
    2023 Winner November Award
    • Best Editing
    • Day9
  • Day9 (2023)
    2023 Winner November Award
    • Best Production
    • Day9
    Shared with: Kevin Marcus · Ray Wicks
  • Day9 (2023)
    2023 Winner November Award
    • Best Trailer
    • Day9

Frida Film Festival

  • Day9 (2023)
    2023 Winner Best Director
    • Best American Director
    • Day9
  • Day9 (2023)
    2023 Winner Best Short Film
    • Best Satire Film
    • Day9
    Shared with: Kevin Marcus · Ray Wicks
  • Day9 (2023)
    2023 Winner Best Cast
    • Best Casting Director
    • Day9

NEW YORK SCREENWRITING AWARDS

  • Tiger Bones
    2023 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Action Feature Screenplay
    • Tiger Bones

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