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Joshua Seftel
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Academy Awards, USA (2)
Chicago International Children's Film Festival (1)
Chicago International Film Festival (2)
CINE Competition (1)
Cinequest San Jose Film Festival (1)
Columbus International Film and Animation Film Festival (1)
Hamptons International Film Festival (1)
International Documentary Association (2)
National Educational Media Network, USA (1)
New England Film & Video Festival (1)
New York Festivals (1)
News & Documentary Emmy Awards (1)
Peabody Awards (1)
Philadelphia Film Festival (1)
Retirement Research Foundation, USA (1)
SXSW Film Festival (1)
Toronto International Film Festival (1)
Savannah Film Festival (1)
Tribeca Film Festival (2)
Virginia Film Festival (2)
Annapolis Film Festival (1)
BendFilm Festival (1)
Sheffield International Documentary Festival (1)
Santa Fe International Film Festival (1)
Little Rock Film Festival (1)
Independent Film Festival of Boston (1)
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US (1)
Montclair Film Festival (MFF) (2)
Indy Shorts Film Festival (2)
Copenhagen Headliner Film Festival (1)
26 wins & 11 nominations
Academy Awards, USA
2026 Winner
Oscar
Best Documentary Short Film
All the Empty Rooms
Shared with:
Conall Jones
2023 Nominee
Oscar
Best Documentary Short Film
Stranger at the Gate
Shared with:
Conall Jones
Chicago International Children's Film Festival
2003 Winner
Children's Jury Award - Certificate of Merit
Live-Action Television Production
Breaking the Mold: The Kee Malesky Story
Chicago International Film Festival
1995 Winner
Gold Plaque
Old Warrior
1992 Winner
Silver Plaque
Lost and Found
CINE Competition
1992 Winner
CINE Golden Eagle
Short Documentary
Lost and Found
Shared with:
Mihai Cociasu
·
Ion Berindei
·
David F. Schirmer
Cinequest San Jose Film Festival
1997 Nominee
Best Documentary
Taking on the Kennedys
Columbus International Film and Animation Film Festival
1992 Winner
Bronze Plaque Award
Lost and Found
Hamptons International Film Festival
2025 Winner
The Subject Matter Award
All the Empty Rooms
International Documentary Association
2025 Winner
IDA Award - Honorable Mention
Short Documentaries
All the Empty Rooms
Shared with:
Trevor Burgess
·
James Costa
·
Conall Jones
2017 Nominee
IDA Award
Best Short Form Series
The Secret Life of Muslims
Shared with:
Reza Aslan
National Educational Media Network, USA
1992 Winner
Bronze Apple
Lost and Found
New England Film & Video Festival
1997 Winner
Documentary Award
Taking on the Kennedys
New York Festivals
2013 Winner
Finalist Award
Educational/Instructional
Lidia Celebrates America
"Weddings: Something Borrowed, Something New"
Shared with:
Lidia Bastianich
·
Laurie Donnelly
·
Anne Adams
·
Shelly Burgess Nicotra
News & Documentary Emmy Awards
2017 Nominee
Emmy
Outstanding Short Documentary
The Secret Life of Muslims
Shared with:
Reza Aslan
·
Joe Posner
·
Jill Landaker Grunes
·
Anna Bick Rowe
·
Wajahat Ali
·
Mona Damluji
·
Erika Frankel
·
Al-Husein Madhany
·
Asma Uddin
·
Jaclyn Biskup
·
Kashif Shaikh
·
Matteen Mokalla
Peabody Awards
2017 Nominee
Peabody Award
Documentary
The Secret Life of Muslims
Philadelphia Film Festival
2015 Nominee
Jury Award
Best Short Film
The Many Sad Fates of Mr. Toledano
Retirement Research Foundation, USA
1995 2nd Place
Wise Owl Award
Independent Films and Videotapes
Old Warrior
SXSW Film Festival
2014 Nominee
SXSW Grand Jury Award
Documentary Short
The Home Team
Toronto International Film Festival
2025 Nominee
IMDbPro Short Cuts
IMDbPro Short Cuts Award for Best Film
All the Empty Rooms
Savannah Film Festival
2025 Winner
Jury Award for Social Impact
All the Empty Rooms
Tribeca Film Festival
2022 Winner
Best Documentary Short - Special Jury Mention
Stranger at the Gate
2015 Nominee
Jury Award
Best Documentary Short
The Many Sad Fates of Mr. Toledano
Virginia Film Festival
2025 Winner
Audience Award
Documentary Short
All the Empty Rooms
2022 Winner
Audience Award
Documentary Short
Stranger at the Gate
Annapolis Film Festival
2016 Winner
Jury Prize
Best Short
The Many Sad Fates of Mr. Toledano
BendFilm Festival
2015 Winner
Jury Prize
Best Documentary Short
The Many Sad Fates of Mr. Toledano
Sheffield International Documentary Festival
2015 Nominee
Sheffield Short Doc Award
The Many Sad Fates of Mr. Toledano
Santa Fe International Film Festival
2025 Winner
Best Documentary Short
All the Empty Rooms
Little Rock Film Festival
2015 Winner
Best World Shorts Documentary
The Many Sad Fates of Mr. Toledano
Independent Film Festival of Boston
2017 Winner
Audience Award
Documentary Short
Zain's Summer: From Refugee to American Boy
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US
2026 Winner
Cinema Eye Honors Award
Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Short Filmmaking
All the Empty Rooms
Montclair Film Festival (MFF)
2025 Winner
Audience Award
Short Film
All the Empty Rooms
2015 Winner
Audience Award
Short Film
The Many Sad Fates of Mr. Toledano
Indy Shorts Film Festival
2022 Winner
Grand Prize
Documentary
Stranger at the Gate
2019 Winner
Indiana Spotlight Competition
The Secret Life of Muslims
Copenhagen Headliner Film Festival
2026 Winner
Jury Prize
Best Documentary
All the Empty Rooms
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