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Don Swanson

31 wins & 12 nominations

The Indie Gathering International Film Festival

  • Mia Zanotti in The Way I Used to Know (2020)
    2020 Winner 1st Place Indie Gathering Award
    • Best Indie Music VIdeo
    • The Way I Used to Know
    Shared with: Mia Zanotti · Lorey Zanotti · Jay Zanotti · Joe Fishel
  • Naysa Altmeyer and Alexa Mechling in A Wish for Giants (2018)
    2018 2nd Place 1st Place Indie Gathering Award
    • Best Feature Film - Family
    • A Wish for Giants
  • Behind Closed Doors (2015)
    2017 Winner 1st Place Indie Gathering Award
    • Best Music Video
    • Behind Closed Doors
  • 2nd Class Citizen (2005)
    2008 3rd Place 1st Place Indie Gathering Award
    • Music Video
    • 2nd Class Citizen
  • Wilson's Woodworkers (2005)
    2008 3rd Place 1st Place Indie Gathering Award
    • Short Film Awards
    • Wilson's Woodworkers

The Indie Horror Film Festival, Chicago, US

  • Occurrence at Mills Creek (2020)
    2021 Winner Best Feature
    • Occurrence at Mills Creek
    Shared with: Joe Fishel

Couch Film Festival

  • Erson (2018)
    2020 Nominee Best Writer
    • Erson
    Shared with: John-Patrick Driscoll

The International Horror Hotel

  • Occurrence at Mills Creek (2020)
    2021 2nd Place Star Award
    • Best Horror Feature
    • Occurrence at Mills Creek
  • Alexa Mechling in Forest Queen (2017)
    2019 Winner Star Award
    • Best Music Video
    • Forest Queen

One-Reeler Short Film Competition

  • Alexa Mechling in Forest Queen (2017)
    2018 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Honorable Mention
    • Forest Queen
  • Alexa Mechling in Forest Queen (2017)
    2017 Winner Honorable Mention
    • December
    • Forest Queen

Queen City Film Festival

  • Betsy Lynn George, Alexa Mechling, and Ava Psoras in Mills Creek (2019)
    2019 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Horror/SciFi Short Film
    • Mills Creek
    Shared with: Joe Fishel · Betsy Lynn George · John-Patrick Driscoll · Megan Swanson
  • Naysa Altmeyer and Alexa Mechling in A Wish for Giants (2018)
    2018 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Family Feature
    • A Wish for Giants

Chautauqua International Film Festival: CIFF

  • Naysa Altmeyer and Alexa Mechling in A Wish for Giants (2018)
    2018 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Feature Film
    • A Wish for Giants
  • Naysa Altmeyer and Alexa Mechling in A Wish for Giants (2018)
    2018 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Cinematographer
    • A Wish for Giants
  • Naysa Altmeyer and Alexa Mechling in A Wish for Giants (2018)
    2018 3rd Place Jury Prize
    • Best Director
    • A Wish for Giants
  • Naysa Altmeyer and Alexa Mechling in A Wish for Giants (2018)
    2018 3rd Place Jury Prize
    • Best Editor
    • A Wish for Giants

Mindfield Film Festival Albuquerque

  • Hurt (2020)
    2021 Winner Diamond Award
    • Best Music Video
    • Hurt
    Shared with: Mia Zanotti · Lorey Zanotti · Jay Zanotti · Joe Fishel
  • Betsy Lynn George, Alexa Mechling, and Ava Psoras in Mills Creek (2019)
    2020 Winner Gold Award
    • Best Editing
    • Mills Creek
  • Occurrence at Mills Creek (2020)
    2020 Winner Diamond Award
    • Best Trailer
    • Occurrence at Mills Creek
  • Mia Zanotti in The Way I Used to Know (2020)
    2020 Winner Platinum Award
    • Best Music Video
    • The Way I Used to Know
    Shared with: Mia Zanotti · Lorey Zanotti · Jay Zanotti · Joe Fishel · Noah Crissman

Creation International Film Festival

  • Rachel O'Day and Joe Fishel in The Haunting of Prince Dom Pedro de Alcântara Francisco António João Carlos Xavier de Paula Miguel Rafael Joaquim José Gonzaga Pascoal Cipriano Serafim (2025)
    2025 Winner Best Dark Comedy Feature
    • The Haunting of Prince Dom Pedro de Alcântara Francisco António João Carlos Xavier de Paula Miguel Rafael Joaquim José Gonzaga Pascoal Cipriano Serafim
    Shared with: Joe Fishel

Independent Shorts Awards

  • Mia Zanotti in The Way I Used to Know (2020)
    2020 Nominee Honorable Mention
    • Best Editing
    • The Way I Used to Know

Care Awards

  • Naysa Altmeyer and Alexa Mechling in A Wish for Giants (2018)
    2018 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Dramatic Feature
    • A Wish for Giants

Royal Wolf Film Awards

  • Mia Zanotti in The Way I Used to Know (2020)
    2020 Winner Best of Month Award - January
    • Best Music Video
    • The Way I Used to Know
    Shared with: Mia Zanotti · Lorey Zanotti · Jay Zanotti · Joe Fishel · Noah Crissman
  • Occurrence at Mills Creek (2020)
    2020 Winner Best of Month Award - October
    • Best Feature Film
    • Occurrence at Mills Creek
    Shared with: Joe Fishel

South Film and Arts Academy Festival

  • Rachel O'Day and Joe Fishel in The Haunting of Prince Dom Pedro de Alcântara Francisco António João Carlos Xavier de Paula Miguel Rafael Joaquim José Gonzaga Pascoal Cipriano Serafim (2025)
    2025 Winner Feature Film Award
    • Best Comedy Feature
    • The Haunting of Prince Dom Pedro de Alcântara Francisco António João Carlos Xavier de Paula Miguel Rafael Joaquim José Gonzaga Pascoal Cipriano Serafim
    Shared with: Joe Fishel
  • Valena Zitello, Gregory Begg, John W. Iwanonkiw, and Joe Fishel in The Haunting of Prince Dom Pedro de Alcântara Francisco António João Carlos Xavier de Paula Miguel Rafael Joaquim José Gonzaga Pascoal Cipriano Serafim (2025)
    2023 Winner Short Film Award
    • Best Comedy Short Film
    • Bigfoot Unleashed, Part VII
    Shared with: Joe Fishel · Valena Zitello · John W. Iwanonkiw · Gregory Begg · Gary Miller · Paul Anderson · Noah Crissman

Pinnacle Film Awards

  • Occurrence at Mills Creek (2020)
    2020 Winner Gold Award
    • Best Director
    • Occurrence at Mills Creek
  • Occurrence at Mills Creek (2020)
    2020 Winner Gold Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • Occurrence at Mills Creek

IndieX Film Festival

  • Valena Zitello, Gregory Begg, John W. Iwanonkiw, and Joe Fishel in The Haunting of Prince Dom Pedro de Alcântara Francisco António João Carlos Xavier de Paula Miguel Rafael Joaquim José Gonzaga Pascoal Cipriano Serafim (2025)
    2023 Nominee Best Short Film
    • Best Short Film
    • Bigfoot Unleashed, Part VII
    Shared with: Joe Fishel · Valena Zitello · John W. Iwanonkiw · Gregory Begg · Gary Miller · Paul Anderson · Noah Crissman
  • Betsy Lynn George, Alexa Mechling, and Ava Psoras in Mills Creek (2019)
    2019 Nominee Honorable Mention
    • Best Film Noir Short
    • Mills Creek
    Shared with: Joe Fishel · Betsy Lynn George · John-Patrick Driscoll · Megan Swanson

DRUK International Film Festival

  • Mia Zanotti in The Way I Used to Know (2020)
    2020 Winner DIFF Award
    • Best Music Video
    • The Way I Used to Know
    Shared with: Mia Zanotti · Lorey Zanotti · Jay Zanotti · Joe Fishel · Noah Crissman

American Golden Picture International Film Festival

  • Occurrence at Mills Creek (2020)
    2020 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Trailer
    • Occurrence at Mills Creek
    Shared with: Joe Fishel · Betsy Lynn George · John-Patrick Driscoll · Megan Swanson
  • Mia Zanotti in The Way I Used to Know (2020)
    2020 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Music Video
    • The Way I Used to Know
    Shared with: Mia Zanotti · Lorey Zanotti · Jay Zanotti · Joe Fishel · Noah Crissman

Night of Drama Shorts

  • Betsy Lynn George, Alexa Mechling, and Ava Psoras in Mills Creek (2019)
    2022 Winner Best Screenplay
    • Short Film
    • Mills Creek
    Shared with: Joe Fishel · Ava Psoras · Betsy Lynn George

Vancouver Independent Film Festival

  • Occurrence at Mills Creek (2020)
    2020 Winner Vancouver Independent Film Festival Award
    • Best Horror Feature
    • Occurrence at Mills Creek
    Shared with: Joe Fishel

Fortean Film Festival

  • Valena Zitello, Gregory Begg, John W. Iwanonkiw, and Joe Fishel in The Haunting of Prince Dom Pedro de Alcântara Francisco António João Carlos Xavier de Paula Miguel Rafael Joaquim José Gonzaga Pascoal Cipriano Serafim (2025)
    2023 Winner Platinum Award
    • Best Poster/Press Kit
    • Bigfoot Unleashed, Part VII
    Shared with: Joe Fishel · Noah Crissman
  • Valena Zitello, Gregory Begg, John W. Iwanonkiw, and Joe Fishel in The Haunting of Prince Dom Pedro de Alcântara Francisco António João Carlos Xavier de Paula Miguel Rafael Joaquim José Gonzaga Pascoal Cipriano Serafim (2025)
    2023 Winner Gold Award
    • Best Bigfoot/Sasquatch Film
    • Bigfoot Unleashed, Part VII
    Shared with: Joe Fishel · Valena Zitello · John W. Iwanonkiw · Gregory Begg · Gary Miller · Noah Crissman · Paul Anderson

Autumn's Dawn Film Festival

  • Valena Zitello, Gregory Begg, John W. Iwanonkiw, and Joe Fishel in The Haunting of Prince Dom Pedro de Alcântara Francisco António João Carlos Xavier de Paula Miguel Rafael Joaquim José Gonzaga Pascoal Cipriano Serafim (2025)
    2024 Nominee Jury Prize
    • Best Editing
    • Bigfoot Unleashed, Part VII

East Village New York Film Festival

  • Rachel O'Day and Joe Fishel in The Haunting of Prince Dom Pedro de Alcântara Francisco António João Carlos Xavier de Paula Miguel Rafael Joaquim José Gonzaga Pascoal Cipriano Serafim (2025)
    2025 Winner Best Indie Feature Film
    • Best Indie Feature Film
    • The Haunting of Prince Dom Pedro de Alcântara Francisco António João Carlos Xavier de Paula Miguel Rafael Joaquim José Gonzaga Pascoal Cipriano Serafim
    Shared with: Joe Fishel

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