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Awards

Adam Schlachter

28 wins & 10 nominations

American Film Institute, USA

  • My Backyard Was a Mountain (2005)
    2005 Winner Dorothea & Daniel Petrie Award
    • Graduate Scholarship
    • My Backyard Was a Mountain

Chicago International Children's Film Festival

  • My Backyard Was a Mountain (2005)
    2006 Winner Montgomery Prize
    • Best Film or Video by an Emerging Director
    • My Backyard Was a Mountain

Dances With Films

  • And The Brave Shall Rise (2019)
    2020 Winner Audience Award
    • Documentary Short
    • And The Brave Shall Rise
    Shared with: Van Kassabian · Anne Clements · Hoan Tran · Maylen Calienes

Imagen Foundation Awards

  • My Backyard Was a Mountain (2005)
    2006 Winner Imagen Award
    • Best Short or Student Film
    • My Backyard Was a Mountain

Method Fest

  • My Backyard Was a Mountain (2005)
    2007 Nominee Best Student Film
    • Best Student Film
    • My Backyard Was a Mountain

Newport International Film Festival, Rhode Island

  • My Backyard Was a Mountain (2005)
    2007 Winner Special Jury Award
    • Best Short For Children
    • My Backyard Was a Mountain

Rhode Island International Film Festival

  • And The Brave Shall Rise (2019)
    2019 Winner International Humanitarian Award
    • And The Brave Shall Rise
    Shared with: Van Kassabian
  • My Backyard Was a Mountain (2005)
    2006 Winner Grand Prize
    • Best Short Film
    • My Backyard Was a Mountain

Sedona International Film Festival

  • My Backyard Was a Mountain (2005)
    2006 Nominee Festival Award
    • Best Short Film
    • My Backyard Was a Mountain

Stony Brook Film Festival

  • My Backyard Was a Mountain (2005)
    2007 Winner Best Short
    • Jury Award
    • My Backyard Was a Mountain

WorldFest Houston

  • My Backyard Was a Mountain (2005)
    2006 Winner Platinum Remi Award
    • Directing, Short
    • My Backyard Was a Mountain

Valley Film Festival

  • My Backyard Was a Mountain (2005)
    2006 Winner 10 Degrees Hotter Award
    • Best Short Film
    • My Backyard Was a Mountain

Angelus Awards Student Film Festival

  • My Backyard Was a Mountain (2005)
    2006 Nominee Spirit of Angelus Award
    • Finalist Student Film
    • My Backyard Was a Mountain

Oxnard Independent Film Festival

  • My Backyard Was a Mountain (2005)
    2006 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Director
    • My Backyard Was a Mountain

Miami Short Film Festival

  • My Backyard Was a Mountain (2005)
    2006 Nominee Short Film
    • Narrative
    • My Backyard Was a Mountain

San Diego Latino Film Festival

  • And The Brave Shall Rise (2019)
    2020 Winner Jury Award
    • Excellence In Promoting Inspiration
    • And The Brave Shall Rise
    Shared with: Van Kassabian · Maylen Calienes
  • My Backyard Was a Mountain (2005)
    2006 Winner Corazon Award
    • Student Short
    • My Backyard Was a Mountain

Santa Clarita Valley Film Festival

  • My Backyard Was a Mountain (2005)
    2006 Winner Festival Prize
    • Best Short Film
    • My Backyard Was a Mountain

Tahoe Reno International Film Festival

  • My Backyard Was a Mountain (2005)
    2006 Winner Festival Prize
    • Best of the Fest - Student Film
    • My Backyard Was a Mountain

Westwood International Film Festival

  • My Backyard Was a Mountain (2005)
    2005 Winner Festival Prize
    • Best Student Short
    • My Backyard Was a Mountain

New York Latino Film Festival

  • Hollywood Whores (2011)
    2011 Nominee Jury Special Prize
    • On The Edge
    • Hollywood Whores

Charlotte Film Festival

  • My Backyard Was a Mountain (2005)
    2006 Winner Festival Prize
    • Best Student Film
    • My Backyard Was a Mountain

Buffalo Niagara Film Festival

  • My Backyard Was a Mountain (2005)
    2007 Winner Festival Prize
    • Best Student Film
    • My Backyard Was a Mountain

Orlando Film Festival

  • And The Brave Shall Rise (2019)
    2019 Nominee Best Documentary Short
    • And The Brave Shall Rise
    Shared with: Van Kassabian
  • And The Brave Shall Rise (2019)
    2019 Nominee Short Doc Insight
    • Insight Award
    • And The Brave Shall Rise
    Shared with: Van Kassabian
  • And The Brave Shall Rise (2019)
    2019 Nominee Most Inspirational
    • And The Brave Shall Rise
    Shared with: Van Kassabian

NewFilmmakers Los Angeles

  • And The Brave Shall Rise (2019)
    2019 Winner The Academy, Latino & Hispanic Cinema Showcase
    • Documentary Short
    • And The Brave Shall Rise
    Shared with: Van Kassabian

Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, US

  • My Backyard Was a Mountain (2005)
    2005 Winner Best Student Film
    • Student Competition
    • My Backyard Was a Mountain

Oaxaca FilmFest, MX

  • And The Brave Shall Rise (2019)
    2019 Nominee New Industry Selection
    • Finalist
    • And The Brave Shall Rise
    Shared with: Van Kassabian

KIDS FIRST! Film Festival

  • My Backyard Was a Mountain (2005)
    2006 Winner KIDS FIRST! Best Award
    • Best Of Fest - Short Film
    • My Backyard Was a Mountain
  • My Backyard Was a Mountain (2005)
    2006 Winner KIDS FIRST! Best Award
    • Best Indie Film For Kids
    • My Backyard Was a Mountain

Roxbury International Film Festival

  • My Backyard Was a Mountain (2005)
    2006 Winner Festival Prize
    • Best Short Film
    • My Backyard Was a Mountain

Sapporo International Short Film Festival and Market

  • My Backyard Was a Mountain (2005)
    2006 Nominee Jury Prize
    • Best Director
    • My Backyard Was a Mountain

Tally Shorts Film Festival

  • And The Brave Shall Rise (2019)
    2020 Winner Audience Award
    • Best Short Film
    • And The Brave Shall Rise
    Shared with: Van Kassabian

Caucus Foundation Awards

  • My Backyard Was a Mountain (2005)
    2006 Winner Gold Circle Award
    • Outstanding Student Film
    • My Backyard Was a Mountain

Filmgate Miami Short Film Festival

  • My Backyard Was a Mountain (2005)
    2012 Winner Festival Prize
    • Best Director
    • My Backyard Was a Mountain
    • Hollywood Whores

San Francisco Latino Film Festival

  • My Backyard Was a Mountain (2005)
    2006 Winner Best Short Film
    • My Backyard Was a Mountain

Reel Rasquache Film Festival

  • My Backyard Was a Mountain (2005)
    2006 Winner Festival Prize
    • Best Shorts Trailer
    • My Backyard Was a Mountain

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