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Craig Railsback

Awards

Craig Railsback

180 wins & 6 nominations

Best Shorts Competition

  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2024 Winner Award of Recognition
    • Best Direction
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue
  • Renah Wolzinger, Dawna Lee Heising, and Craig Railsback in Fireside Classics (2021)
    2021 Winner Award of Recognition
    • Web Tube Length Video
    • Fireside Classics
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising · Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising

International Open Film Festival (IOFF)

  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2023 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Women's Film
    • Dark Classics
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising · Renah Wolzinger

Swedish International Film Festival

  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Nominee Outstanding Achievement
    • Best Experimental Film
    • Dark Classics
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising · Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner Outstanding Achievement
    • Best Horror Film
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Dawna Lee Heising

Global Shorts, Los Angeles

  • Renah Wolzinger, Dawna Lee Heising, and Craig Railsback in Fireside Classics (2021)
    2021 Winner Special Mention
    • March
    • Fireside Classics
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising

Universe Multicultural Film Festival

  • The Job (2025)
    2026 Winner Universe Multicultural Film Festival Award
    • Best Genre Film
    • The Job

Calcutta International Cult Film Festival

  • Renah Wolzinger, Dawna Lee Heising, and Craig Railsback in Fireside Classics (2021)
    2022 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Experimental Films
    • Fireside Classics
  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Winner January Award
    • Best Film on Women
    • Dark Classics
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising · Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising
  • Renah Wolzinger, Dawna Lee Heising, and Craig Railsback in Fireside Classics (2021)
    2022 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Experimental Film
    • Fireside Classics
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising · Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Experimental Film
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Dawna Lee Heising

Virgin Spring Cinefest

  • Renah Wolzinger, Dawna Lee Heising, and Craig Railsback in Fireside Classics (2021)
    2022 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Micro Short
    • Fireside Classics
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising · Paul Heising · Renah Wolzinger
  • Renah Wolzinger, Dawna Lee Heising, and Craig Railsback in Fireside Classics (2021)
    2022 Winner Gold Award
    • Micro Shorts
    • Fireside Classics
  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Film on Women
    • Dark Classics
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising · Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising

NYC Independent Film Festival

  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Male Director
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills

Cult Critic Movie Awards

  • Renah Wolzinger, Dawna Lee Heising, and Craig Railsback in Fireside Classics (2021)
    2022 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Micro Short
    • Fireside Classics
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising · Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising
  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Winner April Award
    • Outstanding Achievement Film on Women
    • Dark Classics
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising · Renah Wolzinger
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Horror/Science Fiction/Genre Feature Film
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Dawna Lee Heising

Kinodrome Festival

  • Charlie Christ (2024)
    2024 2nd Place KinoExceptional Award
    • Found Footage or Celluloid Tribute
    • Charlie Christ
    Shared with: Vito Trabucco · Vince Cusimano

L' Age d'Or International Arthouse Film Festival

  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Winner Women's Film Award
    • Best Women's Film
    • Dark Classics
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising · Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising

Florence Film Awards

  • The Job (2025)
    2025 Winner Gold Award
    • Best Sci-Fi Short
    • The Job
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Dawna Lee Heising · LeJon Stewart

DRUK International Film Festival

  • Renah Wolzinger, Dawna Lee Heising, and Craig Railsback in Fireside Classics (2021)
    2022 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Experimental Film
    • Fireside Classics
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Dawna Lee Heising
  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Film on Women
    • Dark Classics
  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Women's Film
    • Dark Classics
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising · Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner Critic's Choice Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising · Renah Wolzinger
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Director
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills

New York Movie Awards

  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner September Award - Honorable Mention
    • Best Editing
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills

Tagore International Film Festival

  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Film on Women
    • Dark Classics
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising · Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner Critic's Choice Award
    • Best Director
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills

World Film Carnival, Singapore

  • Renah Wolzinger, Dawna Lee Heising, and Craig Railsback in Fireside Classics (2021)
    2022 Winner Critic's Choice Award
    • Best Experimental Film
    • Fireside Classics
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising · Renah Wolzinger
  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Women's Film
    • Dark Classics
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising · Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising
  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Film on Women
    • Dark Classics
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising · Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising

Beyond Earth Film Festival

  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Monologue
    • Dark Classics
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising

Hollywood Gold Awards

  • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue (2025)
    2025 Winner Silver Award
    • Best Director
    • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue
  • The Job (2025)
    2025 Winner Gold Award
    • Best Indie Short Film
    • The Job
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising · Renah Wolzinger · LeJon Stewart

SoCal Film Awards

  • Renah Wolzinger, Dawna Lee Heising, and Craig Railsback in Fireside Classics (2021)
    2021 Winner Additional Award
    • Best Micro-Short
    • Fireside Classics
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising · Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising

Hollywood International Golden Age Festival

  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner November Award
    • Best Web Series/TV Pilot
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Dawna Lee Heising

Andromeda Film Festival

  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner Andromeda Golden Medal
    • Best Director
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills

Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival

  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2024 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Short Film
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising · Renah Wolzinger
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2024 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Directing
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2023 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Short Film
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Dawna Lee Heising
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2023 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Directing
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills

Best Global Shorts

  • Renah Wolzinger, Dawna Lee Heising, and Craig Railsback in Fireside Classics (2021)
    2022 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Monologue
    • Fireside Classics

New Age Cinemas and Scripts

  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Winner Jury's Choice
    • Best Experimental Short
    • Dark Classics
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising · Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising
  • Renah Wolzinger, Dawna Lee Heising, and Craig Railsback in Fireside Classics (2021)
    2022 Winner Jury's Choice
    • Best Micro Short
    • Fireside Classics
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising · Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising

Detaron TV Awards

  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner Detaron TV Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Dawna Lee Heising

Uruvatti International Film Festival

  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Film on Women
    • Dark Classics
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising · Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising

Gold Star Movie Awards

  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Winner April Award
    • Best Women's Short
    • Dark Classics
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising · Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner September Award
    • Best Horror Short
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Dawna Lee Heising · Heather Joseph-Witham

Golden Wheat Awards

  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2023 Winner Golden Wheat Award
    • Best Comedy/Best Dark Comedy
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Dawna Lee Heising

The Gladiator Film Festival

  • Renah Wolzinger, Dawna Lee Heising, and Craig Railsback in Fireside Classics (2021)
    2023 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Costume/Make Up Design
    • Fireside Classics
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2023 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Director
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Director
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills

Golden Sparrow International Film Festival

  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Film on Women
    • Dark Classics
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising · Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising

Austin International Art Festival

  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2023 Winner February Award
    • Best Horror Short
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Dawna Lee Heising

4th Dimension International Film Festival

  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Winner Outstanding Achievement
    • Best Women's Film
    • Dark Classics
  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Women's Film
    • Dark Classics
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising · Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising

Cult Movies International Film Festival

  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2024 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Short Film
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue
    Shared with: Robert Dumond · Renah Wolzinger · Dawna Lee Heising
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2023 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Short Horror
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Dawna Lee Heising
  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Short Women's Film
    • Dark Classics
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising · Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising
  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 2nd Place Festival Award
    • Best Actress
    • Dark Classics
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising · Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising

Hollywood Blvd Film Festival

  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Male Director
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Short Horror
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Dawna Lee Heising

Naples Film Awards

  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner Naples Film Award
    • Best Experimental Film
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising · Renah Wolzinger

New York Neorealism Film Awards

  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner October Edition
    • Best Horror Film
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Dawna Lee Heising

Monthly Indie Shorts

  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Winner July Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Dark Classics
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising · Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising

Gralha International Monthly Film Awards

  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner December Award
    • Best Production Design Experimental Film
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Dawna Lee Heising · Heather Joseph-Witham

Medusa Film Festival

  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Short Horror
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Dawna Lee Heising

Arthouse Festival of Beverly Hills

  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner Fall Award
    • Best Production
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Dawna Lee Heising · Heather Joseph-Witham

Berlin Shorts Award

  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner October Award
    • Best Horror Short
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Dawna Lee Heising

Silver Mask Film Festival

  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Winner Cetificate of Excellence
    • Best Film on Women Empowerment
    • Dark Classics
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising · Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner Honourable Mention
    • Best Horror Short
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising · Renah Wolzinger

Golden Reel International Film Festival

  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Nominee December Award
    • Best Comedy
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Dawna Lee Heising
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner December Award
    • Best Horror
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Dawna Lee Heising

Black Swan International Film Festival

  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Film on Women
    • Dark Classics
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising · Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Dawna Lee Heising
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Director
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Experimental Film
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Dawna Lee Heising

Paris Film Awards

  • The Job (2025)
    2025 Winner September Award
    • Best Sci-Fi
    • The Job
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Dawna Lee Heising · LeJon Stewart · Joseph Williamson
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner October Award
    • Best Horror
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Dawna Lee Heising

London Movie Awards

  • The Job (2025)
    2025 Winner Silver Award
    • Best Indie Short
    • The Job
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Joseph Williamson · Dawna Lee Heising · LeJon Stewart

Red Moon Film Festival

  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Historical Film
    • Dark Classics
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising · Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising

Kaiju International Film Festival

  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner Kaiju Film Festival Award
    • Best Experimental Film
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Dawna Lee Heising

Latin America Film Awards

  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2023 Winner March Award
    • Best Makeup/Hair Styling Short Film
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Dawna Lee Heising · Aldrich Chica
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2023 Winner March Award
    • Best Costume Design Short Film
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Dawna Lee Heising
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2023 Winner April Award
    • Best Hairstyling
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Dawna Lee Heising
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2023 Winner April Award
    • Best Costume Design
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Dawna Lee Heising

Dreamz Catcher International Film Festival

  • The Job (2025)
    2026 Winner Phenomenal Attainment Award
    • Best Short Film
    • The Job
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising · Renah Wolzinger · LeJon Stewart · Joseph Williamson
  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Winner Winner Attainment Award
    • Best Performance
    • Dark Classics
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising
  • Renah Wolzinger, Dawna Lee Heising, and Craig Railsback in Fireside Classics (2021)
    2022 Winner Winner Attainment Award
    • Best Experimental Film
    • Fireside Classics
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising · Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising
  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Winner Winner Attainment Award
    • Best Women Centric Film
    • Dark Classics
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising · Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner Winner Attainment Award
    • Best Horror/Science Fiction Film
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising · Renah Wolzinger

Krimson Horyzon International Film Festival

  • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue (2025)
    2025 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Cinematography
    • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue
  • Renah Wolzinger, Dawna Lee Heising, and Craig Railsback in Fireside Classics (2021)
    2022 Winner Phenomenal Attainment Award
    • Best Experimental Film
    • Fireside Classics
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Dawna Lee Heising · Paul Heising
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner Phenomenal Attainment Award
    • Best Dark Comedy
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Dawna Lee Heising
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner Phenomenal Attainment Award
    • Best Director
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills

Moody Crab Film Fest

  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Winner Festival Prize
    • Best Monologue
    • Dark Classics
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising · Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising

Karukrit International Film Festival

  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Winner May Award
    • Best Women's Empowerment Film
    • Dark Classics
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising · Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner Karukrit Board of Excellence - November
    • Best Ensemble
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising · Ken May · LeJon Stewart · Bill Houskeeper · Deborah Dutch · Heather Joseph-Witham · Vito Trabucco · Vera R. Taylor · Walter Hochbrueckner · Kelly Bourquin · Scott Bourquin · Joanna Fang · Renah Wolzinger · Jim Dunlap · Dan Kennedy · Mendy Winograd · Rebecca Wolzinger · Miles Mallory · Michelle Wolzinger · Charlotte Railsback · Liam Railsback · Paul Heising · Keith Wolzinger · Sean Glumace

Calcutta International Short Film Festival

  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2022 Winner Certificate of Achievement
    • Best Male Filmmaker Short Film
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue

Reels International Film Festival

  • The Job (2025)
    2026 Winner Outstanding Achievement
    • Best Sci-Fi Film
    • The Job
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · LeJon Stewart · Joseph Williamson · Dawna Lee Heising
  • The Job (2025)
    2026 Winner Outstanding Achievement
    • Best Male Director
    • The Job
  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2025 Winner Outstanding Achievement
    • Best Male Director
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue
  • Robert Amico, Jonni Shandor, Dawna Lee Heising, Peyton Clark, and Joanna Ferbrache in The Rose Wagon (2022)
    2024 Winner Special Jury
    • Best Unit Director
    • The Rose Wagon
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2023 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Horror Film
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Dawna Lee Heising

Multi Dimension Independent Film Festival

  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Winner Exceptional Achievement
    • Best Women Filmmaker
    • Dark Classics
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising · Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising

Red Dragon Creative Awards

  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner October Award
    • Best Horror Short
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Dawna Lee Heising
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner November Award
    • Best Horror Short
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising · Renah Wolzinger

SENSEI FilmFest

  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Nominee Best Horror or Thriller
    • Best Horror
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Dawna Lee Heising

NYC International Film Festival

  • Renah Wolzinger, Dawna Lee Heising, and Craig Railsback in Fireside Classics (2021)
    2022 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Micro Film
    • Fireside Classics
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising · Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising
  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Micro-Short
    • Dark Classics
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising · Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising

Royal Society of Television & Motion Picture Awards

  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Director
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Horror Film
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Dawna Lee Heising
  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2023 Winner March Award
    • BEST FILM ON WOMEN
    • Dark Classics
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising · Paul Heising

Gangtok International Film Festival

  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Winner September Award
    • Best Film on Women
    • Dark Classics
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising · Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner September Award
    • Best Director
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner September Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising · Renah Wolzinger

Golden Horse International Film Festival

  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Winner June Award
    • Best Women's Short Film
    • Dark Classics
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising · Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising

Future of Film Awards

  • The Job (2025)
    2026 Winner April Award
    • Best Sci-Fi Film
    • The Job
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · LeJon Stewart · Dawna Lee Heising · Joseph Williamson
  • The Job (2025)
    2026 Winner Honourable Mention
    • Best Director Short Film
    • The Job

Roshani International Film Festival

  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2025 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Male Director
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue
  • Robert Amico, Jonni Shandor, Dawna Lee Heising, Peyton Clark, and Joanna Ferbrache in The Rose Wagon (2022)
    2024 Winner Special Jury Award
    • Best Director
    • The Rose Wagon
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2023 Winner Special Jury Award
    • Best Horror Film
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Dawna Lee Heising
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2023 Winner Special Jury Award
    • Best Director
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Women Empowerment
    • Dark Classics
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising · Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising

Venus Community Awards

  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2023 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Short Film
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Dawna Lee Heising

Luis Bunuel Memorial Awards

  • Robert Amico, Jonni Shandor, Dawna Lee Heising, Peyton Clark, and Joanna Ferbrache in The Rose Wagon (2022)
    2025 Winner February Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • The Rose Wagon
  • Renah Wolzinger, Dawna Lee Heising, and Craig Railsback in Fireside Classics (2021)
    2022 Winner July Award
    • Best Experimental Film
    • Fireside Classics
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising · Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner November Award
    • Best Director
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills

Indie Cine Tube Awards

  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Winner Cine Vision Award
    • Best Women Centric Film
    • Dark Classics
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising · Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner Cine Vision Award
    • Best Horror/Science Fiction Film
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Dawna Lee Heising

Calcutta International Film Festival

  • The Job (2025)
    2026 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Sci-fi Short Film
    • The Job
    Shared with: Joseph Williamson · Dawna Lee Heising · LeJon Stewart · Renah Wolzinger

Milestone International Film Festival

  • The Job (2025)
    2026 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Sci-Fi Short
    • The Job
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising · Renah Wolzinger · LeJon Stewart · Joseph Williamson
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2023 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Horror Film
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Dawna Lee Heising

International Gold Awards

  • The Job (2025)
    2025 Winner Gold Award
    • Best Director
    • The Job

Frida Film Festival

  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Horror Film
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising · Renah Wolzinger

Knight of the Reel Awards

  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Performing Arts
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising
  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2023 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Film on Women
    • Dark Classics
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising · Renah Wolzinger
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2023 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Experimental Film
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Dawna Lee Heising

iDEAL International Film Festival

  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2025 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Director
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue
  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2025 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Editor
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue
  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2025 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Dawna Lee Heising
  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2023 Winner Special Jury Award
    • Best Women Empowerment Film
    • Dark Classics
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Dawna Lee Heising

Close Film Festival

  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2023 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Short
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Dawna Lee Heising

Bluez Dolphins Monthly Online International Film Festival

  • The Job (2025)
    2026 Winner April Award
    • Best Sci-Fi Film
    • The Job
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · LeJon Stewart · Joseph Williamson · Dawna Lee Heising
  • The Job (2025)
    2026 Winner April Award
    • Best Director
    • The Job

Golden Fern Films Award

  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Director
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Dawna Lee Heising
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Comedy Short
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Dawna Lee Heising
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2023 Winner Critics Choice Award
    • Best Editing
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2023 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Comedy Short
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Dawna Lee Heising

The Pittsburgh Moving Picture Festival

  • Charlie Christ (2024)
    2024 Winner Best Short Film
    • Best Short Film - Experimental
    • Charlie Christ
    Shared with: Vince Cusimano · Vito Trabucco
  • Charlie Christ (2024)
    2024 Winner Best Short Film
    • Best Short Film
    • Charlie Christ
    Shared with: Vince Cusimano · Vito Trabucco

Jaisalmer International Film Festival

  • Robert Amico, Jonni Shandor, Dawna Lee Heising, Peyton Clark, and Joanna Ferbrache in The Rose Wagon (2022)
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • The Rose Wagon
  • Robert Amico, Jonni Shandor, Dawna Lee Heising, Peyton Clark, and Joanna Ferbrache in The Rose Wagon (2022)
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Director
    • The Rose Wagon

Filmzen International Competition

  • Robert Amico, Jonni Shandor, Dawna Lee Heising, Peyton Clark, and Joanna Ferbrache in The Rose Wagon (2022)
    2024 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Unit Director
    • The Rose Wagon
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2023 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Horror Film
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Dawna Lee Heising

Enjoy Film Festival

  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2023 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Dawna Lee Heising

Cineplay International Film Festival

  • Charlie Christ (2024)
    2024 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Short Film
    • Charlie Christ
    Shared with: Vito Trabucco · Vince Cusimano

The Grand Cine Carnival Maldives

  • Robert Amico, Jonni Shandor, Dawna Lee Heising, Peyton Clark, and Joanna Ferbrache in The Rose Wagon (2022)
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Unit Director
    • The Rose Wagon

Travancore International Film Award

  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2024 Winner Festival Prize
    • Best Experimental Film
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Dawna Lee Heising · Heather Joseph-Witham
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2024 Winner Festival Prize
    • Best Experimental Filmmaker
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills

Zeal International Film Festival

  • The Job (2025)
    2026 Winner Outstanding Achievement
    • Best Sci-fi/Fantasy Film
    • The Job
    Shared with: LeJon Stewart · Dawna Lee Heising · Joseph Williamson · Renah Wolzinger

Filmovia International Film Festival

  • The Job (2025)
    2025 Winner Outstanding Achievement
    • Best Sci-fi Film
    • The Job
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising · LeJon Stewart · Renah Wolzinger
  • The Job (2025)
    2025 Winner Outstanding Achievement
    • Best Short Film / Script
    • The Job

Filmnest International Film Festival

  • The Job (2025)
    2026 Winner Outstanding Achievement
    • Best Sci-fi Movie
    • The Job
    Shared with: LeJon Stewart · Renah Wolzinger · Joseph Williamson · Dawna Lee Heising
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement
    • Best Acting Ensemble
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Dawna Lee Heising · Ken May · LeJon Stewart · Bill Houskeeper · Deborah Dutch · Heather Joseph-Witham · Vito Trabucco · Vera R. Taylor · Walter Hochbrueckner · Kelly Bourquin · Scott Bourquin · Joanna Fang · Renah Wolzinger · Jim Dunlop · Dan Kennedy · Mendy Winograd · Rebecca Wolzinger · Miles Mallory · Michelle Wolzinger · Charlotte Railsback · Paul Heising · Keith Wolzinger · Cooper The Puggle · Sean Glumace

Script Symphony Award

  • The Job (2025)
    2026 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Sci-Fi Movie
    • The Job
    Shared with: Joseph Williamson · LeJon Stewart · Dawna Lee Heising · Renah Wolzinger

Casablanca Independent Film Festival

  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2024 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Filmmaker
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue

The Calcutta Indie International Film Festival

  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement
    • Best Male Filmmaker
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue

South Asian Indie Film Festival

  • The Job (2025)
    2026 Winner Outstanding Achievement
    • Best Sci-Fi Short Film
    • The Job
    Shared with: Joseph Williamson · Dawna Lee Heising · Renah Wolzinger · LeJon Stewart
  • The Job (2025)
    2026 Winner Outstanding Achievement
    • Best Male Director
    • The Job

Cine Vista Oasis Film Awards

  • The Job (2025)
    2026 Nominee Certificate of Achievement
    • Best Sci-Fi Movie
    • The Job
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2025 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Director
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills

Silverlens Film Awards

  • The Job (2025)
    2026 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Sci-fi Film
    • The Job
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Joseph Williamson · LeJon Stewart · Dawna Lee Heising

Shock A Go Go

  • Britney Lost Her Phone (2023)
    2024 Winner Best Cinematography
    • Britney Lost Her Phone

Cine Sepia Reels Carnival

  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2024 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Director
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue

Global Visionaries Film Festival

  • The Job (2025)
    2026 Winner Outstanding Achievement
    • Best Sci-fi/Fantasy Film
    • The Job
    Shared with: LeJon Stewart · Joseph Williamson · Renah Wolzinger · Dawna Lee Heising
  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement
    • Best Short Film
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Dawna Lee Heising

Kyoto Cinematica

  • The Job (2025)
    2025 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Sci-Fi Film
    • The Job
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · LeJon Stewart · Joseph Williamson · Dawna Lee Heising

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