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Alex Tweddle

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55 wins & 100 nominations

International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA)

2007 Nominee Best Mid-Length Documentary
- Documentary
- The Forgotten Children of Congo

Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival

2002 Nominee New Talent Award
- Alan's Story

Munich International Festival of Film Schools

2002 Nominee Arte Short Film Award
- ARTE Award Best Short
- Alan's Story

Hamburg International Short Film Festival

2002 Nominee Hamburg Short Film Award
- Best Short
- Alan's Story

Fort Myers Beach Film Festival

2022 Nominee Best Documentary
- Short Film Documentary
- Honour Me

Raindance Film Festival

2015 Nominee Raindance Award
- Best Documentary
- The Stained Glass Mandolin
2015 Nominee Raindance Award
- Best Documentary
- The Stained Glass Mandolin
Shared with: Andrew Bullas

Expresion en Corto International Film Festival

2020 Winner Speak Out Against Domestic Abuse Award
- Honour Me

Cambridge Film Festival

2025 Nominee Audience Award
- Best Documentary Feature
- AMR: Dying to Change the World
2009 Nominee Jury Award
- Cambridge Fim Festival
- Honour Me
2008 Nominee Jury Award
- Cambridge Fim Festival
- 21st Century Male

Lift-Off Global Network, London

2021 Nominee Best UK Short Film
- Best Short
- Honour Me
2020 Nominee Best UK Short Film
- Best Short
- Surviving Burkitts

Chichester International Film Festival

2026 Nominee Audience Award
- Best Documentary
- AMR: Dying to Change the World

Beijing International Film Festival

2012 Nominee Best International Feature Documentary Award
- Best International Feature Documentary
- The Forgotten Children of Congo

Top Indie Film Awards

2023 Nominee Best Documentary Short
- Best Documentary Short
- The Forgotten Children of Congo (Director's Cut)
2022 Winner Top Indie Film Award
- Best Documentary Short
- The Forgotten Children of Congo (Director's Cut)
2022 Winner Top Indie Film Award
- Best Message
- The Forgotten Children of Congo (Director's Cut)
2022 Nominee Top Indie Film Award
- Best Director
- The Forgotten Children of Congo (Director's Cut)
2022 Nominee Top Indie Film Award
- Best Music
- The Forgotten Children of Congo (Director's Cut)
Shared with: Nick McCahearty

WideScreen Film & Music Video Festival

2024 Winner Honorable Mention
- Best Short Film
- Honour Me

Feel The Reel International Film Festival

2021 Nominee July Award
- Best Documentary Short
- Honour Me

UK Monthly Film Festival

2020 Nominee October Award
- Best Documentary
- Surviving Burkitts

Cardiff International Film Festival

2021 Nominee Best Documentary
- Documentary
- Honour Me

Aphrodite Film Awards

2021 Nominee April Edition Award
- Best Documentary Short Film
- Honour Me

BSFF - Bucharest Short Film Festival

2008 Nominee Jury Prize
- Best Film
- 21st Century Male

The Lift-Off Sessions

2021 Nominee Best Documentary
- Best Documentary Content
- Juarez City of Dreams

UK Seasonal Short Film Festival

2021 Winner Honourable Mention
- Documentary Short Film
- Honour Me

New York Movie Awards

2021 Winner December Award
- Best Inspirational Film - Honorable Mention
- Honour Me

MLC Awards

2021 Nominee Quarterly Award
- Best Documentary
- Honour Me

Asbury Park Music & Film Festival

2016 Nominee Music Documentary
- Documentary Short
- The Stained Glass Mandolin
Shared with: Andrew Bullas

Prague International Monthly Film Festival

2021 Nominee January Award
- Short Documentary
- Honour Me

Hollywood Gold Awards

2021 Nominee Gold Award
- Short Documentary
- Honour Me

Beyond the Curve International Film Festival

2022 Winner May Award
- Best Documentary
- The Forgotten Children of Congo (Director's Cut)
2022 Winner BCIFF Award of Excellence
- Award Of Excellence
- The Forgotten Children of Congo (Director's Cut)
2021 2nd Place December Award
- Best Women's Film
- Juarez City of Dreams
2020 Winner December Award
- Best Women's Film
- Honour Me
2020 Nominee December Award
- Best Documentary
- Surviving Burkitts

Kalakari Film Fest

2021 Nominee Special Jury Award
- Best Film of Festival
- Honour Me
- Surviving Burkitts

Aasha International film Festival

2023 Winner Best Documentary Film
- Best Documentary Film
- Honour Me
2023 Winner Best Documentary Film
- Best Documentary
- Honour Me

Document Human Rights Film Festival

2020 Nominee Short Documentary
- Documentary
- Honour Me
2012 Nominee Feature Documentary
- Human Rights
- The Forgotten Children of Congo
2012 Nominee Feature Documentary
- Human Rights
- Juarez City of Dreams

Doc'n roll festival

2020 Nominee Music Documentary
- Feature documentary
- The Life and Dreams of Ergo Phizmiz
Shared with: Iain Chambers

Anatolia International Film Festival

2021 Nominee Best Documentary Short
- Honour Me

Andromeda Film Festival

2022 Winner DaVinci Special Award
- Best Documentary
- The Forgotten Children of Congo (Director's Cut)
2022 Winner Best Documentary
- Documentary
- Honour Me

Kautik International Film Festival

2022 Nominee Best Full Length Documentary
- Documentary
- The Forgotten Children of Congo (Director's Cut)

Soundwatch Music Film Festival

2020 Nominee Music Documentary
- Documentary
- The Life and Dreams of Ergo Phizmiz
Shared with: Iain Chambers

Best Film Awards

2022 Nominee Best Documentary Award
- Feature Documentary
- Surviving Burkitts
2022 Nominee Best Documentary Award
- Feature Documentary
- The Forgotten Children of Congo (Director's Cut)
2021 Nominee Best Director
- Short documentary
- Honour Me
2021 Nominee Best Documentary Award
- Autobiographical Documentary
- Honour Me
2021 Winner Best Documentary Award
- Director
- Honour Me

Ealing Film Festival

2020 Nominee People's Choice Award
- Short film
- Honour Me
2020 Winner Judges' Award
- Best Documentary
- Honour Me

LIFT-Off Sessions Online

2022 Nominee Lift-Off Season Award
- Feature Film Content
- The Forgotten Children of Congo (Director's Cut)
2021 Nominee Lift-Off Season Award
- Best Short Film
- Honour Me

London International Monthly Film Festival

2023 Winner January Honorable Mention
- Best Documentary
- Honour Me
2023 Winner January Honorable Mention
- Best Documentary
- The Forgotten Children of Congo (Director's Cut)
2022 Winner September Honorable Mention
- Best Documentary
- Honour Me
2022 Winner September Honorable Mention
- Best Documentary
- The Forgotten Children of Congo (Director's Cut)

Lampa International Film Festival of Socially Oriented Short Films, Videos and Social Advertising

2022 Nominee Jury Prize
- Best short socially oriented documentary film
- Honour Me

The Gladiator Film Festival

2022 Winner Best Documentary
- Best Documentary
- Surviving Burkitts

Lisbon CineFest

2021 Nominee Documentary Short Film
- Best Documentary short
- Honour Me
2021 Winner January Award
- Best Documentary short Film
- Honour Me

Golden Bridge İstanbul Short Film Festival

2022 Nominee Spring Season Award
- Best Documentary Short Film
- The Forgotten Children of Congo (Director's Cut)
2021 Nominee January Award
- Best Documentary Short Film
- Honour Me
2021 Nominee Spring Season Award
- Best Documentary Short Film
- Surviving Burkitts

Essex Doc Fest

2020 Nominee Documentary
- General
- Honour Me
2020 3rd Place Documentary
- General
- Surviving Burkitts

Equality and Diversity Film Festival

2021 Nominee Best Documentary
- Documentary
- Honour Me
2021 Nominee Jury Award
- Documentary
- Honour Me

New York Istanbul Short Film Festival

2023 Nominee November Award
- Best Documentary Feature Film
- The Forgotten Children of Congo (Director's Cut)

OTB - Only The Best International Film Awards

2022 Winner Only the Best Award
- Best Documentary / Feature film
- The Forgotten Children of Congo (Director's Cut)
2022 Nominee Only the Best Award
- Best Film (All Genres)
- The Forgotten Children of Congo (Director's Cut)
2021 Winner Only the Best Award
- Special Award
- Honour Me
Wining films listed on the website
2021 Winner Only the Best Award
- Best Inspirational Film
- Surviving Burkitts
2021 Winner Only the Best Award
- Best Documentary / Feature film
- Surviving Burkitts

First international symbolic film festival

2024 Nominee Best Documentary
- Documentary
- Honour Me
2021 Nominee Best Documentary
- Documentary
- Honour Me

ROFIFE International Rotary Short Film Festival

2021 Nominee Best Short Film
- Documentary
- Honour Me

The WIFI Film Festival

2021 Nominee International Documentary Short
- Documentary
- Honour Me

Copper Coast International Film Festival

2021 Nominee Activist Film
- Documentary
- Honour Me
2021 Nominee Best Documentary
- Documentary
- Surviving Burkitts

Iconic Images Film Festival

2022 Nominee Iconic Images Film Festival Award
- Best Director
- The Forgotten Children of Congo (Director's Cut)
2022 Nominee Iconic Images Film Festival Award
- Documentary
- The Forgotten Children of Congo (Director's Cut)
2022 Nominee Iconic Images Film Festival Award
- Documentary
- Surviving Burkitts
2022 Nominee Iconic Images Film Festival Award
- Documentary
- Honour Me

Bristol International Film Festival

2021 Nominee Shorts (International)
- Best Documentary
- Surviving Burkitts
2021 Nominee Shorts (International)
- Best Documentary
- Honour Me

Kalaburagi International Short Film Festival

2024 Nominee Festival Award
- Documentary
- The Forgotten Children of Congo (Director's Cut)

Stockholm City Film Festival

2021 Nominee July Award
- Best Short Documentary
- Honour Me

International World Film Awards

2022 Nominee Best Feature Documentary
- Feature Documentary
- The Forgotten Children of Congo (Director's Cut)
2021 Nominee Best Feature Documentary
- Surviving Burkitts
2021 Nominee Best Short Documentary
- Short Documentary
- Honour Me

Spring Grove Caledonia Film Festival

2021 Nominee Best Short Action Film Award
- 30 Short Film Adults age 18 and Above
- Honour Me

Crossroads International Short Film Festival

2021 Nominee Documentary Award
- Gender Equality
- Honour Me

Paris Film Awards

2023 Nominee June Award
- Short Documentary
- Honour Me

London Movie Awards

2022 Nominee April Award
- Short Documentary
- Honour Me

Tietê International Film Awards

2022 Winner Tiete Film Festival Award
- The Bronze Tilapia - Social Impact Award
- The Forgotten Children of Congo (Director's Cut)
2022 Winner Tiete Film Festival Award
- Honorable Mention Best Director of Documentary
- The Forgotten Children of Congo (Director's Cut)

International Strasburg Film Festival

2021 Nominee Best Documentary
- Documentary
- Honour Me
2021 Nominee Best Documentary
- Documentary
- Surviving Burkitts

Make Art Not Fear

2022 Winner Best Fearless Short
- Best Fearless Short
- Honour Me
2021 Nominee Best Fearless Short
- Best Fearless Short
- Honour Me

Kurdistan International Independent Film Festival

2021 Nominee Short Documentary
- Best Short Documentary
- Honour Me

Latin America Film Awards

2022 Winner January Award
- Best Director of Short Documentary
- Honour Me
2022 Winner January Award
- Best Screenplay Short Documentary
- Honour Me
2022 Nominee July Award
- Best Documentary Short
- The Forgotten Children of Congo (Director's Cut)
2022 Winner July Award
- Best Documentary Short
- The Forgotten Children of Congo (Director's Cut)
2022 Winner July Award
- Best Director short documentary
- The Forgotten Children of Congo (Director's Cut)

ONE EARTH AWARDS

2022 Nominee Best Short Film
- Documentary
- Honour Me

Casablanca Film Factory Awards

Venus Community Awards

2022 Winner Best Feature Documentary
- Best Feature Documentary
- Surviving Burkitts

Symbiotic Film Festival

2025 Nominee Best Documentary
- Documentary
- Surviving Burkitts
2024 Nominee Best Documentary
- BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
- The Forgotten Children of Congo (Director's Cut)
2024 Nominee Best Documentary
- Documentary
- Honour Me

Emerald Cost Film Festival

2022 Winner Best Documentary
- Documentary
- Honour Me
2022 Winner Best Documentary
- Documentary
- The Forgotten Children of Congo (Director's Cut)
2022 Nominee Best Documentary
- Documentary
- Surviving Burkitts

International Gold Awards

2023 Winner Festival Award
- Best Feature Documentary
- The Forgotten Children of Congo (Director's Cut)
2023 Winner Gold Award
- Documentary
- The Forgotten Children of Congo (Director's Cut)
2023 Nominee Gold Award
- Short Documentary
- Honour Me
2023 Winner Gold Award
- Documentary
- Honour Me
2023 Nominee Festival Award
- Best Feature Documentary
- Surviving Burkitts

Philadelphia Arthouse Film Festival

2022 Winner September Award
- Best female centre story short
- Honour Me

Close Film Festival

2023 Winner Best Documentary Film
- Best Documentary Film
- Honour Me
2023 Winner Best Documentary Film
- Best Documentary Film
- Honour Me

Black Cat Award International Film Festival

2023 Winner Award in the Name of George Floyd
- Best Documentary
- The Forgotten Children of Congo (Director's Cut)
2023 Nominee Black Cat Award
- Best Film About Women
- Honour Me
2023 Nominee Black Cat Award
- Best Short Documentary
- Surviving Burkitts

Golden FEMI Film Festival

2026 Nominee Best Documentary
- Best Documentary
- The Forgotten Children of Congo (Director's Cut)
2026 Nominee Best Documentary
- Best Documentary
- Honour Me
2026 Nominee Best Documentary
- Best Documentary
- Surviving Burkitts

Kalaburagi International Film Festival

2024 3rd Place Festival Trophy
- Documentary
- The Forgotten Children of Congo

Jackson Doc Fest

2024 Nominee Best Documentary
- Black History
- The Forgotten Children of Congo (Director's Cut)
2023 Nominee Best Humanity Feature
- Doc Short
- Honour Me
2023 Nominee Best Documentary
- Doc Short - Humanity
- Honour Me

West Lothian Film Festival

2025 Winner Honorable Mention
- Best of Home Nations
- Honour Me
2025 Winner Honorable Mention
- Best of Home Nations
- The Forgotten Children of Congo (Director's Cut)

Kuala Lumpur International Film Academy Awards

2025 Nominee Best Documentary
- Documentary
- The Forgotten Children of Congo (Director's Cut)

Authentic Global Film Festival

2025 Winner Certificate of Merit
- Feature Film
- Honour Me
2025 Winner Certificate of Merit
- Feature Film
- Juarez City of Dreams
2025 Winner Certificate of Merit
- Feature Film
- The Forgotten Children of Congo (Director's Cut)

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