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Amel Tresnjic

Awards

Amel Tresnjic

98 wins & 31 nominations

Accolade Competition

  • Unlocking the Potential: The Vital Role of Specialist Education (2025)
    2026 Winner Humanitarian Award
    • Honorable Mention
    • Unlocking the Potential: The Vital Role of Specialist Education
    Shared with: John Mooney
  • Unlocking the Potential: The Vital Role of Specialist Education (2025)
    2025 Winner Award of Merit
    • Best Educational Film
    • Unlocking the Potential: The Vital Role of Specialist Education
    Shared with: John Mooney
  • Unlocking the Potential: The Vital Role of Specialist Education (2025)
    2025 Winner Award of Merit
    • Best Feature Documentary
    • Unlocking the Potential: The Vital Role of Specialist Education
    Shared with: John Mooney
  • Unlocking the Potential: The Vital Role of Specialist Education (2025)
    2025 Winner Award of Merit
    • Best Inspirational Film
    • Unlocking the Potential: The Vital Role of Specialist Education
    Shared with: John Mooney
  • Singfest: The Literacy of Music (2017)
    2019 Winner Award of Merit
    • Best Documentary Short
    • Singfest: The Literacy of Music

Madrid International Film Festival, ES

  • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language (2020)
    2021 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Feature Documentary
    • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language
    Shared with: Kevin Mackay
  • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language (2020)
    2021 Nominee Festival Award
    • Best Director of a Feature Documentary
    • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language
    Shared with: Kevin Mackay
  • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language (2020)
    2021 Nominee Festival Award
    • Best Cinematograpy in a Documentary Film
    • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language
    Shared with: Kevin Mackay
  • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language (2020)
    2021 Nominee Festival Award
    • Jury Award
    • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language
    Shared with: Kevin Mackay
  • Singfest: The Literacy of Music (2017)
    2019 Nominee Festival Award
    • Best Feature Documentary
    • Singfest: The Literacy of Music

Impact Docs Awards

  • Unlocking the Potential: The Vital Role of Specialist Education (2025)
    2025 Winner Award of Excellence
    • Best Documentary Feature
    • Unlocking the Potential: The Vital Role of Specialist Education
    Shared with: John Mooney
  • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language (2020)
    2020 Winner Award of Excellence
    • Documentary Feature
    • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language
  • Singfest: The Literacy of Music (2017)
    2019 Winner Award of Merit
    • Documentary Feature
    • Singfest: The Literacy of Music
  • Singfest: The Literacy of Music (2017)
    2019 Winner Award of Merit
    • Directing
    • Singfest: The Literacy of Music
  • Singfest: The Literacy of Music (2017)
    2019 Winner Award of Merit
    • Editing
    • Singfest: The Literacy of Music

Telly Awards

  • Unlocking the Potential: The Vital Role of Specialist Education (2025)
    2025 Winner Silver Telly
    • Documentary
    • Unlocking the Potential: The Vital Role of Specialist Education
    Shared with: John Mooney
  • Unlocking the Potential: The Vital Role of Specialist Education (2025)
    2025 Winner Bronze Telly
    • Social Impact
    • Unlocking the Potential: The Vital Role of Specialist Education
    Shared with: John Mooney

Film Fest International, London

  • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language (2020)
    2021 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Director of a Feature Documentary
    • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language
  • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language (2020)
    2021 Nominee Festival Award
    • Best Feature Documentary
    • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language
  • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language (2020)
    2021 Nominee Festival Award
    • Scientific & Educational Award
    • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language
  • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language (2020)
    2021 Nominee Festival Award
    • Best Cinematography in a Documentary Feature
    • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language
  • Singfest: The Literacy of Music (2017)
    2019 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Cinematography in a Documentary
    • Singfest: The Literacy of Music

Film Fest International, Milan

  • Singfest: The Literacy of Music (2017)
    2019 Nominee Festival Award
    • Fianlist - Best Feature Documentary
    • Singfest: The Literacy of Music
  • Singfest: The Literacy of Music (2017)
    2019 Nominee Festival Award
    • Fianlist - Art and Education Award
    • Singfest: The Literacy of Music
  • Singfest: The Literacy of Music (2017)
    2019 Nominee Festival Award
    • Fianlist - Best Editing of a Documentary
    • Singfest: The Literacy of Music

IndieFEST Film Awards

  • Unlocking the Potential: The Vital Role of Specialist Education (2025)
    2025 Winner Award of Merit
    • Best Direction
    • Unlocking the Potential: The Vital Role of Specialist Education
  • Unlocking the Potential: The Vital Role of Specialist Education (2025)
    2025 Winner Award of Merit
    • Best Editing
    • Unlocking the Potential: The Vital Role of Specialist Education
  • Unlocking the Potential: The Vital Role of Specialist Education (2025)
    2025 Winner Award of Merit
    • Best Documentary Feature
    • Unlocking the Potential: The Vital Role of Specialist Education
    Shared with: John Mooney
  • Singfest: The Literacy of Music (2017)
    2018 Winner Award of Merit Special Mention
    • Best Documentary Short
    • Singfest: The Literacy of Music

Film Fest International, Nice

  • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language (2020)
    2021 Winner Scientific and Educational Award
    • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language
  • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language (2020)
    2021 Nominee Filmmaker Award
    • Best Feature Documentary
    • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language
  • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language (2020)
    2021 Nominee Filmmaker Award
    • Best DIrector of a Feature Documentary
    • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language
  • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language (2020)
    2021 Nominee Filmmaker Award
    • Best Cinematography in a Feature Documentary
    • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language

Lift-Off Film Festival, Vancouver

  • Singfest: The Literacy of Music (2017)
    2018 Winner Festival Prize
    • Best Film - Finalist Top 3 - Toronto Lift-Off Online Film Festival
    • Singfest: The Literacy of Music

Melbourne Indie Film Festival

  • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language (2020)
    2020 Winner Feature Films Award
    • Best Documentary Film
    • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language
  • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language (2020)
    2020 Winner Feature Films Award
    • Best Feel Good Film
    • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language

Festigious International Film Festival

  • Unlocking the Potential: The Vital Role of Specialist Education (2025)
    2025 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Editing
    • Unlocking the Potential: The Vital Role of Specialist Education
  • Giving Back: Students Who Returned As Teachers (2022)
    2024 Winner Annual Award
    • Best Editing of the Year
    • Giving Back: Students Who Returned As Teachers
  • Giving Back: Students Who Returned As Teachers (2022)
    2023 Winner February Award
    • Best Director
    • Giving Back: Students Who Returned As Teachers
  • Giving Back: Students Who Returned As Teachers (2022)
    2023 Winner February Award
    • Best Editing
    • Giving Back: Students Who Returned As Teachers
  • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language (2020)
    2020 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Inspirational Film
    • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language

Los Angeles Film Awards

  • Unlocking the Potential: The Vital Role of Specialist Education (2025)
    2025 Winner LAFA June Award
    • Best Inspirational Film
    • Unlocking the Potential: The Vital Role of Specialist Education
    Shared with: John Mooney
  • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language (2020)
    2020 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Documentary Feature
    • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language
  • Singfest: The Literacy of Music (2017)
    2019 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Documentary Featurette
    • Singfest: The Literacy of Music
  • Singfest: The Literacy of Music (2017)
    2019 Winner Festival Award
    • 60 Best Films Semi-Finalist
    • Singfest: The Literacy of Music

Global Shorts, Los Angeles

  • Singfest: The Literacy of Music (2017)
    2019 Winner Special Mention
    • Best Documentary Feature
    • Singfest: The Literacy of Music
  • The Reading Factory (2019)
    2019 Winner Special Mention
    • Best Documentary Short
    • The Reading Factory
  • Singfest: The Literacy of Music (2017)
    2019 Winner Special Mention
    • September
    • Singfest: The Literacy of Music
  • The Reading Factory (2019)
    2019 Winner Special Mention
    • September
    • The Reading Factory

Gold Movie Awards

  • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language (2020)
    2020 Winner June Award
    • Best Feature Documentary Film
    • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language

Calcutta International Cult Film Festival

  • Singfest: The Literacy of Music (2017)
    2019 Winner Golden Fox Award
    • Best Documentary Film
    • Singfest: The Literacy of Music
  • Singfest: The Literacy of Music (2017)
    2018 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Documentary Film - Finalist Top 5
    • Singfest: The Literacy of Music

Oniros Film Awards

  • Unlocking the Potential: The Vital Role of Specialist Education (2025)
    2025 Winner Oniros Award
    • Best Inspirational Film
    • Unlocking the Potential: The Vital Role of Specialist Education
    Shared with: John Mooney
  • Unlocking the Potential: The Vital Role of Specialist Education (2025)
    2025 Winner Oniros Award
    • Best Social Justice Film
    • Unlocking the Potential: The Vital Role of Specialist Education
    Shared with: John Mooney
  • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language (2020)
    2020 Winner January Monthly Edition
    • Best Documentary Feature
    • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language
  • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language (2020)
    2020 Nominee January Monthly Edition
    • Best Director
    • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language

Around International Film Festival

  • Unlocking the Potential: The Vital Role of Specialist Education (2025)
    2025 Nominee ARFF Globe Award
    • Globe Award
    • Unlocking the Potential: The Vital Role of Specialist Education
  • Giving Back: Students Who Returned As Teachers (2022)
    2023 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Globe Award
    • Giving Back: Students Who Returned As Teachers
  • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language (2020)
    2020 Winner ARFF Amsterdam
    • Globe Award
    • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language

New York Film Awards

  • Unlocking the Potential: The Vital Role of Specialist Education (2025)
    2025 Winner New York Film Award
    • Best Inspirational Film
    • Unlocking the Potential: The Vital Role of Specialist Education
    Shared with: John Mooney
  • Unlocking the Potential: The Vital Role of Specialist Education (2025)
    2025 Winner New York Film Award
    • Best Editing
    • Unlocking the Potential: The Vital Role of Specialist Education
  • Unlocking the Potential: The Vital Role of Specialist Education (2025)
    2025 Winner New York Film Award
    • Best Director
    • Unlocking the Potential: The Vital Role of Specialist Education
  • Unlocking the Potential: The Vital Role of Specialist Education (2025)
    2025 Nominee New York Film Award
    • Best Picture
    • Unlocking the Potential: The Vital Role of Specialist Education
  • Singfest: The Literacy of Music (2017)
    2019 Winner New York Film Award
    • Best Inspirational Film
    • Singfest: The Literacy of Music

Five Continents International Film Festival

  • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language (2020)
    2020 Winner July Award
    • Best Editing in a Documentary Film
    • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language

Global Film Festival Awards

  • Unlocking the Potential: The Vital Role of Specialist Education (2025)
    2025 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Feature Film
    • Unlocking the Potential: The Vital Role of Specialist Education
    Shared with: John Mooney
  • Unlocking the Potential: The Vital Role of Specialist Education (2025)
    2025 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Director
    • Unlocking the Potential: The Vital Role of Specialist Education
  • Spiritual Awakening: Journey to the Inner Self (2025)
    2020 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Trailer
    • Spiritual Awakening: Journey to the Inner Self

Miami Independent Film Festival

  • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language (2020)
    2020 Nominee February Award
    • Best Documentary Feature
    • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language

Milan International Filmmaker Festival

  • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language (2020)
    2021 Winner Jury Prize
    • Jury Award
    • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language

North Europe International Film Festival

  • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language (2020)
    2021 Winner Fusion Award
    • Best Feature Documentary
    • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language
  • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language (2020)
    2021 Nominee Fusion Award
    • Best Science and Education Award
    • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language
  • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language (2020)
    2021 Nominee Fusion Award
    • Best Editing Of A Documentary
    • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language

Latitude Film Awards

  • The Reading Factory (2019)
    2019 Winner Bronze Award
    • Documentary Short
    • The Reading Factory
  • Singfest: The Literacy of Music (2017)
    2019 Winner Silver Award
    • Best Feature Documentary
    • Singfest: The Literacy of Music

South Europe International Film Festival

  • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language (2020)
    2020 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Editing of a Documentary
    • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language
  • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language (2020)
    2020 Nominee Festival Award
    • Best Director of a Feature Documentary
    • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language
  • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language (2020)
    2020 Nominee Festival Award
    • Best Scientific and Education Film
    • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language

Vegas Movie Awards

  • Giving Back: Students Who Returned As Teachers (2022)
    2023 Winner Award of Prestige
    • Best Inspirational Film
    • Giving Back: Students Who Returned As Teachers
    Shared with: Kevin Mackay
  • Giving Back: Students Who Returned As Teachers (2022)
    2023 Winner Award of Excellence
    • Best Screenplay From A Movie
    • Giving Back: Students Who Returned As Teachers
  • Singfest: The Literacy of Music (2017)
    2019 Winner Award of Excellence
    • Best Sound Design
    • Singfest: The Literacy of Music
  • Singfest: The Literacy of Music (2017)
    2019 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Director
    • Singfest: The Literacy of Music

FilmCon Awards

  • Giving Back: Students Who Returned As Teachers (2022)
    2023 Winner January FilmCon Award
    • Best Picture
    • Giving Back: Students Who Returned As Teachers
    Shared with: Kevin Mackay
  • Giving Back: Students Who Returned As Teachers (2022)
    2023 Winner January FilmCon Award
    • Best Director
    • Giving Back: Students Who Returned As Teachers
  • Giving Back: Students Who Returned As Teachers (2022)
    2023 Winner January FilmCon Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Giving Back: Students Who Returned As Teachers
    Shared with: Kevin Mackay
  • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language (2020)
    2020 Winner June FilmCon Award
    • Best Picture
    • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language
  • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language (2020)
    2020 Winner June FilmCon Award
    • Best Director
    • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language

New York International Film Awards

  • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language (2020)
    2020 Winner April Monthly Award
    • Best Director
    • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language
  • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language (2020)
    2020 Winner April Monthly Award
    • Best Inspirational Film
    • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language

The Next Level International Film Festival

  • Unlocking the Potential: The Vital Role of Specialist Education (2025)
    2025 Nominee Best Documentary
    • Feature Documentary
    • Unlocking the Potential: The Vital Role of Specialist Education

Salt House Creative International Film Festival

  • Unlocking the Potential: The Vital Role of Specialist Education (2025)
    2025 Winner May Award
    • Best Feature Film
    • Unlocking the Potential: The Vital Role of Specialist Education

Prague International Monthly Film Festival

  • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language (2020)
    2020 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Feature Documentary
    • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language
  • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language (2020)
    2020 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Sound Design
    • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language

Istanbul Film Awards

  • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language (2020)
    2020 Winner June Award
    • Best Educational Feature Film
    • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language

Hollywood Gold Awards

  • Unlocking the Potential: The Vital Role of Specialist Education (2025)
    2025 Winner Gold Award
    • Best Director
    • Unlocking the Potential: The Vital Role of Specialist Education
  • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language (2020)
    2020 Nominee June Award
    • Feature Documentary
    • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language
  • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language (2020)
    2020 Nominee June Award
    • Best Director Feature Film
    • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language
  • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language (2020)
    2020 Nominee June Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language
  • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language (2020)
    2020 Nominee June Award
    • Best Editing
    • Talk for Life: English as an Additional Language

World Film Festival in Cannes

  • Unlocking the Potential: The Vital Role of Specialist Education (2025)
    2025 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Educational Film
    • Unlocking the Potential: The Vital Role of Specialist Education
    Shared with: John Mooney
  • Unlocking the Potential: The Vital Role of Specialist Education (2025)
    2025 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Film On Disability
    • Unlocking the Potential: The Vital Role of Specialist Education
    Shared with: John Mooney
  • Giving Back: Students Who Returned As Teachers (2022)
    2023 Winner Monthly Award
    • Best Humanitarian Feature Film
    • Giving Back: Students Who Returned As Teachers
    Shared with: Kevin Mackay
  • Giving Back: Students Who Returned As Teachers (2022)
    2023 Nominee Monthly Award
    • Best Director of the Future
    • Giving Back: Students Who Returned As Teachers
    Shared with: Kevin Mackay
  • Giving Back: Students Who Returned As Teachers (2022)
    2023 Nominee Monthly Award
    • Best Educational Film
    • Giving Back: Students Who Returned As Teachers
    Shared with: Kevin Mackay

Tietê International Film Awards

  • Unlocking the Potential: The Vital Role of Specialist Education (2025)
    2025 Winner Bronze Tilapia Award
    • Social Impact Award
    • Unlocking the Potential: The Vital Role of Specialist Education
    Shared with: John Mooney

Arrow International Film Festival

  • Giving Back: Students Who Returned As Teachers (2022)
    2023 Winner January - February Award
    • Best Educational Film
    • Giving Back: Students Who Returned As Teachers
    Shared with: Kevin Mackay
  • Giving Back: Students Who Returned As Teachers (2022)
    2023 Winner January - February Award
    • Best Producer
    • Giving Back: Students Who Returned As Teachers
    Shared with: Kevin Mackay
  • Giving Back: Students Who Returned As Teachers (2022)
    2023 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Cinematography
    • Giving Back: Students Who Returned As Teachers

Fox International Film Festival

  • Giving Back: Students Who Returned As Teachers (2022)
    2023 Winner Best Educational Film
    • Best Educational film
    • Giving Back: Students Who Returned As Teachers
    Shared with: Kevin Mackay
  • Giving Back: Students Who Returned As Teachers (2022)
    2023 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Director
    • Giving Back: Students Who Returned As Teachers
  • Giving Back: Students Who Returned As Teachers (2022)
    2023 Winner Best Color Editing
    • Best Color Editing
    • Giving Back: Students Who Returned As Teachers

Golden Lion International Film Festival

  • Unlocking the Potential: The Vital Role of Specialist Education (2025)
    2025 Winner Golden Lion Award
    • Best Documentary Feature Film
    • Unlocking the Potential: The Vital Role of Specialist Education
    Shared with: John Mooney

Golden Giraffe International Film Festival

  • Giving Back: Students Who Returned As Teachers (2022)
    2023 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Educational Film
    • Giving Back: Students Who Returned As Teachers
    Shared with: Kevin Mackay
  • Giving Back: Students Who Returned As Teachers (2022)
    2023 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Inspirational Film
    • Giving Back: Students Who Returned As Teachers
    Shared with: Kevin Mackay

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