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Awards

John Taschner

31 wins & 13 nominations

Phoenix Film Festival

  • Life's a Dive (2014)
    2014 Nominee Audience Award
    • Student Film
    • Life's a Dive

Student Academy Awards, USA

  • Gen RX (2014)
    2015 Nominee Student Academy Award
    • Alternative
    • Gen RX

US International Film & Video Festival

  • Life's a Dive (2014)
    2014 Winner Student Award
    • Documentary Short
    • Life's a Dive

WorldFest Houston

  • Life's a Dive (2014)
    2014 Winner Gold Remi Award
    • Historical Shorts
    • Life's a Dive

Rome Independent Film Festival

  • Life's a Dive (2014)
    2014 Nominee RIFF Jury Award
    • Best International Short Film
    • Life's a Dive

L.A. Shorts Fest

  • Walls of Water (2016)
    2016 Winner Best Director
    • Walls of Water

Accolade Competition

  • Gen RX (2014)
    2015 Winner Accolade Global Film Competiton
    • Award of Merit
    • Gen RX

Las Vegas International Film Festival

  • Christmas Bone Us (2012)
    2012 Winner Silver Ace Award
    • Student Films
    • Christmas Bone Us

GI Film Festival - Washington, DC/Virginia

  • Life's a Dive (2014)
    2014 Nominee Best Documentary Short
    • Life's a Dive

Best Shorts Competition

  • Walls of Water (2016)
    2016 Nominee Award of Excellence
    • Special Purpose Production
    • Walls of Water
  • Gen RX (2014)
    2015 Winner Award of Merit
    • Special Purpose Production
    • Gen RX
  • Life's a Dive (2014)
    2014 Winner Awards of Excellence
    • Best Filmmaker 17 years and younger
    • Life's a Dive

Los Angeles Movie Awards, US

  • Gen RX (2014)
    2015 Winner Los Angeles Movie Award
    • Best Experimental Film
    • Gen RX
  • Bmx, D (2011)
    2011 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Student Director
    • Bmx, D

Fort Worth Indie Film Showcase, US

  • Sirocco: Prophecy of Wind (2017)
    2017 Nominee FWIFS Award
    • Best Overall Short
    • Sirocco: Prophecy of Wind
  • Gen RX (2014)
    2015 Winner FWIFS Award
    • Best Film
    • Gen RX

Los Angeles Arthouse Film Festival, US

  • Bmx, D (2011)
    2011 Winner Best Stunts
    • Bmx, D

California Film Awards

  • Sirocco: Prophecy of Wind (2017)
    2018 Winner Grand Winner
    • Best Experimental Film
    • Sirocco: Prophecy of Wind
  • Sirocco: Prophecy of Wind (2017)
    2017 Winner Grand Winner
    • Best Experimental Film
    • Sirocco: Prophecy of Wind
  • Walls of Water (2016)
    2016 Winner Diamond Award
    • California Film Competition
    • Walls of Water
  • Gen RX (2014)
    2014 Winner Diamond Award
    • California Film Competition
    • Gen RX
  • Christmas Bone Us (2012)
    2012 Winner Gold Award
    • Student Film Competition
    • Christmas Bone Us

London Film Awards

  • Sirocco: Prophecy of Wind (2017)
    2017 Winner Gold Lion Award: Film Competition
    • Best Experimental Film
    • Sirocco: Prophecy of Wind

St. Tropez International Film Festival

  • Life's a Dive (2014)
    2014 Winner Festival Prize
    • Best Choreography
    • Life's a Dive
  • Life's a Dive (2014)
    2014 Winner Festival Prize
    • Best Cinematography
    • Life's a Dive
  • Life's a Dive (2014)
    2014 Winner Festival Prize
    • Best Cinematography
    • Life's a Dive

Oregon International Film Awards, US

  • Gen RX (2014)
    2015 Winner Gold Award
    • Student Film Competition
    • Gen RX

Marina del Rey Film Festival

  • Walls of Water (2016)
    2016 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Action Short
    • Walls of Water
    Surf Documentary
  • Walls of Water (2016)
    2016 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Action Short
    • Walls of Water

Indie Fest USA International Film Festival

  • Gen RX (2014)
    2015 Winner Award Of Merit
    • TV Pilot
    • Gen RX
  • Walls of Water (2016)
    2015 Winner Award of Merit Special Mention
    • Best Filmmaker 17 and younger
    • Walls of Water
    Judge's Award for "notable artistic and technical aspects" of the film.

Los Angeles Cinefest

  • 2020 Nominee Jury Award
    • Best Trailer
    • Water Cement
  • Sirocco: Prophecy of Wind (2017)
    2017 Nominee Los Angeles Cinefest Award
    • Best Experimental
    • Sirocco: Prophecy of Wind
  • Walls of Water (2016)
    2016 Nominee Los Angeles Cinefest Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Walls of Water

LA Shorts Awards

  • Walls of Water (2016)
    2016 Winner Diamond Award
    • Best Cinematography - February/March
    • Walls of Water
    Shared with: Evan Rosenberg
  • Walls of Water (2016)
    2016 Winner Silver Award
    • Best Editing - February/March
    • Walls of Water
    Shared with: Evan Rosenberg
  • Walls of Water (2016)
    2016 Winner Diamond Award
    • Best Screenplay - February/March
    • Walls of Water

Visioni Corte Film Festival

  • Gen RX (2014)
    2015 Nominee Jury Prize
    • Best International Short Film
    • Gen RX

Short to the Point International Film Festival

  • Sirocco: Prophecy of Wind (2017)
    2017 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Experimental
    • Sirocco: Prophecy of Wind

Los Angeles Film Awards

  • Sirocco: Prophecy of Wind (2017)
    2017 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Microfilm
    • Sirocco: Prophecy of Wind

Hollywood Screenings Film Festival

  • Sirocco: Prophecy of Wind (2017)
    2017 Winner Jury Award
    • Semi-Finalist
    • Sirocco: Prophecy of Wind
  • Walls of Water (2016)
    2016 Nominee Jury Award
    • Semi-Finalist
    • Walls of Water

Collateral 102 Turin Cinefest

  • Sirocco: Prophecy of Wind (2017)
    2018 Nominee Jury Prize
    • Best Director
    • Sirocco: Prophecy of Wind

Bucharest Film Awards

  • 2020 Nominee Bucharest Film Award
    • Best Shortfilm
    • Water Cement

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