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Melissa Vitello

Awards

Melissa Vitello

19 wins & 14 nominations

WorldFest Houston

  • 22 (2022)
    2022 Nominee Finalist Award
    • Original Dramatic Short
    • 22
    Shared with: Gunnar Garrett · Bryan Cantrell

Best Shorts Competition

  • Danni Vitorino, Adriana Natale, Stacy Snyder, Bryan Ricke, Melissa Vitello, Debba Rofheart, and Elizabeth Mae Alan in The Coven (2024)
    2024 Winner Award of Excellence
    • Women Filmmakers
    • The Coven
    Shared with: Adriana Natale
  • Danni Vitorino, Adriana Natale, Stacy Snyder, Bryan Ricke, Melissa Vitello, Debba Rofheart, and Elizabeth Mae Alan in The Coven (2024)
    2024 Winner Award of Excellence
    • Mockumentary
    • The Coven
    Shared with: Adriana Natale

San Diego Film Awards, US

  • 22 (2022)
    2022 Winner San Diego Film Award
    • Best Director
    • 22

Pasadena International Film Festival, US

  • 22 (2022)
    2022 Nominee Best Short Film
    • Best Short Film
    • 22
    Shared with: Gunnar Garrett · Bryan Cantrell
  • My Left Arm (2022)
    2022 Nominee Best Horror/Thriller
    • My Left Arm
    Shared with: Christopher Sheffield
  • 2018 Winner Best Screenplay
    • The Indestructible Light of Rose Lewis

FilmQuest

  • My Left Arm (2022)
    2022 Nominee FilmQuest Cthulhu
    • Best Horror Short
    • My Left Arm
    Shared with: Christopher Sheffield

IndieFEST Film Awards

  • Francisco Marquez, Bryan Ricke, Chris Labadie, Christopher Sheffield, and Melissa Vitello in Bounty Hunters (2024)
    2024 Winner Award of Recognition
    • Film Short
    • Bounty Hunters
    Shared with: Christopher Sheffield · Francisco Marquez
  • Francisco Marquez and Meredith Vivian in Parallel Partners (2024)
    2024 Winner Award of Merit
    • Film Short
    • Parallel Partners
    Shared with: Francisco Marquez

Los Angeles Film Awards

  • Francisco Marquez and Meredith Vivian in Parallel Partners (2024)
    2024 Winner LAFA August Award
    • Best Sci-Fi
    • Parallel Partners
    Shared with: Francisco Marquez · Christopher Sheffield
  • American Hate
    2020 Winner LAFA March Award
    • Best Drama
    • American Hate
    Shared with: Tejas Shah · Shawn Parikh · Daniel Brea · Nellie Christine

San Diego Film Week

  • 22 (2022)
    2022 Nominee Jury Award
    • Best Female Film
    • 22

Focus International Film Festival

  • 22 (2022)
    2021 Nominee Jury Prize
    • Best Director
    • 22

New York Film Awards

  • Francisco Marquez and Meredith Vivian in Parallel Partners (2024)
    2024 Winner New York Film Award
    • Best Sci-Fi
    • Parallel Partners
    Shared with: Francisco Marquez · Christopher Sheffield

Independent Shorts Awards

  • Danni Vitorino, Adriana Natale, Stacy Snyder, Bryan Ricke, Melissa Vitello, Debba Rofheart, and Elizabeth Mae Alan in The Coven (2024)
    2024 Winner Bronze Award
    • Best Parody Short
    • The Coven
    Shared with: Adriana Natale
  • American Hate
    2020 Winner Certificate of Achievement
    • Certificate of Achievement
    • American Hate
    Shared with: Tejas Shah · Shawn Parikh · Daniel Brea · Nellie Christine

Indie Short Fest

  • Danni Vitorino, Adriana Natale, Stacy Snyder, Bryan Ricke, Melissa Vitello, Debba Rofheart, and Elizabeth Mae Alan in The Coven (2024)
    2023 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Parody Short
    • The Coven
    Shared with: Adriana Natale
  • Danni Vitorino, Adriana Natale, Stacy Snyder, Bryan Ricke, Melissa Vitello, Debba Rofheart, and Elizabeth Mae Alan in The Coven (2024)
    2023 Nominee Certificate of Achievement
    • Best Fantasy Short
    • The Coven
    Shared with: Adriana Natale
  • Jeff Willy in Intergalactic Chronicles (2019)
    2020 Nominee April Award
    • Best Costume Design
    • Intergalactic Chronicles
    Shared with: Jeff Willy · Marissa Pistone
  • Jeff Willy in Intergalactic Chronicles (2019)
    2020 Nominee April Award
    • Best Producer
    • Intergalactic Chronicles
    Shared with: Jeff Willy · Marissa Pistone
  • American Hate
    2020 Winner Certificate of Achievement
    • Outstanding Achievement Award
    • American Hate
    Shared with: Tejas Shah · Shawn Parikh · Daniel Brea · Nellie Christine

IndieX Film Festival

  • Francisco Marquez and Meredith Vivian in Parallel Partners (2024)
    2025 Nominee Best Sci-Fi Short
    • Best Sci-Fi Short
    • Parallel Partners
    Shared with: Christopher Sheffield · Francisco Marquez
  • Francisco Marquez, Bryan Ricke, Chris Labadie, Christopher Sheffield, and Melissa Vitello in Bounty Hunters (2024)
    2025 Nominee Best Thriller Short
    • Best Thriller Short
    • Bounty Hunters
    Shared with: Francisco Marquez · Christopher Sheffield
  • Danni Vitorino, Adriana Natale, Stacy Snyder, Bryan Ricke, Melissa Vitello, Debba Rofheart, and Elizabeth Mae Alan in The Coven (2024)
    2023 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Mockumentary/Docucomedy Short
    • The Coven
    Shared with: Adriana Natale
  • American Hate
    2020 Nominee April Award
    • Best Indie Short
    • American Hate
    Shared with: Tejas Shah · Shawn Parikh · Daniel Brea · Nellie Christine

San Diego Movie Awards

  • 22 (2022)
    2022 Winner Award of Excellence
    • Best Short Film
    • 22
    Shared with: Gunnar Garrett · Bryan Cantrell

Multi Dimension Independent Film Festival

  • Francisco Marquez, Bryan Ricke, Chris Labadie, Christopher Sheffield, and Melissa Vitello in Bounty Hunters (2024)
    2024 Winner Nov-Dec Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Bounty Hunters
    Shared with: Francisco Marquez · Christopher Sheffield

New York CineFest

  • Regression
    2026 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Director / Feature
    • Regression
  • Regression
    2026 Nominee Festival Award
    • Best Picture - Feature Film
    • Regression

Symbiotic Film Festival

  • Francisco Marquez and Meredith Vivian in Parallel Partners (2024)
    2024 Winner Best Science Fiction
    • Best Science Fiction
    • Parallel Partners
    Shared with: Christopher Sheffield · Francisco Marquez

Cal Film Festival

  • Danni Vitorino, Adriana Natale, Stacy Snyder, Bryan Ricke, Melissa Vitello, Debba Rofheart, and Elizabeth Mae Alan in The Coven (2024)
    2024 Nominee Best Fantasy Short
    • Fantasy short
    • The Coven
    Shared with: Adriana Natale

Best Short Fest

  • 22 (2022)
    2022 Winner Best Short Fest Award
    • Best Short Drama
    • 22

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