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Janelle Christa

Awards

Janelle Christa

64 wins & 11 nominations

California International Shorts Festival, US

  • Liminal (2025)
    2025 Winner Best Experimental Short
    • Best Experimental
    • Liminal
    Shared with: Edward Kasper · Robert Day · Rafael Reis

The Monthly Film Festival (TMFF)

  • Muhammed Mehai in Transcendent (2023)
    2024 Nominee January Award
    • Best Film
    • Transcendent
    Shared with: Devon James · Matthew Organista · Ryan Grau · James Dudley

Experimental Forum

  • Liminal (2025)
    2024 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Honorable Mention
    • Liminal
    Shared with: Adam Sims · Edward Kasper · Natalie Schlute · Robert Day · Devon James · Will Hughs · Rafael Reis · Shannon Loar-Coté

Independent Shorts Awards

  • Liminal (2025)
    2025 Winner Best Experimental Short
    • Best Experimental Short
    • Liminal
    Shared with: Edward Kasper · Robert Day · Rafael Reis
  • Liminal (2025)
    2025 Winner Best Female Director
    • Best Female Director
    • Liminal
  • Liminal (2025)
    2025 Winner Best Original Story
    • Best Original Story
    • Liminal
  • Liminal (2025)
    2025 Nominee Best Short of the Season
    • Best Short of the Season
    • Liminal
    Shared with: Robert Day · Edward Kasper · Rafael Reis
  • Muhammed Mehai in Transcendent (2023)
    2024 Winner Special Jury Award
    • Best Short of the Season
    • Transcendent
    Shared with: Ryan Grau · Devon James · Matthew Organista · James Dudley

London World-Wide Comedy Short Film Festival

  • Brendan McIvor Fleming in Knock Knock (2021)
    2021 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Short Film
    • Knock Knock
    Shared with: Brendan McIvor Fleming · Jorrit van der Kooi

Show Low Film Festival

  • Fair Weather Road (2023)
    2023 Winner Jury Award
    • Best of Festival - Top 10
    • Fair Weather Road
    Shared with: Jorrit van der Kooi · Brendan McIvor Fleming · Paris Khougaz · Robert Moris Castillo · Matt Cooper · Justin Conrad
  • Brendan McIvor Fleming in False Alarm (2022)
    2022 3rd Place Jury Award
    • Best of Festival - Top 10
    • False Alarm
    Shared with: Jorrit van der Kooi · Brendan McIvor Fleming · Robert Moris Castillo · Edward Kasper
  • Brendan McIvor Fleming in False Alarm (2022)
    2022 Winner Festival Award
    • Best of Fest - Top 10
    • False Alarm
    Shared with: Jorrit van der Kooi · Brendan McIvor Fleming · Robert Moris Castillo · Edward Kasper
  • Brendan McIvor Fleming in Knock Knock (2021)
    2021 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • Knock Knock

Independent Shorts Awards International Film Festival

  • India Darling, Emiliana Jasper, Christy Knudson, and Janelle Christa in Wish (2024)
    2024 Winner Gold Award
    • Best Female Director
    • Wish
  • India Darling, Emiliana Jasper, Christy Knudson, and Janelle Christa in Wish (2024)
    2024 Winner Gold Award
    • Best Music Video
    • Wish
    Shared with: Samuel Farrell · India Darling · Emiliana Jasper · Eric Bettencourt · Anna Sacks · Christy Knudson

Indie Short Fest

  • India Darling, Emiliana Jasper, Christy Knudson, and Janelle Christa in Wish (2024)
    2025 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Music Video
    • Wish
    Shared with: Emiliana Jasper · Jasmine Bottelsen · Eric Bettencourt · Christy Knudson · Anna Sacks · India Darling · Samuel Farrell
  • Liminal (2025)
    2025 Winner January Award
    • Best Female Director
    • Liminal
  • Liminal (2025)
    2025 Winner Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
    • Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
    • Liminal
    Shared with: Devon James · Will Hughs · Rafael Reis · Robert Day · Shannon Loar-Coté · Natalie Schlute · Edward Kasper
  • Liminal (2025)
    2025 Nominee January Award
    • Best Original Screenplay
    • Liminal
  • Liminal (2025)
    2025 Winner January Award
    • Best Experimental Short
    • Liminal
    Shared with: Rafael Reis · Robert Day · Devon James · Natalie Schlute · Edward Kasper · Shannon Loar-Coté

Falcon International Film Festival (FIFF)

  • Muhammed Mehai in Transcendent (2023)
    2024 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Director
    • Transcendent
  • Muhammed Mehai in Transcendent (2023)
    2024 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Experimental Film
    • Transcendent
  • Natalie Schlute, Brendan McIvor Fleming, Diane Fredrickson, Edward Kasper, Janelle Christa, and Michele Ly in Sophia (2022)
    2022 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Actress
    • Sophia
  • Natalie Schlute, Brendan McIvor Fleming, Diane Fredrickson, Edward Kasper, Janelle Christa, and Michele Ly in Sophia (2022)
    2022 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Drama
    • Sophia
    Shared with: Jason Weary

IndieX Film Festival

  • Our Father (2025)
    2026 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best of Season
    • Our Father
    Shared with: Tiffany Thomas · Shannon Loar-Coté · Christy Knudson · Andrea Porter
  • Our Father (2025)
    2026 Winner Best Director
    • Best Director
    • Our Father
  • Liminal (2025)
    2025 Winner Best Experimental Short
    • Best Experimental Short
    • Liminal
    Shared with: Robert Day · Rafael Reis · Edward Kasper
  • Liminal (2025)
    2025 Winner Best Director (Female)
    • Best Director (Female)
    • Liminal
  • Liminal (2025)
    2025 Winner Best Indie Short
    • Best Indie Short
    • Liminal
    Shared with: Rafael Reis · Edward Kasper · Robert Day

Hollywood Gold Awards

  • Liminal (2025)
    2025 Winner Gold Award
    • Best Horror Film
    • Liminal
    Shared with: Rafael Reis · Robert Day · Edward Kasper

Red Movie Award

  • Our Father (2025)
    2026 Winner Best Director
    • Best Experimental Film
    • Our Father
  • Muhammed Mehai in Transcendent (2023)
    2025 Nominee Annual Competition
    • Best Screenplay
    • Transcendent
  • Muhammed Mehai in Transcendent (2023)
    2024 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Screenplay
    • Transcendent

LA Independent Women Film Awards

  • Muhammed Mehai in Transcendent (2023)
    2024 Nominee Festival Award January
    • Best Narrative Short
    • Transcendent
    Shared with: Devon James
  • Muhammed Mehai in Transcendent (2023)
    2024 Nominee Festival Award January
    • Best Director
    • Transcendent

Best Actor & Director Awards

  • Liminal (2025)
    2025 Winner Platinum Award
    • Best Director of an Experimental Film
    • Liminal
  • Janelle Christa
    2024 Winner Platinum Award
    • Best Director of an Experimental Film
  • Janelle Christa
    2024 Winner Bronze Award
    • Best First-Time Director

Flow Film Festival

  • Muhammed Mehai in Transcendent (2023)
    2024 Winner Best of Festival
    • Best Original Story
    • Transcendent
  • Natalie Schlute, Brendan McIvor Fleming, Diane Fredrickson, Edward Kasper, Janelle Christa, and Michele Ly in Sophia (2022)
    2022 Winner Best Short Film
    • Best Short Film
    • Sophia
    Shared with: Jason Weary · Michele Ly
  • Natalie Schlute, Brendan McIvor Fleming, Diane Fredrickson, Edward Kasper, Janelle Christa, and Michele Ly in Sophia (2022)
    2022 Winner Best of Festival
    • Sophia
    Shared with: Jason Weary · Michele Ly

Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards

  • 2022 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Screenplay
    • Eve
  • Natalie Schlute, Brendan McIvor Fleming, Diane Fredrickson, Edward Kasper, Janelle Christa, and Michele Ly in Sophia (2022)
    2021 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Screenplay
    • Sophia
  • Natalie Schlute, Brendan McIvor Fleming, Diane Fredrickson, Edward Kasper, Janelle Christa, and Michele Ly in Sophia (2022)
    2021 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Screenplay
    • Sophia

Monza Film Fest

  • Muhammed Mehai in Transcendent (2023)
    2024 Winner Monza Award
    • Best Wardrobe
    • Transcendent

NYC International Film Festival

  • Muhammed Mehai in Transcendent (2023)
    2023 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Female Director
    • Transcendent

Future of Film Awards

  • Muhammed Mehai in Transcendent (2023)
    2024 Winner January Award
    • Best First-Time Director
    • Transcendent

Ethos Film Awards

  • Muhammed Mehai in Transcendent (2023)
    2024 Winner Impact Award
    • Impact Award
    • Transcendent

Vesuvius International Film Awards (VIFA)

  • Muhammed Mehai in Transcendent (2023)
    2024 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Short
    • Transcendent
    Shared with: Ryan Grau · James Dudley · Matthew Organista · Devon James
  • Muhammed Mehai in Transcendent (2023)
    2024 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Short
    • Transcendent

IndieX Film Fest

  • India Darling, Emiliana Jasper, Christy Knudson, and Janelle Christa in Wish (2024)
    2025 Winner Best Female Director
    • Best Female Director
    • Wish
  • India Darling, Emiliana Jasper, Christy Knudson, and Janelle Christa in Wish (2024)
    2025 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Wish
    Shared with: India Darling · Kelly Jo Frazier · Anna Sacks · Jasmine Bottelsen · Christy Knudson · Emiliana Jasper
  • India Darling, Emiliana Jasper, Christy Knudson, and Janelle Christa in Wish (2024)
    2025 Winner Best Original Song
    • Best Original Song
    • Wish
    Shared with: Anna Sacks
  • Liminal (2025)
    2025 Winner Best Short of the Season
    • Best Short of the Season
    • Liminal
  • India Darling, Emiliana Jasper, Christy Knudson, and Janelle Christa in Wish (2024)
    2025 Nominee Best Music Video
    • Wish
    Annual Awards

East Village New York Film Festival

  • Liminal (2025)
    2025 Winner Honorable Mention
    • January awards
    • Liminal

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