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Matt Townsend

Awards

Matt Townsend

99 wins & 10 nominations

Paris Film Festival

  • Mia (2020)
    2021 Nominee Best Original Screenplay
    • Best Original Screenplay
    • Mia

Dublin International Film Festival

  • Sirens of Silence
    2023 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Short Script
    • Sirens of Silence
    Shared with: Ellana Joy Blacher

LA Indie Film Fest

  • High Screams
    2025 Winner LAIFF Award
    • Best Short Script
    • High Screams

Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards

  • Sirens of Silence
    2024 Winner LAIFF Spring Award
    • Best Screenplay Short
    • Sirens of Silence
    Shared with: Ellana Joy Blacher

Silk Road International Film Festival Ireland

  • Mia (2020)
    2021 Winner Festival Prize
    • Best Screenplay
    • Mia

One-Reeler Short Film Competition

  • Sirens of Silence
    2023 Winner Special Mention
    • December
    • Sirens of Silence
    Shared with: Ellana Joy Blacher

Los Angeles Film Awards

  • Mia (2020)
    2021 Winner LAFA November Award
    • Best First Time Screenwriter
    • Mia

The Monkey Bread Tree Film Awards

  • Sirens of Silence
    2024 Winner Winter Award
    • Best Genre Script
    • Sirens of Silence
    Shared with: Ellana Joy Blacher

European Independent Film Award

  • Mia (2020)
    2021 Winner Silver Award
    • Best Feature Script
    • Mia

Independent Horror Movie Awards

  • Sirens of Silence
    2023 Winner Spring Award
    • Best Short Script
    • Sirens of Silence
    Shared with: Ellana Joy Blacher

Culver City Film Festival

  • Mia (2020)
    2020 Winner Best Original Screenplay Feature
    • Screenplay
    • Mia

Brazil International Film Festival

  • Mia (2020)
    2023 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Feature Screenplay
    • Mia
  • Mia (2020)
    2022 Winner Special Jury Award
    • Special Jury Award
    • Mia

Feel The Reel International Film Festival

  • High Screams
    2025 Winner January Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • High Screams

London Independent Film Awards

  • Sirens of Silence
    2023 Winner Best Original Short Screenplay
    • Best Original Short Screenplay
    • Sirens of Silence
    Shared with: Ellana Joy Blacher

Paris Play Film Festival

  • Sirens of Silence
    2023 Winner Best Short Script
    • Sirens of Silence
    Shared with: Ellana Joy Blacher

Oniros Film Awards

  • The Alexandria Chronicles
    2026 Winner February Monthly Edition
    • Best Series Pilot
    • The Alexandria Chronicles

Yes! Let's Make A Movie Film Festival

  • Sirens of Silence
    2023 Nominee Laurel Award
    • Best Short Script
    • Sirens of Silence
    Shared with: Ellana Joy Blacher

Diabolical Horror Film Festival

  • Sirens of Silence
    2023 Nominee Carnage Award
    • Best Short Script
    • Sirens of Silence
    Shared with: Ellana Joy Blacher

Chhatrapati Shivaji International Film Festival

  • Mia (2020)
    2021 Winner Best Film Poster
    • Best Film Poster
    • Mia

Eurasia International Monthly Film Festival

  • Mia (2020)
    2021 Winner November Award
    • Best Feature Screenplay
    • Mia

Cult Critic Movie Awards

  • Sirens of Silence
    2023 Winner Monthly Award
    • Best Short Script
    • Sirens of Silence
    Shared with: Ellana Joy Blacher
  • Sirens of Silence
    2023 Winner CCMA Award
    • Short Script (Outstanding Achievement Award)
    • Sirens of Silence
    Shared with: Ellana Joy Blacher

Dublin Independent Film Festival

  • Sirens of Silence
    2024 Winner Festival Prize
    • Best Short Script
    • Sirens of Silence
    Shared with: Ellana Joy Blacher
  • Sirens of Silence
    2024 Winner Festival Prize
    • Best Original Idea
    • Sirens of Silence
    Shared with: Ellana Joy Blacher

LA Live Film Festival

  • Mia (2020)
    2021 Nominee LA Live Film Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • Mia

Crown Wood International Film Festival

  • High Screams
    2024 Winner Monthly Edition Award
    • Best Short Script
    • High Screams

CKF International Film Festival

  • Mia (2020)
    2021 Winner January Award
    • Screenplay
    • Mia

Florence Film Awards

  • The Alexandria Chronicles
    2026 Winner February Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • The Alexandria Chronicles
  • High Screams
    2025 Winner August Award
    • Best Short Script
    • High Screams
  • Sirens of Silence
    2023 Winner Gold Award
    • Best Short Script
    • Sirens of Silence
    Shared with: Ellana Joy Blacher

Hollywood Blood Horror Festival

  • Sirens of Silence
    2023 Winner November Award
    • Best Original Screenplay
    • Sirens of Silence
    Shared with: Ellana Joy Blacher
  • Sirens of Silence
    2023 Winner November Award
    • Best Poster
    • Sirens of Silence

Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival

  • High Screams
    2025 Nominee Best Screenplay (under 60 pages)
    • Best Screenplay under 60 pages
    • High Screams

DRUK International Film Festival

  • Mia (2020)
    2022 Winner DIFF Award
    • Best Feature Screenplay
    • Mia

Vegas Movie Awards

  • Mia (2020)
    2021 Winner Award of Prestige
    • Best Feature Script
    • Mia

Golden Nugget International Film Festival

  • Sirens of Silence
    2023 Winner Winter Award
    • Best Short Script
    • Sirens of Silence
    Shared with: Ellana Joy Blacher

Wallachia International Film Festival

  • Mia (2020)
    2021 Winner Silver Award
    • Feature Screenplay
    • Mia

New York Movie Awards

  • High Screams
    2025 Winner July Award
    • Best Short Script
    • High Screams

World Film Carnival, Singapore

  • Mia (2020)
    2021 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Feature Script
    • Mia

White Unicorn International Film Festival

  • Mia (2020)
    2021 Winner Best Feature Screenplay
    • Feature Screenplay
    • Mia

Beyond Earth Film Festival

  • Mia (2020)
    2020 Winner Festival Award
    • Most Original Concept
    • Mia

New York International Film Awards

  • Mia (2020)
    2021 Winner September Monthly Edition
    • Best Thriller Script
    • Mia

FINDECOIN - Independent International Short & Feature Film Festival

  • Mia (2020)
    2025 Winner FINDECOIN Award
    • Best Feature Film Screenplay
    • Mia

Assurdo Film Festival

  • Sirens of Silence
    2023 Winner Bimonthly Award
    • Best European Screenplay/Script
    • Sirens of Silence
    Shared with: Ellana Joy Blacher

Hollywood Gold Awards

  • High Screams
    2024 Winner November Award
    • Best Short Script
    • High Screams

Rome International Movie Awards

  • Mia (2020)
    2021 Winner March Award
    • Best Original Screenplay
    • Mia

Screen Power Film Festival

  • Mia (2020)
    2021 Winner February Award
    • Best Feature Script
    • Mia

Aasha International film Festival

  • Sirens of Silence
    2023 Winner Best Short Script
    • Best Short Script
    • Sirens of Silence
    Shared with: Ellana Joy Blacher

New York True Venture Film Festival

  • High Screams
    2025 Winner NYTVFF Award
    • Best Short Script
    • High Screams

US Hollywood International Golden Film Awards

  • Mia (2020)
    2021 Nominee Festival Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • Mia

Best Film Awards

  • High Screams
    2025 Winner Best Hollywood Day Short Film Festival Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • High Screams

World Film Festival in Cannes

  • The Alexandria Chronicles
    2026 Winner Monthly Award
    • Best Series Pilot Script
    • The Alexandria Chronicles

Uruvatti International Film Festival

  • Mia (2020)
    2021 Winner Special Jury Award
    • Best Feature Screenplay
    • Mia

Gold Star Movie Awards

  • Mia (2020)
    2021 Winner Gold Star Movie Award
    • Screenplay
    • Mia

Milan Gold Awards

  • The Alexandria Chronicles
    2026 Winner February Gold Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • The Alexandria Chronicles
  • High Screams
    2025 Winner February Gold Award
    • Best Short Script
    • High Screams
  • Sirens of Silence
    2023 Winner March Gold Award
    • Best Short Script
    • Sirens of Silence
    Shared with: Ellana Joy Blacher

Hong Kong Indie Film Festival

  • Mia (2020)
    2021 Winner Best Script
    • Best Feature Screenplay
    • Mia

Golden Sparrow International Film Festival

  • Mia (2020)
    2021 Winner Special Jury Award
    • Best Feature Script
    • Mia

The Independent Awards

  • Mia (2020)
    2021 Winner Independent Award
    • Best First Time Screenwriter
    • Mia
  • Mia (2020)
    2021 Winner Independent Award
    • First Time Screenwriter
    • Mia

Paperscreenplay

  • Mia (2020)
    2021 Winner Best Subgenre Script
    • Mia

World Cine Fest

  • Mia (2020)
    2023 Winner Special Jury Award
    • Best Feature Script
    • Mia

All Genre Screenplay Contest

  • Mia (2020)
    2021 Winner Best Feature Screenplay
    • Best Screenplay
    • Mia

HALO International Film Festival

  • Mia (2020)
    2021 Winner October Halo Award
    • Best Feature Screenplay
    • Mia

International Diversity Film Festival

  • Mia (2020)
    2021 Nominee Best Screenplay
    • Best Feature Script
    • Mia

Silver Mask Film Festival

  • Mia (2020)
    2021 Winner Honourable Mention
    • Best Screenplay
    • Mia

Paris Film Awards

  • The Alexandria Chronicles
    2026 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Honourable Mention
    • The Alexandria Chronicles
  • High Screams
    2025 Winner February Award
    • Gold Award
    • High Screams
  • High Screams
    2025 Winner February Award
    • Best Short Script
    • High Screams
  • Mia (2020)
    2024 Winner March Award
    • Best Feature Screenplay
    • Mia
  • Sirens of Silence
    2023 Winner February Award
    • Short Script
    • Sirens of Silence
    Shared with: Ellana Joy Blacher

Page Turner Screenplays

  • The Alexandria Chronicles
    2026 2nd Place Festival Award
    • Screenplay - TV Pilot
    • The Alexandria Chronicles

Dreamz Catcher International Film Festival

  • The Alexandria Chronicles
    2026 Winner Winner Attainment Award
    • Best Scriptwriting
    • The Alexandria Chronicles

Krimson Horyzon International Film Festival

  • High Screams
    2025 Winner Attainment Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • High Screams

Monza Film Fest

  • Sirens of Silence
    2023 Winner Bimonthly Award
    • Best European Screenplay/Script
    • Sirens of Silence
    Shared with: Ellana Joy Blacher

Moody Crab Film Fest

  • Mia (2020)
    2022 Winner Festival Prize
    • Best Screenwriting Debut
    • Mia

Reels International Film Festival

  • High Screams
    2026 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Script
    • High Screams

Emerald Peacock Film Festival

  • Mia (2020)
    2022 Winner April Award
    • Best Feature Screenplay
    • Mia

Golden Lion Film festival

  • Sirens of Silence
    2023 Winner Best Short Script
    • Best Short Script
    • Sirens of Silence
    Shared with: Ellana Joy Blacher

Roshani International Film Festival

  • Mia (2020)
    2022 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Writer
    • Mia
  • Mia (2020)
    2022 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Script
    • Mia

Luis Bunuel Memorial Awards

  • Sirens of Silence
    2023 Winner March Award
    • Best Short Script
    • Sirens of Silence
    Shared with: Ellana Joy Blacher

Indie Cine Tube Awards

  • The Alexandria Chronicles
    2026 Winner Monthly Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • The Alexandria Chronicles

Indie House Film Festival

  • Sirens of Silence
    2023 Winner Best Screenwriter
    • Sirens of Silence
    Shared with: Ellana Joy Blacher
  • Sirens of Silence
    2023 Winner Best Short Script
    • Sirens of Silence
    Shared with: Ellana Joy Blacher
  • Mia (2020)
    2022 Winner First Time Screenwriter
    • Mia

International Gold Awards

  • Sirens of Silence
    2024 Winner Gold Award
    • Best Short Script
    • Sirens of Silence
    Shared with: Ellana Joy Blacher
  • High Screams
    2024 Winner Gold Award
    • Best Short Script
    • High Screams

Knight of the Reel Awards

  • Sirens of Silence
    2023 Winner Best Short Script
    • Best Short Script
    • Sirens of Silence
    Shared with: Ellana Joy Blacher

Vegas Shorts Festival

  • Sirens of Silence
    2023 Winner Best Screenplay
    • Best Unproduced Screenplay
    • Sirens of Silence
    Shared with: Ellana Joy Blacher

Cannes International Shorts Festival

  • Sirens of Silence
    2023 Winner Best Unproduced Short Script
    • Best Unproduced Short Script
    • Sirens of Silence
    Shared with: Ellana Joy Blacher

Bluez Dolphins Monthly Online International Film Festival

  • High Screams
    2025 Winner May Award
    • Best Screenwriting
    • High Screams

Filmzen International Competition

  • Sirens of Silence
    2023 Winner Best Short Script
    • Best Short Script
    • Sirens of Silence
    Shared with: Ellana Joy Blacher

Travancore International Film Award

  • The Alexandria Chronicles
    2026 Winner Certificate of Achievement
    • Best Television Screenplay
    • The Alexandria Chronicles
  • The Alexandria Chronicles
    2026 Winner Certificate of Achievement
    • Best TV Script
    • The Alexandria Chronicles
  • High Screams
    2025 Winner Festival Prize
    • Best European Short Script
    • High Screams
  • High Screams
    2025 Winner Festival Prize
    • Best Drama Film Story
    • High Screams

No Country For Old Films

  • Mia (2020)
    2024 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Screenwriter
    • Mia
  • Sirens of Silence
    2024 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Short Script
    • Sirens of Silence
    Shared with: Ellana Joy Blacher

The Black Panther International Short Film Festival

  • The Alexandria Chronicles
    2026 Winner Certificate of Achievement
    • Best TV Pilot
    • The Alexandria Chronicles
  • High Screams
    2025 Winner Best Screenplay
    • Short Script
    • High Screams

Bangkok Movie Awards

  • High Screams
    2025 Winner Bangkok Society of Film Critics Award
    • Short Script
    • High Screams
  • Mia (2020)
    2025 Winner Bangkok Society of Film Critics Award
    • Feature Script
    • Mia

Folkestone Independent Film Awards

  • The Alexandria Chronicles
    2026 Nominee Folkestone Independent Film Award
    • Best Television Screenplay
    • The Alexandria Chronicles

European Short Awards

  • Sirens of Silence
    2025 Winner Awards Ceremony
    • Best Horror Screenplay
    • Sirens of Silence
    Shared with: Ellana Joy Blacher

Los Angeles Short Film Awards

  • The Alexandria Chronicles
    2026 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Historical Screenplay
    • The Alexandria Chronicles

The White Rose International Film Festival

  • Sirens of Silence
    2024 2nd Place The White Rose International Film Festival Short Film Award
    • Best Short Script
    • Sirens of Silence
    Shared with: Ellana Joy Blacher

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