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Steve Kniss

12 wins & 4 nominations

East Lansing Film Festival

  • Bela Nikolic and Timmy H. Barron in Rear View (2019)
    2020 Winner Lake Michigan Film Competition
    • Best Short Film
    • Rear View

UFVA Film Festival

  • The Solution (2025)
    2026 Winner Fiction Juried Screening Award
    • Award of Merit - Narrative Short Film
    • The Solution
    Shared with: John Klein

Grand Rapids Film Festival, US

  • Lindsay K. Bermes, Jennifer Aparicio, Josh Bywater, Ward Crockett, John Lister, Laura T. Fisher, John Klein, Ben Kurstin, Angela Morris, Kevin Cagnolatti, Henri Mitchelle, Steve Kniss, Connor Cook, Alexa L. Borden, Timmy H. Barron, and Aaron Levine in Never Not Yours (2024)
    2024 Winner Best Writing
    • Best Feature Screenplay
    • Never Not Yours
    Shared with: John Klein

Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival

  • Lindsay K. Bermes, Jennifer Aparicio, Josh Bywater, Ward Crockett, John Lister, Laura T. Fisher, John Klein, Ben Kurstin, Angela Morris, Kevin Cagnolatti, Henri Mitchelle, Steve Kniss, Connor Cook, Alexa L. Borden, Timmy H. Barron, and Aaron Levine in Never Not Yours (2024)
    2025 Winner Blue Glass Award
    • Best Film of Festival
    • Never Not Yours
    Shared with: John Klein
  • Lindsay K. Bermes, Jennifer Aparicio, Josh Bywater, Ward Crockett, John Lister, Laura T. Fisher, John Klein, Ben Kurstin, Angela Morris, Kevin Cagnolatti, Henri Mitchelle, Steve Kniss, Connor Cook, Alexa L. Borden, Timmy H. Barron, and Aaron Levine in Never Not Yours (2024)
    2025 Winner Blue Glass Award
    • Best Narrative Feature
    • Never Not Yours
    Shared with: John Klein
  • Lindsay K. Bermes, Jennifer Aparicio, Josh Bywater, Ward Crockett, John Lister, Laura T. Fisher, John Klein, Ben Kurstin, Angela Morris, Kevin Cagnolatti, Henri Mitchelle, Steve Kniss, Connor Cook, Alexa L. Borden, Timmy H. Barron, and Aaron Levine in Never Not Yours (2024)
    2025 Winner Blue Glass Award
    • Best Director
    • Never Not Yours
    Shared with: John Klein

Naples International Film Festival

  • Lindsay K. Bermes, Jennifer Aparicio, Josh Bywater, Ward Crockett, John Lister, Laura T. Fisher, John Klein, Ben Kurstin, Angela Morris, Kevin Cagnolatti, Henri Mitchelle, Steve Kniss, Connor Cook, Alexa L. Borden, Timmy H. Barron, and Aaron Levine in Never Not Yours (2024)
    2024 Winner Independent Spirit Award
    • Best Feature
    • Never Not Yours
    Shared with: John Klein

Flathead Lake International Cinemafest

  • The Solution (2025)
    2026 Nominee Festival Award
    • Best Picture - Short
    • The Solution
    Shared with: John Klein · Ben Kurstin
  • The Solution (2025)
    2026 Nominee Festival Award
    • Best Director
    • The Solution
    Shared with: John Klein
  • Lindsay K. Bermes, Jennifer Aparicio, Josh Bywater, Ward Crockett, John Lister, Laura T. Fisher, John Klein, Ben Kurstin, Angela Morris, Kevin Cagnolatti, Henri Mitchelle, Steve Kniss, Connor Cook, Alexa L. Borden, Timmy H. Barron, and Aaron Levine in Never Not Yours (2024)
    2025 Winner Festival Award
    • Jury Award
    • Never Not Yours
    Shared with: John Klein
  • Lindsay K. Bermes, Jennifer Aparicio, Josh Bywater, Ward Crockett, John Lister, Laura T. Fisher, John Klein, Ben Kurstin, Angela Morris, Kevin Cagnolatti, Henri Mitchelle, Steve Kniss, Connor Cook, Alexa L. Borden, Timmy H. Barron, and Aaron Levine in Never Not Yours (2024)
    2025 Nominee Festival Award
    • Best Feature Film
    • Never Not Yours
    Shared with: John Klein

Big Water Film Festival

  • Lindsay K. Bermes, Jennifer Aparicio, Josh Bywater, Ward Crockett, John Lister, Laura T. Fisher, John Klein, Ben Kurstin, Angela Morris, Kevin Cagnolatti, Henri Mitchelle, Steve Kniss, Connor Cook, Alexa L. Borden, Timmy H. Barron, and Aaron Levine in Never Not Yours (2024)
    2025 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Narrative Film
    • Never Not Yours
    Shared with: John Klein

Iowa Independent Film Festival

  • Lindsay K. Bermes, Jennifer Aparicio, Josh Bywater, Ward Crockett, John Lister, Laura T. Fisher, John Klein, Ben Kurstin, Angela Morris, Kevin Cagnolatti, Henri Mitchelle, Steve Kniss, Connor Cook, Alexa L. Borden, Timmy H. Barron, and Aaron Levine in Never Not Yours (2024)
    2024 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Feature Film
    • Never Not Yours
    Shared with: John Klein

Stockholm City Film Festival

  • The Solution (2025)
    2026 Nominee July Award
    • Best Horror/Thriller Short
    • The Solution
    Semi-Finalist
    Shared with: John Klein · Ben Kurstin

Indy Film Fest

  • Lindsay K. Bermes, Jennifer Aparicio, Josh Bywater, Ward Crockett, John Lister, Laura T. Fisher, John Klein, Ben Kurstin, Angela Morris, Kevin Cagnolatti, Henri Mitchelle, Steve Kniss, Connor Cook, Alexa L. Borden, Timmy H. Barron, and Aaron Levine in Never Not Yours (2024)
    2024 Winner Jury Award
    • Best of Hoosier Lens - Narrative Feature
    • Never Not Yours
    Shared with: John Klein

Three Fires International Film Festival

  • The Solution (2025)
    2026 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Thriller
    • The Solution
    Shared with: Ben Kurstin · John Klein

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