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David Barbeschi

Awards

David Barbeschi

17 wins & 54 nominations

Nashville Film Festival

  • Yatra
    2023 Nominee Screenwriting Competition
    • Genre Feature
    • Yatra
    Shared with: Vee Kumari

Omaha Film Festival

  • Monique Hortolani and Cristiane Natale in Lollie (2025)
    2025 Nominee Screenplay Competition
    • Short Screenplay
    • Lollie
    Shared with: Agnès Shinozaki

Sacramento International Film Festival

  • Julian M. Deuster and James Downie in PAWNS (2017)
    2017 Nominee American Screenplay Challenge
    • American Screenplay Challenge (Short)
    • PAWNS

Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting

  • Yatra
    2024 Nominee Nicholl Fellow
    • Quarterfinalist
    • Yatra
    Shared with: Vee Kumari

Maverick Movie Awards

  • The Big Rant (2021)
    2020 Nominee Maverick Movie Award
    • Best Screenplay: Feature
    • The Big Rant
    Shared with: Shubham Sanjay Shevade

HollyShorts Film Festival

  • Monique Hortolani and Cristiane Natale in Lollie (2025)
    2025 Nominee Best Screenplay
    • Screenplay Competition
    • Lollie
    Shared with: Agnès Shinozaki

Oaxaca FilmFest, MX

  • White Crow
    2019 Nominee Global Script Challenge
    • Best Undeveloped Market Projects
    • White Crow

Shockfest Film Festival, US

  • Julian M. Deuster and James Downie in PAWNS (2017)
    2021 Nominee Honorable Mention
    • Best Short Film
    • PAWNS
    Shared with: Tyrees A. Lamptey

Southampton International Film Festival

  • Julian M. Deuster and James Downie in PAWNS (2017)
    2017 Nominee Festival Prize
    • Best Student Film
    • PAWNS
    Shared with: Tyrees A. Lamptey

PAGE International Screenwriting Awards

  • White Crow
    2019 Nominee Festival Award
    • Quarter-Finalist
    • White Crow

Creative World Awards

  • Yatra
    2024 Nominee Creative World Award
    • Finalist
    • Yatra
    Shared with: Vee Kumari
  • Odysseus
    2019 Nominee Creative World Award
    • Original TV Drama
    • Odysseus
  • White Crow
    2018 Nominee Creative World Award
    • Finalist
    • White Crow
  • Julian M. Deuster and James Downie in PAWNS (2017)
    2017 Nominee Creative World Award
    • Short Screenplays
    • PAWNS

ScreenCraft

  • Yatra
    2023 Nominee Screencraft Screenwriting Fellowship
    • Semifinalist
    • Yatra
    Shared with: Vee Kumari
  • Yatra
    2022 Nominee Screencraft Sci-Fi and Fantasy Screenplay Competition
    • Quarterfinalist
    • Yatra

Other Worlds Austin SciFi Film Festival

  • Yatra
    2022 Nominee Screenwriting Contest
    • Screenplay Feature
    • Yatra
    Semi-Finalist

Austin Revolution Film Festival

  • Odysseus
    2019 Nominee Festival Award
    • Best TV Script: DRAMA
    • Odysseus

Los Angeles Cinefest

  • Black Mark (2018)
    2019 Winner Los Angeles Cinefest Award
    • Best Story
    • Black Mark
  • Black Mark (2018)
    2018 Nominee Jury Award
    • Best Screenplay - Short
    • Black Mark
  • Julian M. Deuster and James Downie in PAWNS (2017)
    2017 Nominee Jury Award
    • Best Screenplay - Short
    • PAWNS

The Monthly Film Festival (TMFF)

  • Julian M. Deuster and James Downie in PAWNS (2017)
    2016 Winner November Award
    • Screenwriting Competition
    • PAWNS

Filmmatic Filmmaker Awards

  • Julian M. Deuster and James Downie in PAWNS (2017)
    2019 Nominee Filmmatic Short Screenplay Award
    • Best Short Script
    • PAWNS
  • White Crow
    2018 Nominee Filmmatic Screenplay Award
    • Science Fiction
    • White Crow

Los Angeles Film Awards

  • Julian M. Deuster and James Downie in PAWNS (2017)
    2016 Winner LAFA November Award
    • Best Short Screenplay - Thriller
    • PAWNS

Emerging Screenwriters Screenplay Competition

  • Yatra
    2024 Nominee Best Screenplay
    • Semifinalist
    • Yatra
    Shared with: Vee Kumari

12 Months Film Festival

  • Zachary Birch and Laura Lenee in Off-Road (2020)
    2019 3rd Place July Award
    • Screenwriter of the Month
    • Off-Road
    Shared with: Shubham Sanjay Shevade

Feel The Reel International Film Festival

  • Julian M. Deuster and James Downie in PAWNS (2017)
    2017 2nd Place January Award
    • Best Screenplay (written)
    • PAWNS

Launch Pad Feature Film Competition

  • Yatra
    2024 Nominee Best Feature Film Screenplay
    • Top 50
    • Yatra
    Shared with: Vee Kumari

New York International Screenplay Awards

  • White Crow
    2020 Nominee NYISA Gold Trophy
    • Best Feature Screenplay
    • White Crow

Calcutta International Cult Film Festival

  • Yatra
    2022 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Feature Script
    • Yatra

Hollywood Hills Awards

  • Julian M. Deuster and James Downie in PAWNS (2017)
    2017 2nd Place Festival Prize
    • Best Short Film
    • PAWNS

Filmmakers International Screenwriting Awards

  • White Crow
    2018 Nominee Grand Prize
    • Semifinalist
    • White Crow

Rome Prisma Independent Film Awards

  • Paper Gloves (2024)
    2022 Nominee August Award
    • Best Short Screenplay
    • Paper Gloves
  • Odysseus
    2019 Nominee July Award
    • Best Feature Screenplay
    • Odysseus

Queen Palm International Film Festival

  • Zachary Birch and Laura Lenee in Off-Road (2020)
    2021 Winner Annual Queen Supreme "Best of Fest"
    • Best Dialogue - Short Script
    • Off-Road
    Shared with: Shubham Sanjay Shevade
  • Zachary Birch and Laura Lenee in Off-Road (2020)
    2020 Winner Gold Award
    • Best Dialogue - Short Script
    • Off-Road
    Shared with: Shubham Sanjay Shevade
  • Zachary Birch and Laura Lenee in Off-Road (2020)
    2020 Winner Silver Award
    • Best Short Script
    • Off-Road
    Shared with: Shubham Sanjay Shevade

Short Stop International Film Festival

  • Julian M. Deuster and James Downie in PAWNS (2017)
    2017 3rd Place Festival Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • PAWNS

First-Time Filmmaker Sessions

  • LIMBO: A Sense of Belonging (2015)
    2019 Nominee Short Live Action Narrative
    • Best short film
    • LIMBO: A Sense of Belonging

Changing Face International Film Festival

  • Maurice Kadamani in Belle de Nuit (2021)
    2021 Winner March Award
    • Best Short Screenplay
    • Belle de Nuit
    Shared with: Maurice Kadamani
  • Zachary Birch and Laura Lenee in Off-Road (2020)
    2019 Nominee June Award
    • Best Short Screenplay
    • Off-Road
    Shared with: Shubham Sanjay Shevade

Finish Line Script Competition

  • Odysseus
    2019 Nominee Competition Prize
    • Quarter-Finalists
    • Odysseus

WeScreenplay

  • Odysseus
    2019 Nominee TV Screenplay
    • Quarter-Finalists
    • Odysseus
  • White Crow
    2018 Nominee Feature Screenplay
    • Quarter-Finalist
    • White Crow

Florence Film Awards

  • Julian M. Deuster and James Downie in PAWNS (2017)
    2019 Nominee Florence Film Award
    • Best Original Screenplay
    • PAWNS
  • Julian M. Deuster and James Downie in PAWNS (2017)
    2019 Winner Florence Film Award
    • Best Drama
    • PAWNS
    Shared with: Tyrees A. Lamptey

Hollywood Blood Horror Festival

  • Julian M. Deuster and James Downie in PAWNS (2017)
    2019 Winner July Award
    • Best Producer
    • PAWNS
  • Julian M. Deuster and James Downie in PAWNS (2017)
    2019 Nominee July Award
    • Best Original Screenplay
    • PAWNS

The Film Empire

  • Odysseus
    2019 Nominee Television Pilot Contest
    • Semi-Finalist
    • Odysseus

Tasveer South Asian Film Festival

  • Yatra
    2025 Nominee Tasveer Film Market
    • TASVEER MARKET SELECTS
    • Yatra
    Shared with: Gayatri Bajpai · Vee Kumari

The Golden Script Competition

  • White Crow
    2019 Nominee Golden Script Award
    • Feature Screenplay Category
    • White Crow
  • Julian M. Deuster and James Downie in PAWNS (2017)
    2017 Nominee Jury Prize
    • Short Screenplay Category
    • PAWNS

Filmmatic Short Screenplay Awards

  • Maurice Kadamani in Belle de Nuit (2021)
    2022 Nominee Filmatic Short Screenplay Award
    • Best Short Screenplay
    • Belle de Nuit
    Shared with: Maurice Kadamani

Wallachia International Film Festival

  • Paper Gloves (2024)
    2022 Winner Gold Award
    • Unproduced Short Script
    • Paper Gloves

Creative Screenwriting Screenplay Contest

  • White Crow
    2021 Nominee Animation Genre Award
    • Quarterfinalist
    • White Crow
  • Odysseus
    2021 Nominee Unique Voices Genre Award
    • Quarter-finalist
    • Odysseus

Las Vegas Global Film Festival

  • Black Mark (2018)
    2019 Nominee Las Vegas Global Award
    • Best Short Screenplay
    • Black Mark

The SOFIAs - Solent Film Awards

  • Peter Kyei and Mark Kempson in Fortvna (2016)
    2016 Nominee Final Major Project Award
    • Best Original Script
    • Fortvna
  • Peter Kyei and Mark Kempson in Fortvna (2016)
    2016 Winner Final Major Project Award
    • Best Film
    • Fortvna

Screen Power Film Festival

  • Maurice Kadamani in Belle de Nuit (2021)
    2021 2nd Place March Award
    • Best Short Script
    • Belle de Nuit
    Honorable Mention
    Shared with: Maurice Kadamani

Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival

  • Paper Gloves (2024)
    2022 3rd Place September Award
    • Best Original Script
    • Paper Gloves

Robinson Film Awards

  • Paper Gloves (2024)
    2022 Winner RFA October Award
    • Best Short Script
    • Paper Gloves

Scario Film Fest

  • Julian M. Deuster and James Downie in PAWNS (2017)
    2021 Nominee Winter Edition
    • Short Film
    • PAWNS
    Shared with: Tyrees A. Lamptey

Coverfly: The Red List

  • Yatra
    2025 Winner Overall Top 1%
    • Yatra
    Shared with: Vee Kumari
  • White Crow
    2025 Winner Overall Top 3%
    • White Crow
  • Yatra
    2024 Winner Top 1 of Month - June
    • Fantasy Feature
    • Yatra
    Shared with: Vee Kumari
  • Odysseus
    2023 Nominee Top 20 of Month - September
    • Fantasy Television (One-hour)
    • Odysseus
  • Julian M. Deuster and James Downie in PAWNS (2017)
    2023 Nominee Top 20 of the Year
    • Historical Short
    • PAWNS

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