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Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas

Awards

Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas

123 wins & 99 nominations

Alternative Film Festival

  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Dawn of Spectral Darkness (2021)
    2021 Winner Spring Award
    • Quarantine Film
    • Dawn of Spectral Darkness

Lift-Off Global Network, London

  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Memories of Sorrow (2018)
    2020 Nominee Best Short Film International
    • Short Live Action Narratives
    • Memories of Sorrow
    • Supernova
  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Coffee with my friend Jojo (2020)
    2020 Nominee Best Short Film International
    • Coffee with my friend Jojo
  • Kim Eng Chicken Rice (2020)
    2020 Nominee Best Short Film International
    • Kim Eng Chicken Rice
  • Benjamin Lopez, Gino Gutierrez, and Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Jojo in South of Spain (2020)
    2020 Nominee Best Short Film International
    • Jojo in South of Spain
  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Under Deep Waters (2020)
    2020 Nominee Best Short Film International
    • Under Deep Waters

Couch Film Festival

  • Chad's Notes (2025)
    2025 Winner Best Short 1 - 5min
    • Best Original Story
    • Chad's Notes
  • Chad's Notes (2025)
    2025 Winner Best Short 1 - 5min
    • Best Original Story
    • Chad's Notes
  • Chad's Notes (2025)
    2025 Winner Best Original Story
    • 1:00-5:00 Minutes
    • Chad's Notes

LA Web Fest

  • The Desk Files (2025)
    2026 Nominee Series & Shorts Award
    • Best Sketch Comedy
    • The Desk Files
  • The Desk Files (2025)
    2026 Nominee Series & Shorts Award
    • Best Production Design
    • The Desk Files

L.A. Neo Noir Novel, Film & Script Festival

  • Dark Dawn in Tokyo (2018)
    2019 Nominee Honorable Mention
    • Best Neo Noir Actor
    • Dark Dawn in Tokyo
  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Memories of Sorrow (2018)
    2019 Winner Most Iconic Neo Noir Actor
    • Best Neo Noir Actor
    • Memories of Sorrow

Top Shorts Film Festival

  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Memories of Sorrow (2018)
    2019 Nominee September Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Memories of Sorrow

Diverse Voices

  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Local-ized
    2022 Winner Festival Prize
    • Quarter Finalist
    • Local-ized

Short to the Point International Film Festival

  • Dark Dawn in Tokyo (2018)
    2018 Nominee October Award
    • Mobile Short
    • Dark Dawn in Tokyo

Broadway International Film Festival Los Angeles (BIFFLA)

  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Memories of Sorrow (2018)
    2020 Nominee Best Short Film
    • Memories of Sorrow

Independent Horror Movie Awards

  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Dawn of Spectral Darkness (2021)
    2021 Winner Spring Award
    • Best Sound
    • Dawn of Spectral Darkness
  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Dawn of Spectral Darkness (2021)
    2021 Nominee Spring Award
    • Best Director
    • Dawn of Spectral Darkness
  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Dawn of Spectral Darkness (2021)
    2021 Nominee Spring Award
    • Best Actor
    • Dawn of Spectral Darkness
  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Dawn of Spectral Darkness (2021)
    2021 Nominee Spring Award
    • Best Editing
    • Dawn of Spectral Darkness
  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Dawn of Spectral Darkness (2021)
    2021 Nominee Spring Award
    • Best Music
    • Dawn of Spectral Darkness

Global Shorts, Los Angeles

  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Coffee with my friend Jojo (2020)
    2020 Winner Special Mention
    • March
    • Coffee with my friend Jojo
  • Kim Eng Chicken Rice (2020)
    2020 Winner Special Mention
    • March
    • Kim Eng Chicken Rice
  • Kim Eng Chicken Rice (2020)
    2020 Winner Special Mention
    • Best Short Film
    • Kim Eng Chicken Rice
  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Coffee with my friend Jojo (2020)
    2020 Winner Special Mention
    • Best Short Film
    • Coffee with my friend Jojo

Focus International Film Festival

  • Dark Dawn in Tokyo (2018)
    2020 Nominee Jury Prize
    • Short Film
    • Dark Dawn in Tokyo
  • Dark Dawn in Tokyo (2018)
    2020 Nominee Jury Prize
    • Best Actor
    • Dark Dawn in Tokyo

AltFF Alternative Film Festival

  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Dawn of Spectral Darkness (2021)
    2021 Winner Spring Award
    • Semi-Finalist
    • Dawn of Spectral Darkness
  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Outside the Mirror (2021)
    2021 Nominee Summer Award
    • Best Drama International
    • Outside the Mirror
    Shared with: Steven Sim
  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Dawn of Spectral Darkness, Ghaar (2021)
    2021 Nominee Summer Award
    • Quarantine
    • Dawn of Spectral Darkness, Ghaar
  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in After 19 (2020)
    2020 Nominee Winter Award
    • Coronavirus
    • After 19

Avalonia Festival

  • Un-Mirrored (2021)
    2022 Winner Avalonia Award
    • Best Horror 180
    • Un-Mirrored
  • Kultus (2019)
    2020 Winner Best Actor
    • Best Actor Reel
    • Kultus

Cult Critic Movie Awards

  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Local-ized
    2022 Winner Critics' Choice Award
    • Feature Script
    • Local-ized

Dreamachine International Film Festival

  • Dark Dawn in Tokyo (2018)
    2020 Winner Summer Award
    • Best Concept
    • Dark Dawn in Tokyo

The I AM Film Festival

  • Kultus (2019)
    2019 Nominee Supreme Champions
    • Best Showreel Actor
    • Kultus

Hollywood Blood Horror Festival

  • Dark Dawn in Tokyo (2018)
    2020 Winner May Award
    • Supporting actor
    • Dark Dawn in Tokyo
  • Dark Dawn in Tokyo (2018)
    2020 Winner May Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Dark Dawn in Tokyo
  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Leonidas Dacul (2020)
    2020 Winner June Award
    • Best Action/Adventure
    • Leonidas Dacul
  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Leonidas Dacul (2020)
    2020 Winner June Award
    • Best Action/Adventure
    • Leonidas Dacul

International Moving Film Festival

  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in After 19 (2020)
    2020 Nominee December Award
    • Covid-19 crisis
    • After 19
  • Benjamin Lopez, Gino Gutierrez, and Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Operación Banana, the Formula (2020)
    2020 Winner December Award
    • Semi-Finalist
    • Operación Banana, the Formula
  • Benjamin Lopez, Gino Gutierrez, and Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Operación Banana, the Formula (2020)
    2020 Nominee December Award
    • Best Editor
    • Operación Banana, the Formula

Kosice International Monthly Film Festival

  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Dawn of Spectral Darkness (2021)
    2021 Nominee April Award
    • Best Mobile Short film
    • Dawn of Spectral Darkness
  • Benjamin Lopez, Gino Gutierrez, and Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Operación Banana, the Formula (2020)
    2020 3rd Place September Award
    • Actor Short Film
    • Operación Banana, the Formula

FilmCon Awards

  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Memories of Sorrow (2018)
    2019 Winner September FilmCon Award
    • Best Noir
    • Memories of Sorrow

Wallachia International Film Festival

  • Rainy Wednesday (2023)
    2025 Winner Jury Special Award
    • Best Musical Video
    • Rainy Wednesday
  • The Weight of Ash
    2025 Winner Jury Mention
    • Best Feature Screenplay
    • The Weight of Ash
  • Rainy Wednesday (2023)
    2025 Winner Jury Special Award
    • Best Musical Video
    • Rainy Wednesday
  • The Weight of Ash
    2025 Winner Jury Mention
    • Best Feature Screenplay
    • The Weight of Ash
  • Leonidas Stanescu Showereel 2024 (2024)
    2024 Winner Best Actor
    • Best Actor Reel
    • Leonidas Stanescu Showereel 2024

Tagore International Film Festival

  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Local-ized
    2022 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Feature Script
    • Local-ized
  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Dawn of Spectral Darkness (2021)
    2021 Winner March Monthly Award
    • Best mobile
    • Dawn of Spectral Darkness
  • Dark Dawn in Tokyo (2018)
    2020 Winner Festival Award
    • Mobile Film
    • Dark Dawn in Tokyo
    • After 19
  • Benjamin Lopez, Gino Gutierrez, and Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Operación Banana (2020)
    2020 Winner Certificate of Achievement
    • Mobile Film
    • Operación Banana
  • Benjamin Lopez, Gino Gutierrez, and Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Operación Banana (2020)
    2020 Winner Certificate of Achievement
    • Best mobile
    • Operación Banana

World Film Carnival, Singapore

  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Local-ized
    2022 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Feature Script
    • Local-ized
  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Dawn of Spectral Darkness (2021)
    2021 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Mobile Film
    • Dawn of Spectral Darkness
  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Dawn of Spectral Darkness (2021)
    2021 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Mobile Film
    • Dawn of Spectral Darkness
  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Outside the Mirror (2021)
    2021 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Mobile Film
    • Outside the Mirror

Miami Screenplay Awards

  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Local-ized
    2021 Winner Miami Screenplay Award
    • Semifinalist
    • Local-ized

Lonely Wolf International Film Festival

  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Dawn of Spectral Darkness, Ghaar (2021)
    2021 Nominee Festival Award
    • Best Cult Film
    • Dawn of Spectral Darkness, Ghaar

Kalakari Film Fest

  • Benjamin Lopez, Gino Gutierrez, and Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Operación Banana (2020)
    2020 Nominee Best Short Film
    • Best Film
    • Operación Banana
  • Benjamin Lopez, Gino Gutierrez, and Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Operación Banana (2020)
    2020 Nominee Best Short Film
    • Best Film
    • Operación Banana

Rome International Movie Awards

  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Leonidas Dacul (2020)
    2020 Winner July Award
    • Best Actor
    • Leonidas Dacul

Indie Shorts Film Festival

  • Benjamin Lopez, Gino Gutierrez, and Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Operación Banana, the Formula (2020)
    2020 Nominee October Award
    • Short Film
    • Operación Banana, the Formula

Hollywood International Golden Age Festival

  • Un-Mirrored (2021)
    2022 Winner January Award
    • Best Horror
    • Un-Mirrored
  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Dawn of Spectral Darkness, Ghaar (2021)
    2021 Winner October Award
    • Best Mobile Film
    • Dawn of Spectral Darkness, Ghaar
  • Benjamin Lopez, Gino Gutierrez, and Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Operación Banana, the Formula (2020)
    2020 Winner December Award
    • Mobile Film
    • Operación Banana, the Formula

Anatolia International Film Festival

  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Outside the Mirror (2021)
    2021 Nominee Most Promising Director
    • Short Film
    • Outside the Mirror

Andromeda Film Festival

  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Dawn of Spectral Darkness (2021)
    2021 Winner Andromeda Golden Medal
    • Best Sci-fi Short
    • Dawn of Spectral Darkness

So You Think You can Act/Direct (SYTYCA)

  • Kultus (2019)
    2019 Winner Outstanding Excellence
    • Acting
    • Kultus

Port Blair International Film Festival

  • Benjamin Lopez, Gino Gutierrez, and Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Operación Banana, the Formula (2020)
    2020 Winner Best Mobile Film
    • Best Mobile Film
    • Operación Banana, the Formula
  • Benjamin Lopez, Gino Gutierrez, and Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Operación Banana, the Formula (2020)
    2020 Winner Special Mention
    • Best Mobile Film
    • Operación Banana, the Formula

Europe Film Festival U.K. (EFFUK)

  • Benjamin Lopez, Gino Gutierrez, and Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Operación Banana, the Formula (2020)
    2020 Winner Europe Film November Award
    • Best Mobile Film
    • Operación Banana, the Formula
  • Benjamin Lopez, Gino Gutierrez, and Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Operación Banana, the Formula (2020)
    2020 Winner Europe Film November Award
    • Best Mobile Film
    • Operación Banana, the Formula

Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival

  • Dark Moon Hotel
    2023 Nominee January Award
    • Best Original Script
    • Dark Moon Hotel
  • Vampeer Saga
    2022 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Feature Screenplay
    • Vampeer Saga
  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Dawn of Spectral Darkness (2021)
    2021 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Acting
    • Dawn of Spectral Darkness

Sweden Film Awards

  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Dawn of Spectral Darkness (2021)
    2021 Nominee January Award
    • Best Actor Short Film
    • Dawn of Spectral Darkness
  • Benjamin Lopez, Gino Gutierrez, and Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Operación Banana, the Formula (2020)
    2020 Nominee Sweden Film Award
    • Actor Short Film
    • Operación Banana, the Formula
  • Benjamin Lopez, Gino Gutierrez, and Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Operación Banana, the Formula (2020)
    2020 Nominee November Award
    • Best Actor Short Film
    • Operación Banana, the Formula

Best Director Award

  • Benjamin Lopez, Gino Gutierrez, and Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Operación Banana, the Formula (2020)
    2020 Nominee October Award
    • Director comedy film
    • Operación Banana, the Formula

Vesuvius International Film Festival

  • Leonidas Stanescu Reel, 2023 (2023)
    2024 Winner January Award
    • Best Showreel
    • Leonidas Stanescu Reel, 2023
  • Dark Moon Hotel
    2023 2nd Place Best Script
    • Best Script (Unrealized)
    • Dark Moon Hotel
  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Local-ized
    2022 Nominee April Award
    • Best Unproduced Script
    • Local-ized
  • Vampeer Saga
    2022 Winner Best Horror Screenplay
    • Vampeer Saga
  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Dawn of Spectral Darkness (2021)
    2021 Nominee Best Short
    • Dawn of Spectral Darkness

Uruvatti International Film Festival

  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Dawn of Spectral Darkness (2021)
    2021 Winner Best of Category Award
    • Best Mobile Short Film
    • Dawn of Spectral Darkness
  • Benjamin Lopez, Gino Gutierrez, and Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Operación Banana, the Formula (2020)
    2020 Winner Best of Category Award
    • Best Mobile Short Film
    • Operación Banana, the Formula

London International Monthly Film Festival

  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Dawn of Spectral Darkness (2021)
    2022 Winner January Honorable Mention
    • Best Acting
    • Dawn of Spectral Darkness
  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Dawn of Spectral Darkness (2021)
    2021 Winner January Honorable Mention
    • Honorable Mention
    • Dawn of Spectral Darkness
  • Benjamin Lopez, Gino Gutierrez, and Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Operación Banana, the Formula (2020)
    2020 3rd Place December Award
    • Best Acting
    • Operación Banana, the Formula
  • Benjamin Lopez, Gino Gutierrez, and Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Operación Banana, the Formula (2020)
    2020 Nominee December Award
    • Best Acting
    • Operación Banana, the Formula

Golden Wheat Awards

  • Benjamin Lopez, Gino Gutierrez, and Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Operación Banana, the Formula (2020)
    2021 Winner Golden Wheat Award
    • Jury Special Section
    • Operación Banana, the Formula
  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Dawn of Spectral Darkness (2021)
    2021 Winner Golden Wheat Award
    • Jury Special Section
    • Dawn of Spectral Darkness
  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Outside the Mirror (2021)
    2021 Nominee Golden Wheat Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Outside the Mirror

Golden Bridge İstanbul Short Film Festival

  • Benjamin Lopez, Gino Gutierrez, and Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Operación Banana, the Formula (2020)
    2021 Nominee January Award
    • Short Film Bundle
    • Operación Banana, the Formula

1st Monthly Film Festival

  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Dawn of Spectral Darkness (2021)
    2021 2nd Place March Award
    • Mobile Phone Film
    • Dawn of Spectral Darkness
  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Dawn of Spectral Darkness (2021)
    2021 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Mobile Phones
    • Dawn of Spectral Darkness

Golden Sparrow International Film Festival

  • Dark Moon Hotel
    2022 Winner Best of Category Award
    • Best Feature Script/Screenplay
    • Dark Moon Hotel
  • Benjamin Lopez, Gino Gutierrez, and Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Operación Banana, the Formula (2020)
    2020 Winner Best of Category Award
    • Best Mobile Short Film
    • Operación Banana, the Formula

Brazil International Monthly independent Film Festival

  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Dawn of Spectral Darkness (2021)
    2021 Nominee March Award
    • Best International Short Film
    • Dawn of Spectral Darkness

Micheaux Film Festival

  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Leonidas Dacul (2020)
    2021 Nominee Outstanding Actor
    • Showreel
    • Leonidas Dacul

Cult Movies International Film Festival

  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Dawn of Spectral Darkness (2021)
    2021 Winner Certificate
    • SEMI-FINALIST
    • Dawn of Spectral Darkness
  • Benjamin Lopez, Gino Gutierrez, and Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Operación Banana, the Formula (2020)
    2021 Nominee Certificate
    • Finalist
    • Operación Banana, the Formula
  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Outside the Mirror (2021)
    2021 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Mobile Film
    • Outside the Mirror
    Shared with: Steven Sim
  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Dawn of Spectral Darkness, Ghaar (2021)
    2021 Nominee Festival Award
    • Best Sci-fi Short
    • Dawn of Spectral Darkness, Ghaar

V.i.Z Film Fest

  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Dawn of Spectral Darkness (2021)
    2021 Nominee June Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Dawn of Spectral Darkness

Iconic Images Film Festival

  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Dawn of Spectral Darkness (2021)
    2021 Nominee Iconic Images Film Festival Award
    • Zero Budget Film
    • Dawn of Spectral Darkness

New Creators Film Awards

  • Dark Moon Hotel
    2023 Winner Monthly Award
    • Best Unproduced Script (Feature)
    • Dark Moon Hotel
  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Dawn of Spectral Darkness, Ghaar (2021)
    2021 Winner Monthly Award
    • Best Editing
    • Dawn of Spectral Darkness, Ghaar
  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Dawn of Spectral Darkness, Ghaar (2021)
    2021 Winner Monthly Award
    • Best Visual Effects
    • Dawn of Spectral Darkness, Ghaar
  • Un-Mirrored (2021)
    2021 Winner Monthly Award
    • Best Horror Film
    • Un-Mirrored

Cooper Awards

  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Dawn of Spectral Darkness (2021)
    2020 Nominee December Award
    • Short Film
    • Dawn of Spectral Darkness

New Jersey Film Awards

  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Local-ized
    2022 Nominee February Award
    • Best Feature Script
    • Local-ized
  • Un-Mirrored (2021)
    2022 Winner December Award
    • Best Mobile Short
    • Un-Mirrored
  • Vampeer Saga part II, Kogaionon
    2022 Nominee October Award
    • Best Feature Screenplay
    • Vampeer Saga part II, Kogaionon
  • Vampeer Saga part III, Wallachian Blood
    2022 2nd Place November Award
    • Best Feature Screenplay
    • Vampeer Saga part III, Wallachian Blood
  • Dark Moon Hotel
    2022 Winner December Award
    • Best Feature Screenplay
    • Dark Moon Hotel

Accord Cine Fest

  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Dawn of Spectral Darkness (2021)
    2021 Nominee May Award
    • Best Mobile Short
    • Dawn of Spectral Darkness
  • Dark Dawn in Tokyo (2018)
    2020 Winner November Award
    • Best Mobile Film
    • Dark Dawn in Tokyo
  • Benjamin Lopez, Gino Gutierrez, and Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Operación Banana (2020)
    2020 Nominee August Award
    • Best Actor Short
    • Operación Banana

Hallucinea Film Festival

  • Un-Mirrored (2021)
    2023 Nominee Best Horror Film
    • Best Horror Short
    • Un-Mirrored

Oasis Inter Continental Film Festival

  • Benjamin Lopez, Gino Gutierrez, and Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Operación Banana, the Formula (2020)
    2021 Winner Category Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • Operación Banana, the Formula

Monthly Indie Shorts

  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Dawn of Spectral Darkness (2021)
    2021 Winner April Award
    • Best Mobile Film
    • Dawn of Spectral Darkness
  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Dawn of Spectral Darkness (2021)
    2021 Winner April Award
    • Best Editing
    • Dawn of Spectral Darkness

Niagara Falls International Short Festival

  • Benjamin Lopez, Gino Gutierrez, and Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Operación Banana, the Formula (2020)
    2020 Nominee Winter Award
    • Best Actor
    • Operación Banana, the Formula

New York Script Awards

  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Local-ized
    2022 Winner Best Feature Screenplay
    • Best Foreign Screenplay
    • Local-ized

Garoa Awards

  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Dawn of Spectral Darkness (2021)
    2021 Nominee February Award
    • Best Art Production of Narrative Short Film
    • Dawn of Spectral Darkness
  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Dawn of Spectral Darkness (2021)
    2021 Nominee February Award
    • Best Costume and Make-up of Narrative Short Film
    • Dawn of Spectral Darkness
  • Dark Dawn in Tokyo (2018)
    2020 Nominee December Award
    • Best Narrative Soundtrack
    • Dark Dawn in Tokyo
  • Dark Dawn in Tokyo (2018)
    2020 Nominee December Award
    • Best Editing of Narrative Short Film
    • Dark Dawn in Tokyo
  • Benjamin Lopez, Gino Gutierrez, and Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Operación Banana, the Formula (2020)
    2020 Nominee December Award
    • Best Original Soundtrack of Narrative Short Film
    • Operación Banana, the Formula

Gralha International Monthly Film Awards

  • Un-Mirrored (2021)
    2022 Winner January Award
    • Best Mobile Film
    • Un-Mirrored
  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Dawn of Spectral Darkness (2021)
    2021 Winner March Award
    • Best Mobile Film
    • Dawn of Spectral Darkness

Medusa Film Festival

  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Showreel 2021 (2021)
    2021 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Actor
    • Showreel 2021
  • Un-Mirrored (2021)
    2021 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Short Horror
    • Un-Mirrored

Tokyo International Monthly Film Festival

  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Dawn of Spectral Darkness (2021)
    2021 Nominee June Award
    • Best actor
    • Dawn of Spectral Darkness
  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Dawn of Spectral Darkness (2021)
    2021 Nominee June Award
    • Best Sound Design
    • Dawn of Spectral Darkness

Madras Independent Film Festival

  • Benjamin Lopez, Gino Gutierrez, and Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Operación Banana, the Formula (2020)
    2020 Nominee November Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Operación Banana, the Formula

Global Monthly Online Film Competition

  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Dawn of Spectral Darkness, Ghaar (2021)
    2021 2nd Place August Award
    • Best Editing
    • Dawn of Spectral Darkness, Ghaar
  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Dawn of Spectral Darkness, Ghaar (2021)
    2021 2nd Place August Award
    • Best Director
    • Dawn of Spectral Darkness, Ghaar
  • Un-Mirrored (2021)
    2021 Nominee December Award
    • Best short
    • Un-Mirrored
  • Dark Dawn in Tokyo (2018)
    2020 Nominee July Award
    • Best Mobile Film
    • Dark Dawn in Tokyo
  • Benjamin Lopez, Gino Gutierrez, and Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Operación Banana (2020)
    2020 Winner August Award
    • Best Mobile Film
    • Operación Banana

Anatolian Short Film Festival

  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Dawn of Spectral Darkness (2021)
    2021 Winner April Award
    • Best Actor
    • Dawn of Spectral Darkness

Thessaloniki Free Short Festival

  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Dawn of Spectral Darkness (2021)
    2021 Winner Honorable Mention
    • International Short Film
    • Dawn of Spectral Darkness

Paris Short Film Awards

  • Dark Moon Hotel
    2023 Winner July Award
    • Best Unproduced Script
    • Dark Moon Hotel
  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Showreel 2021 (2021)
    2022 Winner Winter Season Award
    • Best Acting Showreels
    • Showreel 2021
  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Local-ized
    2022 Winner March Award
    • Best Unproduced Script
    • Local-ized
  • Vampeer Saga
    2022 Winner Winter Season Award
    • Best Unproduced Script
    • Vampeer Saga
  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Dawn of Spectral Darkness, Ghaar (2021)
    2021 Nominee October Award
    • Best Sound Design
    • Dawn of Spectral Darkness, Ghaar

Heart International Italian Film Festival

  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Dawn of Spectral Darkness, Ghaar (2021)
    2021 Winner August/September Award
    • Best VFX
    • Dawn of Spectral Darkness, Ghaar
  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Dawn of Spectral Darkness, Ghaar (2021)
    2021 Winner August/September Award
    • Best Sound Design
    • Dawn of Spectral Darkness, Ghaar

Toronto Film and Script Awards

  • Dark Moon Hotel
    2023 Nominee Best Script
    • Best Unproduced Script
    • Dark Moon Hotel

Thrills And Chills Film Awards

  • Dark Moon Hotel
    2023 Nominee Best Unproduced Script
    • Best Unproduced Script
    • Dark Moon Hotel

Artisan International Film Festival

  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Dawn of Spectral Darkness, Ghaar (2021)
    2021 Winner October Award
    • Best Sci-fi
    • Dawn of Spectral Darkness, Ghaar
  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Dawn of Spectral Darkness (2021)
    2021 Winner October Award
    • Best Sci-fi
    • Dawn of Spectral Darkness
  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Dawn of Spectral Darkness (2021)
    2021 Winner October Award
    • Best Production
    • Dawn of Spectral Darkness
  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Dawn of Spectral Darkness (2021)
    2021 Winner October Award
    • Best Editing
    • Dawn of Spectral Darkness
  • Dark Dawn in Tokyo (2018)
    2021 Winner October Award
    • Best Supporting Actor of Narrative Short Film
    • Dark Dawn in Tokyo

Arrow International Film Festival

  • Un-Mirrored (2021)
    2022 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Horror
    • Un-Mirrored

White Vulture Film Festival

  • Un-Mirrored (2021)
    2022 Winner White Vulture Film Festival Award
    • Best Microshort
    • Un-Mirrored

Multi Dimension Independent Film Festival

  • Un-Mirrored (2021)
    2022 Nominee February Award
    • Best Low Budget Film
    • Un-Mirrored

Tracks Music Awards

  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas
    2023 Winner Tracks Music Awards November
    • Best Score
    Alien (2023)

Future of Film Awards

  • The Guy from the Bank (2024)
    2024 Winner Honourable Mention
    • Best Microshort
    • The Guy from the Bank

Roshani International Film Festival

  • Dark Moon Hotel
    2023 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Script
    • Dark Moon Hotel
  • Benjamin Lopez, Gino Gutierrez, and Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Operación Banana, the Formula (2020)
    2020 Winner Mobile Short Film Award
    • Best Mobile Film
    • Operación Banana, the Formula

East Coast Movie Awards

  • Vampeer Saga part II, Kogaionon
    2022 Nominee Best Feature Screenplay
    • Best Feature Screenplay
    • Vampeer Saga part II, Kogaionon
  • Dark Moon Hotel
    2022 Nominee Best Feature Screenplay
    • Best Feature Screenplay
    • Dark Moon Hotel

Baltimore Next Media Web Fest

  • The Desk Files (2025)
    2026 Winner Best Comedy Series
    • One Man Show
    • The Desk Files
  • The Desk Files (2025)
    2026 Nominee Best Actor
    • Webseries
    • The Desk Files
  • The Desk Files (2025)
    2026 Nominee Best Director
    • Webseries
    • The Desk Files
  • The Desk Files (2025)
    2026 Nominee Best Writer
    • Webseries
    • The Desk Files

Scriptation Showcase

  • Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas in Local-ized
    2023 Winner Best Featured Screenplay
    • Quarter Finalist
    • Local-ized

Berlin Motion Picture Awards

  • Leonidas Stanescu Reel, 2023 (2023)
    2024 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Performer
    • Leonidas Stanescu Reel, 2023

Swedish Academy of Motion Picture Awards

  • Leonidas Stanescu Reel, 2023 (2023)
    2023 Winner Performing Arts Award
    • Finalist
    • Leonidas Stanescu Reel, 2023

Ecovision Global Film Festival

  • Leonidas Stanescu Reel, 2023 (2023)
    2024 Winner Best Actor
    • Best Actor
    • Leonidas Stanescu Reel, 2023

Bangkok Movie Awards

  • Legacy Code
    2025 Winner Festival Award
    • Critics Award
    • Legacy Code

Apollo Global Music Awards

  • 2024 Winner AGMA Annual Award
    • Best Instrumental
    • Alien

Cinematic European Film Festival

  • Danube Delta, a Fisherman's Tale (2025)
    2026 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Editing
    • Danube Delta, a Fisherman's Tale
  • The Desk Files (2025)
    2026 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Editing
    • The Desk Files
  • The Desk Files (2025)
    2026 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Screenplay
    • The Desk Files

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