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2026

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One-Reeler Short Film Competition (2026)

Best Animated Short (FINALIST) Filler

Award of Merit (WINNER) Filler

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The Telly Awards (2026)

Student Short (BRONZE WINNER) Filler

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Indie X Film Fest (June-July, 2026)

Best Student Fantasy Short (WINNER) Mr. Sandman's Funhouse

Best Student Male Director (WINNER) JAX AZAD

Best Original Score (WINNER) CALEB LIU​​

Best Actress (NOMINEE) TATUM JENNINGS

Best Cinematography (NOMINEE) RILEY ATER

Best Editing (NOMINEES) JAIDEN HUBBARD & ARYAMAN KANTAWALA

 

Studio City International Film Festival (2026)

Short Film (OFFICIAL SELECTION) Mr. Sandman's Funhouse

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Indie Short Fest (June-July, 2026)

Best Original Score (WINNER) CALEB LIU​​

Best Fantasy Short (NOMINEE) Mr. Sandman's Funhouse​​

Best Student Male Director (NOMINEE) JAX AZAD​​

Best Cinematography (NOMINEE) RILEY ATER

Makeup & Hairstyling (HONORABLE MENTION) JOHN MANNING, ECHO AURORA, AND MACKENZIE CAINES-BALOGH

 

​Independent Shorts Awards (April-May, 2026)

Best Fantasy Short (WINNER) Mr. Sandman's Funhouse

Best Student Male Director (HONORABLE MENTION) JAX AZAD

Best Cinematography (HONORABLE MENTION) RILEY ATER

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New York Lift-Off Global Network (2026)

Short Film (OFFICIAL SELECTION) Mr. Sandman's Funhouse

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2025

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Washington DC International Cinema Festival (2025)

Best Horror Short (WINNER) SCARECROW

Best Young Actor (WINNER) Nico Cabrera

Best Producer of a Short Film (WINNER) Jax Azad

Best Narrative Short (Nomination) SCARECROW

Best Student Film Short (Nomination) SCARECROW

Best Actor in a Short Film (Nomination) Mike Dobbyn

Best Short Film Director (Nomination) Jax Azad​​

 

Young Artist Academy (2026)

 Best Performance in a Short Film: Young Teen Artist

(WINNER) Nico Cabrera

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Marina del Rey Film Festival (2025)

Best Horror / Thriller Short Film (WINNER) SCARECROW

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Cannes Indie Shorts Awards (2025)

Short Film (OFFICIAL SELECTION) SCARECROW​

New York Short Cinema Awards (2025)

Best Student Film (WINNER) SCARECROW

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Independent Shorts Awards (October, 2025)

Best Student Short (WINNER) SCARECROW

Best Student Male Director (WINNER) Jax Azad

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Indie X Film Fest (November, 2025)

Best Thriller Short (AWARD NOMINEE) SCARECROW

Best Student Male Director (WINNER) Jax Azad

Young Actor (Honorable Mention) Nico Cabrera

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Tokyo International Short Film Festival (2025)

Short Film (OFFICIAL SELECTION) SCARECROW

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Indie Short Fest (June, 2025)

Best Student Male Director (WINNER) Jax Azad

Best Costume Design (WINNERS) Heidi "Robin" Klein & Serena Eneliko

Best Original Score (Nomination) Caleb Belland

Best Production Design (Nomination) Britton Frantz

Best Thriller Short (Nomination) SCARECROW

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2024

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Virginia High School Film Festival (VHSL)

Best Animation​

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Washington West Film Festival

Best Student Short Film

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2023

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Virginia Thespian Festival

Ranked Superior

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International Thespian Festival

Ranked Superior

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Virginia High School Film Festival (VHSL)

Best Animation​

Audience Choice Award

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