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Awards
D.J. Higgins
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Santa Cruz Film Festival (1)
Accolade Competition (2)
L.A. Indies Awards (1)
Best Shorts Competition (1)
Northeast Film Festival, US (2)
Nyack Film Festival (1)
Brightside Tavern Film Festival (4)
Northeast Film Festival Horror Fest (2)
Canada Shorts Film Festival (1)
Grove Film Festival, New Jersey (1)
Global Shorts, Los Angeles (1)
Sydney World Film Festival (1)
Oniros Film Awards (1)
Independent Shorts Awards (2)
Care Awards (2)
Independent Shorts Awards International Film Festival (2)
Indie Short Fest (3)
Pinnacle Film Awards (1)
IndieX Film Festival (3)
New York Cinematography Awards (2)
Bergen International Film Festival of NJ (1)
New Jersey Web Festival (3)
Venice Shorts (1)
Lonely Wolf International Film Festival (1)
Montreal Independent Film Festival (1)
Rome International Movie Awards (2)
Hollywood International Golden Age Festival (2)
Point Lookout Film Festival (1)
World Film Festival in Cannes (1)
Vesuvius International Film Festival (1)
FilmHaus: Berlin Film + New Media Competition (1)
Roosevelt Island Film Festival (1)
New Jersey Film Awards (1)
AmiCorti Film Festival (1)
Best Actor & Director Awards (1)
London Indie Film Festival (1)
White Vulture Film Festival (3)
MAGMA Festival Internacional de Cinema Independiente (2)
CLIMAX Awards (1)
Days of the Dead Film Festival (3)
LensFame International Film Festival (5)
San Francisco Arthouse Short Festival (1)
Santa Monica Film Awards (1)
Chicago Shorts (2)
Northern Horror Fest (1)
Cal Film Festival (1)
Open Gate International Film Festival (1)
44 wins & 31 nominations
Santa Cruz Film Festival
2023 Nominee
Best Short Narrative
Best Short Film
Loved
Shared with:
Joseph Sernio
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Troy Ruff
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Julie Robinson
Accolade Competition
2023 Winner
Award of Merit
Short Film
Loved
Shared with:
Joseph Sernio
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Troy Ruff
2021 Winner
Award Of Recognition
Film Short
Sanitize This!
Shared with:
Stefan Fulton
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Cathy Fiorillo
L.A. Indies Awards
2021 Winner
L.A. Indie Award
Best Comedy
Sanitize This!
Shared with:
Cathy Fiorillo
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Stefan Fulton
Best Shorts Competition
2021 Winner
Award of Recognition
Film Short
Sanitize This!
Shared with:
Stefan Fulton
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Cathy Fiorillo
Northeast Film Festival, US
2023 Winner
Festival Award
Best Short Film
Loved
2023 Nominee
Festival Award
Best Director
Loved
Nyack Film Festival
2023 Winner
Festival Award
Best Short Film
Loved
Shared with:
Joseph Sernio
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Julie Robinson
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Troy Ruff
Brightside Tavern Film Festival
2023 Nominee
Festival Prize
Best Director Drama
Loved
2020 Winner
Festival Prize
Best Director - Drama
Immigrant
2017 Nominee
Festival Prize
Best Comedy
Pasquale's Magic Veal
2017 Nominee
Festival Prize
Best Director in Comedy Short
Pasquale's Magic Veal
Northeast Film Festival Horror Fest
2023 Nominee
Festival Prize
Best Director
Loved
2023 Winner
Festival Prize
Best Film
Loved
Shared with:
Joseph Sernio
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Julie Robinson
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Troy Ruff
Canada Shorts Film Festival
2021 Winner
Award of Commendation
Award of Commendation
Sanitize This!
Shared with:
Stefan Fulton
Grove Film Festival, New Jersey
2023 Winner
Festival Award
Best Film
Loved
Shared with:
Joseph Sernio
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Julie Robinson
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Troy Ruff
Global Shorts, Los Angeles
2021 Winner
Honorable Mention
March
Sanitize This!
Shared with:
Stefan Fulton
Sydney World Film Festival
2023 Nominee
Jury Prize
Best Director
Loved
Oniros Film Awards
2021 Nominee
March Monthly Edition
Finalist: Best Indie Short
Sanitize This!
Shared with:
Stefan Fulton
Independent Shorts Awards
2023 Winner
Certificate of Achievement
Certificate of Achievement
Loved
Shared with:
Joseph Sernio
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Troy Ruff
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Julie Robinson
2023 Nominee
Annual Award
Best Thriller Short
Loved
Shared with:
Joseph Sernio
·
Julie Robinson
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Troy Ruff
Care Awards
2023 Winner
Care Award
Best Thriller/Horror Feature
Loved
Shared with:
Joseph Sernio
·
Troy Ruff
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Julie Robinson
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Peter Dobson
2023 Winner
Care Award
Best Visual Effects
Loved
Shared with:
Joseph Sernio
·
Troy Ruff
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Julie Robinson
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Peter Dobson
Independent Shorts Awards International Film Festival
2023 Winner
Platinum Award
Best Director
Loved
2023 Winner
Platinum Award
Best Thriller Short
Loved
Shared with:
Joseph Sernio
Indie Short Fest
2023 Winner
January Award
Best Short of the Season
Loved
Shared with:
Joseph Sernio
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Julie Robinson
2023 Winner
January Award
Best Thriller
Loved
Shared with:
Joseph Sernio
·
Julie Robinson
2023 Winner
January Award
Best Drama Short
Loved
Shared with:
Joseph Sernio
·
Julie Robinson
Pinnacle Film Awards
2021 Winner
Platinum Award
Best Narrative Short
Sanitize This!
Shared with:
Stefan Fulton
IndieX Film Festival
2023 Nominee
Best Short Film
Best Short Film
Loved
Shared with:
Joseph Sernio
2023 Winner
Best Indie Short
Best Indie Short
Loved
Shared with:
Joseph Sernio
·
Troy Ruff
·
Julie Robinson
2023 Winner
Award of Excellence
Award of Excellence (Special Mention)
Loved
Shared with:
Joseph Sernio
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Julie Robinson
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Troy Ruff
New York Cinematography Awards
2023 Nominee
Best US Cinematography
Loved
Shared with:
Joseph Sernio
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Troy Ruff
2023 Winner
Best US Cinematography
Loved
Shared with:
Joseph Sernio
·
Troy Ruff
Bergen International Film Festival of NJ
2022 Nominee
Festival Prize
Best Film
Loved
Shared with:
Joseph Sernio
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Troy Ruff
·
Julie Robinson
New Jersey Web Festival
2023 Nominee
Festival Award
Best Director in a Thriller
Loved
2023 Nominee
Outstanding Short Film
Outstanding Short Film
Loved
Shared with:
Joseph Sernio
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Julie Robinson
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Troy Ruff
2023 Nominee
Outstanding Horror/Thriller
Outstanding Horror/Thriller
Loved
Shared with:
Joseph Sernio
·
Troy Ruff
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Julie Robinson
·
Peter Dobson
Venice Shorts
2023 Nominee
Venice Short Film Award
Short Film
Loved
Shared with:
Joseph Sernio
Lonely Wolf International Film Festival
2023 Nominee
Festival Award
Best Directing
Loved
Montreal Independent Film Festival
2023 Winner
Best Thriller
Best Thriller
Loved
Shared with:
Joseph Sernio
·
Julie Robinson
·
Troy Ruff
·
Peter Dobson
Rome International Movie Awards
2023 Winner
April Award
Best Thriller
Loved
Shared with:
Joseph Sernio
·
Julie Robinson
·
Troy Ruff
2023 Winner
April Award
Best Trailer
Loved
Shared with:
Joseph Sernio
·
Troy Ruff
Hollywood International Golden Age Festival
2023 Nominee
March Award
Best Short Film
Loved
Shared with:
Joseph Sernio
·
Troy Ruff
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Peter Dobson
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Kevin Interdonato
2023 Winner
March Award
Best Short Film
Loved
Shared with:
Joseph Sernio
·
Kevin Interdonato
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Troy Ruff
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Julie Robinson
·
Peter Dobson
·
Ronald Vidor
Point Lookout Film Festival
2023 Winner
Festival Prize
Best Director
Loved
World Film Festival in Cannes
2023 Nominee
Best Narrative Short
Best Narrative Short
Loved
Shared with:
Joseph Sernio
·
Julie Robinson
·
Troy Ruff
Vesuvius International Film Festival
2023 Winner
Best Short Movie
Best Short Movie
Loved
Shared with:
Joseph Sernio
·
Troy Ruff
FilmHaus: Berlin Film + New Media Competition
2023 Nominee
Best Thriller
Best Thriller
Loved
Shared with:
Joseph Sernio
·
Troy Ruff
Roosevelt Island Film Festival
2023 Winner
Jury Prize
Best Drama
Loved
Shared with:
Joseph Sernio
·
Julie Robinson
·
Troy Ruff
New Jersey Film Awards
2023 Winner
January Award
Best Thriller Short
Loved
Shared with:
Joseph Sernio
·
Julie Robinson
AmiCorti Film Festival
2023 Winner
Honorable Mention
Best performance
Loved
Shared with:
Joseph Sernio
·
Troy Ruff
·
Julie Robinson
Best Actor & Director Awards
2023 Nominee
Gold Award
Best Director of a Thriller
Loved
London Indie Film Festival
2023 Winner
March Award
Best Horror
Loved
Shared with:
Joseph Sernio
·
Troy Ruff
·
Julie Robinson
White Vulture Film Festival
2023 Nominee
White Vulture Film Festival Award
Best Action/Thriller
Loved
Shared with:
Joseph Sernio
·
Troy Ruff
2023 Winner
White Vulture Film Festival Award
Best Cinematography
Loved
Shared with:
Joseph Sernio
·
Troy Ruff
2023 Winner
White Vulture Film Festival Award
Best Action/Thriller
Loved
Shared with:
Joseph Sernio
·
Troy Ruff
·
Julie Robinson
MAGMA Festival Internacional de Cinema Independiente
2023 Nominee
MAGMA Award
Best Drama
Loved
Shared with:
Joseph Sernio
2023 Nominee
MAGMA Award
Best Directing
Loved
CLIMAX Awards
2023 Nominee
Best Short Film
Best Short Film
Loved
Shared with:
Joseph Sernio
·
Julie Robinson
·
Troy Ruff
Days of the Dead Film Festival
2023 Nominee
Certificate of Excellence
Best California Film
Loved
Shared with:
Joseph Sernio
·
Troy Ruff
·
Julie Robinson
·
Peter Dobson
2023 Nominee
Best Special Effect
Best Special Effect
Loved
Shared with:
Joseph Sernio
·
Troy Ruff
·
Rafif Haj Ahmad
2023 Winner
Best Kill
Best Kill
Loved
Shared with:
Joseph Sernio
·
Troy Ruff
·
Julie Robinson
·
Peter Dobson
LensFame International Film Festival
2023 Winner
Festival Award
Best Writer
Loved
2023 Winner
Festival Award
Best Producer
Loved
Shared with:
Joseph Sernio
·
Julie Robinson
·
Troy Ruff
2023 Winner
Festival Award
Best Director Short Film
Loved
2023 Winner
Festival Award
Best Short Drama Film
Loved
Shared with:
Joseph Sernio
·
Troy Ruff
·
Julie Robinson
2023 Winner
Festival Award
Best Thriller Short Film
Loved
Shared with:
Joseph Sernio
·
Troy Ruff
·
Julie Robinson
San Francisco Arthouse Short Festival
2023 Nominee
Best Short Film
Best Narrative Short
Loved
Shared with:
Joseph Sernio
·
Troy Ruff
·
Julie Robinson
Santa Monica Film Awards
2023 Nominee
Santa Monica Film Award
Best Short Film
Loved
Shared with:
Joseph Sernio
·
Julie Robinson
·
Troy Ruff
Chicago Shorts
2023 Nominee
Best Thriller
Best Thriller
Loved
Shared with:
Joseph Sernio
·
Troy Ruff
·
Julie Robinson
2023 Winner
Best Thriller
Best Thriller
Loved
Shared with:
Joseph Sernio
·
Troy Ruff
·
Julie Robinson
Northern Horror Fest
2023 Winner
Best Short Film
Loved
Shared with:
Joseph Sernio
·
Troy Ruff
·
Julie Robinson
Cal Film Festival
2023 Winner
Best Crime Thriller
Best Crime Thriller
Loved
Shared with:
Joseph Sernio
·
Julie Robinson
Open Gate International Film Festival
2023 Nominee
Jury Prize
Best Horror Film
Loved
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