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Mo Scarpelli
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International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) (1)
Atlanta Film Festival (4)
Berlin International Film Festival (2)
Sidewalk Film Festival (1)
Bogota Film Festival (1)
Brooklyn Film Festival (3)
Cartagena Film Festival (1)
Cleveland International Film Festival (3)
Krakow Film Festival (1)
Hawaii International Film Festival (1)
Heartland International Film Festival (3)
Ljubljana International Film Festival (1)
London Film Festival (1)
Málaga Spanish Film Festival (1)
Nashville Film Festival (1)
New Orleans Film Festival (1)
RiverRun International Film Festival (1)
Seattle International Film Festival (2)
SXSW Film Festival (2)
Washington Jewish Film Festival (1)
Ashland Independent Film Festival (1)
Savannah Film Festival (1)
Rome Independent Film Festival (1)
Brooklyn International Film Festival (2)
Moab Film Festival (1)
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival (2)
Telluride Mountainfilm Festival (3)
Woods Hole Film Festival (2)
San Diego Film Festival (1)
San Francisco Indiefest (1)
Visions du Réel International Film Festival Nyon (4)
Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival (1)
BendFilm Festival (1)
Durban International Film Festival (1)
Dallas International Film Festival (2)
Cinema for Peace Awards (1)
The Hague Movies that Matter Festival (1)
Santa Fe International Film Festival (2)
DOC NYC (2)
Camden International Film Festival (1)
Port Townsend Film Festival (2)
New Hampshire Film Festival (1)
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US (1)
Docudays UA International Documentary Human Rights Film Festival (1)
MiradasDoc International Documentary Film Festival (1)
Maryland International Film Festival (1)
Social Impact Media Awards, US (2)
Dokufest International Documentary and Short Film Festival (1)
Hollywood Film Festival (1)
Washington West Film Festival (1)
Berkshire International Film Festival (BIFF) (1)
Flyway Film Festival (1)
TheWIFTS Foundation International Visionary Awards (1)
Cayman Islands International Film Festival (1)
Sole Luna Doc Film Festival (1)
Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People (1)
AFI Docs Festival (1)
Festival del Cine Venezolano (2)
Santiago International Film Festival - SANFIC (1)
Weyauwega International Film Festival (1)
FICMEC (1)
Gimli Film Festival (1)
Doc Alliance Award (1)
Festival de La Critica Cinematografica de Caracas (Caracas Movie Critics' Film Festival) (1)
33 wins & 57 nominations
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA)
2019 Nominee
IDFA Kids & Docs Competition
IDFA Award for Best Children's Documentary
Anbessa
Atlanta Film Festival
2021 Nominee
Jury Award
Best Documentary Feature
El Father Plays Himself
2021 Nominee
Cinematography Award
Best Cinematography
El Father Plays Himself
2017 Nominee
Jury Award
Best Short Film
El Hara
Shared with:
Margaux Fitoussi
2015 Nominee
Jury Award
Best Documentary Feature
Frame by Frame
Shared with:
Alexandria Bombach
Berlin International Film Festival
2019 Nominee
Crystal Bear
Generation Kplus - Best Film
Anbessa
2019 Nominee
Glasshütte Original Documentary Award
Anbessa
Sidewalk Film Festival
2015 Winner
Special Jury Award
Documentary Feature
Frame by Frame
Shared with:
Alexandria Bombach
Bogota Film Festival
2020 Winner
Special Prize
Mejor Documental Sobre Arte
El Father Plays Himself
Brooklyn Film Festival
2015 Nominee
Festival Award
Best Documentary Feature
Frame by Frame
Shared with:
Alexandria Bombach
2015 Winner
Spirit Award
Documentary Feature
Frame by Frame
Shared with:
Alexandria Bombach
2015 Winner
Audience Award
Documentary Feature
Frame by Frame
Shared with:
Alexandria Bombach
Cartagena Film Festival
2020 Nominee
Victor Nieto Award for Best Documentary
Best Documentary
Anbessa
Cleveland International Film Festival
2020 Nominee
Standing Up Film Competition
Anbessa
2015 Winner
ReelWomenDirect Award for Excellence in Directing by a Woman
Direction
Frame by Frame
Shared with:
Alexandria Bombach
2015 Nominee
Greg Gund Memorial Standing Up Award
Frame by Frame
Shared with:
Alexandria Bombach
Krakow Film Festival
2020 Nominee
Golden Horn
Best Feature-Length Documentary
El Father Plays Himself
Hawaii International Film Festival
2015 Nominee
Best Documentary
Frame by Frame
Shared with:
Alexandria Bombach
Heartland International Film Festival
2019 Nominee
Jimmy Stewart Legacy Award
Anbessa
2019 Nominee
Humor & Humanity Award
Anbessa
2015 Nominee
Best Documentary Feature
Documentary Feature
Frame by Frame
Shared with:
Alexandria Bombach
Ljubljana International Film Festival
2019 Nominee
Kinobalon
Anbessa
London Film Festival
2015 Nominee
Grierson Award
Documentary Film
Frame by Frame
Shared with:
Alexandria Bombach
Málaga Spanish Film Festival
2021 Winner
Biznaga de Plata
Best Documentary
El Father Plays Himself
Nashville Film Festival
2015 Winner
Grand Jury Prize
Documentary Competition
Frame by Frame
Shared with:
Alexandria Bombach
New Orleans Film Festival
2015 Nominee
Documentary Award
Best Documentary Feature
Frame by Frame
Shared with:
Alexandria Bombach
RiverRun International Film Festival
2020 Winner
Documentary Features Competition
Jury Honorary Mention for Best Documentary
Anbessa
Seattle International Film Festival
2015 Nominee
Golden Space Needle Award
Best Documentary
Frame by Frame
4th runner-up
Shared with:
Alexandria Bombach
2015 Winner
Women in Cinema Lena Sharpe Award
Frame by Frame
Shared with:
Alexandria Bombach
SXSW Film Festival
2015 Nominee
SXSW Grand Jury Award
Documentary Feature
Frame by Frame
Shared with:
Alexandria Bombach
2015 Nominee
SXSW Gamechanger Award
Frame by Frame
Shared with:
Alexandria Bombach
Washington Jewish Film Festival
2017 Nominee
Jury Prize
Short film
El Hara
Shared with:
Margaux Fitoussi
Ashland Independent Film Festival
2015 Winner
Rogue Creamery Audience Award
Feature Length Documentary
Frame by Frame
Shared with:
Alexandria Bombach
Savannah Film Festival
2015 Nominee
Best Documentary
Frame by Frame
Shared with:
Alexandria Bombach
Rome Independent Film Festival
2019 Nominee
RIFF Jury Award
Best Italian Documentary
Anbessa
Brooklyn International Film Festival
2015 Winner
Spirit Award
Documentary
Frame by Frame
Shared with:
Alexandria Bombach
2015 Winner
Audience Award
Best Documentary
Frame by Frame
Shared with:
Alexandria Bombach
Moab Film Festival
2015 Winner
Audience Award
Best Documentary
Frame by Frame
Shared with:
Alexandria Bombach
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival
2019 Nominee
Audience Award
Best Documentary
Anbessa
2015 Nominee
Audience Award
Best Documentary
Frame by Frame
10th Place
Shared with:
Alexandria Bombach
Telluride Mountainfilm Festival
2019 Winner
Jury Prize
Best Director
Anbessa
2019 Nominee
Best Independent Documentary
Anbessa
2017 Nominee
Jury Prize
Documentary Short
El Hara
Shared with:
Margaux Fitoussi
Woods Hole Film Festival
2017 Nominee
Jury Prize
Best Documentary Short
El Hara
Shared with:
Margaux Fitoussi
2015 Nominee
Jury Prize
Best Documentary Feature
Frame by Frame
Shared with:
Alexandria Bombach
San Diego Film Festival
2015 Nominee
Festival Award
Best Documentary
Frame by Frame
Shared with:
Alexandria Bombach
San Francisco Indiefest
2015 Winner
Jury Award
Best Feature Documentary
Frame by Frame
Shared with:
Alexandria Bombach
Visions du Réel International Film Festival Nyon
2020 Nominee
Sesterce d'or La Mobilière Best Feature Film
International Feature Film Competition
El Father Plays Himself
2020 Nominee
Jury Prize Région de Nyon
International Feature Film Competition
El Father Plays Himself
2020 Nominee
Interreligious Prize
International Feature Film Competition
El Father Plays Himself
2020 Winner
Special Mention
Feature Film
El Father Plays Himself
Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival
2020 Nominee
Golden Apricot
Feature Competition
El Father Plays Himself
BendFilm Festival
2015 Nominee
Jury Prize
Best Documentary
Frame by Frame
Shared with:
Alexandria Bombach
Durban International Film Festival
2019 Nominee
Best Documentary
Anbessa
Honorary Mention for Best Documentary
Dallas International Film Festival
2015 Nominee
Best Feature Documentary Award
Frame by Frame
Shared with:
Alexandria Bombach
2015 Winner
Silver Heart Award
Frame by Frame
Shared with:
Alexandria Bombach
Cinema for Peace Awards
2016 Nominee
Cinema for Peace Award
Cinema for Peace Award for Justice
Frame by Frame
Shared with:
Alexandria Bombach
The Hague Movies that Matter Festival
2016 Winner
Audience Award
Best Film
Frame by Frame
Shared with:
Alexandria Bombach
Santa Fe International Film Festival
2019 Nominee
Jury Award
Best Documentary Feature
Anbessa
Nominated
2015 Winner
Special Jury Prize
Documentary Feature
Frame by Frame
Shared with:
Alexandria Bombach
DOC NYC
2020 Nominee
Audience Award
El Father Plays Himself
2019 Nominee
Audience Award
Anbessa
Camden International Film Festival
2015 Winner
Harrell Award
Best Documentary Feature
Frame by Frame
Shared with:
Alexandria Bombach
Port Townsend Film Festival
2017 Nominee
Best Documentary Film
Best Short Documentary
El Hara
Shared with:
Margaux Fitoussi
2015 Winner
Best Documentary Film
Best Feature Documentary
Frame by Frame
Shared with:
Alexandria Bombach
New Hampshire Film Festival
2015 Winner
Grand Jury Award
Best Documentary
Frame by Frame
Shared with:
Alexandria Bombach
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US
2016 Nominee
Spotlight Award
Frame by Frame
Shared with:
Alexandria Bombach
Docudays UA International Documentary Human Rights Film Festival
2020 Nominee
Teenage Jury Award
Best Film
Anbessa
MiradasDoc International Documentary Film Festival
2020 Winner
Festival Award
Best Documentary
Anbessa
Maryland International Film Festival
2015 Nominee
Best Documentary Film
Frame by Frame
Shared with:
Alexandria Bombach
Social Impact Media Awards, US
2020 Winner
Social Impact Media Award
Best Cinematography Documentary Feature
Anbessa
2016 Nominee
Social Impact Media Award
Documentary Feature
Frame by Frame
Shared with:
Alexandria Bombach
Dokufest International Documentary and Short Film Festival
2020 Nominee
International Docs Competition
International Dox Award
El Father Plays Himself
Hollywood Film Festival
2015 Nominee
Jury Prize
Best Documentary Feature
Frame by Frame
Shared with:
Alexandria Bombach
Washington West Film Festival
2015 Winner
Festival Prize
Best Directorial Debut
Frame by Frame
Shared with:
Alexandria Bombach
Berkshire International Film Festival (BIFF)
2015 Nominee
Jury Award
Documentary Feature
Frame by Frame
Shared with:
Alexandria Bombach
Flyway Film Festival
2015 Nominee
Jury Prize
Best Documentary Feature
Frame by Frame
Shared with:
Alexandria Bombach
TheWIFTS Foundation International Visionary Awards
2016 Winner
The Documentary Award
Frame by Frame
Shared with:
Alexandria Bombach
Cayman Islands International Film Festival
2015 Winner
CayFilm Award
Best Feature Documentary
Frame by Frame
Sole Luna Doc Film Festival
2020 Winner
Best Photography
Anbessa
Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People
2019 Winner
ECFA Award
Best Documentary
Anbessa
AFI Docs Festival
2015 Nominee
Audience Award
Feature Documentary
Frame by Frame
Shared with:
Alexandria Bombach
Festival del Cine Venezolano
2021 Winner
Best Camera
Feature Documentary
El Father Plays Himself
2021 Winner
Best Cinematography
Feature Documentary
El Father Plays Himself
Santiago International Film Festival - SANFIC
2020 Nominee
Audience Award
Directoras en Foco
El Father Plays Himself
Weyauwega International Film Festival
2015 Winner
Festival Award
Best Feature Documentary
Frame by Frame
Shared with:
Alexandria Bombach
FICMEC
2020 Nominee
Best Feature Documentary
El Father Plays Himself
Gimli Film Festival
2020 Nominee
Grand Jury Prize
Anbessa
Doc Alliance Award
2020 Nominee
Doc Alliance Award
Best Documentary Film
El Father Plays Himself
Festival de La Critica Cinematografica de Caracas (Caracas Movie Critics' Film Festival)
2021 Winner
Jury Prize
Best Documentary
El Father Plays Himself
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