FILM AWARDS

190 FESTIVAL WINS, 32 BEST ACTOR AWARDS, 9 BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY WINS

2023

FEATURE FILM

MISSION FROM OUTER SPACE


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "BEST SCI-FI FEATURE"


2022


IF I COULD RIDE

Feature Film


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "BEST FAMILY FEATURE"


HOLLYWOOD BLVD FILM FEST. — HOLLYWOOD, CA / "BEST FEATURE DRAMA"


WHITE UNICORN INTL FILM FEST. — KOLKATA, WEST BENGAL / "BEST FAMILY & CHILDREN'S FEATURE FILM"

INDIE EYE FILM AWARDS"BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE"


THINKING HAT FICTION FEST. — PUNJAB, INDIA / "BEST FICTION FEATURE"


HOLLYWOOD GOLD AWARDLOS ANGELES, CA / "HONORABLE MENTION"


VIRTUAL VIEW INTL FILM CHALLENGE"BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE"


PURE MAGIC INTL FILM FEST.AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS / "BEST FEATURE FILM"


RED DRAGON CREATIVE AWARDSDALLAS, TX / "BEST DIRECTOR"


MINDFIELD FILM FEST.ALBUQUERQUE, NM / "BEST FEATURE FILM"


8 & Halfilm AwardsRome, Italy / “Best Indie Narrative Feature”


8 & Halfilm AwardsRome, Italy / “Best Cinematographer - Duncan Johnson”


Accolade Global Film Fest.La Jolla, CA / “Award of Merit - Art Direction" 


Arrow Intl Film Fest.Paris, France / “Best Cinematographer - Duncan Johnson”


Art Film AwardsSkopje, North Macedonia / “Best Feature Film”


Art Film AwardsSkopje, North Macedonia / “Honorable Mention”


Beyond Border Intl Film Fest.West Bengal, India / “Best Film”


Beyond Earth Film Fest.Chennai, India / “Best Feature Film”


Crown Wood Intl Film Fest. West Bengal, India / “Best Feature Film”


First Monthly Film Fest. Belgrade, Serbia / “Best Feature Film”


Florence Film Awards Florence, Italy / “Official Selection”


Fox Intl Film Fest.Rome, Italy / “ Best Film” 


Fox Intl Film Fest.Rome, Italy / “Best Adapted Screenplay - Don Miller” 


Fox Intl Film Fest.Rome, Italy / “Best Original Soundtrack - Lori Oz / Oszterling”


Future of Film Awards — Ohrid, North Macedonia / “ Best Indie Feature Film”


Gold Star Movie AwardNewark, NJ / “Best Young Adult Film”


Gold Star Movie Award Newark, NJ / “Best Young Children`s Film”


Golden Bridge Film Fest.Istanbul, Turkey / “Best Feature Film”


Golden Eagle INDIE Film Fest,Erukkur, India / “Best Cinematography”


Golden Eagle INDIE Film Fest.Erukkur, India / “Best Debut Feature Film”


Golden Eagle INDIE Film Fest.Erukkur, India / “Best Family Feature Film”


Golden Lemur Intl Film Fest.Lisbon, Portugal / “Best Feature Film”


Golden Lemur Intl Film Fest. Lisbon, Portugal / “Best Trailer”


Golden Lemur Intl Film Fest.Lisbon, Portugal / “Best Original Score” - Lori Oszterling 


Golden Sparrow Intl Film Fest.Tamil Nadu, India / “Best International Feature Film”


Golden Sparrow Intl Film Fest. Tamil Nadu, India / “Best International Children/Family Feature”


Golden Sparrow Intl Film Fest. Tamil Nadu, India / “Best Cinematography - Duncan johnson"


Holidays 365 Intl Film Fest.Los Angeles, CA / “Best Film”


Hollywood Blvd. Film Fest.Hollywood, CA / “Best Feature Drama”


Hollywood Gold Award Los Angeles, Ca / “Honorable Mention”


Indie Cine Tube AwardsKolkata, West Bengal, India / “Best Cinematographer - Duncan Johnson”


Indie Movies Spark Film Fest. – Amsterdam, Netherlands / “Best Feature Film”


Indo French Intl Film Fest.Puducherry, India / “Best Feature Script”


Indo French Intl Film Fest.Puducherry, India / “Best International Feature”


Intl Motion Picture Fest. of IndiaIndia / “Best International Children`s Film”


Intl Motion Picture Awards — Ontario, Canada / “Official Selection - Best Producer"


Intl Motion Picture Awards — Ontario, Canada / “Best Film”


Intl Motion Picture Fest. of India — India / “Best Cinematography”


Intl New York Film Fest.New York, NY / “Official Selection”


Krimson Horyzon Intl Film Fest. — Kolkata, India / “Best Feature Film”


Krimson Horyzon Intl Film Fest.Kolkata, India / “Best Family Film”


Masters of Cinema Rome, Italy / “Official Selection”


Mindfield Film FesT.Albuquerque, NM / “Best Feature Film”


Nature Without Borders Intl Film Fest. Rehoboth Beach, DE / “Excellence in Cinematography”


New Creators Film AwardsParis, France / “Official Selection”


New York Film and Television Fest.New York, NY / “Semi-Finalist”


New York Istanbul Film Fest.New York, NY / “Official Selection”


New York Istanbul Short Film Fest. — New York, NY / “Best Visual Effects”


New York Movie Awards — New York, NY / “Official Selection"


OTB | Only The Best Film AwardsMiami, FL / “Best Feature Film”


Open Window Intl Film Challenge West Bengal, India / “Best Feature Film”


Pure Magic Intl Film FesT. Amsterdam, Netherlands / “Best Feature Film”


Red Dragon Creative AwardsDallas, TX / “Best Director”


Red Movie AwardsReims, France / “Finalist - Best Cinematography”


Red Movie AwardsReims, France / “Finalist - Best Drama”


Red Movie AwardsReims, France / “Finalist - Best Feature Film”


Santa Barbara Intl Screenplay Awards Santa Barbara, CA / “Honorable Mention”


Seoul Intl Film Fest.Seoul, South Korea “Best Feature Film”


Silver Mask Film Fest. Los Angeles, CA / “Best Drama Feature”


Snow Leopard Intl Film Fest.Madrid, Spain / “Best Editing”


Snow Leopard Intl Film Fest. Madrid, Spain / “Best Feature Film”


Stardust Films and Screenplays Fest.New York, NY / “Best Director”


WRPN.TV Global Film Fest. — Rehoboth Beach, DE / “Best Drama Feature”


Watch Out Intl Film Fest.Philadelphia Pa. / “Honorable Mention”


Your Way Intl Film Fest.Valletta, Malta / “Best Feature Film”


Your Way Intl Film Fest. Valletta, Malta / “Best Cinematography”

2021


NARCO SUB/THE SHIPMENT

FEATURE FILM


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "BEST ACTION FILM"


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "BEST OF FESTIVAL FOR WEB DESIGN"


2020


FLIGHT 487

SHORT


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "BEST DRAMA FILM"


GLOBAL NON-VIOLENT FILM FEST. — CANADA / "BEST SHORT DRAMA"


500 DAYS OF RAIN

SHORT


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "BEST SHORT FAMILY FILM"


THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL

SHORT

GLOBAL NON-VIOLENT FILM FEST. — CANADA / "BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY"



2019


THE LAST ASTRONAUT

FEATURE FILM


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "BEST SCIENCE FICTION"


WRPN SHORT TIGHT & LOOSE FILM COMPETITION — REHOBOTH BEACH, DE / "BEST OF FESTIVAL"


GULF COAST FILM & VIDEO FEST.NASSAU BAY, TX / "BEST OF FESTIVAL"


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY GOLD REMI"


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "BEST TELEPLAY SCREENPLAY BRONZE REMI"


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "BEST TELEPLAY SCREENPLAY BRONZE REMI"



AN AMERICAN GHOST TAIL

FEATURE FILM


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "BEST FANTASY/HORROR GOLD REMI"


GULF COAST FILM & VIDEO FEST.NASSAU BAY, TX / "BEST DRAMA"



2018


IF I COULD RUN

FEATURE FILM


GULF COAST FILM & VIDEO FEST.NASSAU BAY, TX / "BEST OF FESTIVAL"


WRPN WOMEN'S INTL FILM FEST.REHOBOTH BEACH, DE / "BEST OF FESTIVAL"


MOONDANCE INTL FILM FEST. — BOULDER, CO / "BEST FEATURE FILM, MOONDANCE STAR AWARD" 


DEPTH OF FIELD INTL FILM FEST.REHOBOTH BEACH, DE / "BEST DRAMA FEATURE"


DIRECT MONTHLY ONLINE FILM FEST.CANTON, MI / "BEST FEATURE FILM OFFICIAL SELECTION"


HOLLYWOOD FOREVER FILM FEST. "BEST FEATURE FILM GOLD AWARD" 


EYECATCHER FILM FEST.MCALESTER, OK / "OFFICIAL SELECTION"


LAKE VIEW INTL FILM FEST.MOHALI, INDIA / "BEST FEATURE FILM/INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM NOMINEE "


GLOBAL NON VIOLENT INTL FILM FEST. — CANADA / "BEST PRODUCTION IN A FEATURE FILM" 


GLOBAL NON VIOLENT INTL FILM FEST. — CANADA / "BEST FEATURE FILM" 


GLOBAL NON VIOLENT INTL FILM FEST. — CANADA / "BEST ORIGINAL SCORE" 


DEPTH OF FIELD INTL FILM FEST.REHOBOTH BEACH, DE / "BEST DRAMA-ROMANCE NOMINATION"


APHRODITE FILM AWARDS — NEW YORK, NY / "BEST FEATURE FICTION FILM JULY EDITION AWARD" 


PEACHTREE VILLAGE INTL FILM FEST.ATLANTA, GA / "SELECTED FEATURED FILM FINALIST"


MINDFIELD FILM FEST. ALBUQUERQUEALBUQUERQUE, NM / "BEST FEATURE FILM GOLD AWARD" 


MINDFIELD FILM FEST. ALBUQUERQUEALBUQUERQUE, NM / "BEST EDITING DIAMOND AWARD" 


MINDFIELD FILM FEST. ALBUQUERQUEALBUQUERQUE, NM / "BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY DIAMOND AWARD" 


MINDFIELD FILM FEST. ALBUQUERQUEALBUQUERQUE, NM / "BEST ORIGINAL SCORE DIAMOND AWARD" 


NYC INDIE FILM AWARDS — NEW YORK, NY / "BEST FEATURE FILM PLATINUM AWARD"


WEST WING FILM FEST.HOLLYWOOD, CA / "FEATURE FILM WINNER" 


BORDERLANDS FILM FEST.LAS CRUSAS, NM / "OFFICIAL SELECTION"


PINNACLE FILM AWARDS"BEST OF SHOW"


HOLLYWOOD SUN AWARD — "BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE FILM" 


WORLDFEST HOUSTON FILM CRITICS SOCIETY AWARDSHOUSTON, TX / "BEST PICTURE"


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "BEST MOVIE TRAILER GOLD AWARD REMI"


AWARDS CONT.

2017

STRANGE BIRD

FEATURE FILM


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "BEST MOVIE TRAILER GOLD REMI"


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "BEST SUSPENSE/THRILLER SHORT BRONZE REMI"



THE AXI: LOVE FOR ALL SEASONS

FEATURE film


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "BEST MOVIE TRAILER SILVER REMI"



IF I COULD BARK

short


CINE FERN — "BEST DOCUMENTARY"


CANADIAN FILM FEST."BEST SOCIAL SHORT"


MOODY CRAB FILM FEST.INDIA / "BEST SOCIAL SHORT"


OLYMPUS FILM FEST.LOS ANGELES, CA / "BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT NOMINEE


WRPM GLOBAL WEBISODE COMPETITIONREHOBOTH BEACH, DE / "OFFICIAL SELECTION SHORT FILM NOMINEE"

GULF COAST FILM & VIDEO FEST. — Nassau Bay, TX / "Best Web Series Episode Award"


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "BEST Dramatic Adaptation Short Gold Remi"


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "BEST Movie Trailer Silver Remi"



KISS COOK BANG BANG

short


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "Best Dark Comedy Short Platinum Remi" 



THE LAST RIDE

short


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "Best Dramatic Adaptation Short Silver Remi"



A VISION OF LOVE

short


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "Best Wedding Video Platinum Remi"



KREEP

MUSIC VIDEO


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "BEST ROCK MUSIC VIDEO PLATINUM REMI"



WELLINGFILMS.COM

website


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "Best New Media Website Gold Remi"

 


2016


THE BLIMP TRAP

FEATURE FILM


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "BEST SCREENPLAY GOLD REMI"


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "Best Dramatic Adaptation Platinum Remi"



JEAN

FEATURE FILM


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "Best Movie Trailer Gold Remi"



ALL SEASONS

FEATURETTE


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "Best Romantic Comedy Platinum Remi"



THE AXI: MONSTERZ

short


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "Best Directing Shorts Platinum Remi"



THE CLEAN-UP MEN

short


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "Best Comedy Short"



THE AXI

TV SERIES


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "BEST NEW MEDIA GOLD REMI"


2015


IF I COULD TALK

short


GULF COAST FILM & VIDEO FEST. — NASSAU BAY, TX / "best of festival award"


Charleston Intl Film fest. — charleston, sc / "best short film audience award"


East End Film Fest. — UK / "BEST SHORT FILM AUDIENCE AWARD"


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "best houston production"


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "best director"



THE AXI

TV series


WORLD OF DANCE industry awards — LOS ANGELeS, CA / "Best Director"


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "Best New Media Web Series"



AXI SEASON 3

TV SERIES


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "Best Trailer Gold Remi" 



THE AXI: THE MECHANIC

tv series


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "best trailer platinum remi"


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "Best Spiritual Screenplay"


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "Best Original Dramatic Short Bronze Remi"



AXI IN THE NEWS: THE SLAP

short


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "best comedy short gold remi"



THE AXI: SALVATOR

tv series


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "Best Adapted Dramatic Short Gold Remi"


THE AXI: ADAMO

tv series


WORLDFEST INTERL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "BEST ADAPTED DRAMATIC SHORT GOLD REMI"

GULF COAST FILM & VIDEO FEST.NASSAU BAY, TX / "BEST OF FESTIVAL"



THE GIFT

short


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "BEST ADAPTED DRAMATIC SHORT GOLD REMI"


THE AXI: TREE OF LIGHT

TV SERIES


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "BEST DIRECTOR GOLD REMI"



ALIVEB

SHORT


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "BEST ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SHORT SILVER REMI"



THE AXI IN THE NEWS: DOG DAY

SHORT


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "BEST FAMILY SHORT SILVER REMI"



BEYOND THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD

SHORT


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "BEST COMEDY SHORT BRONZE REMI"



THE SERF

SHORT


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "BEST ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SHORT BRONZE REMI"



SHAWN WELLING VISUALS

WEBSITE


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "BEST NEW MEDIA WEBSITE PLATINUM REMI"



2014


THE AXI: ADAMO

TV SERIES


GULF COAST FILM FEST.NASSAU BAY, TX / "BEST OF FESTIVAL"



THE AXI: THE GAME

SHORT


GULF COAST FILM FEST.NASSAU BAY, TX / "BEST COMEDY"


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "BEST COMEDY SHORT GOLD REMI"



THE AXI

TV SERIES


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "BEST WEB SERIES GRAND REMI"


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "BEST WEB SERIES PLATINUM REMI"


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "BEST WEB SERIES SILVER REMI"


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "BEST WEB MOVIE TRAILER SILVER REMI"



THE AXI: AMNESTY

MUSIC VIDEO


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "BEST MUSIC VIDEO BRONZE REMI"



2013


THE LEGEND OF DARK HORSE COUNTY

FEATURE


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "BEST TEXAS PRODUCTION GRAND REMI"


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "BEST SHORT: SUSPENSE/THRILLER PLATINUM REMI"


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "BEST USE OF EDITING PLATINUM REMI"


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "BEST TRAILER PLATINUM REMI"


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "BEST FEATURE FILM PLATINUM REMI"


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "BEST SCREENPLAY GOLD REMI"


GULF COAST FILM FEST. — NASSAU BAY, TX / "BEST MOVIE TRAILER FOR A FEATURE"



THE AXI

TV SERIES


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "BEST NEW MEDIA PRODUCTION/WEBSITE GRAND REMI"



THE WALK

TV COMMERCIAL


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "BEST USE OF EDITING (TV COMMERCIAL) PLATINUM REMI"



THE AXI: BIG TALL WISH

TV SERIES


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "BEST SUSPENSE/THRILLER SHORT PLATINUM REMI"



THE AXI: THE KING AND I

TV SERIES


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "BEST COMEDY ADAPTATION SHORT PLATINUM REMI"



ALICE IN WONDERWORLD

SHORT


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "BEST DRAMATIC ADAPTATION SHORT GOLD REMI"



THE AXI: THE AVENGERS OF EXTREME ILLUSIONS

SHORT


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "BEST SHORT COMEDY ADAPTATION PLATINUM REMI"


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "BEST NEW MEDIA GRAND REMI"


2011


PROJECT AETHER

FEATURE FILM


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "BEST OVERALL FEATURE FILM CRITIC'S CHOICE AWARD"


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "BEST FEATURE FILM SCIENCE FICTION GOLD REMI"


HOUSTON PRESSHOUSTON, TX / "BEST DIRECTOR 2011"



2009


THE MESSENGER: 360 DAYS OF BOLIVAR

FEATURE FILM


HOUSTON PRESS — HOUSTON, TX / "BEST LOCAL FEATURE FILM"


HOUSTON PRESS — HOUSTON, TX / "BEST DIRECTOR GOLD REMI"


BOOMTOWN FILM FEST.BEAUMONT, TX / "BEST DOCUMENTARY"


GULF COAST FILM & VIDEO FEST. — NASSAU BAY, TX / "BEST DOCUMENTARY" 



2006


HOUSE OF DREAMS

FEATURE FILM


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "BEST DIRECTOR GOLD REMI"


WORLDFEST INTL FILM FEST.HOUSTON, TX / "BEST DIRECTOR PLATINUM REMI"