Awards and Accolades (2017-2021)
"Here's the Pitch" Competition
Top 10 Finalist
CSU Entertainment Alliance - 2021
Top 10 Finalist in TV Series pitch competition with original concept: WW's End
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Rigorous competition with thousands of contestants across entire California State University system (click).
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Direct mentorship for final round from Josh Mandel - Sr. Executive at Amazon Kids & UCLA MFA Summa Cum Laude for Producer's Program.
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Finalist Executive Judge Panel (click):
1. Brian A. Miller - Executive Producer, Fired on Mars (HBO Max). 20+ Years Former Senior VP of Cartoon Network & Nickelodeon Animation.
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2. David Chaplan, PhD - Executive Producer,
The Connors (ABC).
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3. Felischa Marye - Creator and Showrunner, Bigger (BET+).
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4. Cat Rodriguez - VP of Lifetime, Unscripted Development and Programming.
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Best (National) Directed Film
(2x Winner)
National Youth Arts Awards - 2019, 2017
2019 - In Step with the Wicked. Femme Fatale short musical made in 48 Short Competition (see "Richmond 48 Hour Film Festival").
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2017 - O Me, O Life. Short Film based on the poem of the same name.
Top 10 Finalist, Nominee for Best Director and Best Cinematography. Film also won Best Costume Design, and Best Line.
Richmond 48 Hour Film Festival - 2018
Nominated for roles as Director of Photography and Co-Director on In Step with the Wicked - a Femme Fatale Period Piece Musical short film.
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Entire film completed in 48 hours, from
pre-production to final cut.
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As mentioned above, the film itself also won for
Best Costume Design as well as Best Line (line requirements were given... we turned ours into a song).
Winner for Best Picture. Film also won
Best Director, Best Cinematography,
Best Original Score, Best Lead Actress.
CSUN 50mm Film Festival - 2017
Winner of Best Picture for work as Producer /
Executive Producer on Virgin of the Mind - A short drama about tough decisions in a moral dilemma.
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Winner of Senior Project Grand Prize. VC High School - 2017
Senior Project discussing Virtual Reality Business Development that won top prize out of entire school.
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Project Collaborators and Mentors:
1. Garrett Moehring - Sr. Director of Game Content Development and Developer Relations, Nickelodeon.
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2. Shaun Novak - Former Sr. Director of VR Development and Production, Machinima / Warner Bros Digital Networks, now Director of Production at DreamScape Immersive.