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Berlin International Film Festival (3)
Cleveland International Film Festival (2)
Foyle Film Festival (1)
Golden Horse Film Festival (1)
Hawaii International Film Festival (2)
Japanese Professional Movie Awards (1)
L.A. Outfest (1)
Palm Springs International Film Festival (1)
Palm Springs International ShortFest (2)
Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (1)
Provincetown International Film Festival (1)
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Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (2)
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Roze Filmdagen Amsterdam (Pink Filmdays Amsterdam) LGBT Film Festival (2)
ZubrOFFka Film Festival (1)
Long Beach QFilm Festival (1)
Social World Film Festival (3)
Zinegoak Bilbao International GLT Film Festival (1)
Japan Movie Critics Award (1)
Reel Q: Pittsburgh LGBTQ+ Film Festival (1)
Tama Cinema Forum (1)
"An Irish Person" TV Awards (1)
49 wins & 7 nominations
Berlin International Film Festival
2019 Nominee
Best First Feature Award
Best First Feature
37 Seconds
2019 Winner
Panorama Audience Award
Fiction Film
37 Seconds
2019 Winner
C.I.C.A.E. Award
Panorama
37 Seconds
Cleveland International Film Festival
2012 Winner
Best LGBT Short Film
Audience Award
Tsuyako
Shared with:
Tomoya Suzuki
·
Miho Fukushima
·
Michelle Peerali
·
Jacob Halajian
2012 Winner
Best LGBT Short Film
Tsuyako
Foyle Film Festival
2012 Winner
Light in Motion Award
Best International Short Film
Tsuyako
Shared with:
Tomoya Suzuki
·
Michelle Peerali
·
Miho Fukushima
·
Jacob Halajian
Golden Horse Film Festival
2019 Nominee
NETPAC Award
Best Asian Film
37 Seconds
Hawaii International Film Festival
2019 Winner
Ka'u Ka Hoku Filmmaker Award
Best Film
37 Seconds
2011 Winner
Audience Award
Best Short Film
Tsuyako
Japanese Professional Movie Awards
2021 Winner
Japanese Professional Movie Award
Best New Director
37 Seconds
L.A. Outfest
2011 Winner
Audience Award
Outstanding Dramatic Short Film
Tsuyako
Shared with:
Jacob Halajian
·
Tomoya Suzuki
·
Michelle Peerali
Palm Springs International Film Festival
2020 Winner
Best of the Fest Audience Vote
37 Seconds
Palm Springs International ShortFest
2011 Winner
Future Filmmaker Award
Tsuyako
2011 Nominee
Audience Award
Best Live Action
Tsuyako
Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
2012 Winner
Audience Award
Best Short Film
Tsuyako
Shared with:
Michelle Peerali
·
Miho Fukushima
·
Tomoya Suzuki
·
Jacob Halajian
Provincetown International Film Festival
2012 Winner
Jury Award
Best Narrative Short
Tsuyako
Shared with:
Tomoya Suzuki
·
Miho Fukushima
·
Michelle Peerali
·
Jacob Halajian
Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival
2012 Winner
Audience Award
Best Short Film
Tsuyako
Shared with:
Tomoya Suzuki
·
Miho Fukushima
·
Michelle Peerali
·
Jacob Halajian
San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
2012 Winner
Audience Award
Best Short
Tsuyako
USA Film Festival
2016 Winner
Honorable Mention
International Short Film Competition
Where We Begin
Shared with:
Shin Yamaguchi
Rome Independent Film Festival
2019 Winner
RIFF Jury Award
Best Film
37 Seconds
Tribeca Film Festival
2015 Nominee
Jury Award
Best Narrative Short
Where We Begin
DGA Student Awards
2011 Winner
DGA Student Film Award
Best Woman Student Filmmaker - West Region
Tsuyako
USC
Fargo Film Festival
2013 Nominee
Best Director
Tsuyako
Paris International Lesbian and Feminist Film Festival
2013 Winner
Audience Award
Best Short Film
Tsuyako
Expresion en Corto International Film Festival
2011 Winner
Best Fiction Short Film
Best Short Film
Tsuyako
Shared with:
Jacob Halajian
·
Tomoya Suzuki
·
Michelle Peerali
·
Thomas A. Krueger
Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
2012 Winner
Jury Award
Best Director
Tsuyako
2012 Winner
Jury Award
Best Woman's Short Film
Tsuyako
VC FilmFest - Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
2012 Winner
New Directors/New Visions Award
Tsuyako
Mill Valley Film Festival
2019 Winner
Audience Award
Mind the Gap World Cinema
37 Seconds
Asian Film Awards
2020 Winner
Asian Film Award
Best New Director
37 Seconds
Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia
2011 Winner
Audience Award
Tsuyako
Shared with:
Tomoya Suzuki
·
Jacob Halajian
·
Michelle Peerali
·
Miho Fukushima
2011 Winner
Audience Award
Japan Competition
Tsuyako
HollyShorts Film Festival
2013 Winner
Grand Prix
Best Short Film
Tsuyako
Shared with:
Tomoya Suzuki
·
Michelle Peerali
·
Jacob Halajian
·
Miho Fukushima
Out on Film, Atlanta, US
2012 Winner
Audience Award
Best Short Film
Tsuyako
Shared with:
Michelle Peerali
·
Jacob Halajian
·
Miho Fukushima
·
Tomoya Suzuki
Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema
2016 Winner
Grand Jury Award
Best Short Film
Where We Begin
Shared with:
Shin Yamaguchi
·
Peter Maestrey
·
Y.J. Meira
·
Ryuji Yamagata
·
Jeremy Robinson
·
Hiroki Fujiwara
·
Jacob Halajian
·
Caliann Lum
2016 Winner
The Mary Austin Award
Excellence In Directing Feature or Featurette
Where We Begin
Evolution International Film Festival
2012 Winner
Special Mention
Excellence in Filmmaking
Tsuyako
Puerto Rico Queer FilmFest
2012 Winner
Audience Award
Best International Short Film
Tsuyako
Shared with:
Miho Fukushima
·
Tomoya Suzuki
·
Michelle Peerali
·
Jacob Halajian
Melbourne Queer Film Festival
2012 Winner
Audience Award
Best Short Film
Tsuyako
Shared with:
Miho Fukushima
·
Michelle Peerali
·
Tomoya Suzuki
·
Jacob Halajian
Lady Filmmakers Film Festival
2012 Winner
Best Foreign Film
Short Film
Tsuyako
Shared with:
Tomoya Suzuki
·
Miho Fukushima
·
Michelle Peerali
·
Jacob Halajian
Southwest Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
2012 Winner
Audience Award
Best Short
Tsuyako
Silicon Valley Film Festival, US
2015 Winner
Best Of The Festival Audience Award
Best Short Film
Tsuyako
Shared with:
Tomoya Suzuki
·
Michelle Peerali
·
Jacob Halajian
·
Miho Fukushima
2015 Winner
Silicon Valley Award
Best Green Earth Award
A Better Tomorrow
Shared with:
Shin Yamaguchi
·
Hiroki Fujiwara
·
Joey Horvitz
·
Marc Longberg
Iris Prize Festival
2011 Nominee
Iris Prize
Iris Prize
Tsuyako
Shared with:
Michelle Peerali
·
Miho Fukushima
·
Tomoya Suzuki
·
Jacob Halajian
Roze Filmdagen Amsterdam (Pink Filmdays Amsterdam) LGBT Film Festival
2012 Winner
Jury Prize
Best Short Film
Tsuyako
Shared with:
Michelle Peerali
·
Tomoya Suzuki
·
Miho Fukushima
·
Jacob Halajian
2012 Winner
Audience Award
Best Short Film
Tsuyako
Shared with:
Michelle Peerali
·
Tomoya Suzuki
·
Miho Fukushima
·
Jacob Halajian
ZubrOFFka Film Festival
2011 Winner
Jury Prize
Student Competition
Tsuyako
Shared with:
Miho Fukushima
·
Michelle Peerali
·
Tomoya Suzuki
·
Jacob Halajian
Long Beach QFilm Festival
2011 Winner
Best Short Film
Tsuyako
Shared with:
Tomoya Suzuki
·
Miho Fukushima
·
Michelle Peerali
·
Jacob Halajian
Social World Film Festival
2013 Winner
Jury Award
Best Short Film
Tsuyako
Shared with:
Miho Fukushima
·
Michelle Peerali
·
Tomoya Suzuki
·
Jacob Halajian
2013 Winner
Jury Award
Best Screenplay
Tsuyako
2013 Winner
Golden Spike Award
Best Short Film
Tsuyako
Zinegoak Bilbao International GLT Film Festival
2012 Winner
Short Competition AWard
Best Short Film
Tsuyako
Shared with:
Miho Fukushima
·
Tomoya Suzuki
·
Michelle Peerali
·
Jacob Halajian
Japan Movie Critics Award
2021 Winner
Japan Movie Critics Award
Best New Director
37 Seconds
Reel Q: Pittsburgh LGBTQ+ Film Festival
2012 Winner
Best Short Film
Tsuyako
Shared with:
Jacob Halajian
·
Tomoya Suzuki
·
Michelle Peerali
·
Miho Fukushima
Tama Cinema Forum
2020 Winner
Tama Cinema Award
Best New Director
37 Seconds
"An Irish Person" TV Awards
2023 Nominee
An Irish Person Award
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or Movie
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