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April Matson

Awards

April Matson

49 wins & 21 nominations

WorldFest Houston

  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2022 Winner Platinum Remi Award
    • Best Original Dramatic Short
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger

Bridge Fest, Vancouver

  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2021 Winner November Award
    • Best LGBTQIAP Short Film
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger
  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2021 Winner November Award
    • Best Director
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger
  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2021 Winner Annual Award
    • Best Experimental Short Film
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger
  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2021 Winner Annual Award
    • Best LGBTQIAP Themed Short Film
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger

Best Shorts Competition

  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2021 Winner Award of Excellence
    • Film Short
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger
  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2021 Winner Award of Excellence
    • LGBTQ+
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger
  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2021 Winner Humanitarian Award
    • Award of Distinction
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger

Sun Valley Film Festival, US

  • Sage Venom (2018)
    2017 Nominee 1 Potato Film Initiative
    • Sage Venom
    Shared with: Scott Grady

Short to the Point International Film Festival

  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2021 Nominee November Award
    • Best No/Low Budget Film
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger

Oregon Short Film Festival

  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2021 Nominee Jury Prize
    • Best Drama Film
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger

Prague International Film Festival

  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2021 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best LGBTTTIQ Film
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger
  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2021 Nominee Jury Prize
    • Best Short Film
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger

Cine Pobre Film Festival

  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2022 Winner Honorable Mention
    • 10 through 59 minutes
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger

European Cinematography Awards (ECA)

  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2021 Winner July Award
    • Best Experimental Film
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger

i48 Film Competition and Festival

  • Blend In (2017)
    2017 Winner February Challenge
    • Best Film
    • Blend In
    Shared with: Scott Grady
  • Bite Down on This (2017)
    2017 Winner Festival Prize (H48)
    • Best Scream Queen
    • Bite Down on This
  • Blend In (2017)
    2017 Winner February Challenge
    • Best Screenplay
    • Blend In
    Shared with: Scott Grady
  • April Matson, Ryan Vigilant, Jen Potcher, Scott Grady, and Chance Fuerstinger in Science: It's Weird! (2016)
    2016 Winner Festival Prize (Novice Division)
    • Second Best Film
    • Science: It's Weird!
    Shared with: Scott Grady · Jen Potcher · Chance Fuerstinger

Oniros Film Awards

  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2021 Winner November Monthly Edition
    • Best LGBTQ Film
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger
  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2021 Winner November Monthly Edition
    • Best Director Short Film
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger

Around International Film Festival

  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2022 Nominee ARFF Barcelona
    • Best Short Film
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger

Five Continents International Film Festival

  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2021 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Romance Short Film
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger

Various Artists independent Film Festival (VAiFF)

  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2021 Winner VAiFF Award
    • Best Drama Short
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger

Twin Falls Sandwiches Film Festival

  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2021 Nominee Sandwich Plate
    • Best Director
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger
  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2021 Nominee Sandwich Plate
    • Best of the Fest
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger
  • Sage Venom (2018)
    2018 Winner Sandwich Plate
    • Best Drama
    • Sage Venom
    Shared with: Scott Grady

South Film and Arts Academy Festival

  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2021 Nominee Short Film Award
    • Best Director
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Honorable Mention
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger
  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2021 Winner Audience Award
    • First Audience Award
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger
  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2021 Winner Short Film Award
    • Best LGBT Short Film
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger

Aphrodite Film Awards

  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2021 Nominee December Edition Award
    • Best Fiction Short Film
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    semi finalist
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger

Mabig Film Festival

  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2022 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Short Film
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger

Florence Film Awards

  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2021 Nominee November Award
    • Best Indie Short Film
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger

New York Movie Awards

  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2021 Winner December Award
    • Best LGBTQ Film
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger
  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2021 Nominee December Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    honorable mention
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger
  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2021 Nominee December Award
    • Best Drama
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    honorable mention
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger

L'HIFF - Barcelona International Film Festival

  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2022 Nominee L'HIFF Award
    • Best LGBTQ Short Film
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger

Yellowstone International Film Festival

  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2022 Winner Best LGBTQ+ Film
    • Best LGBTQ+ Film
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger

Eastern Europe International Movie Awards

  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2021 Winner Bronze Award
    • Best Indie Short Film
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger

Hollywood Gold Awards

  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2021 Winner November Award
    • Best LGBTQ Film
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger
  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2021 Winner November Award
    • Best Drama
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger
  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2021 Winner November Award
    • Best Indie Short Film
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger

Anatolia International Film Festival

  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2021 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Low Budget Short Film
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger

World Film Festival in Cannes

  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2021 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best LGBTQ Film
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger

FilmHaus: Berlin Film + New Media Competition

  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2022 Nominee Best Queer/LGBTQIA+
    • Finalist
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger
  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2022 Nominee Best Director
    • Finalist
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger

Golden Bridge İstanbul Short Film Festival

  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2021 Nominee Winter Season Award
    • Best Director
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger

Hong Kong Indie Film Festival

  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2022 Winner February Award
    • Best LGBT Short
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger

Brazil International Monthly independent Film Festival

  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2022 Nominee July Award
    • Best Medium-Length Film
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger
  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2022 Winner July Award
    • Best Director of Medium-Length Film
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger

New Creators Film Awards

  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2021 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Drama Film
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger

Best Actor & Director Awards

  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2021 Winner Diamond Award
    • Best Director of a Drama
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger

London Indie Film Festival

  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2021 Winner November Award
    • Best LGBTQ Film
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger

Paris Short Film Awards

  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2022 Nominee Jury Prize
    • Best Narrative Short
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger
  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2022 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Director
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger

Hollywood On The Tiber Film Awards

  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2021 Winner Jury Award - November
    • Best Indie Narrative Short
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger

MegaFlix Movie Awards

  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2022 Winner Platinum Award
    • Best Movie Short
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger

London Movie Awards

  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2021 Winner December Award
    • Best Director
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger
  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2021 Nominee December Award
    • Best Drama
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Honourable Mention
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger

World Indie Film Awards

  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2021 Nominee World Indie Film Award
    • Honorable Mention
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger

Gothamite Monthly Film Awards

  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2021 Winner November Award
    • Best Director
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger

Karukrit International Film Festival

  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2021 Winner Karukrit Board of Excellence - November
    • Best Indie Short
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger

International Motion Picture Awards

  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2021 Winner November Award
    • Best Emerging Directors
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger

Independent Cinephiles Short Film Festival

  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2021 Winner December Award
    • Best Short Drama
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger

Reels International Film Festival

  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2022 Winner Special Jury
    • Best Foreign Short Film
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger

Frankfurt Film Festival

  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2022 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best LGBT+ Short
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger

CLIMAX Awards

  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2023 Nominee Best Queer Film
    • Best Queer Film
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger

International Gold Awards

  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2023 Winner Gold Award
    • Drama - Super Short Film
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger
  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2023 Winner Festival Award
    • Best LGBTQ - Super Short Film
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    February
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger
  • Here Is Where the Monsters Live (2021)
    2023 Winner Gold Award
    • Best Producer
    • Here Is Where the Monsters Live
    February
    Shared with: Chance Fuerstinger

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