Michael has been honored with over 450 awards for his screenplays and films, including the “Best” accolades listed below.
The Second Coming
SCREENPLAY WINS
CLIMAX Festival Int’l de Cinema Independiente, Best Feature Screenplay – 2025
AREA51 Underground Film Contest, Best TV Screenplay – 2025
International Film Carnival Calcutta, Best Original screenplay – 2024
Religion Faith International Film Festival, Best Teleplay – Gold Award – 2024
Humro Cinima International Film Fest, Best Pilot Script – 2024
Elegant International Film Festival, Best Pilot Script – 2024
Yeti Film Fest, Best TV Pilot – 2024
Roshani International Film Fest, Best Script – 2024
Filmzen International Film Competition, Best International Screenplay – 2024
Chalachitra International Film Awards, Best Feature Screenplay – 2024
Pageant Film Festival, Best Pilot Script – 2024
Cannes World Film Festival, Best Series Pilot Script – 2024
Brisbane International Film Union, Best International Screenplay – 2024
Melbourne Live Indie Film Fest, Best Feature Screenplay – 2024
Berlin International Art Film Festival, Best Feature Screenplay Nominee – 2024
Melbourne Live Indie Film Fest, Best Social Screenplay – 2024
Berlin Indie Film Festival, Best Feature Film Artist – 2024
Melbourne Live Indie Film Fest, Best Writer of the Season – 2024
Hunger
SCREENPLAY WINS
AREA51 Underground Film Contest, Best Feature Screenplay – 2025
International Film Carnival Calcutta, Best International Feature Script – 2024
Cine Vista Oasis Film Awards – Best Feature Screenplay – 2024
Lonely Wolf International Film Festival – Best Feature Screenplay – 2024
Vegas Movie Awards – Best Screenwriter/Feature of the Year Nominee – 2023
Brisbane Int’l Film Union – Best International Screenwriter – 2023
Brisbane Int’l Film Union – Best Thriller Screenplay – 2023
Film Revolution – Best Feature Screenplay – 2023
Sydney Film & Screenplay Festival – Best Thriller Screenplay – 2023
Sydney Film & Screenplay Festival – Best Screenplay Writer – 2023
Sydney Global Cine Carnival – Best Feature Script – 2023
Hamburg Indie Film Festival – Best Unproduced Feature Script – 2023
Filmtage der Nationen – Best Feature Screenplay – 2023
Filmtage der Nationen – Best Screenplay Writer – 2023
Paris Awards Film Festival – Best Feature Script – 2023
Paris Awards Film Festival – Best Original Screenplay – 2023
Golden Pen Script Awards – 2023
Melbourne Live Indie Film Fest – 2023
Purple Sky International Film Festival – 2023
New Wave International Script & Film Festival – Best Thriller Screenplay – 2023
New Wave International Script & Film Festival – Best Screenwriter – 2023
International Film & Script Festival Lotus – 2023
Arrow International Film Festival – 2022
Vegas Movie Awards – Best Feature Screenplay – 2022
Vegas Movie Awards – Best Feature Screenwriter – 2022
Jaisalmer International Film Festival – 2022
Benny B
SCREENPLAY WINS
Film Revolution – Best Feature Screenplay – 2023
Author Script Awards – 2023
International Film & Script Festival Lotus – 2023
Los Angeles Film Awards – 2020
Vegas Movie Awards – 2020
LA Sun Film Fest – 2020
Lonely Wolf – London Int’l Film Festival – 2020
I See You Awards – 2020
Plus 7 Finalists
Breaking & Entering
FILM WINS
AREA51 Underground Film Contest, Best Short Film – 2025
Lily Indie Film Fest – Best Short Film and Best Director – 2023
Brisbane Int’l Film Union – Best Int’l Filmmaker – 2023
Film Revolution – Best Original Screenplay – 2023
Film Revolution – Best Actress + Best Production Design – 2023
Film Revolution – Best Drama + Best Film & Sound Editing – 2023
Phuket International Film Festival – Best Director – 2023
Phuket International Film Festival – Best Short Film – 2023
Infinite Creativity Film Festival – Best Director – 2023
Sydney Global Cine Carnival – Outstanding Achievement – 2023
Sydney Global Cine Carnival – Best Director – 2023
Filmtage der Nationen – Best Director – 2023
International Film & Script Festival Lotus – 2023
Purple Sky Int’l Film Festival – 2023
Snow Leopard Int’l Film Festival – 2023
Hollywood Florida Film Festival – 2022
Lens Fame Int’l Film Festival – 2022
Reels Int’l Film Festival – 2022
HALO International Film Festival – 2022
Horror Bowl Movie Awards – 2022
Hamburg Film Awards – 2022
Hollywood Int’l Golden Age Festival – 2021
New Creators Film Awards – 2021
New York Int’l Film Awards – 2021
San Francisco Arthouse Short Festival – 2021
Uruvatti Int’l Film Festival – Best Short Film – 2021
Uruvatti Int’l Film Festival – Best Screenwriter – 2021
Uruvatti Int’l Film Festival – Best Director – 2021
IndieX Film Fest – 2021
Indie Film Fest – 2021
Los Angeles Film Awards – 2021
Melbourne Underground Film Festival – 2021
Independent Shorts Awards – 2021
Top Shorts Film Festival – 2021
Rome International Movie Awards – 2021
Hollywood Blood Horror Festival – 2021
San Francisco Indie Short Festival – 2021
Vega Movie Awards – 2021
Toronto Independent Film Festival of Cift – 2021
Best Actor Award – New York – 2021
Indie Short Fest – 2021
Berlin Underground Film Festival – 2021
Venice Shorts Film Awards – 2021
Madrid International Short Film Festival – 2021
Hong Kong Indie Film Festival – 2021
Medusa Film Festival – 2021
Sicily Art Cinema Festival – 2021
4th Dimension Independent Film Festival – 2021
Berlin Shorts Award – 2021
Cloud 9 Film Awards – 2021
Wallachia International Film Festival – 2021
Calcutta International Cult Film Festival – 2021
Grass Root International Film Festival – 2021
Global Shorts – 2021
International Film Festival of Andaman and Nicobar – 2021
Havelock International Film Festival – 2021
BlackCat Film Festival – 2021
Gralha International Monthly Film Awards – 2021
Mumbai Shorts International Film Festival – 2021
Zeus International Film Festival – 2021
Plus 5 Runners-Up
Plus 2 Finalists
SCREENPLAY WINS
Indie Shorts Film Festival – 2020
Vegas Movie Awards – 2020
Hollywood Gold Awards – 2020
Austin After Dark Film Festival – 2020
Short Close-Up: Screenplay Contest – 2020
Los Angeles Film Awards – 2020
Royal Wolf Film Awards – 2020
Best Global Shorts – 2021
LA Indies – 2020
Monthly Indie Shorts – 2020
Festigious Los Angeles Film Competition – 2020
Madras Independent Film Festival – 2020
Best Script Award – 2020
New Wave Short Film Festival – 2020
Austin Under the Stars Film Festival – 2020
4th Dimension Independent Film Festival – 2020
Prague Int’l Monthly Film Festival – 2021
Port Blair Int’l Film Festival – 2020
Accord Cine Fest – 2020
After Hour Film Festival – 2020
Indo French Int’l Film Festival – 2020
Int’l Film Festival of Andaman & Nicobar – 2020
Uruvatti Int’l Film Festival – 2020
Plus 5 Runners-Up
Plus 8 Finalists
The Near-Death Experience
of Dr. John Dantry
SCREENPLAY WINS
CONTENT Film Festival and Media Summit – 2022
Christian Film Festival – 2020
Las Vegas Int’l Film & Screenwriting Festival – 2020
Christian Online Film Festival – Best Screenplay – 2020
Christian Online Film Festival – Best Writer – 2020
Sebastian and the Invisible Island
SCREENPLAY WINS
International Film Carnival Calcutta, Best Unproduced Script – 2024
Sydney Global Cine Carnival – Critic’s Choice Award – 2023
Jaisalmer International Film Festival – 2022
Vegas Movie Awards – Best Fantasy/Sci-Fi Screenplay – 2022
Vegas Movie Awards – Best Feature Screenwriter – 2022
Freddy Fletcher's Flatulence
SCREENPLAY WINS
Brisbane Int’l Film Union – Best Comedy Script – 2023
New Wave International Script & Film Festival – 2023
Portland Comedy Film Festival – 2020
Int’l Film Festival of Andaman & Nicobar – 2020
Plus 7 Finalists
Not A Creature Was Stirring
SCREENPLAY WINS
YETI FilmFest, Best Short Screenplay – 2025
Indie Short Fest – 2020
California Int’l Shorts Festival – 2020
Vegas Movie Awards – 2020
Short Close-Up: Screenplay Contest – 2020
Royal Wolf Film Awards – 2020
Las Vegas Int’l Film & Screenwriting Festival – 2020
Int’l Film Festival of Andaman & Nicobar – 2020
Plus 3 Runners-Up
Plus 14 Finalists
Out of Body
SCREENPLAY WINS
CLIMAX Festival Int’l de Cinema Independiente, Best Feature Screenplay – 2025
Brisbane International Film Union, Best International Screenplay – 2024