Michael has accumulated over 350 awards from his screenplays and films—from “Selected” to “Best…”—since 2019.
Below is a listing of competitions and festivals that honored his work as “Best”.
Hunger
SCREENPLAY WINS
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
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
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
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
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


