Summer Production Program Awards

2008 -First Place National Student Award For Excellence Long Form (Fiction-Non Fiction) “Wake Me Up Later” - National Academy of Television Arts & Science (National Student ‘Emmy’ Award), New York, NY

2008 - First Place Regional Student Award For Excellence Long Form (Fiction-Non Fiction) “Wake Me Up Later” - Chicago regional chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Science (regional Student ‘Emmy’ Award) (national qualifier), Chicago, IL

2008 - Best Chicago Film “Wake Me Up Later” - CineYouth Film Festival of the Chicago International Film Festival, Chicago, IL

2008 - Best Fiction/Musical “Wake Me Up Later” - ReelTeens Film Festival, Woodstock, NY

2008 - Gold Award Best Student Film “Wake Me Up Later” - Chicago NAACP ACT-SO Awards (national qualifier), Chicago, IL

2008 - Bronze Award Best Student Film “The Last Stain” - Chicago NAACP ACT-SO Awards, Chicago, IL

2008 - Third Place Comedy “Wake Me Up Later” - Chicagoland Television Educators Council Awards, Chicago, IL

2007 - Best Drama Narrative “The Last Stain” - Listen Up Very Important Producers international video competition (online)

2007 - Best Student Film “The Last Stain” - Route 66 Film Festival, Springfield, IL

2007 - Nominated Drama “The Last Stain” - Future Filmmakers Film Festival - Cinema/Chicago, Chicago, IL

2007 - Third Place Drama “The Last Stain” - Chicagoland Television Educators Council Awards, Chicago, IL

2007 - First Place National Student Award For Excellence Technical Achievement “The Last Stain” - National Academy of Television Arts & Science (National Student ‘Emmy’ Award), New York, NY

2007 - First Place Regional Student Award For Excellence Technical Achievement “The Last Stain” - Chicago regional chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Science (regional Student ‘Emmy’ Award) (national qualifier), Chicago, IL

2007 - Honorable Mention Regional Student Award For Excellence Writing “The Last Stain” - Chicago regional chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Science (regional Student ‘Emmy’ Award), Chicago, IL

2007 - Official Selection “The Last Stain” - Wisconsin Film Festival, Madison, WI

2007 - Featured Film “The Last Stain” - Bronzeville Film Festival, Chicago, IL

2007 - Official Selection “The Last Stain” - Black Harvest Film Festival, Chicago, IL

2006 - First Place Regional Student Award For Excellence Writing “Scream At Me” - Chicago regional chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Science (regional Student ‘Emmy’ Award) (national qualifier), Chicago, IL

2006 - Honorable Mention Regional Student Award For Excellence Technical Achievement “Scream At Me” - Chicago regional chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Science (regional Student ‘Emmy’ Award), Chicago, IL

2006 - Merit Award “Scream At Me” - Future Filmmakers Film Festival - Cinema/Chicago, Chicago, IL

2006 - Special Jury Prize/Kodak Opportunity Award “Scream At Me” - Wisconsin Film Festival/Wisconsin’s Own, Madison, WI

2006 - Official Entry “Scream At Me” - Black Harvest Film Festival

2005 - Best Student Short Film “Scream At Me” - African Festival of the Arts/Hip-Hop Film Festival, Chicago, IL


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