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Janek Ambros Biography

Profession Producer, Writer, Director, Editor, Sound department, Cinematographer, Production designer

Awards

  • 2012Distinctive Achievement Award-Best Production Design - Short Film: winner
  • 2012Distinctive Achievement Award-Best Sound Design - Short Film: winner
  • 2012WRIFF Award-Best Costume Design (Short Film): nominated
  • 2013Excellence in Filmmaking-Short Film: winner
  • 2013Best Drama-Short Film: winner
  • 2013Honorable Mention-Short Film: winner
  • 2014Feature Film Award-Best Narrative Feature: nominated
  • 2014Festival Award-Best U.S Narrative Feature Film: winner
  • 2014Global Educator Award-Documentary: nominated
  • 2014Red Dirt Trophy-Grand Jury Award: winner
  • 2014Distinctive Achievement Award-Short Documentary: winner
  • 2014WRIFF Award-Best Editing (Short Documentary): winner
  • 2015Best Libertarian Theme-Documentary Feature: winner
  • 2015Festival Award-Best Feature Documentary: winner
  • 2015Festival Award-Best Editing for Documentary Feature: winner
  • 2015Festival Prize-Best Documentary: nominated
  • 2015Jury Award-Best Documentary: nominated
  • 2015Jury Prize-Best Documentary Feature: nominated
  • 2017Best Short Film-Best Short: nominated
  • 2017Best Short Documentary-Best International Documentary Short: nominated
  • 2017Honorable Mention-Short Film: winner
  • 2017Robert Reed Award for Best Documentary-Documentary: winner
  • 2017Grand Prize-Finalist (Runner Up): winner
  • 2024Best Experimental Short Film-: winner
  • 2024Best Director-Best Director: winner
  • 2025Independent Spirit Award-Best First Feature: nominated