Michael Schilf Biography

Awards

• 2020Award of Excellence Special Mention-Film Short: winner
• 2020December Award-Best Production Design: winner
• 2020Independent Award-Best Set Design: nominated
• 2020Independent Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
• 2020Best Director-Best Director First-Time Short Film: winner
• 2020Best Director-Best Director Action Film: winner
• 2020Award of Excellence-Short Film: winner
• 2020Honorable Mention-Short Film: winner
• 2020Jury Prize-Best Action: winner
• 2020Jury Prize-Honorable Mention: Thriller: winner
• 2020Award of Excellence-Best Short Film: winner
• 2020IFS Award-Best Action Film: winner
• 2020October Award-Best Film: nominated
• 2020Platinum Award-Best First Time Director: winner
• 2020Platinum Award-Best Crime Short: winner
• 2020Platinum Award-Best Thriller Short: winner
• 2020Platinum Award-Best Film of the Month (Runner Up): winner
• 2020October Award-Best First Time Director (Male): nominated
• 2020October Award-Best Short (Overall): nominated
• 2020October Award-Best Producer: nominated
• 2020October Award-Best Crime Short: nominated
• 2020October Award-Best Thriller Short: nominated
• 2020Outstanding Achievement Award-Producer: winner
• 2020October Award-Best Thriller Short: winner
• 2020October Award-Best Crime Short: winner
• 2020October Award-Best Short (Overall): winner
• 2020October Award-Best First Time Director (Male): winner
• 2020Annual Award-Best First Time Director (Male): winner
• 2020November Award-Best First Time Director: winner
• 2020Annual Award-Best Crime Short: winner
• 2020November Award-Best Thriller Short: winner
• 2020November Award-Best Producer: winner
• 2020November Award-Best Crime Short: winner
• 2020November Award-Best Short (Overall): winner
• 2020October Award-Best Production: winner
• 2020October Award-Best First-Time Director (Short): winner
• 2020Honorable Mention Award-Best Drama: winner
• 2020LAFA December Award-Best Crime Film: winner
• 2020Best Action/Thriller-Best Thriller: winner
• 2020December Monthly Award-Best Thriller: winner
• 2020December Award-Best Film: winner
• 2020November Award-Best Crime Short: winner
• 2020November Award-Best First Time Director: nominated
• 2020Grand Jury Prize-Best U.S. Short Film: winner
• 2020Award of Excellence-Best Narrative Short: winner
• 2020Award of Excellence-Best Director - Short: winner
• 2020Award of Excellence-Best 1st Time Producer: winner
• 2020Vegas Movie Award-Best Film of the Month: winner
• 2021Best Narrative Short-Best Narrative Short: nominated
• 2021Best Director-Best Director: nominated
• 2021Grand Jury Prize-Best Original Screenplay: winner
• 2021Grand Jury Prize-Best Set Design: winner
• 2021Festival Award-Best Film: nominated
• 2021Festival Award-Best Low-Budget Film: nominated
• 2021Festival Award-Best Thriller: nominated
• 2021Best Drama-Best Drama: winner
• 2021Best Directing-Best Director-Short: winner
• 2021Papaya Films Bursary-Best 1st Time Director: winner
• 2021Grand Jury Award-Best Action: winner
• 2021L'HIFF Award-Best International Short Film: winner
• 2021L'HIFF Award-Best Director International Short Film: winner
• 2021L'HIFF Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2021Outstanding Director-Dramatic Short Form: winner
• 2021Outstanding Action Film-Outstanding Action/Suspense: nominated
• 2021Only the Best Award-Best Producer (Short Film): winner
• 2021Jury Award-Best Director: winner
• 2021Only the Best Award-Best Action (Short Film): winner
• 2021First Quarter Gold Award-Best Short - Action: winner
• 2021First Quarter Technical & Performance Award-Best Producer - Short Film: nominated
• 2021First Quarter Technical & Performance Award-Best Director - Short Film: nominated
• 2021First Quarter Bronze Award-Best Producer - Short Film: winner
• 2021Jury Prize-Best Short Film: winner
• 2022Festival Award-Best Short Film: nominated
• 2022Festival Award-Best Director: winner
• 2022Festival Award-Best Thriller: nominated
• 2022Jury Award-Best International Short Film: winner
• 2024Audience Award-Feature: winner