Michael Schwartz Biography

Awards

• 2019Audience Award-Audience Choice Award: winner
• 2019Grand Special Prize-: nominated
• 2019Audience Award-: winner
• 2019GWNYFCA Award-Breakthrough Director: nominated
• 2019Art Cinema Award-Best Feature: nominated
• 2019Truly Moving Picture Award-Truly Moving Picture Award: winner
• 2019American Indie Competition Award-American Indie Competition 2019: winner
• 2019Audience Award-Narrative Feature: winner
• 2019Best of Fest Award-Best Narrative Feature: winner
• 2019Audience Award-Narrative Spotlight: winner
• 2019Wyatt Award-: winner
• 2020AFCA Award-Best First Film: nominated
• 2020DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Feature Film: nominated
• 2020Oglethorpe Award for Excellence in Georgia Cinema-: winner
• 2020HFCS Award-Best New Filmmaker: winner
• 2020Humanitas Prize-Family Feature Film: nominated
• 2020Tar Heel Award-: winner
• 2020OFTA Film Award-Best Feature Debut: nominated
• 2020OFCS Award-Best Debut: nominated
• 2024Golden Frog-Directors' Debuts Competition: nominated
• 2024Special Jury Prize-Best Narrative Feature: winner
• 2024Feature Film Award-Best International Feature Film: winner
• 2024Truly Moving Picture Award-Truly Moving Picture Award: winner
• 2024Richard D. Propes Social Impact Award-Narrative Feature: winner
• 2024LEJA Award-Best Non-English Language Film: nominated
• 2024American Indie Competition Award-: nominated
• 2024Knight Marimbas Award-: winner
• 2024Audience Award-Best Feature Film: nominated
• 2024Narrative Feature- Award-Narrative Feature: winner
• 2024Narrative Feature- Award-Best Narrative Feature: winner
• 2024Audience Award-Best Narrative Feature: winner
• 2024Shine Global Children's Resilience in Screenwriting Award-Narrative Feature: winner
• 2024Best Narrative Feature-Honorable Mention: winner
• 2024Audience Choice Award-Narrative Film: winner
• 2024Grand Prize-Best Film: winner
• 2024Best Narrative Feature-Best Narrative Feature Film: winner
• 2024Audience Choice Award-Best SHOUT Film: winner
• 2024Jury Prize-Best Narrative Feature: winner
• 2024Best Editing-Narrative: winner
• 2025Jury Prize IncluCity Award-Best International Film: winner
• 2025LEJA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated