Michel K. Parandi Biography

Awards

• 2025Jury Award-Best Sci-fi Feature: winner
• 2025Festival Award-Best First-time Filmmaker in a Long Feature Film: winner
• 2025Best First Time Director-Best First Time Director: winner
• 2025Best Feature Film Award-Best Feature Film: winner
• 2025Best Indie Feature Film-Best Indie Feature Film: winner
• 2025BFF Award-Best Feature Film: winner
• 2025Feature Film Award-Best Feature: nominated
• 2025October Award-Best Poster: winner
• 2025October Award-Best US Film: winner
• 2025HIFF Award-Best Thriller: winner
• 2025HIFF Award-Best Feature Film: winner
• 2025Best Director-Best Director: winner
• 2025Best Science Fiction Feature-Best Science Fiction Feature: winner
• 2025Best Director-Best Director: nominated
• 2025Best Feature Film-Best Feature Film: nominated
• 2025Best First-Time Filmmaker-Best First -Time Filmmaker: winner
• 2025Festival Prize-Best Feature: nominated
• 2025Best Editing-Best Editor: winner
• 2025International Narrative Feature-Best International Narrative Feature: nominated
• 2025Best Feature Director-Best Feature Director: winner
• 2025Festival Award-Best Sci-Fi: winner
• 2025Vortex Sci-Fi and Fantasy Award-FIRST Prize: winner
• 2025August Award-Best Editing: winner
• 2025Best of Festival-Sci-Fi Feature: nominated
• 2025Festival Prize-Best Narrative Feature: nominated
• 2025Fall Award-Best First Time Director: winner
• 2026Jury Prize-Best Editing: winner
• 2026Best Picture-Best Picture: nominated
• 2026Best Debut Director-Best Debut Director: nominated
• 2026George Sidney Independent Film Competition Winner-Best Narrative Feature: nominated
• 2026Best of Festival-Sci-Fi Feature: winner
• 2026Grand Jury Prize-New American Cinema Competition: nominated