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Russ Emanuel Biography

Profession Director, Actor, Producer, Camera department, Music department, Art department, Production manager, Soundtrack, Location management, Sound department, Visual effects, Casting director, Assistant director, Writer, Editor, Cinematographer, Script department

Awards

2008Grand Prize-Best Feature Film/Video: winner
2008Bronze Medal for Excellence-Best Impact of Music in a Feature Film Competition Awards - Artistic Excellence: winner
2009Gold Medal for Excellence-Awards for the Best Impact of Music in a Feature Film: winner
2010Award of Excellence-Feature Film Competition: winner
2012Silver Award-Independent Theatrical Feature Films - Family/Children: winner
2013ASCAP Award-Top Television Series: winner
2014Special Achievement in Local Filmmaking-: winner
2015Action on Film Award-Best Cinematography Documentary: winner
2015Award of Merit-Movie Trailer: winner
2015Los Angeles Cinefest Award-Best Trailer: winner
2016CIFF Award-Best Action/Thriller Feature - December: winner
2016Grand Jury Prize-Best Horror/Thriller: winner
2016HRIFF Award-Best Trailer: nominated
2016Festival Award-Best Feature: nominated
2016Award of Merit-Movie Trailer: winner
2016Silver Award-Trailers: winner
2016Silver Award-Best Trailer: nominated
2016Jury Award-Best Feature Film: nominated
2016Jury Prize-Best Trailer: nominated
2016Jury Prize-Best of Festival: nominated
2016Shriekfest Award-Best SciFi Feature: winner
2016Festival Prize-Best Director: winner
2017Best Trailer/Teaser-Best Trailer / Teaser: nominated
2017Feature Film Award-Best Found Footage: winner
2017Outstanding Achievement Award-Oustanding Achievement Award: winner
2017Festival Prize-Best Faith-Based Short: winner
2017Award of Excellence-Viewer Impact: Entertainment Value: winner
2017Best of Show-Best Feature Film (Sci-Fi Horror): winner
2017Platinum Award-Best Horror: winner
2017Festival Award-Best Horror/Thriller: winner
2017Global Film Festival Award-Best Thriller Short: winner
2017IIFC Award-Best Feature: nominated
2017IIFC Award-Excellence in Filmmaking: winner
2017The Mary Austin Award-Excellence In Directing Feature or Featurette: nominated
2017IIFC Award-Best Director - Feature: nominated
2017Best Narrative Feature-Best Narrative Feature: winner
2017Best Director-Best Director: winner
2017Jury Prize-Best Sci-Fi Film: winner
2017Festival Award-Best Sci-Fi Feature: winner
2017Audience Choice Award-: winner
2017SoCal IFF Award-Best Director: winner
2017Award of Merit-Individual Achievement in Directing: winner
2017Award of Merit-Individual Achievement in Producing: winner
2017Best English Language Short-Best English Language Short: nominated
2017Silver Telly-Best Craft - Writing (Non-Broadcast Production): winner
2017UGFF Award-Best Feature: winner
2017Jury Award-Best Feature: nominated
2018Award of Merit-Film Feature: winner
2018Award of Merit-Film Short: winner
2018Action on Film Award-Best Drama - Short: nominated
2018Festival Prize-Best Thriller - Short: nominated
2018Festival Prize-Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Supernatural - Feature: nominated
2018Bonehead Award-Feature Thriller: nominated
2018Bonehead Award-Feature Film Best Picture - USA: nominated
2018Bonehead Award-Best Movie Soundtrack: winner
2018Bonehead Award-Feature Thriller: winner
2018Jury Prize-Awards of Distinction: winner
2018Silver Award-Film/Video-Low Budget: under $700/minutes (Non-Broadcast Production): winner
2018Best of Show-Best Drama: winner
2018Award of Excellence-Direction: winner
2018August Award-Best Film: winner
2018Eyecatcher Film Festival Award-Best Director: nominated
2018FANtastic Award-Best Supernatural Horror: nominated
2018FANtastic Award-Best Feature Film: nominated
2018Festival Prize-Best Director Feature: winner
2018Festival Prize-Best Feature: nominated
2018Jury Award-Best Sci-Fi Feature: nominated
2018Honorable Mention-Narrative Feature Film: winner
2018Gold Award-Best Director: winner
2018Jury Prize-Best Feature: winner
2018IIFC Award-Best Short Film: nominated
2018IIFC Award-Best Director Short Film: nominated
2018Indie Spirit Award-Excellence in Independent Filmmaking: winner
2018Gold Award-Best Mystery Short: winner
2018Gold Award-Best Feature (Micro-Budget under $250,000): winner
2018Best Director-: winner
2018Gold Award-Best Short Film: winner
2018Platinum Award-Best Feature Film: winner
2018Bronze Award-Best Short Film: winner
2018Grand Jury Award-Best Director: winner
2018Grand Jury Award-Special Jury Award: winner
2018February Monthly Edition-Best Thriller: winner
2018February Edition-Best Poster: nominated
2018January Monthly Edition-Best Sci-Fi Film: winner
2018January Monthly Edition-Best Feature: winner
2018January Monthly Edition-Best Director: nominated
2018Platinum Award-Narrative Short Competition: winner
2018Festival Award-Best Narrative Feature: winner
2018Festival Award-Best Short Film: nominated
2018Jury Prize-Best Short Film: nominated
2018Jury Prize-Best Film: nominated
2018Jury Prize-Best Director: nominated
2018Jury Prize-Best Sci-Fi Feature: winner
2018Top Trailer-Top Trailer: nominated
2018Jury Award-Most Anticipated Sci-Fi Film: winner
2018Jury Award-Best Jaw Dropping Scene: winner
2018Jury Award-Best Sci-Fi Feature: winner
2018Jury Award-Best Parallel Universe Feature: winner
2018Jury Award-Best Use of Surveillance Cameras: winner
2018Jury Award-Best Climax: winner
2018Jury Award-Best Ending With a Twist: winner
2018Jury Award-Best Ending Cliffhanger: winner
2018Jury Award-Best Use of One Location: winner
2018Jury Award-Best Death by Fire Scene: winner
2018Jury Award-Best Production Crew: winner
2018Jury Award-Most Likely to Have a Sequel: winner
2018Jury Award-Best Found Footage Film: winner
2018May Award-Best Trailer of the Month: nominated
2018Festival Prize-Best Sci-Fi: winner
2018Festival Prize-Best Short Film: nominated
2018Centauri Award-Social Media - Entertainment: winner
2018Special Jury Award-Suspense/Thriller: winner
2018Platinum Award-Dramatic - Original: winner
2019Festival Award-Best Thriller: winner
2019Jury Prize-Best Fiction Feature Film: winner
2019Bonehead Award-Short Thriller: nominated
2019Maria Award-Best Feature Film: winner
2019Jury Prize-Best Sci-Fi Feature Film: winner
2019Jury Prize-Best Feature Film: winner
2019January Award-Best Feature: winner
2019KaPow Intergalactic Film Festival Award-Best Twist Ending: winner
2019KaPow Intergalactic Film Festival Award-Best Made in California: nominated
2019KaPow Intergalactic Film Festival Award-Best Horror: nominated
2019Grand Jury Prize Gold Award-Best Picture: winner
2019NVIFF Award-Best American Film: nominated
2019April - Artemis-Best Thriller Short: winner
2019December - Ares-Best Sci-fi Film: winner
2019Festival Award-Best Feature Film: winner
2019Jury Prize-Best Feature Film: nominated
2019Diamond Award-Best Narrative Short: winner
2019Jury Prize-Best Crime Short Film: winner
20191st Place Indie Gathering Award-1st Place Suspense-Thriller Feature: winner
20191st Place Indie Gathering Award-Drama Feature Film: winner
2019Jury Prize-Best Short: nominated
2019Jury Prize-Best Director: nominated
2019Jury Prize-Drama Short (Thriller & Suspense): winner
2019LA Sci-Fi Europa Prize-Best Director: winner
2019Trailer-Thriller: nominated
2019Director Excellence-Thriller: nominated
2019Short-Thriller: winner
2020Award of Merit-African American: winner
2020Award of Recognition-Film Feature: winner
2020Feature Film Award-Ford Austin Bare Bones Best (Male) Director: winner
2020Feature Film Award-Best Thriller: winner
2020Best Feature Film-Best Feature Film: nominated
2020Fusion Award-Best Director: nominated
2020Fusion Award-Best Short Film: nominated
2020Fusion Award-Best Director: nominated
2020Fusion Award-Best Film: nominated
2020Festival Award-Best in Fest: nominated
2020Jury Prize-Best Feature Film: nominated
2020June Award-Honorable Mention: Indie Feature Film: winner
2020June Award-Best Director Feature Film: nominated
2020Festival Prize-Best Feature Film: nominated
2020Festival Prize-Best Drama: winner
2020Grand Jury Prize Gold Award-Legendary Award: winner
2020Grand Jury Prize Gold Award-Best Drama: winner
2020Grand Jury Prize Gold Award-Best Director Grand Jury: winner
2020Grand Jury Prize Gold Award-Legendary Award: winner
2020March Monthly Award-Best Thriller: nominated
2020March Monthly Edition-Best Feature Film: nominated
2020March Monthly Edition-Grand Jury Award: Thriller: winner
2020March Monthly Edition-Best Thriller: nominated
2020March Monthly Edition-Best Director: nominated
2020Festival Prize-Best Feature Film: nominated
2020November Award-Best Sci-Fi Feature: winner
2020Honorable Mention-Narrative Feature: winner
2020Gold-Best Feature Film: winner
2020Grand Prize-Best Feature: winner
2020Festival Award-Best Director: winner
2020Festival Award-Best Film: nominated
2020Festival Director's Award-Best Directing: Feature: nominated
20201st Place Indie Gathering Award-Drama Feature Film: winner
2020Jury Prize-Best Feature: nominated
2020Jury Prize-Best Twist: nominated
202010 Degrees Hotter Award-Best Narrative Feature: nominated
2021Platinum-Movie: winner
2021Platinum-Directing: winner
2021Jury Award-Best Promising Director: nominated
2021Jury Award-Best Drama/Thriller/Horror Feature Film: nominated
2021Jury Prize-Best Horror: winner
2021Jury Prize-Jury Special Mention: winner
2021Jury Prize-Best Production: winner
2021Platinum Award-Best Director of a Horror: winner
2021Silver Award-Best Director of a Thriller: winner
2021Silver Award-Best Director of a Mystery Film: winner
2021Fusion Award-Best Director of a Short Documentary: nominated
2021Fusion Award-Best Story: nominated
2021Jury Prize-Best Thriller-Terror-Horror-Psychological: nominated
2021Jury Prize-Best Director: nominated
2021Jury Prize-Best Anti-Hero Drama: winner
2021Platinum Award-Best Feature Film: winner
2021Festival Award-Best Drama: nominated
2021Festival Award-Best Director: nominated
2021Jury Prize-Best Feature: winner
2021Jury Prize-Best Experimental-New/Media: nominated
2021Jury Prize-Best Director Feature Film: nominated
2021Jury Prize-Best Feature Film: nominated
2021Jury Prize-Best Feature Film: winner
2021Jury Prize-Best Director: winner
2021KaPow Intergalactic Film Festival Award-Best Feature: nominated
2021KaPow Intergalactic Film Festival Award-Best Crime Drama: winner
2021Jury Prize-Best Mystery Film: winner
2021Jury Prize-Best Director: winner
2021Diamond Award-Best Director: winner
2021Diamond Award-Best Feature Film: winner
2021Jury Prize-Best Director: nominated
2021Jury Prize-Best Director Of A Short Film: nominated
2021Jury Prize-Best Director: nominated
2021Jury Prize-Best Film: nominated
2021Jury Prize-Best Film: nominated
2021Festival Award-Best Thriller Film: nominated
2021May Award-Best Director: nominated
2021May Award-Best Foreign Short Film: nominated
2021Shockfest Golden Stake Award-Honorable Mention: winner
2021Fusion Award-Best Director of a Short Film: nominated
2021Fusion Award-Best Director: nominated
2021Fusion Award-Best Film: nominated
2021Jury Prize-Best Director: nominated
2021Jury Prize-Best Short Documentary: winner
2021SIFF Award of Eminence-Best International Short Film: nominated
2021SIFF Award of Eminence-Best Director: nominated
2021SIFF Award of Eminence-Best Sci-Fi Film: winner
2021SIFF Award of Eminence-Best Director: nominated
2021Jury Prize-Best Feature Thriller: winner
2021Jury Prize-Best Short Crime/Thriller: winner
2021Jury Prize-Best Short Film Director: nominated
2021Jury Prize-Best Feature Film: nominated
2021Jury Prize-Best Feature Film Director: winner
2021Jury Prize-Best Feature Film: winner
2021Jury Prize-Best Short Film: nominated
2021Fusion Award-Best Film: nominated
2021Fusion Award-Best Director: nominated
2021Outstanding Achievement Award-Horror / Science Fiction / Genre Feature Film: winner
2021Outstanding Achievement Award-Narrative Feature: winner
2021Outstanding Achievement Award-Best Actor: winner
2021Outstanding Achievement Award-Best Supporting Actor: winner
2021The WFC - Singapore Award-Best Actress: winner
2021Outstanding Achievement Award-Best Director: winner
2021Outstanding Achievement Award-Best Editing: winner
2021Outstanding Achievement Award-Best Cinematography: winner
2021Outstanding Achievement Award-Best Director: winner
2021Outstanding Achievement Award-Horror / Science Fiction / Genre Feature Film: winner
2021Outstanding Achievement Award-Narrative Features: winner
2022Festival Award-Best Trailer: winner
2022Certificate of Merit-Best Director: winner
2022Platinum-Video Creativity - Directing: winner
2022Festival Award-Best Experimental: nominated
2022Festival Award-Best Director: nominated
2022Festival Award-Best Fantasy: winner
2022Festival Award-Best Feature: nominated
2022Festival Award-Best Thriller-Fantastic-Sci Fi: nominated
2022Festival Award-Best Feature: nominated
2022Fusion Award-Best Visual Effects or Design: winner
2022Fusion Award-Best Director: nominated
2022Jury Prize-Best Indie Feature: winner
2022Jury Prize-Best Horror: winner
2022Jury Prize-Best Director (Feature): winner
2022Jury Prize-Best Picture: winner
2022January Award-Best Film 2nd-Runner Up: winner
2022January Award-Best Short Film: winner
2022January Award-Best Director: winner
2022Jury Prize-Best Pyschological Feature: nominated
2022Iconic Images Film Festival Award-Best Horror/Thriller Film: winner
2022December Award-Best Trailer/Teaser: winner
2022Jury Prize-Best Fiction: nominated
2022Jury Prize-Best Experimental: nominated
2022Jury Prize-Best Drama: nominated
2022Jury Prize-Best Feature Drama: winner
2022Platinum Winner-Video/Film - Directing: winner
2022Festival Award-Best Screenplay Short Documentary Film: winner
2022Fusion Award-Best Scientific & Education: nominated
2022Fusion Award-Best Director: nominated
2022Fusion Award-Best Story: nominated
2022November Monthly Edition-Best Trailer: winner
2022Jury Prize-Best Trailer Or Teaser: winner
2022Tiete Film Festival Award-Best Feature Film: nominated
2022Best Trailer-Best Trailer: winner
2022Viddy Award-Gold Winner: Broadcast Creativity - Directing: winner
2022Viddy Award-Platinum Winner: Broadcast Creativity - Directing: winner
2022Fusion Award-Best Visual Effects or Design: winner
2023Long Short-Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Supernatural: winner
2023Jury Award-Best Local Featurette: winner
2023Jury Prize-Best Short Film (21 - 59): nominated
2023Avalonia Award-Best True Crime Short: winner
2023Jury Prize-Best Drone Film: winner
2023Bonehead Award-Ford Austin/Bare Bones Indie Director Award: winner
2023Bonehead Award-Best Short: Dramatic: nominated
2023Black Swan International Film Festival-Best Trailer/Teaser: winner
2023Jury Prize-Best Action Short: winner
2023FANtastic Award-Best Director - Short Film: nominated
2023Annual Award-Special Jury Award - Film: nominated
2023Annual Award-Best Director (Feature): nominated
2023Jury Prize-Best Director: nominated
2023Jury Prize-Best Picture: nominated
2023Festival Award-Best Short Film: nominated
2023Festival Award-Best Drama: nominated
2023Festival Award-Best Directing: nominated
2023Jury Prize-Sci Fi Action Trailer: winner
2023GIFF Award-Best Action / Thriller: nominated
2023Jury Award-Horror Film: winner
2023Critics Choice Award-Narrative Feature: winner
2023GIFF Award-Best Trailer/Teaser: winner
2023Platinum Award-Directing: winner
2023People's Choice Award-Best Short Genre Film: winner
2023Jury Prize-Best Action Short - Honorable Mention: winner
2023Jury Prize-Best Male Director: nominated
2023Jury Prize-Best Action Short: winner
2023Jury Prize-Best Male Director: nominated
2023Best Filmmaker Award-Best Filmmaker Award: winner
2023MAGMA Award-Best Drama: nominated
2023MAGMA Award-Best Short Film: nominated
2023MAGMA Award-Best Directing: nominated
2023Grand Award-Broadcast / Television - Sci-Fi: winner
2023Jury Prize-Best Director: winner
2023Jury Prize-Best Narrative Short: winner
2023Jury Prize-Best Crime: winner
2023December Award-Best Short Film: winner
2023Jury Prize-Best Picture: SciFi: winner
2023Theater of Mystery-Best Scifi Film: nominated
2023Lacey Award-Best Feature Film: winner
2023Lacey Award-Director's Achievement Award: winner
2023Sweet Democracy Film Award-Best Director: winner
2023Sweet Democracy Film Award-Best Short Film: winner
2023Festival Award-Best Director: winner
20231st Place Indie Gathering Award-Best Trailer: winner
2023Festival Award-Best Film of 2023: nominated
2023Festival Award-The Best of 2023 - Documentary: nominated
2023Festival Award-Best Film of 2023 - Fiction: nominated
2023Festival Award-The Best of 2023 - Fiction: nominated
2023Festival Award-The Best of 2023 - Scifi/Horror/Thriller: nominated
2023Festival Award-The Best of 2023 - Experimental: nominated
2023Festival Award-Best Picture: nominated
2023Festival Award-Best Fantasy: winner
2023Festival Award-Best Picture: nominated
2023Festival Award-Best Experimental: nominated
2023Festival Award-Best Documentary: nominated
2023Best of the Year-Best of the Year: winner
2023Best of the Year-Best of the Year: nominated
2023Best of the Year-Best of the Year: winner
2023Silver Award-Video Features - Best Directing: winner
2023Silver Award-Branded Entertainment - Entertainment: winner
2023Platinum Award-Shorts - Science Fiction: winner
2023Best Direction-Comedy-Surreal-Fantasy: winner
2023Best Short-Comedy-Surreal-Fantasy: winner
2023Trailer-Best Trailer: nominated
2024Jury Prize-Best Director: winner
2024Outstanding Achievement Award-Short Film: winner
2024Festival Award-International Short Film: winner
2024Festival Award-Best Director: winner
2024Jury Prize-Best Action-Adventure Short Film: nominated
2024Jury Prize-Pen of Honor: winner
2024DIFF Award-Best Director: winner
2024DIFF Award-Short Film: winner
2024Jury Prize-Best Director - Teaser Trailer: nominated
2024Jury Prize-Best Fantastic: nominated
2024Feature Film Award-Best Premise Award: winner
2024Platinum Award-Best Science-Fiction Film: winner
2024Platinum Award-Best Director: winner
2024Platinum Award-Best Movie (Short): winner
2024Jury Award-Special Achievement Award: winner
2024Golden Wheat Award-Best Director: winner
2024December Award-Best Trailer: winner
2024Iconic Images Film Festival Award-Best Short Film: winner
2024Critic's Choice Award-Comedy Short: winner
2024Jury Prize-Best of the Best: winner
2024Jury Prize-Short Film: winner
2024Jury Prize-Best Horror Film: winner
2024Jury Prize-Best Narrative Feature Film: winner
2024Platinum Award-Best Action Film: winner
2024Platinum Award-Best Movie (Short): winner
2024Annual Award-Best Director: winner
2024Festival Award-Best Filmmaker: winner
2024Festival Award-Best Short Film: winner
2024Festival Award-Best Action Film: nominated
2024Festival Award-Best Thriller Film: nominated
2024Best Director-Best Director (International Short Film): winner
2024Jury Prize-Best Sci/Fi: winner
2024Jury Prize-Director: nominated
2024Jury Prize-Fantastic-Thriller-Horror (Web/New Media, Action, Sci/Fi): nominated
2024Jury Prize-Best Feature: winner
2024Festival Award-Best Action: winner
2024Jury Prize-Emerging Filmmaker Award: nominated
2024Jury Prize-Best Emerging Director: nominated
2025Golden Fox Award-Best International Short Film: winner
2025Golden Fox Award-Best Director (Outstanding Achievements Award): winner
2025Jury Prize-Best Director: winner
2025Jury Prize-Best Short Film: winner