{"id":2136,"date":"2026-10-23T20:33:36","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T20:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.michalindrak.com\/?page_id=2136"},"modified":"2026-10-23T20:33:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T20:33:36","slug":"awards-festivals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/michalindrak.com\/?page_id=2136","title":{"rendered":"Awards & Recognition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Festival Recognition<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Awards & Recognition<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Recognition for visual excellence, structural precision and impactful storytelling at international film festivals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Whispers: Waves of the Diary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Experimental short \u00b7 Official wins<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Best First-Time Filmmaker<\/strong> \u2013 Lion King International Film Festival<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Best First-Time Director<\/strong> \u2013 Berlin Short Film Awards<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Best First-Time Director<\/strong> \u2013 Ottawa Film Awards<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Best Male Director<\/strong> \u2013 Green International Film Festival<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Best Director (Sub-category)<\/strong> \u2013 Filmique International Film Festival<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Best Cinematography<\/strong> \u2013 NYC Independent Film Festival<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    • Best Cinematographer<\/strong> \u2013 Cineplay International Film Festival<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Best Cinematography<\/strong> \u2013 Red Moon Film Festival<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Best Cinematography<\/strong> \u2013 Magic Silver Screen<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Best Make-up Director<\/strong> \u2013 Magic Silver Screen<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Best Short Documentary<\/strong> \u2013 Seattle Independent Film Festival<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Best Experimental<\/strong> \u2013 Philadelphia Film Awards<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
      View finalist & selection honours<\/summary>\n
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      • Honourable Mention<\/strong> \u2013 Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Finalist (Best Short Film \/ Best Cinematographer)<\/strong> \u2013 Cine Vista Oasis Film Awards<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Finalist (Best Experimental \/ Best Director)<\/strong> \u2013 Elegant International Film Festival<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Finalist (Best Experimental \/ Best Director)<\/strong> \u2013 Pageant Film Festival<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Finalist (Best Documentary Short \/ Best Director)<\/strong> \u2013 Chalachitra International Film Awards<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Finalist (Best Experimental Film)<\/strong> \u2013 Global Visionaries Film Festival<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Finalist (Best Experimental Film)<\/strong> \u2013 Spring Time International Film Festival<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Finalist (Best Cinematography \/ Best Short Film)<\/strong> \u2013 Clown International Film Festival<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Finalist (Best Experimental \/ Best Director)<\/strong> \u2013 Humro Cinema Film Fest<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Finalist (Best Cinematography)<\/strong> \u2013 Airflix Film Festival<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Semi-Finalist<\/strong> \u2013 Paris International Short Festival<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Semi-Finalist<\/strong> \u2013 Chicago Filmmaker Awards<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Official Selection<\/strong> \u2013 4theatre Selection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n
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        Replaced<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        Psychological sci-fi short \u00b7 A LEVM Studios production in collaboration with the Birkbeck Short Filmmaking Society<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        • Best Short Script<\/strong> \u2013 Cine Vista Oasis Film Awards<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          Festival Recognition Awards & Recognition Recognition for visual excellence, structural precision and impactful storytelling at international film festivals. Whispers: Waves of the Diary Experimental short \u00b7 Official wins Replaced Psychological sci-fi short \u00b7 A LEVM Studios production in collaboration with the Birkbeck Short Filmmaking Society<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-no-title","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2136","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michalindrak.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2136","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/michalindrak.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/michalindrak.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michalindrak.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michalindrak.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2136"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/michalindrak.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2136\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2147,"href":"https:\/\/michalindrak.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2136\/revisions\/2147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michalindrak.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}