2012

1. ★FIPA Biarritz 2012 - THE CLAY DIARIES - Best Documentary
   

2. ★Spirit Awards 2012 - WITHOUT - Audi Someone to Watch Award (Mark Jackson)
   

2011

1. ★Marrakesh IFF - WITHOUT - Spirit Award Nomination, Best Actress (Joslyn Jensen)
   

2. ★Huelva LAFF - KAREN CRIES ON THE BUS - Best First Feature Film
   

3. ★Rencontres du cinéma slovaque et de‘l Europe centrale - AMNESTY - Prix des cinéphiles
   

4. ★Lisbon & Estoril FF - AMNESTY - Special Mention
   

5. ★LesGaiCineMad IFF - MY LAST ROUND - Best Actors (Roberto Farías, Héctor Morales)
   

6. ★Mar del Plata IFF - WITHOUT - Silver Astor for the Best Actress (Joslyn Jensen)
   

7. ★Festival Cine B - VERANO - Best Director, Best Actors
   

8. ★Thessaloniki IFF - WITHOUT - Best Director
   

9. ★IndieMemphis IFF - WITHOUT - Best Narrative Feature Film
   

10. ★Barcelona GLBT IFF - MY LAST ROUND - Diversity Award for the Best Film
    

11. ★Hamptons IFF - WITHOUT - Best Cinematography, Wouter Barendrecht Pioneering Vision Award
    

12. ★Costa del Sol GLBT IFF - SASHA - Best Film
    

13. ★Festival de Cine Internacional Fine Arts Santo Domingo - HERMANO - Special Jury Mention
    

14. ★San Sebastián IFF - THE DOUBLE STEPS - Golden Shell (Best Film)
    

15. ★Festival de la Luna Valencia - SASHA - Best Actress (Zeljka Preksavec)
    

16. ★Queer Lisboa FF - MY LAST ROUND - Best Actor (Roberto Farias)
    

17. ★Avanca IFF - ROBERT MITCHUM IS DEAD - Special Mention for the Best Feature Film
    

18. ★Outview FF Athens - SASHA - Special Mention for the Best Direction
    

19. ★China International Children‘s FF - THE LAST SUMMER OF THE BOYITA - Best Feature Film
    

20. ★Monaco FF 2011 - HELLO! HOW ARE YOU? - Special Jury Price, Award for the Most Promising Director
    

21. ★Atlanta IFF 2011 - WITHOUT - Special Jury Price
    

22. ★CineLatino 2011 - HERMANO - Vivat Lingua! Audience Award
    

23. ★Lecce EFF 2011 - AMNESTY - Special Jury Prize, FIPRESCI Award, Cineuropa Prize
    

24. ★Sidewalk Moving Pictures FF 2011 - WITHOUT - Best Feature Film
    

25. ★Nashville IFF 2011 - THE LAST SUMMER OF THE BOYITA - Women In Film & Television Award (Best Female Director)
    

26. ★Mostra de Cinema Llatinoamericà Lleida 2011 - HERMANO - Best Director, Audience Award
    

27. ★Sarasota IFF 2011 - WITHOUT - Special Jury Award
    

28. ★Prague IFF 2011 - THE CHRISTENING - Grand Prix
    

29. ★Marseille LAFF 2011 - HERMANO - Colibri de Oro (Best Film)
    

30. ★Berlinale 2011 - AMNESTY - C.I.C.A.E. award
    

31. ★Festival del Sol Tenerife 2011 - SASHA - Best Film
    

32. ★Florida IFF 2011 - WITHOUT - Special Jury Price
    

33. ★Vittorio Veneto IFF 2011 - THE LAST SUMMER OF THE BOYITA - Quality Jury Price
    

34. ★Mons Festival du Film d‘Amour 2011 - THE CHRISTENING - Grand Prix
    

35. ★Slamdance IFF 2011 - WITHOUT - Special Jury Price
    

36. ★Angers Premiers Plans 2011 - ROBERT MITCHUM IS DEAD - Grand Jury Price
    

37. ★Zinegoak GLFF 2011 - SASHA - Best Film
    

2010

1. ★Olympia IFF 2010 - THE LAST SUMMER OF THE BOYITA - Best Young Actor (Nicolás Treise)
   

2. ★Kerala IFF 2010 - THE LAST SUMMER OF THE BOYITA - Best Director
   

3. ★Toronto EFF 2010 - SMALL CRIME - Magna Audience Award
   

4. ★La Habana LAFF 2010 - HERMANO - Special Jury Price
   

5. ★El Lugar Sin Limites 2010 - SUDDENLY LAST WINTER - Best Documentary
   

6. ★Mezipatra GLFF 2010 - SASHA - Audience Award
   

7. ★Sitges IFFF 2010 - PHASE 7 - Best Script
   

8. ★Hof IFF 2010 - SASHA - German Film Advancement Award for Music and Sound Design (Peter Aufderhaar)
   

9. ★Hof IFF 2010 - MARIEKE, MARIEKE - Bildkunst Award for the Best Production Design
   

10. ★Copenhagen GLFF 2010 - THE LAST SUMMER OF THE BOYITA - Best Film
    

11. ★Quito Cero Latitud FF 2010 - CRAB TRAP - Best Script (Premio Semilla al Mejor Guión)
    

12. ★Ro-IFF 2010 - THE LAST SUMMER OF THE BOYITA - Best Actress (Guadalupe Alonso)
    

13. ★Golden Rose Varna National FF 2010 - TILT - Special Jury Award, Best Actor (Yavor Baharov), Best Supporting Actor (Ovanesh Torosyan)
    

14. ★Cinessonne IFF 2010 - SLOVENIAN GIRL - Best Actress (Nina Ivanisin)
    

15. ★Minsk IFF 2010 - HERMANO - Best Director, Audience Award
    

16. ★Reykjavik IFF 2010 - THE CHRISTENING - Special Jury Mention
    

17. ★New England Ibero American FF 2010 - THE LAST SUMMER OF THE BOYITA - Best Emerging Director
    

18. ★Queer Lisboa FF 2010 - THE LAST SUMMER OF THE BOYITA - Best Film, Best Actress (Guadalupe Alonso, Nicolás Treise  and Mirella Pascual)
    

19. ★Gdynia Polish FF 2010 - THE CHRISTENING - Silver Lions, Best Actors (Tomasz Schuchardt, Wojciech Zielinski), Best Editing (Piotr Kmiecik)
    

20. ★Gramado FF 2010 - CRAB TRAP - Critic‘s Prize, Student Jury Award
    

21. ★Los Angeles LAFF 2010 - HERMANO - Audience Award
    

22. ★Cine Ceará FF 2010 - THE LAST SUMMER OF THE BOYITA - Best Film, Best Editing (Rosario Suarez/ Andrés Tambornino), Best Sound (Lena Esquenazi/Adriano Salgado)
    

23. ★Moscow IFF 2010 - HERMANO - Best Film, Critic‘s Award, Audience Award
    

24. ★Fortaleza LAFF 2010 - THE LAST SUMMER OF THE BOYITA - Best Sound (Lena Esquenazi/Adriano Salgado), Best Editing (Rosario Suarez/ Andrés Tambornino), Best Film
    

25. ★Festival of Nations Ebensee 2010 - REVENGE - Special Jury Mention (Bronze Bear)
    

26. ★Festival of Nations Ebensee 2010 - LEFT - Special Jury Mention (Silver Bear)
    

27. ★Open Doek FF 2010 - CRAB TRAP - Special Youth Jury Mention
    

28. ★California Independent FF 2010 - THE WORLD IS BIG - Best Picture
    

29. ★CineLatino Tübingen 2010 - CRAB TRAP - Audience Award
    

30. ★Beldocs FF 2010 - A STAR IS BORN - Best Regional Film
    

31. ★BAFICI 2010 - CRAB TRAP - Special Jury Mention
    

32. ★Málaga IFF 2010 - THE LAST SUMMER OF THE BOYITA - Best Director
    

33. ★Toulouse Latin-American FF 2010 - THE LAST SUMMER OF THE BOYITA - Audience Award
    

34. ★Toulouse Latin-American FF 2010 - CRAB TRAP - Prix Découverte de la Critique Française, Prix du Rail d‘Oc
    

35. ★Festival del Sol Gran Canarias 2010 - NO END - Best Actress (Irene Ivaldi)
    

36. ★Fribourg IFF 2010 - CRAB TRAP - Youth Jury Price
    

37. ★Las Palmas IFF 2010 - CRAB TRAP - Best First Feature Film
    

38. ★Miami IFF 2010 - THE LAST SUMMER OF THE BOYITA - Jordan Alexander Ressler Screenwriting Award
    

39. ★Sofia IFF 2010 - THE LAST SUMMER OF THE BOYITA - Special Jury Award
    

40. ★Cartagena IFF 2010 - THE LAST SUMMER OF THE BOYITA - Best Supporting Actress (Mirella Pascual), Best Photography (Lucio Bonelli), Special Jury Price
    

41. ★Berlin IFF 2010 - CRAB TRAP - FIPRESCI Award
    

42. ★Jussi Finnish Film Awards - LAST COWBOY STANDING - Best Script, Best Sound Design
    

2009

1. ★Les Arcs European FF 2009 - SLOVENIAN GIRL - Best Actress (Nina Ivanisin)
   

2. ★European FF Eritrea 2009 - THE WORLD IS BIG - Audience Award
   

3. ★Noah‘s Arc FF Moscow 2009 - THE WORLD IS BIG - Best Script
   

4. ★La Habana IFF 2009 - CRAB TRAP - Special Jury Price Premio Coral Section Best First Feature Film
   

5. ★Saturno IFF Alatri 2009 - THE WORLD IS BIG - Saturno d‘Oro - Best Film, Best Actor (Miki Manojlovic)
   

6. ★Minsk IFF 2009 - THE WORLD IS BIG - Grand Prix
   

7. ★El Ojo Cojo 2009 - SUDDENLY LAST WINTER - Best Film
   

8. ★Mostra de Valencia 2009 - SLOVENIAN GIRL - Best Actress (Nina Ivanisin)
   

9. ★Benalmádena IFF 2009 - THE WORLD IS BIG - Audience Award, Award of the Young Jury
   

10. ★Pusan  IFF 2009 - LAST COWBOY STANDING - Flash Forward Award
    

11. ★Calgary IFF 2009 - KARAOKE - Maverick Award
    

12. ★Festroia 2009 - THE WORLD IS BIG - Best Director (Stephan Komandarev), Audience Award, SIGNIS Award
    

13. ★International Summer Film Festival of Durres 2009 - THE WORLD IS BIG - Best Director (Stephan Komandarev)
    

14. ★Taipei Film Festival 2009 - YANG YANG - Special Jury Price, first Audience Choice Award, Best Actress (Sandrine Pinna),  the Best Music (Lim Giong)
    

15. ★Taipei Film Festival 2009 - THE WORLD IS BIG - Second Audience Choice Award
    

16. ★Filmfestival der Nationen Ebensee 2009 - YURI‘S DAY - Golden Bear (Best Feature Film)
    

17. ★Filmfestival der Nationen Ebensee 2009 - DOT.COM - Silver Bear
    

18. ★Filmfestival der Nationen Ebensee 2009 - SCRATCH - Honorable Mention
    

19. ★Hungarian Film Week 2009 - LOST TIMES - Golden Reel (Best Feature Film)
    

20. ★AFI Dallas 2009 - SUDDENLY LAST WINTER - Special Jury Prize
    

21. ★Kimera Film Festival 2009 - DOT.COM - Best Movie, Best Director (Luís Galvão Teles), Audience Award for the Best Feature Film, Best Cinematography (MIguel Sales Lopes)
    

22. ★Kimera Film Festival 2009 - ACT OF VIOLENCE - Best Actor (Vinzent Kiefer)
    

23. ★Kimera Fim Festival 2009 - TRES MINUTOS - Best Soundtrack (Nicolas Posse, Mono Morello, Luciano Bertone)
    

24. ★Bridge Fest Sarajevo 2009 - CLANDESTINOS - Best Feature Film
    

25. ★Italian Critic‘s Awards 2009 - SUDDENLY LAST WINTER - Nastro D‘Argento
    

26. ★Vilnius IFF 2009 - THE WORLD IS BIG - Best Film, Best Actor (Miki Manojlovic)
    

27. ★ZINEGOAK Bilbao 2009 - SUDDENLY LAST WINTER - Best Documentary
    

2008

1. ★Cinhomo Valladolid 2008 - CLANDESTINOS - Jury Special Mention
   

2. ★Festivalissimo Montreal Ibero Latinoamerican Film Festival - MATAR A TODOS - Prix du Public
   

3. ★Eco Film Festival Seia 2008 - DOT.COM - Honorable Mention
   

4. ★Warsaw International Film Festival 2008 - YURI´S DAY - Grand Prix
   

5. ★Warsaw International Film Festival 2008 - TRICKS - The Eagle for Best Direction and Golden Tape Award
   

6. ★Bergen IFF 2008 - THE WORLD IS BIG - Main Award
   

7. ★4th Funchal IFF Madeira Islands - TRICKS - Best Film and Best Director (Andrey Jakimowski)
   

8. ★Corto Imola FF 2008 - ACT OF VIOLENCE - Festival Winner (Griffin Award) for director Lars Jung
   

9. ★Rencontres Internationales Du Documentaire De Montreal - SUDDENLY LAST WINTER - Special Mention
   

10. ★DIVERSA - SUDDENLY LAST WINTER - Audience Choice as Best Documentary
    

11. ★18. FF Cottbus - SCRATCH - Special Prize for an Outstanding Artistic Contribution: Best Script (Michal Rosa)
    

12. ★Chieti Film Festival - NO END - Best Actress (Irene Ivaldi)
    

13. ★Chieti Film Festival - NO END - Best Actress (Cristina Serafini)
    

14. ★Angers 2008 - TRICKS - Special Jury Award and Audience Award
    

15. ★Sitges Fantastic Film Festival 2008 - TALE 52 - Best Script
    

16. ★Lund Fantastic Film Festival 2008 - LEFT - Silver Melies
    

17. ★Llamale H 2008 - SUDDENLY, LAST WINTER - Best Documentary
    

18. ★Gallio Film Festival 2008 - NO END - Best Screenplay
    

19. ★Gallio Film Festival 2008 - NO END - Best Actress (Irene Ivaldi)
    

20. ★EIDF-EBS International Documentary Festival South Korea - SUDDENLY, LAST WINTER - Best Documentary
    

21. ★Max Ophüls Film Festival 2008 - ACT OF VIOLENCE - Max Ophüls Preis (Youth Jury)
    

22. ★Kiev/Odessa - TRICKS - Grand Jury Prize
    

23. ★Berlinale 2008 - SUDDENLY, LAST WINTER - Special Mention (Panorama)
    

24. ★Bozen Filmfest 2008 - SUDDENLY, LAST WINTER - Winner
    

25. ★IDEM Cordoba 2008 - SUDDENLY, LAST WINTER - Winner
    

26. ★IDEM Cordoba 2008 - CLANDESTINOS - Audience Award
    

27. ★TLVFest Tel Aviv 2008 - SUDDENLY, LAST WINTER - Winner
    

28. ★Milano Mix Festival - SUDDENLY, LAST WINTER - Special Mention
    

29. ★Locarno 2008 - YURI´S DAY - Prize of the Youth Jury Prize, FICC/IFFS Don Quijote Prize and Special Mention in the Oecumenical Jury Prize
    

30. ★Miami IFF 2008 - TRICKS - Knight Grand Jury Prize
    

31. ★NewFest New York 2008 - NO END - Special Mention
    

32. ★Madrid Gay and Lesbian Film Festival 2008 - NO END - Best Actress (Irene Ivaldi)
    

33. ★Madrid Gay and Lesbian Film Festival 2008 - SUDDENLY LAST WINTER - Special Mention
    

2007

1. ★Havanna Filmfest 2007 - MATAR A TODOS - Best Actress, Roxana Blanco and Best Script
   

2. ★Madrid Gay and Lesbian Film Festival 2007 - CLANDESTINOS - Best Actor (Israel Rodríguez)
   

3. ★Biaritz IFF 2007 - MATAR A TODOS - Audience Award
   

4. ★Bratislava IFF - TRICKS - Fibpresci Prize
   

5. ★Venice Days 2007 - TRICKS - Prix Europa Cinemas and Lanterna Magica Award and European Cinemas Label for the Best European Film
   

6. ★Polish Film Festival Gdynia 2007 - TRICKS - The Golden Lions of the Best Film and the Best Producer, Best     Cinematography Award
   

7. ★Thessaloniki IFF 2007 - TRICKS - Human Values Award
   

8. ★Tbilisi IFF 2007 - TRICKS - Sergo Parajanov Prize and Grand Jury Prize - Golden Prometheus
   

9. ★Tokyo International Film Festival 2007 - TRICKS - Best Actor, Damien Ul
   

10. ★São Paulo International Film Festival 2007 - TRICKS - Special Jury Award
    

11. ★Festival of European Films on Wheels 2007 - TRICKS - Bronze Goose Award of Film Critics Jury
    

12. ★Internationales Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg 2007 - TRICKS - Special Jury Award