Afarin Eghbal - Abuelas Awards List
14x Nominations
*** Nominated for Best Student Documentary Award at Sheffield Doc/Fest (Jun 2011)
*** Nominated for Gold Hugo Award for Best Short Film at Chicago International Film Festival (Oct 2011)
*** BAFTA Nomination for Best Short-Animation (Feb 2012)
*** Nominated for the Golden Firebird Award at the Hong Kong International Film Festival (Apr 2012)
*** Royal Television Society Nomination for Best Post-graduate Animation (May 2012)
*** Shortlisted for the Student category of the One World Media Awards (May 2012)
*** Nominated for the Student College Film Category of the Wild Rose Independent Film Festival (Nov 2012)
*** Nominated for the Director of Shorts Category of the Wild Rose Independent Film Festival (Nov 2012)
*** Finalist for Cinema Eye Honor for Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Short Filmmaking (Jan 2013)
*** Runner up for Best Short Film Audience Award at the Portland International Film Festival (Feb 2013)
*** Finalist for the Cinemadamare Travelling Film Festival (Jun-Sep 2013)
*** Nominated for Best Animation Category of the Maverick Movie Awards (Oct 2013)
*** Nominated for Best Production Design Category of the Maverick Movie Awards (Oct 2013)
*** Nominated for Best Student Picture Category of the Maverick Movie Awards (Oct 2013)
70 x Awards Won
1. Audience Award for Best British Film = London International Animation Festival (Aug 2011)
2. Jury Special Mention for Best of Festival = London International Animation Festival (Aug 2011)
3. Jury Special Mention for Short Film = Chicago International Film Festival (Oct 2011)
4. Crystal Heart Award for Short Film = Heartland Film Festival (Oct 2011)
5. Jury Grand Prize for Documentary-Shorts = Austin Film Festival (Oct 2011)
6. Special Video Award = United Nations Association Film Festival (Oct 2011)
7. Augustin Award for Best British Film = Leed s International Film Festival (Nov 2011)
8. Golden Mikeldi for Animation = Bilbao International Documentary & Short Film Festival (Nov 2011)
9. Arte Short Film Prize = Munich International Festival of Film Schools (Nov 2011)
10. Creative Film Making Award = National Association for Higher Education in Moving Image (Nov 2011)
11. Jury Honourable Mention for Documentary = Bristol Encounters International Short Film Festival (Nov 2011)
12. Special Golden Jabberwocky for Best Student Animation = Krakow International Film Festival Etiuda & Anima (Nov 2011)
13. Vienna Audience Award = Anilogue International Animation Festival (Nov 2011)
14. Amnesty Int’l France Prize = Rencontres Henri Langlois International Film Schools Festival (Dec 2011)
15. Best Documentary-Short = International Student Film Festival London (Feb 2012)
16. Audience Choice Award = International Student Film Festival London (Feb 2012)
17. Best Student Film = Thin Line Film Festival, Texas (Feb 2012)
18. Audience Choice Award for Best Animated Film = Sedona International Film Festival (Feb 2012)
19. Best Animation Award = Peace on Earth Film Festival (Feb 2012)
20. Jury Special Mention for Short Film = Bermuda International Film festival (Mar 2012)
21. International Jury Special Distinction = Roanne International Festival of Animated Short Films (Mar 2012)
22. Best Short Film Documentary Award = It’s All True International Documentary Festival, Brazil (Mar 2012)
23. Belgrade Golden Medal for Best Documentary Film = Belgrade Documentary & Short Film Festival (Apr 2012)
24. Best Animation = Aspen ShortsFest (Apr 2012) Oscar Qualifying Award
25. Full Frame President’s Award = Full Frame Documentary Film Festival (Apr 2012)
26. Jury Special Mention for Unique Storytelling in Student Shorts = Dallas International Film Festival (Apr 2012)
27. First Prize Animation Award = Athens International Film & Video Festival (Apr 2012) Oscar Qualifying Award
28. Student Production Postgraduate Award = BUFVC Learning On Screen Awards (Apr 2012)
29. Premier Award = BUFVC Learning on Screen Awards (Apr 2012)
30. Best Experimental Film = Busan International Short Film Festival (May 2012)
31. Jury Special Mention for Student Film = Leiden International Short Film Experience (Jun 2012)
32. Panasonic Audience Award = NAHEMI BFI Eat Our Shorts (Jul 2012)
33. Best Documentary Award = Rushes Soho Shorts Film Festival (Jul 2012)
34. Best Film = Wimbledon Short Film Festival (Jul 2012)
35. Audience Award = Wimbledon Short Film Festival (Jul 2012)
36. Special Jury Mention for Short-Animation = Guanajuato International Film Festival (Jul 2012)
37. Special Jury Mention for Short Films = Traverse City Film Festival (Aug 2012)
38. Best Student Short Film = Docutah Southern Utah International Documentary film Festival (Sep 2012)
39. Best Student Short = 2012 Philadelphia Film & Animation Festival (Sep 2012)
40. BAFTA LA Certificate of Excellence = Mill Valley Film Festival (Oct 2012)
41. River Admiration Award (for Outstanding Film) = Silent River Film Festival (Oct 2012)
42. 1st Place Animation Award = Bayou City Inspirational Film Festival (Oct 2012)
43. CILECT Prize 2012 for Best Animation – CILECT 2012 (Oct 2012)
44. Special Jury Mention = Primanima World Festival of First Animations (Oct 2012)
45. Special Short Documentary Jury Prize for Artistry = Indie Memphis Film Festival (Oct 2012)
46. Award of Merit in Student Film Category = Women’s Independent Film Festival (Nov 2012)
47. Blogger’s Prize = Festival Cinema et Droits Humains (Amnesty Int’l Paris) (Nov 2012)
48. Best Documentary Short = Wild Rose Independent Film Festival (Nov 2012)
49. Distinctive Achievement Award for Best International Film = Wild Rose Independent Film Festival (Nov 2012)
50. Distinctive Achievement Award for Animation = Wild Rose Independent Film Festival (Nov 2012)
51. Distinctive Achievement Award for Editing Short = Wild Rose Independent Film Festival (Nov 2012)
52. Distinctive Achievement Award for Production Design = Wild Rose Independent Film Festival (Nov 2012)
53. University of Szczecin Student Jury Award = 21st DokumentART European Film Festivals for Documentaries (Nov 2012)
54. Best Animation Award = Miami Short Film Festival (Dec 2012)
55. Best Short Film Prize = Human Screen Film Festival, Tunisia (Dec 2012)
56. Jury Award for Best Short Film = British Shorts Film Festival, Berlin (Jan 2013)
57. Spirit of the Hoka Award for Best Animated Short = Oxford Film Festival, USA (Feb 2013)
58. Overall “Best of Show” Winner = George Lindsey UNA Film Fest (Mar 2013)
59. Best Student Documentary = George Lindsey UNA Film Fest (Mar 2013)
60. Best Story = George Lindsey UNA Film Fest (Mar 2013)
61. Best Cinematography = George Lindsey UNA Film Fest (Mar 2013)
62. Best Editing = George Lindsey UNA Film Fest (Mar 2013)
63. Best Animation Award = Taos Shortz Film Festival (Mar 2013)
64. Best Student Short = Los Angeles Women’s International Film Festival (Mar 2013)
65. Best Short Film (Overall Winner) = Skepto International Film Festival, Cagliari, Italy (Apr 2013)
66. Youth Jury Award for Most Inspirational Short Film – Reel to Real International Film Festival for Youth, Vancouver, Canada (Apr 2013)
67. Best Animation Award = Be Film The Underground Film Festival (Formerly Tribeca Underground Film Festival), NYC (Apr 2013)
68. Overall Winner = Virgin Atlantic Film Festival in the Sky (Sep 2013)
69. Best Student Short = Indie Spirit Film Festival (Oct 2013)
70. Jury Special Mention = Interfilm Short Film Festival, Berlin (Nov 2013)