Matthew Roch – Personal Profile & Awards

2025 April 18

Matthew Roch – Personal Profile & Awards

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New York Movie Awards- Best Original Screenplay
Hollywood Gold Awards- Honorable Mention- Best Short Film, Director, Drama &
Original Song
Paris Film Awards- Best Drama & Cinematography
MLC Awards- Best of the Year Winner
Snow Leopard International Film Festival- Best Color Editing
Top Shot International Film Festival- Best Drama
New York Tri-State International Film Festival- Best Drama
Scene Awards- Best of the Year Winner
Strathmore’s Who’s Who- Worldwide Edition
8 & halfilm awards- Best Indie Author of the Year
New York Neorealism Film Awards- Best Director & Screenplay
Hollywood on the Tiber Film Awards- Best Original Filmmaker, Short Film & Editing
FilmNest International Film Festival- Best Drama
Wild Filmmaker Film Festival- Best Short Film, Director, Editing & Producer
Sweet Democracy Film Awards- Best Narrative Short, Cast & Editing
Stanley Film Awards- Best Short Film, Original Idea & Editing
Sunny Film Festival- Best Drama
Silverlens Film Awards- Best Drama
Spain International Film Awards- Best Artist of the Year
International Academy Arthouse Fest- Best International Experimental Director
Pageant Film Festival- Best Drama
Indie Filmmaker Hall of Fame Awards- Best Director, Cast, Original Screenplay &
Narrative Short
New Yorker Indie Critics’ Choice Awards
Special Event at 81st Venice International Film Festival- Best Narrative Short & Indie
Filmmaker
American Film Market– Best Narrative Short & Indie Filmmaker
International Indie Cinematheque- Most Awarded Author of the Year
Independent Special Event at Sundance- Best American Indie Director & Screenplay
Special Event at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival- Best American Indie Director
& Screenplay
Hollywood Filmmakers Club
The Heart of the Indie Film Industry- Official Member of the Golden list
Indie Oscar Awards- Best American Indie Director & Screenplay
On the Roads of Cinema Film Fest 2025- Best Narrative Short, Arthouse Director &
International Screenplay
Arthouse British Academy of Film and Television Arts- Official International Member
Arthouse Movie Database Critics Choice Awards 2025- Best American Director &
International Indie Short Film
Alice- Best American Indie Director & International Screenplay
Beverly Hills Film Forum- Special Jury Award & Official Member
International Indie Film Registry- Best American Drama of the Year & Director