Binta y la Gran Idea

Best Film by an Emerging Director

21^st Chicago International Children's Film Festival, 2004

Best Short Film

10^th Palm Beach International Film Festival, 2005

Audience Award

El Cafetín Short Film Festival, 2005

Best Foreign Fiction Short Film

2^nd Action/Cut Short Film Competition, 2005

Audience award

37^th Alcances Muestra Cinematográfica del Atlántico, 2005

Best Short Film

5^th Woodstock Film Festival, 2005

Golden Lion Award

1^st Golden Lion Film Festival, 2005

Audience Award

2^nd Cortocircuito: International Short Film Festival, 2005

Best Foreign Short Film

Reno Film Festival, 2005

Silver Award - Features for Children

35^th ROSHD Film Festival, 2005

Best Short Film

35^th Alcine: Alcalá de Henares Film Festival, 2005

Special Jury Award

31^st Filmets: Badalona International Short Film Festival, 2005

FNAC Award

31^st Filmets: Badalona International Short Film Festival, 2005

Best Short Film

Actual: Escenario de Culturas Contemporaneas - Festival Sueños en Corto, 2006

Best International Cinematography

15^th Flickerfest, 2006

Best Comedy

8^th Smogdance Film Festival, 2006

Gold World Medal

New York Festivals: Film and Video Competition, 2006

Audience Award

Cortomieres: Mieres Short Film Festival, 2006

Jury Award

15^th Muestra Internacional de Cine de Palencia, 2006

Best Short Film - Younger Jury

9^th Bermuda International Film Festival, 2006

Best International Family Short Film

4^th Garden State Film Festival, 2006

Social Values Award

3^rd Creatrivas Film Festival, 2006

Best Short Film

7^th Newport Beach Film Festival, 2006

Grand Jury Prize for Best Short Film

3^rd Indianapolis International Film Festival, 2006

Markey's Humanitarian Award

3^rd Indianapolis International Film Festival, 2006

African Planet Award

3^rd Indianapolis International Film Festival, 2006

Best Narrative Film

3^rd Tribeca Underground Film Festival, 2006

Best Short Film

4^th Indie Producer Awards: Short Film Contest, 2006

Best Documentary Film

1^st Sweet Auburn International Film Festival, 2006

Best Narrative Short Film

1^st Eugene International Film Festival, 2006

Best Short Film

1^st Bridge Fest, 2006

Best Narrative Short Film

Moviesauce Film Festival, 2006

Best Narrative Short Film

6^th DeadCenter Film Festival, 2006

Best Film

3^rd SNOWYfest International Film Festival, 2006

Honorable Mention

ReelHeart International Film Festival, 2006

Best Foreign Film

2^nd Action On Film International Film Festival, 2006

Best of Show

2^nd Action On Film International Film Festival, 2006

Best Scoring

The Indie Gathering, 2006

Best Sound

The Indie Gathering, 2006

Overall Short Film

The Indie Gathering, 2006

Best Cinematography

The Indie Gathering, 2006

Best International Drama - Mid Length Film

Calgary Fringe Film Festival, 2006

Best Film of the Festival

River's Edge Film Festival, 2006

Best Music

Idaho Panhandle International Film Festival, 2006

Idaho Panhandle International Film Festival, 2006

Idaho Panhandle International Film Festival, 2006

Honorable Mention

SoCal Independent Film Festival, 2006

Director's Choice - Foreign Film

Bluegrass Independent Film Festival, 2006

Best of Series

1^st Big Sur International Short Film Screening Series, 2006

Honourable Mention

2^nd Bay Street Film Festival, 2006

Best Short Film

12^th Temecula Valley International Film Festival, 2006

Storytelling Award

8^th Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival, 2006

Best Short Film

2^nd Harlem International Film Festival, 2006

Best Cultural Issues Film

3^rd Montana CINE International Film Festival, 2006

Best Short Subject

2^nd Ellensburg Film Festival, 2006

Best of Festival

3^rd Montana CINE International Film Festival, 2006

3^rd Dixie Film Festival, 2006

Best Foreign Film

3^rd Dixie Film Festival, 2006

Best Foreign Film

Red Bank International Film Festival, 2006

Honorable Mention - Narrative Short Film

7^th Ojai Film Festival, 2006

Pilar Bardem Award

Cine Posible International Film Festival of Extremadura, 2006

8^th California Independent Film Festival, 2006

8^th California Independent Film Festival, 2006

Best Human Rights Award

Australian International Film Festival, 2006

Best of Show

2^nd Veneration Film Festival, 2006

Best Professional Film

2^nd Veneration Film Festival, 2006

Professional Film - Audience Choice

2^nd Veneration Film Festival, 2006

Best International Short Film

7^th Planet in Focus International Environmental Film & Video Festival, 2006

Best Overall Film

3^rd Poppy Jasper Film Festival, 2006

Best Drama

3^rd Poppy Jasper Film Festival, 2006

Audience Award - International Competition

11^th Siena International Short Film Festival, 2006

Best of the Fest

9^th KIDS FIRST! Film and Video Festival, 2006

Best Short Film for Ages 12-18

9^th KIDS FIRST! Film and Video Festival, 2006

Best Short Film

5^th Quintessence: Ouidah International Film Festival, 2007

Best Short Film

19^th United States Super 8 Film and Digital Video Festival, 2007

Best of Festival

Show-Me Missouri International Film Festival, 2007

Best Short Film

Show-Me Missouri International Film Festival, 2007

79^th Academy Awards, 2007

Best of Show

10^th George Lindsey UNA Film Festival, 2007

Best Professional Short Narrative

10^th George Lindsey UNA Film Festival, 2007

Best Live Action Short Film

7^th Durango Independent Film Festival, 2007

Best Short Film - Audience Award

7^th Durango Independent Film Festival, 2007

Best Short Film

Brilliant Light International Film Festival of Los Angeles, 2007

21^st Chicago International Children's Film Festival, United States

22^nd BUFF: International Children and Young People's Film Festival, Sweden

10^th Palm Beach International Film Festival, United States

Newport International Film Festival, United States

El Cafetín Short Film Festival, Spain

2^nd Action/Cut Short Film Competition, United States

2^nd Girl Fest International Women's Film Festival, United States

37^th Alcances Muestra Cinematográfica del Atlántico, Spain

25^th Breckenridge Festival of Film, United States

11^th Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films, United States

5^th Woodstock Film Festival, United States

San Francisco World Film Festival, United States

16^th New Orleans Film Festival, United States

1^st Golden Lion Film Festival, Swaziland

2^nd Cortocircuito: International Short Film Festival, Spain

Reno Film Festival, United States

19^th Leeds International Film Festival, United Kingdom

35^th ROSHD Film Festival, Iran

35^th Alcine: Alcalá de Henares Film Festival, Spain

18^th Foyle Film Festival, United Kingdom

31^st Filmets: Badalona International Short Film Festival, Spain

Anchorage International Film Festival, United States

6^th Santa Fe Film Festival, United States

Global Peace Film Festival, United States

1^st Los Angeles International Children's Film Festival, United States

9^th KIDS FIRST! Film and Video Festival, United States

Actual: Escenario de Culturas Contemporaneas - Festival Sueños en Corto, Spain

15^th Flickerfest, Australia

4^th Pune International Film Festival, India

6^th Francophone Short Film Festival, France

8^th Smogdance Film Festival, United States

New York Festivals: Film and Video Competition, United States

Children's Film Festival Seattle, United States

Cortomieres: Mieres Short Film Festival, Spain

Spiritual Film Festival, India

1^st Gem City Film Festival, United States

16^th Cinequest: San Jose Film Festival, United States

15^th Muestra Internacional de Cine de Palencia, Spain

Independent Black Film Festival, United States

30^th Cleveland International Film Festival, United States

9^th Bermuda International Film Festival, Bermuda

3^rd Creatrivas Film Festival, Spain

Phoenix Film Festival, United States

Sacramento International Film Festival, United States

4^th Garden State Film Festival, United States

5^th Ashland Independent Film Festival, United States

3^rd Syracuse International Film & Video Festival, United States

6^th ReelWorld Film Festival, Canada

7^th Newport Beach Film Festival, United States

24^th Minneapolis/St Paul International Film Festival, United States

9^th Sprockets Toronto International Film Festival for Children, Canada

3^rd Indianapolis International Film Festival, United States

3^rd Tribeca Underground Film Festival, United States

1^st Sweet Auburn International Film Festival, United States

4^th Indie Producer Awards: Short Film Contest, United States

1^st Eugene International Film Festival, United States

1^st Mendocino Film Festival, United States

1^st Bridge Fest, Canada

Moviesauce Film Festival, United States

6^th DeadCenter Film Festival, United States

Winnipeg International Film Festival, Canada

Southside Film Festival, United States

3^rd SNOWYfest International Film Festival, Australia

ReelHeart International Film Festival, Canada

1^st Big Sur International Short Film Screening Series, United States

2^nd Action On Film International Film Festival, United States

15^th Woods Hole Film Festival, United States

The Indie Gathering, United States

9^th Crested Butte Reel Fest, United States

Calgary Fringe Film Festival, Canada

5^th Gloria Film Festival, United States

River's Edge Film Festival, United States

Idaho Panhandle International Film Festival, United States

SoCal Independent Film Festival, United States

Rebelfest International Film Festival, Canada

1^st Sapporo International Short Film Festival and Market, Japan

Bluegrass Independent Film Festival, United States

Sun Valley Spiritual Film Festival, United States

3^rd Salento International Film Festival, Italy

12^th Temecula Valley International Film Festival, United States

2^nd Bay Street Film Festival, Canada

Port Townsend Film Festival, United States

8^th Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival, United States

2^nd Cakewalk Film Festival, United States

Edmonton International Film Festival, Canada

21^st Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur, Belgium

Film Pop, Canada

Home Brewed International Film Festival, Australia

2^nd Harlem International Film Festival, United States

31^st New England Film and Video Festival, United States

6^th Nevada City Film Festival, United States

3^rd Montana CINE International Film Festival, United States

Taos Mountain Film Festival, United States

2^nd Ellensburg Film Festival, United States

SignalsMedia International Short Film Festival, United Kingdom

Unabhängiges Filmfest Osnabrück, Germany

6^th New Hampshire Film Expo, United States

7^th Ojai Film Festival, United States

Red Bank International Film Festival, United States

3^rd Dixie Film Festival, United States

3^rd Mount Shasta International Film Festival, United States

Cine Posible International Film Festival of Extremadura, Spain

1^st Cackalacky Film Festival, United States

3^rd DNA Film Festival, Canada

Australian International Film Festival, Australia

25^th Uppsala International Short Film Festival, Sweden

8^th California Independent Film Festival, United States

1^st Heart of Gold International Film Festival, Australia

7^th Planet in Focus International Environmental Film & Video Festival, Canada

1^st Teaneck International Film Festival, United States

2^nd Veneration Film Festival, United States

2^nd Dominican International Film Festival, Dominican Republic

5^th Somewhat North of Boston Film Festival, United States

12^th Northampton Independent Film Festival, United States

9^th Black Earth Film Festival, United States

2^nd Santa Clarita Valley Film Festival, United States

1^st Berks County Film Festival, United States

3^rd Poppy Jasper Film Festival, United States

11^th Siena International Short Film Festival, Italy

Certamen de Cortometrajes Ciutat de Valls, Spain

5^th Quintessence: Ouidah International Film Festival, Benin

19^th United States Super 8 Film and Digital Video Festival, United States

Show-Me Missouri International Film Festival, United States

79^th Academy Awards, United States

7^th Durango Independent Film Festival, United States

Brilliant Light International Film Festival of Los Angeles, United States

10^th George Lindsey UNA Film Festival, United States