Awards and Nominations All the awards Al (and productions Al has performed in) has been nominated for and won throughout his career.
Walled IN, a short film written, acted and produced by 2018 - Selected Film Festivals: DC Independent Film Festival - Washington DC Montreal International Wreath Awards Festival - nominated for Best Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director and Best Score - Montreal, Canada Sorsi Corti Film Festival - Palermo, Italy HollyShorts Film Festival - Monthly Screenings - Los Angeles, CA Aaretaler Kurzfilmtage - Switzerland 2017 - Nominated for Best Screenplay at the Be Epic! London International Film Festival 2017 - Award of Distinction at the Canada Short Film Festival - Halifax, Canada 2017 - Selected Film Festivals: Toronto Independent Film Festival - Toronto, Canada Louisville International Festival of Film - Louisville, KT Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival - Fort Lauderdale, FLA Big Apple Film Festival - New York City, NY Sofia Independent Film Festival - Sofia, Bulgaria Festival du court meritage en outaouais - Gatineau, Quebec The Wayward Film Festival - Los Angeles, CA Canada Short Films Festival - Halifax, Canada Be Epic! London International Film Festival - London, England Hoboken to Hollywood 2011 - LA Weekly Award Winner! Best Musical, Best Direction, Best Musical Direciton 2011 - LA Theatre Alliance Ovation Award Winner! Best Musical Direction
CYRANO 2013 - LA Drama Critics Award Winner! Best Production, Best Director, Best Adaptation and Best Lead Performance - Troy Kotsur 2012 - Ovation Awards Nominee: Best Actor (Troy Kotsur) & Best Playwright (Stephen Sachs)
Movie Productions Information about all of Al’s movie productions
NIKOLAI (short) 2013 - Appearing at the Cannes Court Mertage 2013 Competition, Cannes, France
CURSING HANLEY (short) 2007 - Official Selection credits (selected) – Toronto International Film Festival (2007), American Film Institute Dallas, Short Encounters United Kingdom (opening night film), JustForLaughs Chicago
THE HAPPY COUPLE 2001 - Official Selection – Phoenix Film Festival (Winner Best Script)
Television Productions Information about all of Al’s movie productions
Theatrical Productions Information about all of Al’s movie productions 2012 - World Premiere of Award Winning Original play, CYRANO at the Deaf West /the Fountain Theatre. A new Sign Language spin on the classic love story, Los Angeles, CA 2010- World Premiere of Award Winning Musical HOBOKEN TO HOLLYWOOD, Los Angeles, CA 2008 - World Premiere of ABU GHRAIB TRIPTYCH at the Alley Theatre Workshop, Toronto, ON