David Bertran’s Coming to Terms has received both domestic and international recognition, receiving awards and being screened around the globe!
See Coming to Terms’ Official Website and Facebook Page for full details, but below is a list of its awards.
AWARDS
BEST DIRECTOR @iHOLLY FILM FESTIVAL
BEST SHORT FILM @CORTISONANTI FILM FESTIVAL amongst 548 other films!
BEST SHORT FILM AWARD @the ABERDEEN FILM FESTIVAL in Scotland!
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – SPECIAL MENTION at THE INDIEFEST FILM AWARDS!
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD in one of Spain’s most prestigious festivals, the Goya Awards qualifier FESTIVAL DE CINE DE MADRID – Plataforma de Nuevos Realizadores!
BEST ACTRESS in North Carolina @ASHEVILLE FILM FESTIVAL
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE @CATALINA FILM FESTIVAL
BEST EDITING award @LOS ANGELES NEW WAVE INTL FILM FESTIVAL
BEST STUDENT FILM @GOLDEN DOOR INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL! Especially meaningful, as this is Michael’s hometown.
BEST SHORT FILM @SEMANA DE CINE DE AUTOR DE LUGO, in Spain
SPONSOR PRIZE @FESTIVALE INTERNAZIONALE DEL CINEMA POVERO in Italy
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the COLUMBIA GORGE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL in Big Bear, CA
BEST SHORT FILM, BEST ACTOR, BEST SOUND DESIGN, and Runner-Up YOUTH ACTRESS@Action on Film 2016 Festival
SECOND PRIZE FICTION @FARCUME – FESTIVAL INTL DE CURTAS DE FARO (Portugal)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the GIOIOSA IN CORTO FILM FESTIVAL in Italy
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY @Catalan Festival CURTMIRATGES
FICT Festival Internacional de cortometrajes de Torrelavega.
3rd PRIZE – “ESTELA DE PIEDRA” over a total of 2,542 short films submitted (!!!) at the fabulous FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CORTOMETRAJES DE TORRELAVEGA, a Goya Qualifier and one of Spain´s greatest Festivals.
BEST FESTIVAL THEME (“short bridges”) @IX International Short Film Festival Corti a Ponte! CTT is one of the 3 winning films amongst 447 submissions.
Special Mention @Short of the Year Festival!
Best Student Film @ Fort Myers Beach Film Festival!
BEST TRAILER at the great GARDEN STATE FILM FESTIVAL, one of the Top Festivals in the US!
BEST PICTURE, BEST DRAMA, BEST ENSEMBLE CAST, and BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY @ the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards (LAIFFA)!
GRAND PRIX DU JURY in the International category at the Festival des 24 Courts in Le Mans!
Best Trailer, Best Trailer Score and Best Trailer Editing @FOCUS INTL FILM FESTIVAL!
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY and BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN @ the high-profile Angel Film Awards – Monaco International Film Festival!! It was one of only 12 short film finalists, out of 692 submissions!
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE for best trailer at the Accolade Global Film Competition!
BEST INTERNATIONAL FAMILY DRAMA TRAILER @ Wendy’s Shorts!
“Best Student Film” at the California International Shorts Festival!
“Audience Award”, “Best Student Film”, and “Best Original Score” at the Los Angeles Movie Awards!
Cannes Short Film Corner 2015.
Check out CTT in NYFA’s Filmmaking Student Highlight Reel 2015
Official trailer may be viewed here
Full movie of Coming to Terms may be viewed here