Awards and Nominations
The following are the nominations and awards received for film and screen productions that Ariana has been a part of contributing to. This list may be incomplete and is subject to change.
Kaatohkitopii: The Horse He Never Rode (Blackfoot Nation Films):
ImagineNATIVE Arts and Media Festival - Official Selection 2022
Heartbeat of a Nation (National Film Board of Canada):
Calgary International Film Festival - Official Selection 2022
Vancouver Film Festival - Official Selection 2022
ImagineNATIVE Arts and Media Festival - Official Selection 2022
Abu & Mo (1844 Studios):
Edmonton International Film Festival - Official Selection 2022
Colorblind (1844 Studios):
Edmonton International Film Festival - Official Selection 2022
Sensei (2019)(Urban Island Films):
Western Canadian International Film Festival - Best Documentary Winner - 2022
IndieFest Film Awards - Award of Merit Winner 2022
Sweden Film Awards - Winner 2022
Edmonton Short Film Festival - Official Selection 2022
The IndieFest - Humanitarian Award Honorable Mention 2019
Stockholm City Film Festival - Official Selection 2022
Jelly Film Festival - Official Selection 2022
Reoccurring (2019) (Piano Factory Films):
Beertown Film Festival - Best Short Fiction Winner 2020
SHORT to the Point Festival - Low Budget Winner 2020
Short Film Factory - Official Selection 2020
Ver Cine - Official Selection 2020
The Lift-Off Sessions - Official Selection 2020
We Three (2019) (Will Peppercorn Films):
Royal Television Society Scotland - Nominee 2019
TAP (2019) (Jess Boyd Films):
Sydney Women's Film Festival - Best Short Film Winner 2022
Busho Film Festival - Official Selection 2022
New Rennaissance Film Festival - Official Selection 2022
"Ariana was an incredible presence on set; she showed up for the production in every way possible. The talent loved working with her, the producers loved working with her, I loved working with her!"
- Samuel Miller, Executive Producer / Director "Hey Viktor!"(2022),
Bestselling New York Times Author
We had the pleasure of working with Ariana as our boom operator on 1844 Studios’ film called “ColorBlind”. We couldn’t be happier with Ariana’s professionalism, preparedness, competency, ingenuity and kindness. She’s simply one of our favorite people to work with. I wholeheartedly recommend her.
- Nauzanin Knight,
Director, 1844 Studios