Awards, Cast, Credits, & Production Notes from Palpitations of Dust, Indelible Winter, The Pines of Spring, Sparse, In the Desert of Eternity, & Diamond Dust Experimental Films from Saffron Splash Media by Ann Huang

Palpitations of Dust

Awards, Nominations, Official Selections, & Screenings
 
Semi-Finalist: Best Directing (Short) | Santa Monica International Filmmaker Awards | August 30, 2024
 
*Star of Venice: Short Film (includes 6 Nominations) | Venice under the Stars - International Film Festival  | April - July 2024
 
Official Selection and Live Screening | California Women's Film Festival | July 7, 2024
 
Official Selection: Best Experimental | Cannes Arts Film Fest | May 24, 2024
 
Best Director Short Film | California International Film Festival | December 23, 2023
 
Best Experimental Film | Indiefare International Film Festival | December 15, 2023
 
SOLO EXHIBITION | ART SHOW INTERNATIONAL | THE ARTIST ANN HUANG 
 
BOOMER GALLERY MAGAZINE | FIRST EDITION | THE NEW ARTIST
 
Featured in Dab Art on Artsy.net | ART IN THE TIME OF CORONA Vol 1 | February - December, 2021
 
Public Screenings | IPIC Westwood | July 8-14, 2019
 
Official Selection | Chicago Amarcord Arthouse Television & Video Awards | November 10, 2018

Honorable Mention | Hollywood New Directors | August 10, 2018

Honorable Mention | Film Freeway Experimental Forum | August 2018

Best US Short Film (Nomination) | Love International Film Festival | July 24-27, 2018

Official Selection | Berlin Short Film Festival | June 28 - July 1, 2018

Official Selection (Fiction Short Film) | Five Continents International Film Festival (FICOCC) | June 2018

Award of Merit | Southern Shorts Awards | April 14th, 2018

Official Selection | London Independent Film Festival | April 13-22, 2018

Official Selection | PhotoDiversity Film Festival | March 20-22, 2018

Official Selection | Logcinema Art Films | Jan 13-14, 2018

Semi-Finalist | German United Film Festival | January 1, 2018

Honorary Mention (Experimental) | Los Angeles Film Awards | December 2017

Pre-Selection | Singapore International Film Festival | December 2017

Official Selection (Experimental) | Near Nazareth Festival | December 13-17, 2017

Pre-Selection | Rome Film Awards | October 18, 2017

Winner (Experimental) | Laughlin International Film Festival | October 12-15, 2017

Official Selection | San Pedro Film Festival | October 8, 2017

Semi-Finalist | Madrid Art Film Festival | September 29-30, 2017

Semi-Finalist | Cinema London | September 22, 2017

Official Selection | Festival Angelica | September 18-24, 2017

Best Experimental Project Nomination & Screening | Action on Film Festival | August 24-26, 2017

Best Sound Design (Short) Nomination, Best Supporting Actor (Short) Nomination | Hollywood Dreamz International Film Festival | August 24-26, 2017

Semi-Finalist | Malta Film Festival | August 24-25, 2017

Best Experimental Short Film | Prince of Prestige Academy Award | July 29, 2017

Best Director (Short Film) Nomination, Best Actor Nomination, Best Director Nomination | World Music & Independent Film Festival | July 22-30, 2017

Official Selection (Narrative) | Synimatica Short Film Festival | July 15-30, 2017

Best Short Film Nomination | California Women’s Film Festival | July 14-16, 2017

Talented New Filmmaker & Short Film Nomination | Nice International Film Festival | May 18, 2017

Official Selection (Autumn Session) | Auckland International Film Festival | Autumn 2017

Nomination | Taste Awards | February 20, 2017

Winner of Best Experimental Film | Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival | February 17, 2017

Best Experimental Film | Los Angeles Cinema Festival of Hollywood | January 11, 2017

 

Indelible Winter

Awards, Nominations, & Official Selections

Semi-Finalist: Best Dance or Poetic | CINESCAPE Lisbon | October 4, 2024

Semi-Finalist: Best Experimental Film | Lonely Wolf International Film Festival | December 18, 2024

Semi-Finalist: Best Experimental Film |  PlanetCinema  | February 25, 2025

Semi-Finalist: Best Thriller | FILMHAUSE | October 30, 2024

Nominee: Best Dance or Poetic Film | C L I M A X Festival Internacional de Cinema Independiente | April 24, 2024

Semi-Finalist: Best Thriller | NOCTURNA Online Brooklyn Film Festival | November 27, 2024

EXCEPTIONAL ACHIEVEMENT & Live Screening | Multi Dimension Independent Film Festival | January 24, 2024

Best Women's Issue Short | Arthouse Festival of Beverly Hills | November 11, 2022

Exhibizone | Diversia: Culture - 2021 Online Group Exhibition | May 1 - 31, 2021

Best Director | The Jane Austen International Film Festival  | September 15 - 17, 2020

Featured in The UMass Dartmouth University Art Gallery Exhibition | We are All Contagious | May 20 - Dec 31, 2020

Featured on Social Media | Independent Shorts Awards Streaming Channel | November 4, 2019

Official Selection | French Independent Film Festival | November 29, 2019

Official Selection | BLOW-UP - International Arthouse FILM FEST - Chicago | November 9-11, 2019

Public Screenings | IPIC Westwood | July 8-14, 2019

Official Selection | Les Rimbaud du Cinéma | October 19, 2019

Semi-Finalist | Near Nazareth Festival (NNF) | December 2-6, 2018

Official Selection | Global Film Festival Awards | November 2018

Best Demiurgic Project (Nomination) | Prince of Prestige Academy Award (POPAA) | 2018

Official Selection | WRPN Short, Tight and Loose Global Film Festival Competition (WSTL) | December 2018

Official Selection | Travel FilmFest | October 2018

Official Selection (Art-House Film) | Depth of Field International Film Festival | Fall 2018

Award of Merit (Experimental) | The IndieFEST Film Awards | August 2018

Best Editing Award | Independent Shorts Awards | July 2018

Best Experimental Short (Nomination) | Top Indie Film Awards | June 2018

Best Original Idea (Nomination) | Top Indie Film Awards | June 2018

2018 Silver Winner | International Independent Film Awards | Winter 2018

Official Selection | Austin Spotlight Film Festival | January 24, 2018

Ann Huang's experimental short film Indelible Winter was reviewed by the Utah Film Awards. 

 

The Pines of Spring

Awards, Nominations, Official Selections, & Screenings

Semi-Finalist: Best Experimental Short | Nashville Independent Filmmakers Festival  | February 28, 2024

Finalist: Best Green or Organic Program, Series or Film | The TASTE AWARDS Film, Television and Video Competition | February 15, 2024

Semi-Finalist: Best Short Director | Seattle Filmmaker Awards | July 27, 2023

Best Experimental Nomination | LA Independent Women Film Awards | July 14, 2023

Semi-Finalist: Best Short Film | Santa Fe Independent Film Festival | May 19, 2023

Semi-Finalist: Best Director Short Film | Monte Carlo Movie Awards | October 14, 2022

Finalist | Los Angeles Theatrical Release Competition and Awards  | April 9, 2021

Featured on 311 Art Gallery | Your Place at the Table | November 6 - 27, 2020

Featured on Woman Made Org | LOSS, A Virtual Exhibition | September 4 - 27, 2020

Emerging Director Award Winner | ACTORS SCREEN AWARDS | July 1, 2020

Award Winner | Chicago AMARCORD ARTHOUSE TELEVISION & VIDEO AWARDS | November 19, 2019

Official Selection | International Women's Film Festival | November 1, 2019

Public Screenings | IPIC Westwood | July 8-14, 2019

Semi-Finalist: So-Cal Filmmakers | Los Angeles CineFest | January 26, 2019

El Rey Award for Excellence in Experimental Filmmaking | Barcelona International Film Festival | June 17, 2019 Selection | LA Shorts Awards | December 15, 2018

Best Jury Award of the Month | Direct Monthly Online Film Festival (DMOFF) | November 2018

Semi-Finalist + Honorable Mention | Los Angeles Film Awards | November 2018

Best Experimental Film | Barcelona International Film Festival | June 17, 2019

Official Selection | 24th Annual SPE Women's Film & Video Festival | March 7, 2019

Official Selection | Chandler Film Festival | January 17-21, 2019

Ann Huang’s Interview for the LA Film Awards

Best Editing Award | Marina del Rey Film Festival | October 17-21, 2018

 

Sparse

Awards, Nominations, Official Selections, & Screenings

Semi-Finalist: Best Us Experimental Short | Austin International Art Festival | July 18, 2024

Semi-Finalist: Best Women Empowered Film | Calgary Indie Film Awards | May 24, 2024

Finalist: Best Short Film | Prague International Film Awards | April 26, 2024

Official Selection: Experimental Film |  Hollywood Gold Awards | April 5, 2024

Best Experimental Project & Best Film Noir |  8 & Halfilm Awards | March 28, 2024 

Award Winner: Best Experimental | Movie Play International Film Festival | March 18, 2024

(EXCLUSIVE) Interview with Ann Huang |  WILD FILMMAKER |  March 7, 2024

Award Winner: Best Experimental | New York Independent Cinema Awards (The 22nd Edition) | March 1, 2024

Official Selection: Best Experimental Film | Golden State Film Festival | February 22, 2024

Official Selection: Best Experimental Film | Symbiotic Film Festival Kiev | January 13, 2024

Finalist: Experimental Films (any length) | Swedish Academy of Motion Picture Awards | December 29, 2023

Semi-Finalist: Women Empowerment Short  | Rotterdam Independent Film Festival | October 13, 2023

Quarter-Finalist: Best Female Directing in Short |  Vancouver International Movie Awards | January 21, 2022

Semi-Finalist | Lisbon Film Rendezvous | June 22, 2021

Artistonish - March 2021 | Discover the Artist Media by biafarinart - Issuu

Featured on The Holy Art - ART GALLERY | HUMANOIDS | December 21-27, 2020 

Best Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment | Nature Without Borders International Film Festival | December 6, 2020

Official Selection | BLOW-UP - International Arthouse FILM FEST - Chicago | November 9-11, 2019

Public Screenings | IPIC Westwood | July 8-14, 2019

Official Selection (New Industry Selection) | Oaxaca FilmFest | October 4-10, 2019 

Semi-Finalist: Best Editing | Utah Film Festival | April 5, 2019

 

In The Desert of Eternity

Awards, Nominations, Official Selections, & Screenings

Nominee: Best Experimental | Toronto Art Film Spirit Awards | Aug 12, 2024

Official Selection: Experimental Film | International Gold Awards | April 5, 2024

Honorable Mention: Best Director | Miami Women Film Festival | March 1, 2024

Best Acting Ensemble (Nomination) | New York Metropolitan Screenwriting Competition & Film Awards | October 15, 2023

Best Experimental Short | Los Angeles International Film Festival | November 6, 2022

Quarter-Finalist Best Short | Serbest International Film Festival (SIFF) | September 5, 2022

Jury Special Award | First Women Film Festival (Close Film Festival) | June 30, 2022 IRAN

Semi-Finalist/a Short about Women | New York International Women Festival | April 22, 2022

Best Short Film or Documentary (10 - 40 minutes) | 12th Annual TASTE AWARDS Film, Television and Video Competition | February 4, 2021

Featured on The Holy Art - ART GALLERY | HUMANOIDS | December 21-27, 2020 

 

Diamond Dust

Awards, Nominations, Official Selections, & Screenings

Official Selection: Best Director, Best Narrative Short | New York Liff-Off Film Festival | July 1, 2024

Silver Award Winner: Experimental Film | Hollywood Gold Awards | June 30, 2024

Semi-Finalist: a Short Film directed by a Woman | New York International Women Festival | April 29, 2024

Nominee: Best Director | Toronto Indie Shorts | March 31, 2024

Award Winner: Best Editing | Swiss Screenwriting and Cinematic Summit | March 18, 2024

Honorable Mention: Best Experimental Short Film | Sofia World Film Festival | March 9, 2024

Semi-Finalist: Best Director | Brooklyn International Short Awards | February 28, 2024

Finalist: Best Green or Organic Program, Series or Film | The TASTE AWARDS Film, Television and Video Competition | February 15, 2024

Best Experimental Nominee  | Berlin International Art Film Festival | November 29, 2023

Best Experimental Film | Odyssey Script and Film festival | November 12, 2023

Honorable Mention: Indie Film | Los Angeles Film Awards | June 23, 2023

Winner Best Experimental Short and Official Screening | L.A. IFS Film Festival | May 27-28, 2023

 

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