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
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
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
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: 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
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
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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