Awards

FANDANGO AT THE WALL
San Diego Latino Film Festival “Best Documentary” Audience Award
Florida Film Festival “Grand Jury Award” Nomination
Ford Foundation Grantee
Miranda Foundation Grantee

BIG VOICE
Bronze Telly Award, PBS Broadcast
Best Feature Documentary, NewFilmmakers Los Angeles
Best Premier Documentary, Heartland Film Festival
Best Family Documentary, South Dakota Film Festival

ODE TO LOS ANGELES
Grand Prize, NewFilmmakers Los Angeles On Location Project
Audience Award, NewFilmmakers Los Angeles On Location Project

WHAT KIND OF PLANET ARE WE ON
New Director’s Showcase Award, Shoot Magazine
Most Innovative Non-Profit Video, YouTube

JOURNEY TO SAFETY
Silver Telly Award

A THOUSAND SIDES OF THE MOON
MSN Short Film Contest, Grand Prize

LISETTE
Finalist, Feature Film Competition, Filmaka

RACE TO THE SKY
Lincoln Mercury’s Project Rising Stars, CBS, First Place

SPRUNG
Special Jury Prize, Filmaka

WINDOW
Crystal Heart Award, Heartland Film Festival
Audience Choice Award, Moving Pictures Magazine
Most Moving Short of the Year, Moving Picture Magazine
Best Short Screenplay Award, Creative Screenwriting Magazine

FIRST KISS
Audience Award, FIlmaka
Best Comedy Short, Dragoncon Film Festival

STRETCHED TOO THING
Best Comedy Short, Raindance Film Festival

WARRIOR AT THE EDGE OF TIME
Finalist, Sundance Institute Screenwriting Competiton

VARDA BAR-KAR

Women Making A Difference Nominee, Los Angeles Magazine
Certificate of Recognition, NFMLA Board Member, City of Los Angeles
Certificate of Recognition, Women In Film PSA Committee, City of Los Angeles
Excellence in Creativity and Commerce Award, The Julian Dubuque International Film Festival

Official Selection Festival List

American Documentary Film Festival
Ann Arbor Film Festival
Atlanta Film Festival
Canada Pres Ca Court Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival
Canada’s Pres Ca Court Film Series
Carmel Film Festival
Cinequest Film Festival
Cleveland Film Festival
Fargo Film Festival
Harlem Film Festival
Hamptons International Film Festival
Hampton’s Take 2 Documentary Film Festival Heartland Film Festival
Holly Shorts Film Festival
Ischia Film Festival
Julian Dubuque Film Festival
Las Cruces International Film Festival
La Femme Film Festival
Los Angeles Short Film Festival
New Filmmakers Los Angeles
Port Townsend Women’s Film Festival
Queens World Film Festival
Raindance Film Festival
San Diego Latino Film Festival
Santa Barbara Film Festival
Sonoma International Film Festival South Dakota Film Festival
SXSW Film Festival
Women In the Director’s Chair Film Festival