Say My Name is an award-winning short film with over 90 international film awards. Most short films run at a selection rate of a third of film festivals they have entered. Our film’s selection rate has been consistently running at 64-72%. This speaks into the high quality film we have created as a team. See our reviews for more details.
Film Awards
Wins
Australia: Melbourne | Sydney
Oceania: Western Samoa
South America: Rio de Janeiro
USA: Atlanta | Chicago | Colorado | Delaware | Los Angeles | New York | Salt Lake City | West Dallas | Las Vegas
UK: London
Europe: France | Greece | Italy | Lithuania | Netherlands | Sweden | Turkey
Asia: Dubai | India | Thailand
BEST SHORT FILM
Best Damn Film Awards, 2023
Swedish International Film Festival, 2023
Dubai International Cine Carnival, 2023
Travancore International Film Awards (TIFA), 2023
WRPN Women’s International Film Festival, 2023
One-Reeler Short Film Competition, 2023
8 & Halfilm Awards, Special Edition in Cannes, 2024
Newyorker Indie Critics Choice Award, 2024
City of God Film Festival, 2024
Wild Filmmaker, 2024
BEST NARRATIVE FILM
8 & Halfilm Awards, 2023
Crown Point International Film Festival, 2023
International Film Talents Awards, 2023
Travancore International Film Awards (TIFA), 2023
Festigious LA Film Competition, 2023
The Dark Side of the Cinema Film Fest Amsterdam, 2024
Diario Italiano Film Festival Florence, 2024
Special Event at 81st Venice International Film Festival, 2024
International Network Film Festival (Australia Focus), 2024
American Film Market Las Vegas, 2024
BEST AUSTRALIAN FILM
Titan International Film Festival, 2023
Awareness Award, SydFest Independent Film Festival, 2024
BEST DRAMA FILM
Best Damn Film Awards, 2023
Liber Films, 2023
Colossus Film Festival, 2023
West Dallas Film Festival, 2024
BEST INSPIRATIONAL FILM
Black Owl Film Festival, Turkey 2024
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
The Monthly Film Festival (TMFF), 2025
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD
West Dallas Film Festival, 2024
BEST SOCIAL IMPACT
American DreamScreen Festival, 2023
IndieFEST Film Awards, 2023
BEST TRUE STORY
International Film Talent Awards, 2023
International Network Film Festival (Australia Focus), 2024
BEST WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT FILM
4theatre, 2023
Phuket International Film Festival, 2023
BEST ARTISTIC AND POETIC FILM
Travancore International Film Awards (TIFA), 2023
International Network Film Festival (Australia Focus), 2024
8 & Halfilm Awards, Special Edition in Cannes, 2024
Newyorker Indie Critics Choice Awards, 2024
Australian Film Critics Award, 2024
MASTER OF THE SCREEN AWARD 2024
Phuket International Film Festival
CREATIVE GENIUS AWARD 2024
Dubai International Film Festival
BEST CINEMATIC PROJECT OF THE YEAR 2024
Wild Filmmaker
BEST FILMMAKERS (Rhoyce Nova and Mel Baker)
Travancore International Film Awards (TIFA), 2023
IndieFEST Film Awards, 2023
International Network Film Festival (Australia Focus), 2024
Special Event at 81st Venice International Film Festival, 2024
American Film Market Las Vegas, 2024
Australian Film Critics Award, 2024
BEST SCREENPLAY (Rhoyce Nova and Mel Baker)
Robinson Film Awards International Film Festival, 2023
International Film Talent Awards, 2023
8 & Halfilm Awards, Special Edition in Cannes, 2024
Newyorker Indie Critics Choice Awards, 2024
The Dark Side of the Cinema Film Fest, Amsterdam, 2024
BEST DIRECTOR (Rhoyce Nova)
Creative Vision Film Festival, 2023
Crown Point International Film Festival, 2023
Festigious International Film Festival, 2023
Liber Films, 2023
8 & Halfilm Awards, Special Edition in Cannes, 2024
Newyorker Indie Critics Choice Awards, 2024
Diario Italiano Film Festival, Florence, 2024
BEST PRODUCER (Mel Baker)
Indie Producer of the Year, 2024
BEST INDIE AUTHOR OF THE YEAR (Mel Baker)
Washington D.C. International Film Festival, 2024
8 & Halfilm Awards, Special Edition in Cannes, 2024
Telluride New Stories Film Festival, 2024
Australian Film Critics Award, 2024
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER (Zachary Peel-McGregor)
The Dark Side of the Cinema Film Fest, Amsterdam, 2024
City of God Film Festival, 2024
Special Event at 81st Venice International Film Festival, 2024
American Film Market Las Vegas, 2024
BEST ACTRESS (Quinn)
Reale Film Festival – Bimonthly awards, 2023
West Dallas Film Festival, 2024
BEST CAST (Quinn, James, Jarrah, John, Nuno, Kate, Tarni, Winnie, Darrell, Mel)
International Network Film Festival (Australia Focus), 2024
The Dark Side of the Cinema Film Fest, Amsterdam, 2024
BEST CASTING DIRECTOR (Mel Baker)
Indie Producer of the Year, 2024
City of God Film Festival, 2024
Australian Film Critics Award, 2024
BEST PRODUCTION COMPANY (Living Expressions Film – Mel Baker)
City of God Film Festival, 2024
BEST POSTER (created by Mel Baker)
Liber Films, 2023
BEST TRAILER (created by Mel Baker)
Liber Films, 2023
Nominee
BEST SHORT FILM – 100 Films Retreat, 2023
BEST SHORT FILM – London Global Film Awards, 2023
BEST ORIGINAL SONG – Indie Short Fest, 2023
BEST SHORT FILM, BEST INSPIRATIONAL FILM, BEST SHORT SCRIPT
and BEST OCEANIAN FILM – World Class Film Awards, 2024
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – TMFF, 2024
Honourable Mentions
BEST SHORT FILM – AIMAFF, Athens, 2023
BEST SHORT FILM – Voices Rising Film Festival, 2023
BEST SHORT FILM – Sydney Film & Screenplay Festival, 2023
BEST SHORT FILM – OZ Indie Film Festival, 2024
BEST SHORT FILM – Star International Film Festival, 2024
BEST FIRST-TIME FILMMAKERS – Courtyard Independent Film Festival, 2023
BEST DIRECTOR – International Film Talent Awards, 2023
BEST ACTRESS – International Film Talent Awards, 2023
Finalists
BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT – White Vulture Film Festival, 2023
BEST SHORT FILM – Denver Monthly Film Awards, 2023
BEST SHORT FILM – British Film Festival, 2023
BEST SHORT FILM – Belgrade International Film Festival, 2023
BEST SHORT MOVIE – Vesuvius International Film Festival, 2023
BEST SOCIAL IMPACT FILM – Iconic Images Film Festival, 2023
TOP 10 SCREENPLAYS – Festigious LA Monthly Comp, 2023
BEST SHORT, BEST DIRECTOR, BEST SCREENPLAY – Red Fox International, 2023
BEST SHORT, BEST INSPIRATIONAL FILM, BEST SCREENWRITERS, BEST PRODUCER – Art Giraffe Film Festival, France, 2023
BEST DRAMA, BEST ORIGINAL SCORE, BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY – Snow Leopard International, Sweden, 2023
BEST SHORT, BEST DRAMA – Follow the Arrow International, Budapest, 2023
TOP 10 BEST SHORT FILM – Short Film Slam, The MadLab Post (US), 2024
BEST SHORT FILM – London Women Film Festival, 2024
AUSTRALIAN SHORT – Melbourne Live Indie Film Festival, 2024
Official Selections
Argentina | France | Ireland | Italy | Mexico | New York | Turkey | Ukraine | Utah
