João
João awards and nominations
| Year | Category | Subcategory | Info | Movie/Tv Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival | Winner November Award | Best Student Film (João Marcos Sperber de Lima, Chenhao Liu, Matheus Mafra, Hila Elyasi, Roland Lin, Rafael Saavedra) | LUMINI |
| 2024 | Brasilia Film Festival | Winner Official Jury Award | Best Actor (João Pedro Oliveira) | His Body |
| 2024 | CinEuphoria Awards | Winner CinEuphoria | Best Original Music - National Competition (João Gonzalez) | Ice Merchants |
| 2024 | CinEuphoria Awards | Winner CinEuphoria | Top Ten of the Year - National Competition (João Gonzalez) | Ice Merchants |
| 2024 | CinEuphoria Awards | Winner CinEuphoria | Top Short Films of the Year - National Competition (João Gonzalez) | Ice Merchants |
| 2024 | CinEuphoria Awards | Winner CinEuphoria | Top Ten of the Year - Audience Award (João Gonzalez) | Ice Merchants |
| 2024 | Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival | Winner Best Visual Effects | Best Visual Effects (João Filipe Santiago) | Project Shadow |
| 2023 | Aladerri International Film Festival | Winner Aladerri Award | Best Animated Short (João Gonzalez) | Ice Merchants |
| 2023 | Aladerri International Film Festival | Winner Aladerri Award | Aladerri Award (João Gonzalez) | Ice Merchants |
| 2023 | Anima - Brussels Animation Film Festival | Winner Audience Award | Best Short Film (João Gonzalez) | Ice Merchants |
| 2023 | Black Movie Film Festival | Winner Black Movie for Kids Payot Prize | (João Gonzalez) | Ice Merchants |
| 2023 | BRUKIVKA International Film Festival | Winner Special Jury Mention | International Competition (João Gonzalez) | Ice Merchants |
| 2023 | BRUKIVKA International Film Festival | Winner Union of the Ukrainian Film Critics Prize | Special Jury Mention - International Competition (João Gonzalez) | Ice Merchants |
| 2023 | Palm Springs International ShortFest | Winner Audience Award | Best Animation Short (João Gonzalez) | Ice Merchants |
| 2023 | Portuguese Film Academy Sophia Awards | Winner Sophia | Best Short Film - Animated (Melhor Curta-Metragem de Animação) (João Gonzalez) | Ice Merchants |
| 2023 | Regard: Saguenay International Short Film Festival | Winner Jury Prize | Best Animated Short Film Award (João Gonzalez) | Ice Merchants |
| 2023 | Zagreb World Festival of Animated Films | Winner Audience Award | Grand Competition Short Film (João Gonzalez) | Ice Merchants |
| 2022 | BendFilm Festival | Winner Best Animated Short | Best Animated Short (João Gonzalez) | Ice Merchants |
| 2022 | Bosphorus Film Festival | Winner Short Film Competition | Ahmet Uluçay Grand Prize (João Gonzalez) | Ice Merchants |
| 2022 | Cannes Film Festival | Winner Leitz Cine Discovery Prize | (João Gonzalez) | Ice Merchants |
| 2022 | Chicago International Children's Film Festival | Winner Youth Jury Award | Best Animated Short (João Gonzalez) | Ice Merchants |
| 2022 | Chicago International Film Festival | Winner Gold Hugo | Best Animated Short (João Gonzalez) | Ice Merchants |
| 2022 | Denver Film Festival | Winner Best Short Film | (João Gonzalez) | Ice Merchants |
| 2022 | London International Animation Festival | Winner Audience Award | Long Shorts (João Gonzalez) | Ice Merchants |
| 2022 | London International Animation Festival | Winner Judges' International Competition Programme Voting | Long Shorts (João Gonzalez) | Ice Merchants |
| 2022 | Melbourne International Film Festival | Winner MIFF Shorts Award | Best Animation Short Film (João Gonzalez) | Ice Merchants |
| 2022 | Motovun Film Festival | Winner Best Short Film | International Competition (João Gonzalez) | Ice Merchants |
| 2022 | Valladolid International Film Festival | Winner Silver Spike | Best Short Film (João Gonzalez) | Ice Merchants |
| 2022 | Valladolid International Film Festival | Winner Green Spike | Special Mention (João Gonzalez) | Ice Merchants |
| 2022 | Vila do Conde International Short Film Festival | Winner Best Film - National Competition | National Competition: Best Film (João Gonzalez) | Ice Merchants |
| 2022 | Vila do Conde International Short Film Festival | Winner Audience Award | International Competition (João Gonzalez) | Ice Merchants |
| 2022 | Vista Curta | Winner Produção Nacional | Best Film - National Competition (João Gonzalez) | Ice Merchants |
| 2021 | CinEuphoria Awards | Winner CinEuphoria | Top Short Films of the Year - National Competition (João Estrada) | Bunker or Tales I Heard When the World Fell |
| 2021 | LASCIFI | Winner Leviathan Award - Gold | Best Short Film (João Estrada) | Bunker or Tales I Heard When the World Fell |
| 2021 | Stockholm City Film Festival | Winner October Award | Best Horror Film (João Estrada) | Bunker or Tales I Heard When the World Fell |
| 2020 | Berlin Sci-fi Filmfest | Winner Best Student Film | (João Estrada) | Bunker or Tales I Heard When the World Fell |
| 2020 | CinEuphoria Awards | Winner CinEuphoria | Best Ensemble - National Competition (Pedro Barão Dias, Pedro Caseiro, Paulo Alexandre Firmino, Joao Gualdino, Joaquim Guerreiro, Maria Leite, Francisco Lopes, Mário Oliveira, Sofia Reis, Clemente Santos, João Vilas) | Mutant Blast |
| 2020 | CinEuphoria Awards | Winner CinEuphoria | Best Make-Up - National Competition (Lola Carvalho, João Rapaz, Guilherme Gamito, Olga José, Raquel Laranjo) | Diamantino |
| 2020 | Fantasporto | Winner Portuguese Film Award | Best Portuguese Film (João Estrada) | Bunker or Tales I Heard When the World Fell |
| 2015 | CinEuphoria Awards | Winner CinEuphoria | Best Special Effects (Sound or Visual) - National Competition (Ruben Botelho, Anabela Faria, João Faria, Simon Griesser, João Rapaz) | Dédalo |
| 2012 | Toronto ReelWorld Film Festival | Winner ReelWorld Award | International Competition (João Daniel Tikhomiroff, Mixer Films) | The Assailant |
| 2011 | Los Angeles Pan African Film Festival | Winner Best Feature | Narrative Feature (João Daniel Tikhomiroff, Mixer Films) | The Assailant |
| 2010 | Taormina International Film Festival | Winner TaorminaFilmFest Award | Feature Film (João Daniel Tikhomiroff, Mixer Films) | The Assailant |
| 2007 | Prêmio Guarani | Winner Premio Guarani | Best Adapted Screenplay (Adriana Falcão, João Falcão) | The Machine |
| 2005 | Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival | Winner Audience Award | Best Film (João Falcão) | The Machine |
| 1988 | Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival | Winner Best Original Soundtrack | (João Paes) | The Cannibals |
| Year | Category | Subcategory | Info | Movie/Tv Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | CinEuphoria Awards | Nominee CinEuphoria | Best Animated Film - National Competition (João Gonzalez) | Ice Merchants |
| 2024 | CinEuphoria Awards | Nominee CinEuphoria | Best Short Film - National Competition (João Gonzalez) | Ice Merchants |
| 2023 | Academy Awards, USA | Nominee Oscar | Best Animated Short Film (João Gonzalez, Bruno Caetano) | Ice Merchants |
| 2023 | Aladerri International Film Festival | Nominee Aladerri Award | Best Director (João Gonzalez) | Ice Merchants |
| 2023 | BRUKIVKA International Film Festival | Nominee Jury Prize | International Competition (João Gonzalez) | Ice Merchants |
| 2023 | Cinema Jove - Valencia International Film Festival | Nominee Moon of Valencia | Best Short Film (João Gonzalez) | Ice Merchants |
| 2023 | Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival | Nominee Grand Prix | International Competition (João Gonzalez) | Ice Merchants |
| 2023 | Linoleum International Contemporary Animation and Media Art Festival | Nominee Jury Prize | International Competition (João Gonzalez) | Ice Merchants |
| 2023 | Norwegian Short Film Festival | Nominee Golden Chair Award | Best International Short Film (João Gonzalez) | Ice Merchants |
| 2023 | Odense International Film Festival | Nominee Grand Prix | Animation Competition (João Gonzalez) | Ice Merchants |
| 2023 | Regard: Saguenay International Short Film Festival | Nominee Grand Prix | International Competition (João Gonzalez) | Ice Merchants |
| 2023 | SXSW Film Festival | Nominee SXSW Grand Jury Award | Animated Short (João Gonzalez) | Ice Merchants |
| 2023 | Vilnius International Film Festival | Nominee Short Films Competition | (João Gonzalez) | Ice Merchants |
| 2023 | Zagreb World Festival of Animated Films | Nominee Grand Prize | Grand Competition Short Film (João Gonzalez) | Ice Merchants |
| 2022 | European Film Awards | Nominee European Film Award | European Short Film (João Gonzalez) | Ice Merchants |
| 2022 | Philadelphia Film Festival | Nominee Jury Award | Best Short Film (João Gonzalez) | Ice Merchants |
| 2022 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Nominee Actor | Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture (Joel Adrian, Steve Albrecht, Abdulmoumen Ali, Christian Angres, Dave Ardito, Raffael Armbruster, Uwe Arndt, Felix Audu, Can Aydin, Keir Beck, Matt Berberi, Can Bilgic, Jan Böhme, Robin Lynn Bonaccorsi, Michael Bornhütter, Danny Bortfeld, Tony Brakohiapa, Stephen Bralver, Eric Brown, Ulrik Bruchholz, Tom Buckley, Billy Buff, Volkhart Buff, Giap Bui, Mani Bui, Scott Burik, Bryant Burnett, Keith Campbell, Rocky Capella, Ahmed Chaer, Tiger Hu Chen, Yi-Chung Chen, Doug Coleman, Eliza Coleman, Bruce Concepcion, Duke Conrad, Dustin Courtney, Paul Crawford, Paul Darnell, J.J. Dashnaw, Nicolas de Pruyssenaere, Cecilia Diesch, François Doge, Alyma Dorsey, Jade-Eleena Dregorius, Zack Duhame, Stephen Dunlevy, Georg Ebinal, Tom Elliott, Jonathan Eusebio, Debbie Evans, Mickey Facchinello, Guy Fernandez, Scott Fisher, Eric Ford, Ivan Forlani, Marvin Francis, Bernhard Fuchs, Bella Garcia, Mickey Giacomazzi, Phong Giang, Leandra Giese, Lance Gilbert, Christian Gneissl, Daniel Graham, Joshua Grothe, Dennis Grzesczak, Simon Grzesczak, Matthias Günther, Tim Haberland, Ralf Haeger, Danielle Halagarda, Ryan Hanna, Regis Harrington, Jimmy Hart, Rajab Hassan, Sigo Heinisch, Claudia Heinz, Lorenz Hideyoshi Ruwwe, Reia Higo, Ellen Hollman, Crystal Hooks, Yosuke Hosoi, Florian Hotz, Armin Houben, Kimie Hurlinger, Khoa Huynh, Terry Jackson, Antonia Jauß, Eduardo Joao, Floyd Anthony Johns Jr., Oliver Juhrs, Steffen Jung, Benjamin Karagoez, Bastian Kern, Jake Kilfoyle, Richard King, Niklas Kinzel, Alois Knapps, Felix Koch, Alrik Kreemke, Charlene Kreemke, Fritz Kuhlmann, Oskar Albrecht Kuhlmann, Tim Lajcik, Yuli Lam, Nils Lange, Stefan Langel, Lane Leavitt, Oakley Lehman, Colby Lemmo, Paul Leonard, Bethany Levy, Chenyun Li, Qiang Li, Tian Yang Li, Yanlong Li, Victor Lopez, Alexandre Lopoka, Aristo Luis, Matus Luptak, Curtis Lyons, Brian Machleit, Alexander Magerl, Anon Mall, Elman Mammadov, Ikko Masuda, Bryan McCoy, Goran Mitrovski, Mike Möller, Renae Moneymaker, Bruno Montani, Keiko Moriyama, Jeff Mosley, Marie Mouroum, Waldemar Waldi Müller, Phil Neilson, Andrew J. Neis, Dean Neistat, Cali Nelle, Thanh Luan Nguyen, Carlos Nikolai, Benjamin Nippe, Yuki Nishimura, Gabriel Nunez, Tim O'Hara, Haruka Ohshima, Ali Oz, Leyla Özbek, Necla Özbek, Hannes Pastor, Ronnie Paul, Pat Pertz, Christian Petersson, Vanessa Hoai An Phan, Georgina Philp, Leo Plank, Lena Mary Plaß, Jasmin Pohl, Brett Praed, Darrin Prescott, Daniel Tomislav Prpic, Markus Pütterich, Ming Qiu, Felix Quinton, Rachael Radulich, Swen Raschka, Chris Reid, Patrick Richter, Kai Fung Rieck, Tim Rigby, Gabriel Rios, Jason Rodriguez, Cort Rogers, Ella Rogers, Scott Rogers, Zachry Rogers, Le Ly Rösler, Trenton Rostedt, Lucian Roucka, Felix Fukuyoshi Ruwwe, Kim Samonte, Ryan Sangster, Michael Saunders, Steven Scheller, Moritz Schmidgall, Thomas Schubert, Cale Schultz, Paul Anthony Scott, Lars Slind, Greg Sloan, Steven Stalder, Daniela Stein, Mirko Stübing, Yuki Tanji, Çiya Tayçimen, Don Thai Theerathada, Janine Theisen, Igor Tjumenzev, Joe Toedtling, John Trejo, Tim Trella, Jolene Van Vugt, Ernie Vigil, Julian Wainwright, Matthias Waller, Amadei Weiland, Kyle Weishaar, Manuel Werling, Webster P. Whinery Jr., Konstantin Lee Huang Widjaja, Lucas Wilson, Viola Winghart, Victor Winters-Junco, Nico Woulard, Helga Wretman, Danny Wynands, Han Xuefeng, Yusuke Yamasaki, Yuho Yamashita, Shane Yan, Cha-Lee Yoon, Dong Hyun Yoon, John Youk, Omid Zader, Andrew Mew) | The Matrix Resurrections |
| 2022 | Stockholm Film Festival | Nominee Bronze Horse | Best Short Film (João Gonzalez) | Ice Merchants |
| 2022 | Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival | Nominee Shorts and Animation Competition | Best Animation Short (João Gonzalez) | Ice Merchants |
| 2022 | Toronto International Film Festival | Nominee IMDbPro Short Cuts | IMDbPro Short Cuts Award for Best Film (João Gonzalez) | Ice Merchants |
| 2022 | Valladolid International Film Festival | Nominee Golden Spike | Best Short Film (João Gonzalez) | Ice Merchants |
| 2021 | CinEuphoria Awards | Nominee CinEuphoria | Best Short Film - National Competition (João Estrada) | Bunker or Tales I Heard When the World Fell |
| 2021 | CinEuphoria Awards | Nominee CinEuphoria | Best Director in a Short Film - National Competition (João Estrada) | Bunker or Tales I Heard When the World Fell |
| 2021 | CinEuphoria Awards | Nominee CinEuphoria | Best Supporting Actress - National Competition (Maria João Abreu) | Bunker or Tales I Heard When the World Fell |
| 2021 | Fixion Fest | Nominee Jury Prize | Best Medium-Length Film (João Estrada) | Bunker or Tales I Heard When the World Fell |
| 2021 | Visual Effects Society Awards | Nominee VES Award | Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature (Ivan Moran, Leslie Hough, Joao Sita, Matthew Twyford, Yves De Bono) | Project Power |
| 2021 | Wasteland Film Festival | Nominee Grand Prize | Best Post Apocalyptic Film (João Estrada) | Bunker or Tales I Heard When the World Fell |
| 2020 | Arouca Film Festival, Portugal | Nominee Best International Short Film | International Short Film Competition (João Estrada) | Bunker or Tales I Heard When the World Fell |
| 2020 | Avanca Film Festival | Nominee Portuguese Cinema Panorama | Non Competitive (João Estrada) | Bunker or Tales I Heard When the World Fell |
| 2020 | Avanca Film Festival | Nominee Trailer in Motion Prize | Trailer in Motion and Videoclip Competition (João Estrada) | Bunker or Tales I Heard When the World Fell |
| 2020 | CinEuphoria Awards | Nominee CinEuphoria | Best Make-Up - National Competition (João Rapaz) | Mutant Blast |
| 2020 | Coimbra Caminhos do Cinema Português | Nominee National Essays | Student Film (João Estrada) | Bunker or Tales I Heard When the World Fell |
| 2020 | Lonely Wolf: London International Film Festival | Nominee Festival Award | Best Student Film (João Estrada, Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema (ESTC)) | Bunker or Tales I Heard When the World Fell |
| 2020 | Portuguese Film Academy Sophia Awards | Nominee Sophia | Best Make-Up / Special Effects (Melhor Caracterização / Efeitos Especiais) (Tiago Borrões, Fernando Alle, João Rapaz) | Mutant Blast |
| 2020 | Portuguese Film Academy Sophia Awards | Nominee Sophia | Best Film (Melhor Filme) (Maria João Mayer, Maria & Mayer) | Diamantino |
| 2016 | Visual Effects Society Awards | Nominee VES Award | Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature (Martyn 'Moose' Culpitt, Joao Sita, Yuta Shimizu, Michael Billette) | Jurassic World |
| 2015 | CinEuphoria Awards | Nominee CinEuphoria | Best Cinematography - National Competition (João Lança Morais) | Dédalo |
| 2012 | Austin Fantastic Fest | Nominee Festival Award | Best Student Film (João Estrada, Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema (ESTC)) | Vanishing Waves |
| 2012 | Black Reel Awards | Nominee Black Reel | Best Independent Film (João Daniel Tikhomiroff) | The Assailant |
| 2010 | Berlin International Film Festival | Nominee Panorama Audience Award | Best Film (João Daniel Tikhomiroff, Mixer Films) | The Assailant |
| 2010 | Chicago International Film Festival | Nominee Gold Hugo | Best Feature (João Daniel Tikhomiroff, Mixer Films) | The Assailant |
| 2010 | Festival Internacional de Cine de los Derechos Humanos | Nominee Ojo Latinoamericano | Best Film (João Daniel Tikhomiroff, Mixer Films) | The Assailant |
| 2010 | Havana Film Festival | Nominee Opera Prima | Opera Prima (João Daniel Tikhomiroff, Mixer Films) | The Assailant |
| 2010 | Miami Film Festival | Nominee Grand Jury Prize | World Competition (João Daniel Tikhomiroff, Mixer Films) | The Assailant |
| 2007 | Cinema Brazil Grand Prize | Nominee Cinema Brazil Grand Prize | Best Screenplay, Adapted (Melhor Roteiro Adaptado) (João Falcão, Adriana Falcão) | The Machine |
| 2007 | Prêmio Contigo Cinema, Brazil | Nominee Jury Award | Best Screenplay (Melhor Roteiro) (João Falcão, Adriana Falcão) | The Machine |
| 2007 | Prêmio Guarani | Nominee Premio Guarani | Best Director (João Falcão) | The Machine |
| 2006 | Prêmio Qualidade, Brazil | Nominee Prêmio Qualidade | Best Director (Melhor Diretor) (João Falcão) | The Machine |
| 2005 | São Paulo International Film Festival | Nominee International Jury Award | Best Feature Film (João Falcão) | The Machine |
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