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AWARDS
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Best Short Script, LA International Horror Film Festival
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Best Written Screenplay - Short, New York Long Island Film Festival 2023
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Coverfly's Red List Horror Shorts July 2023
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Best Short Film Screenplay, Horror Showfest 2023
- Best Sci-Fi Screenplay (Over 20 Pages) & Best Horror Screenplay (Over 20 Pages), The NOVA Fest 2023
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Bronze Winner Best Sci-Fi Screenplay, OZ Indie Film Festival 2023
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Best Short Script, Diabolical Horror Film Festival 2022
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Best Short Screenplay, Screaming Ostrich International Film Festival 2022
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Best Screenplay, Hollywood Blood Horror Festival 2022
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Best Short Horror/Sci-Fi Screenplay, Silicon Beach Film Festival 2022
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Best Sci-Fi Featurette Screenplay, Wallachia International Film Festival 2022
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Screenplay Contest Winner: Chicago Horror Film Festival 2022
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Outstanding Achievement in Screenwriting (Short), Oil Valley Film Festival 2022
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Outstanding Achievement Award for Short Script, Druk International Film Festival 2022
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Bronze Remi-Award, WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival 2022 *Canadian Screen Awards Qualifying
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4th Place Sci-Fi Short Script, The International Horror Hotel 2022
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Honorable Mention: Screenplay, Top Shorts Film Festival 2022
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Nominated: Best Horror Film Screenplay, Georgia Shorts Film Festival 2023
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Nominated: Best Comedy Screenplay (Over 20 Pages), The NOVA Fest 2023
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Nominated: Best Horror Short Screenplay Award Finalist, Oregon Screams Horror Film Festival 2023
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Nominated: Best Unproduced Script (Short), Thrills & Chills Film Awards (Halloween Edition
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Nominated: Best Short Script, Indie Short Fest 2022
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Nominated: Best Short Screenplay, Ethereal Horror Fest 2022
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Nominated: Best Short Script, IndieX Film Fest 2022
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Nominated: Screenplay of the Month, Festigious International Film Festival 2022
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Nominated: Screenplay of the Month, Los Angeles Film Awards 2022
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Nominated: Best Short Script, Swedish International Film Festival 2022
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Finalist: Hollywood Horrorfest 2023
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Finalist: Scream Queen Film Festival 2023
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Finalist: Stafford Film Festival 2022
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Finalist: California Women's Film Festival 2022
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Finalist: Out of the Can International Film Festival 2022
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Finalist: Las Vegas International Film & Screenwriting Festival 2022
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Finalist: 13horror.com 2022
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Semi-Finalist: Lit Scares International Film Festival 2023
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Semi-Finalist: Richmond International Film Festival 2023
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Semi-Finalist: MidWest WeirdFest 2023
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Semi-Finalist: Film Fest LA @ LA Live 2022
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Semi-Finalist: London International Screenwriting Competition 2022
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Semi-Finalist: L.A. Sci-Fi & Horror 2022
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Semi-Finalist: Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival 2022 *Academy-Qualifying, *BAFTA Qualifying, and *Canadian Screen Awards-Qualifying
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Quarter-Finalist: New York International Screenplay Awards (NYISA) 2023
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Quarter-Finalist: Filmmatic Horror Screenplay Awards 2023
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Quarter-Finalist: Boston Horror Comedy Film Festival 2022
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Quarter-Finalist: Nashville Film Festival Screenplay Competition 2022 *Academy- Qualifying
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Nominated: Best Pandemic Inspired Short, New York Long Island Film Festival 2021
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Finalist: MicroMania Film Festival 2021
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Best Unproduced Screenplay, Grove Film Festival 2021
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Best First Time Screenwriter (Short), Los Angeles Film Awards 2018
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Nominated: Best Short Script Top Indie Film Awards 2018
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Semi-Finalist: Big Apple Film Festival & Screenplay Competition 2021
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Semi-Finalist: Hollywood Just4Shorts Screenplay Competition 2020
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Quarter-Finalist: Chicago Screenplay Awards 2021
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Quarter-Finalist: HollyShorts Film Festival Screenwriting Competition 2019 *Academy- Qualifying
SPEAKING & PANELS
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Long Island Breakfast Club 300th episode
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Entertainment and Media Panel: Career Connection Conference (C3) at Hollins University 2021
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Hollins University Alumnae Panel: Beyond Hollins – Virtual Admitted Student Day 2021
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Film Festival Panel: Filmmaker Q&A, The Midnight Film Festival 2021
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Filmmaking Panel: What I did for Love: The Trials of an Indie Filmmaker 2017
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Guest Lecturer for Hollins History and Social Movements, Hollins University 2015
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PRESS
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Medium: "CandyByte: Sometimes, What’s Inside Can Be Scarier Than What’s Outside" by Chris Hadley
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Catholic Artists Connection: Meet NYC-based Artist Diana Foronda
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@panonetwork Instagram "Pano Spotlight"
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Editor Spotlight for UNLOCKED short film
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@TheReelWomen Instagram take over (Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5, Day 6, and Day 7) October 10th - 16th, 2021
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@Revolutionmefilms Instagram take over (Day 1, Day 2, and Day 3) September 24-26th, 2021
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Revolution Me Film Festival
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Hollins University Notable Alumni
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Midnightfilmsny's Blog: "Our 2021 Line-Up Is Here"
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Google Knowledge Panel
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Medium: “CHALLAH FOR CAROLINE: Baking and Filmmaking Unite A Mother And Daughter Under Quarantine” by Chris Hadley
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Hollins University Film Department: Film Students - Where Are They Now?
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Unbound Zine: Check this Out!
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DHT Issue #7: Chasing Love - A film by Diana Foronda
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Broadwayworld.com: Photo Flash: LUX Hosts Successful Filmmaker Panel in NYC
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Hollins University - Beyond the Classroom: Jamaica Cultural Immersion Program
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Jodie Neufield's Blog: Throwback Thursday: José at Astor Place Hair
FILM FESTIVAL
JUDGE / SCREENER
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Revolution Me Film Festival Brooklyn, NY
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Oxford Film Festival Oxford, MS
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San Diego International Film Festival San Diego, CA
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Nashville Film Festival Nashville, TN
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Austin Film Festival Austin, TX
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Portland Film Festival Portland, OR
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Best Dark Comedy, Festigious International Film Festival 2017
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Best Message, Top Indie Film Awards 2017
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Best Actress In An Indie Film, Top Shorts Online Film Festival 2017
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Honorable Mention: Indie Film, New York Film Awards 2017
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Nominated: Best Woman Filmmaker and Best Narrative Short Film, Barcelona Planet Film Festival 2017
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Nominated: Best Director, Best Original Idea, and Best Humor, Top Indie Film Awards 2017
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Finalist: Onrios Film Awards 2017
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Semi-Finalist: International New York Film Festival 2018
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Semi-Finalist: Los Angeles Cinefest 2017
FESTIVAL SELECTIONS & SCREENINGS
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LA International Horror Film Festival 2023 WINNER Best Short Script
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New York Long Island Film Festival 2023 WINNER Best Written Screenplay - Short
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Hollywood Horrorfest 2023 FINALIST
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Coverfly's Red List Horror Short (Top 20 of the Month) July 2023
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Creative World Awards (CWA) 2023
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Lit Scares International Horror Festival 2023 SEMI-FINALIST
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Horror ShowFest 2023 WINNER Best Short Film Screenplay
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Richmond International Film Festival (RIFF) 2023 SEMI-FINALIST
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Film Invasion LA 2023
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Georgia Shorts Film Festival 2023 *Nominated: Best Horror Film Screenplay
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New York International Screenplay Awards (NYISA) 2023 QUARTER-FINALIST
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OZ Indie Film Festival 2023 BRONZE WINNER Best Sci-Fi Screenplay
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The NOVA Fest 2023 WINNER Best Sci-Fi & Best Horror Screenplay (Over 20 Pages), *Nominated: Best Comedy Screenplay (Over 20 Pages)
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Filmmatic Horror Screenplay Awards 2023 QUARTER-FINALIST
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MidWest Weird Fest 2023 SEMI-FINALIST
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Oregon Screams Horror Film Festival 2023 *Nominated: Best Horror Short Screenplay Award Finalist
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Scream Queen 2023 FINALIST
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Stafford Film Festival 2022 FINALIST
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California Women's Film Festival (Winter Edition) 2022 FINALIST
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Out of The Can International Film Festival 2022 FINALIST
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Film Fest LA @ LA Live 2022 SEMI-FINALIST
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Horror Bowl Movie Awards 2022
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Las Vegas International Film & Screenwriting Festival 2022 FINALIST
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Diabolical Horror Film Festival 2022 WINNER Best Short Script
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London International Screenwriting Competition 2022 SEMI-FINALIST
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Thrills and Chills Film Awards (Halloween Edition) 2022 *Nominated: Best Unproduced Script (Short)
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Screaming Ostrich International Film Festival 2022 WINNER Best Short Screenplay
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Moody Crab Film Fest 2022
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Indie Short Fest 2022 *Nominated: Best Short Script
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Ethereal Horror Fest 2022 *Nominated: Best Short Screenplay
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Boston Horror Comedy Film Festival 2022 QUARTER-FINALIST
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IndieX Film Fest 2022 *Nominated: Best Short Script
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Hollywood Blood Horror Festival 2022 WINNER Best Screenplay
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Silicon Beach Film Festival 2022 WINNER Best Short Horror/Sci-Fi Screenplay
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Wallachia International Film Festival 2022 WINNER Best Sci-Fi Featurette Screenplay
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Festigious International Film Festival 2022 *Nominated: Screenplay of the Month
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Top Shorts Film Festival 2022 HONORABLE MENTION: Screenplay
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Los Angeles Film Awards 2022 *Nominated: Screenplay of the Month
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Chicago Horror Film Festival 2022 WINNER Screenplay Contest
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Oil Valley Film Festival 2022 WINNER Outstanding Achievement in Screenwriting, Short
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Swedish International Film Festival 2022 *Nominated: Best Short Script
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Druk International Film Festival 2022 WINNER Outstanding Achievement Award for Short Script
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Adbhooture Film Festival 2022
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L.A. Sci-Fi & Horror Film Festival 2022 SEMI-FINALIST
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Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival 2022 SEMI-FINALIST *Academy-Qualifying, *BAFTA Qualifying, and *Canadian Screen Awards-Qualifying
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Nashville Film Festival Screenplay Competition 2022 QUARTER-FINALIST *Academy-Qualifying
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Underground Indie Film Festival 2022
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13horror.com 2022 FINALIST
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WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival 2022 BRONZE REMI-AWARD WINNER Best Short Screenplay *Canadian Screen Awards-Qualifying
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The International Horror Hotel 2022 WINNER 4th Place Short Script Sci-Fi
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New York Long Island Film Festival 2021 *Nominated: Best Pandemic Inspired Short
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Script Summit Screenplay Competition 2021
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MicroMania Film Festival 2021 FINALIST
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Big Apple Film Festival & Screenplay Competition (Spring Edition) 2021 SEMI-FINALIST
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Grove Film Festival 2021 WINNER Best Unproduced Screenplay
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Chicago Screenplay Awards 2021 QUARTER-FINALIST
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The Midnight Film Festival 2021
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Hollywood Just4Shorts Screenplay Competition 2020 SEMI-FINALIST
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HollyShorts Film Festival Screenplay Competition 2019 QUARTER-FINALIST *Academy-Qualifying
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Los Angeles Film Awards 2018 WINNER Best First Time Screenwriter (Short)
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Top Indie Film Awards 2018 *Nominated: Best Short Script
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International Women's Film Festival 2018
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The IndieFEST Film Awards 2018
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International New York Film Festival 2018 SEMI-FINALIST
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Festigious International Film Festival 2017 WINNER Best Dark Comedy
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Top Indie Film Awards 2017 WINNER Best Message
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Top Shorts Online Film Festival WINNER Best Actress In An Indie Film
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New York Film Awards 2017 HONORABLE MENTION: Indie Film
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Los Angeles CineFest 2017 SEMI-FINALIST
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Women's Only Entertainment Film Festival 2017
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Barcelona Planet Film Festival 2017 *Nominated: Best Woman Filmmaker and Best Narrative Short Film
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Oniros Film Awards 2017 FINALIST
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Top Indie Film Awards 2017 *Nominated: Best Director, Best Original Idea, and Best Humor
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Screen Swap: Hollins and Roanoke College 175th Anniversary 2017
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Silver Screen for Short Films 2017
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Lady's First International Film Festival 2017 | Cork, Ireland
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First Exposure Student Film Festival 2013
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Long Island Media Arts Show 2013
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