AWARDS

Danny Krastek has been honored with various awards and nominations for his work in several fields, including for his short films and his work in radio.

Danny Krastek hosting the Silver Slate Film Festival in October 2023

Awards

2024:

  • Cinema Odyssey Film Awards Semifinalist (The Main Character)

  • Indiana Short Film Festival Finalist for Best Student Film (The Main Character)

  • Oniros Film Awards Finalist for Best Student Film (The Main Character)

  • Scholar and Production Award for Best Screenwriting (My Friend, The Shadow)

  • Trenton Student Film Festival Audience Favorite Award (The Main Character)

  • WideScreen Film and Music Video Festival

    • Quarter Finalist (Bagman)

    • Quarter Finalist (Book X)

  • WMSC Excellence in Radio Award

2023:

  • Scholar and Production Award for Best Audio Design (Book X)

  • Serbest International Film Festival Quarter Finalist for Best Short Film (Bagman)

  • Student World Impact Film Festival Quarter Finalist for Best Short Film (Bagman)

2022:

  • Cheryl Haines Germinario Memorial Award for Excellence in Television Broadcasting Technology

  • LDTV Awards 2022

    • Best Demo Reel (included short films Dinolad and Snow Day)

    • Best On Air Talent

    • Best Original Segment (Phantom Pursuers)

  • Shawnee TV Golden Producer Award

  • U Got Brains Champion Schools Program Contest Winner (Heads Up, Eyes Forward)

2021:

  • LDTV Award for Best Original Series (Danny Talks About Movies)

  • Outstanding Achievement in Television Broadcasting Technology Award

Nominations

2024:

  • Couch Film Festival (The Main Character)

    • Best Comedy

    • Best Romance

    • Best Student Film

  • AltFF Alternative Film Festival for Best Comedy Short Film (The Main Character)

  • A Royal Chance Film Festival for Best Short Film (My Friend the Shadow)

2023:

  • AltFF Alternative Film Festival for Best Film Poster (Book X)

  • Couch Film Festival for Best Experimental Film (Book X)

2021:

  • LDTV Award for Best Documentary (Daily Battles)

Selections

2024:

  • 4Theatre Selections (The Main Character)

  • Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions (The Main Character)

  • Silver Slate Film Festival (The Main Character)

2023:

  • First Time Filmmaker Sessions (Book X)

  • Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions (Bagman)

  • Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions (My Friend, The Shadow)

  • Silver Slate Film Festival (My Friend, The Shadow)

  • Silver Slate Film Festival (Book X)

  • Student World Impact Film Festival (Book X)

  • Student World Impact Film Festival (My Friend, The Shadow)

2022:

  • First Time Filmmaker Sessions (Bagman)

  • Scream It Off Screen Film Festival (Bagman)

2021:

  • Burlington County Teen Arts Festival (Daily Battles)