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Joey Medina

Awards

Joey Medina

137 wins & 27 nominations

Malibu Film Festival

  • Adam Hunter in Pinned (2021)
    2022 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Episodic
    • Pinned

Bridge Fest, Vancouver

  • Arthur Ave. (2025)
    2025 Winner February Award
    • Best Short Drama
    • Arthur Ave.
  • Arthur Ave. (2025)
    2025 Winner February Award
    • Best Producer
    • Arthur Ave.
    Shared with: Chris Clancy

Best Shorts Competition

  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2021 Winner Award of Merit
    • Award of Merit
    • Beautiful Violence

Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival

  • The Lesson (2017)
    2018 Winner People's Choice Award
    • Best Short Film
    • The Lesson

Rincon International Film Festival, PR

  • The Lesson (2017)
    2018 Winner Best Horror
    • Best Horror
    • The Lesson

International Independent Film Awards

  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2021 Winner Silver Award
    • Silver Award
    • Beautiful Violence

Los Angeles Film Awards

  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2022 Winner LAFA March Award
    • Best Crime Film
    • Beautiful Violence

Culver City Film Festival

  • 2024 Winner Best Screenplay
    • Best Crime Drama Screenplay
    • The Perfect Son
    Shared with: Joseph Valentino Palau

Five Continents International Film Festival

  • Arthur Ave. (2025)
    2025 Winner Audience Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Arthur Ave.
  • Arthur Ave. (2025)
    2025 Winner Best Production Design Short Film
    • Short film
    • Arthur Ave.
  • Arthur Ave. (2025)
    2025 Winner Best Short Film Drama
    • LGBT
    • Arthur Ave.
  • Arthur Ave. (2025)
    2025 Winner Special Mention
    • Director Short Film
    • Arthur Ave.
  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2021 Winner Best Violence Short Film
    • Best Short Film
    • Beautiful Violence

AltFF Alternative Film Festival

  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2021 Winner Fall Award
    • Best Director of the Festival
    • Beautiful Violence
  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2021 Nominee Fall Award
    • Best Film
    • Beautiful Violence
  • The Lesson (2017)
    2021 Winner Winter Award
    • Best Director
    • The Lesson
  • The Lesson (2017)
    2021 Winner Winter Award
    • Best Director
    • The Lesson

World Premiere Film Awards

  • Arthur Ave. (2025)
    2025 Winner Short Film
    • Best Dramatic Short
    • Arthur Ave.
  • Arthur Ave. (2025)
    2025 Winner Short Film
    • Best Produced Screenplay
    • Arthur Ave.
  • Arthur Ave. (2025)
    2025 Winner Short Film
    • Best Genre Film
    • Arthur Ave.

Avalonia Festival

  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2021 Winner Best Dramatic Short
    • Best Dramatic Short
    • Beautiful Violence

Independent Shorts Awards

  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2021 Winner Gold Award
    • Best Film Noir Short
    • Beautiful Violence
  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2021 Winner Bronze Award
    • Best Original Story
    • Beautiful Violence
  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2021 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Director
    • Beautiful Violence
  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2021 Winner Bronze Award
    • Best Original Story
    • Beautiful Violence
  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2021 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Director
    • Beautiful Violence

Silicon Beach Film Festival

  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2021 Winner Grand Prize
    • Best Narrative Short Film
    • Beautiful Violence

Hollywood Just4Shorts

  • Paul Rodriguez and Roxy in Roxy & The Man (2025)
    2025 Winner January Award
    • Best Drama Short
    • Roxy & The Man

Indie Short Fest

  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2021 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Film Noir Short
    • Beautiful Violence
  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2021 Nominee October Award
    • Best Original Screenplay
    • Beautiful Violence
  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2021 Nominee October Award
    • Best Producer
    • Beautiful Violence

Global India International Film Festival

  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2022 Winner Best Director of the Year
    • Best Director
    • Beautiful Violence

Golden State Film Festival

  • Arthur Ave. (2025)
    2025 Winner Golden State Film Festival Award
    • Best LGBTQ Short
    • Arthur Ave.

IndieX Film Festival

  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2021 Winner October Award
    • Best Film Noir Short
    • Beautiful Violence
  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2021 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Director (Male)
    • Beautiful Violence

New York City International Screenplay Awards

  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2021 Nominee Best Screenplay Contest Award
    • Finalist
    • Beautiful Violence

Golden Nugget International Film Festival

  • Arthur Ave. (2025)
    2024 Nominee Winter Award
    • Best Short
    • Arthur Ave.

Digital Griffix film festival

  • Arthur Ave. (2025)
    2025 Nominee Digital Griffix Award
    • Best in Show
    • Arthur Ave.
  • Arthur Ave. (2025)
    2025 Nominee Digital Griffix Award
    • Best Narrative Short
    • Arthur Ave.
  • Arthur Ave. (2025)
    2025 Nominee Digital Griffix Award
    • Best Drama
    • Arthur Ave.
  • Arthur Ave. (2025)
    2025 Nominee Digital Griffix Award
    • Best Director
    • Arthur Ave.
  • Arthur Ave. (2025)
    2024 Nominee Digital Griffix Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Arthur Ave.

Tagore International Film Festival

  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2022 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Beautiful Violence
  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2022 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Director
    • Beautiful Violence
  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2022 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Crime Short Film
    • Beautiful Violence

World Film Carnival, Singapore

  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2022 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Short Films
    • Beautiful Violence
  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2022 Winner Critic's Choice Award
    • Best Director
    • Beautiful Violence
  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2021 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Beautiful Violence
  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2021 Winner Critic's Choice Award
    • Best Director
    • Beautiful Violence

New York International Film Awards

  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2021 Winner November Monthly Award
    • Best Drama Film
    • Beautiful Violence
  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2021 Winner November Monthly Award
    • Best Producer
    • Beautiful Violence
  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2021 Nominee November Monthly Award
    • Best Director
    • Beautiful Violence

Assurdo Film Festival

  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2022 Winner Bimonthly Award
    • Best Requiem
    • Beautiful Violence

Hollywood Gold Awards

  • Arthur Ave. (2025)
    2025 Winner Gold Award
    • Best Indie Short Film
    • Arthur Ave.

Reale Film Festival

  • Arthur Ave. (2025)
    2025 Winner February - Honorable Mention
    • Best Inclusive Film (LGBTQ)
    • Arthur Ave.

Buenos Aires International Film Festival

  • Arthur Ave. (2025)
    2025 Nominee International Shorts Competition
    • Best Short Film
    • Arthur Ave.

Anatolia International Film Festival

  • Arthur Ave. (2025)
    2025 Nominee Festival Award
    • Short Film (Finalist)
    • Arthur Ave.
  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2021 Nominee Best Director
    • Best Director
    • Beautiful Violence

Andromeda Film Festival

  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2022 Winner Jury Special Award
    • Best Film
    • Beautiful Violence

Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival

  • Arthur Ave. (2025)
    2025 Winner January Award
    • Best Production Design
    • Arthur Ave.
  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2021 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Short Film
    • Beautiful Violence
  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2021 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Short Film
    • Beautiful Violence

Sweden Film Awards

  • Arthur Ave. (2025)
    2024 Nominee January Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Arthur Ave.

World Film Festival in Cannes

  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2021 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Acting Duo
    • Beautiful Violence
    Shared with: Bill Dawes
  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2021 Nominee Jury Prize
    • Best Director Short Film
    • Beautiful Violence

INDO-GLOBAL International Film Festival

  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2022 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Director
    • Beautiful Violence

Vesuvius International Film Festival

  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2022 Winner April Award
    • Best Producer
    • Beautiful Violence

London International Monthly Film Festival

  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2022 Winner October Award
    • Best Original Script
    • Beautiful Violence

Scene Awards

  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2022 Nominee Festival Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Beautiful Violence
  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2022 Winner Scene Award
    • Best Short Film under 20 minutes
    • Beautiful Violence

Milan Gold Awards

  • Arthur Ave. (2025)
    2025 Winner January Silver Award
    • Best Indie Short Film
    • Arthur Ave.

Golden Wheat Awards

  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2021 Winner Golden Wheat Award
    • Best Action Film
    • Beautiful Violence

OTB - Only The Best International Film Awards

  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2021 Winner Special Award
    • Best Director
    • Beautiful Violence
  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2021 Winner Special Award
    • Best Director
    • Beautiful Violence

Cult Movies International Film Festival

  • Teeth
    2024 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Short Screenwriting
    • Teeth

Onyko Films Awards

  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2021 Nominee October Award
    • Best Drama Film
    • Beautiful Violence

Iconic Images Film Festival

  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2021 Winner Iconic Images Film Festival Award
    • Best Director
    • Beautiful Violence
  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2021 Winner Iconic Images Film Festival Award
    • Best Original Story
    • Beautiful Violence

Art Film Awards

  • Arthur Ave. (2025)
    2024 Winner Winter Award
    • Best Action Film
    • Arthur Ave.
  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2021 Winner Art Film Award
    • Best Drama Film
    • Beautiful Violence
  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2021 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Director Short Film
    • Beautiful Violence
  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2021 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Short Film
    • Beautiful Violence
  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2021 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Indie Short Film ( Low Budget)
    • Beautiful Violence

New Jersey Film Awards

  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2021 Winner November Award
    • Best Dramatic Short
    • Beautiful Violence
  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2021 Nominee November Award
    • Best Short Screenplay
    • Beautiful Violence
  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2021 Nominee November Award
    • Best Director
    • Beautiful Violence
  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2021 Winner November Award
    • Best Dramatic Short
    • Beautiful Violence
  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2021 Winner Special Mention
    • Short Screenplay
    • Beautiful Violence

Accord Cine Fest

  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2021 Winner November Award
    • Best Picture Short
    • Beautiful Violence

Monthly Indie Shorts

  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2021 Winner October Award
    • Audience Award
    • Beautiful Violence

Best Actor & Director Awards

  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2021 Winner Platinum Award
    • Best Director of a Drama
    • Beautiful Violence

Black Swan International Film Festival

  • Meet Los Parents (2023)
    2023 Winner Black Swan International Film Festival
    • Best Short Film
    • Meet Los Parents
  • Meet Los Parents (2023)
    2023 Winner Black Swan International Film Festival
    • Best Short Film
    • Meet Los Parents

Urban Media Film Festival

  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2021 Winner Best Short Film Script
    • Best Short Film Script
    • Beautiful Violence
  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2021 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Short Film
    • Beautiful Violence

South America Awards

  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2022 Nominee April Competition
    • Best Screenplay
    • Beautiful Violence

Latin America Film Awards

  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2022 Winner February Award
    • Best Costume Design
    • Beautiful Violence

World Indie Film Awards

  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2021 Winner World Indie Film Award
    • Best Thriller Short
    • Beautiful Violence
  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2021 Winner World Indie Film Award
    • Best Thriller Short
    • Beautiful Violence
  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2021 Winner World Indie Film Award
    • Best Thriller Short
    • Beautiful Violence

Gully International Film Festival

  • Meet Los Parents (2023)
    2023 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Male Director
    • Meet Los Parents
  • Meet Los Parents (2023)
    2023 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Animation Director
    • Meet Los Parents
  • Meet Los Parents (2023)
    2023 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Comedy Film
    • Meet Los Parents
  • Meet Los Parents (2023)
    2023 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Foreign Film
    • Meet Los Parents

Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards

  • Paul Rodriguez and Roxy in Roxy & The Man (2025)
    2024 Winner Fall Competition
    • Best Short Screenplay
    • Roxy & The Man

Monza Film Fest

  • Arthur Ave. (2025)
    2024 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best LGBTQ Short Film
    • Arthur Ave.

International Motion Picture Awards

  • Arthur Ave. (2025)
    2025 Winner January Award
    • Best Emerging Filmmaker
    • Arthur Ave.
  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2021 Winner September Award
    • BEST PRODUCER
    • Beautiful Violence

Golden Lion International Film Festival

  • Arthur Ave. (2025)
    2025 Winner Critic's Choice Award
    • Best Director Short Film
    • Arthur Ave.
  • Teeth
    2023 Winner Best Short Script/Screenplay
    • Best Short Film Script
    • Teeth
  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2022 Winner Golden Lion Award
    • Best International Short Film
    • Beautiful Violence
  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2022 Winner Golden Lion Award
    • Best Director
    • Beautiful Violence
  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2022 Winner Golden Lion Award
    • Best Producer
    • Beautiful Violence

Color's of Love International Queer Film Festival

  • Arthur Ave. (2025)
    2025 Winner Best LGBT - Pride Celebration Film
    • Short Film
    • Arthur Ave.

LensFame International Film Festival

  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2023 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Jury Selection
    • Beautiful Violence
  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2022 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Director Short Film
    • Beautiful Violence
  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2022 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Cast Short Film
    • Beautiful Violence
  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2022 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Producer Short Film
    • Beautiful Violence
  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2022 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Writer
    • Beautiful Violence

Milestone International Film Festival

  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2022 Winner Jury Award
    • Special Section Jury Award
    • Beautiful Violence
  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2022 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Director
    • Beautiful Violence
  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2022 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Drama Short Film
    • Beautiful Violence
  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2022 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Writer
    • Beautiful Violence

International Gold Awards

  • Arthur Ave. (2025)
    2025 Winner Gold Award
    • Indie Short Film
    • Arthur Ave.
  • Teeth
    2024 Winner Gold Award
    • Best Short Script
    • Teeth

Sevilla Indie Film Festival

  • Arthur Ave. (2025)
    2025 Nominee Festival Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Arthur Ave.

Feedback Under 5 Minute Film Festival

  • Meet Los Parents (2023)
    2023 Winner Audience Award
    • Best Comedy Film
    • Meet Los Parents

Bluez Dolphins Monthly Online International Film Festival

  • Arthur Ave. (2025)
    2025 Nominee January Award
    • Best Director
    • Arthur Ave.
  • Arthur Ave. (2025)
    2025 Winner January Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Arthur Ave.
  • Arthur Ave. (2025)
    2025 Winner January Award
    • Best Human Rights Film
    • Arthur Ave.
  • Arthur Ave. (2025)
    2025 Winner January Award
    • Best Social Message Film
    • Arthur Ave.
  • Arthur Ave. (2025)
    2025 Winner February Award
    • Best Short Producer
    • Arthur Ave.
    Shared with: Chris Clancy

Greece International Film Festival

  • Arthur Ave. (2025)
    2025 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Short Film
    • Arthur Ave.

Stingray International Film Festival

  • Teeth
    2024 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Short Script / Screenplay
    • Teeth

Chalachitra International Film Awards

  • Teeth
    2024 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Short Script/Screenplay
    • Teeth

Springtime International Film Festival

  • Beautiful Violence (2021)
    2022 Winner Best Short Film
    • Best Short Film
    • Beautiful Violence

Filmovia International Film Festival

  • Teeth
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement
    • Best Short Film / Script
    • Teeth

Filmnest International Film Festival

  • Arthur Ave. (2025)
    2025 Winner FNIFF Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Arthur Ave.
  • Teeth
    2024 Winner FNIFF Award
    • Best Short Script
    • Teeth

Script Symphony Award

  • Arthur Ave. (2025)
    2025 Winner May/June Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Arthur Ave.
  • Teeth
    2024 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Horror Script
    • Teeth

The Black Panther International Short Film Festival

  • Arthur Ave. (2025)
    2025 Winner Best Short Film
    • Best Short Film
    • Arthur Ave.
  • Arthur Ave. (2025)
    2025 Winner Best Director
    • Best Director
    • Arthur Ave.
  • Arthur Ave. (2025)
    2025 Winner Best Original Concept
    • Best Origional Concept
    • Arthur Ave.

Silver Wings International Film Festival

  • Arthur Ave. (2025)
    2025 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Arthur Ave.
  • Arthur Ave. (2025)
    2025 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Director
    • Arthur Ave.

Beyond Border International Film Festival

  • Arthur Ave. (2025)
    2025 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Director
    • Arthur Ave.
  • Arthur Ave. (2025)
    2025 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Short Film
    • Arthur Ave.

Caravan International Film Festival

  • Arthur Ave. (2025)
    2025 Nominee Best Director
    • Best Director
    • Arthur Ave.
  • Arthur Ave. (2025)
    2025 Winner Best Producer
    • Best Producer
    • Arthur Ave.
    Shared with: Chris Clancy

East Village New York Film Festival

  • Arthur Ave. (2025)
    2025 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Honorable Mention
    • Arthur Ave.
  • Arthur Ave. (2025)
    2024 Winner Best Short Film Script
    • Best Short Film Script
    • Arthur Ave.

West Lothian Film Festival

  • Paul Rodriguez and Roxy in Roxy & The Man (2025)
    2025 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Short Film Script
    • Roxy & The Man

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