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Mikel Markaj in Hero of the Desert (2022)

Awards

Hero of the Desert

20 wins & 23 nominations

Love Film Festival

  • 2023 Nominee Jury Prize
    • Best Romantic - Erotic
    • Lorena Sopi (Director and Producer)
  • 2023 Nominee Jury Prize
    • Best Director
    • Lorena Sopi
  • 2023 Nominee Jury Prize
    • Best Actress
    • Vjosa Tasholli
  • 2023 Nominee Jury Prize
    • Best Actor
    • Mikel Markaj
  • 2023 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Script
    • Lorena Sopi (Screenwriter)

Directors Circle Festival of Shorts

  • 2022 Nominee Festival Award
    • Best Narrative Short Film
    • Lorena Sopi

Virgin Spring Cinefest

  • 2022 Nominee VSCF Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Lorena Sopi (Director, Writer and Producer)
  • 2022 Winner VSCF Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Lorena Sopi (Director, Writer and Producer)

Golden Earth Film Award

  • 2022 Nominee December Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Lorena Sopi (Director and Producer)
  • 2022 Winner Golden Earth Film Award
    • Best Actor Male (Leading)
    • Mikel Markaj

Tagore International Film Festival

  • 2022 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Short Film
    • Lorena Sopi (Director/Producer)

Golden Wheat Awards

  • 2023 Winner Golden Wheat Award
    • Best Short
    • Lorena Sopi

Europa Film Festival

  • 2023 Nominee Jury Prize
    • Best romance
    • Lorena Sopi
    Hero of the Desert
  • 2023 Nominee Jury Prize
    • Best of Europa
    • Lorena Sopi
    Hero of the Desert
  • 2023 Nominee Jury Prize
    • Best Actor
    • Mikel Markaj
    Hero of the Desert
  • 2023 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Actor
    • Mikel Markaj

Teknochat Film Festival

  • 2022 Nominee Jury Prize
    • Best Drama
    • Lorena Sopi (director/producer)
  • 2022 Nominee Jury Prize
    • Best Director
    • Lorena Sopi (director)
  • 2022 Nominee Jury Prize
    • Best Picture
    • Lorena Sopi (Producer/Director)
  • 2022 Nominee Jury Prize
    • Best Actress
    • Vjosa Tasholli
  • 2022 Nominee Jury Prize
    • Best Actor
    • Mikel Markaj

Fiction Film Festival

  • 2023 Nominee Jury Prize
    • Best Fiction Film
    • Lorena Sopi (Director / Producer)
  • 2023 Nominee Jury Prize
    • Best Love Film
    • Lorena Sopi
  • 2023 Nominee Jury Prize
    • Best Director
    • Lorena Sopi (Director)
  • 2023 Nominee Jury Prize
    • Best Actress
    • Vjosa Tasholli
  • 2023 Nominee Jury Prize
    • Best Actor
    • Mikel Markaj

Boden International Film Festival

  • 2023 Nominee July Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Lorena Sopi (Director and Producer)

London Movie Awards

  • 2022 Winner October Award
    • Silver Award
    • Lorena Sopi (director/producer)

International Motion Picture Awards

  • 2023 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Director
    • Lorena Sopi (Director)

Royal Society of Television & Motion Picture Awards

  • 2023 Winner July Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Lorena Sopi (Director, Writer and Producer)

Luis Bunuel Memorial Awards

  • 2022 Winner November Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Lorena Sopi (director and producer)
  • 2022 Nominee July Award
    • PIGEON D'OR AWARDS
    • Lorena Sopi (Director and Producer)
    Hero of the Desert

Cinema of The World International Film Festival (CWIFF)

  • 2023 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Motion Picture Short
    • Lorena Sopi (Director and Producer)
  • 2023 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Performance by an Artist
    • Vjosa Tasholli (Main actress)
  • 2023 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Performance by an Artist
    • Mikel Markaj (Main Actor)
  • 2023 Winner Best Director
    • Best Director
    • Lorena Sopi (director)

Knight of the Reel Awards

  • 2023 Winner Best Short Film
    • Best Short Film
    • Lorena Sopi (director/producer)

Cannes Shorts

  • 2023 Nominee Cannes Short
    • Best short film
    • Lorena Sopi (Director and Producer)

Golden Fern Films Award

  • 2023 Winner Best Short Film
    • Best Short
    • Lorena Sopi (Director and Producer)

Jaisalmer International Film Festival

  • 2023 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Short Film
    • Lorena Sopi (Director and Producer)

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