Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsBest Of 2025Holiday Watch GuideGotham AwardsCelebrity PhotosSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayMost popular celebsCelebrity news
    Help centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
Back
  • Biography
  • Awards
IMDbPro
Dark House Premiere March 4, 2014

Awards

Ethan S. Smith

8 wins & 11 nominations

Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema

  • Waving (2022)
    2023 Winner Grand Jury Award
    • Best International Featurette
    • Waving
    Shared with: Rolfin Nyhus · Steven C Brumwell · Catherine Benfield · Russel Lazega · Andrew Alderslade · Mari Stracke · Adriana Faria · Ralph Ineson · Krissi Bohn · Sophie Bould · Howard Samuels · Emily Amoh · Siona Davis · Tim Willrich · Cameron Culver · Sanya Torkmorad-Jozavi · Timo Säilä · Jessica Birch

Sunscreen Film Festival, US

  • Waving (2022)
    2023 Nominee Jury Award
    • Dale Pople Sci Fi Film Award
    • Waving
    Shared with: Rolfin Nyhus · Steven C Brumwell · Catherine Benfield · Russel Lazega

FilmQuest

  • Waving (2022)
    2023 Nominee Festival Award
    • Best Fantastic Short
    • Waving
    Shared with: Rolfin Nyhus · Steven C Brumwell · Catherine Benfield · Russel Lazega · Tim Willrich · Siona Davis · Jessica Birch · Cameron Culver · Andrew Alderslade · Adriana Faria · Liza Svirskaya · Helen Hebert · Noemi Daboczi · Timo Säilä · Catriona Delbridge · William Honeyball · Vincenzo Onorato

Austin Revolution Film Festival

  • Waving (2022)
    2023 Nominee International Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Waving
    Shared with: Rolfin Nyhus · Steven C Brumwell · Catherine Benfield · Russel Lazega · Siona Davis · Andrew Alderslade · Jessica Birch · Tim Willrich · Mari Stracke
  • Waving (2022)
    2023 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best In Show (Short Film)
    • Waving
    Shared with: Rolfin Nyhus · Steven C Brumwell · Catherine Benfield · Russel Lazega · Andrew Alderslade · Mari Stracke · Adriana Faria · Ralph Ineson · Krissi Bohn · Sophie Bould · Howard Samuels · Emily Amoh · Siona Davis · Tim Willrich · Cameron Culver · Sanya Torkmorad-Jozavi · Timo Säilä · Jessica Birch
  • Waving (2022)
    2023 Winner Jury Prize
    • Social Consciousness In Film
    • Waving
    Shared with: Rolfin Nyhus · Steven C Brumwell · Catherine Benfield · Russel Lazega

Unrestricted View Film Festival

  • Waving (2022)
    2023 Nominee Jury Prize
    • Best Short Film
    • Waving
    Shared with: Rolfin Nyhus · Steven C Brumwell · Catherine Benfield · Russel Lazega

Waco Independent Film Festival

  • Waving (2022)
    2023 Nominee Festival Prize
    • Best Fantasy/SciFi Short
    • Waving
    Shared with: Rolfin Nyhus · Steven C Brumwell · Catherine Benfield · Russel Lazega

New Renaissance Film Festival

  • Waving (2022)
    2023 Nominee Festival Award
    • Best International Short Film
    • Waving
    Shared with: Rolfin Nyhus · Steven C Brumwell · Catherine Benfield · Russel Lazega

Independent Shorts Awards

  • Waving (2022)
    2024 Winner Annual Award
    • Best Experimental Short of the Year
    • Waving
    Shared with: Rolfin Nyhus · Steven C Brumwell · Russel Lazega · Catherine Benfield
  • Waving (2022)
    2023 Winner Special Jury Award
    • Best Short of the Season
    • Waving
    Shared with: Rolfin Nyhus · Steven C Brumwell · Catherine Benfield · Russel Lazega · Andrew Alderslade · Adriana Faria · Jessica Birch
  • Waving (2022)
    2023 Winner Platinum Award
    • Best Fantasy Short
    • Waving
    Shared with: Rolfin Nyhus · Steven C Brumwell · Catherine Benfield · Russel Lazega · Andrew Alderslade · Jessica Birch · Adriana Faria

Stage 32 Short Film Competition

  • Waving (2022)
    2024 Winner Grand Prize
    • Best Short Film
    • Waving
    Shared with: Russel Lazega · Rolfin Nyhus · Siona Davis · Cameron Culver · Catherine Benfield · Jessica Birch · Andrew Alderslade · Adriana Faria · Steven C Brumwell · Tim Willrich

Screen ATX

  • Waving (2022)
    2023 Nominee Jury Prize
    • Best International Film
    • Waving
    Shared with: Rolfin Nyhus · Steven C Brumwell · Catherine Benfield · Russel Lazega

The British Short Film Awards

  • Waving (2022)
    2023 Nominee Best British Short Film
    • Longlisted
    • Waving
    Shared with: Rolfin Nyhus · Steven C Brumwell · Catherine Benfield · Russel Lazega

Scotland International Festival of Cinema

  • Waving (2022)
    2023 Nominee Jury Prize
    • Best Featurette
    • Waving
    Shared with: Rolfin Nyhus · Steven C Brumwell · Catherine Benfield · Russel Lazega
  • Waving (2022)
    2023 Winner Grand Jury Award
    • Humanitarian Award
    • Waving
    Shared with: Rolfin Nyhus · Steven C Brumwell · Catherine Benfield · Russel Lazega · Siona Davis · Tim Willrich · Jessica Birch · Andrew Alderslade · Mari Stracke · Cameron Culver · Ralph Ineson · Krissi Bohn · Sophie Bould · Emily Amoh · Adriana Faria · Liza Svirskaya · Sanya Torkmorad-Jozavi

Tees Valley International Film Festival

  • Waving (2022)
    2023 Nominee Best Drama
    • Best Drama
    • Waving
    Shared with: Rolfin Nyhus · Steven C Brumwell · Catherine Benfield · Krissi Bohn · Howard Samuels · Ralph Ineson · Emily Amoh · Russel Lazega · Sophie Bould

Ignite Film Festival

  • Waving (2022)
    2023 Nominee Jury Prize
    • Best Of The Festival
    • Waving
    Shared with: Rolfin Nyhus · Steven C Brumwell · Catherine Benfield · Russel Lazega

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content
  • Please see our guide to updating awards
  • Learn more about contributing

More from this person

More to explore

Recently viewed

Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
Get the IMDb App
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb App
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb App
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc.