AWARDS

Here’s a complete list of awards, nominations & official selections for films written & directed by Matthew C. Vella!
You can learn more about these projects at the films page.

 
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BLEEDING BACKS (2016)

AWARDS

ADDITIONAL NOMINATIONS

OFFICIAL SELECTIONS

REVIEWS

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SHE’S NOT YOUR TYPE (2018)

AWARDS

ADDITIONAL NOMINATIONS

  • BEST TRAILER - Melbourne Indie Film Festival 2020 (AUS)

  • BEST ROMANTIC COMEDY FILM - Melbourne Indie Film Festival 2020 (AUS)

  • BEST AUSTRALIA EXTRA MILE - Melbourne Indie Film Festival 2020 (AUS)

  • BEST ACTRESS (ADRIANNE GULLOTTA) - Changing Face International Film Festival 2019 (AUS)

  • BEST COMEDY - Sydney Indie Film Festival 2019 (US)

  • BEST ROMANTIC COMEDY - Sydney Indie Film Festival 2019 (US)

  • UNSTOPPABLE CREATOR AWARD - Sydney Indie Film Festival 2019 (US)

  • MADE IN SYDNEY EXTRA MILE AWARD - Sydney Indie Film Festival 2019 (US)

  • SEMI-FINALIST - JELLYfest Film Festival 2019 (US)

  • BEST AUSTRALIAN FILM (SEMI-FINALIST) - AFIN - International Film Festival (AUS)

  • BEST ACTRESS (ADRIANNE GULLOTTA) / SEMI-FINALIST - AFIN - International Film Festival (AUS)

  • BEST DIRECTOR - Made in the West Film Festival 2018 (AUS)

  • BEST ACTRESS - Made in the West Film Festival 2018 (AUS)

  • BEST SCREENPLAY - Made in the West Film Festival 2018 (AUS)

OFFICIAL SELECTIONS

REVIEWS

 

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS & AWARDS

  • BLACKTOWN CITY CREATIVE ARTS FUND 2024 - Awarded funding for short film Nannu (2025). Read here.

  • INNER WEST FILM FESTIVAL PITCHING COMPETITION 2024 - Finalist for Inner West Film festival pitching competition, judged by Jermy Sims (Last Cab To Darwin, 2015) Sally Aitken (David Stratton: A Cinematic Life, 2017), Aline Jacques (Hot Potato: The Story of the Wiggles, 2023), Walter Bienz (Founder and Creative Director of The Solid State), Lana Greenhalgh (Head of Scripted Originals at Foxtel Group), Robert Patterson (Emily 2022). Photos here.

  • DIRECTOR’S ATTACHMENT - Greystanes - 2023 web series, 15 x 1 episodes,
    created by Ryan Cauchi & Matt Ferro (Screen Australia, TikTok) Watch here.

  • INNER WEST FILM FESTIVAL PITCHING COMPETITION 2023 - Finalist for Breathless Film Inner West Film Festival Pitching competition, hosted by Inner West Film Fest, judged by members of Breathless Films, Causeway Films and Screen Producers Australia. Photos here.

  • PLATFORM 21 - Selected for the Platform 21 workshops program run by For Film’s Sake in partnership with Arts and Cultural Exchange (ACE), City of Sydney and Sydney Film Festival, 19-21 August 2021.

  • SKETCH-A-THON 2020 - WINNER, 1ST PLACE - Sketch-a-thon 2020 (Laugh Masters Academy). Won first place for a sketch comedy made within 24 hours, involving the use of the prompt words glass, ice cream and notebook. Watch it here.

  • KELLY’S AMATEUR STAND UP COMEDY COMPETITION 2020 - FINALIST - Made it to the final round at Kelly’s Amateur Stand Up Comedy Competition 2020 at Kelly’s On King, Newtown. Hosted by Comedy on Edge. Photos here.

  • UTS CAREER AND PROFESSIONAL (CAP) DEVELOPMENT AWARD 2020 - for work involving accessibility in learning design, mostly focused on educational media including audio and video, at the University of Technology Sydney.

  • UTS CAREER AND PROFESSIONAL (CAP) DEVELOPMENT AWARD 2018 - for working as the LX.lab’s Educational Media Producer (working mostly in videography & digital content creation) at the University of Technology Sydney. Learn more here.

  • PRODUCE PERFECT 2018 - Selected for the Produce Perfect 2018 program run by Information & Cultural Exchange (ICE). Learn more here.