Writing Awards

SACAJAWEA, THE WINDCATCHER

2026 – WINNER – Best Feature/TV Screenplay
FILM 26 ARTXFF Vienna AUSTRIA
Sacajawea, The Windcatcher
(June 24, 2026)

2025 – WINNER – Best Feature Script
V.i.Z Film Fest Odesa UKRAINE
Sacajawea, The Windcatcher
(February 19, 2026)

2025 – WINNER – Best Script
Roshani International Film Festival INDIA
Sacajawea, The Windcatcher
(August 17, 2025)

2025 – WINNER – Best Feature Script
New York Tri-State International Film Festival USA
Sacajawea, The Windcatcher
(May 13, 2025)

2025 – WINNER – Best Unproduced Feature Script
Paris Women CineFest FRANCE
Sacajawea, The Windcatcher
(April 29, 2025)

2024 – WINNER – Best Author
Golden Swan Zurich Film Festival SWITZERLAND
Sacajawea, The Windcatcher
(December 11, 2024)

2024 – WINNER – Best Historical Period Piece Script
Las Vegas International Film & Screenwriting Festival USA
Sacajawea, The Windcatcher
(October 29, 2024)

2024 – WINNER – Best Original Screenplay
Alpine International Film Festival SWITZERLAND
Sacajawea, The Windcatcher
(October 3, 2024)

2024 – WINNER Honorable Mention – Best Feature Historical Script
New York Screenwriting Awards USA
Sacajawea, The Windcatcher
(March 20, 2024)

2023 – Star of Venice Award Winner includes 3 WINS
Venice Under the Stars Int’l Film Festival ITALY
Sacajawea: The Windcatcher
WINNER – Best Feature Script
WINNER – Best Original Concept
WINNER – Best Author
(December 1, 2023)

2023 – WINNER – Honorable Mention – Best Feature Script
WIKI: Screenplay Contest USA
Sacajawea: The Windcatcher
(June 15, 2023)

2023 – WINNER – Best Feature Script
Portland Screenplay Awards USA
Sacajawea, The Windcatcher
(May 18, 2023)

2023 – WINNER – Best Historical Script
ONIROS Film Awards USA
Sacajawea, The Windcatcher
(May 6, 2023)

2026 – FINALIST Best Feature Screenplay
Golden Lion Geneva Awards SWITZERLAND
Sacajawea, The Windcatcher
(February 7, 2026)

2025 – FINALIST – Best Feature Script
Ottawa Film Award CANADA
Sacajawea, The Windcatcher
(September 29, 2025)

2026 – NOMINEE – Best Drama
FILM 26 ARTXFF Vienna AUSTRIA
Sacajawea, The Windcatcher
(June 24, 2026)

2026 – NOMINEE – Best Feature Screenplay
PLOT TWIST Sao Paulo Online Festival BRAZIL
Sacajawea, The Windcatcher
(June 23, 2026)

2026 – NOMINEE – Best Feature Screenplay
GRITOX awards MONTENEGRO
Sacajawea, The Windcatcher
(June 17, 2026)

2026 – NOMINEE – Best Feature Screenplay
CREATOR X Awards SINGAPORE
Sacajawea, The Windcatcher
(June 17, 2026)

2026 – NOMINEE – Best Feature Screenplay
Moondust Helsinki Film Awards FINLAND
Sacajawea, The Windcatcher
(April 1, 2026)

2025 – NOMINEE – Best Unproduced Feature Screenplay
Milan Indie Film Festival ITALY
Sacajawea, The Windcatcher
(August 4, 2025)

2025 – NOMINEE – Best Feature Screenplay
AREA51 Underground Film Festival USA
Sacajawea, The Windcatcher
(January 17, 2025)

2024 – NOMINEE – Best Feature Script
ICEBERG Film Awards NORWAY
Sacajawea, The Windcatcher
January 22, 2025)

2024 – NOMINEE – Best Feature Script
Moonlight International Film Festival SWEDEN
Sacajawea, The Windcatcher
October 2, 2024)

2024 – NOMINEE – Best Drama
YETI Film Festival ICELAND
Sacajawea, The Windcatcher
(April 9, 2024)

2023 – NOMINEE – Best Drama
Lonely Wolf International Film Festival ENGLAND
Sacajawea, The Windcatcher
(December 21, 2023)

2023 – NOMINEE – Best Drama
Planet Cinema USA
Sacajawea: The Windcatcher
(November 29, 2023)

2013 – NOMINEE – Best Period Piece
Action on Film International Film Festival USA
Sacajawea, The Windcatcher (formerly, Windcatcher: The Story of Sacajawea)
(July 2013)

2025 – OFFICIAL SELECTION – Best Feature Script
Purple Sky International Film Festival GERMANY
Sacajawea, The Windcatcher
(June 4, 2025)

2024 – OFFICIAL SELECTION – Best Feature Screenplay
Golden Swan Zurich Film Festival SWITZERLAND
Sacajawea, The Windcatcher
(December 11, 2024

2024 – OFFICIAL SELECTION for 2 Nominations
Sydney Cinematic Horizons Film Festival AUSTRALIA
Sacajawea: The Windcatcher
– Best Feature Script
– Best Author
(May 1, 2024)

2024 – OFFICIAL SELECTION – Best Feature Script
Budapest International Screenplay Festival HUNGARY
Sacajawea, The Windcatcher
(April 8, 2024)

2023 – OFFICIAL SELECTION – Best Feature Script
Cannes World Art Festival FRANCE
Sacajawea: The Windcatcher
(February 5, 2025)

2026 – SEMI-FINALIST – Best Feature Screenplay
IndieMANIA Prague Film Awards CZECH REPUBLIC
Sacajawea, The Windcatcher
(June 24, 2026)

2026 – SEMI-FINALIST – Best Feature Screenplay
DARK LAND Munich Film Awards Contest GERMANY
Sacajawea, The Windcatcher
(May 27, 2026)

2026 – SEMI-FINALIST – Feature-Length Unproduced Screenplay
Filmonaco International Film Contest MONOCO
Sacajawea, The Windcatcher
(May 20, 2026)

2025 – SEMI-FINALIST – Feature Unproduced Screenplay
Palermo International Film Festival SICILY
Sacajawea, The Windcatcher
(November 13, 2025)

2025 – SEMI-FINALIST – Best Screenplay
Tokyo Women Film Festival JAPAN
Sacajawea, The Windcatcher
(May 9, 2025)

2025 – SEMI-FINALIST – Best Unproduced Feature Screenplay
London Women Film Festival ENGLAND
Sacajawea, The Windcatcher
(April 29, 2025)

2024 – SEMI-FINALIST – Best Feature Script
Nocturna USA
Sacajawea, The Windcatcher
(November 29, 2024)

2023 – SEMI-FINALIST – Best Historical Script
New York International Screenplay Awards USA
Sacajawea, The Windcatcher
(April 27, 2023)