Marina's Ocean

In March 2015, the project won the Best Live Action Short Film Award at the New York Int'l Childrens Film Festival. Winners of the Festival’s two juried prizes are eligible for Oscar consideration in the Best Live Action and Best Animated Short Film categories, and were chosen by the Festival’s board of jurors: John Canemaker, Geena Davis, Lynne McVeigh, Matthew Modine, Richard Peña, Bill Plympton, Dana Points, Susan Sarandon, Henry Selick, James Schamus, Christine Vachon, Gus Van Sant, Taika Waititi, and Jeffrey Wright.

Taiwan Int'l Children's Film Festival 2016 - WINNER- http://www.ticff.org.tw/news_e.html

- New York Int'l Children's Film Festival 2015, U.S. - WINNER Jury Award (Oscar Qualifying):
http://www.awn.com/news/johnny-express-wins-short-film-award-nycff-2015

- NHK Japan Prize - Finalist:
http://www.nhk.or.jp/jp-prize/english/2016/entrylist_contents.html#audiovisual3

- Rochester International Film Festival 2015, U.S. - WINNER Certificate of Merit - http://rochesterfilmfest.org

- Hamburg Short Film Festival / Mo & Friese 2015: Affectionate Acknowledgement - Hamburg Short Film Festival TEAM FAVORITE:
http://moundfriese.shortfilm.com/index.php?id=1815

- Premio Solé Tura 2015, Spain - WINNER:
http://www.lavanguardia.com/vida/20150918/54435348389/cassio-pereira-gana-el-premio-sole-tura-por-un-filme-sobre-sindrome-de-down.html

- Brazil Awards for Children's Films (FICI) 2014 - WINNER (juried by kids) - www.festivaldecinemainfantil.com.br
- Festival Cine Ceará 2014 - WINNER: BEST SCRIPT AND CANAL BRASIL AWARD - www.cineceara.com
- Curta Taquary 2014 - WINNER: BEST SCRIPT and FEPEC Thought Provoking Film Award - http://curtataquary.wordpress.com
- FestCine Amazônia 2014 - WINNER: BEST ACTRESS (Aline Videira) and AUDIENCE AWARD
- Festival de Rio Bonito 2014: WINNER: BEST ACTRESS (Cláudia Assunção) and BEST SHORT FILM
- Cinema com Farinha 2014: WINNER: BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY (Leonardo Feliciano) and AUDIENCE AWARD
- Visões Periféricas 2014 - SPECIAL MENTION - www.visoesperifericas.org.br
- Porto Alegre Children's Film Festival 2014 - WINNER TVE PRIZE - www.primeirajanela.com.br
- Mostra de Cinema de Cambuquira 2014 - WINNER: AUDIENCE FAVORITE, 3rd place - http://www.mostramosca.com.br/
- Festival Curta Brasília 2014 - WINNER: BRASUCAH AWARD - www.curtabrasilia.com.br
- ComKIDS Festival - Prix Jeuneusse Iberoamericano 2015 - WINNER - www.comkids.com.br

- Aspen ShortsFest 2014, U.S. (International Premiere) - www.aspenfilm.org

- Giffoni Film Festival 2014, Italy - Masterclass Shorts :
http://www.giffonifilmfestival.it/film-edizione-2014/511-marina-s-ocean.html

- Shnit Short Film Festival 2014, Switzerland - Official selection - http://shnit.org/en/
- Catalina Film Festival 2014, U.S. - Official Selection - www.catalinafilm.org

- Chicago Int'l Children's Film Festival 2014, U.S. - Official Selection - http://www.cicff.org/

- Whistler Film Festival 2015, Canada - Official Selection - www.whistlerfilmfestival.com

- Sprout Film Festival - NY Disability Fest 2015, U.S - Official Selection - http://gosprout.org/film-festival/

- Flickers - Rhode Island International Film Festival 2015, U.S. - Official Selection - http://www.film-festival.org

- Cinema in Sneakers - Warsaw Youth Film Festival 2015, Poland - Official Selection - www.kinowtrampkach.pl

- Oceanside Int'l Film Festival 2015, U.S. - Official Selection - http://osidefilm.org

- CASA Latin America Festival 2014, England - www.casafestival.org.uk

- Muestra de Cine Latinoamericano en Punta Arenas 2105, Chile - http://www.polosurlatinoamericano.com

- Maine Outdoor Film Festival 2015, U.S. - Official Selection - www.maineoutdoorfilm.com

- Nueva Mirada Buenos Aires Int'l Children's Film Festival 2015, Argentina - Official Selection -www.nuevamirada.com/homeF_eng.htm

- Virginia Film Festival 2015 , U.S. - Official Selection - http://virginiafilmfestival.org/

- Mi Primer Festival - Lima Children's Film Festival 2015, Peru - http://miprimerfestival.org/

- Janela de Cinema do Recife 2014 - http://www.janeladecinema.com.br/2014/

- Mostra de Cinema de Tiradentes 2014 - Official Selection - www.mostratiradentes.com.br

- Mostra Tiradentes São Paulo 2014 - Official Selection - http://www.mostratiradentessp.com.br/

- Mostra de Cinema Conquista 2014 - Official Selection - http://www.mostracinemaconquista.com.br/

- Goiânia Mostra Curtas 2014 - Cinema nos Bairros - http://www.goianiamostracurtas.com.br/gmc_2014/

- Mostra CineBH 2014 - http://www.cinebh.com.br/

- Mostra Miragem, Tocantins, 2014 - http://www.mostramiragem.com.br/

- Mostra de Cinema de Gostoso 2014 - www.mostradecinemadegostoso.com.br

- Mostra Canavial de Cinema 2014 - www.mostracanavial.com.br

- Mostra Outros Cinemas 2015 - www.mostraoutroscinemas.com.br

- Mostra de Cinema Infantil de Florianópolis 2015 - http://www.mostradecinemainfantil.com.br

- Festival Filmes da Estação 2015 - www.filmesdaestacao.com.br

- Mostra Cine Rua Sete 2015 - http://www.cineruasete.com.br

- Assim Vivemos: Int'l Disability Film Festival 2015 - http://www.assimvivemos.com.br/2015

- Festival Curta Coremas 2015, Brazil - www.curtacoremas.com.br

- FIIk 2015 - Festival Internacional de Cine Independente Kino-olho - www.kinoolho.com/festival

- Curitiba Art Biannual 2015 - Youth Film Showcase - http://www.bienaldecuritiba.com.br/

- Circuito Cinemargens 2015 - https://www.facebook.com/cinemargens

- http://festivaloftolerance.com/en/zagreb/marinas-ocean/656