AWARDS

Danny Krastek has been honored with various awards and nominations for his work in several fields, including for his short films and his work in radio.

Danny Krastek hosting the Silver Slate Film Festival in October 2023

Awards

2025:

  • Athens International Monthly Film Festival - Best Costume Design (Almost Perfect)

  • Brightside Film Festival - Best Horror/Thriller Film (Almost Perfect)

  • Crown Point International Film Festival (Almost Perfect)

    • Best Actress (for Trina Alexa)

    • Best Supporting Actress (for Ruby Westhoff)

    • Best Cinematography (for Austin Rappold)

  • Indie House Monthly Film Festival - Best Student Film (Almost Perfect)

  • London Indie Film Festival (Almost Perfect)

    • Outstanding Achievement for Best Short Film

    • Outstanding Achievement for Best Director

  • Oniros Film Awards Finalist - Best Student Film (Almost Perfect)

  • New Jersey Film Awards

    • Almost Perfect

      • Best New Jersey Short Film

      • Best Actress (for Trina Alexa)

      • Best Special Effects Makeup (for Vanessa Marone)

    • The Main Character

      • Best College Film

  • New York Movie Awards - Best Sound Design (Staten Island Ghost Story)

2024:

  • Cinema Odyssey Film Awards Semifinalist (The Main Character)

  • Indiana Short Film Festival Finalist - Best Student Film (The Main Character)

  • Oniros Film Awards Finalist - Best Student Film (The Main Character)

  • Scholar and Production Award - Best Screenwriting (My Friend, The Shadow)

  • Trenton Student Film Festival - Audience Favorite Award (The Main Character)

  • WideScreen Film and Music Video Festival

    • Quarter Finalist (Bagman)

    • Quarter Finalist (Book X)

  • WMSC Excellence in Radio Award

2023:

  • Scholar and Production Award - Best Audio Design (Book X)

  • Serbest International Film Festival Quarter Finalist - Best Short Film (Bagman)

  • Student World Impact Film Festival Quarter Finalist - Best Short Film (Bagman)

2022:

  • Cheryl Haines Germinario Memorial Award for Excellence in Television Broadcasting Technology

  • LDTV Awards 2022

    • Best Demo Reel (included short films Dinolad and Snow Day)

    • Best On Air Talent

    • Best Original Segment (Phantom Pursuers)

  • Shawnee TV Golden Producer Award

  • U Got Brains Champion Schools Program Contest Winner (Heads Up, Eyes Forward)

2021:

  • LDTV Award - Best Original Series (Danny Talks About Movies)

  • Outstanding Achievement in Television Broadcasting Technology Award

Nominations

2025:

  • AltFF Alternative Film Festival - Best Drama USA (Almost Perfect)

  • Brightside Film Festival (Almost Perfect)

    • Best Actress (for Trina Alexa)

    • Best Cinematography (for Austin Rappold)

    • Best College Film

    • Best Concept

    • Best Director

    • Best Ensemble

    • Best NJ College Director

    • Best NJ College Film

  • Couch Film Festival - Best Coming of Age Film (Almost Perfect)

  • Grove Film Festival - Best Concept (Almost Perfect)

  • New Jersey Film Awards

    • Almost Perfect

      • Best Acting Ensemble

      • Best Cinematography (for Austin Rappold)

      • Best Original Score (for Ravi Roshan)

    • The Main Character

      • Best Actor (for Nick Najarian)

      • Best Supporting Actress (for Caroline Cook)

      • Best Acting Ensemble

      • Best Director

  • North Hollywood International Film Festival - Best Student Film (The Main Character)

2024:

  • AltFF Alternative Film Festival - Best Comedy Short Film (The Main Character)

  • A Royal Chance Film Festival - Best Short Film (My Friend the Shadow)

  • Couch Film Festival (The Main Character)

    • Best Comedy

    • Best Romance

    • Best Student Film

2023:

  • AltFF Alternative Film Festival - Best Film Poster (Book X)

  • Couch Film Festival - Best Experimental Film (Book X)

2021:

  • LDTV Award - Best Documentary (Daily Battles)

Selections

2025:

  • Festival Angaelica (The Main Character)

  • Honor Film Festival (The Main Character)

  • Kalakari Film Festival (The Main Character)

  • Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions (Almost Perfect)

  • Pillow Fort Film Festival (Almost Perfect)

  • Rutherford Film Festival (The Main Character)

  • SciFi, Horror & Action Film Festival (Almost Perfect)

2024:

  • 4Theatre Selections (The Main Character)

  • Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions (The Main Character)

  • Silver Slate Film Festival (The Main Character)

2023:

  • First Time Filmmaker Sessions (Book X)

  • Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions (Bagman)

  • Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions (My Friend, The Shadow)

  • Silver Slate Film Festival (My Friend, The Shadow)

  • Silver Slate Film Festival (Book X)

  • Student World Impact Film Festival (Book X)

  • Student World Impact Film Festival (My Friend, The Shadow)

2022:

  • First Time Filmmaker Sessions (Bagman)

  • Scream It Off Screen Film Festival (Bagman)

2021:

  • Burlington County Teen Arts Festival (Daily Battles)