* Thessaloniki International Film Festival (Jury’s special award) 1996
for The triumph of Time
* Thessaloniki International Film Festival (Greek State Film award) 1998
* Fantasporto International Film Festival (Jury’s special award) 1999
* European Fantasy Awards (Nomination best film) 1999
for Money, A Mythology of Darkness
*Fantasporto International Film Festival (Special Career Award) 2000
* Thessaloniki International Film Festival (Greek State Film award) 2002
for Remembrance
* Hellenic Film Academy (Nomination best Film) 2010
* London Greek Film Festival (U.K.) (Best Screenwriting , Best Photography) 2012
for Guilt
- 2012 Panorama European Cinema , Greece (Jury’s special award)
- 2013 Hellenic Film Academy awards, Greece (nominations Sound, Editing, Special effects)
- 2013 London Greek Film Festival, U.K. (Best film, best direction, best photography)
- 2013 CYIFF , Cyprus (Jury’s Special award)
- 2015 BLOW-UP · Chicago International Arthouse FILM FEST, USA (Nomination Best Feature)
for 10th day
- 20th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, Estonia (Nominated Grand Prize)
- 37th Fantasporto, Portugal (Nominated Directors’ Week Award)
- 10th London Greek International film festival, U.K. (Won best concept award)
- Los Angeles Greek Film Festival, USA (Nominated best film)
- 30th Athens Panorama of European Cinema
- “This human world” , Vienna (Nominated best film)
- Maverick Movie Awards, USA (Won best directing, Nominated best picture best script)
- BLOW-UP · International Arthouse FILM FEST , USA (Nominated best director, best script)
- Accolade Competition 2017 , USA (Award of Merit)
- 2018 Hellenic Film Academy Awards, Greece (Nomination best film)
- 2018 South-East European Film Festival, Berlin – Paris (best director)
- 2018 Scandinavian International Film Festival, Helsinki (best film)
- 2018 Prisma Independent Film Awards, Rome (best feature)
- 2018 Sose International Film Festival, Armenia (best script, best camera)
- 2019 Vegas Movie Awards (Best Drama)
for Lines
- 2019 32th Panorama of European Cinema (won Special mention)
- 2020 London Greek International film festival, (won 2nd Award –Best Feature)
- 2020 Maverick Movie Awards, USA (Won best set design, Nominated best cinematography, best actor)
- 60th Thessaloniki IFF (nomination best Greek film)
- 40th Fantasporto IFF (Nomination best film)
- 10th SEE IFF Paris (Nomination best film)
- 2nd ATHENS MARATHON IFF (won best director)
- 10th Cinefantasy IFF Brazil (Nomination best film)
- 7th Ierapetra IFF (won best film, best director, best cinematography)
- 14th LAGFF (Nomination best film)
- 25th Passaggio d’Europa Salerno (Nomination best film)
- 12th BLOW-UP FILM FEST Chicago (Nomination best film)
- 15th Bridge Fest Vancouver (best film)
for Exile
- 35th Panorama of European Cinema (won best director)
- 16th London Greek Film Festival (won best film, best director, best actor)
- 17th BridgeFest Vancouver (won best black comedy film, best supporting actress)
- 2th 8 & HalFilm Awards (won best narrative feature)
- 19th Maverick Movie Awards (won best feature)
- 10th International Independent Film Awards (won best narrative feature)
-
4th Best Indie Film Award (won Best Indie Feature film)
- 4th The Gladiator Film Festival (won best feature)
- 43th Fantasporto IFF (Nomination best film)
- 63th Thessaloniki IFF (nomination best Greek film)
- 2023 South-East European Film Festival, Berlin – Paris (nomination best director)
- 17th LAGFF (Nomination best film)
- 7th Golden Wheat Awards (won best feature)
- 2th International Epidaurus Film Festival 2023 (won best feature)
- 12th Global Nonviolent Film Festival 2023 (won best production design)
- BLOW-UP · Chicago International Arthouse FILM FEST 2023 (U.S.A.) (nomination best film)
- Political film festival, 2024 USA (best romance film award)
for Purgatory