Grand Prize & Jury Award Winner — Shore Scripts Film Fund (2023/ 2024)
Finalist — SoCal Screenplay Competition (2025)
Finalist — Film Pipeline Short Script Competition (2024)
Finalist — Filmmatic Short Screenplay Awards Season 9 (2024)
Finalist, Top 8 — Raindance Screenplay Competition (2023)
Finalist — Barnstorm Fest (2023)
Finalist — WritersxWriters (2022)
Finalist — Bigfoot Script Challenge (2022)
Finalist — The Golden Script Competition (2022)
Semifinalist — Screencraft Film Fund (2024) x 3
Semifinalist — Outstanding Screenplays Competition (2024)
Semifinalist — Screencraft Short Script Competition (2023)
Semifinalist — Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition (2023)
Semifinalist — Cinequest Screenwriting Competition (2023)
Semifinalist — Nashville Int’l Film Festival Screenwriting Competition (2022)
Semifinalist — Flickers’ Rhode Island Int’l Film Festival Screenplay Competition (2022)
Semifinalist — Big Apple Film Festival Screenplay Competition (2019, 2021, & 2022)
AWARDS & ACCOLADES
Semifinalist — Bahamas Film Festival Screenplay Competition (2019)
Silver Nib Winner — Let’s Make It Screenwriting Competition (2024)
Nominee, Best Short Script — New Media Film Festival (2023)
Honourable Mention — The Finish Line Script Competition (2023)
Runner-Up — Hollyshorts Screenwriting Competition (2023)
Runner-Up — Outstanding Screenplays Competition (2023)
Quarterfinalist — Screencraft Film Fund (Spring 2025)
Quarterfinalist — Hollyshorts Screenwriting Competition (2024)
Quarterfinalist — Filmmatic Pitch Now Screenplay Competition Season 7 (2024)
Quarterfinalist — Finalist Sci-Fi & Fantasy Awards Season 2 (2024)
Quarterfinalist — Big Apple Film Festival Screenplay Competition (2023)
Quarterfinalist — Filmmatic Short Screenplay Awards Season 8 (2023)
Quarterfinalist — SoCal Screenplay Competition (2023)
Quarterfinalist — Raindance Script Competition (2023)
Quarterfinalist — Screencraft Short Film Screenplay Competition (2022)
Quarterfinalist — Filmmatic, Inroads Fellowship (2022)
Quarterfinalist — Los Angeles Int’l Screenplay Awards (2021)
Second Rounder — Screencraft Short Film Fund (2022)
FESTIVAL SELECTIONS
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EVERYWHERE YOU GO (NARRATIVE SHORT)
Bushwick Film Festival, 2023
Newport Beach Film Festival, 2023
LA Shorts Int’l Film Festival, 2023
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A BITTER MURMUR (NARRATIVE SHORT)
Georgia Latino Int’l Film Festival, 2025
San Diego Latino Film Festival, 2023
Portland Film Festival, 2022
DANCES WITH FILMS, 2022
North Hollywood CineFest, 2022
SOHO Int’l Film Festival, 2022
Shockfest Film Festival, 2022
SModcastle Film Festival, 2022
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SOMNIUM (NARRATIVE SHORT)
Flickers’ Rhode Island Int’l Film Festival (Best LGBTQ+ Short Semifinalist), 2022
Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ Int’l Film Festival, 2022
NewFilmmakers Los Angeles, 2022
Sherman Oaks Film Festival (Best Horror Short Award), 2022
Big Apple Film Festival, 2022
Indie Short Fest (Best Mystery Short), 2022
Indie Short Fest (Best LGBTQ+ Short)
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THIRD OPTION (NARRATIVE SHORT)
SOHO Int’l Film Festival, 2018
IndieFest Film Awards (Winner), 2018
Press
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'Who Are You, Nanu?' 5-star Review
“In ‘Who Are You, Nanu?’, writer/director Anjini Taneja Azhar crafts a soulful drama/mystery where life, loss, and the unrelenting curiosity of childhood blend into something quietly extraordinary. Azhar’s storytelling is tender, spiritual, and brimming with imagination… Its narrative delicately captures the beauty of remembering, imagining, and growing from the mysteries of goodbye. Highly recommended.” Read the 5-star review that earned the film a ‘Best Short Film of the Year’ longlist placement here.
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'Who Are You, Nanu?' Post Shoot Q&A
Anjini Taneja Azhar was our 2023 Fall Short Film Fund Grand Prize Winner with her script WHO ARE YOU, NANU? She completed principal photography in May 2024 in India. The story follows 10 year-old Isha who, after her grandfather’s (Nanu’s) ceremonial cremation brings her to the Holy Ganges River in India, befriends the phantom of her Nanu’s rambunctious 8-year-old self and discovers the journey after death. Read the Q&A here.
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Anjini for Forbes Entertainment
“…Azhar, who… is also an accomplished filmmaker. She’s written, directed and produced short films and music videos and is currently working on a pilot and several feature films.” Click here to read Anjini’s feature for ‘Forbes’ Magazine.
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ANJINI TANEJA AZHAR ON THE 5 THINGS YOU NEED TO BE A SUCCESSFUL WRITER, MEDIUM
“Some writers and authors have a knack for using language that can really move people. Some writers and authors have been able to influence millions with their words alone. In this interview series… ‘5 Things You Need To Be A Successful Author or Writer’ …I had the pleasure of interviewing Anjini Taneja Azhar.” Click here to read Anjini’s interview with Authority Magazine for Medium
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'LADYGUNN' Magazine
“Meet Anjini Taneja Azhar, the Gen Z triple threat taking LA by storm... Most people think you have to wait... for people to invest in your vision, but this lady isn’t buying it…” Click here for Anjini’s profile piece on ‘Ladygunn’ Magazine.
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Anjini for 'Voyage LA'
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'Women CineMakers' Magazine