RICHARD GALE - AWARDS:

THE HORRIBLY SLOW MURDERER WITH THE EXTREMELY INEFFICIENT WEAPON

BEST SHORT FILM OF 2009 - RUE MORGUE MAGAZINE

FIRST PLACE GOLD PUBLIC'S PRIZE - BEST SHORT FILM - FANTASIA FILM FESTIVAL - Montreal, Quebec, Canada

SPECIAL JURY PRIZE - FANTASTIC FEST - Austin, Texas

GRAND PRIZE - BEST SHORT FILM - PUCHON INTERNATIONAL FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL - Bucheon, South Korea

CITIZEN'S CHOICE - BEST SHORT FILM - PUCHON INTERNATIONAL FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL - Bucheon, South Korea

BEST SHORT FILM - AUDIENCE AWARD - DEAD CHANNELS - The San Francisco Festival of Fantastic Film

SILVER AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM - TORONTO AFTER DARK FILM FESTIVAL

BEST FILM GRAND PRIZE - AUDIENCE AWARD - BEVERLY HILLS SHORTS FESTIVAL

BEST COMEDY - JURY AWARD - BEVERLY HILLS SHORTS FESTIVAL

BEST COMEDY - AUDIENCE AWARD - BEVERLY HILLS SHORTS FESTIVAL

BEST SHORT FILM - AUDIENCE AWARD - ZOMPIRE - The Undead Film Festival - Portland, Oregon

BEST SHORT FILM - AUDIENCE AWARD - WEEKEND OF FEAR - Nuremberg, Germany

BEST SHORT FILM - 10 DEGREES HOTTER AWARD - VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL

BEST OF FAUX - AUDIENCE AWARD - FAUX FILM FESTIVAL - Portland, Oregon

BEST ACTOR - PAUL CLEMENS - CRYPTSHOW FILM FESTIVAL - Barcelona, Spain

BEST SHORT FILM - AUDIENCE AWARD - LUND INTERNATIONAL FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL - Sweden

CRITICIZED

AUDIENCE AWARD - FANTASIA FILM FESTIVAL - Montreal, Canada

Best International Short Film - RIOFAN - RIO DE JANEIRO FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL

Best Short Film - HORROR FEST UK

Special Recognition Award - Scariest Movie - DC INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL

WINNER - Cutting Edge Short Film Competition - DEAD BY DAWN FILM FESTIVAL - Edinburgh, Scotland

AUDIENCE AWARD - Best Short Film - NEW YORK CITY HORROR FILM FESTIVAL

Best Short Film - PARANOIA HORROR FILM FESTIVAL - Aboard the Queen Mary - Long Beach, CA

AUDIENCE AWARD - Best Short Film - DEAD CHANNELS - The San Francisco Festival of Fantastic Film

AUDIENCE AWARD - Best Horror Film - VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL

AUDIENCE AWARD - Best Narrative Short Film - IDAHO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

GRAND PRIZE - Best Film - SILICON FILM FESTIVAL - SAN JOSE

AUDIENCE AWARD - Best Horror Film - PHOENIX COMICON

AUDIENCE AWARD - Best Film - DAGGERS HORROR FILM FESTIVAL - New York, NY

AUDIENCE AWARD - Scariest Film - DAGGERS HORROR FILM FESTIVAL - New York, NY

AUDIENCE AWARD - Scariest Film Pound-for-Pound - DAGGERS HORROR FILM FESTIVAL - New York, NY

Best Horror Film - REBEL PLANET FILM FESTIVAL - HOLLYWOOD

Best Actor - Brian Rohan - REBEL PLANET FILM FESTIVAL - HOLLYWOOD

Best Horror Film - SHOW OFF YOUR SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL - HOLLYWOOD

Best Revenge Film - INTERNATIONAL HORROR AND SCI-FI FILM FESTIVAL - PHOENIX

Best Director Nominee - SHOW OFF YOUR SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL - HOLLYWOOD

Best Actor Nominee - SHOW OFF YOUR SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL - HOLLYWOOD

Best Screenplay Nominee - CHICAGO HORROR FILM FESTIVAL

FINALIST - Best Short Film - USA FILM FESTIVAL - Dallas, TX

Best Short Film Nominee - 2007 ANTI-ACADEMY AWARDS

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Los Angeles Area Emmy Award - Outstanding Cable Program - The Threat Is Real: Wildfire Awareness in Beverly Hills - Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

Los Angeles Area Emmy Award - Best Public Service Announcement - Do You Know CPR?

Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

Los Angeles Area Emmy Award - Outstanding Cable Program - Earthquake Survival - Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (photos - website)

Los Angeles Area Emmy Nominee - Outstanding Cable Program - "Tour of the City"

Los Angeles Area Emmy Nominee - Outstanding Cable Program - "It's a Wonderful City"

BEST DIRECTOR - Atlantic City Film Festival - "The Kidnapping"

Communicator Award of Excellence - Drama - "The Kidnapping"

Local CableACE Award (National Competition) - Best Documentary: Cultural Affairs - "Voices of Hope"

CableACE Nomination: Best News Program - "This Week in Beverly Hills"

CableACE Nomination: Best Magazine Show - "Beverly Hills Monthly Journal"

CableACE Nomination: Best Public Service Announcement - "Recycle"

NATOA Awards 1st Place winner - Best Interview Show - "In Print" - National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors

NATOA Awards 1st Place winner - Talk Show - "Dinner at 7" (National Competition)

NATOA Awards 1st Place winner - Public Safety Program "Wildfire" (National Competition)

NATOA Awards 1st Place winner - Most Innovative Program - "It's a Wonderful City" (National Competition)

NATOA Awards 1st Place winner - Public Service Announcement - "Recycle" (National Competition)

NATOA Awards 1st Place winner - Public Safety Program - "Earthquake Survival" (National Competition)

NATOA STAR Award - 1st Place Winner - Magazine Show - "Beverly Hills In Focus"

NATOA STAR Award - 1st Place Winner - Training - "Tour of the City"

NATOA STAR Award - 1st Place Winner - Public Service Announcement - "It's Your Duty"

American Planning Association - Award of Merit - "It's a Wonderful City"

Hometown Video Festival First Place winner

Diamond Awards First Place winner

CAPIO Awards First Place winner

Member:

Directors Guild of America

Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

Above: Richard Gale at the 57th Annual Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards. (more photos)

Above: Richard Gale receives the Citizen's Choice Award for The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon at the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival, one of the largest film festivals in South Korea.

Above: Richard Gale receives the CableACE Award from presenter Chuck Henry.

Above: Richard Gale with Lifetime Achievement Award winner, Bob Eubanks at the Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards.

Above: Richard Gale gives his accecptance speech at the Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards.

Above: As part of the tradition at Austin's Fantastic Fest, Richard Gale chugs beer from his award stein, holding the mic to his throat so the audience can experience each swallow. The Special Jury Prize was presented in 2008 by Fest Director Tim League (pictured) and Devin Faraci, creator of CHUD.com, for The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon.

Above: Richard Gale and Linda Blair at the International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival in Phoenix, Arizona, Oct. 20, 2007.