Publications
PHOENIX NEW TIMES - Nathan Blackwell Looks Back on 10 years of Squishy Studios
PHOENIX NEW TIMES - Nathan Blackwell: Phoenix 100 Creatives AIN'T IT COOL NEWS - Logan Must Make Star Wars LA WEEKLY - Five Comedy Web Series You Need To Watch Now PHOENIX NEW TIMES - Almost Famous Film Festival 2014 Screens, Awards Top 20 Short Films Made in 48 Hours PHOENIX NEW TIMES - Voyage Trekkers Creator Nathan Blackwell Talks Season Two, an eBook, and What's on His Must-See List WEBVEE - Star Trek Continues and Voyage Trekkers SNOBBY ROBOT - Voyage Trekkers Season 2 BLUE MILK SPECIAL - Voyage Trekkers COLLEGE TIMES - Voyage Trekkers Go Longer, Get Deeper for Second Season GEEK NEWS NETWORK - Voyage Trekkers – An Evening with the Filmmakers THE EXAMINER - Arizona filmmaking and the web series: Say hello to my new best friend PHOENIX NEW TIMES - Filmmaker Nathan Blackwell on Inspiration, Web-Based Cinema, and Directing His Latest Series, Voyage Trekkers FOX 10 TV - Voyage Trekkers GEEK PITSBURGH - Voyage Trekkers Review STRANGE KIDS CLUB - Web Series Wednesdays: Voyage Trekkers GEEK TWINS - 'Voyage Trekkers' Is the Funniest Star Trek Parody Since 'Galaxy Quest' AIN'T IT COOL NEWS - Zombie Team Building APOCALYPSE LATER - Zombie Team Building Review PHOENIX NEW TIMES - Profile of Big Brain Award Finalists AZCENTRAL - SCC students vie for comedy-film title MOVIEMAKER MAGAZINE - 8 Great Fests |
Awards
Advertising Awards
American Advertising Awards (Phoenix), 2016 - Gold Addy, Producer/Director, "Earmuffs", Single Spot - Any Length American Advertising Awards (Phoenix), 2016 - Gold Addy, Producer/Director, "Cultural Differences", Single Entry - More Than :60 American Advertising Awards (Phoenix), 2016 - Gold Addy, Production Company, Voyage Trekkers, Public Service Integrated Campaign American Advertising Awards (Phoenix), 2016 - Silver Addy, Producer/Director, "Peer Pressure", Single Entry - More Than :60 American Advertising Awards (Phoenix), 2016 - Silver Addy, Producer/Director, "To Much INFO", Single Entry - More Than :60 Voyage Trekkers - Web Series LA WebFest, 2014 - Outstanding Cinematography in Sci-fi/Horror LA WebFest, 2014 - Outstanding Special/Visual Effects in Sci-fi/Horror LA WebFest, 2014 - Outstanding Series Premise/Concept LA WebFest, 2014 - Best Sound Design in Sci/Horror LA WebFest, 2014 - Outstanding Score in Sci-fi/Horror IAWTV, 2013 - Best Special Effects & Make up (Nominated) Phoenix Comicon Film Festival, 2013 - Best in Arizona Phoenix Comicon Film Festival, 2013 - Best Web Series Geekie Awards, 2013 - Honorable Mention Snobby Robot Awards, 2013 - Best Production Design Phoenix Comicon Film Festival, 2012 - "Most Dysfunctional Crew" LA WebFest, 2012 - Outstanding Directing in Sci-fi/Horror LA WebFest, 2012 - Outstanding Visual Effects in Sci-fi/Horror LA WebFest, 2012 - Outstanding Performance - Adam Rini LA WebFest, 2012 - Best Costumes LA WebFest, 2012 - Outstanding Music in Sci-fi/Horror Logan Must Make Star Wars DragonCon Independent Film Festival 2014 - Best Comedy Almost Famous Film Festival 48 Hour Challenge, 2014 - Best Comedy Almost Famous Film Festival 48 Hour Challenge, 2014 - Best Story Almost Famous Film Festival 48 Hour Challenge, 2014 - Best Directing Zombie Team Building Phoenix FearCon, 2011 - Best Short Film Almost Famous Film Festival 48 Hour Challenge, 2010 - Best Comedy Almost Famous Film Festival 48 Hour Challenge, 2010 - Top Use of Theme Almost Famous Film Festival 48 Hour Challenge, 2010 - Audience Top Three Almost Famous Film Festival 48 Hour Challenge, 2010 - Outstanding Performance (Craig Curtis) Masters of Daring Almost Famous Film Festival All-Star Challenge, 2009 - Top Overall (Tied) Almost Famous Film Festival All-Star Challenge, 2009 - Audience Top Three Almost Famous Film Festival All-Star Challenge, 2009 - Top Use of Character Almost Famous Film Festival All-Star Challenge, 2009 - Top Use of Line Almost Famous Film Festival All-Star Challenge, 2009 - Best Original Score Almost Famous Film Festival All-Star Challenge, 2009 - Outstanding Individual Performance (Gabrielle Van Buren) Until the End of Everything 28th Annual Film/Video Fest @ SCC, 2008 - 1st Place Comedy 28th Annual Film/Video Fest @ SCC, 2008 - Best Editing 28th Annual Film/Video Fest @ SCC, 2008 - Best Art Direction 28th Annual Film/Video Fest @ SCC, 2008 - Award for Acting (Adam Rini) The Hand You're Dealt Rooftop Comedy's National College Comedy Competition, 2009 - Director's Cut Semi-Finalist Almost Famous Film Festival 48 Hour Challenge, 2008 - 2nd Place Comedy Almost Famous Film Festival 48 Hour Challenge, 2008 - Outstanding Story Almost Famous Film Festival 48 Hour Challenge, 2008 - Outstanding Performance (Amanda Schaar) The Lords of Dragonhoth Almost Famous Film Festival 48 Hour Challenge, 2007 - 4th Best Drama |