Recognition

Awards & recognition

Festival wins, press reviews and professional recognition for John Johnson Reporting, Al Primo & His Eyewitness News Revolution, and two decades of broadcast journalism.

Bri's work has been recognized by:

Festival wins · John Johnson Reporting · 2026

The IndieFEST Film Awards

Humro Cinema Film Fest

Hollywood Best Indie Film Awards

Indian Movie Awards

Hollywood Indie Festival certificate naming Brian Calfano a Semi-Finalist for John Johnson Reporting, signed by Liam Carter, August 2026 — Semi-Finalist · Hollywood Indie Festival, August 2026

New York Movie Awards Gold Award for Feature Documentary presented to John Johnson Reporting, Brian Calfano, July 2026 — Gold Award, Feature Documentary · New York Movie Awards, July 2026

Berlin Film Awards Best Historical Film certificate presented to John Johnson Reporting, directed by Brian Calfano — Best Historical Film · Berlin Film Awards, 2026

Amsterdam New Cinema Film Festival Best Documentary award certificate presented to John Johnson Reporting, Brian Calfano, June 2026 — Best Documentary · Amsterdam New Cinema Film Festival, June 2026

Humro Cinema Film Festival certificate naming John Johnson Reporting an Award Winner in the Best Documentary (Narrative) category, presented to Brian Calfano for the April to June 2026 season — Award Winner, Best Documentary (Narrative) · Humro Cinema Film Fest, April–June 2026

“I highly recommend the film to everybody, especially those in the TV news business.”
Paul Greeley · TVNewsCheck review of “Al Primo and His Eyewitness News Revolution”

Awards & festivals · Al Primo & His Eyewitness News Revolution

Best Historical Doc — nominationNew York EMMY

Best Doc FeatureQueens Film Festival, New York

Best Doc FeatureGolden Nugget Intl, London

Best Feature DocumentaryBEA Festival of Media Arts

Best DirectorTriloka Intl Filmfare Awards

Best Short DocMojo Intl Film Awards, Los Angeles

Best Doc ProductionLonely Wolf Intl Film Festival

Outstanding Achievement in Doc ShortCal Film Festival, Los Angeles

Platinum AwardMindfield Film Festival

FinalistFerrara Film Festival

Official SelectionThe King Review Festival

Official SelectionCaravan Intl Film Festival

Full awards history · 2020–2023

First Place, Education Issues ReportingOhio SPJ · 2023

Second Place, Government/Political ReportingOhio SPJ · 2023

EMMY Nomination, Societal Concerns ReportingNATAS Ohio Valley · 2023

EMMY Nomination, News-Serious Feature ReportingNATAS Great Lakes · 2023

Second Place, Best Enterprise ReportingOhio AP · 2023

First Place, Human Rights/Minority Issues ReportingGreater Cincinnati SPJ · 2022

Diamond Award Finalist, Explanatory ReportingArkansas SPJ · 2022

First Place, Investigative ReportingMissouri Broadcasters Association · 2022

First Place, Documentary/Public AffairsMissouri Broadcasters Association · 2022

Second Place, DocumentaryOhio AP · 2022

Diamond Award, First Place: Political CoverageArkansas SPJ · 2021

First Place, Opinion/CommentaryMissouri Broadcasters Association · 2020

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