AWARDS
Robert Marshall Wells has received over 30 awards for his film production, including 5 Collegiate Emmy nominations, and an Emmy win.
Awareness Film Festival // 2018
Los Angeles, California
Faculty Advisor and Executive Producer for “A World of Difference: Portland, Ore.” Screened May 2018.
NATASNW (Emmy) College Division Award Nomination // 2018
Faculty Advisor and Executive Producer in the long-form non-fiction category for “A World of Difference: El Paso, Texas.”
NATASNW (Emmy) College Division Award Nomination // 2018
Faculty Advisor and Executive Producer in the long-form non-fiction category for “A World of Difference: Sedalia, Missouri.”
Accolade Awards of Merit // 2017
Received 12 awards as Faculty Advisor and Executive Producer for “A World of Difference: Sedalia, Missouri,” and “A World of Difference: El Paso, Texas,” including recognition for: long-form non-fiction, original score, editing, use of film/video for social change. Documentary short, among others.
Society of Professional Journalists Region 10 Finalist // 2016
Faculty Advisor and Executive Producer in the category of Best Television In-Depth Reporting for Documentary film, “Changing Currents: Protecting North America's Rivers.”
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NATASNW (Emmy) Chapter College Division Award Nomination // 2016
Faculty Advisor and Executive Producer in the long-form documentary category for “These Four Years.”
First-Place Award from the National Broadcasting Society in long-form documentary category // 2016
Faculty Advisor and Executive Producer for “These Four Years.”
Accolade Award of Merit // 2015
Faculty Advisor and Executive Producer in the long-form documentary category for “These Four Years.”
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NATASNW (Emmy) College Division Award Nomination // 2015
Executive Producer and Faculty Advisor in the Long-Form News Category for “Waste Not: Breaking Down the Food Equation.”
Broadcast Education Association 2nd Place Award // 2015
Las Vegas, Nevada
Faculty Advisor and Executive Producer. National Second-Place Award in the long-form documentary category from the Broadcast Education Association Festival of Media Arts.
Grand Prize Finalist: National Broadcasting Society (Alpha Epsilon Rho) // 2015
Executive Producer and Faculty Advisor in Long-Form Documentary category for the film “Waste Not: Breaking Down the Food Equation.”
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Rising-Star Award: Canada International Film Festival (CIFF) // 2015
Executive Producer and Faculty Advisor in Long-Form Documentary category for the film “Waste Not: Breaking Down the Food Equation.”
Award of Merit -- Special Mention: From the Accolade Competition of Southern California // 2014
Executive Producer and Faculty Advisor in Documentary Short category for the film “Waste Not: Breaking Down the Food Equation.”
Grand Prize Award from the National Broadcasting Society – Alpha Epsilon Rho // 2014
Faculty Advisor and Executive Producer for documentary film “Tapped Out: Unearthing the Global Water Crisis.”
Accolade Awards of Merit // 2013
Faculty Advisor and Executive Producer in the categories of Short Documentary and Use of Film/Video for Social Change for “Tapped Out: Unearthing the Global Water Crisis.”
Society of Professional Journalists Region 10 “Mark of Excellence” Award // 2012
Faculty Advisor and Executive Producer in the long-form news category for documentary film “Overexposed: The Cost of Compassion.”
Accolade Award of Merit // 2011
Faculty Advisor and Executive Producer on the documentary film “Oil Literacy” in the Feature Documentary category.
Accolade Award of Merit // 2010
Faculty Advisor and Executive Producer on the documentary film “The New American Family: Defining Commitment in a Changing Society” in the Feature Documentary category.
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Award of Excellence: Northwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences // 2010
Runner-up status in the 2010 EMMY competition for role as Faculty Advisor and Executive Producer on the documentary film “Point of Entry: Migrating to North America.”
Broadcast Education Association Honorable Mention Award: National Honorable Mention award // 2010
Las Vegas, Nevada
Faculty Advisor and Executive Producer in the long-form documentary category from the Broadcast Education Association Festival of Media Arts.
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National Broadcasting Society Honorable Mention Award Winner // 2010
Faculty Advisor on national Honorable Mention winner in the long-form documentary category for role as Faculty Advisor and Executive Producer on "Point of Entry: Migrating to North America.”
Accolade Award of Merit // 2010
Faculty Advisor and Executive Producer on the documentary film “Point of Entry: Migrating to North America."
NATASNW (Emmy) College Division Award Winner // 2008-’09
Snoqualmie, Washington
Faculty Advisor and Executive Producer for production of “Illicit Exchanges: Canada, the U.S. and Crime" in the long-form news category. Award presented on May 30, 2009 at the 2009 annual awards ceremony of the Northwest Region Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
National Broadcasting Society Award Winner // 2009
New York, New York
Faculty Advisor and Executive Producer on national First Place Grand Prize in the long-form documentary category as faculty adviser on "Illicit Exchanges" at the 46th annual convention.
Broadcast Education Association Honorable Mention Award // 2009
Las Vegas, Nevada
National Honorable Mention award for role as Faculty Advisor and Executive Producer in the long-form documentary category as Faculty Advisor on "Illicit Exchanges" from the Broadcast Education Association Festival of Media Arts.
Carol Sheffels Quigg Award for Excellence & Innovation // 2007
Among the first group of PLU students and faculty members to receive this annual award that celebrates excellence in new approaches to learning and teaching.
National Broadcasting Society // 2007
First Place Regional Award: First Place Regional Video Award as Faculty Advisor and Executive Producer for “Building Connections: Reclaiming Lost Narratives of the Alaska-Canada Highway,” winner in documentary category competition for Region 6 of NBS.
Faculty Member of the Year // AY 2004-’05
Department of Communication and Theatre at Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Washington