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AWARDS

Zaknafein Luken has been given several honors and awards since he started content creation. They are always aiming to come up with new and fresh ideas to play around with and oftentimes are recognized for their creative visions. Please browse their honors and awards below.

Mid-American EMMY

In 2021, Zaknafein Luken was honored with two Mid-American EMMY trophies! Zaknafein won The EMMY, Best Short-Form Video, for his short film "HATE IS NOT WELCOME HERE" and he was also an Honorable Mention for Best Video Editor!

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The TELLY Awards

In 2022, Zaknafein Luken won two TELLY Awards including Best College Online Commercial & Best College Promotional Video!

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HATE IS NOT WELCOME HERE

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SOCIAL CONTENT

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