Debuting as a filmmaker, Dean Huh enjoyed an amazing run with the Latin-themed feature By The Sea. This romantic dramedy, which shot along the shores of Rhode Island and that Huh co-wrote, has earned 3 Imagen Awards (Latin Oscars) nominations, 15 Finalist Awards, 3 Best Picture Awards, a 2005 DVD en Espanol Award, the Best American Feature Award at the 2007 Everglades International Film Festival in South Africa, the 2009 International Endurance Award at the British Film Festival of Los Angeles and the Silver Lei Award at the 2010 Honolulu International Film Festival.