- Press -

2/11/14 • City Pages • The Projectionists: Dave Hilsgen and Justin Ayd Keep Cinema Traditions Alive

11/3/14 • Filmmaker Magazine • How to Prepare a 70mm Interstellar Print for Projection

11/3/14 • Letoile Magazine • The Niles Files: Raging Against the Dying of the Light

10/28/14 • WCCO | CBS Minnesota • 70mm Interstellar at Willow Creek

4/16/14 • Filmmaker Interview  • RAW Spectrum Showcase

1/5/14 • MNTV 2013 Filmmaker Interviews • The Man in the Booth

7/31/13 • Secrets of the City • Nicotine at Trylon

7/29/13 • WCCO | CBS Minnesota • Nicotine at Trylon

1/23/13 • Letoile Magazine • The Niles Files: The Projectioner

5/9/11 • switchbladecomb.com • Forget What You Think You Know

6/12/03 • Sun Sailor Newspaper (Minnetonka) • HHS Student Wins Emmy


- Awards -

9/15/16 • 2016 Man & Woman of the Year Life Blood Award • LLS, Minnesota Chapter

12/12/13 • 1st Place National 2013 Cryobank Commercial Contest — Germ Loaner

5/29/2003 • National Student Emmy Award  - War: High School Reflections

6/1/2002 • Apple Short Film Festival Certificate - The New Mr. Love


- Honors / Festivals -

3/17 • Short Shorts Film Festival, Duluth, MN • Jerry vs The Struggle

9/16 • South Dakota Film Festival • The Man in the Booth

9/16 • Minne Mini Film Festival • Jerry vs The Struggle

9/16 • Direct Monthly Online Film Festival • The Man in the Booth

10/14 • Highway 61 Film Festival Semifinalist -- The Man in the Booth 

10/14 • St. Cloud Film Festival Official Selection -- The Man in the Booth 

10//14 • Cinemark Regional Directors Conference • Dallas, Texas • Special Presentation -- The Man in the Booth

10/14 • Minneapolis Underground Film Festival 2014 Official Selection -- The Man in the Booth

4/29/14 • National Association of Theatre Owners Convention Special Presentation --  The Man in the Booth

4/16/14 • RAW Natural Born Artists Minneapolis Spectrum Showcase Participant -- The Man in the Booth and   _ _ _'_ Peephole

7/19/13 • IFP Minnesota Film & Television 2013 Official Selection — The Man in the Booth

5/8/13 • NATO (National Association of Theatre Owners) Convention and Tradeshow Social Media Discussion Panelist 

8/11/01 • Boston University Summer Course • Film, Television, Radio Certificate of Completion