Awards and critical acclaim for the short film, AQUARIUM.

Honorable Mention, Sundance Film Festival; Best Narrative Short, Atlanta Film Festival; Best Live Action Short, Santa Barbara Film Festival; Audience Award, Best Student Short, Austin Film Festival; Audience Award, Best Short Film, Ashland Independent Film Festival; Best Narrative Short, Hollyshorts Film Festival; Certificate of Excellence BAFTA/LA; Best Film, Miami Short Film Festival; Best Student Short, Woodstock Film Festival; Best Comedy Short, Worldwide Short Film Festival; Best Narrative Short Oxford Film Festival; NYU 2nd Prize Wasserman/King Best Student Short, NYC Shorts; Best Student Short, San Joaquin Film Festival; Audience Award Prize, DGA; Best HD Short, Next Gen Film Festival; Best Student Short, Las Vegas Film Festival; Finalist, NBC Comedy Short Cuts; Production Award Richard Vague; Post-Production Award, Riese; Production Award, MTV; Casting Fellowship, House Production; Craft Award in Screenwriting and Sound Recording, NYU; Finalist in Science Writing, Sloane Foundation; Student Finalist, National Board of Review of Motion Pictures

“The pitch-perfect coming-of-age short Aquarium”  Ethan Gilsdorf, Boston Globe

“Even though you've seen Rushmore and Freaks & Geeks this awkward white kid angst flick delivers exactly what you've come to want.” 10 Must-See Sundance Shorts, Indiewire

“[Aquarium] captures the surreal, blandly dysfunctional vibe of the western suburbs. It opens with a scene that had the audience dead set against the film and then slowly works its way back into our good graces, with funny, dead-on performances by a handful of adolescent leads.” Ty Burr, Boston Globe

“A Special Jury Prize for Best Comedy was awarded to director Rob Meyer for his amazing film about those awkward teenager years, Aquarium.” IndieWIre

“Some films represent the future of cinema, like ... Aquarium by Rob Meyer,” Miami New Times

“The casting of the kids in this film was really great from the main boy, his geeky friends, the wacky teacher/aquarist, and the girl-next-door.” Filmmaker Magazine

“The director of this film deserves honorable recognition. The story was great and the cinematography was even better. I am looking forward to seeing more films from this director that are each as exceptional as this one.” youtubereviews.net

“Filmmaker Rob Meyer is having a surreal few days. The Newton native's short film Aquarium is screening at the Sundance Film Festival. He sat on a panel for young filmmakers with actor-director Dennis Hopper and filmmaker Morgan Spurlock.” Boston Globe

“Rob Meyer's Aquarium took the Bruce Corwin Award for best live action short film.” Santa Barbara Film Festival Winners Announced, Hollywood Reporter

“The process of making a short has certainly been beneficial to Rob Meyer ... Meyer, who was influenced by the films of Wes Anderson and Rob Reiner’s Stand By Me, among others, while making Aquarium, has found the festival experience to be a rewarding one.” BoxOffice.com

“Honorable Mentions in Short Filmmaking were presented to: Aquarium, directed by Rob Meyer;” Rolling Stone Magazine