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.

Huh's writing accolades include: the Best TV Pilot at the 2021 Future of Film Awards, the Best Feature Script at the 2021 Art Film Awards, the 2021 Reale Film Festival's Best International Short Screenplay, 2020 1st Monthly Film Festival's Best TV Pilot Script, 2020 Moondance International Film Festival 's Best Kids Feature Film Script, 2019 New York Screenplay Competition's Grand Prize Winner, Best Drama at the International Family Film Festival and the Presidents Award Recipient of the Guild of Italian American Actors. In 2016 & 2015 Huh produced the HOLA Awards television special featuring such Latin Film and TV Honorees: as Benecio Del Toro, Andy Garcia, Hector Elizondo, Marisa Ramirez, Dascha Polanco, Cierra Ramirez, Ana Ortiz and Telenovela stars: Daniel Arenas and Lupita Ferrer. The 2016 HOLA's was a personal highlight for Huh, since it was his first opportunity to work with his son: Andrew Huh.