Awards

• Best Film Festival of Thessaloniki and Larissa , " Eastern Conference " , 1979 .
• Panhellenic Association Critics Award , " Repo " and " Love of Ulysses " , 1982 and 1984 .
• Thessaloniki Film Festival Best Director " Love of Ulysses " , 1984 .
• National Quality Award of the Ministry of Culture " Love of Ulysses " , 1984 .
• Distinction of Quality by the Ministry of Culture , "120 Decibels " , " Red Daisy " , " Cosmic Anatomy " , 1987 , 1990 and 1993 .

 
International Film Festival

• Indicative of the biggest festivals in which their films Santa Vafeas . :
• Eastern Region : Karlovy Vary ( Czechoslovakia ) - 1980, Cijon ( Spain ) - 1980, Sao Paolo ( Brazil ) - 1980
• Repo : Munich ( Germany ), La Rochelle and Nevers ( France ), San Sebastian ( Spain )
• The Love of Ulysses : Director's Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival -1985 ,
• 120 Decibels : Berlin Film Festival , Panorama - 1988.
• Women Conspiracies : Competition Section Shanghai International Film Festival - 2008

 
international Tributes

• New York : Anthology Film Archives - Greek Culture Foundation - Greek Film Center -2001
• Paris : Forum des Images- Organization : La Ville de Paris- Greek Embassy in Paris - 2004
• Studio Ursulines- Paris - 2002