Evan Spiliotopoulos was honored with the Edgar Rice Burroughs Legacy Award in 2024 by the Tarzana International Film Festival (TZIFF) in partnership with Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. This prestigious award recognizes screenwriters, directors, or producers who embody Burroughs’ spirit in action, adventure, fantasy, and science fiction. 

Spiliotopoulos, a Greek-American screenwriter, received the honor for his work on major films including:

Beauty and the Beast (2017 live-action)

The Huntsman: Winter’s War

Hercules (2014)

The Unholy (2020), which also served as his directorial debut

The Pope’s Exorcist (2023)