 Samuels Smith was also awarded a Certificate of Appreciation by the City of Los Angeles for creating the First Annual Los Angeles Tap Festival in 2003 and received a proclamation declaring April 23 "Jason Samuels Day" from the City of Shreveport, Louisiana.In 2004, Samuels Smith co-starred in Dean Hargrove's award-winning short film "Tap Heat".He was also a featured dancer in HBO/Universal Pictures release of Outkast's feature film "Idlewild".