AWARDS

2023 - The Grand Award, New York Festivals - Naked: Sex and Gender
2022 - Canadian Screen Award, Rob Stewart Award for Best Science or Nature Documentary Program or Series - Borealis
2022 - Canadian Screen Award, Best Photography, Documentary or Factual (John Minh Tran) - Borealis
2021 - Homeland Earth Award, Silbersalz Science and Media Festival - Borealis
2020 - German Biodiversity Film Award, NaturVision Film Festival - Die Wälder des Nordens
2020 - Città di Sondrio, First Prize, International Documentary Film Festival on Parks - Die Wälder des Nordens
2019 - Niagara Falls Wall of Fame Inductees - Kevin and Michael McMahon
2019 - Top Ten Canadian Films at TIFF, The Globe & Mail - Coppers
2017 - Grand Prix, International Science Film Festival, St Petersburg; Spaceship Earth
2017 - Best Documentary, New York Sci Fi Film Fest - How To Build A Time Machine
2017 - Outstanding Film Award at the Berlin Sci-Fi Film Festival - How To Build A Time Machine
2017 - Honourable Mention for World Documentary, Whistler Film Festival - There Is A House Here
2016 - Student Jury Award, InScience Dutch International Science Film Festival - How To Build A Time Machine
2015 - Grimme Online Award, Culture and Entertainment, The Grimme Prize - The Polar Sea
2012 - Genie Award, Best Documentary Short (Sirmilik) - The National Parks Project
2011 - Bronze, Transmedia AToMIC Awards - The National Parks Project
2011 - Gemini Award, Best Performing Arts Program or Series or Arts Documentary Program or Series - The National Parks Project
2011 - Best Documentary, Flyway Film Festival - Beauty Day
2011 - Platinum Award (Animation) Pixie Awards - Canadian Made
2011 - Gold Award (Use of Effects) Pixie Awards - Canadian Made
2010 - Genie Award, Best Feature Length Documentary - A Hard Name
2010 - Toyota Earth Grand Prize, Tokyo International Film Festival - Waterlife
2010 - Webby Award Documentary, Individual Episode - Waterlife
2010 - SXSW Web Award, Activism - Waterlife
2009 - Special Jury Prize, Canadian Feature, Hot Docs - Waterlife
2009 - Best Cross Platform Project, Canadian New Media Awards - Waterlife
2009 - Best of Show, Digital Marketing Awards - Waterlife
2009 - Gold: Entertainment, Arts & Tourism, Digital Marketing Awards - Waterlife
2009 - Top Ten Audience Favourite, Hot Docs - A Hard Name
2008 - Best Wildlife and Natural History Program, Banff World Media Festival - Four Wings and A Prayer
2008 - Special Jury Award, WorldFest Houston - Four Wings and A Prayer
2007 - Grand Prize, Pariscience Film Festival - Four Wings and A Prayer
2007 - Jules Verne Nature Award, Jules Verne Film Festival - Four Wings and A Prayer
2006 - Gold Ribbon Award, Canadian Association of Broadcasters - Aboriginal Programming - In The Reign of Twilight
2006 - Gold Award, Opening Title Animation, WorldFest Houston - Things That Move
2006 - Two Special Jury Remi Awards, WorldFest Houston - The Face of Victory
2005 - Grand Prix Rigoberta Menchu, Montreal First People's Festival - Stolen Spirits of Haida Gwaii
2005 - Gemini Award, Best Direction in a Documentary Program - Stolen Spirits of Haida Gwaii
2005 - Gemini Award, Best History Documentary Program - In The Reign of Twilight
2005 - The Silver Hugo, Chicago International Television Awards - I, Curmudgeon
2005 - Honorary Mention, Brooklyn Underground Film Festival - I, Curmudgeon
2005 - Silver Plaque, The Chicago International Television Awards - A Perfect Fake
2004 – The Bronze Plaque, Columbus International Film & Video Festival - Stolen Spirits of Haida Gwaii
2003 - John Culkin Award for Outstanding Media Praxis, The Media Ecology Association - McLuhan’s Wake
2002 - The Chris Award, Columbus International Film and Video Festival; McLuhan’s Wake
2001 – Gemini Award, Best Writing in a Documentary Program or Series - Cod: The Fish That Changed The World
2001 – The Bronze Plaque, Columbus International Film and Video Festival - Cod: The Fish That Changed The World
2001 - Honourable Mention, Columbus International Film and Video Festival- The Team
1998 - Honourable Mention, Columbus International Film and Video Festival - Intelligence
1997 - Finalist, International Wildlife Film Festival - In The Reign of Twilight
1997 - Merit Award for Comprehensive Portrayal of Native People versus Global Turmoil, International Wildlife Film Festival - In The Reign of Twilight
1997 - Merit Award for the Creative use of Archival Material, International Wildlife Film Festival - In The Reign of Twilight
1996 - The Bronze Plaque, Columbus International Film & Video Festival - In The Reign of Twilight
1996 - Finalist, New York Festivals - In The Reign of Twilight
1992 - Finalist, Documentary Feature Films, Worldfest Houston - The Falls
1991 - Finalist, Earth Peace International Film Festival - The Falls

NOMINATIONS

2024 - Canadian Screen Award, The Donald Brittain Award for Best Social / Political Documentary - Naked: Sex and Gender
2023 - Canadian Screen Award, Best News or Information Program - Arctic Blue
2023 - Canadian Screen Award, Best Host or Interviewer, News or Information Program (Peter Mansbridge) - Arctic Blue
2023 - Canadian Screen Award, Best Photography, News or Information Program (John Minh Tran) - Arctic Blue
2022 - Canadian Screen Award, Best Direction, Documentary Series (Stephanie Weimar) - Writing The Land
2022 - Canadian Screen Award, Best Biography or Arts Documentary Program or Series - Writing The Land
2020 - Canadian Screen Award, Rob Stewart Award for Best Science or Nature Documentary Program or Series - Equator: A New World View
2020 - Canadian Screen Award, Best Direction, Documentary Series (Kevin McMahon) - Equator: A New World View
2020 - Canadian Screen Award, Best Picture Editing, Documentary - Equator: A New World View
2020 - Canadian Screen Award, Donald Brittain Award for Best Social/Political Documentary Program - In Search of A Perfect World
2019 - Der Deutsche Fernsehpreis, Best Documentary Series - Equator: A New World View
2019 - Canadian Cinema Editors Award Nomination: Best Documentary Editing - Short Form - In Search of A Perfect World
2019 - Der Deutsche Fernsehpreis, Best Documentary - In Search of A Perfect World
2017 - CMPA Indiescreen Awards, Established Producer Award - There Is A House Here 2012 - Best Feature Length Documentary, Genie Awards - Beauty Day
2011 - Gemini Award, Best Cross-Platform Project - Non-Fiction - The National Parks Project
2011 - Best Limited Series, International Documentary Association Awards - The National Parks Project
2011 - Best in Cross Platform: Factual Digi Awards - The National Parks Project
2010 - Gemini Award, Best Original Program or Series produced for Digital Media - Waterlife
2010 - Emmy Award, Outstanding Nature Programming - Four Wings and A Prayer
2010 - Gemini Award, Best Direction in a Documentary Series - Ancestors in the Attic
2009 - Gemini Award, Best Documentary Series - Ancestors in the Attic
2008 - CMPA Indie Award, Best Documentary Series - Working Over Time
2008 - Gemini Award, Best Host or Interviewer in a General/Human Interest or Talk Program or Series - Working Over Time
2008 - CMPA Indie Award, Best Documentary Series - Working Over Time
2008 - Gemini Award, Best Host or Interviewer in a General/Human Interest or Talk Program or Series - Working Over Time
2008 - CMPA Indie Award, Best Documentary Series - Ancestors in the Attic
2008 - Gemini Award, Best Direction in a Lifestyle/Practical Information Program or Series - Ancestors in the Attic
2008 - Gemini Award Best Host or Interviewer in a General/Human Interest or Talk Program or Series - Ancestors in the Attic
2008 - Gemini Award, Best Biography Documentary Program - Lovable
1998 - Gemini Award, Best Direction in a Documentary - Intelligence
1998 - Best Feature Length Documentary - Hot Docs - Intelligence
1998 - Honourable Mention - Columbus International Film and Video Festival - Intelligence
1991 - Genie Award, Best Feature Length Documentary - The Falls