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Film Awards

 

Wilderness Treasure

• First Prize, Travel and Recreation Category, Canadian Film Awards, May 1963

• Chris Award, 11th Annual Columbus Film Festival, October 1963.

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Paddle To the Sea

• Special Award, Montreal Society of Filmmakers, 1966

• First Prize, Stories for Children Category, American Film Festival, New York, 1967

• First Prize, Ex-aequo with Germany, Information Films Category, International Festival of 16mm Films, Salerno Italy, 1967

• Golden Plaque, Educational Films for Children, Second Children's Film Festival, Teheran,Iran, 1967

• Best Film, Creative Arts and Experimental Films, 9th International Film Festival, Yorkton, Saskatchewan, 1967

• Nominated for Best Short Film, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Hollywood, California, 1968

• Best Documentary Film (Silver Plaque), International Festival of Films for Children, La Plata, Argentina, 1968

• Certificate of Merit, International Film Review, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1969

• Award for Exceptional Merit, International Festival of Short Films, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1971

• For the Filmstrip: Silver Medal, Education-Language Arts Category, 30th Annual Awards Competition, International Film and Television Festival, USA, 1987.

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Rise and Fall of the Great Lakes

• Certificate of Merit, 1st International Film Festival, Tel Aviv, Israel, 1969

• Prize, Educational Category, 10th International Yorkton Film Festival, 1969

• First Prize, Scientific Category, 6th International Scientific, Educational and Pedagogical Films, Tehran, Iran, 1969

• Blue Ribbon, 12th American Film Festival, New York, 1970

• Silver Water Bucket Plaque, San Francisco Water Pollution Conference, 1970

• Best Specialized Film, Society of Film and Television Arts, London, England 1971

• Certificate of Merit and Special Award for the Best Film of the Year, Canadian Amateur Film Association, Montreal, Quebec, 1971

• First Place, Documentary Category, 8th International Festival of Documentary and Experimental Films, Montevido, Uruguay, 1971

• Diploma of Merit, 1st International Film Festival on the Human Environment, Montreal, Quebec 1973

• Winsted Rotary Club Award to Canada for the Best Movie, 2nd International Environmental Pollution Exhibition, Connecticut, 1975.

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Blake

• Nominated Best Live Action Short Film, Annual Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Hollywood, California, 1970

• Etrog, Best Film under 30 minutes, Canadian Film Awards, Toronto, 1970

• Accepted, Society of Film and Television Arts, London England, 1971

• Golden Sheaf Award, Best Direction, International Film Festival, Yorkton, Saskatchewan, 1971

• Golden Sheaf Award, Best Social Science Film, International Film Festival, Yorkton, Saskatchewan, 1971

• Grand Prix, Golden Boomerang, Melbourne Film Festival, Melbourne, Australia, 1971.

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Death of a Legend

• Award for Exceptional Merit, International Festival of Short Films, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1971

• Etrog, Best Colour Cinematography, Canadian Film Awards, Toronto, 1971

• Diploma of Honour, 2nd International Days of Scientific and Didactic Films, Madrid, Spain, 1972

• Gold Film, 22nd International Festival for Tourist and Folklore Films, Brussels, Belgium, 1972

• Red Ribbon Award, 14th American Film Festival, New York, 1972

• Golden Sheaf Award, Best Nature and Wildlife Film, International Film Festival, Yorkton, Saskatchewan, 1973

• Golden Sheaf Award, Best Cinematography, International Film Festival, Yorkton, Saskatchewan, 1973

• Golden Rhododendron Award, 22nd International Festival of Exploration and Mountain Films, Trento, Italy, 1974

• For Au Pays des Loups, Coupe du Ministre des spectacles, 8e festival international de films pour enfants et adolescents, Salerno, Italy, 1978.

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Wolf Pack

• Best Film in the Professional Category, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, 1978

• Award given by Learning Magazine, Palo Alto, California, 1978

• Coupe du Ministre des spectacles, 8e festival international de films pour enfants et adolescents, Salerno, Italy 1978.

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In Search of the Bowhead Whale

• Blue Ribbon Award, Environment, Nature and Wildlife Category, 17th American Film Festival, New York, 1975

• Silver Venus Medallion: Best Film in the TV Documentary Category, International Film Festival, US Virgin Islands, 1975

• Chris Award, 24th International Film Festival, Columbus, Ohio, 1976

• First Award for Best Film in the Exploration Discovery Category, Black Orca Film Festival, Seattle, Washington, 1978

• Highest Merit in the Invited non-1977 films Category, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, 1978

• Jules Verne Award for Best Exploration Film, First International Festival of Films on the Arctic, Dieppe, France, 1983.

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Cry of the Wild

• Diploma of Merit, 1st International Film Festival of the Human Environment, Montreal, 1973.

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Face of the Earth

• Blue Ribbon Award, Category 9: Elementary/Junior High Curriculum Films-Science, 19th Annual American Film Festival, New York, 1977

• Certificate of Recognition, Clarity and Correlation to Curriculum Artea, Instructional Film Festival, Cleveland, Ohio, 1980

Path of the Paddle, Solo Whitewater

• Best Script Film, First International Contest for White Water Films, Venissieux, France, 1983.

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Path of the Paddle, Doubles Whitewater

• Grand Prix of the Cultural Ministry of Nordrhein-Westfalen, International Sport Film Festival, Oberhausen, West Germany, 1977

• Special Jury Award for Outstanding Achievement, Film as Communication Competition, 21st Annual International Film Festival, San Francisco, California, 1977

• Best Specialized Film, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, London, 1978

• Chris Bronze Plaque, Education Category, 26th International Film festival, Columbus, Ohio, 1978

• For French Version: Prix.CIDALC Renee Barthelemy, 9e festival international CIDALC du film sportif, Rennes, France, 1982

• Premier festival international du film de descente de riviere, Venissieux, France, 1983.

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Song of the Paddle

• Etrog, Best Direction, Canadian Film Awards, Toronto, 1978

• Etrog, Best Cinematography in Documentary under 60 Minutes, Canadian Film Awards, Toronto, 1978

• Etrog, Best Sound Editing,Canadian Film Awards, Toronto, 1978

• Honourable Mention, 4th Annual Festival of Mountain Films, Banff, 1979

• Best Tourism Film, 29th International Festival for Tourist and Folklore Films, Brussels, Belguim, 1979

• Red Ribbon Award, Nature and Wildlife Category, 21st Annual American Film Festival, New York, 1979

• ANICA Award, 10th International Cinema Festival for Childrean and Young People, Salerno, Italy, 1980

• Award from the Tourist Bureau of the Veneto, 2nd International Adventure Film Festival, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, 1980

• Chris Award, Travel Category, 28th Annual International Film Festival, Columbus, Ohio, 1980.

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Dragon Castle

• 15 International Awards to Paul and Becky Mason, 1980.

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The Land That Devours Ships

• Special Jury Award, 3rd International Festival of Films on Art and Archaeology, Brussels, Belgium, 1986.

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Waterwalker

• Nature and Environment Award, IVe festival international du film de descente de rivere, Valence, France, 1989.