- ♣ Sichuan TV Festival, China - 2013 Gold Panda Awards for Documentary. Best Long Form Documentary
- ♣ The World of Knowledge Science Film Festival, Russia - 2013 Grand Prix, Tree of Knowledge Award.
- ♣ Academia Film Olomouc International Festival of Science Documentary Films, Czech Republic, April 2013 - Winner Best World Science Documentary Award and the Student Jury Award
- ♣ Australian Teachers of Media (ATOM) Awards, Best Australian Arts Documentary 2012
- ♣ Australian Cinematographers Society Awards 2012, ACS Gold, ACS Bronze and the 2012 Judges Award for Best Cinematography
- ♣ China Dragon Awards, China - Silver Prize 2012
- ♣ The World of Knowledge, Russia - Grand Prix Award and Special Jury Award for Creative Pursuit 2012
- ♣ AWGIE, Australia. Australian Writers Guild Award - Best Australian Documentary for Public Broadcast 2012
- ♣ Green Screen Filmfestival, Germany - Special Jury Prize 2012
- ♣ Jackson Hole Science Media Award, USA - Best Human and Social Science film 2012
- ♣ FIPA International Festival of Audio Visual Programs, France - Young European Jury Prize 2012
- ♣ International Wildlife Film Festival, USA - 3 Merit Awards for Editing, Creative Approach and Graphics 2012
- ♣ IUTY, Hungary - The Josef Velek Grand Prix 2011
- ♣ Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival, USA - Special Jury Prize 2011
- ♣ Scinema, Australia- Special Jury Prize 2011
- ♣ Matsula Film Festival, Estonia - Special Commendation 2011
- ♣ Film Critics Circle, Australia - Best Short Documentary 2009
- ♣ Sydney International Film Festival Dendy Award, Australia - Best Documentary 2009
- ♣ AFI Award, Australia - Best Documentary Sound 2009
- ♣ Slamdance International Film Festival, USA - Grand Jury Award - Best Documentary Short 2009
- ♣ ACS, Australia Gold, Silver and Highly Commended Awards for Best Cinematography in Documentary 1991-2011
- ♣ Finalist AACTA Awards Best Feature Documentary 2012, Inside Film Awards Best Documentary 2008, Panda Award, Shanghai TV Festival, Wildscreen Festival 2008 and 2012, Parisscience 2012 Ekofilm 2011, Sichuan T.V Festival, Realscreen award finalist.