Awards by Festival
Amazonas International Film Festival, Brazil
2006
Shark Rebellion - Grand Prize for Best Documentary
2005
Equator 2: Rivers of the Sun - Grand Prize for Best Documentary
Anchorage International Film Festival, USA
Wild Horses - Return to China - Best Achievement in Background Music
Wild Horses - Return to China - Jury Chairman's Special Award
Asclepius International Film Festival, Slovakia
2003
Kill or Cure 3:Transplants - Golden Esculap Award in the Mental Health category
Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union Prizes, Japan
1996
Meet the Real Penguins - Winner, Best Documentary
1994
Solid Water Liquid Rock - Best Information Programme
1986
Swan Lake - Special Prize
Asian Television Awards, Singapore
2012
Built for the Kill (HD Series) - Best Editing award to Episode 1: Lion (Editor: Jason Lindsey)
Primeval New Zealand - Best Natural History or Wildlife Program
2011
Life Force 1: New Zealand - Highly Commended in the Best Documentary Series category
Life Force 2: Australia - Highly Commended in the Best Documentary Series category
Life Force 3: Brazil's Cerrado - Highly Commended in the Best Documentary Series category
Life Force 4: Africa's Rift Valley - Highly Commended in the Best Documentary Series category
Life Force 5: Madagascar - Highly Commended in the Best Documentary Series category
Life Force 5: Madagascar - Winner of the Best Natural History of Wildlife Programme category
Life Force 6: Japan - Highly Commended in the Best Documentary Series category
Australian Cinematographers Society National Awards, Australia
2002
Tracks of the Hunter - Silver Award
Tropic Gothic - Award of Distinction in Wildlife and Nature category
1994
Sex on the Reef - Golden Tripod Award for Best Nature Film
Sex on the Reef - Highly Commended in Specialised Cinematography category
Banff Television Festival, Canada
2001
Wild Asia 5: Creatures of the Thaw - NHK President's Prize
Wild Asia 5: Creatures of the Thaw - Rockie Award for Popular Science and Natural History Programs
Beijing International Film Festival, China
2011
Life Force 1: New Zealand - Best Documentary Short
Beijing International Scientific Films Festival, China
2006
Buggin' with Ruud 10: Hawaii - Moving Heaven and Earth - Silver Dragon Award for Science Film (Series)
Buggin' with Ruud 11: Bug - Cloud Nine - Silver Dragon Award for Science Film (Series)
Buggin' with Ruud 12: Amazon Kill or Cure - Silver Dragon Award for Science Film (Series)
Buggin' with Ruud 13: Battlefield Bug - Silver Dragon Award for Science Film (Series)
Buggin' with Ruud 01: Papua New Guinea - Island of Giant Bugs - Silver Dragon Award for Science Film (Series)
Buggin' with Ruud 02: Aussie Attackers - Silver Dragon Award for Science Film (Series)
Latest Industry Award
2012 Outstanding Contribution to the NZ Documentary Industry Award
