Merit, 1976 International Festival of Television Programs of Folk Crafts (RADUGA), Moscow: Diploma for Impressive Transmission of Deep Thought of Unity of the Sources of Folk Creativity, 1979 In Search of the Bowhead Whale (1974) American Film and Video Festival, New York: Blue Ribbon, Environment, Nature and Wildlife, 1975 St. Thomas International Film Festival, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands: Silver Venus Medallion for Best Film, TV Documentary, 1975 Columbus International Film & Animation Festival, Columbus, Ohio: Chris Award, 1976 International Wildlife Film Festival, Missoula, Montana: Highest Merit, Non-Invited Films, 1978 Black Orca Film Festival, Seattle: Best Film, Exploration & Discovery, 1978 International Festival of Films on the Arctic, Dieppe, France: Jules Verne Award for Best Exploration Film, 1983 Waiting for Fidel (1974) American Film and Video Festival, New York: Red Ribbon, World Concerns, 1976 King of the Hill (1974) International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, Oberhausen, Germany: Main Prize by the International Jury for Cinema and Television Films, 1975 Arctic IV (1975) International Festival of Mountain and Exploration Films, Trento, Italy: Special Mention, 1977 Jack Rabbit (1975) International Ski Film Festival, New York: Award of Merit, 1976 Descent (1975) Banff Mountain Film Festival, Banff, Alberta: Best Film of the Festival, 1977 Banff Mountain Film Festival, Banff, Alberta: Best Film Produced by a Canadian, 1977 The Lady and the Owl (1975) Columbus International Film & Animation Festival, Columbus, Ohio: Chris Bronze Plaque, 1977 Musicanada (1975) Golden Gate International Film Festival, San Francisco: Special Jury Award, 1976 Blackwood (1976) Festival international du film sur l'art, Paris: Grand Prize for the Quality of the Image, 1977 Festival of Tourist and Folklore Films, Brussels: Prize of the Principality of Monaco for the Best Film Evocating the Past of a Region by the Means of Art, 1977 Yorkton Film Festival, Yorkton, Saskatchewan: Golden Sheaf Award, Best Short Film, 1977 49th Academy Awards, Los Angeles: Nominee, Best Documentary Short Subject, 1977 A Great White Bird (1976) Salerno Film Festival, Salerno, Italy: First Prize – Documentary, 1979 High Grass Circus (1976) Yorkton Film Festival, Yorkton, Saskatchewan: Golden Sheaf Award, Best Film of the Festival, 1977 Film Advisory Board, Los Angeles: Award of Excellence, 1978 50th Academy Awards, Los Angeles: Nominee: Best Documentary Feature, 1978 The Land: A New Priority (1976) International Contest of Agrarian Cinema, Zaragoza, Spain: EXCMA Trophy for Best Film, 1978 Log House (1976) Festival of Tourist and Folklore Films, Brussels: Prize of the Belgian National