Mystery Writers of America 1993 Won for Best Television Episode + One Nomination 1994 Nominated for Best Television Episode 1995 Nominated for Best Television Episode 1998 Two Nominations for Best Television Episode 1999 Won for Best Television Episode 2000 Won for Best Television Episode + Two Nominations 2003 Nominated for Best Television Episode 2004 Nominated for Best Television Episode 2005 Won for Best Television Episode + Three NominationsProducers Guild of America Award 1997 Won for Outstanding Producer of Episodic TelevisionAmerican Psychological Association 1989 Award of ExcellenceAdvocates for Youth 1995 Nancy Susan Reynolds AwardInternational Monitor Award 1999 Best Achievement for Film Originated Television SeriesABA Silver Gavel Award for the Media & the Arts 1999 Silver Gavel Award for Television 2000 Silver Gavel Award for TelevisionPlanned Parenthood2004 Margaret Sanger AwardBanff Television Festival 2006 Nominated for Banff Rockie Award for Best Television SeriesReims International Television Festival 2006 Best Series or Serial 2006 Career AwardInternational Mystery Writers Festival2010 Career Angie AwardAlliance for Justice 2010 Champion of Justice AwardAlliance for Children's Rights 2010 National Champion for Children AwardIndie Fest 2013 Award of Merit for Best Documentary ShortCalifornia International Shorts Festival 2013 Won for Best Documentary ShortAccolade Competition 2013 Award of Merit for Best Short DocumentaryBest Shorts Competition 2013 Award of Excellence for Best Short DocumentaryKansas City Film Festival 2014 Won for Best US/International Short DocumentaryRichmond International Film Festival 2014 Best of Festival for Documentary Short FilmUSA Film Festival 2014 Nominated for Grand Prize Best Documentary ShortWilliamsburg Independent Film Festival 2014 Distinctive Honors for Best Documentary ShortPortsmouth International Film Festival 2014 Won for Best Short DocumentaryMadrid International Film Festival 2014 Nominated for Best Documentary Short 2018 Nominated for Best Director of a Feature Documentary 2018 Nominated for Scientific and Educational AwardMiami Film Festival 2018 Nominated for Knight Documentary Achievement AwardPasadena International Film Festival 2018 Nominated for Best DocumentaryFerrara Film Festival 2018 Golden Dragon Award for Best Documentary 2018 Nominated for Best Cinematography for a FeatureNew Jersey International Film Festival 2018 Honorable Mention, Best DocumentaryHamilton Film Festival 2018 Best DocumentarySunrise Film Festival 2019 Best DocumentaryColumbus International Film & Video Festival' 2019 Honorable Mention for Best Documentary See also List of famous Montrealers List of Quebec actors and actresses Other Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood References External links Rene Balcer on Cop Shows, Black Lives Matter and more by Adi Tantimedh Bleeding Cool News The apocrypha Interview: Rene Balcer by Kitteridge Balcer debates FCC commissioner on TV Violence