At the 5th Canadian Screen Awards on March 12 , 2017 , the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television announced that its annual award for Science or Nature Documentary Program would be renamed the Rob Stewart Award in Stewart 's memory . Stewart was working on a sequel film , '' Sharkwater Extinction '' , at the time of his death . Using footage already shot by Stewart as well as his written comments , the movie was completed by film and story editor Nick Hector and director Sturla Gunnarsson for the Rob Stewart Foundation . It premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival in September , as a " Special Event " screening that also incorporated a memorial tribute to Stewart and his legacy ; the official release date was set for October 5 . His mother Sandy Stewart said about the completion of the film that " the entire team stayed with it , everybody stepped up . We have people from all over the world — cinematographers , filmmakers , really important people — offering to help finish this , and that was really heartwarming . "
5th Canadian Screen Awards
5th Canadian Screen Awards
Rob Stewart (filmmaker)