50 International Awards / 9 Nominations


GOLD WORLD MEDAL – 2009 NEW YORK FESTIVALS
SWAMP DEVIL – BEST DIRECTOR – SYFY CHANNEL
Outstanding Achievement in a DRAMA Direction

2005 WORLDFEST HOUSTON

FIRST PLACE PLATINUM -- 2005 WORLDFEST HOUSTON
STARGATE: ATLANTIS "CHILDHOOD’S END" MGM
Outstanding Achievement in a Television DRAMA Direction

GOLD -- 2005 WORLDFEST HOUSTON
ANDROMEDA "ATTEMPTING SCREED"
Outstanding Achievement in a Television DRAMA Direction

2005 CHICAGO FILM FESTIVAL

SILVER PLAQUE -- 2005 CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
STARGATE: ATLANTIS "CHILDHOOD’S END" MGM
Outstanding Achievement in a Television DRAMA DIrection

SILVER PLAQUE -- 2006 CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
NATURALLY, SADIE: “YEAR OF THE DRAGON” Disney Channel
Special Achievement in a Television Direction

CERTIFICATE OF MERIT -- 2006 CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
NATURALLY, SADIE: “DOUBLE JEOPARDY” Disney Channel
Special Achievement in a Television Direction

BRONZE WORLDMEDAL -- 2005 NEW YORK FESTIVALS
STARGATE: ATLANTIS "CHILDHOOD’S END" MGM
Outstanding Achievement in a Television DRAMA

TWO AWARDS 2004 HOUSTON FILM FESTIVAL
FIRST PLACE PLATINUM -- ANDROMEDA "Double or Nothingness"
Special Achievement in Direction

FIRST PLACE PLATINUM -- ANDROMEDA "Machinery of The Mind"
Special Achievement in Direction

FOUR AWARDS 2004 CHICAGO FILM FESTIVAL
GOLD -- ANDROMEDA "Double or Nothingness"
Special Achievement in Direction

GOLD -- ANDROMEDA: "Double or Nothingness"
Television & Cable Production
Best Dramatic Series

GOLD -- ANDROMEDA: "Machinery of The Mind"
Television & Cable Production
Best Dramatic Series

SILVER -- ANDROMEDA: "Machinery of The Mind"
Television & Cable Production
Special Achievement in Direction

GOLD WORLDMEDAL -- 2003 NEW YORK FESTIVALS
TWICE IN A LIFETIME: "THEN LOVE CAME ALONG" (DANIEL BALDWIN)
Outstanding Achievement in a Television DRAMA

NATIONAL AWARD -- 2002 DIRECTOR'S GUILD OF CANADA
TWICE IN A LIFETIME: "MOONSHINE OVER HARLEM"
Outstanding Achievement in a Television Series DRAMA

FOUR AWARDS 2003 HOUSTON FILM FESTIVAL
GOLD -- MARY HIGGINS CLARK'S HE SEES YOU WHEN YOU'RE SLEEPING
Best Feature Made for Television

GOLD -- BODY & SOUL: "Saviors"
Television & Cable Production
TV Series -- Dramatic
Peter Strauss Medical Series

SILVER -- DINOTOPIA: "Handful of Dust" (ABC)
Television & Cable Production
TV Series -- Dramatic
For Direction

BRONZE -- DINOTOPIA: "Night of The Wartosa" (ABC)
Television & Cable Production
TV Series -- Dramatic
For Direction

LEO AWARD -- 2003 BRITISH COLUMBIA FILM & TELEVISION AWARDS
Best Director/Dramatic Series--DINOTOPIA "Night of The Wartosa"

FIVE AWARDS 2003 CHICAGO FILM FESTIVAL
GOLD -- EARTH: FINAL CONFLICT "Termination" (Margot Kidder)
Television & Cable Production
Special Achievement in Direction

GOLD -- TWICE IN A LIFETIME: "Then Love Came Along" (Daniel Baldwin)
Television & Cable Production
Special Achievement in Direction

SILVER -- ANDROMEDA: "A Heart For Falsehood Framed"
Television & Cable Production
Special Achievement in Direction

SILVER -- MARY HIGGINS CLARK'S HE SEES YOU WHEN YOU'RE SLEEPING
Television & Cable Production -- Movie For Television
Special Achievement in Direction

SILVER -- MARY HIGGINS CLARK'S HE SEES YOU WHEN YOU'RE SLEEPING
Best Feature Made for Television

THREE AWARDS 2003 COLUMBUS FILM FESTIVAL
BRONZE -- MARY HIGGINS CLARK'S HE SEES YOU WHEN YOU'RE SLEEPING
Entertainment
Best Feature Made for Television

BRONZE -- ABC's DINOTOPIA episode "NIGHT OF THE WARTOSA"
Entertainment
Special Achievement in Direction

HONOURABLE MENTION -- ABC's DINOTOPIA episode "HANDFUL OF DUST"
Entertainment
Special Achievement in Direction

THREE GOLD AWARDS 2002 HOUSTON FILM FESTIVAL
GOLD -- ANDROMEDA: "A Heart For Falsehood Framed"
Television & Cable Production
TV Series -- Dramatic
For Direction

GOLD --TWICE IN A LIFETIME: "Then Love Came Along" (Daniel Baldwin)
Television & Cable Production
TV Series -- Dramatic
For Direction

GOLD -- EARTH: FINAL CONFLICT: "Termination" (Margot Kidder)
Television & Cable Production
TV Series -- Dramatic
For Direction

THREE AWARDS 2001 HOUSTON FILM FESTIVAL
GOLD -- ANDROMEDA: "The Banks of The Lethe"
Television & Cable Production
TV Series -- Dramatic
For Direction
"Banks of The Lethe" teamed Kevin Sorbo with his
real-life wife Sam Jenkins Sorbo in the series first season time travel episode.
-- A RESCUE MISSION ACROSS TIME --

SILVER -- TWICE IN A LIFETIME: "Moonshine Over Harlem" (Earle Hyman)
Television & Cable Production
TV Series -- Dramatic
For Direction

BRONZE -- TWICE IN A LIFETIME: "Hard Knock Life" (Markie Post)
Television & Cable Production
TV Series -- Dramatic
For Direction

(April 2000) TWICE IN A LIFETIME:
"MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN"
episode Wins Gold Plaque in Chicago for Best Variety/Entertainment.
Chicago International Television Festival 2000.

BRONZE WORLDMEDAL -- 43RD NEW YORK FESTIVALS
TWICE IN A LIFETIME: "THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY"
Best Direction -- Dramatic Series

FIRST PLACE GOLD--1997 HOUSTON FILM FESTIVAL
"EXCEPTION TO THE RULE"
Best Theatrical Feature -- Suspense/Thriller

FIRST PLACE GOLD--1997 CHARLESTON FILM FESTIVAL
"ONE OF OUR OWN"
Best Theatrical Feature -- Action/Adventure

NATIONAL NOMINATION--1997 GEMINI AWARDS
Best Director--NICKELODEON Anthology. (AFRAID OF THE DARK?)
"The Tale of C7"

GOLD HUGO--1995 CHICAGO FILM FESTIVAL
Television Series Direction--NICKELODEON Anthology. (AFRAID OF THE DARK?)
"The Tale of the Long Ago Locket"

GOLD--1995 HOUSTON FILM FESTIVAL
Television Series Direction--NICKELODEON Anthology. (AFRAID OF THE DARK?)
"The Tale of the Dream Girl"

TWO SILVER HUGO AWARDS--25TH CHICAGO FILM FESTIVAL
Television Series Direction--Friday the 13th Cycle 2.
"Scarlet Cinema"
"Sweetest Sting"

HONORABLE MENTION -- 2000 CHRIS AWARD, COLUMBUS, OHIO
TWICE IN A LIFETIME: "THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY"
For Direction -- Dramatic Series

THREE NATIONAL NOMINATIONS--1989 and 1990 GEMINI AWARDS
Best Director/Dramatic Series.
Friday the 13th Cycles 2 & 3.

GOLD AND BRONZE--1994 HOUSTON FILM FESTIVAL
Television Series Direction--NICKELODEON Anthology. (AFRAID OF THE DARK?)
Compilation (6 episodes)

BRONZE PLAQUE--1994 COLUMBUS FILM FESTIVAL
Special Achievement in Direction--NICKELODEON Anthology.
(AFRAID OF THE DARK?)
"Tale of the Dream Girl"

SPECIAL AWARD --1994 COLUMBUS FILM FESTIVAL
Special Achievement Direction, Television Drama --USA NETWORK Anthology. (MATRIX)
"False Witness"

FINALIST--1995 MONTANA FILM FESTIVAL
Direction--NICKELODEON Anthology. (AFRAID OF THE DARK?)
"Tale of the Long Ago Locket"

GOLD PLAQUE--1994 CHICAGO FILM FESTIVAL
Direction--NICKELODEON Anthology. (AFRAID OF THE DARK?)
"Tale of the Dream Girl"
"Tale of the Shiny Red Bicycle"

CERTIFICATE OF MERIT--1993 CHICAGO FILM FESTIVAL
Television Series Direction--STREET JUSTICE Cycle 1.
"Parenthood"

FINALIST--1992 HOUSTON FILM FESTIVAL
U.S. Premiere--"KILLER IMAGE"

THREE AWARDS OF MERIT--1992 MOUNT FREEDOM, NEW JERSEY
International Television Movie Festival.
"KILLER IMAGE" -- Best Action/Adventure Feature
"STREET JUSTICE: A Sense of Duty" -- Best Action/Adventure Mini-Series
"NEON RIDER: Straight Home" -- Best Drama Production

FINALIST--1991 NEW YORK FESTIVALS
Direction--Friday the 13th Cycle 3.

TWO AWARDS OF MERIT--1989 MOUNT FREEDOM, NEW JERSEY
International Television Movie Festival.
Direction--Friday the 13th Cycle 2.

SPECIAL JURY AWARD FOR DIRECTION--1989 AMPIA AWARDS
Alberta Motion Picture Industries Award.
Direction--Friday the 13th Cycle 2.

FIVE PRODUCTION AWARDS--1986 AMPIA AWARDS
Including Best of Festival for first feature "STORM".


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