Awards

San Diego Jewish Film Festival Audience Award for Best Feature Documentary (2017) – for “NOT The Last Butterfly”

JCC Rockland International Jewish Film Festival Best Short (under one hour) (2017) – for “NOT The Last Butterfly”

Faith and Freedom Award (2010) – presented by MovieGuide for promoting positive American values – for “Bedford: The Town They Left Behind”

G.I Film Festival Documentary Award (2009) – for “Bedford: The Town They Left Behind”

Emmy Award (national nomination) (2006) – in News and Documentary category, for “Paper Clips”

Discovery and Imagination Award (2006) – presented by president of Discovery Networks, U.S., Billy Campbell (previous recipients were Christopher Reeve and Dr. Jane Goodall) – for career achievement

Christopher Award (2005) – for achievement in media that affirms the highest values of the human spirit – for “Paper Clips”

National Board of Review: One of Top Five Documentaries of 2004 – for Paper Clips”. 

Jewish Image Award for Excellence in Cross Cultural Communication (2004) – for “Paper Clips”

Palm Springs International Film Festival Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature (2004) – for “Paper Clips”

Sarah and Harold Gottlieb Prize for Contributions to Jewish Culture, Lenore Marwil Jewish Film Festival (2004) – for “Paper Clips ”  The prior year, this award was given to renowned documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman (“Titicut Follies,” “High School,” “Welfare,” etc)

Rome International Film Festival Jury Award for Best American Director (2004) – for “Paper Clips”

Rome International Film Festival Audience Award for Best Overall Film (2004) – for “Paper Clips”

Rome International Film Festival Jury Award for Best American Documentary (2004) – for “Paper Clips”

Filmfest DC Circle Audience Award for Best Film (2004) – for “Paper Clips”

Atlanta Jewish Film Festival Audience Award for Best Film (2004) – for “Paper Clips”

Jackson Hole Film Festival Jury Award for Best Documentary (2004) – for “Paper Clips”

Jackson Hole Film Festival Audience Choice Award for Best Film (2004) – for “Paper Clips”

World Cinema Naples Film Festival Audience Award for Best Documentary (2004) – Washington Jewish Film Festival

Marco Island Film Festival Audience Award for Best Documentary (2004) – for “Paper Clips”

Washington Jewish Film Festival Audience Award for Best Documentary (2003) – for “Paper Clips”

Telly Gold Award (2001) – for “Musical Wizards” (client: The Johnson Group)

Telly Silver Award (2001) – for “Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation: For The Children” (client: Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation)

Cine Golden Eagle (2000) – for “Safe!” (client: Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence)

Cine Golden Eagle (2000) – for “Living With Hope” (client: National Cancer Center, National Institutes of Health)

Vision Award (national winner) (2000) – for “Freedom From Anxiety” (client: Anxiety Disorders Association of America)

Vision Award (national finalist) (2000) – for “Musical Wizards” (client: The Johnson Group)

Vision Award (national finalist) (2000) – for “Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation” (client: Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation)

Vision Award (national finalist) (2000) – for “Safe!” (client: Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence)

Catalyst Silver Award (2000) – for “Musical Wizards” (client: The Johnson Group)

Catalyst Silver Award (2000) – for “The Beginning of a Miracle: the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation” (client: Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation)