Awards

“The Sun – Inferno in the Sky” (2018)

US International Film and Video Festival

• Silver Screen Award

“Wild Uganda” (2018)

New York Festivals

• Silver World Medal

“The Leopard Rocks” (2017)

New York Festivals

• Bronze World Medal

“The Moon – Our Gateway to the Universe” (2017)

New York Festivals

• Gold World Medal

US International Film and Video Festival

• Silver Screen Award

International Nature Film Festival, Gödöllö/Hungary

• Bronze Award

“Namibia – Sanctuary of Giants” (2016)

New York Festivals

• Silver World Medal

“Nile – the Ultimate River“ (2014)

New York Festivals

• 2 Gold World Medals

US International Film and Video Festival

• Certificate for Creative Excellence

Sondrio Festival, Italy

• Audience Award

MOUNTAINFILM International Filmfestival, Austria

• Kamera Alpin Austria (best Austrian production)

International Nature Film Festival, Gödöllő/Hungary

• Second Prize in “Nature Films” category

“The Model And The Bushmen“ (2014)

New York Festivals

• Silver World Medal

“Hyaena: Queen of the Masai Mara“ (2012)

CINE TV Festival, Washington DC

• Golden Eagle Award

„Wild Nairobi“ (2012)

Green Wave – 21st Century, Bulgaria

• Special Mention

 “Sea of Creepy Monsters” (2010)

PELAGOS 14th Festival Internazionale del Mare, Rome/Italy

• Best TV Documentary

 “The Big Picture” (2010)

CINE TV Festival, Washington DC

• Golden Eagle Award

 “Lightning Reloaded” (2010)

CINE TV Festival, Washington DC

• Golden Eagle Award

 “The Great Rift” (2010)

CINE TV Festival, Washington DC

• Golden Eagle Award

NaturVision, Germany

• Grand Prix

Festival de Ménigoute, France

• Prix Paysages

International Wildlife Film Festival, Montana

• Honorable Mention for Scientific Content & Research
• Honorable Mention for Cinematography

Bienal Internacional de Cine Cientifico, Spain

• Premio a la mejor película naturalista
• Premio del público
• Trofeo a la mejor imagen científica

Corporate Media & TV Awards, Cannes/France

• Category Science & Knowledge: Gold Dolphin

„From Furnace to Freezer“ (2008)

US International Film and Video Festival

• Silver Screen Award

International Wildlife Film Festival, Montana

• Honorable Mention for Critical Message

„Prague Spring – the last coup of the Soviet empire“ (2008)

US International Film and Video Festival

• Certificate for Creative Excellence

 „High Tatras“ (2007)

International Wildlife Film Festival, Montana

• Merit Award for Cinematography

Poprad International Festival of Mountain Films, Slovakia

• Audience Award

Sondrio Festival, Italy

• First Prize “Town of Sondrio Award”
• Audience Jury Award

International W. Puchalski Nature Film Festival, Poland

• Special Prize for Photography

Ekofilm – International Film Festival, Czech Republic

• Best Photography

Agrofilm Festival, Slovakia

• 1st Prize in Category “Documentaries”

Mountain Film Meetings, Poland

• Director’s Award

Baikal International Festival “People and Environment”, Russia

• Best Geographical Film

International Film Festival TUR Ostrava, Czech Republic

• Grand Prix

Chicago International Mountain Film Festival

• Best Picture Award

Zakopane International Mountain Film Competition, Poland

• Director’s Award
• Audience Award

„The Tiger and the Monk“ (2006)

NaturVision, Germany

• Audience Award
• Best Story

CineEco Environmental Film Festival, Portugal

• First Prize “Environmental Anthropology”

Matsalu International Nature Film Festival, Estonia

• Highly Commended Diploma

Green Wave – 21st Century, Bulgaria

• Grand Prix

2nd China International Documentary Film Week, Zhongshan

• Bronze Prize

„The Wild and the West“ (2005)

Wildscreen Festival, United Kingdom

• Panda Award for Innovation

Matsalu International Nature Film Festival, Estonia

• Best Directing “Man and Nature”

Green Screen Festival, Germany

• Best Camera

US International Film and Video Festival

• Gold Camera Award

New York Festivals

• Gold World Medal

Wildlife Asia Film Festival, Singapore

• Lion Award „for breaking boundaries“

„The Gorillas of my Grandfather“ (2004)

Wildlife Vaasa Festival, Finland

• Best Festival Film Overall

Envirofilm, Slovakia

• Prize of the Lord Mayor for amazing insight into the life of the gorillas

EKOFILM, Czech Republic

• ČSOB Award

„Divers for Amber“ (2002)

Green Vision St. Petersburg, Russia

• Best Film About Baltic Sea

„Night of the Salamander“ (2001)

Envirofilm, Slovakia

• Prize of the Lord Mayor for the catchy description of the life of salamanders

„The Incredible Hulik and his Beavers“ (2001)

Envirofilm, Slovakia

• Prize of the General Director of the Slovak Environmental Agency

„The Treasure Islands“ (2000)

Tourfilm 2001, Czech Republic

• Prix du Jury

„Land of the Rising Sun“ (1997)

International Wildlife Film Festival, Montana

• Merit Award for Photography
• Merit Award for Educational Value