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Awards & Recognitions

Sharkwater Extinction

International Underwater Film Festival Belgrade

EUIFA Environment Award

Wildlife Film Festival Rotterdam
Wildlife Film Festival Rotterdam

Flamingo Award in the category Awareness

Indifest Awards
IndieFEST Film Awards

Outstanding Achievement: Documentary Feature

London eco film festival
London Eco Film Festival

Best Documentary Feature

Wildlife Film Festival
Wildlife Film Festival

Flamingo Award in the category Awareness

IndieFEST Film Awards
IndieFEST Film Awards

Winner- Award of Excellence Special Mention

London Eco Film Festival
London Eco Film Festival

Best Documentary Feature

Green Film Fest
Green Film Fest

Shark Conservation Hero

International Hero Film Fest Award (HFFA)
International Hero Film Fest Award (HFFA)

Best Director- Feature 2019

IHCAP 10th CMS VATAVARAN International Film Festival
IHCAP 10th CMS VATAVARAN International Film Festival

Wildlife Conservation (more than 40 min), International Nominee

Worldfest-Houston International Independent Film Festival
Worldfest-Houston International Independent Film Festival

Gold Remi Award

Matsalu Nature Film Festival
Matsalu Nature Film Festival

Grand Prix and the Audience Award

IndieFEST Film Awards
IndieFEST Film Awards

Outstanding Achievement: Documentary Feature

International Hero Film Festival & Awards | HFFA
International Hero Film Festival & Awards | HFFA

Award Winner

China International Green Film Week
China International Green Film Week

Best Educational Film Award

Fort Lauderdale Film Festival
Fort Lauderdale Film Festival

Best Documentary Award

Napa Valley Film Festival
Napa Valley Film Festival

Special Recognition for Courageous Filmmaking

FICMA, Barcelona
FICMA, Barcelona

Golden Sun Award for best feature documentary

Byron Bay Film Festival
Byron Bay Film Festival

Best Environmental Film Award

Unstad Arctic Surf Film Festival
Unstad Arctic Surf Film Festival

Winner Best Film

New York Festivals TV & Film Awards
New York Festivals TV & Film Awards

Silver World Medal (Feature Documentary), Silver World Medal (Documentary Heroes), Gold World Medal (Documentary, Nature & Wildlife)

Sochi International Film Festival
Sochi International Film Festival

Special Jury Mention

San Francisco International Ocean Film Festival
San Francisco International Ocean Film Festival

Conservation Award

DC Environmental Film Festival
DC Environmental Film Festival

Shared Earth Foundation Award for Advocacy

Cinema Verde International Environmental Film & Arts Festival
Cinema Verde International Environmental Film & Arts Festival

2019 Whistleblower Award

Godollo International Nature Film Festival, Hungary
Godollo International Nature Film Festival, Hungary

Best Documentary

AFI Positive Cinema Week In Cannes
AFI  Positive Cinema Week In Cannes

Best Environmental Documentary Award

Cannes – Monaco Better World Forum
Cannes – Monaco Better World Forum

Hero Conservation Award

Awards & Recognitions

Sharkwater

Visalia Independent Film Festival
Visalia Independent Film Festival

Environmental Enlightenment (Documentary)

ALA Video Round Table Notable Video for Adults
ALA Video Round Table Notable Video for Adults

Notable Videos for Adults

New Zealand Mountain Film Festival
New Zealand Mountain Film Festival

Best Film on Mountain Culture and Environment

www.divernet.com
www.divernet.com

Diver Magazine’s Publication of the Year

Green Jerusalem International Film Competition, Israel
Green Jerusalem International Film Competition, Israel

Viewers Choice

Retinitis Pigmentosa International
Retinitis Pigmentosa International

Environment Vision Award

Haischutz organisation International SHARK PROJECT
Haischutz organisation International SHARK PROJECT

Shark Guardian Award 2009

Bergen Int’l Film Fest
Bergen Int’l Film Fest

Documentary Award

Theatrical Award
Nominated Wildscreen 2008 Panda Award

Theatrical Award

Adventure Film Festival 2008 Boulder, CO
Adventure Film Festival 2008 Boulder, CO

Activism through Adventure

Durban Int’l Film Festival, S.A.
Durban Int’l Film Festival, S.A.

Audience Award

Genesis Awards
Genesis Awards

Best Feature Documentary

National Ocean Film Festival Alliance
National Ocean Film Festival Alliance

Best Environmental Film of 2008

Genie Awards
Genie Awards

Best Documentary Nominee

Nominee Golden Reel Awards
Nominee Golden Reel Awards

Best Sound

Santa Barbara Ocean Film Festival
Santa Barbara Ocean Film Festival

Best Of The Festival

Directors Guild of Canada
Directors Guild of Canada

Best Documentary

International Fund for Animal Welfare
International Fund for Animal Welfare

Animal Action Award

Nominee Critics Choice Awards
Nominee Critics Choice Awards

Best Documentary Film

South African Int’l Doc. Festival
South African Int’l Doc. Festival

Jameson Audience Award for Best International Documentary Encounters

Cambridge Film Festival
Cambridge Film Festival

Top Ten Films

Water Category Conservation for the Oceans Foundation
Water Category Conservation for the Oceans Foundation

Hero of Conservation

Telluride Mountain Film Festival
Telluride Mountain Film Festival

Must-See Award (Category: Wake-Up Films)

Short Film Festival – Charlotte, NC
Short Film Festival – Charlotte, NC

Special Jury Award

Shark Research Institute
Shark Research Institute

Peter Benchley Shark Conservation Award

Gen Art Film Festival
Gen Art Film Festival

Grand Jury Award for Best Feature

Gen Art Film Festival
Gen Art Film Festival

Audience Choice Award for Best Feature

AFI Dallas International Film Festival
AFI Dallas International Film Festival

Best HD Feature

Beverly Hills Hi-Def Festival
Beverly Hills Hi-Def Festival

Best International Doc

Palm Springs International Film Festival
Palm Springs International Film Festival

Best of the Festival

France World Festival of Underwater Pictures
France World Festival of Underwater Pictures

Prix Planete Thalassa

France World Festival of Underwater Pictures
France World Festival of Underwater Pictures

Best Musical Composition

Hawaii International Film Festival
Hawaii International Film Festival

Special Jury Award

Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival
Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival

Spirit of Independents Award

Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival
Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival

Best Documentary

Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival
Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival

People’s Choice

Atlantic International Film Festival
Atlantic International Film Festival

People’s Choice

Canada’s Top Ten
Toronto International Film Festival

Canada’s Top Ten

Awards & Recognitions

Revolution

World Wildlife Day Film Showcase: Living Oceans
World Wildlife Day Film Showcase: Living Oceans

Honourable Mention

G2 Green Earth Film Festival
G2 GREEN EARTH FILM FESTIVAL

Semi-Finalist

New Media Film Festival
NEW MEDIA FILM FESTIVAL

Best Trailer

Impact DOCS Awards
Impact DOCS Awards

Award of Excellence Special Mention: Documentary Feature

Inaugural Our Sustainable World Film Festival
Inaugural Our Sustainable World Film Festival

The Sustainability Impact Award

Blue Ocean Film Festival and Conservatory Summit
BLUE OCEAN FILM FESTIVAL AND CONSERVATORY SUMMIT

Presenter Lead

Evolution Mollorca
EVOLUTION MOLLORCA

Best Documentary

40Fathoms
40FATHOMS

Filmmaker Award for Furthering Ocean Conservation

Guam Festival
GUAM FESTIVAL

Best of Festival Award

Voices From The Waters - Sweden
VOICES FROM THE WATERS – SWEDEN

Voices From The Waters - Sweden

The Green Award
THE GREEN AWARD

The Green Award

Wine Country Film Festival
WINE COUNTRY FILM FESTIVAL

Gaia Film Award

The Garden State Film Festival
THE GARDEN STATE FILM FESTIVAL

M. Carroll Raver Award for Cinematography

Relevate Impact Film Forum
RELEVATE IMPACT FILM FORUM

Engage Award

Planet In Focus
Planet In Focus

International Eco-Hero Award

Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Santa Barbara International Film Festival

Santa Barbara Social Justice Award

Vancouver International Film Festival
Vancouver International Film Festival

Most Popular Environmental Film

Atlantic Film Festival
Atlantic Film Festival

Audience Award - Best Documentary

Toronto International Film Festival Blackberry
Toronto International Film Festival Blackberry

Best Documentary - Runner Up

Toronto International Film Festival Blackberry
Toronto International Film Festival Blackberry

People's Choice Award

Awards & Recognitions

Rob Stewart

Hero Film FESTIVAL
Hero Film FESTIVAL

Best Director - Feature Length

Voice Integrative School, Toronto
Voice Integrative School, Toronto

Chose the newly established Rob Stewart Sharkwater Foundation as their 2019 Global charity to support. Grades 1-8 work for a semester learning more about issues and raising money to support a cause they care about.

Malpelo, Colombia
Malpelo, Colombia

A World Heritage Site and home to unique shark populations, the Malpelo, Colombia foundation is dedicated to preserving the biodiversity of the site; the foundation will be renamed The Sharkwater Foundation. They have donated a patrol boat along with a high-speed chase boat named “The Rob Stewart”; the navy has now agreed to patrol the park.

PangeaSeed Foundation
PangeaSeed Foundation

The PangeaSeed Foundation, whose Sea Walls: Artists for Oceans murals around the world highlight some of the most pressing marine environmental issues of our time, launched the“Dakuwaqa Project”, dedicating murals to Rob and highlighting his pioneering efforts in the realm of marine conservation. In Fijian mythology, Dakuwaqa (pronounced Dakuwanga), the shark god, is the protector of all ocean creatures. To date, five murals by local artists have been created in Miami, Toronto, Venice Beach, Auckland, New Zealand and Cairns, Australia. In 2018, the project pledged to install 5 additional murals globally to ensure Rob’s legacy continues to live and grow.

Ocean Wise Conservation & Research Communication Award
Ocean Wise Conservation & Research Communication Award

Rob was honoured with a 2019 Ocean Wise award recognizing his passion for ocean conservation and impact around the world.

A New Species Of Shark Named
A New Species Of Shark Named

December, 2018, a new species of shark was discovered and named for Rob - Bythaelurus Stewarti

Clean 50, Lifetime Achievement Award
Clean 50, Lifetime Achievement Award

Clean 50 annually recoginizes leaders in sustainability for their contributions. In 2018, Rob was recognized with Clean50’s second ever Lifetime Achievement Award.

Fins Attached
Fins Attached

The Sharkwater Boat Shark Advocacy Group, ‘Fins Attached’ dedicated a new research vessel to Rob. With a mission to save sharks and the planet, the boat was christened The Sharkwater. The vessel is a former Japanese whaling ship that has been retrofitted to a state of the art dive and research vessel for use by film crews and researchers.

Fins Attached
Fins Attached

Annual award in Rob’s name

Senate 150 Medal
Senate 150 Medal

Posthumously received a 150 Anniversary medal awarded by the Senate to citizens who have made an extraordinary impact through generosity, dedication, volunteerism and hard work.

Canadian Academy of Film & Television
Canadian Academy of Film & Television

In 2018 announced the creation of the annual Rob Stewart Award for best science or nature documentary program or series. The Canadian Screen Award comes with a cash prize of $25,000.

Dalhousie University, Halifax
Dalhousie University, Halifax

The Rob Stewart Award in Marine Conservation. A fund in Rob’s name provides an annual cash prize to students studying marine biology at the university.

Fort Lauderdale Film Festival
Fort Lauderdale Film Festival

Best Environmental / Conservation Documentary Award presented annually as Rob Stewart Environmental Film Award. 2018 recipient “Poisoning Paradise” directed by Keely Shaye Brosnan and Teresa Tico.

Planet in Focus Film Festival, Toronto
Planet in Focus Film Festival, Toronto

Presents the annual Rob Stewart Youth Eco-Hero Award. 2018 was presented to Rachel Parent.

Byron Bay Film Festival
Byron Bay Film Festival

2018 Closing night gala featured a memorial celebrating Rob’s remarkable impact. Announced that starting in 2019, the “Environmental Film Award” will be renamed the “Rob Stewart Best Environmental Film Award”

Vancouver Film Festival
Vancouver Film Festival

In 2018 announced the creation of the ‘Rob Stewart Eco Warrior Award” Will be presented annually starting in 2019 and include a $5,000 cash prize.

AFI Positive Cinema
AFI Positive Cinema

AFI Positive Cinema Week Award will be presented Annually in Rob’s Name “Best Environmental Documentary”

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