Awards & Honours
Throughout my career, I’ve received recognition for creative leadership and excellence across experiential design, interactive media, and storytelling-driven projects. The following Awards and honours reflect the work I’ve delivered for major brands and cultural institutions, with a focus on innovation, craft, and audience impact.
2023
- The VR Awards: VR Experience of the Year for Broken Spectre
- Haunted House Fearfest: Best Video Game for Broken Spectre
- Raindance Immersive: Best Immersive Game (Nominee) for Broken Spectre
2021
- Webby Award: Best Narrative Experience for The Book of Distance VR
- Canadian Screen Award: Best Immersive Experience (Nominee) for The Book of Distance VR
- Rockie Award: Interactive Youth (Nominee) for The Book of Distance VR
- Kaohsiung Film Festival Golden Fireball Award for The Book of Distance VR
- Beyond the Frame Festival – Official Selection for The Book of Distance VR
2020
- Prix Horizon, Festival du nouveau cinéma de Montréal for The Book of Distance VR
- Japan Prize: Best in Digital Media for The Book of Distance VR
- Vancouver International Film Festival: Best In Animation for The Book of Distance VR
- Sundance Film Festival – Official Selection for The Book of Distance VR
- Venice VR Festival – Official Selection for The Book of Distance VR
- New Images Festival – Official Selection for The Book of Distance VR
- Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival – Official Selection for The Book of Distance VR
- Ottawa International Animation Festival – Official Selection for The Book of Distance VR
- London Film Week – Official Selection for The Book of Distance VR
- International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam – Official Selection for The Book of Distance VR
- Tribeca Film Festival – Official Selection for The Book of Distance VR
- HotDocs – Official Selection for The Book of Distance VR
2019
- Toronto Animation Arts Festival International – Official Selection for Flying Octopus
- Athens Animfest – Official Selection for Flying Octopus
- ReAnimania International Animation Film Comics Art Festival of Yerevan – Official Selection for Flying Octopus
- Rockie Award: Interactive Content for Damaged
- Rockie Award: Rogers Prize for Excellence in Canadian Content (Nominee) for Damaged
- Rome Prisma Independent Film Award: Web Series (Finalist) for Damaged
2018
- Dublin Animation Film Festival – Official Selection for Flying Octopus
- Los Angeles Film Awards: Best Web Series (Runner-Up) for Damaged
- Los Angeles Film Awards: Best Noir (Runner-Up) for Damaged
- Canadian Screen Award: Best Cross-Platform Project – Children’s And Youth (Nominee) for Winston Steinburger & The Distractor Beam
- Canadian Screen Award: Best Cross-Platform Project -Non-Fiction (Nominee) for Sweat The City
- ADCC – Merit, Digital Installations for The BMO200 Fountain
- ADCC – Merit, Innovative Use of Technology for The BMO200 Fountain
- Cannes Lions – Design: Digital Installations & Events for The BMO200 Fountain (Shortlist)
- The One Show – Merit, Design, Indoor Spaces for The BMO200 Fountain
- RGD (So)cial Good Awards – Judge’s Choice Award for The BMO200 Fountain
2017
- Rose d’Or: Virtual Reality (nomination) for Halcyon
- FWA Award: FWA of the Day, August 15th for Halcyon
- Rockie Award: Interactive Content (Nominee) for Halcyon
- Rockie Award: Interactive Content for Kids & Youth for Backstage: Too Much Keaton
- Webby Award: VR Gaming, Interactive or Real-Time (Branded) (Nominee) for Halcyon
- Canadian Screen Award: Best Cross-Platform Project – Non-Fiction (Nominee) for Bugs On The Menu
- Canadian Screen Award: Best Cross-Platform Project – Children’s And Youth (Nominee) for Total Drama Presents ‘Donculous Dash
- Canadian Screen Award: Best Cross-Platform Project – Non-Fiction (Nominee) for Backstage: Too Much Keaton
2016
- Peabody-Facebook Futures of Media Award: Best Use Of Interactive Video for PBS Frontline: Ebola Outbreak VR
- Webby Award: Best Use Of Interactive Video for Highrise: Universe Within
- Canadian Screen Award: Best Original Interactive Production Produced for Digital Media for Highrise: Universe Within
- FWA Award: Mobile Of The Day, January 17th for Crowdrise: The Giving Tower VR
- FWA Award: Mobile Of The Day, February 6th for PBS Frontline: Ebola Outbreak VR
- London Design Award: Digital, New Service or Application (Gold) for Halcyon
- Digi Award: Best in Interactive Content – Kids for Backstage: Too Much Keaton
- Digi Award: Best in Interactive Content – Kids (Nominee) for Total Drama Presents ‘Donculous Dash
2015
- Adobe Cutting Edge Award: Site Of The Week, December 21st for Highrise: Universe Within
- Primetime Emmy Award: Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media – User Experience & Visual Design for Sleepy Hollow VR
- International Digital Emmy Award: Digital Program: Fiction (Nominee) for Are You On The Blacklist?
- Canadian Screen Award: Best Cross-Platform Project – Non-Fiction for Big Brother Canada S02
- Canadian Screen Award: Best Cross-Platform Project – Children’s and Youth for Grojband
- FWA Award: Mobile of the Day, November 3rd for Highrise: Universe Within
2014
- Webby Award: Social Media Campaign (Honoree) for Gitchhiker
- Cynopsis Kids !magination & People Awards: Website for TV Series/Special (Finalist) for Grojband: The Show Must Go On
- Cynopsis Kids !magination & People Awards: Online Interactive Experience (Finalist) for Grojband: The Show Must Go On
- Social Impact Media Award: Best Digital Production for Perfect Terrorist
- Digi Award: Best in Cross-Platform for Sleepy Hollow VR
- Digi Award: Best in Multi-channel Communications (Nominee) for The Next Star
- Digi Award: Best in Cross-Platform – Kids (Nominee) for Grojband: The Show Must Go On
- AToMIC Award: Broadcast Engagement (Silver) for Grojband: The Show Must Go On
- FITC Award: Web-based Game (Flash/Unity) for Grojband: The Show Must Go On
- Canadian Screen Award: Best Cross-Platform Project – Non-Fiction (Nominee) for Big Brother Canada
- Social TV Award: Best TV Show Specific Social TV Award (Nominee) for Big Brother Canada
- Social TV Award: Best TV Everywhere TV Award (Nominee) for Big Brother Canada
- FWA Award: Mobile of the Day, June 7th for Big Brother Canada S02
- FWA Award: Mobile of the Day, January 4th for Perfect Terrorist
- FWA Award: Mobile of the Day, January 10th for The Great Martian War
2013
- Banff World Media Award: Best Webseries (Fiction) (Nominee) for What Are The Sevens?
- Cannes Cyber Lion: Community Applications (Shortlisted) for Gitchhiker
- Canadian Screen Award: Best Cross-Platform Project – Children’s & Youth for In Real Life Season 3
- Canadian Screen Award: Best Cross-Platform Project – Children’s & Youth (Nominee) for My Babysitter’s A Vampire
- Canadian Screen Award: Best Cross-Platform Project – Fiction (Nominee) for Bomb Girls Interactive
- Canadian Screen Award: Best Original Program or Series produced for Digital Media – Fiction (Nominee) for What Are The Sevens?
- Digi Award: Best in Interactive Advertising (Nominee) for Gitchhiker
- Marketing Award: Branded Content (Gold) for Gitchhiker
- Marketing Award: Experiential (Gold) for Gitchhiker
- Marketing Award: Digital – Best Use of Social Media (Silver) for Gitchhiker
- FITC Award: Motion Graphics (Nominee) for What Are The Sevens?
- FITC Award: Animation (Nominee) for My Babysitter’s A Vampire
- FITC Award: Self-Promotion for What Are The Sevens?
- FWA Award: Mobile of the Day, April 11th for Bomb Girls Interactive
- AToMIC Award: Corporate Social Responsibility (Gold) for Gitchhiker
- AToMIC Award: Idea (Silver) for Gitchhiker
- AToMIC Award: Brand Integration (Bronze) for Gitchhiker
2012
- Digi Award: Best in Cross-Platform, Kids for In Real Life Season 3
- Digi Award: Best in Cross-Platform, Kids (Nominee) for My Babysitter’s A Vampire
- Digi Award: Best Web Series: Fiction (Nominee) for What Are The Sevens?
- W3 Award: Mobile Applications – Games (Gold) for In Real Life Season 3
- Overseas Press Club Of America Award: Best Multimedia News Presentation for Perfect Terrorist
- FWA Award: Mobile of the Day, December 19th for In Real Life Season 3
- FWA Award: Mobile of the Day, October 31st for My Babysitter’s A Vampire
- FWA Award: Mobile of the Day, February 25th for Herd.fm
- Awwwards: Site of the Day, February 4th for Bomb Girls Interactive
- Dope Award for Bomb Girls Interactive
- Dope Award for What Are The Sevens?
- Design Licks: Site of the Day, July 10th for What Are The Sevens?
- CSS Design Award (Nominee) for Bomb Girls Interactive
2011
- FWA Award: Mobile Of The Day, December 11th for In Real Life – Race To The Finish