Honored by the Directors Guild of Canada for 2005's "A History of Violence"
Helped establish the Vancouver Film Studios in the early 1980s which is now the second-largest film production center in North America outside of Los Angeles
Hired by the Canadian government in 1978 to help create the British Columbia Film Commission
Awards
1993Gemini-Best Dramatic Series:nominated
1996Gemini-Best TV Movie or Mini-Series:nominated
2006DGC Team Award-Outstanding Feature Film:winner