THE MIGHTY RIVER

"I had been assigned a seat in the front of the hall for the awards ceremony, and since my film wasn't being mentioned, I thought they were going to ask me to hand out an award. Imagine my astonishment when I heard The Mighty River had won the Grand Prize of the Festival! It was a very intense moment."
F. B.

Special Jury Prize (Golden Butterfly) at the International Festival of Films for Children and Young Adults, Isfahan, Iran

Prize for Best Animated Film in the 10- to 40-Minute category at Cinanima, Espinho, Portugal

Human value prize at the International Ecological Film Festival, Canary Islands, Spain

1994

Aspen Award at the Filmfest, Aspen, USA

Prize for Best Film at the Ankara International Film Festival, Ankara, Turkey

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film, Los Angeles, USA

Nominated for an Oscar® by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Los Angeles, USA

"Even though The Mighty River didn't win the Oscar®, all of our friends and animation fans who had been blown away by the camera technique were there to console us after the ceremony. I was deeply touched by that recognition from my peers."
F.B.

Gold Apple award at the National Educational Film & Video Festival, Oakland, USA

Gold Apple (Media Arts: Experimental Film & Video) at the National Educational Film & Video Festival, Oakland, USA

Best Film of the Festival, Best Animation and Best Sound at the Short Film & Video Festival, Yorkton, Canada

Best Environmental Film at Mountainfilm, Telluride, USA

Grand Prize at the International Animation Festival, Hiroshima, Japan

"At the end of the screening in Hiroshima, I saw people walking out in tears. During a reception after the awards ceremony, a group of Japanese people lifted me onto their shoulders and took me on an honorary procession around the room. When I hear people talk about how reserved and inexpressive the Japanese are, it makes me smile."
F.B.

Best Production between 10 and 30 Minutes at the International Animation Festival, Ottawa, Canada

Gémeaux Award for Best Animated Program or Series, Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, Montreal, Canada

Prize for Best Youth Film at the Ökomedia International Environmental Film Festival, Freiburg, Germany

Chris Award in the Arts section, Animation category, at the Columbus International Film and Video Festival, Columbus, USA

Prix Jeunesse at the International Environmental Film Festival, Paris, France

1995

Spirit of the Environment Prize at the International Nature Film and Television Festival, South Africa

Excellence Award at the World Television Festival, Banff, Canada