Audience Award runner up, Edinburgh Film Festival 2008 Best Film, Moscow Perspektiva Film Festival 2008 Best Film, Berlin Britspotting Film Festival 2009 Best Film, Calgary Picture This Film festival Best Live Action Short Chicago Children’s Film Festival 2005 Best Drama…

Michael Powell Award Nominee, Edinburgh International Film festival 2013 Best Feature, Las Vegas Film Festival 2013

BAFTA Scotland for Best Director 2013 Best Documentary, River Runs Film Festival

Competition, Berlin Film Festival 2011 BAFTA 2011 nominations for Best Music and Best Actor