Stephen has been recognized with important career honours and his films have earned a host of awards around the world.
HONOURS, MEMBERSHIPS & SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT
Honorary Member, Director’s Guild of Canada (Inducted 2012)
Member of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences —“Accepted for demonstrating exceptional accomplishments in the field of theatrical motion pictures.” (2004 – present).
Kodak Vision Award, Lifetime Achievement; Large Format Cinema Association (LFCA), Los Angeles, California (2004)
Alumni Honour Award, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario (2005)
Giant Screen Consortium Award – In honour of Stephen Low for his contribution to the Canadian Large Format Industry, Giant Screen Consortium, Canada (2002)
FILM AWARDS (SELECTED)
2021 Best Science Film—Secrets of the Universe; GeekFest Toronto 2021
2021 Best Visual Effects—Secrets of the Universe; Canadian Diversity Film Festival, Toronto
2020 Best Immersive Media—Secrets of the Universe; 6th Annual Raw Science Film Festival, L.A.
2020 Best Physics Movie—Secrets of the Universe; Vienna Science Film Festival, Vienna, Austria
2018 The Remi Special Jury Award—The Trolley; The 52nd Annual WorldFest, Houston, Texas
2018 Winner, Documentary Feature—The Trolley; 2018 Mexico International Film Festival, Mexico
2018 Special Presentation and World Premiere—The Trolley; Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival 2018, IMAX Cinesphere at Ontario Place, Toronto
2012 Best Film—Rocky Mountain Express; Giant Screen Cinema Association (GSCA), Sacramento California
2012 Best Cinematography—Rocky Mountain Express; Giant Screen Cinema Association (GSCA), Sacramento California
2012 Best Sound Editing, Special Venue—Rocky Mountain Express; MPSE Golden Reel Awards
2012 First Prize, Current Affairs—Rescue; 22nd International Military Film Festival, Bracciano, Italy
2011 Maximum Image Award—Titanica; IMAX Hall of Fame
2011 Best Aviation Photography—Fighter Pilot; Fly Film Festival, Poland
2011 Best Short Documentary—Legends of Flight; Skyfest, Asheville, North Carolina
2011 Golden Sheaf Award: Documentary Arts and Culture—Ultimate Wave Tahiti; Yorkton Film Festival, Yorkton, Saskatchewan
2011 Silver Palm Award—Legends of Flight; Mexico International Film Festival
2011 Bronze Palm Award—Ultimate Wave Tahiti; Mexico International Film Festival
2011 Jury Lycéen Award—Ultimate Wave Tahiti; Festival Les Toiles de Mer
2010 Golden Palm Award—Fighter Pilot; Mexico International Film Festival
2010 Best in Show—Fighter Pilot; Skyfest, Asheville, North Carolina
2010 Best Sports Category—Ultimate Wave Tahiti; Blue Ocean Film Festival, Savannah, Georgia
2010 Outstanding Achievement in Action Sports Filmmaking—Ultimate Wave Tahiti; Newport Beach Film Festival, Newport Beach, California
2009 Honorable Mention, Educational Value—Volcanoes of the Deep Sea; 6th Annual Montana CINE International Festival, Missoula, Montana
2009 International Finalist, Marine and Earth Sciences—Volcanoes of the Deep Sea; Blue Ocean Film Festival, Savannah, Georgia
2009 Honorable Mention, Ocean Exploration and Adventure—Volcanoes of the Deep Sea; Blue Ocean Film Festival, Savannah, Georgia
2009 Honorable Mention, Marine Animal Behavior—Volcanoes of the Deep Sea; Blue Ocean Film Festival, Savannah, Georgia
2009 Golden Wheel Award—Super Speedway; International Reel Wheel Film Festival, Knoxville, Iowa
2007 Best Scientific Exploration Film—Volcanoes of the Deep Sea; The Explorers Club Documentary Film Festival, New York, NY
2006 Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Motion Picture and Television Industries—Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag; Motion Picture Sound Editors
2005 Scientific Literacy Achievement Award—Volcanoes of the Deep Sea; Association for Biomedical Reasearch
2004 Grand Prize, Best Film of the Year—Volcanoes of the Deep Sea; La Géode Film Festival, Paris
2004 Kodak Vision Award—Volcanoes of the Deep Sea; Giant Screen Theater Association (GSTA)
2004 Special Achievement in Film—Volcanoes of the Deep Sea; Giant Screen Theater Association (GSTA)
2004 Maximum Image Award (Hall of Fame Award)—Beavers; IMAX Corporation (voted by IMAX theaters world-wide).
1999 Best Entertainment DVD—Super Speedway; European DVD Awards, Dublin Castle
1997 Northern Nevada Motion Picture Award—Mark Twain’s America; Low Films International, 1997 Distinguished Business of Nevada
1993 Board of Directors Award for Best IMAX Film—Beavers; Hawaii International Film Festival
1993 Genie Award for Best Feature Length Documentary—Titanica; Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television
1990 Gemini Award for Best Writing in an Information / Documentary Program or Series—The Defender; Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television
1990 Gemini Award for Best Director in an Information / Documentary Program or Series—The Defender; Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television
1989 Best Picture—The Defender; Golden Sheaf Awards, Yorkton Film Festival (Saskatchewan)
1989 Best Director—The Defender; Golden Sheaf Awards, Yorkton Film Festival (Saskatchewan)
1989 Best Script—The Defender; Golden Sheaf Awards, Yorkton Film Festival (Saskatchewan)
1989 Jury Prize for Best IMAX/OMNIMAX Film—Beavers; 2nd International Film Festival de la Géode, Paris
1989 Public Prize for Best IMAX/OMNIMAX Film—Beavers; 2nd International Film Festival de la Géode, Paris
1989 Super Channel Award —The Defender; Yorkton Short Film and Video Festival
1981 Best of Show—Challenger: An Industrial Romance; Cindy Competition / Audio Graphics Films and Information Film Producers of America (Cindys)
1981 Gold Cindy Award—Challenger: An Industrial Romance; Information Film Producers of America (Cindys)
1981 Gold Camera Award (for outstanding creativity in the production of audio/visual communications in international competition)—Challenger: An Industrial Romance – US Industrial Film Festival
1981 The Chris Award—Challenger: An Industrial Romance; 29th Annual Columbus Film Festival
1980 Silver Award—Challenger: An Industrial Romance; San Francisco International Film Festival