2006 Wolves of Labrador
  • Nomination for Best Director Non-Fiction over 30 minutes (Andrew Manske) and Best Cinematography Non-Fiction over 30 minutes (Andrew Manske) – Alberta Film and Television Awards (Canada)
Circumpolar Bears
  • WINNER Best Narrator (Janice Ryan) – Alberta Film and Television Awards (Canada)
  • Nomination for Best Documentary over 30 minutes, Best Script Non-Fiction over 30 minutes (Sandra Tober), Best Cinematography Non-Fiction over 30 minutes (Doug Steele and Andrew Manske)
  • Nomination for Best Documentary Nature/Environment at the Yorkton Short Film and Video Festival
Clay in Hand
  • Nomination for Best Documentary under 30 minutes – Alberta Film and Television Awards (Canada)
2005 Tillenius: the Art of Nature
  • Nomination for Best Scriptwriter Non-Dramatic Over 30 minutes (Sandra Tober) and Best Editor Non-Dramatic Over 30 minutes (Ray Harper) and Best Narrator (Janice Ryan) - Alberta Film and Television Awards (Canada)
2004 Mountain Sheep
  • FINALIST – Trento Mountain Film Festival (Italy)
  • WINNER - Best Script Non-Dramatic (under 30 minutes) (Sandra Tober) – Alberta Film and Television Awards (Canada)
  • HONORABLE MENTION for Educational Value – International Wildlife Film Festival (U.S.)
Cavity Nesters: Life in a Tree
  • Nomination for Best Cinematography Non-Dramatic (under 30 minutes) (Darcie Grace, Albert Karvonen) – Alberta Film and Television Awards (Canada)
Seadogs and Toothwalkers
  • WINNER - Best Cinematography Non-Dramatic (under 30 minutes) (Doug Steele) – Alberta Film and Television Awards (Canada)
  • Nomination for Best Script Non-Dramatic (under 30 minutes) (Chel Macdonald) – Alberta Film and Television Awards
Discovering Wildness (Series)
  • Nomination for Best Documentary/Reality Series (Albert Karvonen producer) – Alberta film and Television Awards (Canada)
Heiltsuk: Search for the Wolves
  • HONORABLE MENTION for Cultural Education – International Wildlife Film Festival (U.S.)
  • WINNER - 1st place in the Professional Short category in the International Cultural Film Symposium in Missoula September 12, 2004.

2003 Owls at the Northern Edge
  • WINNER – Best Cinematography Non-Dramatic (under 30 minutes) Andrew Manske - Alberta Film and Television Awards 2003
Cavity Nesters: Life in a Tree
  • Nomination for Best Science/Nature Program - Yorkton Short Film Festival (Canada)
  • Nomination for Best Cinematography (Darcie Grace, Albert Karvonen) - Yorkton Short Film Festival (Canada)
  • FINALIST - International Wildlife Film Festival (Missoula, MT)
A Squirrel’s World
  • Nomination for Best Scriptwriter Non-Dramatic and Best Editor under 30 minutes - Alberta Film & Television Awards (Canada)
The Ancient Rainforest: Land of Giants
  • FINALIST - International Wildlife Film Festival (Missoula, MT)


2002 Wetlands: Cradle of Life
  • FINALIST - International Wildlife Film Festival (Missoula, MT)
  • WINNER - Best Cinematography Non-Dramatic (Doug Steele); Director Non-Dramatic (Doug Steele); Overall Sound (Doug Steele and Downy Karvonen); Editor Non-Dramatic (Andrew Manske) - Alberta Film & Television Awards (Canada)
The Ancient Rainforest: Land of Giants
  • Nominations for Best Documentary over 30 minutes; Cinematography Non-Dramatic; Overall Sound; Narrator; Best Editor Non-Dramatic - Alberta Film & Television Awards (Canada)
  • Nomination for Best Science/Nature Program - Yorkton Short Film Festival (Canada)
Journey Into The Finnish Forest
  • Nominations for Best Script Non-Dramatic; Narrator - Alberta Film & Television Awards (Canada)
The People of Sointula
  • Nominations for Best Documentary Non-Dramatic - Alberta Film & Television Awards (Canada)


2001 Nomads of Yukon
  • WINNER - Merit Award for Presentation of Biological Information - Trento International Film Festival (Italy)
  • Nomination for Best Science/Nature Program - Yorkton Short Film Festival (Canada)
  • Nominations for Scriptwriter Non-Dramatic; Cinematography Non-Dramatic; Narrator; Overall Sound - Alberta Film & Television Awards (Canada)
Torngats: The Hidden Mountains
  • WINNER - Overall Sound; Cinematography Non-Dramatic; Composer/Musical Score - Alberta Film & Television Awards (Canada)
  • WINNER - Merit Award for Excellent Footage - International Wildlife Film Festival (Missoula, USA)
  • Nominations for Best Documentary Over 30 Minutes; Editor Non-Dramatic; Scriptwriter Non-Dramatic - Alberta Film & Television Awards (Canada)
  • FINALIST - International Wildlife Film Festival (Missoula, USA)


2000 Denali: Land of the High One
  • FINALIST - Trento International Film Festival (Italy)
  • Merit Award for Excellent Footage - International Wildlife Film Festival (Missoula, USA)
  • Nomination for Best Documentary Under 30 Minutes - Alberta Film & Television Awards (Canada)
Land of the Ice Bear (co-produced with the National Film Board of Canada, Northwest Centre)
  • WINNER Best Science/Nature Documentary Award - Yorkton Short Film Festival (Canada)
  • Nominated for Best Sound and for Best Cinematography - Yorkton Short Film Festival (Canada)
  • Merit Award for Presentation of Ecosystem Relationships; Merit Award for Excellent Footage; Merit Award for Presentation of Biological Information - International Wildlife Film Festival (Missoula, USA)
  • Nomination for Jury Award for Best Overall Sound - Hot Docs! (Canadian International Documentary Film Festival)
  • Nomination for Best Documentary Over 30 Minutes, Best Cinematographer and Best Female Host - Alberta Film & Television Awards (Canada)
Adams River Sockeye
  • Merit Award for Underwater Photography - International Wildlife Film Festival (Missoula, USA)
  • WINNER Best Documentary Under 30 Minutes Award; Best Cinematographer Award; Nomination for Best Scriptwriter (Non-Dramatic) and Best Overall Sound - Alberta Film & Television Awards (Canada)
On Patrol
  • Nomination for Best Educational Program - Alberta Film & Television Awards (Canada)
Bear Response
  • Nomination for Best Educational Program - Alberta Film & Television Awards (Canada)
1999 Beaverhill Lake: A Bird's Paradise
  • Finalist - Festival de L'Oiseau (France)
Land of the Ice Bear
  • Finalist (NFB co-production) - Far North Film Festival (Canada)
Denali: Land of the High One
  • Finalist for Environmental Presentation
- Banff Mountain Film Festival (Canada)
Mountain Goat: Lord of the High Country
  • Merit Award for Excellent Footage and Photography - International Wildlife Film Festival (Missoula, USA)
World of Weasels
  • Award for Best Cinematography (Non Dramatic); Nomination for Best Documentary Under 30 Minutes (Non-Dramatic) and Overall Best Sound
- Alberta Film and Television Awards (Canada)
Stories from the Seventh Fire (Karvonen Films joint venture production with Dinosaur Soup Productions and Scorched Wood Communications)
  • Storytelling Award; Best Communication to a Young Audience Award
- International Wildlife Film Festival (Missoula, USA)
  • Best Animation Award - CanPro (Canada)
  • Award for Best Children's Programming; Nomination for Special Effects/Animation
- Alberta Film and Television Awards (Canada)
  • Nomination for Best Animated Program
- Leo, British Columbia Motion Picture Awards (Canada)
  • Nomination and Selection for Special Screening - Cascadia Fast Moving Images (Canada)
  • Selected for Special Screening - Terres En Vue Festival (Canada)
Shared Visions: The Art of Storytelling - Terres En Vue Festival (Canada)
Haunt of the Barred Owl
  • Finalist- Festival de L'Oiseau (France)
Tale of the Beaver
  • Merit Award for Presentation of Ecosystem Relationship
- International Wildlife Film Festival (Missoula, USA)
Island of the Kings
  • Award for Best Editing (Non-Dramatic); Award for Overall Sound; Award for Best Cinematography (Non-Dramatic). - Alberta Film and Television Awards(Canada)
Great Northern Forest (co-produced with the National Film Board of Canada, Northwest Centre)
  • Award for Best Editing (Non-Dramatic); Award for Overall Sound; Musical Score
- Alberta Film and Television Awards (Canada)
Prairie Grasslands: Wind Country (co-produced with the National Film Board of Canada, Northwest Centre)
  • Best of the Festival Award; Best Documentary Award; Best Direction (Non-dramatic)Cinematography Documentary Award; Award for Best Editing (Non-dramatic); Best Script-Documentary Award; Best Overall Sound Award; Best Musical Score Award
- Alberta Film and Television Awards (Canada)
The Great Bears
  • Biological Accuracy Award - International Wildlife Film Festival (Missoula, USA)
Country of the Muskox
  • Award for Best Cinematography (Non-Dramatic)
- Alberta Film and Television Awards (Canada)
Grizzlies of the Great Divide
  • Certificate of Merit for Obtaining Unusual Footage
- International Wildlife Film Festival (Missoula, USA)
Arctic Oasis
  • Certificate of Creative Excellence U.S. Industrial Film Festival (USA)
High Country
  • Honourable Mention - Columbus International Film Festival (USA)
  • Best Wildlife Award - Alberta Film and Television Awards (Canada)
Mountain Forests
  • Honourable Mention - Columbus International Film Festival (USA)
River of the Rockies
  • Honourable Mention - Columbus International Film Festival (USA)
Autumn With Grizzlies
  • Merit Award for Best Cinematographic Treatment of a Species in its Habitat; Special Recognition Award for Difficulty in Filming a Dangerous Species
- International Wildlife Film Festival (Missoula, USA)
Bighorns of Beauty Creek
  • Certificate of Merit - Chicago International Film Festival (USA)
Prairie Coulee
  • Certificate of Merit - Chicago International Film Festival (USA)
Loons of Amisk
  • Certificate Winner - Audubon International Environment Film Festival
Osprey's Domain
  • Honourable Mention - International Wildlife Film Festival (Missoula, USA)
Below the Ramparts
  • Honourable Mention - Banff Festival of Mountain Films (Canada)
Lakeside Habitat
  • Best Wildlife Award; Special Jury Award; Best Cinematography Award; Best Sound Recording Award; Best Original Music Composed for a Film Award
- Alberta Film and Television Awards (Canada)
Boreal Forest (Fall and Winter)
  • Silver Plaque Award - Chicago International Film Festival (USA)
Drummer in the Woods
  • Best Wildlife Award - Alberta Film and Television Awards (Canada)