Virgo Productions Full Awards Listing
Cathy Henkel
At the Australian International Documentary Conference in 2023, Cathy Henkel received the Stanley Hawes Award, a prestigious lifetime achievement honour bestowed on an exceptional practitioner from any facet of the industry who has made an outstanding contribution to the Australian documentary and factual sector.
Cathy Henkel & Sam Lara
In 2019, Cathy and her daughter Sam Lara received the Brian Beaton Award for Laura’s Choice.
Cathy Henkel
In 2009, Cathy was awarded SPA (Screen Producers Australia) Documentary Producer of the Year.
Laura's Choice
Winner
BRIAN BEATON AWARD, Perth, Western Australia
WESTERN AUSTRALIAN SCREEN CULTURE AWARD, Innovation in Feature Documentary, Perth, Western Australia
DOCEDGE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Best Fearless/Matatoa, Auckland, New Zealand
LULEÅ INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Best Feature Documentary, Luleå, Sweden
DOCS WITHOUT BORDERS FILM FESTIVAL, Revolution and Reform, Nassau, Delaware, USA
TORONTO INTERNATIONAL WOMEN FILM FESTIVAL, Best Feature Documentary, Toronto, Canada
VESUVIUS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Best Documentary, Campania, Italy
AMERICAN GOLDEN PICTURE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Best Documentary long, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
FIVE CONTINENTS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Best Documentary Feature Film, Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela
SOUTH FILM AND ARTS ACADEMY FESTIVAL, Best Documentary Feature Film, Rancagua, Chile
LOS ANGELES FILM AWARDS, Best Documentary Feature, Los Angeles, California, USA
VEGAS MOVIE AWARDS, Best Documentary Feature, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
FILMMAKERLIFE AWARDS, Best Documentary Feature, Los Angeles, California, USA
Finalist and Selected
NEAR NAZARETH FESTIVAL, Best Documentary, Nazareth, Israel
FLORENCE FILM AWARDS, Best Feature Documentary, Florence, Italy
ONIROS FILM AWARDS® – NEW YORK, Best Documentary Feature, New York, USA
MONTREAL INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL, Best Feature Documentary, Montreal, Canada
ARIZONA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Best Documentary Feature, Tucson, USA
LOS ANGELES WOMEN IN FILM FESTIVAL, Best Feature Film, Los Angeles, USA
AUSTRALIAN INSPIRATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Best Documentary Feature Film, Perth, Australia
APHRODITE FILM AWARDS, Best Documentary Feature Film, New York
REVELATION INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Best Documentary, Perth, Australia
WA MADE FILM FESTIVAL, Best Documentary, Perth, Australia
AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY CONFERENCE (AIDC), Best Documentary/Factual Series, Melbourne, Australia
AUSTRALIAN DIRECTORS GUILD (ADG), Best Direction in a Documentary Series, Melbourne, Australia
SCREEN PRODUCERS AUSTRAIA (SPA) AWARDS, Feature Documentary Production of the Year, Gold Coast, Australia
GUARDIAN NEWSPAPER (ONLINE EDITION), The 10 Best Australian TV Shows of 2021
I told you I was Ill: Spike Milligan
Nominated
FILM CRITICS CIRCLE OF AUSTRALIA, Best Documentary
DVDA BRILLIANCE AWARDS, Best Theatrical Film DVD
Selected
ADELAIDE FILM FESTIVAL
MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
DOCNZ INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
The Man who stole my Mother's face
Winner
TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL, Best Feature Documentary, New York
DISCOVERY CHANNEL IF AWARD, Best Documentary, Australia
LONDON AUSTRALIA FILM FESTIVAL, Audience Choice Award, London
Finalist
2003 LEXUS IF AWARDS, Independent Spirit Award
CAPE TOWN WORLD CINEMA FESTIVAL, Best Documentary
Selected
HOT DOCS, Canada
MELBOURNE and BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALS
plus over 30 other international festivals
Nominated
AFI AWARD, Best Achievement in Directing
FILM CRITICS CIRCLE OF AUSTRALIA, Best Documentary
Losing Layla
Winner
ATOM AWARD, Best Documentary
DENDY AWARDS, Highly Commended
Rise of the Eco Warriors
Selected
CLOSING NIGHT FILM, BYRON BAY
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
BALI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
FILMS FOR THE EARTH: SWITZERLAND
BIG PICTURE FILM FESTIVAL
CINEFESTOZ
plus many other festivals.
Show me the Magic
Winner
WOW FILM FESTIVAL, Best Female Cinematographer (Cathy Henkel) and Best Composer (Nicolette Boaz)
AUSTRALIAN SCREEN EDITORS AWARDS, Best Editor (Scott Walton)
ASC SILVER AWARD, Best Cinematography in Documentary (Cathy Henkel)
Nominated
AUSTRALIAN DIRECTORS GUILD, Best Director Documentary (Cathy Henkel)
Selected
BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL,
BYRON BAY FILM FESTIVAL,
WOW FILM FESTIVAL,
plus other Australian festivals.
The Burning Season
Winner
IF AWARD, Best Documentary
BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Audience Choice Award
CANADA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Rising Star Award
NIMBIN FILM FESTIVAL, Best Documentary
Nominated
GOLD PANDA AWARD, SICHUAN TV FESTIVAL, China
EMMY AWARD, OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY
BEST DIRECTOR, Australian Directors Guild
ATOM AWARD, Best Documentary
Selected
TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL, New York
SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL, Runner Up, Audience Choice Award
ST TROPEZ FILM FESTIVAL, France
iDOCS INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FORUM, Invited Guest, Beijing
Plus over 100 other international festivals.