1987

Official selection in the Short Film category at the International Film Festival, Cannes, France

Finalist at the International Emmy Awards, New York, USA

Grand Prize (shared) at the International Animation Film Festival, Annecy, France

People's Award and Canal Plus Prize at the International Animation Film Festival, Annecy, France

Grand Prize at the 6th International Environment and Nature Film Festival, Royan, France

First Prize in the 15-30-Minute Animation Film category and Festival Grand Prize at the Animation Celebration, Los Angeles, USA

Youth Jury's Second Prize and Jury Prize for Best Film at the 7th International Film Festival, Odense, Denmark

Grand Prize at the International Animation Festival, Hiroshima, Japan

Special Environmental Award at the Italia Awards, Vicenza, Italy

Silver Hugo at the 23rd International Film Festival, Chicago, USA

Grand Prize in the Short Film category at the International Film Week, Valladolid, Spain

Télébec Award for Best Short Film at the 6th International Film Festival, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Canada

1988

Special Jury Award (shared) at the International Short Film Festival, Clermont-Ferrand, France

People's Award at the International Short Film Festival, Clermont-Ferrand, France

Normande-Juneau Award for Best Short Film at the Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois, Montreal, Canada

Gémeaux Award in the animation category, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, Canada

Best Animation Film at the Short Film Festival, Tampere, Finland

Oscar® for Best Short Film, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Los Angeles, USA

Crystal Apple at the National Educational Film Festival, Oakland, USA

ASIFA-International Award recognizing an outstanding body of work at the International Animation Film Festival, Zagreb, Croatia

Rockie for Best Short Film for Children at the Television Festival, Banff, Canada

Camério Award for Best Short Film at the 6th Carrousel International, Rimouski, Canada

Grand Prize and Audience Choice Award at the International Animation Film Festival, Ottawa, Canada

1989-1990

Best Animation Film at the 22nd BACA Film and Video Festival, New York, USA

Special Jury Award at the International Youth Film Festival, Moscow, Russia

First Prize in the Religion and Philosophy category at the International Educational Film Festival, Birmingham, USA

Emily Award and Blue Ribbon Award at the American Film and Video Festival, Chicago, USA

Award for Excellence, Children's Broadcast Institute, Toronto, Canada

Honourable Mention in the Animation category at the 20th Annual Independent Film and Video Makers Competition, Baltimore, USA

Mention for Artistic Quality at the Ökomedia Festival, Freiburg, Germany

Best Film, National Arbor Day Foundation, Nebraska City, USA

1993

Castor d'or Award for Best Animation Film at the Quebec Film Festival, Morteau, France