1980 - 2009
Retrospectives at:
Ottawa Animation Festival - 2008
&
Seoul Internat'l Cartoon and Animation Festival - 2009
Two hour program of works by Michael Sporn Animation, Inc..
Retrospective at Museum of Modern Art
2007 Four Day Retrospective of Michael Sporn's Animation.
I Can Be President
2011 NAACP IMAGE AWARD: Outstanding Children's Program
Screened at 2011 Ottawa Animation Festival
Reading To Your Bunny
2006 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL
The Man Who Walked Between The Towers
2006 CARNEGIE MEDAL
Best Children's Video
2006 OTTAWA ANIMATION FESTIVAL
Best Children's Film
2006 2D OR NOT 2D FESTIVAL
Best 2D Animated Film - "Golden Pencil"
2007 KALAMAZOO ANIMATION FESTIVAL
3rd Best Commissioned Film
2007 DURANGO FILM FESTIVAL - Colorado
Audience Award - Best Family Film
2007 JACKSON HOLE FILM FESTIVAL
Participant
2006 WOODSTOCK FILM FESTIVAL
Participant
2006 WORLDFEST - HOUSTON
Special Jury Award
2006 ASIFA East ANIMATION FESTIVAL
Best Animated Film
2006 ANIMA MUNDI
Participant
2006 Buffalo SQUEAKY WHEEL OUTDOOR ANIMATION FESTIVAL
Retrospective Screening of Five Films
2006 ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Movies on a Shoestring
2006 DIRECTOR'S CUT FILM FESTIVAL - NYC
2006 NASHVILLE FILM FESTIVAL
2005 HEARTLAND FILM FESTIVAL
Crystal Heart Award and Audience Award - Best of Festival
2005 INTERNATIONAL FAMILY FILM FESTIVAL
Winner Short 2D Animation
2005 BRANFORD ANIMATION FESTIVAL, Branford, England
2005 CHICAGO INT'L CHILDRENS FILM FESTIVAL
2005 PALM SPRINGS SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL
2005 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL
2005 KROK FILM FESTIVAL - Russia
2004 MARGARET MEAD FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL
2004 NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
2003 BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL
2003 BROOKLYN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
2002 ASIFA-EAST FILM FESTIVAL
Best Direction
2001 NY SHORT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Happy To Be Nappy & Other Tales
2003 EMMY WINNER
2000 OTTAWA ANIMATION FESTIVAL
2000 PEABODY AWARD
Excellence in Children's Programming
2000 EMMY WINNER
Best Children's Program
2000 DGA AWARD
Best Children's Programming
2000 MARGARET MEADE FILM FESTIVAL
2000 NY GIRL'S CLUB FESTIVAL OF SHORTS
Programmed to open & highlight
1999 PARENTS' CHOICE AWARD
Silver Medal
1998 NEW YORK INT'L DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
1997 HEARTLAND FILM FESTIVAL
Crystal Heart Award
1997 ASIFA EAST ANIMATION FESTIVAL
Best Film
1997 USA FILM FESTIVAL IN DALLAS
Best Animated Film & Best Family Film
1997 SHORTS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Best Animated Film
1997 FESTIVALS OF LIGHT FILMFEST
Seattle Arts Panel of Excellence Award
1997 M P ACADEMY Best Documentaries of the Year
Participant
1997 THE 2nd SEOUL INT'L FILM FEST for CHILDREN
1997 WASHINGTON D.C. INT'L FILM FESTIVAL
1996 JAPAN WILDLIFE FESTIVAL
1996 CHICAGO INT'L CHILDREN'S FILM FEST
Best Animated Short (Adult Jury), Rights of the Child Award and 2nd Prize Animated Short (Children's Jury)
1996 NEW YORK EXPO
Silver Medal for Animation
1996 NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL MEDIA NETWORK
Gold Apple Award
1996 FIFTH BRISBANE INT'L FILM FESTIVAL
Participant
2005 PAN AFRICAN ANIMATION FESTIVAL, Los Angeles
1999 PARENT'S CHOICE AWARD
For Excellence In Home Video
1995 HEARTLAND FILM FESTIVAL
Crystal Heart Award
1995 HUMANITAS PRIZE
Best Screenplay for Children
1995 EMMY Nomination
Best Acting - RUBY DEE
1995 CARNEGIE MEDAL
Best Children's Video
1995 CHICAGO INT'L CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL
Best Animated Short, & Children's Jury Award
1994 42nd COLUMBUS INT'L FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL
CHRIS Award
1994 CINE Golden Eagle
1994 NEW ENGLAND CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL
Best Animation, Long Form
1994 WORLDFEST CHARLESTON
Gold Medal
1994 CableACE Nomination
Best Animated Program
1994 CableACE Nomination
Best Children's Screenplay
1994 M. P. SOUND EDITOR'S GOLDEN REEL AWARD
Nominated
Charles Samu Humanitarian Award
Saving Our Planet
1995 EMMY WINNER
The Country Mouse And The City Mouse: A Christmas Tale
1993 PARENT'S CHOICE AWARD
1994 CableACE Nomination
Best Children's Special
1993 CHICAGO INT'L CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL
1993 INTERCOM '93
Certificate of Merit
1994 HEARTLAND FILM FESTIVAL
Crystal Heart Award
1993 29th CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Silver Plaque
1993 41st COLUMBUS INT'L FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL
Bronze Plaque
1993 ASIFA EAST ANIMATION FESTIVAL
Best Film of the Year and the Charles Samu Humanitarian Award
1993 ANNECY ANIMATION FESTIVAL
Certificate of Participation
1993 9th ISFAHAN INT'L FESTIVAL FOR CHILDREN & YOUNG ADULTS
1992 CINE Golden Eagle
1993 NATIONAL PARENTING PUBLICATIONS AWARDS
Gold Medal
1992 CableACE Award
Best Animation Program Special or Series
1992 CINE Golden Eagle
1992 ASIFA EAST ANIMATION FESTIVAL
Best Direction
The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate The Wash
1992 AMERICAN FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL
Blue Ribbon
1992 NEW ENGLAND CHILDREN'S FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL
Best Animation
1992 CINE Golden Eagle
2005 PAN AFRICAN ANIMATION FESTIVAL, Los Angeles
1992 AMERICAN FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL
Blue Ribbon
1992 CHICAGO INT'L CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL
1992 ASIFA EAST ANIMATION FESTIVAL
Best Direction
1991 CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Silver Plaque Award1991 NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL
Silver Apple
1991 NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL
Silver Apple
1990 ASIFA EAST ANIMATION FESTIVAL
Best Film of Year, NYC, S.F - Charles Samu Humanitarian Award
2005 PAN AFRICAN ANIMATION FESTIVAL, Los Angeles
1991 AMERICAN FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL
Blue Ribbon
1991 BIRMINGHAM INT'L FILM FESTIVAL
Best of Fest, Gold Electra
1991 NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL
Bronze Apple
1990 PARENT'S CHOICE AWARD
Silver Medal
1990 CINE Golden Eagle
1990 CHICAGO INT'L CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL
Special Award for Animation
1990 CableACE Award
Best Animated Program Special or Series
1990 AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL
Red Ribbon
1990 PARENT'S CHOICE AWARD
Gold Medal
1988 EMMY Nomination
Best Animated Television Program
1988 ACTION FOR CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING
Best Program
1988 CINE Golden Eagle
1988 HOUSTON FILM FESTIVALBest Animated Film
1988 AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL
Red Ribbon1988 USA FILM FESTIVAL
Sundance Institute, Invited screening
1987 CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Best Short Film Animation
1987 CARROUSSEL INT'L DU FILM DE RIMOUSKI
Best Film
1987 ANNECY ANIMATION FESTIVAL, Annecy
Best Children's Film
1987 CINE Golden Eagle
1987 ASIFA EAST ANIMATION FESTIVAL
Best Direction
1987 HIROSHIMA ANIMATION FESTIVAL, Japan
Participant1987 2nd LOS ANGELES INT'L ANIMATION CELEBRATION
1987 INT'L FILM AND TV FESTIVAL OF NEW YORK
Best Informational Film
1987 ASIFA EAST ANIMATION FESTIVAL
Best Film of the Year
1987 2nd LOS ANGELES INT'L ANIMATION CELEBRATION
1987 HIROSHIMA ANIMATION FESTIVAL
Participant
1987 ANNECY ANIMATION FESTIVAL
Best Film of the Year
1987 ZAGREB ANIMATION FESTIVAL
1986 BANGKOK ANIMATION FESTIVAL
1986 34th COLUMBUS INT'L FILM FESTIVAL
The CHRIS Award1985 CINE Golden Eagle
Garbo Talks
1985 ASIFA EAST ANIMATION FESTIVAL
Best Direction
1985 ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATION
1986 1st INT'L ANIMATION FEST IN JAPAN, Hiroshima
Best Film
1985 32nd COLUMBUS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
The CHRIS Award
1985 INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL
RUBY SLIPPER - Grand Prize
1985 CANADIAN ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL, Toronto
Best Children's Film
1985 CINE Golden Eagle
1985 ASIFA EAST ANIMATION FESTIVAL
Best Film of the Year
1985 LONDON FILM FESTIVAL
Outstanding Film of the Year
1985 ANNECY ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL
1985 BANGKOK ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL
1986 32nd SYDNEY FILM FESTIVALParticipant
1986 FIRST LOS ANGELES ANIMATION CELEBRATION
1984 AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL
Blue Ribbon
1984 ASIFA EAST ANIMATION FESTIVAL
Best Film of the Year
1983 CINE Golden Eagle
1983 ANNUAL INT'L CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL
Certificate of Merit
1983 BIRMINGHAM INT'L EDUCATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Best Film1983 NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Honorable Mention
Library
1983 ASIFA EAST ANIMATION FESTIVAL
Direction Award
1985 KIDFILM, Dallas
Elementary
1978 ASIFA EAST ANIMATION FESTIVAL
Best Independent Film
Film Retrospectives
1992 LINCOLN CENTER - Walter Reade Theatre, New York
1989 COLORADO FILM FESTIVAL
1989 CHICAGO CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL
1988 FESTIVAL INT'L DEL CARTONE ANIMATO - Treviso, Italy
1986 ST. LOUIS ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL
1985 KIDFILM/US FILM FESTIVAL - Dallas
