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Ric Esther Bienstock
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Banff Television Festival (1)
Berlin International Film Festival (1)
BAFTA Awards (1)
CableACE Awards (1)
Chicago International Film Festival (4)
Columbus International Film & Video Festival (3)
Gemini Awards (3)
Genie Awards (1)
International Documentary Association (2)
New York Festivals (5)
News & Documentary Emmy Awards (3)
Royal Television Society, UK (1)
Yorkton Film Festival (1)
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival (2)
Gracie Allen Awards (1)
Ojai Film Festival (1)
Visions du Réel International Film Festival Nyon (1)
San Sebastián Human Rights Film Festival (1)
Mexico International Film Festival (1)
Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards (1)
Docutah - Southern Utah International Documentary Film Festival (2)
Documentary Edge Festival (1)
Canadian Screen Awards, CA (8)
Tenerife International Film Festival, ES (1)
Televisual Bulldog Awards, UK (1)
Broadcast Awards, UK (1)
Overseas Press Club Of America Awards (2)
43 wins & 8 nominations
Banff Television Festival
2013 Winner
Banff Rockie Award
Best Social & Humanitarian Program
The Age of Anxiety
Shared with:
Simcha Jacobovici
Berlin International Film Festival
1992 Nominee
Peace Film Award
Deadly Currents
Shared with:
Simcha Jacobovici
BAFTA Awards
2006 Nominee
Flaherty Documentary Award (TV)
Sex Slaves
Shared with:
Simcha Jacobovici
·
Brian Woods
CableACE Awards
1995 Winner
CableACE
International Informational Special or Series
Deadly Currents
Shared with:
David Green
·
Jeff Sackman
·
Robert Topol
·
Elliott Halpern
·
Simcha Jacobovici
·
Jane Logan
Chicago International Film Festival
2001 Winner
Silver Plaque
Documentary
The Money Shot
1996 Winner
Gold Plaque
Best Documentary
Plague Fighters
1996 Winner
Gold Plaque
Best Documentary
Ms. Conceptions
1990 Winner
Silver Hugo
Documentary
AIDS in Africa
Columbus International Film & Video Festival
1996 Winner
Chris Award
Documentary
Plague Fighters
1995 Winner
Chris Award
Documentary
The Plague Monkeys
1990 Winner
Bronze Plaque Award
Documentary
AIDS in Africa
Gemini Awards
2006 Nominee
Gemini
Best Writing in a Documentary Program or Series
Sex Slaves
1997 Winner
Gemini
Science, Technology, Nature and Environmental Documentary Program
Plague Fighters
1996 Winner
Donald Brittain Award
Best Documentary Program
Ms. Conceptions
Genie Awards
1992 Winner
Genie
Best Feature Length Documentary
Deadly Currents
Shared with:
Simcha Jacobovici
·
Elliott Halpern
International Documentary Association
2004 Nominee
Pare Lorentz Award
Impact of Terror
Shared with:
Tim Wolochatiuk
·
Simcha Jacobovici
1995 Winner
IDA Award
Distinguished Documentary Achievement Award
Ms. Conceptions
New York Festivals
2015 Winner
Gold World Medal
Social Issues
Tales from the Organ Trade
2015 Winner
Gold World Medal
Best Direction Television Craft Program
Tales from the Organ Trade
2008 Winner
Gold Medal
Documentary
The Lost Tomb of Jesus
Shared with:
Simcha Jacobovici
2006 Winner
Grand Award
Documentary
Impact of Terror
Shared with:
Simcha Jacobovici
2006 Winner
Gold Medal
Documentary
Impact of Terror
Shared with:
Simcha Jacobovici
News & Documentary Emmy Awards
2014 Nominee
Emmy
Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Writing
Tales from the Organ Trade
2014 Nominee
Emmy
Outstanding Investigative Journalism - Long Form
Tales from the Organ Trade
Shared with:
Simcha Jacobovici
·
Sheila Nevins
·
Felix Golubev
·
Nancy Abraham
2007 Winner
Emmy
Outstanding Investigative Journalism - Long Form
Frontline
For episode "Sex Slaves"
Shared with:
David Fanning
·
Brian Woods
·
Ken Dornstein
·
Felix Golubev
·
Simcha Jacobovici
Royal Television Society, UK
2006 Winner
RTS Television Award
Best Documentary
Sex Slaves
Shared with:
Simcha Jacobovici
Yorkton Film Festival
2014 Winner
Golden Sheaf Award
Best Social/Political
Tales from the Organ Trade
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival
2013 Nominee
Best Canadian Documentary
Tales from the Organ Trade
1997 Winner
Best Science/Technology/Environment
Plague Fighters
Gracie Allen Awards
2006 Winner
Gracie
Outstanding Documentary
Sex Slaves
Ojai Film Festival
2013 Winner
Honorable Mention
Best Documentary Feature
Tales from the Organ Trade
Visions du Réel International Film Festival Nyon
1991 Winner
Grand Prix
Documentaires
Deadly Currents
Shared with:
Simcha Jacobovici
·
Elliott Halpern
·
David Green
·
Jeff Sackman
San Sebastián Human Rights Film Festival
2014 Winner
Amnesty International Award
Tales from the Organ Trade
Shared with:
Simcha Jacobovici
·
Felix Golubev
Mexico International Film Festival
2014 Winner
Golden Palm Award
Feature Documentary
Tales from the Organ Trade
Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards
1996 Winner
duPont-Columbia Award
Plague Fighters
Docutah - Southern Utah International Documentary Film Festival
2013 Winner
The Raven Award
Best Documentary
Tales from the Organ Trade
Shared with:
Simcha Jacobovici
·
Felix Golubev
2013 Winner
The Raven Award
Best Director
Tales from the Organ Trade
Documentary Edge Festival
2013 Winner
DocEdge Award
Best Sign of the Times
Tales from the Organ Trade
Shared with:
Simcha Jacobovici
·
Felix Golubev
Canadian Screen Awards, CA
2021 Winner
Canadian Screen Award
Best Direction in a Documentary Series
Enslaved
Shared with:
George Amponsah
·
Simcha Jacobovici
2021 Winner
Canadian Screen Award
Best History Documentary Program or Series
Enslaved
Shared with:
Simcha Jacobovici
·
Samuel L. Jackson
·
LaTanya Richardson Jackson
·
Sarah Sapper
·
Yaron Niski
·
Eli Selden
·
Rob Lee
·
Felix Golubev
·
Tara Jan
2020 Winner
Canadian Screen Award
Best Documentary Program or Series
The Accountant of Auschwitz
Shared with:
Ricki Gurwitz
·
Randi Kirshenbaum
2020 Nominee
Canadian Screen Award
Best Direction, Documentary Program
The Good Nazi
Shared with:
Yaron Niski
2015 Winner
Canadian Screen Award
Donald Brittain Award for Best Social/Political Documentary Program
Tales from the Organ Trade
Shared with:
Felix Golubev
·
Simcha Jacobovici
3 more
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Tenerife International Film Festival, ES
2014 Winner
Jury Award
Best Feature Documentary
Tales from the Organ Trade
Televisual Bulldog Awards, UK
2006 Winner
Televisual Bulldog Award
Best Current Affairs Program
Sex Slaves
Broadcast Awards, UK
2006 Winner
Broadcast Award
Best Documentary Programme
Sex Slaves
Overseas Press Club Of America Awards
2013 Winner
Edward R. Murrow Award
Edward R. Murrow Award
Tales from the Organ Trade
Shared with:
Felix Golubev
·
Simcha Jacobovici
·
Sheila Nevins
·
Nancy Abraham
2006 Winner
Edward R. Murrow Award
Edward R. Murrow Award
Sex Slaves
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