[3] He was also the inaugural recipient of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television's Humanitarian Award in 2001, in honor of his work as a sponsor and supporter of Foster Parents Plan of Canada.
[4] In 2002, he received Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s Golden Jubilee Medal for his contribution to the arts and for his philanthropy.
His other credits include The Christmas Choir, Dim Sum Funeral, Coming of Age, Too Late to Say Goodbye, Céline, The Craigslist Killer, Bomb Girls: Facing the Enemy, Milton's Secret, Isabelle, Toto, Queen Bees and the hit Netflix movie Brazen.
His first production in 1988 was the drama No Blame, the first movie to deal with AIDS from a woman's point of view.
[5] No Blame was invited by the World Health Organization to screen at the 5th International AIDS Conference and the movie won several international awards, including Prince Albert's Red Cross Award at the Monte Carlo Film & Television Festival (1989).