Over the years, EVC videos have been honored with numerous awards and distinctions; see below for a partial listing.

It's Not About Sex
Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) of the ALA
Notable List of DVD & Videos for Young Adults, 2008

Are You Game?
Westport Youth Film Festival, Best Documentary, 2008

People or Puppets?
Brooklyn Arts Council's Seventh Annual Women of African Descent Film Festival, Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking, 2008

Still Standing
Reel Teens Film Festival, Best Short Documentary, 2007
Media That Matters Film Festival, Jury Award, 2007
WorldFest - Houston International Film Festival, Bronze Remi Award, 2007
Columbia University National Undergraduate Film Festival, Outreach Award, 2008

All That I Can Be
Interviews shot by YOTV students included in Eugene Jarecki’s Why We Fight, Grand Jury Award Winner at Sundance International Film Festival, February 2005

To Serve and Protect
National Education Film and Video Festival, Gold Apple Award, 1991

Youth Crime: Who’s to Blame?
National Latino Film and Video Festival, Honorable Mention, 1983
Big Muddy Film Festival, Jury Award, 1991

Blacks and Jews: Are They Really Sworn Enemies?
Birmingham International Educational Film Festival, Finalist, 1992
National Educational Film and Video Festival, Silver Apple, 1992
17th Annual Atlanta Film & Video Festival, Best Social Critique, Honorable Mention, 1992

Breaking Through Stereotypes
WorldFest Houston, Silver Award, 1994
National Educational Media Network, Silver Apple Award, 1994
5th New England Children's Film & Video Festival, Finalist, 1994

Out Youth In Schools
Nashville Independent Film Festival, Best Young Filmmaker, 1998

"We the People..."
American Indian Film & Video Competition, Student Award, 1993
National Educational Film and Video Festival, Silver Apple, 1993
Black Maria Film and Video Festival, Director's Citation, 1992

NYC and the Hudson River: Downstream and Up a Creek
New York Expo of Short Films, Special Jury Prize, 1989
Suffolk County Film & Video Festival, Certificate of Merit, 1989
London International Amateur Film Festival, Gold Seal Award, 1989

Trash Thy Neighbor
National Educational Film & Video Festival, Gold Apple, 1991
CINDY Competition, Gold CINDY Award, 1990
JVC's Tokyo Video Festival, Work of Special Distinction, 1990
Sinking Creek Film Celebration, Cash Award Winner, 1990
Birmingham International Film Festival, Best Independent Student Production, 1990

Viewing Between the Lines
National Education Film and Video Festival, Bronze Apple, 1991

Huddlin’ in the Chill: Homeless Youth
10th Annual Big Muddy Film Festival, Honorable Mention, 1988
London International Amateur Film & Video Competition, 1988

Mind Over Destruction
Prized Pieces: The National Black Programming Consortium Inc Annual Program Awards, Special Merit, 1992

360 Degrees of Violence
Prized Pieces: The National Black Programming Consortium Inc Annual Program Awards, Special Merit, 1993

Double Negative Lesson
The Downtown Community Television Center Community Video Festival, 2nd Place, 1983
Video Culture Canada, Grand Prize in Student Video, 1983
Atlanta Film & Video Festival, Finalist, 1984

Abortion: Past, Present, Future
National Educational Film & Video Festival, Gold Apple Award, 1990
London International Film & Video Festival, Gold Seal Award, 1990
Atlanta Film & Video Festival, Best Student Video, 1990
Canadian International Film & Video Festival, Three Stars Award, 1990
Hometown USA Video Festival, Finalist, Programming by Youth, 1990

AIDS: Facts Over Fears
San Antonio Cine Fest, Emerging Artist Award, 1989
Canadian International Film & Video Festival, Two Stars Award, 1989
National Educational Film and Video Festival, Silver Apple Award, 1990
London International Amateur Film & Video, Gold Seal Award, 1990
Suffolk County Film & Video Festival, 1st Prize Student Documentary, 1990

At One Time Or Another: How Teens Grieve
CINDY Competition, Gold CINDY Award, 2000

Crack Clouds Over Hell’s Kitchen
Project 6 Awards, High School Programs, 1st Place, 1998
JVC Tokyo Video Festival, Special Merit, 1998
38th Annual International CINDY Competition, Silver CINDY, 1998
National Educational Film and Video Festival, Gold Apple, 1998
Birmingham International Education Film Festival, Best Health and Physical Education Video, 1998
Athens International Film & Video Festival, Winner in Documentary, 1989

2371 Second Avenue: An East Harlem Story
JVC Tokyo Video Festival, Presidents Award, 1987
National Educational Film and Video Festival, Bronze Apple, 1987
U.S. Student Film & Video Festival, Outstanding Achievement, 1987
Hometown USA Video Festival, Winner of Student Category, 1987
London International Amateur Film & Video, Gold Seal Award, 1988

Home Sweet Gone
10th Annual Suffolk County Film & Video Festival, 1st Prize, Student Documentary, 1993

Letta’s Family
National Educational Film & Video Festival, First Place, 1986
Hometown USA Video Festival, First Place, 1986
Birmingham Educational Film Festival, Best Americana Video, 1988

Someplace to Call Home
National Educational Media Network, Gold Apple Award, 1994
San Francisco International Film Festival, Silver Spire Award, 1994
National Black Programming Consortium, Community Choice Award, 1994

All Flash, No Cash
Worldfest Houston International Film Festival, Platinum Award, 2002

Hip Hop: A Culture of Influence
Cindy Competition, Silver Award, 1999
Rochester International Film Festival, Honorable Mention, 1999
Hip Hop Odyssey International Film Festival, Honorable Mention, 1999

A Pseudo Star Is Made
New York National High School Film Festival, Best Editing, 1997

That’s What They Call Art!
Sinking Creek Film/Video Festival, Juror's Merit Award, 1993
San Francisco International Film Festival, Special Jury Award, 1993
National Educational Film & Video Festival, Gold Apple Award, 1993

Tube Babies
CINDY Competition, Silver CINDY Award, 1994
National Black Programming Consortium, Honorable Mention, 1994
Cultural Affairs, Documentary and Community Choice Award, 1994

Unequal Education: Failing Our Children
CINDY Competition, Silver CINDY Award, 1993
International Monitor Awards, Finalist, 1993
National Education Film and Video Festival, Bronze Apple, 1993
Worldfest Houston International Film and Video Festival, Silver Award, 1993
13th Annual Council on Foundations Film and Video Festival, 1993
37th San Francisco International Film Festival, Golden Gate Award, 1993
PCTV International Film and Video Festival, Honorable Mention, 1993

Free to Be Me
38th Annual International CINDY Competition, Silver CINDY Award, 1991

Policing the Police
Suffolk County Film and Video Festival, Finalist, 1988

Media Youthanasia
Worldfest Charleston/Charleston International Film Festival, Gold Award, 1997

Hard Times in Cypress Hills
Association of Visual Communicators, Gold CINDY Award, 1991
National Educational Film & Video Festival, Bronze Apple, 1991
IAC International Film and Video Festival, Bronze Seal, 1991
Suffolk County Film & Video Festival, Winner Student Category, 1991

The Vicious Cycle of Domestic Violence
CINDY Competition, Honorable Mention, 1995