2006/07 - Deva
Mentored by Gurinder Chadha on the Guiding Lights Scheme sponsored by Skillset, UK Film Council, Screen International, Pathé and BAFTA.
2006 - Can You Hear Me?
Awarded a print and travel grant by the British Council for Chicago.
Awarded a travel grant by Film London for Los Angeles.
2005 - Deva
Awarded an Education Bursary by Film London to study Writing and Developing Mixing Genres and Writing and Developing Thriller and Horror with Stephen Cleary at Arista Development.
2004 - Deva
Awarded an Education Bursary by Greenwich Film to study Writing and developing Treatments with Stephen Cleary at Arista Development.
2004 - Deva
Selected for Berlinale Talent Campus and RETURN, feature film script, selected for the Script Clinic and a development session with Gaby Prekop at Sources2.
2003/04 - Deva
Selected for BBC Scotland Writer’s Initiative. Partnered with Ali Hope, script editor, to develop Deva's drama series RACE.
2003 – Fishy
Awarded a Silver Plaque at Chicago International Film Festival.
Joint runner-up for the BBC New Filmmaker's award.
Second Place at Raindance East Film Festival.
Stuart Mackay awarded Best Sound Editor at Broadcast Young Talent Awards.
Awarded a print grant by the British Council.
2001 - Plain Hunger
Awarded a travel grant to Brest by the British Council.
1999 – Deva
Awarded a William and Eva Fox Fellowship to study at NYU, Tisch School of the Arts, on the Intermediate Film program and given a Distinction for writing and directing VANESSA.
1983/86 – Deva
Awarded a BP Scholarship to train as an actress at Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Acting Dip. GSMD.