 This film was nominated for an Oscar  and has won numerous prizes including a César Award for "Best Short Film" and the Cartoon d'or.Michael also writes and illustrates children's picture books and teaches animation at art colleges in England and abroad.His film "Father and Daughter" (2000) won an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, the at Annecy, Grand Prix at Animafest Zagreb and dozens of other major awards.