2005: Grand Prix at GOLDEN PEN AWARDS for best television reporting on Croatia:  Smart Travels: Croatia

 2005: EMMY Nominee:  Smart Travels: France’s Bordeaux and Dordogne 

2004: New York Film Festival Finalist:  Smart Travels: Bologna and Emilia Romagna

2004: EMMY Nominee:  Smart Travels: Bologna and Emilia Romagna

2003: CINE golden Eagle Award for Smart Travels: French Riviera 

2001: CINE Golden Eagle Award for Smart Travels: Venice 

2001:  One of three Seattle screenwriters chosen for Seattle International Film Festival Fly Screenwriting competition 

2000:  Short film Fran’s Feasts selected for Independent Exposure 2000, a touring exhibit of independent video art distributed worldwide. 

1999:  International Television and Video Association (ITVA)  Seattle Chapter Gold Award for Smart Tools produced for the University of Washington.

 1998:   Awarded screenwriting grant from NEA (National Endowment for the Arts) as part of Northwest Film Forum's Start to Finish Program for creating Feature Film Projects.

Sue is also a filmmaker and performance artist whose award winning short films have been screened worldwide.  From a blood thirsty She Beast to an urban tribal warrior, Sue transforms herself into a seemingly endless series of characters with hilarious results.  For a sample of Sue’s short films,

please see www.sueshorts.com