Ark of Lights & Shadows  was awarded on the Czech international environmental festival  IFF  Ekofilm  2018 by special award of the president of the festival Laco Miko. It is the third award of the movie. The jury was represented by the Czech director and cinematographer Olga Špátová, Czech lion awarded cinematographer Martin Čech, Izrael producer Yael Perlov, Polish landscape photographer Maciej Duczyński, American writer Seth Siegel and  environmentalist Blažena Hušková. They recognized the uniqueness of the documentary and variety of layers which consider the origins od the wildlife protection in Africa.