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.