Sweet FA Awards - YunoJuno - Creative & Copy Freelancer of the Year nominations 2017; 2018; 2019 & 2022
WINNER Annecy Festival Residency
MENTORSHIP Directors UK Inspire - mentored by Georgi Banks-Davies
WINNER Best Director EDA (Excellence in Dynamic Activism) Award from AWFJ, 2021
FINALIST Sundance Feature Development Lab
CANNESERIES Writers Club 2021
JOAN SCHECKEL LABS: Action, Episodic, Feeling
LONGLIST ERA50:50 - TellHerVision Project
FINALIST Canneseries Short Form Content
WINNER Berlinale JETS / WEP films Production
FINALIST Sundance X Youtube Episodic Lab
WINNER NFTS Star of Tomorrow Award (BAFTA)
SELECTED ADAPTING-4-CINEMA Lab
Creative Skillset Bursary | NFTS Screenwriting and Producing Scholarship
FINALIST Spike Island game design - LIONSGATE
NFTS/Creative England Film Development Scheme
SHORTLIST: Creative England/Big Talk/Baby Cow: Funny Girls
WINNER Film London PULSE DIGI SHORTS Award
Variety - New Filmmakers Los Angeles Best International Comedy 2023 nominees
Film Industry Network - Top 8 Short Films to Watch in 2022
London Rocks Festival - Interview with Clare Macdonald, Director of ‘The Mountain’
Film Carnage - 1800-D-DIRECT review: "a little bit filthy, lots of fun..."
Festival Formula - 1800-D-DIRECT Festival Run
FILM FORWARD Episode: Clare MacDonald, Haley Bishop & Gemma Yates-Round "1-800-D-Direct"