AWARDS: Media Award Honours Hungry Eyes, Disadvantaged Youth

Media Award Honours Hungry Eyes, Disadvantaged Youth

Two Canadian filmmakers, David 'Sudz' Sutherland and Jennifer Holness, received the $5,000 FORscene Trailblazer Award at the closing ceremonies of the Innoversity Summit in Toronto.

Sutherland and Holness, partners in Hungry Eyes Film and Television won for their project, Through Our Eyes which introduced filmmaking to over 28 youth in grades 6, 7 and 8, some of whom were in the "at risk" category.

FULL ARTICLE AT http://www.mediacastermagazine.com/issues/ISArticle.asp?id=61695&issue=10262006&btac=no

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