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Jan
Karski Award for Moral Courage Event
Washington,
D.C. November 8, 2004, The Foundation for Moral Courage
honored Ms. Ingrid Betancourt with the Jan Karski
Award for Moral Courage.
The
event was co-hosted by Mr. Jean David Levitte, French
Ambassador in Washington, D.C. and Mr. Luis Alberto Moreno,
Colombian Ambassador in Washington, D.C.
Principal address was given by former President of Colombia
Alfonso Lopez Michelsen (read
the article, El Tiempo).
Additional words of support were sent by James LeMoyne,
Special Advisor to the Secretary General of U.N Kofi Annan.
Evening
sponsored by Human Right Watch, Amnesty International,
FIDH Federation Internationale des droits de l'Homme.
Awards
designed by Laura Donefer.
Jan
Karski Documentary Film Award 2004
The
Kidnapping of Ingrid Betancourt.
The
Foundation also recognized Karin Hayes and Victoria Bruce
producers of the winning documentary reflecting acts of
moral courage.
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Karin Hayes (producer/director)
and Victoria Bruce (producer/director) of The
Kidnapping of Ingrid Betancourt.
Victoria
Bruce, who had no experience in filmmaking,
called Karin and suggested that the two head
to Colombia to follow the campaign of a controversial
presidential candidate. After hearing Ingrid
Betancourt 's story, Karin grew passionate about
the project and signed on. A week later, Ingrid
was kidnapped while campaigning, and Karin and
Victoria jumped into action, totally in the
dark as to how the documentary would unfold.
THE KIDNAPPING
OF INGRID BETANCOURT has received the
following awards:
- Best Television
Documentary, Imagen Foundation Award, 2004
- Special Mention"
from the Amnesty International-DOEN Award at
the International Film Festival Amsterdam 2003
- Orson Welles
Award for Best First Film at the Tiburon International
Film Festival 2004 (Tiburon, CA)
- Best Documentary
at Festivalito 2004 (La Palma, Canarry Islands)
The
film is being distributed by: HBO/Cinemax Documentary
Films -- US television broadcast Films
Transit International, Inc -- International
Distribution Women Make Movies -- Educational/Home
Video distribution
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