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July 02 2008: Colombia,
Ingrid Betancourt
liberated.
Welcome back
Ingrid !!!! All the Members of the Foundation
are sharing the hapiness of your family. 6
Years of captivity did not diminish your
determination. You are the
incarnation of women's pride.
Chapeau!!!
May 04
2008: University of
Arizona-Tucson
Premier of " Two Cultures, many
challenges" this 28 minutes biography
documentary of Raul H. Castro, the first and
only Hispanic Governor of the State of
Arizona.
October 31
2007:Cosmos Club of Washington,
DC
will be honoring the
Foundation by screening our Italian Rescuer
documentary, "A Debt to Honor",
narrated by Alan Alda. The
program is from 5pm to 7pm.
Please call 202- 387-7783
for information and
reservation.
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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Latest foundation
Film
Latest foundation Film, "The
PeaceBuilders" is now available. This 27-minute
program edited for use in high school
classrooms, is focused on the efforts of ethnic
Serbian and Croatian volunteers in Eastern
Croatia.
This area had suffered four years
of Yugoslav army occupation in the early
1990's, overcoming the ethnic hostilities which
characterized the earlier war years in the
theme of the Peace Builders.
This film
emphasizes the courage required for volunteers
to enter into conflict resolution
activities.
How
to help and order the film.
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