World Peace Film and Music Awards 2006

World Peace Film and Music Awards 2006

19th January 2007
Lucknow, India

Upon the recommendation of seven member jury, Mr Jagdish Gandhi, President of World Movement for Global Democracy (WMGD) announced the result World Peace Film and Music Awards 2006 today at City Montessori School (CMS), Lucknow, India

The nominations for the awards were received for the World Peace Film and Music Festival 2006 that was organized by the World Movement for Global Democracy (WMGD) during the 3rd Global Symposium: ‘Towards a new world civilization’ and 7th International Conference of Chief Justices of the World from 8 to 11 December 2006 organized by City Montessori School, Lucknow, India.

The film ‘Teaching Peace in a Time of War’ by Triad Teaching Peace Productions and the National Film Board of Canada, Canada was awarded the $500 cash prize as the best film among all the entries received for the World Peace Film Award.

Teaching Peace in a Time of War introduces us to the students and teachers at Vasa Pelagic School in Belgrade, Serbia. The students include Nenad, whose father is institutionalized for killing his mother, and Emil, who is terrorized for being a Muslim. Their classmate, Aleksandra, whose father admits that he enjoyed the war, says, Peace means nothing to me, because I don't have any peace. A decade of civil war cost the lives of more than 250,000 people in the former Yugoslavia. The children of this region have been irrevocably afflicted by this violence.

“History books have taught us that we can't create peace by imposing it; I think it can only be achieved by education. And what better place to start than in the early years of a child's life?” says Hetty van Gurp, founder of Peaceful Schools International who is also featured in the film.

The $500 World Peace Music Award was given to the music album ‘Children of One Earth (Radha Kiwi & the Kiwi Kids)’ by Universal Children Audio, New Zealand. Children of One Earth, a melodious music album dedicated to children teaches virtues through music. The songs in this album are as follows: ‘Children Like You’, ‘Happiness’, ‘Even If’, ‘Caring Chain’, ‘We call it Love’, ‘Truth is’‘21st Century’ and ‘Caring More. The music entries were judged on the basis of rhythm, composition, presentation and lyrics.

The complete results are as follows:

World Peace Film Award 2006

Laureate
The $500 World Peace Film Award was won by the film ‘Teaching Peace in a Time of War’ by Triad Teaching Peace Productions and the National Film Board of Canada

Special Mention
Following three film received ‘Special Mention’ honours:
1) Future by Design by Producer: William Gazecki, USA
2) Peace Way – Pictures from Slovakia by Humatrend NGO, Slovakia
3) Soul Fusion in the Cook Islands by National Baha’i audio/ visual Unit, Auckland, New Zealand

Commendable Effort
The Jury recognized the efforts to produce the following film as “Commendable”:
1) Hope for the Future by Sea to Sea Productions and Students for Teaching Peace, Canada
2) The Last One by (IAEWP) Homeplanet Allanca, Canada
3) Latidos de Paz by Organization: Coordinadora Regional de Investigaciones Economicas y Sociales (CRIES), Argentina
4) 1000 Women and a Dream by Offroad Reports Gmbh, Switzerland
5) Building Peace in Kenya by Peace Direct, United Kingdom
6) Message from Gill by Peace Direct, United Kingdom
7) Let’s play together by Mrs Ratka Perisic, Primary School, “Olga Golovic”, Montenegro

World Peace Music Award 2006

Laureate
The $500 World Peace Music Award was given to the music album ‘Children of One Earth (Radha Kiwi & the Kiwi Kids)’ by Universal Children Audio, New Zealand

Special Mention
Following two music albums received ‘Special Mention’ honours:
1) Voyage To Triangulos by (IAEWP) Homeplanet Allanca, Canada
2) Black Apollo by Black Apollo, United Kingdom

Commendable Effort
The Jury recognized the efforts to produce the following music albums as “Commendable”

1. Title of the Music Album: SAVE THE CHILDREN by YOUTH ADVANCEMENT INITIATIVE
2. Title of the Music Album: Time to Stay Together by Ms Shruti Mehrotra (Student: III-B, Loreto Convent School)
3. Title of the Music Album: Loving Kindness by Peace Education Foundation
4. Title of the Music Album: “In My Heart” by Search for common Ground: Common Ground Productions
5. Title of the Music Album: Virtues – Me by Universal Children Audio

Chairperson of the Jury:
Mr Jagdish Gandhi, President
World Movement for Global Democracy (WMGD)

Members of the Jury:
Mr Raj S Chandola, Head, World Unity and Peace Education Department (WUPED), City Montessori School (CMS)
Mr V Kurian, Head, CMS Audio-Video Division
Mrs Rupali Chandra, Film Director
Mr S R Naidu, Cinematographer
Mr Tariq Khan, Project Leader, World Peace Film and Music Festival
Mr Sanjay Charles, Music Composer
Mr Lesley Scott, Vocalist

ENDS

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