ACHIEVEMENTS
The original 2006 WordLoveWorldLove documentary, linked Grade Four students from Cleveland Elementary in North Vancouver, BC, Canada with a Sister School in tsunami – stricken Kalmunai, Sri Lanka. It is a one hour program for broadcast and the educational market, directed and produced by Tony Papa, created, co-produced and co-written by Donna Williams. It has been well – received by all ages and is being distributed by National Film Board of Canada and Avanti Pictures Corporation.
The WordLoveWordLove Project Creator/Producer Donna Williams is currently developing the project into four comprehensive components: Documentary Film, an International School Network, Teacher Resources and a Global Gallery.
Linking with literacy, children empower children with the simplicity of words.
Achievements of the Original WordLoveWorldLove Documentary include:
TV Broadcast
Dec 2006
• TV Ontario
• MChannel
• NTV
Awards 2007
KIDSFIRST! International Family Film Festival.
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Houston International Film Festival
BEST EDITING
Distribution
2008 National Film Board
Stream on Prime Video/Gaia
www.amazon.com
2007 Film Festival Selections include:
• KIDFIRST! Film Festival (Santa Fe, New Mexico) screening booked a:
– Arts for Range Children Festival (Ironwood, Michigan)
– Plymouth Christian Youth Center (Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Houston International Film Festival
• International Family Film Festival (Burbank, California)
• Calgary International Film Festival/CIDA Beyond Borders opening film
• Powell River Film Festival
• Reflections of Spirit: Films of Tony Papa/Unity in Greensboro (North Carolina)
• Reel Sista Hood Film Festival (Vancouver, BC)
Additional screenings
Vancouver International Film Centre
Exhibits
Word on the Street Book and Magazine Festival: Exhibitors in 2005, 2006, 2007
Kids Around the World Children Museum Society – Kaleidoscope Festival: 2006
North Vancouver Art Commission Marketplace: 2006, 2007
Educational Conferences 2007
• Coquitlam Teachers’ Association – Encompass Conference
• Silbury Centre, Gifted Children’s Association of BC, “In the Spirit of Expression” Conference
– DreamTree for Make A Wish Foundation
Educational Resource
Endorsed by:
• BC Principal’s Association
• North Vancouver Board of Trustees
• North Vancouver PAC
Professional Healthcare
Vancouver Art Therapy Institute
Practitioner and teaching resource
Vancouver Public Library
2006 Bookcamp – Guest speakers and Wordshop – WordLove creator and Art Therapist
Publications
2006 and 2007 Anthology,
VPL Canadian Book Camp – Endnotes by WordLove Creator
Bookcover by WordLove student
Funding
The film was produced with the support of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), TVOntario, M-Channel, BC Arts Council, Private Sponsors, Student Fundraising, and with Local Partner NGO, Rose Charities.