WordLove / Achievements

ACHIEVEMENTS

The original WordLoveWorldLove documentary, filmed in 2006, 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 internationally by Avanti Pictures Corporation.

The WordWorldLove Project©2007 creator/producer Donna Williams, is in pre-production with a first documentary film from DWD Productions, WordLoveAfrica©2007. The project has been developed 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 and
• MChannel

Awards 2007

KIDSFIRST International Family Film Festival.
BEST DOCUMENTARY

Houston International Film Festival
BEST EDITING

2007 Film Festival Selections include:

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KIDFIRST Film Festival (Santa Fe, New Mexico) screening booked a:

-	Arts for Range Children Festival (Ironwood, Michigan)
-	Plymouth Christian Youth Center (Minneapolis, Minnesota),

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International Family Film Festival (Burbank, California)

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Powell River Film Festival

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Reflections of Spirit: Films of Tony Papa/Unity in Greensboro (North Carolina)

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Calgary International Film festival

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Houston International Film Festival

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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

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Coquitlam Teachers’ Association - Encompass Conference

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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 Principals 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.