I‘ve just received an email telling me that “Dear Peace”, a video documentary I directed and edited recently won the SIGNIS-WACC Human Rights Award 2009. The award was given during the international Congress of SIGNIS held last October in Chang Mai, Thailand. SIGNIS is the World Catholic Association for Communication.

The “Dear Peace” video is a documentary on a peace project organized by the Communication Foundation for Asia (CFA) for Christian and Muslim high school students who gathered for a week-long Peace Camp. In the video, the Peace Camp participants recount learning experiences on Essay Writing, Painting, Theater Arts, Photography and Videography, Music and Speechcraft and how they put these skills in the service of peace-building.

“Dear Peace” is produced by CFA with the support of the Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (EED) and in cooperation with the CBCP Episcopal Commission on Inter-religious Dialogue, National Council of Churches in the Philippines and the Young Moro Professionals Network.

The 30 minute video was also shown as a special feature at the Insight Festival held in Manchester, U.K. on 18 November 2009.