By Caroline Comport | Project Leader
"Great stories happen to those who can tell them"
~ Ira Glass / 21st Century Journalist and Storyteller
Dear Africa Film Project Supporter,
This month we have exciting news to share about one of our Africa Film Project graduates!
Journalist and filmmaker Yvonne of Cameroon is one of 15 finalists eligible to receive a Women Deliver scholarship.
More on the Women Deliver scholarship in a moment, but first a look at how your support helped Yvonne gain international recognition.
As part of our 2011 weeklong documentary bootcamp in South Africa, Yvonne received a video camera kit, a laptop loaded with editing software and coaching from Africa Film Project Director, Jody Hassett Sanchez, whose documentary SOLD: Fighting the New Global Slave Trade has been broadcast in more than 50 countries.
After this intensive week, Yvonne produced a rough cut on the practice of breast ironing in Cameroon. With guidance and feedback from Sanchez, Yvonne continued to refine her film. Shortly after Yvonne's breast ironing film was posted on our website, CNN did their own version of the story.
Yvonne's reporting on this issue also attracted the attention of the Cameroonian government, which joined her "Gender Danger" campaign to end the practice of breast ironing.
As we celebrate her success, please consider visiting the Women Deliver website and voting for Yvonne by March 20th -- the link is provided at the end of this report. The top three winners will receive a scholarship to attend the Women Deliver's 2016 conference in Denmark.
We are grateful for your support in helping aspiring filmmakers and look forward to bringing you many more success stories about our graduates in the months ahead.
With our gratitude,
Caroline
Caroline Comport
The Media Project
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