Report on WAALM®’s Official
Announcements by Darius
KADIVAR
Again the glory of youth has cheered
the garden,
Glad tidings from the rose reaches the sweet bulbul
again
O breeze!
should you reach the youth in the meadows,
Convey my greeting to the cypress,
the sweet basil and rose;
-Hafiz of Shiraz
With a deeply rooted culture and
civilization that spans over more than two millenniums, Persians as a community
both inside and outside their motherland have greatly contributed to the Arts
and intellectual emancipation of their contemporaries. Paradoxically the
turmoil’s of history and exile have also enriched an introspection on ourselves
as a community and on our responsibility as Artists, Writers or Intellectuals as
well as citizens of our country of adoption to play a part in a dialogue of
civilizations so necessary in our tormented World. It is to respond to the
growing desire of not only recognition but also encouragement of Persian Artists, Writers and people of culture
Worldwide as well as that of their colleagues in their new country of adoption
that The World Academy of Arts, Literature, and Media – WAALM® took an unprecedented initiative to
support, develop, and promote the dramatic and fine arts, creative writing and
poetry, as well as professional journalism and media productions by identifying
and rewarding excellence, inspiring practitioners, and benefiting the public.
Thus it has created the Golden Persian Lioness Awards® which is in its
second year of existence has no other ambition than to encourage and promote men
and women who through their work subscribe to the humanistic values and love of
beauty so dearly cherished by our great Persian poets through the
ages.
The World Academy of Arts,
Literature, and Media – WAALM® is proud to announce that this years
recipient Awardees include several young and talented writers and artists who
have achieved the great task of bringing our culture as well as the great
visual, literary and oral history of our Ancient Land Persia to the eyes and
ears of our contemporaries and youth of the World. By Conferring to them the Golden Persian Lioness Award®
we believe that it will encourage other aspiring artists and writers to look
upon these exceptional achievements with the hope and ambition of pursuing the
same path towards excellence.
The board of governors and by
authority of the same on recommendation of the Academy, hereby confirm the
nomination of :
Mr. Bruce Bahmani for an Award of Excellence in
Literature (Comic Book) for
Mr. Bahmani Comments :
The fact that this recognition comes from within the Iranian community is
especially humbling. Wow! [The World Academy of Arts, Literature, and Media
& The Persian Golden Lioness Awards, www.waalm.com] Thanks to all of you who have
supported our project, it is because of your support that they heard about the
book and gave us this award. We really appreciate it!
Mr. Dustin Ellis for an Award of Excellence in the
category of Dramatic Arts ( Best Directing of Animated film), for the film Babak
& Friends – A First Norooz.
Dustin
Ellis, the director of this heartwarming holiday special, said : While I am
honored to receive this award, the real credit should go to my team and the
talented people who have brought this project together. My producers Aly Jetha,
Shabnam Rezaei, and my dear wife Mastaneh Moghadam are the reason we were able
to bring this film to market. With their continued commitment, we will be able
to drive the mission of Norooz Productions, which is to entertain children while
teaching them a little about their culture and heritage.
Mr. Howard Lee for an Award of Excellence in
Literature (Best Children’s Book) for Jamshid and the Lost Mountain of Light.
Mr. Lee Comments: Prof. M.
Dorbayani and Mrs. Marjan Abdi I am
amazed and thrilled by my nomination for this award! Thank you for forwarding
the information to me. I am delighted to attend the ceremony with my Persian
wife Mojgan. I am honored to have been considered.
The Hosts : Prof. M. Dorbayani, PhD and
Dr. Marjan Abdi, PhD
the Founders
of The World Academy of Arts, Literature, and Media – WAALM®
And Directors of the International
Further Studies Institute-IFSI® www.ifsi.hu
The 2nd Annual Persian
Golden Lioness Awards® will be held in Budapest in October of 2006.
Hungary and its beautiful,
cultural and historical capital Budapest is not only
the host city for the Awards but also one of the Award wining nations being
honored and participating in all categories of our academy. WAALM
® will give full accommodation to the Awardees for their three-day stay
visit that will include a tour of the city’s highlights and will culminate by
the Awards Ceremony. The latter will be covered by our academy’s Media Partner
KTV® a major broadcasting Hungarian
company that will showcase the event to more than 300 000
Viewers.
The Persian Golden Lioness
Awards® will be conferred out in three major categories including the Arts
(Dramatic Arts, Fine Arts, and Music), Literature (Novels, Short stories,
Poetry, Lyrics, and Play-writing) and Media (News TVs, Radios, Websites,
Magazines, Media Productions). Last year's award recipients included agencies
such as Voice of America – VOA® and BBC® as well as legends such as Houshmand
Aghili, Muhammad Heidari, Akbar Golpayegani, Sattar, Behrouz Vossoughi and
Masoud Assadolahi were honored.
Author’s
Notes :
(*) The World Academy of
Arts, Literature, and Media- WAALM® is an
extension and awarding body of the International Further Studies Institute-IFSI®
www.ifsi.hu .
Learn More about the Awards: http://www.payvand.com/news/06/apr/1087.html
About the Author: Darius KADIVAR is a Freelance
Journalist, writer and film Editor of Namak Cultural Magazine in LA/USA. He
operates as Paris based PR & Press for WAALM® 2nd annual Awards
2006.
