Film festival honors Harry Belafonte with activism award
GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) – A Connecticut film festival has awarded entertainer and social activist Harry Belafonte for his humanitarian efforts.
The Greenwich Time reported the Greenwich International Film Festival honored Belafonte with its first Changemaker Honoree award at a gala Saturday night.
Mia Farrow was also an honoree but could not attend the gala because of a scheduling conflict.
Belafonte said he found the occasion thrilling.
Festival organizers partnered with UNICEF and showed short films from the organization’s OneMinutesJr. Program – a project in which children from around the world make short films about their lives and circumstances.
Festival co-founder Wendy Stapleton Reyes said both entertainers have used their platforms to make the world a better place.