French documentary wins Grand Prize in the Rockies

June 12, 2001
Source: National Post
Original story - link verified on June 12, 2001
By Judy Monchuk

A compassionate French documentary about poverty-stricken workers who put in place the first fibre-optic cables for Cambodia's "information superhighway" was the big winner at the Banff Television Festival last night. La terre des âmes errantes (The Land of Wandering Souls) won the top prize at the 22nd annual Banff Rockie Awards, picking up the $50,000 Grand Prize. It was also honoured as best social and political documentary

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