Addis Ababa, June 23 (WIC) - Ethiopian filmmaker Yared Shumete was named the grand finalist for Africa in the global Democracy Video Challenge competition sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, You Tube and many other partners.
According to a press release statement the Embassy of the United States to Ethiopia sent to today, thousands of You Tube viewers from all over the world watched and voted for Yared's original video “Democracy is Fair play” during the online voting period from May 15- June 15, 2010.
As his prize, Yared will receive an all-expensive-paid trip in September to Washington DC, Hollywood and New York City, along with five other grand finalists from around the world.
The U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia, Donald Booth, heartily congratulated Yared for his victory, and commented that the win reflected the creativity, talent and diversity of the burgeoning Ethiopian film community.
