A new Canadian animation award has been established in honor of the late Helen Hill, an experimental filmmaker who was violently killed at her home in New Orleans this year. Linda Joy Media Arts Society has established The Helen Hill Animated Award to recognize the achievements of animators working in Atlantic Canada.
Hill lived in Halifax from 1995 to 2001, and was a two-time recipient of The Linda Joy Awards. In January of 2007, Hill passed away, the victim of random violence in post-Katrina New Orleans. She had returned to the city with her family, simply unable not to, so they could help rebuild the city that had been their home since 2001.
The deadline for applications is Oct. 26, 2007, and the results will be announced by Nov. 11, 2007. For an application and guidelines, go to www.lindajoy.com/.
The Linda Joy Media Arts Society is a charitable organization established in memory of filmmaker Linda Joy Busby. The Linda Joy Awards support the work of emerging media artists, as well as established artists who wish to explore a new genre or medium in Atlantic Canada. Successful applicants are selected by peer review. These Awards have recognized talented artists and filmmakers for almost a quarter-century.
