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 Washington, D.C., Jan. 14, 2002 – The Voice of America has won the distingished CINE Golden Eagle Award for "The Lost Boys: Journey to Freedom." The award winning video was produced by Larry Clamage, with contributing videography by Scott Stearns, and edited by Larry Clamage and Kathleen Schrader. 

The story details two Sudanese young men experiencing life in the United States for the first time. Along with 10,000 other refugees, these young men walked barefoot from Sudan to Ethiopia, back to Sudan, and then to Kenya to escape the horrors of war. These "Lost Boys of Sudan" came to the United States, as part of the largest resettlement of unaccompanied refugee children in history.

Mr. Clamage’s story aired in English on VOA’s weekly television newsmagazine "This Week," and was also streamed on the Internet. The story was also adapted into a radio program in English and for use by VOA’s 53 language services. 

Over 600 jurors nationwide participate in the selection of the CINE Golden Eagle Award. CINE was created in 1957 as a non-profit organization, dedicated to recognizing the work of outstanding filmmakers, videographers, producers, directors, and other craftspeople in the film and video industry.

The Voice of America is a multimedia international broadcasting service funded by the U.S. Government. VOA broadcasts over 900 hours of news, informational, educational, and cultural programming every week to some 91 million worldwide, via radio, television and the internet. Television audiences can see VOA programming in a variety of languages, including Mandarin, Russian, Indonesian, Arabic, Farsi, and English.

For additional information, please contact the Office of External Affairs at (202) 619-2538 or send email to pubaff@voa.gov.