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Editorial 4 Volker Schlöndorff - SIGNIS (en la persona High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) de Bernardo Suate), a fines de setiembre 2007, Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie in calling for decidió homenajear al director alemán para cele- more support to assist the educational needs of Coverstory: brar cinco décadas de presencia de un jurado millions of displaced children living in refugee The Media and Interfaith Dialogue internacional católico en el Festival de Cine de camps. The announcement came at a press A SIGNIS priority 5 San Sebastián. Schlöndorff, uno de los cineastas conference during the first day of a three-day europeos más importantes de las últimas conference hosted by the Clinton Global Initiative décadas y ganador de un Oscar a la mejor (CGI), which brings together global leaders to Cultural Diversity 11 producción extranjera por El tambor de hojalata, devise and implement solutions to the world's se mostró muy agradecido por la distinción de most pressing challenges. Representing the SIGNIS y por volver a Donostia: "Este homenaje Alliance of twenty-eight Save the Children agen- Communication & Theology 15 tiene un paralelo con mi vida: hace 50 años llegué cies worldwide, Save the Children USA President a un colegio jesuita en Francia y allí me and CEO Charles MacCormack reconfirmed the convirtieron, no al catolicismo, sino al cine. Hoy, Alliance's commitment to help secure a quality News from everywhere 16 cinco décadas más tarde, aprecio mucho este education for an estimated 39 million children honor que me otorga SIGNIS. No soy una who live in countries affected by conflict and persona religiosa, pero la espiritualidad está cannot go to school. Media Education 21 dentro de todos nosotros".