Awards

1. Free Spirit Award

Free Spirit Award was created in 2003 to honour and show appreciation for the works of artistes and individual supporters of Tibet working for the cause of Tibetan people in particular and world peace, social and environmental issues in general.

The third award in 2005 was presented to Han Shan and Liam Phelan, from the US and Australia respectively, for unfurling a protest banner that said: "No Olympics in China until Tibet is free" in Beijing on 31 August 2004.

The second award in 2004 was presented to Meghan Claire Howard, who greeted Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on 10 December 2003 with a Tibetan flag at his talk at Harvard Business School.

The first award was presented to Richard Gere for his relentless and unmatched contributions towards the cause of Tibetan people, world peace, environmental issues and campaign against the spread of AIDS.

2. Tibetan Film Awards

The recipients of the Tibetan Film Awards 2004 are: The Cup, directed by Jamyang Khyentse Norbu Rinpoche, as the Best Tibetan Feature Film Award; The Shadow Circus: The CIA in Tibet, directed by Tenzin Sonam and Ritu Sarin, was adjudged the Best Tibetan Documentary Film; and Kundun, directed by Martin Scorsese, received the Best Foreign Film Award.

The three film awards were introduced in the Tibetan Film Festival which was held from 5 to 10 October 2004 in Dharamsala, India. The winners of the film awards were among 13 films screened during the Festival. The audience voted for the awards.

The idea of the festival is to promote Tibetan films and filmmakers and to encourage the up and coming Tibetan filmmakers.

There were two categories in the Film Festival. One was about films directed, produced and scripted by Tibetans. The second category was foreign films about freedom movements, social and global issues.

3. Tibetan Music Awards

The Tibetan Music Awards are at MusicTibet.Com