PETERBOROUGH, N.H. - Prolific filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin will receive the MacDowell Medal.
MacDowell, an American arts organization, says the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø-American documentarian will be the first female filmmaker to win the prize when it's awarded at a ceremony in July.
The award goes to an artist who's made an outstanding contribution to their field.
The 90-year-old Obomsawin, who is Abenaki, has more than 50 films under her belt, including 1993's "Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance" and last year's short "Bill Reid Remembers."
Past winners of the prize include James Baldwin, Ta-Nehisi Coates and Toni Morrison.
Jesse Wente will introduce Obomsawin at an event on the MacDowell campus in Peterborough, N.H.
This report by ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø was first published April 2, 2023.
