HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA : Actor Sean Penn will be receiving the "Hollywood Humanitarian Award" for his outstanding humanitarian achievements at the Hollywood Film Festival's Awards Gala Ceremony, the festival's director said Wednesday.
Two-time Academy Award winner Penn will be recognized for his selfless and dedicated humanitarian efforts in saving lives, as well as bringing relief to the human suffering in Haiti, Carlos de Abreu, Founder and Executive Director of the Hollywood Film Festival, announced Wednesday.
"It is an honor to recognize the inspiring humanitarian efforts that Sean Penn and his J/P Haitian Relief Organization have been providing to the great people of Haiti," de Abreu said.
With almost 30 years in the acting business, Penn has also participated in journalism, writing for Time, Interview, Rolling Stone and The Nation magazines, as well as The San Francisco Chronicle, and The Huffington Post.
Among his articles, he has written about the war in Iraq, reported on the 2005 presidential election in Iran, interviewed Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, as well as Cuba's President Raul Castro, which was the first-ever interview with an international journalist.
Penn's humanitarian work has found him in New Orleans in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and more recently in earthquake-ravaged Haiti. Last January, Penn founded the J/P Haitian Relief Organization which focuses on medical aid, protection, and re-location.
Prior recipients of the award include director of Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos, Father Rick Frechette, Nobel Peace Prize recipient and President of East Timor, Dr. Jose Ramos Horta, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Ms. Jody Williams.
The gala ceremony will take place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills on October 25.
Two-time Academy Award winner Penn will be recognized for his selfless and dedicated humanitarian efforts in saving lives, as well as bringing relief to the human suffering in Haiti, Carlos de Abreu, Founder and Executive Director of the Hollywood Film Festival, announced Wednesday.
"It is an honor to recognize the inspiring humanitarian efforts that Sean Penn and his J/P Haitian Relief Organization have been providing to the great people of Haiti," de Abreu said.
With almost 30 years in the acting business, Penn has also participated in journalism, writing for Time, Interview, Rolling Stone and The Nation magazines, as well as The San Francisco Chronicle, and The Huffington Post.
Among his articles, he has written about the war in Iraq, reported on the 2005 presidential election in Iran, interviewed Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, as well as Cuba's President Raul Castro, which was the first-ever interview with an international journalist.
Penn's humanitarian work has found him in New Orleans in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and more recently in earthquake-ravaged Haiti. Last January, Penn founded the J/P Haitian Relief Organization which focuses on medical aid, protection, and re-location.
Prior recipients of the award include director of Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos, Father Rick Frechette, Nobel Peace Prize recipient and President of East Timor, Dr. Jose Ramos Horta, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Ms. Jody Williams.
The gala ceremony will take place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills on October 25.