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HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — Organizers of next month's Maryland International Film Festival in Hagerstown are honoring a local elected official for starting a public school video project.
Executive Director Tracie Hovey said in a statement Wednesday that the festival's highest honor, the Mendez Award, is going to Frederick County Councilman Billy Shreve.
She says Shreve conceived of the project to promote awareness of drug addiction.
A pilot program in the Frederick County Public Schools produced 95 student videos explaining why drugs are dangerous. The nine winners will be shown during the three-day festival starting April 1.
The award is named for local resident Tony Mendez, the former CIA agent featured in the Oscar-winning film "Argo."
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This story has been corrected to show that Shreve's title is councilman, not commissioner.
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