Ice Cube honoured for film work

Ice Cube has been honoured for his film work at the sixth annual Urbanworld Film Festival in New York, where his latest movie premièred on Saturday. He was given the first Minority Entertainment for the Cinematic and Creative Arts (MECCA) award for acting, for "breaking down racial barriers and leading the way for the next generation of minority filmmakers". "It feels good, I feel real proud," he told reporters on winning the award. "I am only 33, I've got a lot to do. This is the first half of my career - I'm looking forward to the future and I'm proud about the past." Despite his optimism he was keen to stress that films focusing on the African-American community still struggle for financing. "Right now we're dealing with low expectations so also low budgets," he said. "Hopefully that will change in the future."