Winners Announced for JAPAN PRIZE 2012
Press Release
Winners Announced for JAPAN PRIZE 2012
TOKYO, October 25, 2012– The winners for the JAPAN PRIZE 2012, an international contest for educational media, were announced today.
The Grand Prix JAPAN PRIZE went to WRINKLES (Spain). The Awards Ceremony was held at NHK Broadcasting Center, Tokyo.
Audiovisual Division The Audiovisual Division, targeting educationally valuable productions with audio and visual content, is comprised of six categories. The winners of each category are as below.
[The Grand Prix JAPAN PRIZE]
< Welfare Education Category: The President of NHK Prize >
Title: WRINKLES Country / Region: Spain Organization: Perro Verde Films, Cromosoma, Elephant in the black box Medium: Film
Content : Based on Paco Roca’s award-winning and popular graphic novel, Wrinkles is an adult, animated feature about the friendship between the dignified Emilio and the wily Miguel, two old men shut away in an aged care home. The recently arrived Emilio, in the early stages of Alzheimer’s, is helped by Miguel and his friends to avoid winding up on the feared top floor of the care home, also known as “the lost causes”. The mischievous scheming of the residents transforms their otherwise tedious existence, proving that even towards the end our lives we can still find new beginnings. An entertaining yet profoundly sensitive look at today’s complex issue of caring for the elderly. With flights of fancy and some sharp humour.
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Title: Tord’s Garage Country / Region: Norway Organization: Norwegian Broadcasting Company (NRK) Medium: TV
Title: MY FARM – MY CLASSROOM Country / Region: India Organization: Doordarshan India Medium: TV
Title: Deaf Jam Country / Region: United States Organization: Made-By-Hand, Independent Television Service (ITVS), City Lore Medium: TV
Title: The Cosmic Shore Country / Region: Japan Organization: Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) Medium: TV
Title: WRINKLES Country / Region: Spain Organization: Perro Verde Films, Cromosoma, Elephant in the black box Medium: Film
Title: The Alzheimer Experience Country / Region: Netherlands Organization: Submarine Medium: Website
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Title: Angak, Bangak and Clola Sangak (ABC) Country / Region: Afghanistan Organization: Aria TV Medium: TV
Title: ANOTHER NIGHT ON EARTH Country / Region: Spain Organization: HIBRIDA Medium: Film
Title: Blossom with Tears Country / Region: China Organization: Zhengjiang Satellite TV Medium: Video
TV Proposal Division The TV Proposal Division aims to encourage program producers with limited means of production and opportunity with a cash prize of US $8,000. The best proposal was awarded with The Hoso Bunka Foundation Prize which went to:
Title: Believe in yourself Country / Region: Nepal Organization: Joining Hands Nepal (JHN)
Special Prize The National Federation of UNESCO Associations in Japan Prize A trophy, certificate, and U.S. $3,000 prize money, are awarded to an entry which excels at fostering literacy and education in a country/region's national language, and which contributes to the spread of basic education.
Title: KIDS, CAMERA, ACTION Country / Region: Colombia Organization: Radio y Television de Colombia (RTVC)
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About the JAPAN PRIZE Established by NHK in 1965, the JAPAN PRIZE has worked in cooperation with the world’s educational broadcasters to encourage better educational broadcasting for the next generation. The JAPAN PRIZE is not just a contest recognizing the highest quality educational TV programs and websites, but it is also a forum that offers producers, broadcasters, and educators from around the world to discuss and exchange ideas for further potential.
From 2008, the JAPAN PRIZE has completely reformed its content. Based on the digitalization of educational media worldwide, the targets for entry have been expanded to include not only television programs but also websites, games, and other audiovisual materials produced with educational intentions.
This year, the contest collected 335 entries from 60 countries and regions. 16 jury members from 12 countries and regions screened the entries from October 18.
JAPAN PRIZE Related Programs (Broadcast Dates):
The 39th JAPAN PRIZE Awards Ceremony November 3 (Sat) 3:00 p.m. Educational TV Channel
The 39th JAPAN PRIZE Awarded Contents (Working title) December Educational TV Channel
The JAPAN PRIZE Website: http://www.nhk.or.jp/jp-prize/english/index.html
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