Past Prize-Winning Programs
Special Commendation (A program highly recommended by the Jury as an exceptional program.)
"Runaway"
entered by Sender Freies Berlin (SFB), Germany
Category: Early Education
[Contents]
This is a docudrama targeted at children aged 8 to 13 which reveals the activities and emotions of a boy who ran away from home. By using comments by police officers whom are well-familiar with child runaways, the program describes the viewers can experience the feeling of runaways through interviews with children who have left home and their parents.
[Jury Comments]
The jury wanted to give a special commendation to this program for its outstanding production values and balance of content. It used an effective mix of drama and documentary to show a wide range of experience, promoting discussion without being moralistic or overly didactic, and offering help to children in difficult situations, without suggesting that there are simple solutions.