[CrossMedia Forum 2011]

Dates: October 22 (Sat.) to 27 (Thu.), 2011
Place: NHK Broadcasting Center, Tokyo

The CrossMedia Forum is an opportunity to experience the latest educational contents and to meet media professionals from around the world. The Forum consists of Screening & Presentations of shortlisted entries, Meet the Experts (panel discussion by media professionals), Presentation by TV Proposal Finalists,
Excursion
, and many more exciting events. The report of the Forum will be posted in due course!

CrossMedia Forum

Meet the Experts (panel discussions by frontline media professionals)

“Engaging” and “Transmedia”: The Ideal Model For Children’s Educational Audiovisual Contents (10/23 18:00-)
What Can Interactive Contents Do For Disasters and Social Problems?
Focusing On Games, Websites And Other Interactive Contents (10/25 18:00-)

♦Screening & Presentation of Shortlisted Entries in the Audiovisual Division

Schedule & Summary detail

With discussions focusing on the following topics:

Differences Make the World More Interesting (10/22)
Young Children are Great Explorers of the World (10/23)
Children as Citizens (10/24)
What’s the Best Platform? (10/24)
Alternative Perspectives on Social Issues (10/25)
Messages Conveyed by Disasters (10/26)
Power of Art (10/26)

Presentations by TV Proposal Finalists
(Final Selection of the TV Proposal Division)

Excursion (NHK Science & Technology Research Laboratories, Asakusa, etc.)

♦JAPAN PRIZE CrossMedia Forum Schedule

Date Time Event
10/22
Sat
13:00 Registration opens
13:30 Orientation
14:00 Screening & Presentation
[Differences Make the World More Interesting]
10/23
Sun
09:30 Screening of 2010 HBF winner
10:00 Presentations by TV Proposal Finalists
14:00 Screening & Presentation
[Young Children are Great Explorers of the World]
18:00 Meet the Experts (1)
“Engaging” and “Transmedia”: The Ideal Model For Children’s Educational Audiovisual Contents
10/24
Mon
09:30 Screening & Presentation
[Children as Citizens]
13:20 Screening & Presentation
[What’s the Best Platform?]
19:00 Get-together Party
10/25
Tue
09:30 Screening & Presentation
[Alternative Perspectives on Social Issues]
13:40 Screening & Presentation
[Alternative Perspectives on Social Issues]
18:00 Meet the Experts (2)
What Can Interactive Contents Do For Disasters And Social Problems?
Focusing On Games, Website And Other Interactive Contents
10/26
Wed
09:30 Screening & Presentation
[Messages Conveyed by Disasters]
13:00 Screening & Presentation
[Messages Conveyed by Disasters]
16:45 Screening & Presentation
[Power of Art]
10/27
Thu
10:00 Screening & Presentation of Winning Works
16:30 Awards Ceremony (Nominees and moderators only)
19:00 Reception
10/28
Fri
09:50 Excursion (NHK Science & Technology Research Laboratories, Asakusa, Akihabara)

[Participation Eligibility]

This forum is for those involved in the production of educational contents or in media research. Students are welcome under the following condition: (1) University/technical college students must be accompanied by or recommended by their professors, (2) High school students must be accompanied by their teachers.

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