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Japan Prize 2023
The Japan Prize Festival Week

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November 21 (Tue) Day 2

6:15pm – 6:45pm

Showcase of the Proposal Pitch 2022 Winners

The two winning proposals from 2022 have been complete and premiered in their countries.
We took a glimpse at their accomplishment and asked the two producers to talk about the story behind the creation.

* Excerpts of the films introduced in this session have been further edited and shortened for our web page.

Teen Talk
(Japan Prize 2022 The Best Proposal)

  • Teen Talk
    © Impact Media for Artistic Solutions
    • Teen Talk
    • Impact Media for Artistic Solutions
    • Egypt
    Fadi Haroun
    Speaker

    Fadi Haroun

    Founder/CEO
    Impact Media for Artistic Solutions

    Egypt

The Story of the Dew
(Japan Prize 2022 Excellent Proposal)

  • The Story of the Dew
    © Adamant Studios
    • The Story of the Dew
    • Adamant Studios
    • Bangladesh
    Hasanul Huq Jacky
    Speaker

    Hasanul Huq Jacky

    Consultant
    Adamant Studios

    Bangladesh

Simon Kessler
Panelist

Simon Kessler

Documentary Filmmaker

France

Simon Kessler is a filmmaker and director of photography based in Paris. He has lived and worked in the United States, Canada and Australia. He has directed a number of documentaries for French and international TV networks such as National Geographic, Disney+, Canal+, TF1. His work focuses on intimate portraits of people, places and institutions in moments of transition, with a strong emphasis on social and environmental issues. In 2020, his award-winning documentary Generation Greta (co-written with Johan Boulanger) was selected as a finalist work for the Japan Prize. When he doesn’t make films, Simon likes cooking vegetarian food, playing ukulele and singing with his daughter.

Aldana Duhalde
Panelist

Aldana Duhalde

Photographer/Journalist/Scriptwriter

Argentina

Aldana Duhalde is a photographer, journalist, scriptwriter, and consultant. She has created and produced programs and channels with cultural and educational content. She is a trainer of the formats "The day I become strong" (Prix Jeunesse International) and "WADADA News for Kids" (Free Press Unlimited) and one of the directors of the "Children in the Centre" foundation. She moderates international debates and workshops on Media and Children, including the Prix Jeunesse Suitcase, and has created the Post-Grade Seminar on Media for children (Universidad de Buenos Aires, UBA). She was the Director of Content of National Channel Pakapaka developing formats such as Sound Hunters, Petit and PakaData. She is an active member of CONACAI (National Advisory Council for Audiovisual Communication and Childhood, Argentina).

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