Events

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).

Mehdi Ozcaglayan

Director of Photography
Turkish Radio and Television (TRT)

Turkey

I am based in Izmir. I’ve been working at TRT for 13 years starting as an assistant director before being a permanent in 2010. I worked in documentary projects, drama series and educative programmes at TRT School. I worked as a cameraman in some special annual kids’ documentaries in TRT as well. I recently work as d.o.p in a special project for TRT Documentary, telling how a kid’s life can be so challenging while he/she suffers from diseases like being an albino, diabetic, dyslexic, cystinosic etc. I am personally interested in child psychology, behavioural cognitive sciences. Since that interest of me I was invited to colleges, high schools and universities to attend lectures and shared my experiences about kids programming in media. In Egypt I joined a tv team shooting a drama series for kids. In Tanzania I attended a workshop among orphan kids aiming cognitive process of their context. I was in a workshop team which was in Istanbul dealing with Syrian kids for IZI (International Central Institute for Youth and Educational Television). I like to be active in all stages of my projects like, script writing, d.o.p, director, editting. I gained this professional aspect after I finished a semester in New York Film Academy.

Martina Peštaj

Head of Children's and Youth Programs
RTV SLOVENIJA

Slovenia

Martina Peštaj is the Head of Children’s and Youth Programmes at RTV Slovenija, where she has worked for number of years as a creator, editor, and scriptwriter. She is a selector for foreign animation and life-action series for children. As a Media Psychologist and TV expert she regularly collaborates with the Slovenian Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Education on various cultural and art programmes in the field of media education. She publishes articles and gives lectures about children, TV, film, and internet.