Total of 331 entries from 208 organizations in 57 countries/regions were
submitted in the JAPAN PRIZE 2013.
*Please click here to view the list of Runners-up.
The Best Work in the Pre-school Category
(The Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Prize) |
Title |
Siebenstein: Nearest and Dearest |
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Media/Duration |
TV / 06m 20s |
Country/Region |
Germany |
Organization |
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
Studio Soi |
Content |
This animation program portrays the process of growing that everyone has experienced, from a child’s perspective, and provides moments of comic relief in a heart-warming way. The protagonist, Elmar, completely depends on his sister, Carla, who kindly takes care of him. When Carla decides to go to university in another city, Elmar tries to make her stay at home with his younger sister, Milla. His efforts are in vain and Elmar finds himself riding a bicycle after Carla leaves home.Elmar comes to understand Carla's situation and starts taking care of Milla and teaching life's important lessons. |
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The Best Work in the Primary Category
(The Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Prize) |
Title |
Challenges "Hair Story" |
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Media/Duration |
TV / 14m 45s |
Country/Region |
Israel |
Organization |
Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) |
Content |
This is a documentary film portraying the spiritual growth of Kelly, who decides to donate her beloved long dark hair to an organization that makes wigs for cancer patients. Through her father’s heart transplant, she discovers that there are people who donate their organs. The camera captures the powerful moment of Kelly having her hair cut. The hair is made into wigs and Kelly gives one to Liza, a girl with cancer. This film teaches the importance of volunteering and giving a hand to others without expecting anything in return. |
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The Best Work in the Youth Category
(The Minister of Foreign Affairs Prize) |
Title |
Mission US: “Flight to Freedom” |
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Media/Duration |
Game |
Country/Region |
United States |
Organization |
THIRTEEN/WNET New York Public Media |
Content |
This is a digital history game designated to engage middle school students in learning their own history. The story is set at a Kentucky plantation in the middle of the 19th Century. Players take on the role of Lucy King, a 14-year-old slave girl. After navigating Lucy’s escape and journey to Ohio, players discover that life in the “free” North is dangerous and difficult. “Flight to Freedom” helps students learn how enslaved people’s choices – from small, everyday acts of resistance to action that sought an end to slavery –affected the lives of individuals, and ultimately the nation. |
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The Best Work in the Continuing Education Category
(The Governor of Tokyo Prize) |
Title |
Cultural Shock |
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Media/Duration |
TV / 26m 00s |
Country/Region |
Italy |
Organization |
Zenit Arti Audiovisive
Rai Educational
2+1
Developed with the support of the EU MEDIA Program |
Content |
Cultural Shock is a cross-media edutainment project targeting young audience and giving voice to a new generation of Digital Storytellers exploring with a fresh angle the issue of world citizenship and cultural diversity. A couple selected by a group of young people, with an ethical mission, has a trip to their country of origin. In this episode, Rasid and Agnese leave for the Balkans to discover their roots and identity. |
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The Best Work in the Welfare Education Category
(The President of NHK Prize) |
Title |
Alphée of the Stars |
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Media/Duration |
Film / 82m 00s |
Country/Region |
Canada |
Organization |
National Film Board of Canada (NFB) |
Content |
Alphée has a rare genetic disorder that hampers her development. After her parents intuitively reject the idea of placing her in a specialized classroom, they move their family to the Swiss Alps for a year. Here, her father – filmmaker Hugo Latulippe - takes advantage of the time away to focus on his fairy-like daughter’s learning, in hopes of eventually integrating her into a regular classroom. This film is a moving declaration of love from a father to his daughter. Through its tender and patient eye, the film challenges our assumptions and reveals an unknown world that may have escaped us in our daily rush. |
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The Best Work in the Innovative Media Category
(The Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Prize) |
Title |
NHK Creative Library |
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Media/Duration |
Website |
Country/Region |
Japan |
Organization |
Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK)
NHK Educational Corporation |
Content |
This is an online service where even beginners can try video editing using NHK archival footage. As long as the conditions prohibiting commercial use and copyright infringement are respected, users are free to download and use over 4500 video and audio materials. The site allows users to share the videos they have made and can be accessed from anywhere in the world. This is a project providing extensive, high-quality video archives to the public. It also suggests the importance of building media literacy and expressive abilities in an age when video is such a big part of lives. |
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The Maeda Prize
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Title |
The Kamaishi Miracle |
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Media/Duration |
TV / 49m 00s |
Country/Region |
Japan |
Organization |
Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) |
Content |
When the devastating tsunami triggered by the Great East Japan Earthquake struck, all 184 children of the local elementary school in Kamaishi survived. Their action has become known as “The Kamaishi Miracle”. Making full use of their knowledge, the children scattered to safety, leading little ones by the hand, and urging adults to evacuate. This program portrays how the “three rules of survival” taught by professor Toshitaka Katada of Gunma University, who serves as Kamaishi City’s disaster prevention advisor, led to the miracle. |
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The Japan Foundation President’s Prize |
Title |
WITHIN THE EYE OF THE STORM |
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Media/Duration |
Film / 68m15s |
Country/Region |
Israel |
Organization |
Nisansun Productions & firefly Pictures
'Sundance Institute Documentary Fund'
France 5-TV
Makor Film Foundation
Gesher Foundation
'People's Peace Fund' |
Content |
Bassam and Rami, a Palestinian and an Israeli, were once dedicated fighters willing to kill and be killed for the sake of their nations. Although their daughters were slain, they set out on a joint journey to humanize the very enemy, which took the dearest thing from them, to prevent the vicious cycle of retaliation in themselves and their societies. The film follows their parallel stories as they reveal the friendship and humor that keeps them alive along the way. We witness how dialogue and seeing the ‘other’ is the only way to achieve peace. |
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The UNICEF Prize |
Title |
Straight to the Dream: 18 years Following of a Blind Swimmer, Chikako |
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Media/Duration |
TV / 45m 29s |
Country/Region |
Japan |
Organization |
Sapporo Television Broadcasting Corporation (STV) |
Content |
Eighteen-year-old Chikako lost her eyesight at birth due to retinopathy of prematurity. This documentary follows her and her family over a decade. Having been a swimmer since an early age, she is chosen to go to the Paralympics. The program depicts her strength by following her life with Shokichi, a member of a pop group. They show us what it means to have a disability, what family is and the importance of having dreams, hope and courage. |
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