Japan Prize 2017
Prize Winners
The Grand Prix Japan Prize
- Title
- COAL HEAP KIDS
- Organization
- Chasseur d'étoiles, France Télévisions,
CNC, Procirep, Angoa, Java Films - Country / Region
- France
- Category
- Youth
Fifteen-year-old Loïc and his ten-year-old brother, Théo, live in the French former mining town of Lens. Surrounded by poverty and unemployment, Loïc, has stopped going to school. While his teachers try to encourage him, his mother, Patricia, struggles to hold the family together. A reflection on the devastating effects of poverty and finding hope in the most unlikely of places.
Audiovisual Division
The Best Work in Each Category
The Best Work in the Pre-school Category
(The Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Prize)
- Title
- IN SIGN
THE MOON AND THE WOLF - Organization
- EDUCA
IPANC
Dunn Films - Country / Region
- Ecuador
- Category
- Pre-school
Beautiful songs and stories narrated only in sign language, are the pretext to think of others in their own language. In Sign allows us to travel through the world of non-listeners and their way of communicating through their hands and gestures. A program that includes everyone in these wonderful stories and songs that allow us to dream.
The Best Work in the Primary Category
(The Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Prize)
- Title
- Little Lunch
The Nightmare Before Graduation - Organization
- Gristmill
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Children's Television Foundation - Country / Region
- Australia
- Category
- Primary
Mrs Gonsha’s class is graduating from Grade 6. The children are feverishly immersed in their Graduation plans, but when they uncover the explosive news that Rory is unable to graduate with them, no one is excited about leaving school any more. The Nightmare Before Graduation encapsulates the contemporary meaning and spirit of Christmas – that love, kindness and generosity can override any obstacle.
The Best Work in the Youth Category
The Minister of Foreign Affairs Prize
- Title
- COAL HEAP KIDS
- Organization
- Chasseur d'étoiles, France Télévisions,
CNC, Procirep, Angoa, Java Films - Country / Region
- France
- Category
- Youth
Fifteen-year-old Loïc and his ten-year-old brother, Théo, live in the French former mining town of Lens. Surrounded by poverty and unemployment, Loïc, has stopped going to school. While his teachers try to encourage him, his mother, Patricia, struggles to hold the family together. A reflection on the devastating effects of poverty and finding hope in the most unlikely of places.
The Best Work in the Lifelong Learning Category
(The Governor of Tokyo Prize)
- Title
- YOU WILL NOT HAVE MY HATE
- Organization
- Eclectic Presse , CNC,
France Télévisions, Java Films - Country / Region
- France
- Category
- Lifelong Learning
Days after his wife was murdered during the Bataclan attacks, Antoine Leiris wrote an open letter on facebook to his wife’s killer. It stated simply that the terrorists had failed because they would never have his hate. That message was shared hundreds of thousands of times worldwide. In this film, Leiris sets out to meet people like him. People who are trying to rebuild their lives after terrorist attacks.
The Best Work in the Creative Frontier Category
(The Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Prize)
- Title
- EyeMoT
The Eye Tracking Training Software Based On Successful Experience - Organization
- Shimane University
- Country / Region
- Japan
- Category
- Creative Frontier Category
Using the eye tracking is not easy when you try it for the first time. To solve this problem, we carefully created the no-fail-software that easy enough even for first time users so that everybody enjoys successful experiences and gain a sense of achievements. So far, we have developed 10 games in different levels, and currently, 1,000 patients and students with special needs are use our games.
Special Prizes
The Japan Foundation President’s Prize
- Title
- Ayham – My new Life
- Organization
- Swiss Radio and Television (SRF)
- Country / Region
- Switzerland
- Category
- Primary
10-year old Ayham and his family had to flee Syria because of the war and came to Switzerland. He can't speak German, he has no friends and misses his relatives and friends in Syria very much. But Ayham has a big dream: he wants to become a professional soccer player. On his first day of school he meets his new friend Mika who takes him to the local soccerclub.
The UNICEF Prize
- Title
- Just Kids My body, my life
- Organization
- EO/IKONdocs
- Country / Region
- Netherlands
- Category
- Primary
Sabina (12) belongs to the Masai-tribe in Kenya, an ethnic group full of colorful rituals that are lasting for centuries. Although she is proud of her cultural background, there is one rituals she is not too keen on: the circumcision of girls. Sabina is not ready for marriage. She prefers to study more and dreams to become a lawyer to make sure she and her family have a good life in the future.
TV Proposal Division
The Best Proposal
The Hoso Bunka Foundation Prize
- Title
- A Letter To Jejara
- Organization
- PS Films Production
- Country / Region
- Myanmar
- Category
- Teens
Excellent Proposal
The National Federation of UNESCO Associations in Japan Prize
- Title
- Let's Play
- Organization
- Cantoalegre Corporation
- Country / Region
- Colombia
- Category
- Children
Jurors
Final Selection Jurors
COMMITTEE 1
Audiovisual Division [Pre-School, Primary, & Creative Frontier Categories] / TV Proposal Division
Leader of Committee 1
- Name :
- Brett Pierce
- Country / Region :
- United States
- Title & Oraganization :
- Executive Director
Meridian Stories
- Name :
- Tonje Langseth
- Country / Region :
- Norway
- Title & Oraganization :
- Producer
NRK Super
- Name :
- Mostapha Mellouk
- Country / Region :
- Morocco
- Title & Oraganization :
- CEO
Casablanca Media Partners
- Name :
- Yamile Sandoval Romero
- Country / Region :
- Colombia
- Title & Oraganization :
- Academic Director
IOL Colombia
COMMITTEE 2
Audiovisual Division [Youth & Creative Frontier Categories] / TV Proposal Division
Chairperson of TV Proposal Division
- Name :
- Cielo Salviolo
- Country / Region :
- Argentina
- Title & Oraganization :
- Director
Latinlab
Leader of Committee 2
- Name :
- Monique Potts
- Country / Region :
- Australia
- Title & Oraganization :
- Acting Director
UTS Innovation
Leader of Creative Frontier Category
- Name :
- Lisa Percy
- Country / Region :
- United Kingdom
- Title & Oraganization :
- Executive Editor
BBC Learning
- Name :
- Anothai Udomsilp
- Country / Region :
- Thailand
- Title & Oraganization :
- Independent Consultant
COMMITTEE 3
Audiovisual Division [Lifelong Learning & Creative Frontier Categories] / TV Proposal Division
Chairperson of Audiovisual Division
- Name :
- Markus Nikel
- Country / Region :
- Italy
- Title & Oraganization :
- Senior Consultant, International Projects RAI CULTURA
Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI)
Leader of Committee 3
- Name :
- Khim Loh
- Country / Region :
- Singapore
- Title & Oraganization :
- Managing Director
The Moving Visuals Co. Pte Ltd.
- Name :
- Jean-Marc Merriaux
- Country / Region :
- France
- Title & Oraganization :
- Inspector General
Ministry of National Education, Higher Education and Research
- Name :
- Shin Yasuda
- Country / Region :
- Japan
- Title & Oraganization :
- Senior Producer,
International Co-production, Program Production Department
Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK)
Preliminary Selection Jurors
COMMITTEE 1
Audiovisual Division [Pre-school Category]
Leader of Committee 1
- Name :
- Ami Malmros
- Country / Region :
- Sweden
- Title & Oraganization :
- Media and Pedagogical Strategist
Swedish Educational Broadcasting Company (UR)
- Name :
- Mariana Loterszpil
- Country / Region :
- Argentina
- Title & Oraganization :
- Director
TECtv/OVOLab
- Name :
- Ariunjargal Luvsantseren
- Country / Region :
- Mongolia
- Title & Oraganization :
- Producer
Mongolian National Broadcaster (MNB)
- Name :
- Takuji Yoshino
- Country / Region :
- Japan
- Title & Oraganization :
- Senior Producer,
Youth & Education Programs Division, Program Production Department
Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK)
COMMITTEE 2
Audiovisual Division [Primary Category]
Leader of Committee 2
- Name :
- Sevilay Bozdemir
- Country / Region :
- Turkey
- Title & Oraganization :
- Executive Producer
Turkish Radio & TV (TRT)
- Name :
- Claudia Rodríguez Valencia
- Country / Region :
- Colombia
- Title & Oraganization :
- CEO
Preciosa Media
- Name :
- Ina Werner
- Country / Region :
- Germany
- Title & Oraganization :
- Commissioning Editor
German Television (ZDF)
- Name :
- Miyuki Okano
- Country / Region :
- Japan
- Title & Oraganization :
- Principal Program Director,
Youth & Education Programs Division, Program Production Department
Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK)
COMMITTEE 3
Audiovisual Division [Youth Category]
Leader Of Committee 3
- Name :
- Kåre V. Poulsen
- Country / Region :
- Denmark
- Title & Oraganization :
- Cross Media Manager
Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR)
- Name :
- Abdul Hakim Amir bin Nazri
- Country / Region :
- Malaysia
- Title & Oraganization :
- Assistant Vice President,
Content Development, Strategy & Innovation
Astro, Measat Broadcast Network Systems Sdn Bhd
- Name :
- Ali Oumarou
- Country / Region :
- Niger
- Title & Oraganization :
- Director, Regional Center for Training and Production
CIRTEF
- Name :
- Ai Shibata
- Country / Region :
- Japan
- Title & Oraganization :
- Producer,
Youth & Education Programs Division, Program Production Department
Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK)
COMMITTEE 4
Audiovisual Division [Lifelong Learning Category]
Leader of Committee 4
- Name :
- Sarah Grafman
- Country / Region :
- United States
- Title & Oraganization :
- Manager of Instructional Development
HarvardX
- Name :
- Haibo Huang
- Country / Region :
- Hong Kong
- Title & Oraganization :
- Deputy Chief Editor
The Chinese Channel, Phoenix Satellite TV
- Name :
- Davide Tosco
- Country / Region :
- Italy
- Title & Oraganization :
- Creative Producer
Showlab
- Name :
- Yuki Ikeda
- Country / Region :
- Japan
- Title & Oraganization :
- Senior Producer,
Economic & Current Affairs Programs Division, Program Production Department
Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK)
COMMITTEE 5
Audiovisual Division [Creative Frontier Category]
Leader of Committee 5
- Name :
- Anne-Sophie Brieger
- Country / Region :
- Canada
- Title & Oraganization :
- Vice President Operations: Production
Sago Sago Toys
- Name :
- Masakazu Furuichi
- Country / Region :
- Japan
- Title & Oraganization :
- Professor
College of Industrial Technology, Nihon University
- Name :
- Sandhya Nankani
- Country / Region :
- United States
- Title & Oraganization :
- Founder
Literary Safari
- Name :
- Stefano Semeria
- Country / Region :
- Switzerland
- Title & Oraganization :
- Head of Young Audience Programs
Swiss Radio and Television (SRF)