Tokyo – The winners of the JAPAN PRIZE 2013, an international contest for educational media, have been announced. The Grand Prix Japan Prize went to Cultural Shock (Italy). The awards ceremony was held at NHK Broadcasting Center, Tokyo.
The Audiovisual Division, targeting educationally valuable productions with audio and visual content, is comprised of six categories including Continuing Education, Pre-School, Innovative Media Category, Welfare Education, Primary and Youth. Special awards include The Maeda Prize, The TV Proposal Division, The National Federation of UNESCO Associations in Japan Prize, The Japan Foundation President’s Prize and The UNICEF Prize.
The winners in each category are as follows:
The Best Work in the Continuing Education Category: The Governor of Tokyo Prize, went to Cultural Shock.
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.
In the Pre-School Category: The Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Prize, the award went to Siebenstein: Nearest and Dearest. For the Primary Category, The Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Prize was awarded to Challenges “Hair Story”. In the Youth Category: The Minister of Foreign Affairs Prize went to Mission US: “Flight to Freedom” (game).
Also, in the Innovative Media Category: The Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Prize was awarded to NHK Creative Library. Additionally, in the Welfare Education Category: The President of NHK Prize was awarded to Alphée of the Stars.
In addition, The Maeda Prize was given to The Kamaishi Miracle; other Special Prizes include The Japan Foundation President’s Prize and The UNICEF Prize, which were awarded to WITHIN THE EYE OF THE STORM and Straight to the Dream: 18 Years Following a Blind Swimmer, Chikako, respectively.
The TV Proposal Division aims to encourage programme producers with limited means of production and opportunity with a cash prize of US $8,000. The best proposal was awarded The Hoso Bunka Foundation Prize which went to Schooling along wild track by Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC). The Japan Foundation President’s Prize was awarded to WITHIN THE EYE OF THE STORM.
The National Federation of UNESCO Associations in Japan Prize encompasses a trophy, certificate, and U.S. $3,000 prize money, and is awarded to an excellent proposal for a TV programme, which promotes literacy and language education and contributes to development of basic education in an entrant’s country/region. The Special Prize was awarded to Let there be light.
