NEWS: Prix Jeunesse Int. and WADADA News for Kids in Kosovo

Wednesday, June 10, 2015 - A one-day event devoted to the youth of the city was organized by Prix Jeunesse International and WADADA News for Kids. The day was moderated by Jan-Willem Bult, head of Children, Youth & Media department of the Amsterdam based organization Free Press Unlimited. The event was inspired and coordinated by the young activist and English teacher from the Ibrahim Mazreku school, Veton Kastrati.

Divided in two sections the day started with "The Oscar's of Children's TV" where the participants had the chance to watch and vote for the best kids TV programs, all of which stood out by the latest Prix Jeunesse International festivals.

Prix Jeunesse International "suitcase", run by Prix Jeunesse Foundation are workshops directed to professionals working on children's TV programmes but screenings are also open to educators, researchers and students.

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Colombian producers win UNICEF Special Prize at the 50th edition of Prix Jeunesse

by Chris Schuepp
MUNICH, Germany, 4 June 2014 - The Colombian production "Te Recreo" ("I so believe you") by Canal Capital from Bogota is the winner of this year's UNICEF Special Prize at the Prix Jeunesse. The award was given to the producers and directors of the successful local children's TV show during the 50th edition of the Prix Jeunesse, the "Oscars of children's TV", in Munich, Germany.

Hundreds of children's TV makers and broadcasters from more than 60 countries had gathered in the Bavarian capital in the south of Germany for six days to watch, discuss and further develop children's programming under the motto "Feelings in focus - Emotions in children's TV".

For over 20 years, UNICEF has been encouraging broadcasters to create programming that highlights children’s issues and rights, and ideally empowers children and young people through the medium of TV. In the decision to award "Te Recreo" from Colombia with the award this year, special attention was paid to the fact that this program truly accomplishes what UNICEF has been pushing for. It is a program not only for kids but also by kids. It gives children a voice and puts them in front of the camera, giving a platform for a diversity of children to share what is important to them and what they want to change in their environment or society. It combines a fun, spirited atmosphere with serious issues, giving kids a chance to learn about the lives and situations of kids in other communities.

"Te Recreo" is currently in its 2nd season and has been running on local TV in Bogota and on a national cable station throughout Colombia since August 2013. More than 35 episodes have been aired so far and in each episode, more than 50 children from different schools and communities in Bogota take part in the development and production of the program. The show is funded by the Department of Eduction of the City of Bogota.

After receiving the award in Munich, the producer, directors and the screen-writer of the show who were all present at Prix Jeunesse were overjoyed. "This is the first time Colombia wins an award at the Prix Jeunesse. We're absolutely thrilled. It's been a lot of hard work to put this show together, but the reactions have been so overwhelming and the UNICEF award now really encourages us to keep going and get even better in bringing up all these important issues of the children," said Mónica Baquero García, the producer of "Te Recreo", after the 2 1/2-hour awards gala in Munich.

All the winners of this year's Prix Jeunesse can be found here. The Special Gender Equity Prize went to a very courageous production called "Burka Avenger" from Pakistan.

The next Prix Jeunesse takes place in Munich in 2016. More information about events, news and training opportunities is available at www.prixjeunesse.de.


Please also see: Noticias Canal Capital - Canal Capital news about the award from 4 June 2014 - http://youtu.be/eSPBakttHA4 (in Spanish)

Prix Jeunesse 2014 registration

PRIX JEUNESSE Interactivity Prize 2014: Deadline coming up soon!

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NEWS: PRIX JEUNESSE training in Macedonia

The Macedonian story

by Angela Dimitrovska, OXO, Macedonia

In December 2009, Barbara Kolucki came to us and said: “You are making such good children educational programmes in Macedonia; you have to visit PRIX JEUNESSE – it is the most inspirational place in the world for people doing this kind of media!”

Six months later, we were on a plane to Munich wondering what awaited us. It was beyond our expectations – 6 days of watching programmes, no sleep (because we wanted to socialize with everyone), endless discussions, laughs and tears. These were our production’s most inspirational days outside the office and the television studios.

Since 2010, we’ve become closer to the world’s biggest children’s media research center and had the honor of meeting the PRIX team. We produced videos for the Guessing Games and organized a PRIX JEUNESSE International Youth Jury in 2012.

Prix Jeunesse - 2013

OXO’s production, the “5+” children show, is celebrating its 6th season, and “Who is Raised by Whom” – the show for parents – is celebrating one year of existence. Both were supported with fresh ideas and trends adopted in Munich.

Next, it was the Suitcase time!

With the support of Goethe institute Skopje, OXO brought the PRIX JEUNESSE Suitcase to Macedonia. Jens Ripke from ZDF/Germany guided us through the two-day workshop, “Watch, Learn and Grow with Children’s TV”.

We had faith in everything except in the number of participants. Macedonia suffers from a lack of children’s shows and TV products, thus, there are few experts working in the field. But, look what happened! 30 people visited the event: producers, actors, hosts, teachers, directors, psychologists, musicologists, and more.

Read the full story in the Prix Jeunesse WATCHwords Winter Edition 2013/2014
http://www.prixjeunesse.de/themen/newsletter/pdf/2014_1.pdf

TRAINING / WORKSHOPS: The best of children’s television seminar in Cyprus

The best of children's television, honoured by the internationally-recognised Prix Jeunesse International competition, will feature in a seminar for children's film experts and screenings for children and their parents organised by the Goethe-Institut Cyprus, in partnership with the Cyprus Community Media Centre and the Association for Historical Dialogue and Research. 

The two-day event will take place on December 7th and 8th at the Goethe-Institut Cyprus hall in Nicosia's buffer zone starting from 16:00pm, coordinated by Prix Jeunesse representative Kirsten Schneid from Munich/Germany. 

The Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) is media sponsor of the event.

This is the second time a Prix Jeunesse International screening is being held in Cyprus, aimed at encouraging dialogue, a deeper understanding of quality in children's media, and professional cooperation in the field of children's media between the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities. 

"Children in Europe spend an average of 150 minutes a day in front of the television, but are they watching programmes that are educational, stimulating, and age-appropriate?" said Björn Luley, director of the Goethe-Institut in Nicosia. 

"We want to showcase how children's television can develop intercultural understanding in Cyprus and across the world."

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NEWS / PROJECTS: Children’s TV News Coming to Ramallah

By Filistin Remawi

RAMALLAH, March 4, 2012 (WAFA) – With the help of the German Goethe Institute and in cooperation with al-Quds University's Institute for Modern Media children's TV news is coming to Ramallah.

Under the title "Prix Jeunesse" (Youth Prize), the Goethe Institute started on Sunday a three-day workshop in Ramallah on how to make children's news and how to promote their programs.

Markus Mörchen, director of the German children news channel "Logo", was invited by the institute to give an insight to Palestinian filmmakers and producers of German TV formats for children and to discuss the question: "What kind of TV news do children in Palestine want?"

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PUBLICATIONS / NEWSLETTERS: PRIX JEUNESSE WATCHwords Online

The newest edition of the newsletter PRIX JEUNESSE WATCHwords Online is out now at http://www.prixjeunesse.de/newsletter with introduction of our PRIX JEUNESSE INTL 2012 Nominators and reports on various PRIX JEUNESSE Suitcase stops and other events in children’s media. 

CALL FOR ENTRIES: Prix Jeunesse 2012 - Festival Theme: Watch, learn and grow with children's TV

Enter Your Best Children’s and Youth TV Programmes!

Deadline coming up soon: 12 December 2011

The world’s leading festival for children’s and youth television invites you to enter your best productions! Broadcasters as well as production companies are eligible to enter programmes into the competition.

2012 Festival Theme: Watch, learn and grow with children's TV

Children are learning all the time – and constantly when watching TV! What does that mean for quality in children’s TV, and how can we support children in their curiousity on life? Learn more on this topic at the upcoming PRIX JEUNESSE INTERNATIONAL, via info sessions and guessing games. 

Entries do not have to be connected to the festival theme!

Please check our website for contest rules and registration forms:

www.prixjeunesse.de

EVENTS / CALL FOR ENTRIES: Prix Jeunesse 2012

Kids' TV’s Most Valuable Content Conference

invites you to enter your best children’s and youth TV programmes and interactive applications! PRIX JEUNESSE INTERNATIONAL is not only about competing. It is a week of eye-opening screenings, stimulating international discussion groups and informative new research results on children and media.

Join the premier gathering for content, innovation and quality in kids’ TV!

Deadline for programme entries: 12 December 2011

Deadline for participant registration: 30 April 2012

2012 Festival Theme:

Children are learning all the time – and constantly when watching TV! What does that mean for quality in children’s TV, and how can we support children in their curiousity on life? Learn more on this topic at the upcoming PRIX JEUNESSE INTERNATIONAL, via info sessions and guessing games.

Entries do not have to be connected to the festival theme!

Please check our website for contest rules and registration forms:

www.prixjeunesse.de

See you in Munich!

PUBLICATIONS / NEWS: PRIX JEUNESSE Watchwords Spring 2011

The latest PRIX JEUNESSE Watchwords is out now with fascinating articles from around the world:

• A Prison Setting for a Kurdish PRIX JEUNESSE Suitcase Screening
• Montréal’s “Media Jeunes” Invites PRIX JEUNESSE 2010 Suitcase
• Izmir Workshop Welcomes Turkish Children’s TV Experts
• Dominican Republic Hosts PRIX JEUNESSE Suitcase for the First Time
• The PRIX JEUNESSE in Damascus: A yearly celebration!
• III International Children’s Art Film Festival in Colombia
• Beijing Hosts Workshop on Quality Programming for Children
• Children’s TV Scene Meets in La Habana
• On Top of the World: Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan Hosts Suitcase
• Suitcase Delicacies for Hungry Slovenian Producers
• The Early Birds Gets the Worm: The Suitcase at the Kidscreen Summit
• 4th International Children’s Film Festival Bangladesh Features PRIX JEUNESSE Suitcase

Download Watchwords Online Spring 2011

Categorias Audiovisuais e Categoria Digital e Interativa « Prix Jeunesse Iberoamericano 2011

Categorias Audiovisuais e Categoria Digital e Interativa

Produtor, na competição que vai acontecer entre os dias 14 e 16 de junho, poderão participar conteúdos de diferentes formatos. Para inscrever-se em categorias audiovisuais, há cinco opções. Dentre as modalidades divididas por faixa etária (0 a 6, 7 a 11 e 12 a 15 anos) e tipo (ficção ou não-ficção), é preciso definir a que melhor preenche o perfil de sua produção. Em “Ficção” estão incluídas telenovelas, seriados, séries em live-action ou animações. Já em “Não-Ficção” devem inscrever-se documentários, reality-shows, game-shows, musicais e programas de caráter informativo como noticiários, almanaques de curiosidade e revistas eletrônicas. Vale lembrar que elas devem ter duração de 2 a 55 minutos e devem, obrigatoriamente, ter sido exibidas no período de 01/01/2009 e 08/04/2011 em TV ou na web.

Caso sua produção seja digital ou interativa, uma nova modalidade foi criada. Podem se inscrever dentro da “Categoria Digital e Interativa” sites, redes sociais, games online, games para console, rádios online, vídeos interativos, aplicativos para celular etc. São produções que estimulam a interação do público e ainda oferecem narrativas não-lineares ou enredos e personagens criados pelo próprio usuário. Projetos de crossmedia/transmídia também podem participar: ver como isso pode ser feito no regulamento.

Todas as produções concorrentes devem ter sido realizadas por produtoras ibero-americanas, em português e/ou espanhol e a data máxima de postagem para conteúdos em qualquer uma das duas categorias é dia 08 de abril.

Antes de se inscrever, verifique as condições detalhadas de participação no regulamento.

NEWS / ARTICLES: Pacific Islands Eager to Improve Children’s Media

by Barbara Kolucki, UNICEF Consultant, Children's Media and Tomas Jensen, Communication Specialist, UNICEF Pacific

The week began with excitement and some trepi- dation. For the very first time, countries from the Pacific Islands met to learn about and produce innovative media for children and youth. The August 16-20 workshop in Suva, Fiji, included a wide range of 60 people from Fiji, Solomon Islands, Kiribati, and Vanuatu, most of whom had never met each other or worked together.

It included children's media producers in television and radio, but also journalists, artists, creative writers, graphic designers, musicians and people who work directly with disadvantaged and marginalized youth. Other participants included young people who are creating innovative productions after taking part in UNICEF communication workshops and several deaf or blind young adults, accompanied by interpreters.

Media for children is quite new in the Pacific. Often, producers with absolutely no experience are thrust into creating TV or radio for youth. As a result, they were eager to learn what others around the world do, in order to take their work to a new level of appropriateness and professionalism.

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Prix Jeunesse in Georgia

EVENTS: Prix Jeunesse 2010

Get to know the needs, wishes and fantasies of your diverse audience! Open up to the whole variety of quality programmes at

PRIX JEUNESSE INTERNATIONAL 2010

28 May - 2 June 2010 in Munich, Germany

http://www.prixjeunesse.de

Deadline for participant registration: 30 April 2010

NEWS: Prix Jeunesse 2010 Regional Youth Jury held in Tbilisi, Georgia

TBILISI, Georgia - April 7/8, 2010

Ten Georgian teenagers became the latest members of the Prix Jeunesse International 2010 Youth Jury this week in Tbilisi.

Over two days, they watched 16 selected high-quality children's programmes and judged them to find a regional winner. Together with youth juries in Canada, Venezuela, Ghana, Italy, Nepal and Syria, they will determine who will be the international winner in the category for ages 12-15.

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RESEARCH / STUDIES: Situation of Children‘s TV in Asia - A Survey Conducted by the PRIX JEUNESSE Foundation, 2009

This study gives an overview on the situation of children's TV in Asia. The data gathered in 20 Asian countries show the relation between productions that are produced in the country itself (in-country-production) and productions that are internationally acquired (bought-in production). It gives an overview on the type of channels - public or commercial/subscription - that are
broadcasting children's programmes, and examines what age-groups their children's programming is aiming at.

Introduction

Given the fact that TV plays a very important role in the life of most children, this research on the situation of children's TV in Asia wants to examine what sort of TV programmes are actually offered to the children in Asia. How much specific children's TV programming is available in Asia, in total and in each country that took part in this study? The study looked at where those children's programmes are being produced – are they local productions or internationally acquired shows.

The basic outcomes of this survey were presented at the Asia Media Summit 2009 in Macau. This research report offers data of the overall situation in Asia (meaning: all participating countries) as well as the data of each participating country.

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ARTICLES / PROJECTS / CHILDREN'S TV: TV saves lives of underserved children - Diverse programs educate millions of needy kids (ETHIOPIA)

By KATE HAHN

SUNNIER DAYS: Kami, a popular character from 'Takalani Sesame' (the South African version of 'Sesame Street'), exemplifies TV's efforts to improve the lives of children around the world.

In a small, top-floor production studio in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the patter of rain on the metal roof means an unwelcome break in production for the children's show, "Tsehai Loves Learning."

"We can't record our audio, the rain is too loud," says Shane Etzenhouser, who with wife Brukty Tigabu created the show in their living room in 2004. Now they and a three-person staff produce the Prix Jeunesse- and Japan Prize-winning program. It features a hand-puppet giraffe girl, Tsehai, and her friends, and is the world's only educational program for preschoolers in Ethiopia's official language, Amharic.

But the producers' challenges pale compared with the obstacles faced by their young viewers. All over the world, television is reaching out to millions of underserved children, who like those in Ethiopia have no public preschool and also have low literacy rates. Using puppetry, animation, scripted drama and kids' news, television is tackling not only literacy but issues like health, gender inequality and conflict resolution.

And it's changing lives. In Ethiopia, "Tsehai" reaches 5 million kids who otherwise wouldn't get anything close to preschool.

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CALL FOR ENTRIES: Prix Jeunesse International 2010

28 May – 2 June 2010 in Munich, Germany

The world’s leading festival and competition for children’s and youth television and media invites you to enter your best TV programmes and interactive applications!

PRIX JEUNESSE INTERNATIONAL is not just a competition, but also a forum for evaluating the “state of the industry”. By sending your best productions, you contribute to a week of eye-opening screenings, stimulating international discussion groups and informative new research results on children and media.

Deadline for programme entries: 15 December 2009

Deadline for participant registration: 30 April 2010

The 2010 Festival Theme: “Different and the Same: Celebrating Diversity"

Children’s diverse cultural and social-economic backgrounds shape their media use and views. Learn how, and gain insights for programme-making, via info sessions and guessing games.

Entries do not have to be connected to the festival theme!

Please check our website for contest rules and registration forms:

www.prixjeunesse.de

NEWS: Prix Jeunesse Newsletter

For the newest edition of our newsletter PRIX JEUNESSE WATCHwords Online please click here:

http://prixjeunesse.de/newsletter.html

You will find reports on the following topics:

- PRIX JEUNESSE Suitcase in Accra

- Boston 2nd Biennial Suitcase: The More Perspectives the Better

- Mexican “Muestra Iberoamerciana” Celebrates Educational Media

- “Muestra Iberoamericana”: A Personal Report

- PRIX JEUNESSE Suitcase Workshop Returns to Seoul

- PRIX JEUNESSE Suitcase Becomes Part Of EUFOR Moving Cinema

- Childrens Programmes in Chile – Existing in the Shadows

- “Future in Frames”: The 2^nd International Children's Film Festival Bangladesh Features PRIX JEUNESSE Suitcase

- Suitcase Programmes Enchant Syrian Children and Adults Alike

- Meeting Again in La Habana

- Beyond the Suitcase: A PRIX JEUNESSE Workshop in Damascus

- The Magic Journey and Beyond: PRIX JEUNESSE Suitcase Supports Kyrgyzstan’s Next Steps in TV Programming for Children

- PRIX JEUNESSE Suitcase Visits Palestine

- PRIX JEUNESSE Suitcase Travels Through Bolivia

- Children from Rural Egypt Welcome PRIX JEUNESSE Suitcase

- Screening and Singing in Colombia

Source:

Kirsten Schneid
PRIX JEUNESSE INTERNATIONAL
c/o Bayerischer Rundfunk
D-80335 München
Tel: +49 - 89 - 5900 2058
Fax: +49 - 89 - 5900 3053
http://www.prixjeunesse.de