(PressZoom) - At a presentation ceremony held during the ABU General Assembly, Shinichi Sugimoto, the producer of the documentary, was praised for the film"s powerful, engaging and sensitive treatment of an issue often hidden from the public eye. The documentary follows Aya, a 33 year old mother, who suffered abuse as a child and subsequently abused her own children. It is the tale of a parent"s personal struggle to end the cycle of child abuse in the family.
"We are often quick to point the finger at parents who abuse their children, but patterns of abuse so often begin in childhood, creating a chain that can continue over generations," said Sugimoto. "I am greatly honoured that our documentary has been selected for the Child Right"s Award. I also would like to urge the media to help us realize our quest for a society free of abuse, prejudice and persecution."
The Child Rights Award, established in 2001, is given each year in recognition of the best television programming on a child rights issue produced in the Asia-Pacific region. It recognizes the efforts of broadcasters in pursuing both the production of top quality children"s programmes and better news coverage of children"s issues. This year, the Child Rights Award received a total of 40 entries from countries such as
David Astley, Secretary-General of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union, said, "the Child Rights Award is a significant platform that allows broadcasters in the Asia- Pacific to demonstrate their ability to produce quality programming on children"s issues. The ABU wants to encourage broadcasters to continue to invest in such programmes in the future. "
The winning entry was selected by a panel of jurors made up of distinguished television producers and industry representatives including: Amar Keshar Simha, an independent producer from Pakistan; Wang Yan, a producer with China Central Television ( CCTV ); Ariunjargal Luvsantseren, Director of Children's Programme for Mongolian Radio and Television; Francis Smith, Executive Producer of Infocus Asia; Ian Carroll, Chief Executive of Australia Network; and James Gibbons, Vice President of Programming, Discovery Networks Asia.
Simon Twiston Davies, CEO of the Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia ( CASBAA ) said, "the continued participation of regional broadcasters in the Child Rights Award is welcome and clearly underlines their resolve towards producing educational and entertaining programmes for and about children."
Madeline Eisner, UNICEF Regional Communication Advisor for East Asia and the Pacific Office said, "this year"s entries continue to illustrate the great influence television wields to command the attention of viewers regarding issues affecting children and comes at a timely moment with the just released UN Secretary-General"s Study on Violence Against Children."
The top ten finalists in 2006 are:
WINNER
Conquering the Darkness - The Fight Against Memories of Abuse (
Producer: Shinichi Sugimoto
Production Company: Kansai Telecasting Corporation
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FINALISTS
Dark Street Kids (
Producer: Nawar Hani Kamaruddin
Production Company: Radio Television
This documentary tells the story of children who are born and live in dark alleys or brothels of
Korean Children - I am All Alone (
Producer: Kim Kyung Eun
Production company: Production Purume
Tuesday Report: Pocket Money (
Producer: Wong Yuk Kuen
Production company: Television Broadcasting Limited
Although
Young People on Wheels (
Producer: Dechen Roder
Production company: Bhutan Broadcasting Services Corp ( BBSC )
The documentary follows a group of unemployed youths who are creating awareness of a campaign on HIV and AIDS in
The Orphans, Childless & Predators (
Producer: Ong Hee Yah
Production company: MediaCorp News Ptd Ltd
On a single day in December 2004, tens of thousands of children lost their parents when the
Get Real Child Sex Tourism - Sold for Sex (
Producer: Sharon Hun
Production company: MediaCorp News Ptd Ltd
The programme investigates the plight of child sex workers on the
Emergency - Junior Boxer (
Producer: Sherilyn Bruan
Production company: GMA Network Inc.
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We Shall Overcome (
Producer: Kazi Roksana Parvin Ruma
Production company: Boishakhi Media Limited
This documentary chronicles the life of an eight-year-old girl who is deaf and mute. It tells the story of how with tremendous courage she confronts many problems and continues to believe she can succeed in her dream to become a fine arts teacher.
School of the Highlands (
Producer: ACPC Sikat
Production company: Asian Council for People"s Culture ( ACPC ) and Schools of Indigenous Knowledge and Traditions ( SIKAT )
The importance placed on education by indigenous communities in the
More information is available at http://www.childrightsaward.org/
Asia-Pacific Broadcasting
The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union ( ABU ) is a non-profit, non-government, professional association of broadcasting organisations, formed in 1964 to facilitate the development of broadcasting in the Asia-Pacific region and to organize co-operative activities amongst its members. It currently has over 160 members in 55 countries, with its broadcaster members reaching a potential audience of about 3 billion people. It organizes many activities and projects to promote excellence in broadcasting, and to improve the programmes, skills and technologies of its members, including the ABU Children's TV Programme Item Exchange www.abu.org.my
Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of
The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia is an industry-based advocacy group dedicated to the promotion of multi-channel television via cable, satellite, broadband and wireless video networks across the Asia-Pacific. CASBAA represents some 110 Asia-based corporations, which in turn serve more than 3 billion people.
www.casbaa.com
About UNICEF
For 60 years UNICEF has been the world"s leader for children, working on the ground in 156 countries and territories to help children survive and thrive, from early childhood through adolescence. The world"s largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments.
For further information, please contact:
Craig Hobbs, ABU (
Ho Hwei-An, CASBAA: Tel + 65 9616 7918, hweian@casbaa.com
Rebecca Kennedy, CASBAA: Tel + 852 2854 9913, pr@casbaa.com
Madeline Eisner, UNICEF Bangkok: Tel + 66 2 356 9406, meisner@unicef.org
Shantha Bloemen, UNICEF Bangkok: Tel + 66 2 356 9407, sbloemen@unicef.org
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