Thursday, April 23, 2009

[pima.nius] Child Rights Award/ Call for Entries!

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Bula

I'm happy to remind you that the Asia-Pacific Children Rights Award 2009,
jointly hosted by CASBAA, ABU and UNICEF, will has been open for entries
since 10 April 2009.

The Award is presented annually to the best TV programme on a child rights
related issue produced in the region. Entries must have been broadcast
between June 2008 and May 2009 and must be received by 30 June 2009. The
Award will be presented to the winner at the CASBAA Convention in Hong Kong
in early November 2009.

Let me know if you would like the brochure & entry form.
You could also check for more details and download an entry form from the
CRA's website:  http://www.childrightsaward.org.

If you have any queries or need more clarification, please do not hesitate
to contact myself or my colleague from our regional office - Kritsada
Jirathun (kjirathun@unicef.org).

Pls note, the Pacific has never won an award and we hope that this year
will be different.

Vinaka,
Donna




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Press release

             Child Rights Award 2009: A call to broadcasters



The ABU, CASBAA and UNICEF are now inviting Asia-Pacific broadcasters and
producers to submit entries for the Asia-Pacific Child Rights Award 2009.


The Award, launched in 2001, is given each year for the best television
programming on a child rights issue produced in the Asia-Pacific region. It
recognizes the efforts of broadcasters in pursuing the production of
top-quality children's programming and better news coverage of children's
issues.


Programmes both for children and about children are eligible and can cover
any child rights issue. Entries can include documentaries that detail the
plight of children, dramas that help break down stereotypes and
discrimination, or animation that teaches and entertains.

Entries must have been broadcast between June 2008 and May 2009 and must be
received by 30 June 2009.   The Award will be presented during the CASBAA
Convention on 3 - 6 November 2009.  The winner will be flown to Hong Kong
for the ceremony.

Past winners include:


  2008: I-Witness: Child Beasts of Burden, by Philippine's GMA Network
     Inc.


  2007: Children Left Behind, by Hong Kong's Jade TVB


  2006: Conquering the Darkness – The Fight Against Memories of Abuse, by
     Japan's Kansai Telecasting Corporation


  2005: Juvenile Injustice, by Philippine's ABS-CBN Channel 2


  2004: Hong Kong Connection: Children In Need, by Radio Television Hong
     Kong


  2003: Angels in Prison, by Philippines' GMA-7 Channel


  2002: Child Soldiers, by Radio Television Hong Kong


  2001: Children Will Grow, by Japan's Mainichi Institute



Eligible Countries include:
Afghanistan, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia,
China, Cook Islands, DPR Korea, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji,
French Polynesia, , Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan Kazakhstan,
Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Korea, Lao PDR, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshal
Islands, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, New Zealand, Niue, Pakistan,
Palau, Papua New Guinea , Philippines,  Samoa, Singapore, Sri Lanka,
Tajikistan, Timor Leste, Thailand,  Tonga, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu,
Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Viet Nam.

Remarks: This competition is open to all ABU and CASBAA members.

For more information, please visit www.childrightsaward.org or contact
kjirathun@unicef.org.  Details on the Convention on the Rights of the Child
can be found at www.unicef.org/crc.


Note to editors:

ORGANISERS

Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU)

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. It provides a forum for promoting
the collective interests of television and radio broadcasters, and engages
in activities to encourage regional and international co-operation between
broadcasters. It currently has more than 180 members in 56 countries and
regions, with its broadcaster members reaching a potential audience of
about 3 billion people.
It organises many activities and projects to promote excellence in
broadcasting, and to improve 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 Asia (CASBAA)

CASBAA 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 130 Asia-based corporations, which in turn serve
more than 3 billion people. Among the highest priorities for CASBAA is the
promotion of free and fair markets, the protection of intellectual property
rights and the development of thriving and competitive domestic
communications industries.

Other key points of focus for CASBAA in 2009 are the impact of mobile
technologies; continuing to engage the regulatory authorities in multiple
markets; promoting industry development in India, Indonesia, Thailand and
Vietnam among others and promoting the effectiveness of pay-TV as an
advertising vehicle.

www.casbaa.com



United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

UNICEF is on the ground in over 150 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.

www.unicef.org/eapro; www.unicef.org/rosa

                For further information, please contact:


Lisa Mohamad:           ABU (Kuala Lumpur), + 603 2282-3592,
                       lisa@abu.org.my
Carmen Mak/Katie Wong:  CASBAA (Hong Kong), +852 2854 9913,
                       pr@casbaa.com
Madeline Eisner:                    UNICEF Bangkok, +66 2 356 9406
                             or +66 8 1 701 4626 meisner@unicef.org
Kritsada Jirathun:                  UNICEF Bangkok, +66 2 356 92 49
                       or +66 8 9 6993240 , kjirathun@unicef.org






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