‘Pororo’ executive producer joins ABU
The latest addition to the ABU is Thomas Hankil Nam, who joins the Programming Department as Senior Producer. He is on secondment to the ABU from EBS-Korea.
At EBS’ International Programming Division, Mr Nam had been working as an executive producer and commissioner for Korean animation for children – particularly preschoolers – for eight years. Pororo the Little Penguin – which has been exported to more than 160 countries including TF1 in France, the Cartoon Network UK and Disney Asia – counts among his major works.
He has produced more than 10 Korean animation projects since Pororo and has won several prizes including the Korean
Take part in TRT’s Children’s Festival
Every year, TRT- Turkey hosts hundreds of children during its International Children’s Festival. Since the festival started in 1979, TRT has hosted over 27,000 children from 100 countries. The festival, which marks Children’s Day in Turkey on April 23, is aimed at promoting global peace, friendship and understanding.
President’s Award (three times) and Grand Prix in Educational, Scientific or Industrial Film Award of the Annecy International Animated Film Festival in France.
He also served as the deputy director of the EBS International Documentary Festival which was held last August in Seoul, Korea.
In 2012, the festival will be held in Konya, in central Turkey, and participants from over 40 countries are expected. The Turkish state broadcaster is looking to engage more ABU member organisations and invites children from the ABU region to participate by performing folk or freestyle dances during the festival’s gala show. Each team should
DW and DDI sign comprehensive agreement
Deutsche Welle (DW), Germany’s international broadcaster, entered a comprehensive agreement with India’s Doordashan (DDI), the tele- vision division of Prasar Bharati, the Broadcasting Corporation of India.
This was announced by Erik Better- mann, Director General of Deutsche Welle during the ABU General Assembly in New Delhi.
DW will cooperate in the areas of co-production, training, joint events and the broadcasting of selected DW programmes on the Doordar- shan network. The German broad- caster has had a presence in India since the 1960s.
DW and DDI will also enter into a detailed agreement on the ex-
change of television programmes in the areas of science and techno- logy, lifestyle, global Issues as well as personalities and events.
In addition, DW-Akademie will provide training for DDI staff that will focus on advanced broadcast- ing techniques, programme produc- tion, technology and management.
Both parties will also explore the possibility of television co-produc- tions. The agreement between the two broadcasters was signed by the DDI Director General Tripurari Sharan and DW’s Mr Bettermann.
“Prasar Bharati and Deutsche Welle have been given responsibilities which enable both organisations to serve the public in different ways,”
comprise around eight to 10 children between the ages of 11 and 13 with one or two adults as team leaders.
Broadcasters are invited to submit a three- minute documentary on their country and local culture for exchange with other participating broadcasters. TRT will air all the items and the gala show and provide free transmission via satellite.
For details, check out
www.trt.net.tr/23nisan and contact Gökçen Ardıç at
gokcen.ardic@
trt.net.tr
Mr Sharan said.
“The memorandum of understand- ing is a keystone in the relationship not only between Prasar Bharati and Deutsche Welle, but also between the two countries. I am convinced that the cooperation be- tween our two public service broad- casters will contribute to a closer exchange and better understanding between our cultures and nations,” Mr Bettermann said.
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