on Disaster Risk Reduction to honour filmmakers, producers and broadcasters who make documentaries that can help protect vulnerable communities from future disaster risk. This is a unique competition established in connection with the 3rd WCDRR to encourage producers and journalists to highlight stories of success in disaster preparedness.
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The top prize for Best Disaster Risk Reduction Story was won by the documentary ‘Rebuilding Sichuan’ produced by Discovery Channel. The ABU member NHK won the first prize in the Best Human Story category with the documentary ‘The Kamaishi Miracle’. It recounts how 184 students from a school in Kimaishi not only survived the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, but also saved their relatives.
The first prize in the category Best Investigative Story was jointly won by GMA Network Philippines for the documentary ‘It’s Time’ and BBC’s Panorama for ‘Britain Underwater’.
The Award for the Most Innovative Story went to the documentary “Vets in
he ABU, EBU and UNISDR launched in Sendai Documentary Awards
NHK wins in the World’s First Documentary Award on Disaster Risk Reduction
the Disaster Zone” a documentary by Dragonfly Film & TV Productions.
Host of the ceremony, international broadcaster Ms Veronica Pedrosa, said: “This year’s awards reveal a truly global picture of disaster reduction efforts – from flooding in Pakistan and Great Britain to the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck the communities in Japan in 2011.”
The three jury members were Bettina Brinkmann from European Broadcasting Union (EBU); Natalia Ilieva from Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU); and Brigitte Leoni from UNISDR. They shortlisted 12 documentaries from almost 100 entries broadcast on
television since 2005.
Ms Leoni said: “The selection process was very difficult. We received many excellent documentaries. Making a film about such a serious issue like disaster risk is not easy and requires a mix of technical skill and compassion to tell these stories in a compelling way.”
Natalia Ilieva from ABU said: “There is such a wealth of stories about disasters and disaster prevention. Hopefully such contests will inspire more producers to try these difficult stories and promote pro-active media interest to make disaster risk reduction education part of everyday programming.”
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