On the Spot: Smart World - Tech MonksToday, more people have a mobile phone than… +2 More
From JOSE PAYA
On the Spot: Okos világ - Daramshala
Eszter Cseke, Andras Takacs
Eszter Cseke, Andras Takacs
Yes
On the spot: Okos világ
2 of 8
0:52
2018
Hungary
Factual
Will Pedigo
Adele Seelmann |
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Altai LandThis production is a political comedy with no… +2 More
From UPF
อัลไตแลนด์
Santi Taepanich
Anek Swasdiyodom
Yes
Talk to Films
52
26:00
2017
Thailand
Satire
This production is a political comedy with no conversation script. All actions in the comedy are improvised. The intention is to provoke viewers to think and to speculate how the media will turn out 10 years in the future in Altai Land, a make-belief country quite similar to Thailand. The speculation on the future of the media features news programs, variety shows, the work of cameramen and advertisements in a sarcastic way. The issue of human rights is raised in this film in an interesting and extraordinary manners. ‘Talk to Film’ is a series created to review shot films produced by ordinary people and directors who are interested in social issues.
Shin Yasuda |
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Thailand Elderly: Grandma Him, the Iron ShinThe 84 year-old Grandma ‘Him’ is a… +2 More
From UPF
สูงวัยไทยแลนด์: “ยายหิม แข้งเหล็ก”
Prasan Ingkanunt
Prasan Ingkanunt
Yes
Lui Mai Ru Roi
167
20:00
2017
Thailand
Documentary
The 84 year-old Grandma ‘Him’ is a celebrity from Trung, a southern province of Thailand. She is an extraordinary elderly who regularly plays a local sport called ‘Takraw’, a kind of football, that requires high levels of athletic skill and energy. People are wondering what the secrets of her good health are as they watch her play the game tirelessly among the much younger group of players. In this program, grandma Him reveals the secrets of her good health. You will also learn about her daily routine that makes her stronger than most people her age.
Philipp Vongehr
Shin Yasuda |
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Old People’s Home for 4 year OldsIf 4 year olds and 84 year olds work and play… +2 More
From UPF
Old People’s Home for 4 Year Olds
Benjamin Leigh
Benjamin Leigh, Trish Powell
No
60:00
2017
United Kingdom
Information
If 4 year olds and 84 year olds work and play together, will it improve the health and happiness of the older group? Ten pre-schoolers welcome 11 pensioners into their classroom. Social isolation is one of the biggest problems facing older people living in care homes. This loneliness, combined with boredom and inactivity, has a severely negative impact on their health, well-being and life expectancy. This social experiment attempts to dramatically improve the health and well-being of retirement communities by bringing together ten older residents with a group of ten four year old pre-school children for six weeks. The old and young volunteers share daily activities designed by a team of experts who measure and analyze the older group’s physical and mental progress. The elderly volunteers undergo a series of baseline tests at the start of the experiment, and their activities are tracked and tested throughout. The results at the end of the experiment are extraordinary, with significant changes in the physical, social and emotional well-being of the older volunteers. This format tackles one of society’s most pressing issues in a heart-warming and compelling way.
Philipp Vongehr
Shin Yasuda |
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Super Octogenarians - India’s Oldest Water WarriorNever before in human history has our planet… +2 More
From UPF
Super Octogenarians - India’s Oldest
Quah Mui Koon
Felicia Koh
Yes
Super Octogenarians
8
23:00
2017
Singapore
Documentary
Never before in human history has our planet contained so many elderly people, or such a large percentage of them. And from the look of things, 80 might just be the new 50. Across eight episodes, Super Octogenarians track down spunky seniors who are working way past their retirement age, and redefining the very idea of ‘old’. Beyond the mere notion of active aging, healthy living and meaningful post-retirement life, we travel across Asia to see and hear how these gutsy seniors debunk the stock images we have of the elderly. In each episode, the producers pair up one of Asia’s most prolific photographers with one of these super octogenarians. The photographer’s task: to come up with a series of photographs based around the theme NEVER TOO OLD. They befriend each other, and the young come to see the world through the eyes of the old. The end result is often heartwarming as it is meaningful.
Philipp Vongehr
Shin Yasuda |
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The y TheoryAnna is a 24-year old young professional living… +2 More
From UPF
La théorie du Y
Martin Landmeters, Caroline Taillet
Yes
La théorie du Y
11
07:00
2017
Belgium
Web-Specific
Anna is a 24-year old young professional living an ordinary life in Brussels when she begins to question her relationship, her sexuality and her place in the world. What if you could fall in love with someone, no matter if it’s a man or a woman? A question she’ll try to answer while adventuring a new world, neither black or white, a world in which you can choose. This character-driven drama is built for the YouTube audience in episodes that are 6-9 minutes each.
Brodie Fenlon
Kåre Vedding Poulsen |
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RagnarokPublic broadcasters from Finland, Norway and… +2 More
From UPF
Ragnarok
Tonny Christensen
Rasmus Lauritsen
No
32:00
2017
Denmark
Web-Specific
Public broadcasters from Finland, Norway and Denmark collaborated on a live e-sport event that seamlessly merged audiences on Minecraft, TV, Instagram, YouTube and their own websites and apps. Three national teams fought each other in a user- generated world on Minecraft, with play-by-play coverage by a host and young Minecraft influencers.
Brodie Fenlon
Kåre Vedding Poulsen |
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breaking the CycleIn this spin-off documentary to the series The… +2 More
From UPF
Vägen tillbaka
Tomas Lindh
Tomas Lindh, John Stark
No
58:00
2017
Finland
Documentary
In this spin-off documentary to the series The Norden, a warden from the progressive Halden prison in Norway visits one of the more notorious prisons in the world, Attica Correctional Facility in New York State. The differences between these two prisons are stark. Producers used Reddit to source ideas and build interest in their work.
Brodie Fenlon
Kåre Vedding Poulsen |
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The SocialThe Social is a groundbreaking digital content… +2 More
From UPF
The Social
Louise Thornton
Louise Thornton
No
2016
United Kingdom
Online format
The Social is a groundbreaking digital content stream featuring content for and created by young people in Scotland. The BBC works with new talent to develop their skills and publish their content to their social media channels, covering a wide variety of genres including comedy, music, gaming, life, issues and more.
Kåre Vedding Poulsen
Brodie Fenlon |
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NHk Channel 1.5Japan’s national public broadcaster has… +2 More
From UPF
NHk Channel 1.5
Shiro Oguni
Mizuto Tanaka
No
2017
Japan
Web-Specific
Japan’s national public broadcaster has unlocked the value of its television content by repurposing it and publishing to its own YouTube-like video platform, Facebook and Twitter. With more than 300 online video shorts repurposed from 33 existing TV programs, NHK seeks to create a connection with young people and build affinity for the brand with new audiences.
Kåre Vedding Poulsen
Brodie Fenlon |
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Work of FireThe film takes a look at the varying vicissitudes… +2 More
From UPF
Work of Fire
K R Manoj
Rajiv Mehrotra
No
52:00
2017
India
Documentary
The film takes a look at the varying vicissitudes of Indian fireworks industry while trying to ask a question: Why do we need fireworks? In its movement from the grimy firework production centers in the South India, to pan Indian moments of festivities, it addresses the human desire to create the spectacular against the ordinary. It treats the futility inherent in festivity as a condensed moment that usurps the utilitarian and rational notions of life. Fireworks foreground the transience of life and it pushes one to ask: can we address the ephemeral, the fleeting? Made with beauty and craft by the renowned Indian director K R Manoj.
Eren Isabel McGinnis
Jim Fara Awindor |
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KBS SpecialThe unexpected demise of the shipbuilding… +2 More
From UPF
땐뽀걸즈
Seung-moon Lee
Seung-moon Lee
No
55:00
2017
South Korea
Documentary
The unexpected demise of the shipbuilding industry in South Korea has caused a huge restructuring in Geoje, the center of this once powerhouse industry. Soon one third of the population of Geoje will be unemployed. The six high school students training to become bookkeepers with shipbuilding companies face an uncertain future. However, the students find joy and sustenance by joining a competitive dance team, a place to focus their energy. Each must face their own challenges. Hyeonbin ran away from home and works part-time to make a living. Eunjeong doesn’t have time to practice at home because of her five younger siblings. Siyeong and Jihyeon must watch their fathers as they voluntarily resign from working at the shipyard. The competition is coming soon and the practice gets more difficult. This is the story of a proud community struggling with dramatic decline and provides an interesting focus on high school students whose respite is dancing the cha cha cha.
Eren Isabel McGinnis
Jim Fara Awindor |
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MIATARI: FindersThe Japanese police have specialized detectives… +2 More
From UPF
MIATARI: Finders
Aiko Kawahara
Masahiro Shimizu, Yusuke Itoh
No
25:00
2017
Japan
Documentary
The Japanese police have specialized detectives who find fugitives using only memory and intuition. These officers, known as ‘Miatari’ succeed where high-tech investigative methods fail. On the hunt in stations and bustling streets, they stand for long hours, observe thousands of faces and try to find the fugitives. Their low-tech methods may look dated, but they continue to produce results. Sixty-year-old Hitoshi Morimoto of the Osaka Prefectural Police is an exceptionally successful Miatari. Morimoto draws each fugitive into his mind by talking to a photo of them with unimaginable persistence. Following Morimoto’s last days before his retirement, this documentary looks into a very unique investigation method based on a human skill that can only be achieved by hard training. As forensic investigation techniques become more advanced, artificial intelligence could soon take over this work. What part will humans play in such a world? What jobs can only humans do? The production team from NHK diverged from their typical style in terms of their camera work and wanted to unfold each scene without narration. The factors that emerged are the immense power of human imagination.
Eren Isabel McGinnis
Jim Fara Awindor |
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Marisol Cal y Mayor. Handle with CareWhen the darkness of night arrives, while most… +2 More
From UPF
Marisol Cal y Mayor. Vulnerable
Sergio Muñoz
Daniel Burgos
Yes
Nightlife, story of a night
3
25:00
2017
Mexico
Documentary
When the darkness of night arrives, while most prepare to sleep, night owls begin their work. Night workers of various kinds are in search of sustenance or adventure. Before the camera of renowned film directors, some of them, including night workers, scientists or artists, allow you to enter their intimacy and know their stories, dramatic or emotional, all revealing, of what happens throughout the sleeplessness of a single night. This program has its focus on the dancer Marisol Cal y Mayor. In an intriguing blur of documentary and fiction, Marisol explores the boundaries of violence and sexuality.
Eren Isabel McGinnis
Jim Fara Awindor |
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nerd: DragonSlayer666This web drama series is one of the first to… +2 More
From UPF
Nörtti: DragonSlayer666
Aleksi Delikouras
Yle/Dionysos Films
Yes
DragonSlayer666
8
14:00
2017
Finland
Web-Specific
This web drama series is one of the first to revolve around the world of e-sports. DragonSlayer666, the main character of this humorous series, is a devoted and determined gamer whose only ambition is to become a professional e-sport star. When his mom destroys his computer, DragonSlayer666 is forced to step out of his room, face the real world and learn the meaning of friendship and team work. This record breaking multiplatform drama concept targeted on a challenging piece of audience – hardcore gamers in their teens. The concept consists of a web drama and original content scripted for the social media platforms – those relevant to the target group. The different levels are part of the same narrative and together create an intact and immersive universe. The series is the most popular Finnish youth drama ever in Yle Areena, the vod service of the Finnish Broadcast Company.
Kåre Vedding Poulsen
Manuel Thalmann |
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youngbulance - Dr. WhatWith the Youtube channel… +2 More
From UPF
Youngbulanz
Endemol Shine Beyond
Ilona Stämpfli
Yes
Youngbulance
26
24:00
2017
Switzerland
Information
With the Youtube channel ‘Youngbulance’ SRF is giving young people some big brothers and sisters to help them out: the most familiar faces from the Swiss social media scene, like the Facebook and YouTube sensation ‘Raffas Plastic Life’, Youtuber Iris Reeves or YouTube- Comedy star Noelia. In three different video formats, they are there to offer guidance and advice on some very serious matters, but with plenty of empathy and humor. The issues of bullying, pressure to perform and dealing with money will be discussed in the talk show Dr. What. The struggles faced by teenagers on a daily basis are presented and dealt with in a careful, open and funny way by the hosts who can relate to their target audience. The Influencers make viewers feel that they are not alone with their questions. Each episode offers the audience the chance to have a discussion in the comments field and share their own opinion. Other modules of Youngbulance are ‘Dr. Bock’, where love, sex and the human body are dealt with, and ‘Dr. Do it’, which lets you in on some funny life hacks and tips and tricks that a teenager can’t do without in everyday life: ‘how can I take the perfect selfie?’ or ‘how can I concentrate better in school?’.
https://www.srf.ch/play/tv/sendung/youngbulanz?id=a8cfa2a8-4708-4c03-8f26-75b38c5a5a0e
Kåre Vedding Poulsen
Manuel Thalmann |