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Prison Valley: winner of the the first World Press Photo Multimedia Contest

davduf — Sun, 08 May 2011 11:34:23 +0000

The jury concluded: This production Prison Valley is a magnum opus visually, conceptually and in terms of the reporting and information offered. It is also an example of immersive interactivity, where the viewer can take a journey that they control, learning new information along the way. This work should be a challenge to everyone producing non-linear multimedia to raise their standards in terms of how the technology can be utilized.

Jury member Kang Kyung-ran said about Prison Valley:”The focus, the effect of this work is in the innovation of techniques and editing muscles. I was very impressed by the editing and graphics. In the meaning of interactive, I think it is excellent.”

Prison Valley nominated for famous World Press Photo

davduf — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:40:58 +0000

World Press Photo

At the conclusion of the 2011 World Press Photo Multimedia Contest judging in Amsterdam, the jury published a shortlist identifying the three multimedia productions selected in each category. The six shortlisted multimedia productions were chosen from more than 40 nominations.

Linear productions (in alphabetical order):

Blanco
A production by photographer Stefano De Luigi and VII Photo Agency.
Blanco is the result of a four-year journey delving into the life of the visually impaired in 16 countries around the world. >More

The Home Front
A production with photography by Marcus Yam and produced by Nancy Donaldson, Catrin Einhorn and Meaghan Looram for The New York Times.
The Home Front is the story of two boys in the US who struggle to adjust when their father, a single dad and US soldier, is deployed to Afghanistan and they are sent to live with relatives. >More

A Man in the Forest
A production by Lei Wang.
A Man in the Forest is about a forest ranger that has lived in Hainan province rainforest in China for several years, working to monitor and protect the Hainan Black-Crested Gibbon.>More

Interactive multimedia (in alphabetical order):

Powering a Nation
A production with photography by Mike Ehrlich, Jessey Dearing, Lauren Frohne and Elena Rue and produced by Laura Ruel, Chad Stevens and Don Wittekind from The University North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Powering a Nation is an interactive production that explores energy use across different demographics in the US. >More

Prison Valley
A production with photography by Philippe Brault in collaboration with author and co-director David Dufresne and produced by Alexandre Brachet and Gregory Trowbridge for Arte.
Prison Valley in an interactive production that explores the prison industry in Cañon City, Colorado in the US.

A Year at War
A production with photography by Damon Winter and Marcus Yam and produced by James Dao, Nancy Donaldson, Catrin Einhorn, Rob Harris, Meaghan Looram for The New York Times.
A Year at War examines the yearlong deployment of one US battalion in Afghanistan. >More

More information:

Judging for the multimedia contest takes place at the World Press Photo office in Amsterdam from 18 to 21 March 2011. The jury for the 2011 multimedia contest consists of five highly respected professionals in visual journalism and multimedia productions. The members of the jury are:

Chair
• Ed Kashi, USA, photojournalist, filmmaker and educator

Members
• Claudine Boeglin, France, multimedia producer Thomson Reuters Foundation
• Andrew DeVigal, USA, multimedia editor The New York Times
• Kang Kyung-ran, South Korea, anchor and CEO Frontline News Service
• Gideon Mendel, South Africa, freelance photographer

Secretary
• Alan Stoga, USA, president Zemi Communications
The contest is divided into two sections, for linear and for interactive multimedia.
The jury will shortlist three productions per category. First prizes will be awarded a cash award of €5,000. The winning multimedia will be published on www.worldpressphoto.org. First, second and third prizes in each category will be announced during the World Press Photo Awards Ceremony on 7 May 2011. Maurice Lacroix, a Swiss watch manufacturer, is the official watch partner of the World Press Photo Awards Ceremony.

World Press Photo was founded in 1955 and is known for organizing the world’s largest and most prestigious annual press photography contest. Its accolades are coveted by photographers across the world. The organization is now expanding its scope to reflect changes in the media with the judging of multimedia productions in a separate contest. With this expansion, World Press Photo aims to provide impetus to photojournalistic multimedia by recognizing productions of exceptional quality.

World Press Photo receives support from the Dutch Postcode Lottery and is sponsored worldwide by Canon and TNT.

Editors please note:

Please contact Ms. Sasja de Bie at press@worldpressphoto.org or tel: +31 (0)20 676 6096, for additional information and requests for interviews with jury members.

Prison Valley: Best cross-media/online production (AIB’s 2010, London)

davduf — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 21:07:22 +0000

Alexandre Brachet (producer), David Dufresne (co-director), Claire Harford (Eurosport) et Vanessa Mock (Feature Story News for IAB).

2010 ‘AIBs’ recognise creativity and innovation in global broadcasting across TV, radio, cross-media, marketing and technology

Best cross-media/online production (AIB’s 2010, London)

Winner: Arte France (France) for Prison Valley

—” this advanced form of web documentary and truly multimedia production shows the way ahead for content producers aiming to capture the attention of audiences across platforms”—

Best cross-media/online production – sponsored by Eurosport

Winner: Arte France (France) for Prison Valley

—”this advanced form of web documentary and truly multimedia production shows the way ahead for content producers aiming to capture the attention of audiences across platforms”—

Highly commended

Radio Free Asia (USA) for Travelling Down the Mekong
BBC World Service Trust (UK) for BBC Janala

London, UK, 9 November 2010 – The Association for International Broadcasting (AIB) announced the winners of its annual global media excellence awards at a gala event in London 9 November 2010.

The AIB Awards are unique in broadcasting because of their independence from commercial interests – an independent panel of judges consisting of respected professionals from the broadcasting and wider industries selected the winners among a record number of entries submitted from all over the world.

Jury special mention at Sheffield doc/fest (UK)

davduf — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 21:08:54 +0000

Sheffield Innovation Award. A jury of peers awarded one documentary from the Doc/Fest programme that exhibits originality in approach to form and radical manifestations in the delivery of its story.

This year, the nominees were:

Jurors were:

Frank Poulsen – Filmmaker / Denmark
Zach Klein – Vimeo / USA
Marc Goodchild – Head of Inertactive & On Demand, BBC / UK
Julianne Pierce – Blast Theory / Australia
Ingrid Kopp – Shooting People / USA

Prison Valley winner of 62nd Prix Italia

davduf — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 16:15:20 +0000

Esther Lehoczky (Arte France), à la remise du prix

Today, Prison Valley has won the 62nd Prix Italia for Interactive site linked to a Radio or Television program.

«The Prix Italia is the oldest International Radio, Television and Web Prize and undoubtedly one of the most prestigious. This highly respected event awards prizes for quality productions. The Prix Italia is a particularly lively and dynamic International Community that is continuously changing. It is made up of 90 Public and Private Radio and Television Companies, representing 46 countries from the five continents. It has a unique organizational and decision-making structure among International Festivals. Delegates from the member organizations decide the editorial line and elect the President who, since February 2010 is Eva Hamilton, Director General of the SVT, Public Swedish Television. Eva Hamilton is backed by four Honorary Presidents: Robert Rabinovitch, recent President and CEO of the Canadian CBC, Caroline Thomson, COO of BBC (United Kingdom); Frank Freiling, Vice President Senior, International Affairs, ZDF (Germany) and James Graham, ITV (United Kingdom).»

More info:

Prix Italia / Rai website
Italia Prize (Pdf, in English)

Web, press and media review

davduf — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 18:37:51 +0000

Summer & Autumn & Winter 2010:

http://www.visapourlimage.com/france_prix.do Prison Valley winner of Webdocumentary Award at Visa pour l’image Perpignan festival 2010
http://nofilmschool.com/prison-valley-and-the-future-of-documentary-on-the-web/
http://www.time.com/time
http://niemanstoryboard.us
http://filmmakermagazine.com/whats-in-my-instapaper-sunday-morning-links-6/
http://fotolios.blogspot.com/2010/09/el-valle-de-las-carceles.html
http://jetzt.sueddeutsche.de
http://www.ejc.net/prison_valley_breakaway_web_documentary/
http://www.creation4all.com/myMT/?p=56
http://www.mediastorm.com
http://www.slideshare.net
http://radiograffitionline.com
http://www.independent-magazine.org
http://currentpublicmedia.blogspot.com
http://www.focus.de
http://www.fnp.de

June 2010:

Bellaria Film Festival (Italy) Prison Valley winner of Crossmedia Doc 2010
http://10000words.net/the-best-journalism-youll-see-today-prison-valley/
Site of the Day FWA: http://www.thefwa.com/site/prison-valley
http://www.urbantvguide.nl/eerder-op-tv/prison-valley/
http://medialdigital.de
http://harshbarge.wordpress.com
http://www.trancemedia.eu
http://www.topsitetally.com/top-websites/prison-valley/

April/May 2010:

For articles in French, check this page

Prison valley winner of the 2nd France 24-RFI webdocumentary award in Perpignan

davduf — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:14:52 +0000

Our webdocumentary Prison Valley is the winner of the 2nd FRANCE 24-RFI webdocumentary award in Visa pour l’image (Perpignan). And congratulations to Jassim Ahmad and Ayperi Karabuda of Times of crisis (a Mediastorm/Reuters production) for the special mention !

More news soon. Ceremony tomorrow night in Perpignan.

Thank you a million to all.

More informations:

Time Magazine Website, a Prison Valley Portfolio

davduf — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 17:14:01 +0000

Link: «Welcome to Prison Valley: Fremont County, Colorado, has made incarceration a local specialty industry»

Prison Valley: short trailer

davduf — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 06:17:12 +0000

6th july: first ever prime-time broadcast of the film ‘Prison Valley’

davduf — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 10:07:03 +0000

It’s on Arte as part of a special theme evening called ‘Prisons: a new business?’. The prison industry is booming all over the world. From the flourishing ‘Prison Valley’ in Colorado to experiences with electronic tagging, ‘Thema’ takes a look at both sides of the bars.

So at 8.35 pm there’s the film ‘Prison Valley’ in high definition and 16:9 (with a surprise at the end) and at 9.35 pm ‘Prison à domicile’, a documentary by Philippe Borrel (2007).

But that’s not all. From 9 to 11 pm, you can take part in a special chat with the writers and directors of the web documentary ‘Prison Valley’ (David Dufresne and Philipe Brault) and the producer (Alexandre Brachet) and find out all you want to about the long and crazy adventure of ‘Prison Valley’.

Tell your friends and bring your ideas and questions.

Have a good summer.

‘Prison Valley’ will be shown again on Arte on 10th July at 1.55 am and on 16th July at 10 am.