Tokyo Docs 2016 Awards
Best Pitch Award
I am a CODA
- Itaru Matsui, Mayu Hirano (Temjin Co., Ltd., Japan)
A coming-of-age story of a 15-year-old girl who can hear but whose parents are Deaf. A family saga about love and loneliness.
Best Asian Pitch Award
China’s Forgotten Daughters
- Vincent Hai DU, Han MENG, Kathy HUANG (Kathy Huang Films, China)
37 years after controversial one-child policy was instituted, some women go in search of the parents who abandoned them.
Excellent Pitch Award
Prison Circle
- Kaori SAKAGAMI (out of frame, Japan)
12 Wives
- Tonny TRIMARSANTO, Mandy MARAHIMIN (Tanakhir Flims, Indonesia)
Last Redemption
- Akira MIKI, Reiko HIRANO (Tohokushinsya Film Corporation, Japan)
Dr. Maaya and the Colors of Life
- Yo UMEZAKI (TV Tokyo, Japan)
AIDC (The Australian International Documentary Conference) Award
Stories from the Field
- Arun BHATTARAI (Sound Pictures, Bhutan)
- Jilianna UGRIN (Éclipse Film Ltd. Hungary)
Docedge Kolkata Award
I am a CODA
- Itaru Matsui, Mayu Hirano (Temjin Co., Ltd., Japan)
SSD (Sunny Side of the Doc) Award
China’s Forgotten Daughters
- Vincent Hai DU, Han MENG, Kathy HUANG (Kathy Huang Films, China)
Asia Dramatic TV Award
A Bike Bookmobile in Bamiyan
- Abbas MOHHAMAD (3rd Eye Film & Photojournalism Center, Afghanistan)
- Takashi INOUE (The Eurasia Cultural Center, Tokyo University of the Arts, Japan)
Tokyo Docs Special Mention
A Bike Bookmobile in Bamiyan
- Abbas MOHHAMAD (3rd Eye Film & Photojournalism Center, Afghanistan)
- Takashi INOUE (The Eurasia Cultural Center, Tokyo University of the Arts, Japan)
Past Award-winning Projects
| Best Pitch |
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Samurai Architect Tadao AndoShigenori Mizuno (NHK Enterprises, Japan) |
| Outstanding Pitch |
Outside In: Donald Richie and JapanKaren Severns/Koichi Mori (KiSMet Productions) |
Nobody’s Perfect: Hirotada Ototake Becomes a Teacher with a Massage to ChildrenKeiko Inoue/Sachimi Nakagawa (Creative Nexus, Japan) |
Peace on the Tigris: Iraq War10 Years LaterTakeharu Watai/Haruko Konishi (So-net Media Entertainment Corporation, Japan) |
Ebizo Ichikawa Reinvents the Kabuki WorldKatsuhiko Chino/Taizo Okada (Nippon Television Network Corporation) |
| Best Asian Pitch |
The Food Crisis in ChinaMing Shang/Cindy Xin Zeng (China) |
| Asia Dramatic TV Award |
Unmasking NohSoraya Umekawa/Naotomo Umekawa (Street Witness Productions, Japan) /Patrick Cunningham (Mighty Reel Productions) |
| Best Pitch |
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A Step ForwardAtsushi Kasezawa (DOCUMENTARY Japan, Japan) |
| Outstanding Pitch |
Discovery of Hidden Ukiyo-e ArtHiroshi Yamamura (Express, Japan) |
Election in the World’s Largest SlumNaoki Uchiyama (TEMJIN PRODUCTION, Japan) |
Far From Fukushima̶Building the Temporary TownAtsushi Funahashi (DOCUMENTARY Japan, Japan) |
3-Star Sushi: Chef Araki’s London ChallengeSayuki OHO/Akira Nishimura (Fuji Television Network, Japan) |
Shellingual̶A Man Who Speaks with ShellsTadashi Arimoto (Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting, Japan) |
| Best Pitch |
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Beyond the WaveKyoko Miyake |
| Outstanding Pitch |
Nuclear Nation – Fukushima Refugees-Atsushi Funahashi (Documentary Japan, Japan) |
Dashi- Secrets of Japanese Cuisine’s UmamiShohei Shibata (ASIA DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION, Japan) |
Long Way HomeKimiya Mitsui (Director’s Tokyo, Japan) |
