DAY 1

Opening Ceremony (9.30-10.00) 

Morning session (10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.) 

Celebrating innovations in children educational television  programmes

(Presentations of unique formats, genres and experiments in children programming) 

Screenings for children/teachers/producers

*PRIX JEUNESSE SUITCASE part I

*Best of EBU item exchange

*RAI TREI, ITALY*BBC children programmes

*Best of Children Programmes from INDIA

*NHK International Package of films ( awaiting confirmation) 

Lunch break Afternoon session (2.00 – 3.30p.m.)

Framework

(What should children watch?

Conflict between children and adults’ perspectives.) 

·        Does censorship for children work? A case study & presentation by Mr. Wahid Wahed Founder, Auburn Children Film Festival, (AUSTRALIA)

·        Dafna Lemish, Professor and chairperson of Dept. of Comunication at Tel Aviv University, (ISRAEL)

·        Popular  contents and formats in children programming (emerging trends)- reflections by Prix Jeunesse (GERMANY)   

(3.45p.m. - 5.00p.m) Framework (Challenges of commissioning and producing Children Programs)

Talks and presentations by

·        Dr. Dharam Prakash, Head Media Production Department NCERT(National Council for Educational Research and Training), INDIA

·        BBC (Awaiting confirmation)

·        Ms. Laura Di Nitto ,Children programming, RAI TREI (ITALY) - Confirmed

·        PSBT(Public Service Broadcasting Trust), INDIA

·        Vigyan Prasar, INDIA 

Tea break 5.15p.m.- 5.45 p.m.

Wrap up Discussions and recommendations  

6.00 p.m.

Departure of guests for cultural evening at Dilli Haat 8.30 Dinner at Dilli haat   

DAY 2

Children Programmimg and developmental issues 

Morning session (10:00a.m. to 1:00 p.m.) 

Framework (Visuals and Children – Interrelated Stories)

Talks and presentations by

·        “Images plus children equals little consumers” Mag Hatol, Secretary General South East Asian Foundation of Children and Television (PHILLIPINES)

·        Sexualisation of childhood -A presentation by Jasjit Purewal (IFSHA), INDIA and Anusheh (PAKISTAN)

·        Natalie Chan,Radio Television Hong Kong (CHINA)

·        Department of Women & Child, Ministry of HRD INDIA

·        Dr. J.L. Pandey ( NCERT) Lunch break Afternoon session

(2.00p.m. - 3.30p.m.) 

Framework

( Social Conflicts, War and Children Programming) 

Talks and presentations by·        “Children in times of war” -Mr. Mahmood Bouneb, Al Jazeera Children Channel, QATAR

·        “Rural children and Media”- Mr. Ratan Katyayani (WEEK MAN OF The YEAR’2002) a lawyer and grassroot activist from Muktidhara, an NGO from Rajasthan(INDIA)

·        Growing up in societal conflicts by Wahid Wahed, AUSTRALIA  (3.45p.m.- 5.00p.m)

Framework

(Exploring new language of communication with children)

Talks and presentations by

·        Presentation by Mr. Robert Ruoff from Basel Karlsruhe Forum on “Peace & Sports project” – An interesting format to communicate with children through sports and producing programs with them.·        Ministry of Sports,India 5.30 Free time for delegates  

DAY 3 

Morning session ( 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m)

Framework (Culture- a change agent) evolving global contextTalks and

Presentations by

·        Working with children Jury : Difficulties and challenges of dealing with varied cultural references - Mrs. Soheir Abdel Kader, Director- Cairo International Children Film Festival, Ministry of Culture(EGYPT)

·        Bridging culture and education-A presentation by Surendra Kaul ( DG, Centre for Cultural Resources & Training) Ministry Of Culture, INDIA

·        A presentation from Arab World ( in process) 

Lunch break

Afternoon session (2.15 - 3.15p.m.) 

Framework (Workshops with children- A reverse education)  

·        How to conduct a workshop with children when you don’t know their language and culture? - Masato Nisigai ,Japanese Photographer on his experience of guiding a workshop with nomadic children in Rajasthan followed by screening of a film on his workshop.      “Tea and Magic Camera – when culture is the language.”(23 minutes) 

·        Reading images and understanding visual anthropology - Ms. Alinka Eschiverra, a visual anthropologist  from Mexico working with children. 

·        Children producing programmes in film and animation workshops – Project presentation by CIET, INDIA   

(3.30 p.m. – 5.00p.m.)

Framework (Orientation about Item Exchange and how to strengthen it in Asian perspective) 

Talks and presentations by

·        EBU Item Exchange- Mr. Robert Ruoff (BAKA FORUM)

·        PSBT( Public Service Broadcasting Trust), INDIA

·        ABU presentation on challenges under Item Exchange

·        Dr. Dharam Prakash, Dy. Director NCERT(National Council for Educational Research and Development), India

·        NHK International Presentation   

5.15p.m.- 5.45 p.m.

Wrap up Discussions and recommendations   

6.00p.m. Closing of the Forum 

7.00p.m. Jugalbandi by ANDREA CAMERINI , an Italian Singer and Nomadic musicians of Rajasthan