One World Media Week

21-25 June 2010

In addition to our Awards ceremony, we were pleased to introduce the first One World Media Week in 2010. With the creation of a week-long programme of events around the Awards, One World Media aims to satisfy a growing demand for access to the films, people and debates showcased at the ceremony. It's also an opportunity to share the wide range of activities we undertake.

The week offered opportunities to see films nominated for the Awards; hear from industry leaders about how to engage new audiences with international issues; learn how to develop media skills to increase coverage of the developing world; and find out about inspiring media organizations overseas giving local people a voice.

Highlights

'Climate Change - Has the Media Got It Right?'
Panel Discussion

A debate about what the UK public really thinks about climate change, which explored whether the media is successfully engaging a wide audience or missing the mark.

Panellists:

Matt McGrath, Environment Correspondent, BBC
Solitaire Townsend, Co-Founder, Futerra
Thomas Schultz-Jagow, Communications Director, Oxfam
Ben Page, Chief Executive, Ipsos MORI
Chair: Damian Carrington, Head of Environment, Guardian & Observer

In partnership with International Broadcasting Trust and the Guardian

New Talent Day - click here to read more

This event featured a range of sessions including talks with leading journalists and filmmakers, discussions on where the opportunities lie for new talent, and a live pitching session with funds on offer to an emerging documentary filmmaker. In partnership with DFG and WorldView Broadcast Media Scheme

Boosting International Drama'

Panel Discussion

Broadcasters want to engage viewers with international content. Traditionally this has been done through news and current affairs, but could drama play a bigger role in bringing stories from the wider world to new audiences?

Panellists:

David Aukin, Producer, Daybreak Pictures
Andrea Calderwood, Producer, Slate Films
Alice Fenyoe, Senior Account Director, TWResearch
Guy Hibbert, Writer, Blood & Oil
Chair: Camilla Campbell, Head of Drama, Channel 4

'Media as a Tool for Development'

Panel Discussion

Equal Access Nepal and Media Focus on Africa discussed how they use radio and drama as a tool for development. Both organisations run media projects in the developing world which are having a real impact.

White Man to the Rescue? International Development in the Media'‘

Panel Discussion

How can a balanced view of development be projected when poor countries are often only deemed newsworthy in times of natural disaster or war? How can journalists avoid the 'white man to the rescue' stereotype?

Panellists:

Jen Corlew, Head of Media, Oxfam GB
Jonathan Miller, Foreign Affairs Correspondent, Channel 4
Cole Moreton, Freelance Author, Journalist and Broadcaster
Mark Wilson, Executive Director, Panos
Chair: Charlie Beckett, Director, POLIS

In partnership with Institute of Development Studies

Orphans of Burma's Cyclone

Film Screening

Filmed covertly over the course of a year by Burmese cameramen, this film follows the lives of eight Burmese orphans and exposes the official intrnsigence of one of the world's most brutal and secretive regimes.

Africa Rising

Film Screening

This controversial, frequently uplifting film considers the failure of Western policies towards Africa and records the inspirational story of how Ethiopians are developing their own solutions to lift themselves out of poverty.