Wednesday, March 18, 2015, 1:00 p.m. – 5th Children’s Media Lab: “Children and Television”
We are pleased to welcome Masakazu Sato, producer of the popular NHK E-Tele programs “Noji’s Inspiration Workshop” and “Pythagoras Switch,”
as our guest.
We hope you’ll join us.
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[What is the Children’s Media Lab?]
We invite guests who are active at the forefront of various fields to participate in the “Children’s Media Lab,” a monthly talk event held at “amu” in Ebisu, where we engage in dialogue to comprehensively explore the relationship between children and media.

http://www.a-m-u.jp/event/series/cat121/

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[Overview of the 5th Children’s Media Lab]

The 5th Children’s Media Lab will be held on Wednesday, March 18, starting at 1:00 PM.
The theme for the 5th session is “Children and Television,” and
we are pleased to welcome Mr. Masakazu Sato, producer of the popular NHK E-TV program “Noji’s Inspiration Workshop,”
as our guest.

As the producer of the popular E-TV craft program “Noji’s Inspiration Workshop,”
he has also been involved in the production and planning of numerous other programs, including "Pythagora Switch," "Shakin!," and "Design A."

The programs Mr. Sato produces, centered on the theme of "looking closely, feeling deeply, and thinking carefully,"
have captivated many children and continue to gain new fans.

Behind the scenes of TV production,
what he prioritizes when producing children’s programs,
and the future relationship between television and children…

We’ll hear from Mr. Sato, who is at the forefront of TV production,
about the key points of creating children’s content
and the future of content production.

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<<Talk Event Overview>>

■ Event Name: 5th Children’s Media Lab

■ Theme: Children and Television

■ Date & Time: Wednesday, March 18, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Doors open at 12:30 PM)

■Location: Multipurpose Creative Space “amu”
　　　　1-17-2 Ebisu-Nishi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
　　　　http://www.a-m-u.jp/access/

■Details & Registration:
http://www.a-m-u.jp/event/2015/03/kodomo-medialab-vol5.html

■Speakers:
●Masakazu Sato (NHK E-Tele Producer)

[Profile]
Producer in the Children’s and Early Childhood Division at NHK Educational. Born in Tokyo. Graduated from Chuo University’s Faculty of Law.
Joined NHK in Heisei 10. With the aim of fostering children’s creativity,
he plans and produces programs centered on the theme of “observing closely, feeling deeply, and thinking carefully.”
These include “Pythagora Switch,” “Shakin!”, “Design A,” “Nozy’s Inspiration Workshop,” and “Q: Philosophy for Children.” He has received numerous domestic and international awards, including the Good Design Grand Prize, the Peabody Award, and the Gold Award at the American Film Festival.

● Nanako Ishido (Chairperson, NPO CANVAS)

[Profile]
Chairperson of NPO CANVAS; Representative Director of Digital Ehon Co., Ltd.; Associate Professor at Keio University; and Representative of amu.
After graduating from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Tokyo and serving as a visiting researcher at the MIT Media Lab, she
founded “CANVAS,” an NPO that promotes creative and expressive activities for children.
To date, she has held 2,000 workshops, with approximately 300,000 children participating.
The “Workshop Collection,” an exposition of children’s creative activities for which he serves as Executive Committee Chair,
draws 100,000 visitors over two days. He subsequently launched Digital Ehon Co., Ltd.,
where he is currently developing picture book apps.
He also serves as a member of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications’ Information and Communications Council, among other roles.
His publications include *Turning On Children’s Creativity! The Secret Base of Play and Learning: CANVAS in Practice*,
*The Digital Textbook Revolution*, and *The Digital Education Declaration: The Future of Children Who Play and Learn on Smartphones*,
among others.

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