Announcing the winners of the JET Programme Video Contest 2017!
JET Programme Video Contest 2017
Held as part of the JET Programme 30th anniversary commemorations, the ‘JET Programme Video Contest’ was first held from October 2015 to August 2016 to showcase the hidden charms of Japan’s local communities as seen through the eyes of current and former JET participants. It resonated with the JET community and garnered 107 submissions over the ‘Spring/Summer’ and ‘Fall/Winter’ periods. As a result of this success, CLAIR held the contest again in 2017 to continue promoting communities that utilise the JET Programme.
The videos submitted in 2017 were judged by a panel of experts on 14 February, 2018, and eight award winners were chosen.
View award-winning videos: https://jetprogramme.org/en/videocontest17winners/
View all entries on the main contest page: https://jetprogramme.org/en/videocontest/
Award-Winning Submissions
Award | Submitted Video Title | Submitter | Contracting | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Prize | Ie: Beyond the Shoreline | Daeyna Jackson | Ie Village, Okinawa Prefecture | Jamaica |
| Runner Up | 青森で暮らすということは (Life in Aomori) | Sooyoung Park | Aomori Prefecture | South Korea |
| Runner Up | Izu is Beautiful | Dana Nyberg | Nishiizu Town, Shizuoka Prefecture | USA |
| Best Idea Award | Kakinoura | Elayna Snyder | Ainan Town, Ehime Prefecture | USA |
| PR Award | 私が過ごした江戸川区の夏 (My Summer in Edogawa Ward) | Rebecca Smith | Tokyo | USA |
| Challenge Award | Kaminoyama's Kasedori Festival | Giuseppe Di Martino | Kaminoyama City, Yamagata Prefecture | USA |
| JET Award | "A New Me" In Sendai-Shi | Roley Leyson | Sendai City | Canada |
| Spirit Award | 富岡駅、再び。 (Tomioka Station, Once Again) | Quanyi Xu | Fukushima Prefecture | China |