A co-production with ARTE France, SATOYAMA <\/em>examines how satoyama<\/em> regions\u2014which are said to surpass natural wilderness in terms of biodiversity\u2014came to be created in Japan. \u201cThe backdrop is a critical awareness of the relationship between people \u201cSo, how should people interact with nature?\u201d Kikuchi continues. \u201cClues can be found in the satoyama<\/em> regions of the disaster-prone country that is Japan. The concept of our new series is to examine human wisdom for turning nature\u2019s fury into nature\u2019s bounty. We look into the wisdom that has enabled Japanese people to parry the awesome forces of nature, tame them and sometimes take advantage of them\u2014all in ways that transform them into rich blessings.\u201d<\/p>\n For the new series, NHK used the latest 8K cameras to capture landscapes where people live in beautiful harmony with nature, places where life flourishes and the harsher side of the natural environment.<\/p>\n H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Coldefy, head of factual specialist at ARTE France, says that it was the subject itself that drew them on board as a co-producer: \u201cSatoyama<\/em> as an experience and a concept that is unknown to Western people, the beautiful and delicate sceneries as well as the shooting of the biodiversity (fauna and flora) and of the cycle of life.\u201d<\/p>\n Radioactive Forest 10 Years After<\/em>, co-produced with CuriosityStream, takes the viewer into a forest that was polluted by a nuclear accident a decade ago. In 4K detail, it shows how wildlife has flourished and how the landscape has undergone dramatic change. It also reveals the latest scientific facts and the emotional pain of people who had to leave the place they called home after the Fukushima nuclear accident.<\/p>\n \u201cTen years on from the nuclear accident, towns that had been empty of people are beginning to bustle with human activity in new ways,\u201d says Shotaro Fujimatsu, one of the directors of Radioactive Forest 10 Years After.<\/em> \u201cSome things have changed for good. Some things won\u2019t change. But there are still some things that I don\u2019t understand. I hope the documentary will lead people to think about the Fukushima of today and keep it in their hearts. I\u2019d like the documentary to reach as many people as possible around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n Steve Burns, executive producer for Curiosity\u2019s reversion, adds, \u201cNHK science reporting is always the best, especially at breaking down complex science into understandable computer graphics. Radioactive Forest 10 Years After<\/em> does that very well. What I found especially fascinating was their deeply emotional sequences about the farmers and residents of this rural area, many of whom still cannot return to their villages and homes.\u201d<\/p>\n Hidden India: The Golden City of Jaisalmer <\/em>is a co-production between NHK and India\u2019s S\u00e9ance Entertainment. It spotlights the narrow, maze-like streets of the fort and its buildings that are covered with intricate carvings. Filmed in 8K, the program looks at the origins of these details along with their historical and religious meanings.<\/p>\n \u201cAt NHK, we have an unceasing commitment to providing the highest level of service to our viewers,\u201d says Mayuko Hori, senior producer in the global content development division of NHK. \u201cWith this commitment in mind, we work proactively in international co-productions with a focus on documentaries. We cover subject areas as diverse as nature, science and history.<\/p>\n \u201cWith many of our documentary co-productions, we aim to overturn established notions and encourage viewers to take a fresh look at their values and lifestyles,\u201d Hori adds. \u201cWith the goal of presenting viewers with universally relatable stories, program-makers with expertise in their subject areas remain conscious of contemporary circumstances and issues while using cutting-edge forms of visual expression (including video technologies developed by NHK) to share new knowledge. They also draw on a talent for close and unhurried engagement with the people they document.\u201d<\/p>\n NHK works closely with international program-makers from the project proposal stage, Hori says. \u201cWe proactively incorporate perspectives, ideas and forms of visual expression that we could not bring to the table if we worked without partners. In all of these efforts, we attach the highest priority to satisfaction for viewers at home and abroad.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"***Image***\"](\"http:\/\/newsletters.worldscreen.com\/screenings\/img\/2022-03-21-SATOYAMANHK.jpg\")
and nature,\u201d says Tetsunori Kikuchi, executive producer of SATOYAMA. <\/em>\u201cIn 2011, the Great East Japan Earthquake reminded many Japanese people of nature\u2019s terrible power. Also, news of abnormal weather and natural disasters resulting from global warming is becoming more and more common as the years pass.\u201d<\/p>\n