What is KWN?
KWN (Kid Witness News) is a global video education program supported by Panasonic, with the aim of boosting creativity and communication skills and fostering teamwork through video production by children at the elementary, junior high, and senior high school levels.

Mission
KWN is a global hands-on video educational program for students supported by Panasonic. Panasonic aims to contribute to the realization of our philosophy since 1989, for future generations, the program aims to stimulate Children's creativity, build communication skills and encourage teamwork through video production, based on children's point of view , "The World Through Their Eyes."
Global Development
More than 183,450 children around the world have participated in the KWN program since it first began in the U.S. in 1989. Panasonic lends video production equipment to schools for student video productions. Videos created by the students are submitted to an annual countries/regions awards contest, with prizes awarded across multiple categories.
In 2004, an international category was created in the contest for the first time, taking the competition global. In keeping with this growing number of participating countries/regions, the KWN Global Contest has been held annually since 2008. The Global Summit has been held in Tokyo for the winners from each country since 2017 with the aim of deepening cross-cultural exchanges and understanding of social issues. Since 2020, the Global Summit has been held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, connecting participating schools from each country via a live stream from Tokyo.
Program Flow
The theme for the Global Contest is the SDGs. Videos are created from the viewpoints of the children. Among the videos from all over the world, select the Grand Prix winner and other top award winners. There are 3 themes of Communication, Environment and Sports for the Global Contest. Videos are created from the viewpoints of the children. Among the videos from all over the world, winning entries are selected for the KWN Kids Award, KWN Fans Award, and the Panasonic Award.
Video Submission


Awards at the Global Summit

Judging Process
