The Mystery Files has been selected as a finalist in the Primary category in the Audiovisual division of the 2017 Japan Prize. The Mystery Files is an educational program connecting clues which reveal surprising facts about the past and how it connects to who we are and how we live now. The Mystery Files is currently airing its 2nd season Mondays at 6pm ET on TVOKids.

Apartment 11 won the Grand Prix Japan Prize in 2006 for Braindamadj’d…Take II and the Japan Prize in 2007 for Mystery Hunters. Final selection judging begins on October 11th, 2017. Stay tuned for the results!

The JAPAN PRIZE was established in 1965 by Japan’s public broadcaster NHK as an international educational program contest. Its aim is to improve the quality of educational contents and thereby to contribute to a better future for people around the world. The contest welcomes educational media of all types, including TV programs, websites, games and cross-media projects http://www.nhk.or.jp/jp-prize/english/2017/entrylist_contents.html

The Mystery Files is co-produced with TVO Kids and with the financial participation of the Canada Media Fund, Shaw Rocket Fund, the Bell Fund, the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit and the Quebec Film and Television Tax Credit.