CSR Press Release

BAGSVAERD, Denmark, Jun. 07 /CSRwire/ - Novo Nordisk's own film production department, FilmSolutions, won two awards at the World Media Festival in Hamburg for a documentary about Novo Nordisk's Changing Diabetes® in Children project in Bangladesh.

The film was produced last year during the start of the project in Bangladesh, where the number of children with diabetes is growing at an alarming rate.

"It was heartbreaking to see the problems, but also nice to see the difference this project is making for these poor children," says Keld von Eyben, manager and producer of FilmSolutions.

To watch the documentary, click here.

One film - two awards

The documentary took top honours in the health category winning the Intermedia-Globe Gold award. The film also won the Hand-in-Hand award, a special prize given to a film highlighting actions by a state, government, corporation, organisation or individual resulting in improvements in the lives of individuals or in society as a whole.

More than 550 films from 33 different countries were represented at the World Media Festival which took place 17-18 May in Hamburg, Germany.

Read more about The Changing Diabetes® in Children programme here.

Read more about the World Media Festival by clicking here.

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