Month: September 2012

  • ‘Man on the Land’ by UPA

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CBeeyYmULA Posted by oldclassiccartoons on Youtube, this is an information film from 1951 about the development of agriculture made by UPA for the American Petroleum Institute; so in fact, it’s really propaganda for doing your farming with oil-powered machines! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CBeeyYmULA

  • ‘Another Day of Life’ feature in production

    A Spanish, German and Belgian co-production, directors Raul de la Fuente & Damian Nenow are making a film based on war reporter Ryszard Kapuścińki’s book about the trip he made to Angola in 1975. The images are beautiful, but funny how they bear more than a passing resemblance to a certain animadoc war feature we…

  • Animated Documentary Programme at LIAF 2012

    A great program here of the very latest films in animated documentary, at London International Animation Festival, screening on October 28th. Perhaps now I should admit that, I feature as an interviewee in Sam Blains film ‘In Dreams’. http://www.liaf.org.uk/2012/09/animated-documentaries-15-2/

  • Review of ‘Hybrid Documentaries’ from CBC News

    Fun article, highlighting some of the tensions documentary directors explore between the real and the unreal. With examples from this years Toronto Film Festival. http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/story/2012/09/04/f-hybrid-documentaries-tiff-2012.html

  • ‘Mother of Many’ by Emma Lazenby

    Mother of Many from emma lazenby on Vimeo. A BAFTA-winning short inspired the director’s mother, who worked for many years as a midwife supporting women through pregnancy and childbirth. Made by Bristol production company Arthur Cox for Channel 4 Television. https://vimeo.com/29311641

  • ‘Never Like The First Time’ by Jonas Odell

      We can only find a clip for this animated documentary, but it’s one we would like to include! https://vimeo.com/33210503