Tag: 2011

  • The Green Wave by Ali Samadi Ahadi

    Green is the colour of hope. Green is the colour of Islam. And green was the symbol of recognition among the supporters of presidential candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi, who became the symbolic figure of the Green Revolution. The presidential elections on June 12th, 2009 were supposed to bring about a change, but contrary to all expectations…

  • Animated Realities conference, Edinburgh, June 2011

    Edinburgh College of Art hosted a collaborative event with the Edinburgh International Film Festival: the Animated Realities conference: ‘a truly interdisciplinary event and a new platform for ideas’. The jointly curated animated documentary festival programmes of the festival including Iranian feature ‘The Green Wave’ were screened as part of the conference. Keynote speakers included Sheila…

  • ‘The Trouble With Love and Sex’ by Jonathan Hodgson for the BBC

    A 50 minute film, made for the BBC, in which several couples discuss their relationship problems. In the first full-length animated documentary made for British television drawn characters lipsync to the audio testimony recorded in the counselling rooms of Relate. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0113fwl And co-director Zac Beattie writes on the making of the film here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/tv/2011/05/wonderland-trouble-with-love-and-sex.shtml

  • ‘Colourful Claims: towards a theory of animated documentary

    An article by Jonathan Rozenkrantz on the Film International site… http://filmint.nu/?p=1809