Popular programming that focuses on science tends to not actually be all that popular. Bringing in new audiences who aren’t already up to speed on science topics is a challenge.
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A pioneering documentary about South African punks, Fokofpolisiekar, doesn’t only focus on the band, but also illuminates the evolution of the documentary form.
The recently broadcast TV mini-series, “Mars”, combines fiction and nonfiction in a way that places them in balance. This kind of combination is likely to feature in more television series and films.
Many broadcasters around the world enforce local content quotas to ensure their television industries’ survival. But the success of these measures varies widely.
The currently screening films The Walk and the Program are both fictionalised versions of recent documentaries.
Indian artists and thinkers may start thinking twice about using religion in their creative output.
This is a timely and vibrant film, funny at times – and not without a hint of editorial distance from director Winterbottom.
The political docudrama missed a huge opportunity to offer real insight so close to another election.
The TV documentaries Benefits Street and Immigration Street have left long-term damage – in more ways than one.
Gabe Polsky’s documentary Red Army opens with the film’s main subject – former NHL and Soviet hockey great Viacheslav (Slava) Fetisov – giving the finger to Polsky while checking his phone. At the film’s…
Most broadcasters – especially those who work at the BBC – must produce their programmes to conform to strict guidelines. They must be within five seconds of the required length, they must comply with…
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Senior lecturer in Screen Production and Film and Television Studies, University of Cape Town
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University of York
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