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Franny Armstrong is a documentary film director.

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Biography

Franny's first documentary, McLibel (1997, 2005), told the inside story of the infamous McDonald's libel trial. Filmed over ten years with no commission, no budget and a voluntary crew - including Ken Loach, who directed the courtroom reconstructions - it shot to notoriety after getting stopped by lawyers at first BBC1 and then Channel 4 on its first release in 1997. Eight years later - after the 'McLibel Two' had defeated the British government at the European Court of Human Rights - it was finally broadcast on BBC2 to excellent viewing figures (1 million at 10.30 pm on Sunday), and fantastic reviews. It was then broadcast on TV in 15 countries - including Australia, Canada and America - and released on DVD worldwide. Cinema Libre distributors released McLibel in American cinemas and DVD stores in summer 2005 and Revelation followed in the UK in 2006. McLibel was nominated for (but never won) numerous awards, including the Grierson Documentary Award and the British Independent Film Awards. It was recently picked for the British Film Institute's prestigious series, "Ten Documentaries which changed the World".

Franny's second feature doc, 'Drowned Out' (2002), follows an Indian family who chose to stay at home and drown rather than make way for the Narmada Dam. It too sold around the world, was nominated for 'Best Documentary' at the British Independent Film Awards 2004 and was released theatrically in America and DVD worldwide in 2006.

With zero backing from the UK TV industry, Franny's films have been seen by more than 56 million people. She has been working full-time on 'The Age of Stupid' (formerly known as 'Crude') since December 2004.

Filmography

Reviews

"A beacon to the grassroots filmmaking community" - International Doc Mag
"When, in a few years' time, Franny Armstrong is being discussed as one of the key documentary film-makers of our generation, you can say you were in there at the start" - DVD Outsider
"Insatiable... inspiring... revolutionary... your hero" - Channel 4

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 ==Biography==
-Franny's first documentary, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McLibel_%28film%29 'McLibel'] (1997, 2005), told the inside story of the infamous [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McLibel McDonald's libel trial]. Filmed over ten years with no commission, no budget and a voluntary crew - including [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Loach Ken Loach], who directed the courtroom reconstructions - it shot to notoriety after getting stopped by lawyers at first [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC1 BBC1] and then [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_4 Channel 4] on its first release in 1997. Eight years later - after the 'McLibel Two' had defeated the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Government British government] at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Court_of_Human_Rights European Court of Human Rights] - it was finally broadcast on BBC2 to excellent viewing figures (1 million at 10.30 pm on Sunday), and fantastic reviews. It was then broadcast on TV in 15 countries - including Australia, Canada and America - and released on DVD worldwide. [http://www.cinemalibrestudio.com Cinema Libre] distributors released McLibel in American cinemas and DVD stores in summer 2005 and Revelation followed in the UK in 2006. McLibel was nominated for (but never won) numerous awards, including the [http://www.griersontrust.org/grierson_2007.htm Grierson Documentary Award] and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Independent_Film_Awards British Independent Film Awards.]  It was recently picked for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Film_Institute British Film Institute's] prestigious series, "Ten Documentaries which changed the World".
+Franny's first documentary, [[McLibel (film)|McLibel]] (1997, 2005), told the inside story of the infamous [[McLibel|McDonald's libel trial]]. Filmed over ten years with no commission, no budget and a voluntary crew - including [[Ken Loach]], who directed the courtroom reconstructions - it shot to notoriety after getting stopped by lawyers at first [[BBC1]] and then [[Channel 4]] on its first release in 1997. Eight years later - after the 'McLibel Two' had defeated the [[British government]] at the [[European Court of Human Rights]] - it was finally broadcast on BBC2 to excellent viewing figures (1 million at 10.30 pm on Sunday), and fantastic reviews. It was then broadcast on TV in 15 countries - including Australia, Canada and America - and released on DVD worldwide. [http://www.cinemalibrestudio.com Cinema Libre] distributors released McLibel in American cinemas and DVD stores in summer 2005 and Revelation followed in the UK in 2006. McLibel was nominated for (but never won) numerous awards, including the [http://www.griersontrust.org/grierson_2007.htm Grierson Documentary Award] and the [[British Independent Film Awards]].  It was recently picked for the [[British Film Institute]]'s prestigious series, "Ten Documentaries which changed the World".
-Franny's second feature doc, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drowned_Out 'Drowned Out'] (2002), follows an Indian family who chose to stay at home and drown rather than make way for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narmada_Dam_Project Narmada Dam.] It too sold around the world, was nominated for 'Best Documentary' at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Independent_Film_Awards_2004 British Independent Film Awards 2004] and was released theatrically in America and DVD worldwide in 2006.
+Franny's second feature doc, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drowned_Out 'Drowned Out'] (2002), follows an Indian family who chose to stay at home and drown rather than make way for the [[Narmada Dam]]. It too sold around the world, was nominated for 'Best Documentary' at the [[British Independent Film Awards 2004]] and was released theatrically in America and DVD worldwide in 2006.
-With zero backing from the UK TV industry, Franny's films have been seen by more than 56 million people. She has been working full-time on 'The Age of Stupid' (formerly known as 'Crude') since December 2004.
+With zero backing from the UK TV industry, Franny's films have been seen by more than 56 million people. She has been working full-time on [http://www.crudemovie.net 'The Age of Stupid'] (formerly known as 'Crude') since December 2004.
 ==Filmography==
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 *[http://www.hamhigh.co.uk/search/story.aspx?brand=Northlondon24&category=fscamdentown&itemid=WeED03%20Jan%202008%2014:05:44:793&tBrand=Northlondon24&tCategory=search Hampstead and Highgate Express interview with Franny, 03.01.2008]
 *[http://undercurrentsvideo.blogspot.com/2008/02/age-of-stupid.html Undercurrents Alternative News "Preview Screening to raise final cash for The Age of Stupid", 14.02.2008]
-*[http://crudemovie.net/node/1102 The Age of Stupid on Channel 4 News, 17.02.2008]
+*[http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/arts_entertainment/film_tv/petes+green+documentary/1580147 The Age of Stupid on Channel 4 News, 17.02.2008]
 *[http://www.oneclimate.net/2008/02/18/the-age-of-stupid/ One Climate.net article about The Age of Stupid, 18.02.2008]
 *[http://www.slnn.com/index.php?SCREEN=article&about=age-of-stupid-screening Second Life News feature about The Age of Stupid, 25.02.2008]