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'''''Burma VJ''''' ([[English language|English]]: '''''Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country''''') is a 2009 documentary film directed by Anders Østergaard. It follows the September 2007 uprisings against the military regime in [[Burma]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-capsules29-2009may29,0,2741161.story|title='Burma VJ' vividly details monk uprising|publisher=New York Times|date=29 May 2009|accessdate=30 May 2009}}</ref> It was filmed entirely on hand-held cameras, and the footage was smuggled out of the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indypendent.org/2009/05/28/burma-vj/|title=FILM REVIEW: Burma VJ: Reporting From a Closed Country|author=Bass, Charlie|publisher=The Indypendent|date=28 May 2009|accessdate=30 May 2009}}</ref>
'''''Burma VJ''''' ([[English language|English]]: '''''Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country''''') is a 2009 documentary film directed by Anders Østergaard. It follows the September 2007 uprisings against the military regime in [[Burma]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-capsules29-2009may29,0,2741161.story|title='Burma VJ' vividly details monk uprising|publisher=New York Times|date=29 May 2009|accessdate=30 May 2009}}</ref> Some of it was filmed on hand-held cameras, and the footage was smuggled out of the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indypendent.org/2009/05/28/burma-vj/|title=FILM REVIEW: Burma VJ: Reporting From a Closed Country|author=Bass, Charlie|publisher=The Indypendent|date=28 May 2009|accessdate=30 May 2009}}</ref> Other parts of it were reconstructed, which caused controversy. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1874773,00.html/|title=Burma VJ: Truth As Casualty|author=Marshall, Andrew|publisher=TIME magazine|date=29 Jan 2009|accessdate=6 August 2010}}</ref>


==Awards and nominations==
==Awards and nominations==

Revision as of 13:16, 6 August 2010

Burma VJ - Reporting From A Closed Country
Directed byAnders Østergaard
Written byAnders Ostergaard, Jan Krogsgaard
Produced byLise Lense-Møller Com: Magic Hour Films Line: Cecilia Valsted Ass.: Lars Frederiksen
StarringThe Burmeese VJ´s
Narrated byJoshua
Edited byJanus Billeskov & Thomas Papapetros
Music byConny C-A Malmqvist
Distributed byDogwoof Pictures (UK), Oscilloscope Laboratories (US)
Release date
2009
Running time
84 mins
CountryDenmark
LanguagesBurmese and English
Box office$123,477[1]

Burma VJ (English: Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country) is a 2009 documentary film directed by Anders Østergaard. It follows the September 2007 uprisings against the military regime in Burma.[2] Some of it was filmed on hand-held cameras, and the footage was smuggled out of the country.[3] Other parts of it were reconstructed, which caused controversy. [4]

Awards and nominations

Nominated

  • EFA Documentaire 2009 - Prix Arte: Nominations et Jury

In association with the European culture channel ARTE, the winner will be presented at the 22nd European Film Awards Ceremony on Saturday, 12 December, in Bochum/Germany.

  • Oscar 2010 - Best Documentary Feature

Won

Sundance Film Festival[citation needed]

  • World Cinema Documentary Film Editing Award

San Francisco International Film Festival

  • Golden Gate Persistence of Vision Award: Investigative Documentary Feature [5]

Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival

  • The VPRO Joris Ivens Award
  • Movies That Matter Award [6]

CPH:DOX

  • Amnesty Award
  • DOX Award

Berlinale

  • Cinema for Peace International Human Rights Film Award

Boulder International Film Festival

  • Grand Prix

Bodil (Danish Golden Globe) 2009 (Denmark)

  • Best Documentary

ZagrebDox (Croatia)

  • Movies that Matter Human Rights Award
  • Special mention

Robert , Danish Film Academy Award 2009 (Denmark)

  • Best Long Documentary

One World 2009 (Czech Republic)

  • Vaclav Havel Special Award
  • Student Jury Award

11th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival

  • Audience Award

Perspektive International Human Rights Film Festival Nuremberg

  • Audience Award
  • Youth Jury Award

Full Frame Documentary Festival (USA)

  • Anne Dellinger Grand Jury Award
  • Center for Documentary Studies Filmmaker Award
  • Full Frame / Working Films Award

ITS ALL TRUE – 14th International Documentary Film Festival – Sao Paulo (Brazil)

  • Best Documentary

Amnesty International's Movies that Matter Festival (Holland)

  • The Golden Butterfly, Amnesty International's A Matter of ACT documentary award
  • MovieSquad ALLRights Award

San Francisco International Film Festival (USA)

  • Investigative Documentary Feature Award

For the courage of its cameramen, the boldness of its director, and exemplary transnational collaboration; and, for its model of collective investigations in high and low technology, carried out under threat of death and imprisonment, to beam the truth of a country out to the world, the award for best investigative documentary goes to BURMA VJ

Planete Doc Review 2009 (Poland)

  • Amnesty International Award (and one special mention)

Mountainfilm in TELLURIDE 2009 (US)

  • MOVING MOUNTAINS PRIZE (TIE)

Grand Prix International Du Documentaire D´Auteur 2009, URTI, Monte-Carlo

  • SILVER MEDAL

Shot at the risk of human lives and with basic technical means, this film makes us live from inside events having opposed the Burmese monks then the students to the ruling military dictatorship. The author used these strong images to put the speech of democracy on a dissident satellite channel and to supply the international media.This film was made in exceptional conditions, which widen the documentary genre.

Golden Apricot” 6th International Film Festival, 2009 (Armenia)

  • Golden Apricot” main prize

Jerusalem International Film Festival, 2009 (Israel)

  • The “In the Spirit of Freedom” Awards in memory of Wim van Leer

Festival Cine Ourense

  • Best Documentary Director

Odense Film Festival 2009, Denmark

  • Best Danish Documentary

I WILL TELL FILM FESTIVAL 2009

  • Ndindasawapanga Award ( I WILL TELL)

Branchage Jersey International filmfetival 2009

  • MATTER DOCUMENTARY AWARD.

GRIERSON 2009, The British Documentary Award, UK

  • Best Cinema Documentary ( UK Film council award)

DokMa 2009, Slovenia

  • Triangle Muscle Award – Best feature Length

Verzio 6 Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, Hungary

  • Audience award

4 Screens European Film Festival, France

  • Grand Prix
  • Youth Jury prize

National Board of Review, US

  • Freedom of Expression Award

Cinema Eye Honors, US

  • Outstanding Achievement In Editing
  • Outstanding Achievement In An International Feature Film

Box office

The film was released to one theater on May 20, 2009 and grossed $5,554 in the opening weekend. Its widest release was in three theaters. As of May 1, 2010, the total grossing stands at $123,477.[7]

References

  1. ^ http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=burmavj.htm
  2. ^ "'Burma VJ' vividly details monk uprising". New York Times. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
  3. ^ Bass, Charlie (28 May 2009). "FILM REVIEW: Burma VJ: Reporting From a Closed Country". The Indypendent. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
  4. ^ Marshall, Andrew (29 Jan 2009). "Burma VJ: Truth As Casualty". TIME magazine. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
  5. ^ San Francisco Film Society, "Golden Gate Award 2009 Winners". Retrieved July 3, 2009.
  6. ^ Variety, "'Burma VJ' wins Amsterdam prize". Retrieved July 3, 2009.
  7. ^ "Box Office Mojo". Retrieved July 3, 2009.
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