The Bronswik Affair
The Bronswik Affair | |
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L'Affaire Bronswik | |
Directed by | Robert Awad André Leduc |
Written by | Robert Awad André Leduc |
Produced by | René Jodoin |
Narrated by | Michel Mongeau |
Cinematography | Richard Moras Jacques Avoine Raymond Dumas Simon Leblanc |
Edited by | Robert Awad |
Production company | |
Release date | 1978 |
Running time | 24 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
The Bronswik Affair (French: L'Affaire Bronswik) is a 1978 Canadian short film, directed by Robert Awad and André Leduc.[1]
Summary[]
An animated mockumentary, the film satirizes advertising and marketing[2] through the story of Bronswik, a fictional manufacturer of television sets which feature special technology designed to disable viewers' ability to resist advertising pitches, spawning a frenzied addiction to consumerism[3] which leads to a political and social crisis.[4]
Accolades[]
The film won the Canadian Film Award for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 29th Canadian Film Awards.[5]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Michel Coulombe and Marcel Jean, Le dictionnaire du cinéma québécois. Boréal, 1988. p. 19.
- ^ WorldCat.org
- ^ MUBI
- ^ "Short Film Reviews: L'Affaire Bronswik". Cinema Canada, March 1979. pp. 38-39.
- ^ Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-7737-3238-1. pp. 121-124.
External links[]
Categories:
- English-language films
- 1978 films
- 1978 animated films
- 1978 short films
- Canadian films
- Canadian animated short films
- Canadian mockumentary films
- Best Theatrical Short Film Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners
- National Film Board of Canada animated short films
- Canadian satirical films