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Burma VJ: Film Credits

FIRST HAND MOTION
MAGIC HOUR FILMS MOTION

in association with
HBO Documentary Films

and in association with
DR
CH4
WDR
ARTE
SVT
WG FILM
MEDIAMENTE
KAMOLI FILM
CBC News Network
DFI
NRK
SFI
NFTF
FRITT ORD

DISCLAIMER

This film, ‘Burma VJ’  is comprised largely of material shot by undercover reporters in Burma.

Some elements of the film have been reconstructed in close cooperation with the actual persons involved, just as some names, places, and other recognizable facts have been altered for security reasons and in order to protect individuals.

A FILM BY
Anders Østergaard

ASSISANT DIRECTOR AND ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Jan Krogsgaard

CO-PRODUCER ON LOCATION
Sam Kalayanee
Images of Asia

PRODUCTION MANAGER ON LOCATION
Jiraporn Jaipang

SOUND
Sam Kalayanee
Liam Morgan
Mikael Körner
Peter Schultz
Anders Nybø

CAMERA ASSISTANT AND ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Leonardo Sanchez

OFF-LINE
Kong Gulerod film

EDITING CONSULTANT
Anders Villadsen

EDITING ASSISTANTS
Peter Wagner
Daniel Alban Petersen
Henrik Bloch-Hansen

ON-LINE
Minerva film

POST PRODUCER
Camilla Dal

COLOUR GRADING
Rune Felix Holm

GRAPHIC DESIGN
Sammy Larsen

ON-LINE ASSISTANT
Julian Roland

ARTWORK
Paul Wilson (YELLOW1.DK)

ARCHIVE CLEARING AND PR
Helle Ulsteen

ASSISTANT
Lars Gundel Frederiksen

CLEARING OF MUSICAL RIGHTS
Claus Kilpatrick

TRANSLATION
Num Aye, Bee Htaw, Andrew Thompson, Toe Zaw Latt

THE FILM CREW WISHES TO THANK:
Extras and helpers in Chiang Mai
Christian Outreach / Chiang Mai
Migrant Education Project / Chiang Mai
Wat Chompoo Temple
Police in Chiang Mai
Suan Alya
Chiang Mai Stadium
Democratic Voice of Burma / Khin Maung Win
Dansk Burma Komite v. Annette Berentzen
International Media Support
Mizzima TV
Eva Pedrelli
Ole Retsbo
Keld Åkjær
Sandra Whipham

MUSIC ARCHIVE
"Ciranda Nordestina"
Music by Egberto Gismonti
Performed by Egberto Gismonti
Published by Gismonti Edition
Courtesy of ECM

ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE
Democratic Voice of Burma
Mizzima TV
Paul Rush
KoKo/LMG
BBC MOTION GALLERY
SBS WORLD NEWS
CNN WORLD NEWS
WDR NEWS
FRANCE24
UN NEWS CENTER
AL JAZEERA NETWORK

PRODUCED BY
Magic Hour Films

IN CO-PRODUCTION WITH

WG Film / Fredrik Gertten  and Margarete Jangård
Mediamente / Torstein Nybø
Kamoli Films / Helle Ulsteen

The Danish Film Institute / film consultant Dola Bonfils

DR TV / Mette Hoffmann Meyer and Maja Helene Riis


IN ASSOCIATION WITH

Channel 4 TELEVISION
SVT Stockholm/CULTURE / Vera Bonnier
ARTE / Sabine Rollberg
WDR/Christiane Hinz
IKON/Margje de Koning
NRK/Tore Tomter
YES / Osnat Eden-Freimann
Televisió de Catalunya TV3 / Joan Salvat
VRT/ Luc Verreth
CBC News Network / Catherine Olsen

WITH THE SUPPORT OF

The Swedish Film Institute / Tove Torbiörnsson
Nordic Film & TV Fund / Eva Færevaag
Danida
Fritt Ord
Danish Ministry of Education
Dansk Metal

Distribution Advisor
USA
JOSH BRAUN / SUBMARINE ENTERTAINMENT

International sales and distribution
FIRST HAND FILMS

2008© Magic Hour Films / WG Film and Mediamente in association with Channel 4

 

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Awards

  • Nominated for Best Documentary Feature, Academy Awards, USA
  • World Cinema Documentary Editing Award, Sundance Film Festival, USA
  • Best Long Documentary, Denmark
  • International Human Rights Film Award to Democratic Voice of Burma, Germany
  • Grand Prix, Boulder International Film Festival, USA
  • Amnesty International Award, Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, Greece
  • Audience Award, Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, Greece
  • Václav Havel Special Award, One World Human Rights Film Festival, Czech Republic
  • Student Jury Award, One World Human Rights Film Festival, Czech Republic
  • Amnesty International Award, Planete Doc Review, Poland
  • Best Documentary, Movies That Matter Festival, Netherlands
  • Best Documentary, Sao Paulo It's All True International Documentary Film Festival, Brazil
  • Grand Jury Award, Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, USA
  • Grand Prix, Festival Européen des 4 Écran, France
  • Young Jury Prize, Festival Européen des 4 Écran, France
  • Investigative Documentary Feature Award, San Francisco International Film Festival, USA
  • Silver Medal, International Grand Prix for Author's Documentary, Monaco
  • Best Cinema Documentary, The British Documentary Awards, UK
  • Freedom of Expression Award, National Board of Review, USA

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