Dawn of the Eye
From the invention of the first movie camera by the Lumières to the high-tech coverage of the Gulf War, this series traces the evolution of film and television broadcast journalism and its impact on our perception of world events. Each program provides an in-depth look at a different era in the growth and development of this controversial and fascinating industry. Co-produced by CBC and BBC, the 6-hour series was broadcast over 5 nights by CBC in its initial run, and 6 nights thereafter.
WWII: The Lost Color Archives
Mozalan
The satirical film magazine Mozalan (The Gadfly) was founded in 1971 at the Azerbaijanfilm film studio named after Jafar Jabbarli. To date, more than 180 issues of the film magazine have been published, each containing 3-4 stories. The stories can be fictional, documentary, and even animated. The aim of the satirical film magazine Mozalan is to combat negative situations and convey the shortcomings of society to the people through the language of satire. The main style of work of the Mozalan film crew was to suddenly appear at manufacturing enterprises, capture shortcomings, and convey them to the people.
Shooting the Century
A two-part history of the newsreel co-produced by the BBC and the CBC.