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Film
Burma VJ - reporting from a closed country
Anders Østergaard, Denmark, 2008
84 min.DK/Documentary
Armed with small handy cams, undercover video journalists in Burma keep up the flow of news from their closed country despite risking torture and life in jail. Their material is smuggled out of Burma and broadcast back via satellite. 'Joshua', age 27, becomes tactical leader of a group of reporters, as Buddhist monks in September 2007 lead a massive uprising. Foreign TV crews are banned from the country, so it's left to Joshua and his crew to keep the revolution alive on TV screens all over. As government intelligence understands the power of the camera, the VJs become their prime target.
| Original title | Burma VJ - reporter i et lukket land |
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| Danish title | Burma VJ - reporter i et lukket land |
| Keywords | Political movements, Journalism, Rebellion, Demonstrations, Protesters, Burma, 2000-2009 |
| Director | Anders Østergaard |
| Screenplay | Anders Østergaard, Jan Krogsgård |
| Producer | Lise Lense-Møller |
| Director of Photography | Simon Plum |
| Editor | Janus Billeskov Jansen, Thomas Papapetros |
| Sound | Martin Hennel |
| Composer | Conny Malmqvist |
| Production country | Denmark |
| Domestic distribution | Camera Film |
| International sales | First Hand Films World Sales |
| Technical info | 1,75:1 - Widescreen, color, Dolby stereo |
| Danish festival release | 12.11.2008, Grand |
| Danish theatrical release | 09.01.2009 |
| Cinemas | Grand, Biffen (Aalborg) samt 13 biografer i provinsen (DOX-ON-WHEELS Tour 9. januar - 13. marts 2009) |
| Comment | Marking director Anders Østergaard's international breakthrough, the film received an Oscar nomination and a record-breaking number of international awards, including IDFA's Joris Ivens and Movies That Matter. Østergaard's latest film is "1989" (2014), about the fall of the Iron Curtain. |
| DFI subsidy | Konsulentstøtte |
| Danish rating | Allowed for children over the age of 15 |
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| Executive Producer | Magic Hour Films |
| Domestic distribution | Camera Film |
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| Direction | Anders Østergaard |
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| Script | Anders Østergaard |
| Script | Jan Krogsgård |
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| Producer | Lise Lense-Møller |
| Producer's assistant | Cecilia Valsted |
| Co-producer | Helle Ulsteen |
| Outreach specialist | Helle Ulsteen |
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| Cinematography | Simon Plum |
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| Editing | Janus Billeskov Jansen |
| Editing | Thomas Papapetros |
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Music |
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| Music | Conny Malmqvist |
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| Sound engineer | Martin Hennel |
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Reviews and articles
On the library you can find these articles and revies and other material about the film.
| Type | Source | Author | Date |
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| Artikel | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten | 2010-06-04 |
| Artikel | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | Michael Enggaard | 2010-03-11 |
| Artikel | Ekstra Bladet | 2010-03-09 | |
| Artikel | Kristeligt Dagblad | Benjamin Krasnik | 2010-02-05 |
| Artikel | Børsen | Ritzau | 2010-02-03 |
| Artikel | Politiken-Fonden | Politiken | 2010-01-18 |
| Artikel | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | Michael Enggaard | 2010-01-16 |
| Artikel | Politiken-Fonden | Politiken | 2009-11-21 |
| Artikel | Berlingske Tidende | 2009-11-20 | |
| Varia | Berlingske Tidende | 2009-11-20 | |
| Artikel | Politiken-Fonden | Politiken | 2009-09-10 |
| Interview | Politiken-Fonden | Michael Bo | 2009-07-15 |
| Artikel | Politiken-Fonden | Michael Bo | 2009-07-13 |
| Artikel | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | Michael Enggaard | 2009-02-11 |
| Artikel | Børsen | Ritzau | 2009-01-19 |
| Artikel | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | Ritzau | 2009-01-17 |
| Anmeldelse | Information | Lars Movin | 2009-01-10 |
| Anmeldelse | Berlingske Tidende | Ebbe Iversen | 2009-01-09 |
| Anmeldelse | Berlingske Tidende | Gitte Holtze | 2009-01-09 |
| Anmeldelse | Ekstra Bladet | Henrik Queitsch | 2009-01-09 |
| Anmeldelse | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | Sophie Engberg Sonne | 2009-01-09 |
| Anmeldelse | Politiken-Fonden | Dorte Hygum Sørensen | 2009-01-09 |
| Interview | Politiken-Fonden | Dorte Hygum Sørensen | 2008-12-09 |
| Artikel | Berlingske Tidende | Ebbe Iversen | 2008-12-02 |
| Artikel | Børsen | Robert Arkir | 2008-12-02 |
| Artikel | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | 2008-12-02 | |
| Artikel | Politiken-Fonden | Dorthe Hygum Sørensen | 2008-11-27 |
| Artikel | Politiken-Fonden | Anders Hjort | 2008-11-14 |
| Artikel | Information | Katrine Julie Abrahamsen | 2008-11-13 |
| Artikel | Politiken-Fonden | Kim Skotte | 2008-11-11 |
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