The Bronswik Affair Explained
| The Bronswik Affair |
| Native Name: | |
| Director: | Robert Awad
André Leduc |
| Producer: | René Jodoin |
| Starring: | Lorna Brown (voice)
Richard Comar (voice) |
| Narrator: | Ian De Voy |
| Animator: | Robert Awad
André Leduc
Jean-Michel Labrosse |
| Cinematography: | Richard Moras
Jacques Avoine
Raymond Dumas
Simon Leblanc |
| Editing: | Robert Awad |
| Studio: | National Film Board of Canada |
| Runtime: | 24 minutes |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | $106,618 |
The Bronswik Affair (French: L'Affaire Bronswik) is a 1978 Canadian short film, directed by Robert Awad and André Leduc for the National Film Board of Canada.[1] [2]
Summary
An animated mockumentary, the film satirizes advertising and marketing[3] 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[4] which leads to a political and social crisis.[5]
Production
The film had a budget of $106,618 .
Awards
- 29th Canadian Film Awards, Toronto: Best Theatrical Short Film, 1978[6]
- Chicago International Film Festival, Chicago: Silver Plaque, 1978
- Linz International Short Film Festival, Linz: Third Prize, Most Humoristic Film, 1978
- International Festival of Short and Documentary Films, Lille: COLIOP Award (Comité Lillois d'opinion publique), 1978
- Yorkton Film Festival, Yorkton: Golden Sheaf Award, Best Humour Film, 1979[7]
- New York International Film & Television Festival, New York: Bronze Medal, 1980
- Golden Gate International Film Festival, San Francisco: Certificate for Remarkable Direction, Short film for commercial distribution, 1979
- Melbourne Film Festival, Melbourne: Diploma of Merit, 1979
- Columbus International Film & Animation Festival, Columbus, Ohio: Chris Statuette, Commerce and Industry, 1980
See also
Works cited
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: The Bronswik Affair . onf-nfb.gc.ca . National Film Board of Canada . 6 March 2023.
- Michel Coulombe and Marcel Jean, Le dictionnaire du cinéma québécois. Boréal, 1988. p. 19.
- https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/889317243 WorldCat.org
- https://mubi.com/films/the-bronswik-affair 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. . pp. 121-124.
- Web site: The Bronswik Affair . yorktonfilm.com . Yorkton Film Festival . 7 March 2023.
