Thanks to our #PHFF2016 film competition judging committee and all those involved with the festival last year, we have published our competition judging criteria in the forthcoming edition of the Journal of Public Health. To find out more click here.
We are very proud to present the UK premiere of Up For Air by Navigo Productions at the Public Health Film Festival 2016. The film follows Jerry Cahill, a 60-year-old pole-vaulting coach battling Cystic Fibrosis (CF). He is now 20 years past his given life expectancy and one of the oldest living patients with the genetic disease. Jerry’s…
We received an over-whelming response to the competition this year with over 80 films from 20 different countries and over 40 hours of footage submitted. We would like to thank everyone who put their films forward for consideration, and to the film judging committee for their time and contribution to the competition. More information on the winning…
The Public Health Film Society, in association with Public Health England, the journal Architecture_Media, Politics and Society (AMPS), and The Oxford Research Centre for the Humanities (TORCH) are hosting a FREE screening of Cathy Come Home on the 50th Anniversary of this influential film. Please join us for the screening and panel discussion on housing…
We start the Public Health Film Festival this year with a screening of Barbara’s Story, the award winning story of one woman’s journey with dementia through the health care system. The number of people who are living with dementia is rising as the population is ageing. It is estimated that there 35 million people with…
The Public Health Film Society will be supporting a workshop from The Oxford Research Centre In the Humanities (TORCH) and Medical Aid Films on 27th June 2016. A flyer for the event is attached, please click on the link below. Evaluating_Global_Health_Films_V.3 To register your interest please email stella.botchway@humanities.ox.ac.uk
Sugar consumption has more than tripled worldwide in the past 50 years, contributing to an elevated burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as obesity, type 2 diabetes and certain forms of cancer. Mexico has been at the forefront of the obesity epidemic and borne the crippling burden of sugar related chronic NCDs. It has…