Last week saw the annual parade of extravagance at the Academy Awards. Some criticism has been levelled at the Oscars for not reflecting the choices of the average cinema goer, with big-budget films under represented. However, at its heart, the Academy Awards are there to acknowledge more than the cost of making a film or…
On January 10th 2015, Professor John Ashton, President of the Faculty of Public Health and Luciana Berger MP, Shadow Public Health Minister will be joined at the Bluecoat in Liverpool by architects, planners and film-makers to discuss one of the most topical subjects in next year’s general election, the critical shortage of housing in the…
Alison Khan and Maarten Roos from the Film Studies Department at Oxford Brookes University invited us to talk about the public health film initiative and show some public health films to the students on Tuesday 11th November. Here is a picture from the event, thanks to Maarten. More details to follow shortly
The rapid proliferation of electronic devices and their widespread ownership and use have given us all unprecedented access to, and ability to consume images and information from a broader number of sources than every before. However, our societies have been slow to pick up on and address some of the adverse consequences of this…
If you missed out on the #PHFilmFestival 2014, we’ll be back showing films in collaboration with the LSHTM Centre for History of Public Health at the Society for Social Medicine @SocSocMed conference at Keble College, Oxford, on 11th Sept #SSM2014, more details click on the following link http://goo.gl/NL3CkN
A blog written by Gary Black from the Public Information department at Mecklenburg County Government and the American Association of Public Health, recalls his trip over to the UK with Dr Pam Luna to help launch three new public health film initiatives, including the 1st UK Public Health Film Festival. click here to read about…
A public health film showing and debate organised at the Faculty of Public Health’s annual conference in Manchester this year is published in the BMJ. The films, which included a world premiere of a clip from the documentary Hot Girls Wanted, highlight the role of the internet and media in normalising pornography and facilitating the exploitation of girls and…