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February the 24th is the date for this year's Oscars ceremony. But what do the Oscars really mean for the film industry? |
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| To discuss how release dates, elements of marketing such as poster design and DVD covers, as well as box office performance can all be affected by the Academy Awards or Oscars® as they're best known, Film Education invited the following representatives from the UK film industry to a panel discussion. | ||||||||||
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Listen
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| The views expressed in this audio file are solely those of the speakers and not necessarily Film Education. | ||||||||||
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Film Education has produced a worksheet
which provides learners with a means of considering the Oscars as part
of an industrial process and encourages students to look at issues of
ownership as a way to reconsider the awards ceremony beyond the glamour. Below are a number of other resources connected to the winners and nominees for 2007. |
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences/Youth Minds Inspired
Teachers' Guide Series The 80th Annual Academy Awards homepage BAFTA BBC Film |
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| Previous Film Focus Resource: January - The War on Terror | ||||||||||
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Performance
by an Actress in a Leading Role 2007 Winner - (Helen Mirren) The
Queen 
