Fredrik Gertten: Big Boys Gone Bananas!*

“.. on free speech in documentary film”, hedder underteksten, er på farefuld vej ud i distribution. For Dole Food Company kan bestemt ikke lide forgængeren Bananas!*, og nu forsøger dette verdens største frugtfirma at forhindre lanceringen af fortsættelsen i USA, som med titlen Big Boys Gone Bananas!* netop handler om Doles forsøg på således at undertrykke ytringsfrihed i en film.

Fredrik Gertten samler nu penge ind til advokatbistand især, så han kan få sin mere og mere vigtige film vist i USA. Se trailer og hjemmeside om sagen her.

Allan Berg Nielsen

Allan Berg Nielsen started the first documentary cinema in Randers, Denmark way back in the 1970’es. He did so at the museum, where he was employed. He got the (16mm) films from the collection of the National Film Board of Denmark (Statens Filmcentral). He organised a film festival in his home city, became a member of the Board of Directors of the Film Board, started to write about films in diverse magazines, were a juror at several festivals and wrote television critiques in the local newspaper. From 1998-2003 Allan Berg was documentary film consultant (commissioning editor) at The Danish Film Institute, a continuation of the Film Board. Since then free lance consultant in documentary matters.

abn@filmkommentaren.dk

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