World Wide Pictures
| World Wide Pictures | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Group Ltd. |
| founding | 1935 |
| Seat | London , UK |
| management | Karen Hayes |
| Branch | Movie |
World Wide Pictures is a film, television, and multimedia production company founded in 1935 by James Carr . At the 1955 Academy Awards , the production company was awarded an Oscar for the short documentary film Thursday's Children .
Foundation and subsequent years
John Grierson , a British documentary director and producer who is considered the father of British and Canadian documentary film, founded a movement in the 1930s that stood up as an example for documentaries. The origins of World Wide Pictures go back to this movement. World Wide Pictures produced propaganda and informational films for the government during World War II and specialized in sponsored films as well as commercials and industrial films after the war.
Two notable early World Wide Pictures films were The Undefeated from 1950, about a glider pilot who lost both legs and speech in the war. The film supported the cause of public welfare services to raise awareness of the need to encourage and support former members of the military who suffered injuries in the course of their service that led to physical disabilities. The second film is the 1951 drama David , which tells the story of Dafydd Rhys Griffiths, a former Welsh miner and caretaker at Amman Valley Grammar School in Ammanford. The film portrays a remarkable man who is considered a role model for future generations. The film drama was presented as a Welsh contribution at the “Festival of Britain” in London.
Thursday's Children , produced by World Wide Pictures in association with Morse Films, won an Oscar in 1955 . The film tells of deaf children between the ages of four and seven and accompanies them during their lessons. Thursday's Children was accepted into the program of the International Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam in 1988. Screenwriters Lindsay Anderson and Guy Brenton received the British Academy Film Award for their work .
World Wide Pictures still exists and today produces advertisements, corporate films and multimedia productions.
Filmography (selection)
- 1945: Rationing in Britain (short documentary film)
- 1946: Combined Operations (documentary short film)
- 1947: Taken for Granted (short documentary film)
- 1947: A Fisherman's Yarn (short documentary film)
- 1948: Trial by Weather (short documentary film)
- 1950: The Undefeated (documentary short)
- 1951: David (docudrama)
- 1951: In Black and White (short documentary film)
- 1951: A Story of Achievement (documentary)
- 1952: District Nurse (documentary short film)
- 1953: Teeth of the Wind (documentary short film)
- 1953: The Pleasure Garden (short film)
- 1954: People Like Maria (documentary)
- 1954: Thursday's Children (short film)
- 1956: Golden Reef (documentary short film)
- 1957: The Film That Never Was (short film)
- 1957: My trip around the world in 50 minutes (documentary)
- 1958: ADMA for Short (documentary short film)
- 1958: Band Wagon (short film)
- 1959: Commonwealth Journey (documentary)
- 1959: Captured (docudrama)
- 1960: The Hidden Ally (documentary short film)
- 1961: Ascot, a Race Against Time (short documentary film)
- 1962: Consider Your Verdict (short film)
- 1962: The Pitcairn People (short documentary film)
- 1963: Mind Over Metal (documentary short film)
- 1963: The Controllers (documentary short film)
- 1964: Today in Britain (short documentary film)
- 1965: Water in Biology (documentary short film)
- 1965: Meeting Tomorrow (documentary short film)
- 1966: Riverside 2000 (documentary short film)
- 1967: Ulster Today (short documentary film)
- 1967: Robertson Galbestos (documentary short film)
- 1968: Genetics and Plant Breeding (documentary short film)
- 1968: It's Later Than You Think (short film)
- 1969: Abu Dhabi (documentary short film)
- 1969: Standard Malaysian Rubber (short documentary film)
- 1970: Flame in the Desert (documentary short film)
- 1970: Remember Mowlem's Method (short film)
- 1971: National Trust (documentary short film)
- 1971: Betcher! (Short film)
- 1972: Arctic Patrol (short documentary film)
- 1972: A Quiet Revolution (short film)
- 1973: A Chapter of Accidents (short documentary film)
- 1973: Anything Can Happen (short documentary film)
- 1975: Sir Godfrey Mitchell Talks to Jack Pizzey (short documentary film)
- 1975: Wimpey News (documentary short film)
- 1976: Not So Much a Facelift ... (documentary short film)
- 1977: The Great Gamble (short documentary film)
- 1977: What'll You Have? (Short film)
- 1978: Portrait of a Property Developer (documentary short film)
- 1978: Health at Work: A Film on the Work of the Employment Medical Advisory Service (documentary short film)
- 1979: Multiply and Divide (documentary short film)
- 1979: Just Watch It (short documentary film)
- 1980: The Maritime Link (documentary short film)
- 1981: Responsibility (documentary short film)
- 1982: Looking at Prehistoric Sites (short film)
- 1983: Sutton Bridge Story (documentary short film)
- 1986: To koritsi tis Manis
- 1986: The Secrets of Love
Award
Thursday's Children , produced by World Wide Pictures and Morse Films , won an Oscar at the 1955 Academy Awards in the Best Documentary Short Film category.
Web links
- For World Wide Pictures see films in the IMDb
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b World Wide Pictures sS worldwidepictures.tv
- ↑ The Undefeated (1950) sS screenonline.org.uk (English)
- ↑ David (1951) sS screenonline.org.uk (English)
- ↑ The 27th Academy Awards | 1955 sS oscars.org