Wednesday 19 January 2011

Christopher Bruce directs Wogan's return to Ireland

Christopher Bruce has directed both episodes of Terry Wogan's Ireland, which begins on Sun 23rd January at 9pm on BBC1.



It's been 40 years since Sir Terry Wogan decided to leave Ireland and to seek his fortune in England. In that time Ireland has changed out of all recognition. And so has Terry. Now, in the wake of his retirement from Radio 2, Terry’s going ‘home’ to make the autobiographical journey of a lifetime...

Friday 14 January 2011

Kristiene Clarke directs films on HIV for UN

Kristiene Clarke has just completed a 90 second commercial, Criminalize Hate Not HIV, for the United Nations and International Planned Parenthood Federation. The film was produced in 18 languages, and can be viewed here). It's to be shown theatrically and on television in 62 countries on World Aids Day.

She also made Give Stigma the Index Finger for the UN/IPPF, a 52 minute film about the illness, featuring Annie Lennox. It had its world premiere at the World Aids Conference in Vienna, and since then has been screening at film festivals around the world. She is currently making Verdict On a Virus, an accompanying documentary about the same subject.