John Grierson - Dundurn

John Grierson

Published January 2005

Description

John Grierson, founder of both the British documentary film movement and the National Film Board of Canada, was one of the twentieth centurys most influential personalities in film culture. He gave the word "documentary" to the English language.

Contributors

Gary Evans

Gary Evans, author of The National Interest: A Chronicle of the National Film Board of Canada from 1949 to 1989 (1991), has published extensively on the history of media and communications. A former student of John Grierson, Evans completed his degree in history at McGill and currently teaches at the University of Ottawa. Since 1975 he has also worked as a consultant and writer for the NFB.

Book Details

ePub
January 2005
-
200 pp
9781770706507
ePub
January 2005
-
200 pp
9781770707207
Paperback
January 2005
5.5x8.5 in
200 pp
9781894852159