Churchill's Island
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Churchill's Island is a 1941 propaganda film
chronicling the defence of Great Britain
during World War II
. The film was directed by Stuart Legg
and produced by the National Film Board of Canada
(NFB).
Churchill's Island received the very first Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject
, awarded at the 14th Academy Awards ceremony in 1941. It also represents the first Oscar for the NFB, which had been created just two years earlier, in 1939.
Originally produced for the NFB's Canada Carries On
series, it was released internationally in the World in Action series.
Propaganda film
The term propaganda can be defined as the ability to produce and spread fertile messages that, once sown, will germinate in large human cultures.” However, in the 20th century, a “new” propaganda emerged, which revolved around political organizations and their need to communicate messages that...
chronicling the defence of Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. The film was directed by Stuart Legg
Stuart Legg
Stuart Legg was a documentary film-maker.As part of the British Documentary Film Movement, he worked with the General Post Office film unit from 1933, before replacing Paul Rotha as head of Strand Films in 1937...
and produced by the National Film Board of Canada
National Film Board of Canada
The National Film Board of Canada is Canada's twelve-time Academy Award-winning public film producer and distributor. An agency of the Government of Canada, the NFB produces and distributes documentary, animation, alternative drama and digital media productions...
(NFB).
Churchill's Island received the very first Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject
Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject
This is a list of films by year that have received an Oscar together with the other nominations for best documentary short subject. Following the Academy's practice, the year listed for each film is the year of release: the awards are announced and presented early in the following year.-1940s:*1941...
, awarded at the 14th Academy Awards ceremony in 1941. It also represents the first Oscar for the NFB, which had been created just two years earlier, in 1939.
Originally produced for the NFB's Canada Carries On
Canada Carries On
Canada Carries On was a series of short films by the National Film Board of Canada, which ran from 1940 to 1959. The series was initially created as morale boosting propaganda films during World War II...
series, it was released internationally in the World in Action series.