a black and white photograph of John Grierson, wearing a suit and glasses, sitting in an office/library and looking away from the camera.
This Sunday marks 100 years since #JohnGrierson coined the term "documentary"
To celebrate, we'll be rolling out free programmes for freelancers, including CV surgeries, talent manager meetings, career clinics & masterclasses
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I just finished watched this amazing programme made in 1965, where Alfred Hitchcock pays tribute to the documentary pioneer #JohnGrierson.
It can be seen in the UK via Sky Arts and Now TV. I would highly recommend it.
It's called HITCHCOCK ON GRIERSON.
youtu.be/_wNUKNZHpGM?...
11pm TODAY on @SkyArts
Hitchcock on Grierson
Alfred Hitchcock's 1970 profile in which he pays tribute to pioneering documentary-maker #JohnGrierson, exploring what made his work so extraordinary and influential
Article on Culture on Campus blog on new addition to the John Grierson Archive.
A new addition to the #JohnGrierson Archive sheds new light on wartime filmmaking in Canada. The diaries of Stuart Legg document his part in the establishment of the National Film Board of Canada and the films made to support the war effort:
archives.stir.ac.uk/2024/11/26/c...
#FilmHistory
The 2024 Central Scotland Documentary Festival Award and a photograph of John Grierson.
The 2024 Central Scotland Documentary Festival awarded John Grierson the Stirling 900 Award for Documentary Achievement. We're delighted to add this award to our Grierson Archive which holds the papers of 'the father of documentary'.
archives.stir.ac.uk/2024/11/05/c...
#Documentary #JohnGrierson
