Wild Africa (film)
Wild Africa is a Canadian documentary film, directed by John Livingston and William Banting and released in 1970.[1] A nature documentary, the film depicts the wildlife of Africa and efforts to protect it through the creation and maintenance of game reserves.[1]
| Wild Africa | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary |
| Written by | John Livingston William Whitehead |
| Directed by | John Livingston William Banting |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | John Livingston William Banting |
| Cinematography | Rolph Blackstad Roger Tory Peterson |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBC Television |
| Original release | February 25 – March 25, 1970 |
The film was broadcast in 1970 as two separate episodes of the CBC Television documentary series The Nature of Things, "Wild Africa: As It Was" on February 25 and "Wild Africa: Something New" on March 25.[1] The two episodes were subsequently rebroadcast by the CBC in 1971,[2] and were purchased for international broadcast by Nederlandse Omroep Stichting and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.[3] It was rebroadcast in the United States in 1984 after some PBS stations picked up The Nature of Things,[4] with the result that some film directories have mistakenly labelled it as a 1984 film.
The film won the Canadian Film Award for Best Theatrical Documentary at the 22nd Canadian Film Awards.[5]
References
- "Special to Focus on Game Reserves". Calgary Herald, February 20, 1970. p. 81.
- "African wildlife films repeated". Calgary Herald, June 25, 1971.
- "European sales made by CBC". Calgary Herald, January 8, 1971.
- John Corry, "TV: 'NATURE OF THINGS,' DOCUMENTARY ON AFRICA". The New York Times, October 6, 1984.
- Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-7737-3238-1. pp. 89-91.