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  1. Life and Death in Rio (1985 Video)

    Producer
    Vic Lockwood
    Subject
    Development studies; Medical sciences
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    Rio de Janeiro has the reputation of being the world’s most glamorous city, but nine million people who live there are subject to infectious diseases and malnutrition. Death rates are high and life...

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  2. Latin American Cinemas

    Date
    6 Nov 2013, 18:26
    Author
    Sergio Angelini
    Post Type
    BUFVC Review

    Latin American Cinemas: Local Views and Transnational Connections edited by Nayibe Bermúdez Barrios (University of Calgary Press, 2011). 344 pages. ISBN: 978-1552385142 (paperback). £29.50 About the...

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  3. Developing Tomorrow’s Energy (1980 Film)

    Director
    Jim Turpie
    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. VHS. col 25 min.

    An account of the mining and refining of uranium showing how the development of energy from uranium is providing much of the world’s current needs.

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  4. Caring for Health the Brazilian Way (1985 Video)

    Producer
    Vic Lockwood
    Subject
    Medical sciences; Social welfare
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

    Discusses health services in Rio de Janeiro, exploring the way the system works and conditions in the clinics, hospitals and dispensaries. Patients, doctors and government officials are dissatisfied with the...

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  5. Social Impact of Rapid Industrialisation, The (1987 Video)

    Producer
    Hugh Phillips
    Subject
    Development studies; Women’s studies
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    Looks at Rio de Janeiro and San Paulo to find out how rapid industrialisation has affected Brazilian society. Discusses the social and spatial impact of industrialisation, the role of women in the economy,...

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  6. Hilton: Palacio del Rio (1968 Film)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    The 21-storey Hilton Hotel in San Antonio, Texas, was built in nine months. This short construction time was made possible by pre-casting each room unit at a nearby pre-casting yard. Before being...

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  7. Mexican Cinema

    Date
    5 Jan 2017, 16:48
    Author
    Ben Hodson
    Post Type
    BUFVC Review

    The Classical Mexican Cinema: The Poetics of the Exceptional Golden Age Films by Charles Ramírez Berg, (Texas University Press, 2015), 240 pages, ISBN: 978-1477308059, $24.95 Reviewer: Prof Stephen M....

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  8. Slums on Screen

    Date
    23 Feb 2017, 13:36
    Author
    Ben Hodson
    Post Type
    BUFVC Review

    Slums on Screen: World Cinema and the Planet of Slums by Igor Krstić (Edinburgh University Press, 2016), 288 pages, ISBN: 978-1474406864 (hardback), £75 About the reviewer: Tamara Courage is a PhD...

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  9. Shakespeare and World Cinema

    Date
    27 Mar 2013, 12:18
    Author
    Sergio Angelini
    Post Type
    BUFVC Article

    Mark Thornton Burnett, Queen’s University, Belfast, author of Shakespeare and World Cinema, explores the contemporary significance of Shakespeare cinema outside the Hollywood and UK mainstream. About...

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  10. Learning on Screen Judges 2014

    Date
    5 Mar 2014, 17:17
    Author
    Sarah Allen
    Post Type
    Page

    The British Universities Film & Video Council is delighted to welcome the following individuals to judge the Learning on Screen Awards 2014: Chair: Ian Wall Ian Wall taught English & Media at...

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