Videocracy (2009)

Sweden et al., 84 min
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Media (4)

Original title Videocracy
Film type Feature
Category Documentary
Average rating 3,52 / 5
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Production country
  • Sweden
  • Denmark
  • Finland
Production company
Awards
  • The Guldbagge Award
  • Nominated for the Guldbagge Award
  • Festival Award
  • Show awards
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Swedish release 2009-08-28

Plot summary

In a videocracy the key to power is the image.In Italy one man alone has kept the domination of the image over three entire decades. As a TV-magnate and then as Presidente, Silvio...

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Download the study guide for this film (in Swedish)

Titles

Original title
  • Videocracy
Swedish release title
  • Videocracy
International title
  • Videocracy
Working title
  • Italien år noll

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Film Editor
Sound Design
Assistant Director
Co-producer
Executive Producer
Associate Producer
Production Accountant
Unit Publicist
Film Commissioner
Musical Arrangement
Music Mixer
Re-recording Mixer
Graphic Design
Legal Advisor

Companies

Production Company Atmo Italia AB
Co-Production Company Zentropa Entertainments7 ApS
Sveriges Television AB
Danmarks Radio TV
Yleisradio Ab/Finlands Svenska Television
Advance allocations Det Danske Filminstitut
Nordisk Film & TV Fond
MEDIA Programme of the European Community
Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet 2007
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) Folkets Bio AB 2009
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) PAN Vision AB 2010
Sales Trust Nordisk ApS

Plot summary

In a videocracy the key to power is the image.
In Italy one man alone has kept the domination of the image over three entire decades. As a TV-magnate and then as Presidente, Silvio Berlusconi has created a perfect system of TV-entertainment and politics.
Like no one else he has influenced the content of commercial television in Italy. His TV-channels, known for their over-exposure of almost naked girls, are seen by many as a mirror of his own taste and personality.
Director Erik Gandini lives in Sweden but was born and brought up in Italy.
In Videocracy he returns to his country of birth portraying from the inside the consequences of a TV-experiment that Italians have been subjected to for 30 years. He gets a unique access to the most powerful spheres, even in the President’s summer resort in Sardinia. Unveiling a remarkable story, born out of the scary reality of TV-republic Italy, a country where the step from TV-showgirl to Minister for Gender Equality is only natural.

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 147009
Date 2009-08-20
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Original length 2306 meters
Notes Aktlängder: 458, 319, 415, 536, 578.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.85:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Dolby Digital
Colour type Colour
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 2306 meter
Length in minutes 84 min


Production location

Italy

Release dates

Release in Sweden 2009-08-28 Sweden 85 min
DVD release 2010-01-06 Sweden
Festival showing 2010-02-01 Bergakungen 4 Gothenburg Sweden 84 min 33:e Göteborg International Film Festival.
2010-03-18 Victoria Malmö Sweden 84 min BUFF Filmfestival 2010.

Awards

The Guldbagge Award Stockholm 2010 Best Achievement Johan Söderberg (För en rytmisk förening av musik och bild i filmen Videocracy)
Nominated for the Guldbagge Award Stockholm 2010 Best Documentary
Festival Award Stockholm 2010 Erik Gandini (Tempo Documentry Award, Tempo Dokumentärfilmfestival/Sthlm Doc, Sverige/Sweden)
Linz 2010 (Crossing Europe Award European Documentary vid Crossing Europe Filmfestival, Österrike/Austria) Filmfestival
Sheffield 2009 (juryns specialpris/jury special award vid The 16th Sheffield Doc/Fest, Storbritannien/UK)

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2292


Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2306


Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Duplicate positive
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Original picture negative
Carrier type 16 mm


Element type Original picture negative
Carrier type 16 mm


Element type Original picture negative opening titles
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Original picture negative opening titles
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Digital intermediate
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Sound negative
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Sound negative
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Scripts

Script type Dialoglista
Script title Videocracy
Extent 29 s. + 10 s. för- och eftertext samt musiklista.
Language Swedish


Script type Dialoglista
Extent 41 s.
Language English


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language English


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