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The Bronswik Affair (French: L'Affaire Bronswik) is a 1978 Canadian short film, directed by Robert Awad and André Leduc.[1]

The Bronswik Affair
L'Affaire Bronswik
Directed by	Robert Awad André Leduc
Written by	Robert Awad André Leduc
Produced by	René Jodoin
Narrated by	Michel Mongeau
Cinematography	Richard Moras Jacques Avoine Raymond Dumas Simon Leblanc
Edited by	Robert Awad
Production company	National Film Board of Canada
Release date	1978
Running time	24 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

Summary

An animated mockumentary, the film satirizes advertising and marketing[2] through the story of Bronswik, a fictional manufacturer of television sets which feature special technology designed to disable viewers' ability to resist advertising pitches, spawning a frenzied addiction to consumerism[3] which leads to a political and social crisis.[4]

Accolades

The film won the Canadian Film Award for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 29th Canadian Film Awards.[5]

See also

• Media manipulation
• Television studies
• Product placement

References

External links

• The Bronswik Affair at the National Film Board of Canada
• The Bronswik Affair at IMDb
• The Bronswik Affair on NFB's official YouTube channel

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