8
JAN
A heartwarming Christmas tale
We’d like to share a heartwarming yuletide story of a dislocated family wandering the desert in search of shelter...
30
NOV
Prize for the first person to screen these films during the 2015 Paris talks
A prize for the first person to screen all these climate films during the 2015 Paris talks
23
NOV
Big decision for small film company...
... we've put all our films up on youtube for anyone to watch for free. With a big donation button for appreciative viewers.
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17
Oct
A welcome Autumn deluge after the Summer drought
Morning all,
Thank you for so many - more than 50 - interesting suggestions re our illegal-copies-of-our-films-on-YouTube dilemma. What an absolute ... ![](/web/20160525114002im_/http://www.spannerfilms.net/sites/spannerfilms.net/themes/ageofstupid/images/follow-franny.png)
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The Top 20 Things We Ever Did
![]() #1 Global PremiereWorld's biggest live film event beamed Kofi Annan and Thom Yorke to a million viewers in 63 countries. | ![]() #2 10:10Stupid-spawned campaign inspiring everyone to cut their emissions by 10% in a year - now in 40+ countries. |
![]() #3 Stupid ShowOur daily web TV programme, live from 2009's Copenhagen climate summit, attempted to make sense of humankind's most important get together. | ![]() #4 Guinness World RecordStupid beat Star Wars - yup, Star Wars - by premiering in 62 UK cinemas at the same time, linked by satellite. |
![]() #5 First carbon neutral countryEco-hero the President of the Maldives announced groundbreaking policy at Stupid's UK premiere. | ![]() #6 Indie Screenings1400 local Stupid screenings in six months = "Revolutionising film distribution since 2009". |
![]() #7 Emissions = 1%Both the UK premiere and the production of Stupid produced 1% of the emissions you'd have thought they would. | ![]() #8 Crowd Funding620+ ordinary people invested £450,000 to produce our Stupid film and the same again to distribute it. Biggest ever crowd-sourced pot of cash. |
![]() #9 Cinema JalsindhiBedsheet + generator + long hike = Drowned Out villagers watch their first ever movie, starring themselves. | ![]() #10 Junk food lawAfter McLibel judge says McDonald's adverts "exploit children", the UK government bans junk food ads on kids' TV. |
![]() #11 Box Office No 1Stupid beats Julia Roberts and Lesbian Vampire Killers to hit the top of the charts (by screen average) in its opening week. | ![]() #12 UK government joins 10:10Cameron commits entire Government estate to 10% cut in a year. Equivalent to 200,000 cars off the road. |
![]() #13 "I used to hate the invaders"Spanner supporters paid for 131 Iraqi refugee kids to return to school. | ![]() #14 Recycling a 74710:10 bought a plane, as you do, and squashed it into the unfashionable fashion item of the year. |
![]() #15 Ten Docs Changed the WorldMcLibel one of only two UK films (the other no-less than Michael Buerk's original Ethiopia report which led to Live Aid) picked for the BFI's series. | ![]() #16 100% Rotten TomatoesWorld's biggest movie review aggregator proclaims McLibel a perfect film. |
![]() #17 "A complete rewrite of UK energy policy"Climate Minister Ed Miliband changes coal law after Pete P threatens to give his OBE back to the Queen. | ![]() #18 Ken Loach directs McLibel dramaBritain's top gritty and realistic movie director joins Spanner's voluntary crew. |
![]() #19 Last two coats12,000+ delegates & media bods from 193 countries argued about climate change for two weeks in Copenhagen. And the last to leave? | ![]() #20 Rescued by BorisLondon's Mayor swooped up on his bike as Stupid's director Franny was being mugged by a girlgang. Impossibly unlikely but true. |