18
OCT
That's Dr Franny to you...
Age of Stupid Director, Franny Armstrong, has been presented with an honorary doctorate
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
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17
Oct
A welcome Autumn deluge after the Summer drought
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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. |