The Big Issue (website)

The Big Issue is a web documentary on the obesity epidemic, directed by Samuel Bollendorff and Olivia Colo. In this interactive documentary the user goes on a personal journey into the causes of the explosive increase in obesity in contemporary society.

Awards

 * 2009 : Sheffield Doc/Fest (Sheffield, UK), special mention for innovation awards.
 * 2009 : Prix Europa (Berlin, Germany), special mention in emerging media awards.

Special screenings

 * IDFA Doclab, Amsterdam, Netherlands – November 2009
 * Festival des 4 Ecrans, Paris, France – November 2009 (in competition for “web films”)
 * European Doc Days, Torino, Italy – November 2009