Food Programme - Food and Film

Sheila Dillon asks why food has become such a popular subject for film-makers.

A new wave of opinion-forming films have been released. In the United States, Food, Inc, an investigation into poultry and pork production, has caused controversy, and in the UK a film about fish stocks, The End of the Line, has made fishing practices the subject of newspaper headlines.

As well as these campaigning films, an increasing number of cities are playing host to festivals dedicated to films which feature food, from Ratatouille to Babette's Feast.

Sheila speaks to film-makers and festival organisers to hear why the two worlds of food and cinema are increasingly bound together.

Broadcast on:

BBC Radio 4, 4:00pm Monday 13th July 2009

Duration:

25 minutes

Available until:

12:00am Thursday 1st January 2099

Categories:

• Factual,
• Food & Drink