Backlight
GenreDocumentary television
Country of originNetherlands
Production
Production companyVPRO
Original release
Release8 September 2002 (2002-09-08) –
present

Backlight (Dutch: Tegenlicht) is a documentary television program by Dutch public broadcasting organisation VPRO.[1][2] The first episode of Backlight was broadcast on 8 September 2002.[3]

The program "aims to grasp the quintessence of prominent trends and developments" in the practice of critical journalism, and tries to improve understanding of the intricate inner workings of our modern society.[4]

The program won the Zilveren Nipkowschijf in 2005.[5] The episode "Lockerbie Revisited" won the Prix Europa in the category TV Current Affairs in 2009.[6] The episode "Money & Speed", made for iPad, won the Golden Eye at the Dutch Design Awards in 2011.[7][8]

VPRO released four documentaries in 2009 and 2010 under a Creative Commons license using the content distribution feature of the Mininova BitTorrent tracker.[9][10][11]

Past editions

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Past Backlight episodes are also available online:[12]

References

  1. ^ Tegenlicht (in Dutch), VPRO. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  2. ^ Thijs van Soest, "Gevaar voor Tegenlicht geweken: VPRO-programma blijft op primetime" (in Dutch), de Volkskrant, 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  3. ^ Tegenlicht Frontberichten van de nieuwe oorlog (in Dutch), Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  4. ^ "English information about Tegenlicht (Backlight)". vpro.nl. Archived from the original on 18 March 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  5. ^ Holland Sport en Tegenlicht (in Dutch), Nipkowschijf.nl. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  6. ^ Marjolein Slats, "VPRO wint fors bij Prix Europa 2009" (in Dutch), Villamedia, 2009. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  7. ^ "Tegenlicht wint Dutch Design Award" (in Dutch), de Volkskrant, 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  8. ^ Peter Pim Windhorst, "VPRO Tegenlicht wint Golden Eye designprijs met iPad-documentaire" (in Dutch), Omroep Brabant, 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  9. ^ "Torrents uploaded by EeuwvandeStad". MiniNova. 2009. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  10. ^ Denters, M. (11 August 2010). "Tegenlicht - Download California Dreaming" (in Dutch). VPRO.nl. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  11. ^ Bol, M. (1 October 2009). "Tegenlicht - VPRO gemeengoed" (in Dutch). VPRO.nl. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  12. ^ "Past editions". vpro.nl. Archived from the original on 22 March 2010. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
  13. ^ Tegenlicht Exit Afghanistan (in Dutch), Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision. Retrieved 3 November 2015.

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