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Obituaries

Wakamatsu Kôji, 1936-2012

Young criminal, pink-film iconoclast and savage post-war social critic – “the most controversial filmmaker in Japan”; 1 April 1936–17 October 2012.

In memoriam: Harris Savides

American cinematographer extraordinaire, 28 September 1957–9 October 2012

What I owe to Chris Marker

The Chilean documentarist Patricio Guzmán pays tribute to his late mentor from another planet.

George Stoney, 1916-2012

Documentary filmmaker, activist and teacher.

Harry Fowler, 1926-2012

Chirpy cockney character actor, from Hue and Cry to MBE.

B.D. Garga, 1924-2011

Documentary maker, film historian and benefactor of world cinema.

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