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City of Wax(Movie, 1934)

9min | Genre: Documentary
City of WaxRating: 3.0/5 (with 33 votes)
Battle for Life is a nature documentary series made from 1932 until 1934 by Horace Woodard and Stacy Woodard, The short films include the 1935 Oscar award-winning City of Wax, about honey bees. The one-reel short films were released by Educational Pictures. A homemade camera setup for closeups was used. The Woodards followed the series with another series titled Struggle to Live. Battle for Life films were made with specially designed cameras. ()
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Awards & Nominations for City of Wax

Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Novelty Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Novelty

About City of Wax

City of Wax is a 1934 American short documentary film produced by Horace and Stacy Woodard about the life of a bee. It won the Oscar at the 7th Academy Awards in 1935 for Best Short Subject (Novelty).

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 1 language: English (EN)
Status: Released
Release date US: 02/09/1934
Director: Horace Woodard, Stacy Woodard
Producer: Stacy Woodard, Horace Woodard
Executive Producer: E. W. Hammons
Keywords: insect, bee, nature
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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