''Human Harvest'' () is a 2014 documentary film, directed by

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filmmaker Leon Lee, which follows the investigative work by Canadian

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nominees David Matas and

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on whether and how state-run hospitals in China harvested and sold organs, by killing tens of thousands of prisoners of conscience, who are mainly Falun Gong practitioners.

Production

The film is supported by the Canada Media Fund’s Diverse Languages Program, which supports productions on Canadian diversity. The program funds projects in languages other than English, French, or Canadian Aboriginal languages. Human Harvest was produced originally in

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. In addition to the work by filmmaker Leon Lee, two Canadian film companies contributed to the production of the film: Principal of Flying Cloud Productions in Vancouver, and Toronto-based Mark Media.

Impact

Comments by Peabody Awards judges

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News

On April 7, 2015, Dateline of SBS Australia broadcast the film and urged the

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to do something to help stop illegal organ trade in China. ''

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'' reported that the investigators, including David Matas and his colleagues, are "pushing for the perpetrators to stand before the

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for crimes against humanity". In 2015 the Communist Party of China said it would stop harvesting the organs of executed prisoners, an announcement about which the filmmaker Lee is skeptical.

Film companies

It is reported that the two Canadian film companies, which worked on the documentary, will continue to work on other projects, including an in-depth investigation on the controversies around the Confucius Institutes.Joel Marin
Flying Cloud Productions & Mark Media Team Up to Produce New Titles
May 1, 2015

Awards

*2015, November, AIB Media Excellence Awards, International Investigative Documentary. *2015, April,

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. *2015, Salem Film Fest Awards - "The Michael Sullivan

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Award for Journalism in a Documentary Film". *2015, Flathead Lake International Cinemafest, "Best Picture-Documentary". *2015, Big Muddy Film Festival, Best Documentary Feature. *2014, Global film Awards, "Humanitarian Awards: Grand Prize". *2014, Dec, Viewster Online Film Festival, 1st Place. *2014, Nov, Canada Hamilton Film Festival, Best Documentary.

References

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