• The project is co-funded by the European Commission.

    Participating countries:
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  • flag Iceland
  • flag Italy
  • flag The Netherlands
  • flag Poland
  • flag United Kingdom

Academy Awards 2012
The majority of the 2012 Oscar nominated films include Tobacco.
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Publications

Subsidizing films with tobacco imagery

Millett C, Hanewinkel R, Britton J, Florek E, Faggiano F, Ness A, McKee M, Polansky JR, Glantz SA. European governments should stop subsidizing films with tobacco imagery. The European Journal of Public Health 2011; online first.

Youth access to movies that contain smoking

Hanewinkel R, Sargent JD, Karlsdottir S, Jonsson SH, Mathis F, Faggiano F, Poelen EAP, Scholte R, Florek E, Sweeting H, Hunt K, Morgenstern M. High youth access to movies that contain smoking in Europe compared with the USA. Tobacco Control 2011; online first.

Smoking in Polish Movies

Morgenstern M, Florek E, Sargent JD, Hanewinkel R. Smoking in Polish movies: Prevalence and adolescent exposure. Przeglad Lekarski 2011; 68: 653–6.

Smoking in Movies and adolescent smoking

Morgenstern M, Poelen EAP, Scholte R, Karlsdottir S, Jonsson SH, Mathis F, Faggiano F, Florek E, Sweeting S, Hunt K, Sargent JD, Hanewinkel R. Smoking in movies and adolescent smoking: Cross-cultural study in six European countries. Thorax 2011, 66: 875-883.

Smoking in Movies in Italy

Mathis F, Gullino R, Soldani T, Buscemi D, Concina D, Faggiano F. Smoking in Movies: Impact on smoking among Italian adolescents. Poster presented at the 5th European Conference on Tobacco or Health, March 28-30 2011.

Frequency of smoking in popular movies

Morgenstern M, Sargent JD, Hanewinkel R. Frequency of smoking in popular movies: Content analysis of box-office hits from 2004 to 2009 in six European countries. Poster presented at the 5th European Conference on Tobacco or Health, March 28-30 2011.

The impact of Hollywood movies versus European movies

Poelen EAP, Scholte R. Exposure to movie smoking: The impact of Hollywood movies versus European movies. Poster presented at the 5th European Conference on Tobacco or Health, March 28-30 2011.

Project summary

Hanewinkel R, Morgenstern M. Smoking in movies: Impact on European youth and policy implications. Poster presented on the 4th European Public Health Conference, November 2011, Copenhagen.

Review on impact of smoking in movies

Maruska K, Hanewinkel R. Der Einfluss des Rauchens in Filmen auf Kinder und Jugendliche. Eine systematische Übersichtsarbeit.Bundesgesundheitsblatt 2010; 53: 186–95.

Policy Status Report

Hanewinkel R, Morgenstern M. Policy Status Report: Motion picture rating systems in the European Union (Version June 30th, 2010). Kiel, IFT-Nord.