{"id":277,"date":"2021-10-14T16:34:28","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T16:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perlegoknowledgebase.kinsta.cloud\/?p=277"},"modified":"2022-01-07T10:17:28","modified_gmt":"2022-01-07T10:17:28","slug":"how-to-cite-films-documentaries-in-apa-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.perlego.com\/knowledge\/referencing-and-citations\/apa-guide\/how-to-cite-films-documentaries-in-apa-style\/","title":{"rendered":"How to cite Films and Documentaries in APA Style"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Citing films and documentaries<\/h2>\n<p>Citing short and full-length feature films is similar to citing TV shows (link). A number of referencing styles require you to include the name of the film director, producer, distributor and year of release. This also applies to the APA referencing system.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the APA style guide, we recommend you use the following structure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>APA Film and Documentary citation format:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Producer Last Name, Initials. (Producer), &amp; Director Last Name, Initials. (Director). (Year). <em>Film title<\/em> [Motion picture]. Country of origin: Studio.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Welles, O. (Producer and Director). (1941). <em>Citizen Kane<\/em> [Motion Picture]. USA: RKO Radio Pictures.<\/li>\n<li>Ruddy, A. (Producer), &amp; Coppola, F. (Director). (1972). <em>The Godfather<\/em> [Motion Picture]. USA: Paramount Pictures.<\/li>\n<li>Thomas, E. (Producer), &amp; Nolan, C. (Director). (2010). <em>Inception<\/em> [Motion Picture]. 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