APA Reference List Entry Format: Film and Television
*note that “sentence case” means that only the first word and proper nouns are capitalized.
Film, Video:
The last names and initials of the producer and director appear first, each with its own label enclosed in parentheses. Use a comma and an ampersand (&) to separate their names. Then list the year, the title of the film, and enclose the medium in brackets. Finally, list the country of origin and the studio or distributor.
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Producer’s last name, initials. (Producer), & Director’s last name, initials. (Director). (Year). Title of the film italicized in sentence case: Even subtitles [Motion Picture]. Country of origin: Studio or distributor.
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Brunner, D. (Producer), & Moore, T. (Director). (2009). Secret of Kells [Motion Picture]. Ireland: Les Armateurs.
TV Series
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Producer’s last name, initials. (Producer). (Year). Title of the show [Television series]. City: Studio or Broadcasting company.
Episode of a TV Series
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Writer’s last name, initials. (Writer), & Director’s last name, initials. (Director). (Date of publication). Title of episode in sentence case [Television series episode]. In Producer’s initials. Producer’s last name (Producer), Series title in sentence case. City of origin: Studio or distributor.
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Reed, A. (Writer), & Williams, M. (Director). (2010, January 14). Training day [Television series episode]. In A. Reed (Producer), Archer. Atlanta, GA: Floyd County Productions.
TV Broadcast
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Producer’s last name, initials. (Producer). (Broadcast date). Title of broadcast program in italics and sentence case [Television broadcast]. City of broadcast, State abbreviation: Station Name.
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Pauline, M. R. (Producer). (2011, November 22). The nightly news minute [Television broadcast]. Chicago, IL: Big Broadcasting Service.