Documentary News Letter (1947-1949)

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CATALOGUE OF MOI & COI FILMS-6th SUPPLEMENT (January 1st — December 31st, 1946) FILMS MADE BY THE MOI & COI A General Films B Trailers C Colonial Film Unit 1. Monthly release films underlined 2. Names of people in brackets do not appear on credit titles. T —Mainly Theatrical Distribution NT = Mainly Non-Theatrical Distribution I = For Specialized or Selected Audiences ( K > Primaril) foi Overseas Distribution OOO i >vei lea I ' ti ibutii in Only The abbreviation 'O' for 'Despatched Overseas' has been omitted, since almost all MOI films are exported. Length is recorded in feet of 35 mm. gauge. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS— NUMBER OF FILMS PRODUCED BY THE MOI AND COI CATEGORY 1940a 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 I « > 1 \1 Five Minute 20 37 29 — — — 86 Fifteen Minute — — 1 12 12 12 — 37 Monthly Release — — — — — — 13 1 I General 'T' Distribution 14 5 7 8 5 8 14 61 General N I Distribution 23 7 35 21 28 39 26 179 Specialized or Selected Audiences 6 12 24 27 13 12 33l 127 Mainly Overseas — — 12 7 6 2 4 31 VV'hollv Overseas 3 10 18 39 15 6 1 94 Trailers 8 15 34 46 51 37HJK 37m 228 Total 74 86 160 160 130 116 130 856 Colonial Film Unit 8 10 16b 30c 36 30fg 19 149 Acquired 5 and 15-Minute Films 2 10 17 Id Id 31 a Includes 2 films for T release delivered in 1939. G B Includes 4 16 mm. productions. H c Includes 12 Empire at War productions. j D 15-minute films. k e Excludes 3 re-issues, includes 3 issues in Scotland only and 3 in England and Wales l only. m F Includes 5 16 mm. productions. Includes 9 'Empire at War' compilations. Re-issue. 3 Issued in Scotland only. Not issued. Includes 1 film on 16 mm. Kodachrome only. Includes 4 re-issues. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS— FOOTAGE OF FILMS PRODUCED BY THE MOI AND COI CATEGORY 1940s 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 TOTAL Five Minute Fifteen Minute Monthly Release General 'T' Distribution General N.T. Distribution Specialized or Selected Audiences Mainlt Overseas Wholly Overseas Trailers 13,791 16,673 23,545 4,109 3,100 1,600 25,113 9.228 7,809 10,280 11,093 3,000b 20,141 1,316 22/. In 41.457 30,552 16,383 22,944 4,250 15,216 33,833 24.010 38,568 15,081 43,115 5,750c 16,041 17,524 39,527 18,713 5,908 17,307 5,500cg 14,832 31,165 55,216 17.850 6.179 8,413 4,625 12,622 30,478 32,618 54.245P 17.672 3,706 3,330mn 59.045 47,405 12.622 161,407 224.308 171.317 61.223 109.678 28,055 TOTAL 62,818 66,604 159,519 175,613 120,565 138.280HJK 154,671 878,070 Colonial Film Unit 11,919 7,836 13.600D 13.198E 17,844 33.107L 20,569o 118,073 Acquired 5 and 15-Minute Films 1,135 6,657 11,353 1.312F 887 21,344 Includes 3,130 feet of T releases dclisered in 1939. Average length 200 feet. Average length 125 feet. 16 mm. productions calculated at equivalent 35 mm. footage. Includes 12 'Empire at War' compilations. Monthly release. Excludes 3 re-issues and includes 3 issues in Scotland only, and 3 issues in England and Wales only. H Re-issued November 19th. j 3 issued in Scotland only. K Not yet issued. L Includes 9 'British Empire at War' compilations. M Average length 90 feet. n Includes 360 feet re-issues. o Includes 2,425 feet of 16 mm. silent. p Includes 1 film made on 16 mm. Kodachrome. TITLE DISTRIBUTION PRODUCII>>\ UNIT PRODUCER DIRECTOR RELEASE DATE LENGTH T NT feet REMARK^ After Six O'clock As Others See Us Australians in London, The Beginning of Histors . The Big Four, The Birds ol the Village Bridge. The BDW (Diseases in Poultry) Britain Can Make It Series BCMI No. (> lit Ml No. 2 B( Ml No. 3 BCMI No. 4 B( MI No. 5 IK Ml No. II B( Ml No. _ BCMI No. 8 IK MI No. 9 BCMI No. 10 T I OOO I NT NT I Nl NT NT NT NT Nl NT NT NT Grecnpark Mcalin Films Crown Crown Larkins Films of Gt. Britain DATA Films of Gt. Britain Films of Fact Films of Fact Films of Fact Films of Fact Films of Fact Films of Fact Films of Fact Films of Fact I ilms of Fact Films of Fact Humphrey Swingler R. MacDougall Ralph Kcene M. Hankinson Alexander Shaw Colin Dean Basil Wright Graham Wallace (Associate: Edgar Anstev) W. Larkin Andrew BuchananAndrew Buchanan (Associate: Fdgar Anstey) Donald J. D. Chambers — Alexander Andrew UuchananAndrewBuchanan — (Associate: Edgar Anstey) Jack Holmes Paul Rotha Paul Rotha J. B. Holmes J. B. Holmes J. B Holmes Jack Holmes I ick Holmes Jack Holmes J let Holmes 16,1246 — 16 9 46 29,10 46 3 7 46 28 8 46 4 10 46 Not yet fixed 3 7 46 957 1,126 1,038 4,289 S57 1,659 3,500 1.529 913 2S 2 46 943 880 930 921 26 | | 46 917 27 8 46 936 23 10 46 Shortened version of Good Neighbours, monthly release for December. Training film for rreasur) on how t.. interview the casual caller. Special record of the Australian contingent's part in the Victor) Parade. The story of British life and agriculture from the earliest days up to the Roman invasion. Made for Ministry ofl ducation. rtoon film made for the Ministry of Food. Made t.>r the Ministry of Agriculture to show that most small birds ar, t ' i l. farmer. Bird photography I losking. A story of reconstruction in i slavia. Made tor Ministry of Agriculture and I isheries. A film for farmers. A monthly film primarily made for distribution in factories I sually containing three items. Contains: (1) Change over airfield into farm eruleas the Crick Will. II s iwg.l 'lonal Radar ( on tains: I I I Works I Bath rooms oil the licit: i ))Manne Contain-.: ( I ) Muminium Hoi sign m Industry ; (3) Canadian Round I p ...ion. in Hostels ... II \ K 1 ' . i I i Ordnance Sir I I i Mabletl '< gam; H .,.« With Interest ■ lecns and I i Egg Packing . D J.ard. ill I oldinj t, I'D I Pi 'blcm