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March, 1947
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Houston Hears Reagan and Baird
'J'lie Houston Film Council held a special meeting last month to hear Tom Baird, Director of the Film Division, British Information Services, New York City and C. R. Reagan. President, Film Council of America. Austin. .At the meeting, a special preview of the new British film, Cliildrcn on Trial, was held. Mr. Baird lias rccenth been making a tour of the country, speaking l)efoi"c film cfnnicils and similar organizations.
Chicago Film Council
Thomas Baird, Director of the Film Division, l>ritish [nformation .Services, New "S'ork, spoke before the February luncheon meeting of the Chicago F"ilm Council. He was introduced by John Hamilton, liritish Film Officer. Chicago. Mr. Baird, in his talk, explained wli\ the British government produces films and why some of its films are distributed in the United States. Keeping citizens informed was the underlying reason for such governmental film production, according to him. Raljih Creer. president, madtthe remark tliat medical films were the only truly international film. .\ di.scussion followed Mr. Baird's talk and centered about international restrictions placed on the distribution of films. Hope was expressed that the re.strictions and legal red tape surrounding the importation and exportation of films could be reduced.
At one of the next hmcheons. the program committee ]jlans to screen several new films for the Council members.
April Forum of Chicago Film Workshop
The Chicago F"ilm Workshop will devote its April meeting to China, showing two films : March of Time — China and National Film Board of Canada — China's Need. One of the speakers will be Kenneth Bumstead, British Consul in Chicago, who has spent 10 years in China and expects to return to a governmental post there. This meeting will be held April 2. 8 p.m.. Woodrow Wilson Room, 84 East Randolph Street. Chicago.
The I'^ilm Workshop is a part of the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations and is sponsored by the Adult Fducation Council. It provides an excellent opportunity for teachers, program chairmen, and persons interested in adult education to see the latest available materials in the field. The di.scussions provide models after which other organizations may pattern theirs, [•"ilnis shown are readily available through regular channels for parent-teacher grou]js. clubs, and schools.
Previous programs have included the subjects of race, the Soviet Union, and the atom ])omb. For the first program, the films, Man-One Family, supervised Ijy Dr. Jidian Huxley and Professor J. B. S Haldane. and Don't Be a Sucker with Paul Lukas as a refugee in the United States, were shown. In the Russian ])rogram. Peoples of the Soviet Union, the Julien Bryan film, was screened. F'or the discussion of atomic power. Gne World or None and the March of Time — Atomic Pozn'cr were shown. Both these films are discussed at length elsewhere in this issue.