Exhibitors Herald (Jun-Sep 1918)

EXHIBITORS HERALD AND MOTOGRAPHY Regulations for Export of Film Announced by War Trade Board Shipments to Europe Will Be Watched Closely With Aid of Committee on Public Information WASHINGTON, D. C— The War Trade Board has just made public the following regulations for the exportation of film and the conditions under which individual licenses may be had: (1) Exposed but undeveloped film may not be exported to any destination. (2) Exposed and developed film may be exported to Canada and Newfoundland until further notice without obtaining an individual export license. (3) Unexposed film may be exported to Canada and Newfoundland, but it will be necessary to obtain an individual license therefor from the War Trade Board. (4) Unexposed film may not be exported to any destination, other than Canada and Newfoundland, beyond a limited amount necessary for making foreign-language "titles" to be used in the exhibition of exposed and developed film, the exportation of which has been authorized by the War Trade Board. Creel O. K. Needed (5) Exposed and developed film, and unexposed "title" film to be used therewith, may not be exported to any destination, except Canada and Newfoundland, unless the shipment is approved by the Committee on Public Information and has been censored and passed by the Customs Division of the Treasury Department. Film so approved and passed must be consigned to such individual or organization at the point of destination as the War Trade Board shall designate as their representative for this purpose, and it will not be released to the intended recipient until the latter has executed an agreement with such representative of the War Trade Board, substantially as set forth on the reverse side of Supplemental Sheet X-20, or on sheet annexed thereto, such agreement relating to the terms upon which the said film may be exhibited. (6) In addition to the conditions set out above, any application will be subject to the special regulations of the War Trade Board concerning exports to the country to which it is proposed to make the particular shipment. (7) The procedure to be followed in applying for a license to export such film is as follows: (8) Persons desiring to export moving picture film to any country excepting the Dominion of Canada and Newfoundland are advised to familiarize themselves in advance with the terms on which the Committee on Public Information (223 West Twenty-third street, New York, N. Y.) are prepared to approve the exportation of such film. How to Get Licenses (9) Applicants should file their applications for export licenses on War Trade Board Form X, attaching thereto Supplemental Information Form X-20, duly executed, and should then, or subsequently, file with the War Trade Board a certificate from the Committee on Public Information setting out the formal approval by the committee of the proposed shipment. (10) The War Trade Board will consider the application, and when it is prepared to issue an export license will advise the applicant to that effect, instructing him to present the film to one of the collectors of customs listed below for inspection. Film which passes below for inspection of a collector of customs will be sealed and retained by him in customs custody until an export license is presented and the film is actually laden for exportation or for transportation to the collector of customs at the point of exit. If the film passes the censorship of the collector a certificate of approval will be issued by him to the applicant. Filing of Certificates (11) Both the certificate of the Committee on Public Information (in case it has not already been filed) and the certificate of the collector of customs should be forwarded to the War Trade Board (attention X-228), Washington, D. C, where applications for the exportation of such film will be finally considered. (12) In case an export license is refused by the War Trade Board or in case the applicant abandons his application for a license, he may regain possession of the film by submitting to the collector sufficient evidence of ownership. In such event the collector will destroy the seal of approval placed on the film. (13) The collectors of customs in the following cities are authorized to inspect and seal film: New York, Chicago, New Orleans, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Laredo, Tex.; El Paso, Tex.; San Juan, Porto Rico; Honolulu, Hawaii. The regulations represent several months' work by the War Trade Board in investigating the film exporting business and are less stringent than originally planned as the result of the exporters stating their case frankly through a committee from the National Association of the Motion Picture Industry, which was sent to Washington early in the summer. Screen Classics Offers "Pals First" in Six Reels "Pals First," a Screen Classics feature to be issued this month, will be presented as a six reel production. The picture is a screen version of the stage success of the same name adapted by Lee Wilson Dodd from Francis Perry Elliott's novel. Harold Lockwood is starred and is supported by Ruby de Remer, James Lackaye, Richard R. Neill, Franke de Vernon, Anthony Byrd, Pauline Dempsey, Walter P. Lewis and Rollo Lloyd. Edwin Carewe directed. 28