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Apr. — AB, Lubin, Kalem now releasing in Britain through the MP Sales Agency. Bison releasing through Cosmopolitan (London). Reliance releasing through the Western Import & Film Co. (London). Republic releasing through American Film Releases (London). Bison 101’s French releasing through Paul Hodel (Paris). Vitagraph gets Romanian agent.
May — Solax now releasing through the American and Continental Film Co. (London).
June — Broncho releasing through the Western Import & Film Co. (London). American Standard’s first British release, through Tyler.
Aug. — Announcement that Itala will continue as Bison 101’s European agent.
Sept. — Compagnie Cinématographique Brésilienne to represent Vitagraph, Edison, Lubin, Essanay in Brazil.
Oct. — Thanhouser switches over to the Western Import & Film Co. (London). Invicta Film Co. (London) to release Victor, Gem, Bison 101.
Nov. — Thanhouser and Brooklyn in Berlin, switch from the Carpatia Co. to the Skandinavisk Film Co. as agent.
Dec. — the J. D. Williams Amusement Co. buys Australian rights for AB, Essanay, Kalem, Méliés, Selig.
1913: Feb. — Warmer’s Features releasing through Casanova Ardarius (Barcelona). Comet now releasing through R. Prieur in Britain.
Mar. — Selig lists foreign branches as London, Berlin, St Petersburg, Paris, Budapest, Rio de Janeiro.
Louis Aubert (Paris) releasing Solax, Rex, Méliés Wild West.
Apr. — Keystone’s first British release, through Tyler.
Western Import & Film Co. picks up Keystone, Kaybee, Broncho. Ruffell’s Imperial (Britain) releasing Ramo and Ryno. Warner Feature Film Co. opens branch in London.
May — Michigan Pictures releasing through Pathé abroad.
June — Lubin has recently opened a main European office in London (for publicity and business purposes only; it still releases through the MP Sales Agency).
Frontier’s first British release, through R. Prieur. July — Selig building own quarters in London.
Warner’s first release in Britain.
Lubin begins direct selling through its London office.
Aug. — Vitagraph begins building a Paris production studio. Ramo signs with the General Film Agency (London).
Sept. — Lubim gets a Paris agent, the Mondial Film Co. Famous Players Film Co. Ltd opens in London.
Oct. — Domino and Apollo sign with the Western Import & Film Co. (London).
Current American offices and agencies in Paris: Selig, agent Charles Helfer; Kaybee, Keystone, Bison 101, Reliance, agent Paul Hodel;
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