The Film Renter and Moving Picture News (Sep-Oct 1922)

10 -THE FILM RENTER & MOVING PICTURE NEWS. BRISTOL C.E.A. MEETING. A Varied Agenda. 7 PONE branch chairman (A. B. Atkinson). presided over a amall attendance at the September meeting of the Bristol and West of England Branch, held at the Artistes and Press Club, Park Row, last week. Subscriptions Paid Up. : The secretary reported that two of the halls, which were struck off at the last meeting, had since paid their subscriptions, and their names had, therefore, been reinstated on the roll. Four halls were now in arrears with their subscriptions, and it was decided that the secretary should write aguin asking them to forward the amount due before the dute of the next meeting. The North Bristol Bath. Replying to Mr. ‘Tasker, who asked what had been done respecting the Horfield Bath,. the secretary stated that in accordance with the resolution passed at their last meeting he had written to the Baths Committee, and had received a reply from the chief superintendent to the effect that his letter would be laid before the committee at their next meeting. Bristol Suggestion Adopted. The secretary read a letter from Mr. Gavazzi King stating that the suggestion sent from the Bristol Branch, in connection with the tax campaign, had been unanimously agreed to at the General Council meeting. Position of the Benevolent Fund. The secretary brought up the matter of the branch Benevolent Fund, which, owing to payments made and the small amount of money coming in, was in a very low position. Various suggestions were made with a view of improving the position of the fund, one being that each member should pay a yearly subscription, and another that the amount contributed by members attending the mectings should be increased. The chairman said that at one time collections were taken for the benefit of the fund at all trade shows held on Sundays, but this had been dropped owing, he believed, to an objection made by a firm of renters. He thought that it would be well if an arrangement could be made to take up these collections again. No decision, however, was arrived at. IMPORTED FILM CONCESSION. Board of Customs and Excise Issue the New Regulation. EADERS of THe Firm Renter will remember that in the discussion upon the Finance Act in the last Parliamentary Session the Chancellor of the Exchequer, as the result of representations made to him by M.P.’s and others, moved the addition of a clause providing that imported negative kinematograph film should be treated as blank film (unexposed stock) if its production had been organised by persons whose chief or only place of business was in the United Kingdom and the producer and principal actors were domiciled British subjects. One-third of a Penny Instead of Fivepence. The Board of Customs and Excise has now. drawn up.the new regulations for giving effect to the clause in question. In future film -rought in by British producers is to be treated as ‘‘ blank "’ film so long as the above conditions are complied with, and will only be taxed at one-third of a penny instead of at 5d. a foot. The other conditions attached are practical safeguards to prevent anv cheating of the Customs and Excise, and are not irksome in any way. (Continued at foot of next column.) Google September jo, 1922. STRONG PROGRAM FOR BLACKPOOL KINEMA CONVENTION. Topics of Vital Interest to the Trade to be Discussed. HE announcement in the Fim RENTER of September 16, i announcing the arrangements up to date of the forthcoming Kinema Trade Convention at Blackpool on October 10 and 11, has created quite a deal of interest among Northern exhibitors. Fuller particulars of the Convention are now available, and from these it will be seen that the fixture is one which no one connected with the trade can afford to miss, as although organised by the C.P.M.A., members of any other organisations will be welcome. As will be gathered from the program, prominent people not connected with the C.P.M.A. are rendering valuuble support. The Convention will be held in the Palatine Hotel, with, of course, the exception of the civic reception, which naturally will take place in the Council Chamber. The Program, The program of arrangements is as follows: Tuesday, October J0.—11 a.m. : Civic reception in the Council Chamber by the Mayor of Blackpool (Councillor David Dickinson). Afternoon session: Chairman, J. R. Huddleston, Iisq. 2 p.m.: Lecture by Mr. W. B. Appleton, jun. (of Leicester), ou ‘‘ Past and Present Methods of Manufacturing Lenses."’ 3 p.m.: ‘' The Marconiphone and the Kinema,” Jecture and demonstration by Capt. Peter Willans (of the Marconi Co.) 4-380 p.m.: Paper by Mr. John Harrison, ** The Proper Projection of New Copies."’ Evening session: Chairman, Percy B. Broadhead, Esq. 6-30 p.m.: Paper by Dr. Allen W. Daley, M.D. (Medical Officer for Blackburn), ** The Medical Officer and the Kinema.’’ 8 p.m.: Open meeting to discuss the position with regard to the Entertainments Tax. Discussion will be opened by the chairman. Wednesday, October 11.—Morning session: Chairman, Mr. Fred KE. Weisker. 1L a.m.: Paper by Mr. Reginald Yorke, ** Adversity and its Lesson."’ 12-30 p.m.: Paper by Mr. William Henry Huish, *‘ Co-operative Advertising.’’ Afternoon session: Chairman, Councillor Edwin Haigh (Liverpool.) 2-30 p.m.: Talk on ‘‘ Selling the Picture to the Public,’’ by Mr. Charles Lapworth (seerctary, Goldwyn’e, Ltd.) 3-30 p.m. : Talk on ‘‘ Renter’s Mistakes the Exhibitors Pay For,’’ by Mr. Barrington Hooper (publicity manager of Provincial Cinema Theatres, Ltd.) 4-30 p.m.: Paper by Mr. Henry Mason, °* The Case for Marking as a Guide to Film Selections.”’ 7 p.m: Convention dinner. On Tuesday evening, when the question of the Entertainments Tax will be discussed, several members of Parliament in the Lancashire areu are being invited to be present, as well as one or two public men from Preston, who have taken’ a great interest in this question as affecting several citizens in their town during the Preston Guild, where the Excise authorities took up a very strong attitude with regard to the payment of Entertainments Tax of those who viewed the various processions. At the Convention dinner a local member of Parliament is being invited to take the chair, and, it is hoped, that a number of prominent members of the trade from London will be present. = ——————S—={S==E]=== — An application must be sent to the proper officiala by a producer wishing to take scenes for films outside the country. On this an itinerary must be filled in, to show in what order places are to be visited, and the nationality of the producer and artistes must also be carefully stated. If the authorities are satisfied with this application they are to issue a ‘‘ Certificat: of Approval,'’ which must be produced at the port ctf embarkation. : Careful regulations are also made to facilitate the identification of films when examined by the officers of Customs and Excise.