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Library. Subjects.
Petroleum Films Bureau, 46, St. James' Place, London, W.l . . . . . . Documentary
Religious Film Library, Jasper Road, Norwood, S.E.I 9 Religious
Wallace Heaton Limited, 127, New Bond
Street, London, W.l .... Feature
Workers' Film Association Ltd., Transport House, Smith Square, London, S.W.I . Documentary
Remember during wartime not to apply needlessly for a catalogue. All are in restricted supply.
For the renting of films on 35 mm. stock it is necessary to find out the distributors (as distinct from 'the film libraries for 16 mm.). The British Film Institute can tell you who the distributor is for any given film. Some of the older Continental films can be obtained from the stock held by the London Film Society. Arrangements for renting the films and for their despatch can be made by the cinema manager on the Society's behalf. If he is unable to do this, act on his advice. There will be transit charges on the 35 mm. films.
It is best to form a film selection sub-committee of three or so well-assorted members of the main executive committee. The search for available films should be vested in them, and they should make up specimen programmes with estimated charges for consideration by the executive committee, or by the members as a whole.
Finally* keep your members together by an inclusive charge for, say, a six-month season based on your estimated overheads, with a. good margin. The film world is not an easy world to handle, and mistakes can and do happen. There will be heartaches and headaches, and a reserve local programme should be kept in readiness should film despatch at any time let you down. A reserve substandard projector is also a comfort.
A well-organised Film Society is one of the greatest pleasures obtainable, and a definite addition to the social life of any community ; from it can branch out all types of cultural activity, discussion groups, W.E.A. classes on the film, even film-making groups working on substandard documentary during the summer when it is not advisable to run large-scale film performances. The Society can acquire a library, or work in conjunction with