Film and education; a symposium on the role of the film in the field of education ([1948])

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Title:
Film and education; a symposium on the role of the film in the field of education
Date:
[1948]
Publisher:
New York, Philosophical Library
Volume:
Film and education; a symposium on the role of the film in the field of education
Leaf #:
000452
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Prelinger Library
Sponsor:
msn
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Includes bibliographies
Date Added:
July 19, 2022
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CHAPTER XXVIII THE EDUCATIONAL FILM IN CANADA GORDON ADAMSON Secretary, National Film Society of Canada Before considering the various aspects of Canada's educational film development two factors should be borne in mind: first, that much of this country's use of film dates from World War II; and, secondly the size and population density of the country. Although one university operated a film library back in 1917 and several school boards made films available to teachers in their communities prior to the war, the major development of educational^ f ilm use in schools has come since 1936. The broader community ^interest in film has been even more recent, most of its impetus having come from wartime experience in the use of this medium. The rural and urban circuits of the National Film Board were organized in 1942 and 1943 respectively. The amazing thing about the Canadian development is the rapidity with which popular demand for film in urban areas has created a permanent communitycentered distribution pattern. In making comparisons with the film development in the United States, especially in respect to schools, this factor of the recent rapid growth in educational film use in Canada may help to explain some of the differences that are apparent between the practices of the two countries. Canada's wide spaces and scattered population have been deterrent factors in the country's film development. With a population of ap [437]