Year book of motion pictures (1931)
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International Film Distributors, 37, Rue St. Michel.
Isis Film, 49, Boulevard d'Anvers. Ledrou, 120, Rue des Plantes. Les Films Celebres, 120, Rue des Plantes. Loew Metro Goldwyn, 11, Quai au Bois de Construction.
Luna Film, 156, Boulevard A. Max.
Lux Film, 13, Boulevard de Nieuport.
Metropol Film, 2, Rue des Commercants.
Meynckens, 115, Rue des Plantes.
Monopol Film, 2, Rue des Oeillets.
National Film Office, 25 Rue du Chemin de Fer.
N. Y. Films Associated, 42, Rue des Plantes.
Nova Film, 109, Rue Verte.
Occidental Films, 77, Rue de Brabant.
Olympic Films, 84, Rue Verte.
Omnium Cinematographique, 86 Rue des Plantes.
Pathe Consortium Cinema, 12, Rue Dupont.
Pax Film, 62, Rue des Plantes.
Record Film, 80, Rue Verte.
Rousseau, Paul, 121, Rue Braerat.
Royal Film, 22, Rue du Pont Neuf.
Sapho Film. 13, Rue d la Madeleine.
Selection Film, 17, Rue du Chemin de Fer.
Service Cinematographique.
Armee Beige, La Cambre.
S.P.I. , 44, Rue des Plantes.
Ste Ame. Beige P.D.C., 19, Place des Martyrs. Ste Ame. Francaise des Films. Paramount, 31, Chaussee de Haecht. Super Film, 49, Rue des Ilirondelles. Syndicat des Films, 21, Rue des Sables. Unica Film, 58, Rue St. Lazare. Union Film, 17, Rue Linnee. Universal Film, 20, Place des Martyrs. Van Goitsenhoven, 97, Rue de Laeken. Warner Bros. First National Films, 24, Rue Dupont.
STUDIOS
Lux Film, 13, Boulevard de Nieuport, Brussels.
BERMUDAS
Agitation — None.
Censorship — Local.
Competition — 90% American.
Copyright Relations — See United Kingdom.
Production — None at present. One film produced
in 1926. Theaters — Eight.
Sound — Two theaters wired for sound. Imports from U. S. A. —
1929— 2,699,472 feet; value $69,402.
1930— Sound, 1,288,305 feet; value $39,902. Silent, 702,509 feet; value $18,175.
Exports to U. S. A. —
1929— 18,400 feet; value $ 1,531.
BOLIVIA
A gitation — None. Copyright Relations — None. Taxes — Very high. Imports from U. S. A. —
1929— 124,636 feet; value $2,189.
1930— Sound, 6,600 feet; value $ 132. Silent, 28,840 feet; value $ 441.
Exports to U. S. A.—
1929— None.
1930— None.
BRAZIL
Agitation — Installation of sound equipment in the better class theaters resulted in the elimination of their orchestras and in the discharge of hundreds of musicians. Their discontent turned to agitation and finally ended in the presentation of bills in the municipal councils of Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, and Porto Alegre which would impose an additional tax on all theaters exhibiting singing and talking pictures in foreign languages.
Copyright Relations — Inter-American Copyright Convention, Buenos Aires Aug. 11, 1910, ratified July 13, 1914.
Competition — Although showing a considerable decrease as compared with 1927 and 1928 American films continued to dominate this market in 1929. Based on the following table of films censored in Rio de Janeiro, Germany's increase in the number of films used in this market over 1927 and 1928 amounted to 142.5% and 10.7% respectively. France's decrease amounts to 60% as compared with 1928 and 33% as compared with 1927. Brazil's figures did not change as compared with 1928. Brazilian competition is not actually as strong as might appear from the statistics.
Production — -Very little, mostly newsreels and retitles, one sound film produced in 1929. Taxes — Very high. Theaters — 1,600.
No. of Houses No. of in Surrounding
Leading Towns
Houses
Small Towns
Total
Rio de Janeiro
.. 88
65
153
. . 46
351
397
Porto Alegre .
.. 16
171
187
. . 14
178
192
Sao Salvador . .
91
102
Bello Horizonte
10
87
97
Ponta Grossa .
.. 2
93
95
Riberao Preto
.. 4
104
108
.. 3
84
87
Uba
.. 2
94
96
.. 3
83
86
Total
1,600
Admission Prices — The admission charged at small theaters in the interior is as low as 500 reis about 6 cents), while the usual minimum is 1 milreis (about 12 cents).
New theater construction continued during 1930 while several old theaters were either remodeled or converted for the use of motion pictures.
Sound — Following the first installation of sound equipment in Sao Paulo in March, 1929, 125 houses have been wired, with arrangements completed for 16 additional installations, the majority of which are of American manufacture.
Imports from U. S. A. —
1929— 18,108,712 feet; value $413,073.
1930— Sound, 4,897,113 feet; value $101,065. Silent, 4,602,970 feet; value $ 97,777.
Exports to U. S. A. —
1929— 4,180 feet; value $ 2,099.
1930— 4,100 feet; value $ 200.
DISTRIBUTORS AND IMPORTERS
RIO DE JANERIO
Annibal Paiva, Avenida Rio Branco, 147. Antunes & Cia., Avenida Rio Branco, 205. Artistas Unidos, Rua Alvaro Alvim, 52. Bieckarck & Cia., Rua 7 de Setembro, 209. Cia. Brasil Cinematographica, Praca Floriano, 1. Fox Film do Brasil SA, Rua Constituicao, 41. First National Pictures, Rua Alvaro Alvim, 52. Grentner & Cia., Rua Senador Dantas, 91. Marc Ferrez Filhos, Rua da Quitanda, 21. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Rua 7 de Setembro, 207.
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