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Czechoslovakia
Agitation — Continued efforts to impose fees on foreign films for the purpose of obtaining funds to support domestic sound-film production.
Censorship — Under Ministry of Interior ; very strict, 2,147 films censored during 1930 of which 545 were feature films including 189 sound features. 68 films banned by board during 1930.
Competition — 51 per cent American, 19 per cent German, 14 per cent Czechoslovak, 1,064 American films, 504 German films, 293 Czechoslovak films shown during 1930.
Copyright Relations — Reciprocal declarations between Czechoslovakia and United States exchanged April 27, 1927. Citizens of one country are assured full copyright protection in territory of other country. Went into effect March 1, 1927. under U. S. Copyright Act of March 4, 1909, and the Czechoslovak copyright law of November 24, 1926.
Production — 293 films produced during 1930. of which 20 were features including 7 sound films. Only one regular motion picture studio, is also equipped with sound-film recording set.
Taxes — Very high. The present municipal entertainment tax averages 25 per cent of gross receipts in silent motion picture theaters and 3S per cent in sound theaters.
Theaters — 1,817 including 159 sound theaters as of January 1, 1931. Estimate as of November 1. 1931, 2,000 theaters.
Sound — 350 sound theaters.
Imports from U. S. A. —
1930— Positive, sound 536,046 ft. $13,710
1930— Positive, silent, 506,253 ft. 11,955
1931— Negative, silent, 1,189 ft. 71
1931 — Positive, sound, 891,057 ft.
1931 — Positive, silent, 184,486 ft.
1930 — Sound Equipment.
1931 — Sound Equipment,
Exports to U. S. A. —
1931 — Negatives, 34,348 ft.
18,603 4,694
34,254 9,932
1,518
Denmark
Agitation — Confined to strong demand that licenses be granted only to theaters with Danish capital control.
Censorship — Censor board, comprising three persons, classifies films as follows: (1) allowed for everybody ; (2) forbidden to children under 16. and (3) entirely forbidden. Censorship not unreasonable.
Competition — 49 per cent American ; 49 per cent
German.
Copyright Relations — Established by Presidential Proclamation May 8, 1893, extended April 9, 1910, and December 9, 1920.
Production — Two sound pictures produced in 1931. A/S Nordisk Tonefilm, Mosedalsvej Studio, Copenhagen, only sound studio.
Taxes — Very h gh. Protests have been made to government for relief from the present burdensome schedule of taxation which exacts 40 per cent of the gross earnings from owners of cinema theaters.
Theaters — About 300, of which 225 operate reglarly.
Empire Productions, S. A,
MAURICE A. CHASE
— Presidente —
EMPIRE CITY.-MEXICO, D. F.
Cable: "Empirecity" — Mexico, D.F.
Productores y Distribuidores exclusivamente DE PELICULAS HABLADAS EN ESPANOL
Producers of high grade Spanish talking pictures.
Studios also available for producers who desire to make high grade productions.
RCA Recording.
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