Year book of motion pictures (1935)
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Commercial Brokerage and Film Exchange, 456 Dasmarinas.
Fox Film Exchange, Reina Regente, Binondo.
International Super Film Exchange, 334 Misericordia.
Lyric Film Exchange, 670 Dasmarinas. Majestic Film Exchange. 334 Misericordia. Metro-Goldwj-n-Mayer, Inc., 419 Avenida Rizal. Palace Film Exchange, 951 Ongpin. Universal Pictures Corp. of the Far East, 2262 Azcarraga.
Paramount Films of Philippines, Inc., Escolta & Pinpin. Manila, P. I.
POLAND
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Polish Government has pract'cally decided to introduce import contingents on foreiirn films and meter tax restrictions as s"thorized in th» film law of April 30. 1934. Evecntive regulations hnve not as vet heen issued. Tt is heli'""'d th->» 1 '^0 films xv'V he nermitted entry nnntiallv Of ♦Ti's pmntmt th** Arnprt'*^n niinfo. Jt is sqid. hf* inn fitm«. pnd tTi*^ F^'enrh. Gernnn and 4iis
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chareed on the negatives. This cnntrihi'tion will go to the F'lm Fund for the supnrirt r>f tl^e dorv^*>5ti^^ filtv, *»i^,.Qt.-v, Sn'=r«'»l imo'^-* r'^"**T^'»n*c mav hp est ah^'*:h'*d tn <!iion1'»"ier>t t1i« haci(* con
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As a means of protection against ahi'^e of the expected regulations, a Sunreme Film Board ha« heen appointed, the members of which include renresentatives of the Association of Film ni<:tnhutors. the Central Association '■'f the Motion Picture Theater Owners, and the Producers' Association. It will he an advisorv o-ranizat-'^n in relation to the Polish Government, and will interest itself in contingent matters, and assure cooperation between the various associations, coordinating so far as possible their sometimes confl'cting interests. Censorship — Films that are offensive to 'aw --nd public morals are forbidden. Russian and German films are now acceptable, followine Improved political relations. Of films censored in 1931, American films represented 64^. Polis'i IS"!?.. French 6<%^. German i'^r and others 8%. Of films censored in the first half of 1934. Americ-'n fi'ms represented 6^%. Polish 70%. French ,1'!?-. German 2% and others 11%. Competition — American competition in ll.V' was 87%, French 5%, German 3%, all others 5% of imported films. During the first half of 19,i4. of total imports American films represented 87%, French 2.3%, Austrian 2.1%, mixed production 3.9%, others 4.7%. Copyright Relations — Full legal protection is
granted foreign authors. Production — Only 6 films have been p'oduced in Poland thus far this year. There are two studios in Poland equipped for sound production, one Klangfilm-Tobis, and one with Polish equipment. British Accoustics, affiliated with British Gaumont, is establishing an additional studio in Poland for dubbing.
A Warsaw distributor of American films has a contract with two Polish studios in Warsaw, where prints of their films are made in Poland. TTsually a negative and one master print (positive) are imported. Prints are made from the negative, and the master print, imported under bond, is re-exported after printing. Customs duty is paid on the negative only. The com
pany has been granted an import contingent for negatives of 1,500 kilograms instead of the normal 110 zlotys is charged. If required, the contmgent may always be increased, for the Ministry of Finance makes no special obstacles, considering it a development of the domestic production. One other American Company is pnntmg only news reels in Poland, and another IS preparing to print in Poland.
1933 production amounted to 273,956 feet of which :
Silent features — 32,208 feet Silent shorts — 69.743 " Sound features — 113,604 " Sound shorts — 58,050 " Cut by censorship — 351 " Production during the first half of 1934 amounted to 101,485 feet of which:
Silent features — ■ — feet Silent shorts — 4,413 " Sound features — 51,272 " Sound shorts — 45,170 " Advertising — 568 "
Cut by censorship — 62 " Total production in 1933 was 157 films, including 73 silent and 84 sound. In the first half of 1934 production was 71 films, with 101.485 feet, of ^; ^^■^'■e silent, and 65, of
97.072 feet, were sound. Taxes—Taxes are very high, amounting in Warsaw
to about one-third of box office receipts. Theaters — The total number of theatcs in 19^1
was 728. There were 85 travelling cinemas. Sound — 421 theaters wired for sound. 307 silent Imports from United States —
1933— Positive sound 2.184.264 ft. $34.00? Negative sound 88.76.'^ ft. 1,408
1934— First 10 Months:
Positive sound 1.474.532 ft. $25,448 Negative sound 73.044 ft. iil38
DISTRIBUTORS AND IMPORTERS WARSAW
Agefilm. ul.Marszalkowska 111.
-Mliance-Film. ul.Zielna IS.
Anerfilm. uI.Al 3-eo Maja 2
Arlux-Film, ul.Widok 9.
Austriafilm, ul.Chmielna 32.
Bard Jozef. ul.Wspolna 47.
Byczynski Edmund. uI.Bagatela 15.
Columbia-Pictures-S-to Krzyska 35.
Hepkin. uI.Mokotowska 14.
Fksnlofilm. ul.Chmielna 43.
Erfilm. ul.Al.Terozolimskie 36.
Enhafilm. ul.Marszalkowska 125
Felix-Film. ul.Chmielna 41.
Fortnna, ul.Marszalkowska 95.
Fox-Film. ul.S-to Krzyska 25.
Fuks Mari.nn. ul. AI. jerozolimskie 35.
Gloria. ul.Marszalkowska 119.
Gren-Film. N.York. ul.Tasna 24.
Tarfilm. uI.Nowv Swiat'l9.
Katz Emil. ul.Zielna 16.
Kac Joseph. Zlota 62.
K'no-Film. ul Sienna 4.
Klarfilm. ul.Marszalkowska 131.
Kolos. ul.Nowv-Swiat 43.
Komisfilm, ul.Tasna 24.
T.echfilma. ul.Hoza 23.
T.eo-Film. ul.Zlota 6.
T.iherty-Film. ul.Jasna 22.
T.nndon Films. ul.Al.Terozolimskie IS.
Mars. ul.Widok 11.
Meissner. F. Sumara. ul.Tasna 24.
Metro-Goldwyn-Maver. ul.Marszalkowska 96.
Muza-Film. ul.Widok 23.
Franco-Paris-Film. ul. Sienna 4.
National Film Corp ul.AI.Tr-"^ol!mskie 1 "!
Palladium. ul.Marszalkowska 140.
Paramonnt Films, ul. Sienna 4.
P.A.T.-Pol.Ap Telecraficzna. nl.Krolewska 5.
Parlofilm. ul.S-to Krzvska 30.
P.itriafilm. iil Moniiiszki 4.
'^^t-Film. Zielna 13.
Poloni.afilm, til. Sienna 14.
''nnnlifilm. ul.Orla 3.
Polski Film. ul.Sniadeckich 6.
Radjofilm, ul.AI. Jerozolimskie 41.
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