Year book of motion pictures (1935)

Importers and Exporters LONDON Australasian Films, Ltd., Beacon House, 13 D'Arblay St.. Wardour St., W.l. Baer, M., 176 Wardour St.. W.l. British Dominion Films, Ltd. of Australia, Sentinel House, Southampton Row, W.C. British & Overseas Film Sales. Ltd., 76 Wardour St. Cattermoul, Cecil, Ltd., 143a Wardour St.. W.l. Fried, A., 185a Wardour St., W.l. International Variety & Theatrical Agency, Ltd., Daly's Theater Offices. 311 Lisle St., W.l. Jamily, D., 12 D'Arblay St., W.l. T>evptus. Ltd.. 194 Bishopgate. E C. 2. Smith, S. W., 76 Wardour St., W.l. .Standard Film Agency, 26 St. Anne's Court, Wardour St., W.l. Wainwripht, J. G. & R. B.. Ltd., Astoria House, 62 Shaftesbury Ave., W.l. Distributors LONDON Anima Film Co., 8 New Compton St., W.C. 2. Associated British Film Distributors, Inc., 143 Wardour St., W.l. Associated Production & Distribution Co., 193 Wardour St., W.l. B. & N. Films, Ltd., 8. Bruton Street, W.l. British Lion Film Corporation, 76 Wardour Street, W.l. British United Film Producers Co., Ltd., 46 Brewer St., W.l. Butchers Film Service, Ltd., 175 Wardour St., W.l. Columbia Pictures, 139 Wardour St.. W.l. Equity British Films, Ltd., 167 Wardour St.. W.l. First National Film Distributors, Ltd.. Warner House, 135 Wardour St. Fox Film Corp., 13 Beners St.. W.l. G. & L. Films, Ltd.. 179 Wardour St.. W.l. Gaumont British Distributors, Ltd., Film House, Wardour St., W.l. International Productions, Ltd., 101 Wardour St., W.l. I Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Ltd., 1921 Tower St.. W.C.2. National Distributors, Ltd., 22 Soho Square, W.l. New Era Films, Ltd., 26-27 D'Arblay St., Wardour St., W.l. P. D. Co., Ltd., 12 Great Newport St., W.C.2. Paramount Film Service. Ltd., 166 Wardour St., W.l. Principal Distributing Corporation, Regency House, Warwick St., W.l. Radio Pictures, Ltd., 2-4 Dean St., W.l. Sherwood Exchange Film Agency, 191 Wardour St., W.l. Showman Films. 32 Shaftesburv Ave.. W.l. Standard Fi'm Aeency, 26 St. Anne's Court, Wardour St., W.l. Sterling Film Co., Ltd.. 191 Wardour St., W.l. United Artists Corp., Ltd., Film House. Wardour St., W.l. Universal Pidtures Corp.. Ltd., Film House. Wardour St.. W.l. W. P. Films Ltd.. 92 Wardour St., W.l. Wardour Films, Ltd., Film House. Wardour St., W.l. Warner Bros. Pictures, Ltd.. 135 Wardour St.. W.l. Zenifilms, Ltd., Regency House, Warwick Street, W.l. YUGOSLAVIA Agitation — Agitation to brine: about the "dubbing" of foreign films into the Serbo-Croatian language has for the moment died down. Under regulations prescribed by the Minister of Commerce and Industry of Yugoslavia, the management and control of production, import and trade in motion pictures in that country has been placed in the hands of a State Film Central, whose duties will include also the sponsoring of domestic production and the aiding of educational efforts and propaganda for pictures of cultural value. Registration fees are collected by the Central as follows : (a) For pictures of foreign origin for amusement, as well as for advertising all films, an amount corresponding to one-half of the cetisor fees ; (b) for all cultural pictures and domestic pictures, one-fourth of the censor fee. In eflfect, registration fees will amount to approximately $8 for each American feature brought on the Yugoslav market. Theaters are obliged to show at every performance one or more films of a cultural nature. They must also show domestic pictures of at least 5% of the total length of programs shown quarterly. For theaters giving daily shows and which change programs less than six times monthly, this percentage is increased to 10. To ascertain whether these obligations have been fully complied with, the Central will issue forms that cover each performance. For these forms onp dinar is charged. The Yugoslav Customs authorities are now attempting to collect a luxury tax of 10% on imported moving picture films. Film importers are protesting against the imposition of this tax. especially as there appears to be no authority of law therefor, and it is hoped that the Minister of Finance will overrule the Customs authorities. Censorship — The Yugoslav censorship of moving picture films is, for political reasons, very strict. The Yugoslav censorship of moving picture films is now in the hands of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, control of the State Film Central having been transferred to that Ministry. Competition — American 56%, Germany 34%, other countries 10%. American films have gained ground in' 1934. Copyright Relations — None. Production — There were produced in Yugoslavia, during the year 1933, 190 cinema films aggregating 36,238 meters in length. Of this number two films (265 meters) were banned, leaving 188 (282) films of 35,973 (61,726) meters passed for public showing. The figures in parenthesis are those of 1932. The films passed for public showing were classified as follows : 77 cultural and education films, 2 short feature films, 29 news films, and 80 advertising films. No new studios have been opened at Zagreb, in 1934 although it is understood that local interests are making plans therefor. German producers, also, are understood to be showing some interest in domestic production ; it is rumored that they are endeavoring to obtain some concessions in return for which they will promote domestic production. A German company is now filming in Bosnia, and an American firm produced a short film in August. Most of the films produced in Yugoslavia in 1933 were silent; however, there were produced 25 short sound films of the total length of 4,106 meters. As regards sound films, the local companies were greatly handicapped by lack of 1081