Year book of motion pictures (1940)

Continentalfilm, Prague II., Vaclavske nam. 30. Dafa Film, Prague II., U pujcovny 4. Elekta Film, Prague II., Narodni tr. 26. Europa Film, Prague II., Melantrichova 1. Favorit Film, Prague VII., Veletrzni tr. 200. Lepka Film, Prague II., Vaclavske nam. 1. Lloyd Film, Prague II., Vodickova ul. 6. Lucerna Film, Prague II., Stepanska ul. 57. Moldavia Film, Prague II.. Vaclavske nam. 49. Nationalfilm, Prague II., Havlickovo nam. 24. Praha Film, Prague II., Vaclavske nam. 49. Projektor Film, Prague XVI., Zborovska 66. Reiterfilm, Prague II., Vaclavske nam. 30. Slavia Film, Prague II., Narodni tr. 26. Sun Film, Prague II., Stepanska ul. 57. La Tricolore, Prague II., Vaclavske nam. 51. Ufa Film, Prague II., Vaclavske nam. 49. Zdar Film, Prague II., Vaclavske nam. 23. BRUNN Excelsior Film, Brunn, Janska ul. 7. Legia Film, Brunn, Dornych 35. Terra Film, Brunn, Na Hradbach 8. Bolivia LEGISLATION — None concerning films. CENSORSHIP — Films are shipped from, and censored by Lima, Peru. COMPETITION — American. 80 per cent. Following are Mexico and Argentina. PRODUCTION — Several silent scenics produced in 1939. TAXATION — Imported films are assessed at the rate of five per cent advalorem, calculated on the basis of the value of the boliviano at par ($0,365). THEATERS — About 39 theaters, nearly all wired for sound. Brazil LEGISLATION — Laws passed in 1939 make it necessary for importers of newsreel and short subjects to buy similar local films for exportation in the proportion of 10 per cent of the footage they import annually. With every program exceeding 1,000 meters of film, theaters are required to run a minimum of 100 meters of Brazil films. At least once a year, theaters are obliged to show a Brazilian feature. COMPETITION — U. S. distributors in 1939 supplied 1,496 films (shorts and features) of a total of 2,619 censored. Following were Brazilian films with 789: France. 150; and Germany, 92. PRODUCTION — Six features were produced in 1939, plus a number of short subjects. TAXATION — Customs duties are collected on the basis of the American-Brazilian Trade Agreement (bound rates). Distributors pay an education tax of 400 reis per meter on each print of foreign made films censored. Tax does not apply if prints are made in Brazil. THEATERS — About 90 per cent of the 1,300 theaters are wired for sound. Distributors and Importers RIO DE JANEIRO Allianca Cinematographica Ltda., Praca Getulio Vargas No. 2. Edif. Odeon-Salas 414/5. Art Films, Praca Getulio Vargas No. 2. Edif. Odeon-30 andar. Assoc. Cinem. de Produetores Brasileiros, Rua Mexico No. 21. Brasil Europa Films, Rua Senador Dantas No. 40 2o andar. Broadway Programma-Ponce & Irmao, Praca Getulio Vargas No. 2. Edif. Odeon-Salas 308-11. Cia. Brasil Cinematographica (Prog. Serrador). Rua Senador Dantas No. lo — lo andar. Empreza Cineac, Ltd. do Brasil, Av. R. Branch 191. Fox Films do Brasil S.A., Rua do Passeio No. 62, Edif. Metro — 4o andar. Internaeional Films S. A., Praca Getulio Vargas No. 2. Edif. Odeon — Sala 913. Metro Goldwyn Mayer do Brasil, Rua do Passeio No. 62. Edif. Metro — 5o andar. Paramount Films S.A., Avenida Rio Branco No. 247. Programma Art, Praca Getulio Vargas No. 2. Edif. Odeon — 3o andar. FOREIGN MARKETS Pragramma Argus. Praca Getulio Vargas No. 2. Edif. Odeon — Salas 407/8. R.K.O. Radio Pictures do Brasil S.A., Avenida Presidente Wilson No. 115. Soceba S.A., Rua das Marrecas No. 43. Ugo Sorrentino & Cia, Ltda., Praca Getulio Vargas No. 2. Edif. Odeon — 3o andar. United Artists of Brasil, Inc., Rua Alvaro Alvim No. 52 — 2oandar. Universal Pictures do Brasil S.A., Rua Senador Dantas No. 39. Warner Bros. First National South Films, Inc., Rua Senador Dantas No. 19-A. Edif. Cinelandia 9o e lOo andar. Producers, Laboratories and Studios RIO DE JANEIRO Argentina Sonofilms (Cinesul), Av. Graca Aranha 43, sala 409. Aurora Film, Rua Sylvio Romero No. 59. Benedetti Film, Rua Tavares Bastos No. 153 c/3. A. Botelho Film, Rua Jorge Rudge No. 37. Brasil Vita Filme S.A., Rua Conde Bomfim No. 1331. Cinedia S.A., Rua Vieira Bueno No. 3o. Distribuidora de Films Brasileiros Ltda.. Rua Mexico No. 21. Laboratorio Veritas Ltda., A. Ferreira, Avenida Augusto Severo No. 58. Pinheiro Jayme de Andrade, Rua de Lapa No. 95. Sonofilms S.A.. Praca Getulio Vargas No. 2. Edif. Odeon — Sala 723. Yara Filme, Rua General Dionisio No. 57. British East Africa LEGISLATION — None affecting motion pictures. CENSORSHIP — No films rejected during 19381939, but a few scenes were ordered eliminated. COMPETITION — American, 80 per cent; British 20 per cent. PRODUCTION — None. TAXATION — Import duty is two shillings for 500 linear feet. THEATERS — All 16 theaters are wired for sound. British Honduras LEGISLATION — None affecting films. CENSORSHIP — One film (British) rejected during 1939. COMPETITION — American, 95 per cent; British, five per cent. COPYRIGHT RELATIONS — British Copyright Act of 1911 applies. PRODUCTION — None. TAXATION — British films admitted free; others pay 15c per 100 feet. THEATERS — Three, all wired for sound. British Malaya LEGISLATION — None affecting motion pictures. CENSORSHIP — Official Censor of Cinematograph Films views all films. COMPETITION — U. S. films, 55 per cenf Chinese, 22 per cent; Indian, 13 per cent; British, nine per cent. PRODUCTION — None. THEATERS — Of 123 theaters in the Straits Settlements, Federated Malay States, Un-Federated Malay States, Sarawak, and Borneo, 110 are wired for sound. Bulgaria LEGISLATION — None affecting films. CENSORSHIP — All films must be reviewed by the Ministry of Education censor board. COMPETITION — American, 41 per cent: German, 34 per cent; French, 12 per cent. COPYRIGHT RELATIONS — Member of the Bern Convention. PRODUCTION— None. 1101