The film daily year book of motion pictures (1940)
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FOREIGN MARKETS
20th Century-Fox Film Corp.. 31/32. Soho Square.
WJL.
Gaumont British Distributors. Ltd.. Film House.
Wardour St.. W.l. General Film Distributors. Ltd.. 127/133 Wardour
St.. W.l.
Grand National Pictures. 113/117 Wardour St.. W.l.
Independent Film Distributors. Ltd., 111a. Wardour Street. W.l.
J. G. & R. B. Wainwright. Ltd.. Astoria House. 62 Shaftesbury Avenue. W.l.
Independent Film Productions. Princes House. 39 Jermyn St.. W.l.
International Productions. Ltd.. 101 Wardour St.. W.l.
Metro -Gold wyn-M ayer, Ltd.. 19 Tower St.. W.C.2. Paramount Film Service. Ltd.. 160. Wardour St.. W.l.
Pathe Pictures, Ltd.. 103/111 Wardour St.. W.l. R.K.O. Radio Pictures. Ltd., 2-4 Dean St., W.l. Sherwood Exchange Film Agency. 191 Wardour St. W.l.
Standard Film Agency, 26 St. Anne's Court. Wardour St.. W.l.
United Artists Corp.. Ltd.. Film House. Wardour St.. W.l.
Warner Bros. Pictures. Ltd., 135 Wardour St.. W.l.
European Film Distributors. Ltd.. Wallace HoUBe.
113/117. Wardour St., W.l. Ambassador Films. Ltd.. 179 Wardour Street, W.l. Anglo-Canadian Distributors. Ltd.. 76 Wardour
Street. W.l.
Associated British Picture Corporation. Ltd., Film
House. Wardour Street. W.l. Cavendish Pictures. Ltd.. 26 St. Anne's Court.
Wardour Street. W.l. Exclusive Films. Ltd., National House, 60/66
Wardour St., W.l. Renown Pictures Corporation, Ltd., Independent
House. Wardour Street, W.l. Technique Distributors, Ltd.. 93/95 Wardour
Street. W.l.
Fidelity Distributors, Ltd.. 113/117 Wardour Street, W.l.
International Film Renters. Ltd.. 167 Wardour Street. W.l.
Anglo-American Film Corporation, Ltd.. 123
Wardour Etreet, W.l. Unity Films. Ltd.. 31/32 Poland Street. W.l. Liberty Films. Ltd.. 4 Golden Square. W.l. Victor Film Distributors. Ltd., Victory House.
Regent Street. W.l.
Exporters and Importers
LONDON
Baer. M.. 176 Wardour Street. W.l.
British Dominion Films Ltd. of Australia. 18/20
Regent Street. W.l. British & Overseas Film Sales, Ltd.. 169 Oxford
Street. W.l.
Cattermoul. Cecil. Ltd.. 1S4 Wardour Street. W.l.
Fried. A.. 191 Wardour Street. W.l.
E. S. Fredman. 37/38 Golden Square. W.l. (Representing Samuel Goldwyn Productions).
International Variety & Theatrical Agency. Ltd.. Queen's House. Leicester Place. W.C.2.
Jamily. D.. 12 D'Arblay Street. W.l.
Levetus, Ltd.. 194 Bishopgate. E.C.2.
Smith. S. W.. 76 Wardour Street. W.l.
Standard Film Agency. 26 St. Anne's Court. Wardour Street. W.l.
Wainwright, J. G. & R. B.. Ltd., Astoria House. 62 Shaftesbury Avenue. W.l.
British Empire Films. Ltd.. 14 Regent Street. S.W.I.
P. Alliata. 95 Forset Street. W.2. Miss M. Swift. National House. 60/66 Wardour Street, W.l.
Associated British Picture Corporation (Export).
Ltd., Film House, Wardour Street. W.l. Film Alliance. Ltd., 199 Wardour Street. W.l. Illustra Enterprises. 159 Wardour Street. W.l.
Uruguay
LEGISLATION — No quota laws on films.
CENSORSHIP — None. Films may be banned or cut by the police, acting on a specific complaint. All films are examined by a Children's Board which indicates films unsuited to children.
COMPETITION — American, about 70 per cent: French 13 per cent: Argentine. 9 per cent, and British. 5 per cent. Balance, German, Spanish, Italian and Mexican.
COPYRIGHT RELATIONS — Copyright law of Dec. 27. 1937 provides for adherence to the Berne Convention.
PRODUCTION — One feature produced in 1939.
TAXATION — Import duty is 52 per cent on a fixed valuation of five pesos per kilogram. 25 per cent of which must be paid in gold.
THEATERS — There are 81 theaters in Montevideo, all wired for sound. Balance of country contains about 100 theaters, mostly wired.
Venezuela
LEGISLATION — No quota or contingent laws
in effect.
CENSORSHIP — Jurisdiction is with the various state governments. Films passed on Caracas are usually accepted by other boards.
COMPETITION — American films, 70 per cent. Spanish language films, from Mexico and Argentina, also popular.
PRODUCTION — One feature and a number of educational, news and travelogue shorts produced in 1939.
TAXATION — Customs duties are Bs. 2.60 per gross kilogram on positive films and from Bx. 0.16 to Bs. 4.00 on advertising material and film
accessories.
THEATERS — All 174 theaters are wired for
sound.
Yugoslavia
LEGISLATION — Management and control of production, import and trade in motion pictures has been placed in the hands of a State Film Control, whose duties include the sponsoring of domestic production and the furtherance of edueational efforts, and propaganda for pictures of cultural value. No quota of contingent laws in effect.
COMPETITION — American. 66 per cent: German. 15 per cent: French, 13 per cent: British 2.5 per cent.
COPYRIGHT RELATIONS — Laws do not protect as present.
PRODUCTION — One feature. 19 educational films, and 11 advertising reels were produced in 1939
THEATERS — Of 395 theaters. 379 are wired for sound.
Distributors and Importers
ZAGREB
Alfa Film (also Distributor for RKO Pictures). 8
Jelacicev trg. City Film. 1 Hica. Fox Film. 1 Bogoviceva. Jusrofilm. 2 Varsavska. Kleinleinfilm. 12 Nikoliceva.
Metro-Goldwyu-Mayer Film. 17 Pejaeevicev trg. Merkur Film (also Distributor for Columbia Pic
tures. 3 Gunduliceva. Monopol Film. 5 Gjorgjiceva.
Pan Film ( also Distributor for United Artists
Pictures). 11 Svacicev trg. Paramount Film. 5a Frankopanska. Royal Film. 4 Baruna Jelacica. Warner Bros. Film, 34 IUca.
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