The film daily year book of motion pictures (1928)

powerful newspaper owner and head of the Nationalist (political) Party. By the end of 1927, Ufa evidenced signs of putting behind it much of the lethargy which marked its course throughout the year. Erich Pommer, former producing head, returned to Berlin to supervise four pictures for 1928, all of them to be aimed at the American market. In August, Ludwig Klitsch, managing director of Ufa, came to New York to discuss with Paramount and M-G-M the terms of the Parufamet contract which associates the three companies in German distribution. The conferences ended in adjustments described as satisfactory to all three parties. As-ide from the limited number of Ufa productions which Paramount and M-G-M will distribute in the United States, the German company intends opening e ght or ten key city exchanges in America to distribute features and short subjects. By spring of 1928 this plan will probably bear fruition. Fanamet, the tri-cornered combination formed by First National, M-G-M and Paramount to handle sales jointly in Central Europe with the exception of Germany and controlled from Berlin, will disband on Sept. 1, 1928. The move is mutual and was agreed upon in New York. All three companies will resume selling on a separate basis. The unit which was formed in April, 1926 resulted in opening exchanges in Czechoslovakia, Greece, Roumania, Poland Jugoslavia, Hungary, Turkey and other Balkan countries. The purposes were the reduction of distribution overhead which had steadily mounted in these small but unproductive nations and the elimination of dumping. In the first fiscal year Fanamet lost $85,000. The difficulties attendant upon the sale of three major lines of pictures increased as months went by. These are some of the circumstances which led to the decision to disband. In August, the Reichsamt of Statistics completed a survey of the German industrial situa tion, including the film industry and its allied fields-. The bureau's investigation revealed that nearly 47,587 people are employed in the film industry. PRODUCERS BERLIN Aafa Film AG., SW. 48, Friedrichstr. 223. A.G. Film, Berlin SW. 48, Friedrichstr. 32. Albani Film, Berlin-Wilmersdorf, Kaiseralle 172. Albatros Film Co., W. 50, Achenbachstrasse 3. Althoff & Co., SW. 68, Friedrichstr. 204. Ama Film, SW. 48, Friedrichstr. 236. American Continental-Film Ass'n G.m.b.H., SW. 48, Friedrichstr. 233. Arheim-Film, Valy, Berlin-Wilmersdorf, Nassaui schestr. 6. Badner Film, SW. 48, Friedrichstr. 5-6. Bieber Film Produktion, SW. 68, Kochstr. 18. Bismarck-Film, SW. 48, Friedrichstr. 250. Bjornstad-Justiz Film Kompagnie, SW. 48, Enckestr. 6. Boese Film, SW. 48, Friedrichstr. 224. Brager & Co., Ludwig, SW. 48, Friedrichstr. 16. Brandenburgische Film, SW. 48, Friedrichstr. 24. Cando-Film-Vertrieb und Fabrikation, SW. 48, Friedrichstr. 7. Cob Film, W. 50, Kurfurstendamm 14-15. Columbia Film AG., SW. 68, Charlottenstr. 96. Comenius Film, Berlin-Friedenau, Cranachstr. 51. Condor Film, SW. 48, Friedrichstr. 250. Continent Film AG. "Contag," SW. 68, Friedrichstr. 217. Defu, Deutsche Film Union AG., SW. 48, Friedrichstr. 225. Deulig Film AG., SW. 68, Kochstr. 6-8. Deutsche P.D.C. Filmfabrikations, W. 8, Krausenstr. 70. Deutsche Vereinsfilm AG., (Fox Film) W. 8, Unter den Linden 16. Detitsches Lichtspielsyndikat, SW. 48, Friedrichstr. 238. Domo Strauss Film Fabrikation u. Verleih, SW. 48, Friedrichstr. 5-6. Societe Des Cineromans I i Films de France j 8 Boul. Poissonniere j ooo I President \ JEAN SAPENE j LOUIS NALPAS ooo I Producers of j LES MISERABLES MICHEL STROGOFF CASANOVA l Managing Director and Supervisor 962