FilmIndia (May-Dec 1938)

December 1938 FILMINDIA EXHIBITION FOR PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS! The Photographic Society of India, which is affiliated to the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain, and having its headquarters at Meherwan Building, Sir Pherozesha Mehta Road. Fort, Bombay, proposes to hold in the near future an Exhibition of photographs open to professionals only in Bombay. With an idea to make this exhibition as successful as possible, the Society has issued a pertinent circular to all asking for their ideas of making the exhibition thoroughly representative. With Mr. Sultan Chinoy the popular Mayor of Bombay as the President of the Society it is hardly necessary to mention that the proposed exhibition is going to be a big success. VISUAL EDUCATION SOCIETY! At the instance of the Visual Education Society, Bombay, a resolution was passed at the Bombay Presidency Secondary Teachers' Conference, held on the 17th October at Surat, requesting the Government to give special and adequate grants to recognised schoois to enable them to purchase visual instruction apparatus. A committee composed of Prof. D. R. Gadgil, Prof. N. G. Naralkar and Mr. S. C. Shukla with powers to co-opt was authorised to evolve a practical and comprehensive scheme ol visual instruction and to make a representation to the Prime Minister and Minister of Education of the Bombay Government. At the conference, the Visual Education Society displayed various magazines and distributed useful literature dealing with the importance of films in education and exhibited several foreign films produced for educational purposes. Concluding a very illuminating presidential address on visual instruction Prof. Naralkar said "I may offer one note of caution. Please remember the words "Visual Education". Let us not degenerate into mere "Visual Entertainment", instead, try to raise it to the status of "Visual Learning". It is a pleasure to note that the activities of the Visual Education Society. Bombay, give a splendid promise of an early advent of films in education. MOTION PICTURE SOCIET1 OF INDIA: The Society is looking out for a prominent personality to grace its chair of the President. The men in discussion are: Sir Cowasji Jehangir. Bart., Sir Chimanlal Setalvad, Kt., and Sir Rahimtullah Chinoy Kt. At a meeting of the Executive Committee, Rai Saheb Chuni Lall pointed out an injustice done by the Bombay Board of Film Censors to the film trade representatives on the Board by denying to them the privilege of sitting on the subcommittees appointed for the purpose of re-examining films. The Society decided to bring this matter to the notice of the Home Minister to the Government of Bombay. At another meeting, the Society decided to drop the idea of celebrating the Silver Jubilee of the Indian film industry, which is rather unfortunate. AN INDIAN WINS AN APPEAL! The London County Council refused to grant a license to carry on a film employment agency to Mr. Syed Razal Shah an Indian silk merchant in London on the ground that Mr. Shah was an unsuitable person to hold it. Two London Police Courts decided against Mr. Fazal Shah but the Indian was not to be beaten so easily and he filed an appeal. The result was that the Magistrate in appeal allowed the appeal and directed the London County Council to grant Mr. Fazal Shah a license. One would like to know what exactly actuated the London County Council to refuse the license to Mr. Shah! Was it due to his colour and nationality? NEW CENSOR BOARD FOR MADRAS With effect from the 18th October 1938, the Government of Madras has appointed the following members on the Madras Board of Film Censors. 1. The Commissioner of Police (exofficio); 2. The Station Staff Officer, Fort St. George (ex-officio) ; 3. Mr. S. E. Ranganathan, 4. Mrs. M. N. ClubwaUa, 5. Mr. J. Nuttal, 6. Mr. B. Pocker. 7. Mr. P. Sambanda Mudaliar. 8. Srimathi V. M. Kothanayaki Ammal, 9. Mr. K. SPECIAL OFFER MYSORE LAMPS To Cinema Houses and Studios without any middleman's profit. Write to us giving your approximate annual requirement. By return mail you will get a surprise. insisron MYSORE for better light G J *N TE :D 1,000 |HOUR5' AVERAGE USEFUL LIFE ] THE INDUSTRIAL & AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING CO. NO. 9. FORBES STREET. FORT. BOMBAY. ♦ 2>W: 25740. ♦ ALSO AT BANGALORE, HYDERABAD AND CAWNPORE 35