FilmIndia (1939)

Vict es an a ?2 eivs BABURAO PATEL, President.— Designate of the Conference Acting upon the joint representation made by the Film Editors of the following leading papers: "Bombay Chronicle", "Bombay Sentinel", "Janmabhoomi", "Free Press", "Hindusthan Praja Mitra", "Hilar, "Al Hilal", "Al Islah", "Cara van", "Bombay Samachar", "Jame Jamshed", "Sanj Vartman", "Mowj", "Hilal," "Al Hilal", "Al Islah", "Inquilab", "Prabhat", "Cinema Fan", "Chitra", "Pratod" etc., from Bombay and "Movies", "Nigaristhan", "Nawai Watan" and others from Delhi, the Executive Committee of the Indian Motion Picture Congress elected Mr. Baburao Patel, Editor of "Filmindia" as the President of the Indian Film Journalists' Conference to be held on the 23rd April under the auspices of the Congress. Historic Film Lunch Sunday 12th March 1939 established a new milestone in the history of our films and our film people. Exactly 433 persons from the film industry from different parts of India producers, directors, artistes, studio workers, journalists, distributors and exhibitors for the first time assembled for a Grand Community Luncheon at the Taj Mahal Hotel, Bombay. note in the Sardar's speech was very well received by the people present. Other speakers included Sir Richard Temple, Mr. B. G. Horniman, Miss Naseem, Mr. Prithviraj, Mr. B. M. Tata and Mr. Pande. Rai Saheb Chuni Lall in a neat little speech thanked the President Sir Rahimtullah Chinoy presiding said that it was an eye opener, even to him, and to several, to see the enormous gathering, fully representative of all the various interests, feeling like one man for the progress of the industry. When the foreign producers realize this strength of unity, they will stop producing anti-Indian pictures, which are offensive to Indian sentiments. Addressing the workers, Sardar Chandulal Shah, the Chairman of the Reception Committee, said "you are the real bosses of the industry and not the dozen and odd men who run the studios". The socialist Mr. Chandrakant B.A , appears in Mohan Pictures and thus ended a historic lunch. Postponed to the 23rd April It is a foregone conclusion that the Indian Motion Picture Congress and the Silver Jubilee celebrations will be a huge success seeing the general enthusiasm prevalent among the film community. The extraordinary preparations necessitated postponing the programme a little further. The revised programme is as follows: PROGRAMME Sunday, the 23rd April 1939 Morning: Indian Film Journalists' Conference. Evening: Indian Educational Film Conference. Monday, the 24th April 1939 Morning: Indian Distributor's Conference. Evening: Indian Exhibitors' Conference. Tuesday the 25th April 1939 Morning: Indian Cine-Technicians' Conference. Evening: Indian CineArtistesConference. Wednesday, the 26th April 1939 SUBJECTS-COMMITTEE MEETING Thursday, the 27th April 1939 SUBJECTS-COMMITTEE MEETING Friday, the 28th April 1939 SILVER JUBILEE DAY Opening of the Exhibition. Saturday, the 29th April 1939 CONGRESS DAY Morning: Congress Sessions. Evening: Congress Sessions. Sunday, the 30th April 1939 Morning: Congress Sessions. Evening: Procession and Garden Party. ACADEMY AWARDS FOR 1938 The whole motion picture industry and the millions of picturegoers all over the world eagerly await the annual decision of the Academy of Motion Arts and Sciences as to what was the best professional production, artistic or scientific achievement during the year. The nominees of these achievements are awarded a gold statuette; called by the trade "Little Oscars" as a souvenir. The following are the awards for 1938: — Best Actor: Spencer Tracey in "Boys Town". 47