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INSTITUTE NOTES
Regional Catholic Film Societies
As we go to press we have not had much response to our suggestion with reference to regional film societies. We hope this is indicative only of deep thought as to ways and means. It takes a lot of planning and it is tiring and often unrewarding labour, but if the Film Apostolate is to come to anything in this country we must have a wide coverage of interest throughout the provinces.
Film Competition
Our notice last month was, as will be appreciated, too late to enable people to make many films this year. We hope and expect that the keen amateur will have already a number of films to his (or her) credit, which he will wish to send to us to view.
Next year, if this competition indicates a sufficiently high level of interest, we shall be able to insist on completely new films made specifically for the C.F.I. Competition.
Annual General Meeting
We remind readers and members that the Annual General Meeting takes place on Saturday, December 10th. The first part, open to members only, takes place at the Newman International Centre, 31 Portman Square, London, W.I., from 4 to 6 p.m. The second part, open to the general public, takes place at the Westminster Cathedral Hall, at 8 p.m. We are arranging for interesting and well-known film personalities to speak at the evening session.
Film Study Group
In connection with Andrew Buchanan’s scheme for the production of non-commercial films for humanitarian and religious purposes, it is proposed shortly to organise a film study group. The courses will be open to members of the C.F.I. who wish to devote their talents in this direction for non-profitmaking ends in the use of film. Details will be published later. In the meantime, any person willing to undergo a period of training of this kind should write to the Secretary, C.F.I., 20
Ovington Squarfe, London, S.W.3. It should be clearly understood that we have no intention of accepting students who have any ambitions in the commercial film world. There are other methods of training available for them.
Fr. Young’s Film Show
We are grateful to Fr. Young whose film show for the Institute realised a clear profit of £15. Fr. Young screened his own film of the funeral of Archbishop Amigo, with scenes from his lifetime; Crucifers to Walsingham; a film about the Vatican and his own new coloured film of Lourdes.
Film Talks
On November 16th, Fr. Burke gave a talk on film strips to the Brentwood Teachers’ Guild. His Lordship Bishop Beck was in the Chair.
On November 20th, Fr. Declan Flynn, O.F.M., gave a talk to The Fisher Society, Cambridge, on “The Church and the Screen”.
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