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their contents <xre entitled to enjoy a preference with regard to taxation. As it is known, in Germany a tax is levied on the grossprofit made by the entertainment cinemas, which tax is reduced when the programme of the projection includes films in respect of which educational or artistic value has been declared by the cinematograph offices. In using instructional films, in some cases, it may even be possible to obtain complete exemption from taxation. This principle has reference to the great interest taken by the State in promoting good films because on account of this fiscal privilege, the proprietor of the cinema hall of theatre is induced to include in his programme, some films of this category.
The institute of inspection of the educational films, known as Kulturfilmprufung has been in existence for many years already, and it has demonstrated that a good number of films were entitled to receive the qualification of educational or artistic films. Also this control is made quite independently of Cinema Censorship in its proper sense.
During the years 1919 to 1927, the cinematograph office in Berlin alone has examined 2,226 films having a total length of 1,315.325 metres, and of these, 1583 films, 820.000 metres in length have been found suitable as films for teaching, as valuable from an educational and artistic point of view, and consequently subject to a preferential fiscal treatment.
From the controls above described, which relate to the contents of the films and to the mode of using them, it is necessary to differentiate the other precautionary measures which relate to the suitability of the rooms or places for cinematographic projections. These include the police regulations on the conditions of safety which are applicable to the construction and arrangement of cinema theatres, meeting halls, schools, etc., a subject which cannot be considered in this article as it falls outside the range of the State Control of films.
Dr. Ernest Seeger
Oberregierungsrat in the Ministry of Interior of the Reich Director of the Higher Office for Cinema Control.
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