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The Protestant Film Congress, Cassel. May 3-5th, 1931, by Dr< Paul Winckler, Witten.
This is the title of a recently published booklet on the First Protestant Cinematographic Congress organised at Cassel by the Protestant Cinematographic Union for Germany (Evangelische Bildspiel Verband fur Deutschland). It is not only a report on the result of the Congress but a booklet written for the purpose of inciting Germany to fulfil her dut'es in the field of educational and cultural cinematography. Never before had so many people interested in the solution of the problem of the Protestant cinema been assembled and perhaps also never before has such unanimity been achieved regarding the aims and necessity of the work to be done. Not only did Protestants hasten to this Congress, it was also attended by many Catholics representing educational and cultural interests of the film industry, who testified by their presence to their satisfaction at seeing so many Protestants united in the interests of the film, and to their faith in the results which would follow.
Among the numerous speeches held at the Congress, which the author quotes in full the following are especially noteworthy :
« The will of the Protestant public », by Superintendent Dr. Dibelius of Berlin ;
« Tasks and Purposes of Protestant Cinematographic Work », by Pastor Bernhardt Heppe, Director of Aid Societies for Protestant Girls at Marburg on the Lahn ;
« Cultural Cinematographic Work and German Cinematography », by Friedrich Kordts, Director of the Cultural Section of the Ufa, Berlin ;
* The Tasks of Cinematography », by Dr. Gunther of Berlin.
Further, the speeches of Dr. Helfbeck of Witten. Dr. Schuhmacher of Pforzheim on the subjects : « The Problem of the Protestant Film Union in Germany » ; « Protestant Film Policy in Practice » are reproduced.
After having emphasised the chief points of discussion the author concludes with the publication of the text of the deliberations taken regarding ambulant cinemas and work in common in the fie'd of cultural cinematography. These deliberations opposed the movement brought forward by some of the associations belonging to the organisations of cinema owners to abolish the ambulant cinema ; for it was maintained that to abolish institutions which have been created with so much effort and sacrifice would be to compromise German culture. Only with reference to ambulant cinemas of an exclusively commercial nature did the Congress adhere to the requests made by the above-mentioned associations, appealing to the Government and the authorities to prevent so important a cultural factor as the ambulant cinema from falling a prey to the selfish interests of single commercial groups. Further, in consideration of the attacks made on German culture, the Congress expressed the hope that the Work Committee will take the initiative of arranging conversations between influential cultural personalities from distant parts of the Reich, in the interests of a really profitable collaboration.
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