Kinematograph year book (1948)

594 The Kinematograph Year Book. the J. Arthur Rank organisation is interested, and Amalgamated Theatres. Runs in the first-run theatres vary from one week to 1 8 weeks. Admission prices average 18.3d. They range from is. to 3s. iod. Receipts for 1945-6 were £2,816,646. The film censor examined 1,473 films of all classes for the year ended March 31, 1947. Number of feature films was 353, of which 32 were British. Rentals conform to a standard film agreement which includes a 25 per cent, rejection clause. A film tax is imposed upon all net film earnings. The ratio is 25 per cent, for foreign and 10 per cent, for British Films. Although business has dropped since wartime boom days it continues to be very healthy. The Cinematograph Operators' Licensing Board issued 74 new provisional and 84 new assistant operators' licences during the period. During the year a new distributing company, Exclusive Films, was formed by E. R. Greenfield, to handle selected foreign films. E. Peryman succeeded R. Girling-Butcher as chief inspector of films, becoming the chief administrative officer under the Cinematograph Films Act, 1928. Stan Craig was elected president of the M. P. Distributors' Association for the tenth year in succession, in October. The New Zealand Standards Institute is framing new regulations to control fire and panic in theatres. — Frank O'Connell. Directory TRADE ASSOCIATIONS N.Z. Motion Picture Exhibitors' Association, Inc., National Bank Building, Courtenay Place, Wellington, C.3. Motion Picture Distributors' Association 0? N.Z. (Inc)., Crown Buildings, Cuba Street, Wellington, C.2. N.Z. Independent Cinemas Association (Inc.), 706-7 Dingwall Building, Queen Street, Auckland, C.i, 33 Club, 45 Lower Cuba Street, Wellington, C.i. DISTRIBUTORS British Empire Films, Courtenay Chambers, 15, Courtenay Place, Wellington, C.3. Columbia Pictures Proprietary, Ltd., Levy Building, Taranaki Street, Wellington, C.3. Eagle-Lion Distributors (London) Ltd., Courtenay Chambers, Courtenay Place, Wellington, C.3. Gaumont British Dominion Film Distributors Proprietary, Ltd., Kent House, Kent Terrace, Wellington. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (N.Z.), Ltd., Hope Gibbons Building, Dixon Street, Wellington, C.i. Paramount Films, Ltd., Crown Buildings, Cuba Street, Wellington, C.2. Reliance Films, Ltd., De Luxe Buildings, Courtenav Place, Wellington, C.3. RKO Radio', "Evening Post" Buildings, Willis Street, Wellington, C.i. 20-th Century-Fox Film Corp. (N.Z.) Ltd., Kent House, Kent Terrace, Wellington, C.3. United Artists (A/sia) Proprietary, Ltd., 55, Courtenay Place, Wellington, C.3. Universal Pictures Corp., Nimmo's Buildings, WTillis Street, Wellington, C.i. Warner Bros. Pictures (N.Z.), Ltd., 52, Shortland Street, Auckland, C.i. STUDIOS Government Film Studios, Miramar, Wellington. E.4. KINEMA CIRCUITS Auckland Cinemas, Ltd. and Associated Cinemas, Ltd., 22, Kitchner Street, Auckland, C.i. Kerridge-Odeon Group, Auckland. Amalgamated Theatres, Auckland. Christchurch Cinemas, Christchurch. EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS Cinema Supplies, Wellington. P. C. Blenkarne, Ltd., Auckland. Cutone Precision Engineering Co., Ltd., Wellington. Western Electric, Wellington. Scammell & Eglinton, Wellington. D. Miles Eteveneaux, Gisborne. T. A. Fisher Ltd., Wellington. Gaumont-Kalee (N.Z.), Ltd., Wanganui. R. A. Usmar & Co., Ltd., Wellington. RCA Photophone Of Aust., Ltd., Auckland. TRADE PUBLICATIONS N.Z. Motion Picture Exhibitors' Bulletin, Wellington. Independent Exhibitors' Bulletin. NORTHERN IRELAND "J7TNEMA affairs are administered by the Ministries of Home Affairs and Health and Local Government. Kinemas : There are 130 35-mm. kinemas and three circuits showing 16 mm. Main circuits areSupreme (15), Curran (12), Irish Theatres (11), Associated British Cinemas (6) and GaumontBritish (1). Admission prices : These range from 4d. to 3s. 6d. There are no quota regulations. NORWAY THE industry is administered by Kirke-1 Cgundernisningsdepark Ajentzl — the Department of Churches and Education to which a Government Film Board acts in an advisory capacity. There are 365 kinemas of which 160 are municipally owned and 100 by welfare organisations. Two or three firms operate the 35mm. Mobile Kinemas. There are no circuits. Admissions (1945) 23,700,000. Prices range from Kr. 1,50 to Kr. 3,80. Entertainment tax : 40 per cent, of the admission price for foreign films and 25 per cent for Norwegian films. Distribution : Two municipally owned companies— KF and Fotorama — handle 40 per cent, of distribution. There are 20 other distributors. Renters are pegged at 30 per cent, for foreign films and 40 per cent, on Norwegian films. Censorship is carried out by the State Films Control. There are three categories : red, for children ; yellow, forbidden to children under 16 years ; white, film forbidden. Films shown last year: U.S. 179 ; Swedish 63 ; British 60 ; French 33 ; Russian 16; Danish 11 ; Norway 6 ; Belgium 2 ; Switzerland 2 ; Mexico 1. Production : One studio. Average production 3-4 features, 52 newsreels and 10 shorts. Education : It is the aim of the Ministry of Education to iiistal one 16mm. projector in each of 400-500 schools. There are about 40 in operation. — Sveng Winouist Directory TRADE ORGANISATIONS Kommunale Kinematcgrafers Landsforbund