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418 ^> ^ ^ The Motion Picture Industry
of the number they put on the market in silent film days. Conversely, French studios have greatly increased their output and will show around 100 releases for the current year. However, this is not nearly enough to supply French exhibitor needs, and hence it is to France's interest to bring in as many foreign-made French dialogue pictures as possible. The United States, the main source of these, has only enough to supplement rather than compete with Frenchmade releases. Hence France did the only economically sensible thing in removing all burdens on the importation of films from the United States. American producers have shown concern, however, at the French quota, in effect for one year beginning July 1, 1932. Since all "dubbing" of foreign languages must be done in France, "dubbed" pictures are particularly affected. In addition, foreign-language films may be shown in only five theaters in the Paris district and in five other theaters in France. Censorship of all importations is also provided for in the decree.
A desire for protection of native industry in European film-producing countries other than France, as well as for restrictions on the importation of American films in all countries, had provided an incentive for the development of an international concentration of economic policy. The leaders of the industry in Europe had recognized an inability to meet American competition and the necessity of finding a European sales market of sufficient magnitude for European production.
Practical proposals toward the formation of a "Film Europe" were made as early as 1926 at the first International Film Congress, when the Central Distributors Association strongly advised the creation of an international economic film bureau. The task of the proposed bureau would have been to prepare the necessary basis for such a joint activity and to collect and disseminate statistical information on the entire film industry. The necessity of creating such an international bureau, limited by the requirements of exhibitors, was also pointed