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W.ORLD-WiDE fA FIIMS by Isabel M. Jordan National Film Board of Canada THE FILM PLANNING of organizations like UNO and UNESCO appears likely to do much toward dispelling the common prewar assumption that documen- taries produced by government agen- cies in many countries are invariably bound to be tinged with national propaganda. The trend in production seems to be toward the presentation of inter- national issues in a manner designed to bring them within the perspective of the citizens of a local community; this approach makes the information imiversally pertinent whether it has been produced to expand the hori- zon of a city-dweller in the United States, a villager in C/echoslr)vakia, or a farmer in India. The National Film Board of Can- ada has for some time adopted this interpretation of its ])urpose in film jjroduction. Documentaries like Now -The Peace", 16 mm sound, B&W, * National Film Doard of Cunuda films niciitionnl hrre can br obiainrd from llir Ruard'it New York .or Ohirago offitCT at 620 Fifth Avcnnr, Nrw York 2(1, N. Y., or 84 F.art Randolph Street. Clhiraffo 1. Illinois. 22 minutes, a film on the United Nations Organization; Food: Secret of the Peace, 16 mm sound, B&W 11 minutes, a film on the food prob- lems of Europe; and Suffer Little Childreii, 16 mm sound, B&W, 10 minutes, a film on child rehabilita- tion in Europe, all have this world's eye view, and have put the Canadian Film Board well up in the front as a producer of films on international affairs. The National Film Board applies this same principle of production to films on specialized themes on the theory that persons working in a particular field the world over meet common problems; the farmer, the scientist, the artist, the teacher, all belong to an international fraternity with common skills, interests and resjjonsibilities. I'ilms that empha- size the relationship of these people to the community rather than grind- ing the axe of a particular national attitude consequently have universal usefulness. A typical example of a film of this The above scene from "Suffer Little Children" tells the story of suffering in Europe to Canadians and others. kind in the agricultural field is Soil for Tomorrow, 16 mm sound, Koda- chrome, 40 minutes. Its theme is a problem common to farming com- munities everywhere: all agricultur- alists are concerned with raising the productivity of the land to meet the world's need for food. The film describes the technicpics developed for combatting soil erosion in West- ern Canada. It deals with the intro- duction of cro])s to preserve top soil, tree planting and irrigation develop- ments. All these measures are typical projects which are being undertaken in every country today. Other Film Board releases on agriculture: Vege- table Insects, 16 mm sound, Koda- chrome, 22 minutes, a film on insect control, and Just Weeds, 16 mm sound, Kodachrome, 20 minutes, a film on weed control, have a similar world-wide interest. Boih films de- scribe methods which may be easily applied by a farmer of average means. The music and art films of the National Film Board are excellent 32 SEE AND HEAR