Parade

Dates

1963 - 1973

Category

Cinemagazine - Government

History

Parade was a cinemagazine series produced by the Central Office of Information for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Following the successful launch of the Technicolor cinemagazine Roundabout in South and South-East Asia in May 1962, it was decided to pilot a similar magazine for distribution in English-speaking Commonwealth territories in Africa, the Caribbean, the South Pacific and the Mediterranean in January 1963. The first issue was launched in March 1963 and was distributed to cinemas and non-theatrical outlets on a bi-monthly basis until June 1964 and then monthly until July 1973. Each issue carried topical stories about developments in Britain and the Commonwealth, as well as items focused on the territories in which it circulated. Initially Parade was made by Associated British Pathe but in 1970 the contract passed to British Movietonews which produced the series from Issue 83, released in October 1970.

Provenance

The data for this series has been compiled from existing production files (INF 6) and COI monthly divisional reports (INF 8) held at The National Archives, production files held at BUFVC, COI index cards and catalogues held at BFI Footage Sales together with existing copies Parade held at BFI Footage Sales and the BFI National Archive. Two issues seem to have been cancelled during the course of the series, according the Notice of Completion document, in July and August 1969.

Films in this series can be obtained from:

Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

Email

For BFI National Archive enquiries: nonfictioncurators@bfi.org.uk For commercial/footage reuse enquiries: footage.films@bfi.org.uk

Web

http://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web

Phone

020 7255 1444

Fax

020 7580 7503

Address

21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN

Notes

The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).

Series held

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