Children’s Film Foundation

Series

Series Name

This Week In Britain

Issue

Issue No.

639

Date Released

1971

Despatch

Apr 1971

Length of issue (in feet)

176

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Children’s Film Foundation

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 1

Summary

COI synopsis: Jacky Gillott pays a visit to what is still the cheapest form of entertainment with the most enthusiastic audience - childrens Saturday morning cinema. The organisation which produces films just for them is the Children’s Film Foundation and Jacky talks to Henry Geddes, the Executive Producer, about its role.

Keywords

Children; Cinema

Written sources

The National Archives INF 6   /1271 - used for synopsis
COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]

COI Reference

MI 936/639

Credits:

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Sponsor

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

Presenter

Jacky Gillott

Director

Ron Fouracre

Cutter

T. Wedgwood

Camera

United Motion Picture (London) Ltd

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

Email

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Phone

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Fax

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Address

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Notes

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