Children’s Cinema

Series

Series Name

Topic

Issue

Issue No.

12

Date Released

1959

Completion

Apr 1959

Length of issue (in feet)

1277

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Children’s Cinema

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 1

Summary

COI synopsis: It came as a surprise to Joan and Julius Evans, an American couple visiting Britain, to learn that every part of the British film industry must contribute by Parliamentary Law a small portion of their income to the making of special films for children. Sitting at a Saturday morning show, Joan and Julius are delighted with the children’s reactions. They learn from Lord Rank (known to many as J. Arthur Rank) how he happened to start this idea for special children’s cinema, with its vast new audience for documentary as well as entertainment films. Mary Field, then in charge of the project, explains how to determine the sort of programme children want, and how different types of films affect children of varying backgrounds.

Keywords

Children; Cinema

Written sources

The National Archives INF 6   /1361
COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
Films From Britain Catalogue   c.1960, p.81 - used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 892/12

Credits:

Production Co.

Anvil Films Ltd

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Sponsor

Foreign Office

Production Co.

Independent Television News

Presenter

Joan Evans

Presenter

Julius Evans

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

Email

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Notes

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