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Board of Trade and Department of Trade and Industry: Film Branch: Registered Files...

Description and record details

Reference BT 335
Title Board of Trade and Department of Trade and Industry: Film Branch: Registered Files (FM Series)
Date 1966-1972
Description

This series contains registered files of the Film Branch of the Board of Trade and Department of Trade and Industry.

Selected files mainly relate to legislation effecting the British film industry with particular reference to the 'quota' system and the film levy. Also covered are co-operation with foreign film companies, the proposal to establish a national film school and the future of the National Film Finance Corporation.

Some earlier files were inherited from the Industries and Manufacturing Division and were re-registered from the IM series in BT 258

Related material

For files of the National Film School Planning Committee on a national film school see ED 243

Held by The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department FM file series
Legal status Public Record(s)
Language

English

Creator

Board of Trade, Films Branch, 1966-1970

Board of Trade, Films, Services, Distribution Division, 1971-1972

Board of Trade, Paper, Printing and Publishing, Services and Distribution Division, 1972-1973

Physical description 37 file(s)
Access conditions Subject to 30 year closure
Administrative/ biographical background

The Films Branch was formed in 1966, to deal specifically with the encouragement of the British film industry. Previously this function had been part of the responsibilities of Division 3 of the Industries and Manufactures Department. By 1971 the branch had been renamed as Films, Services and Distribution Division and this was changed again in 1972 to Paper, Printing and Publishing Services Division. A small section within this division dealt with the film industry.