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The History of Cinema: 1945

 

 

 

 

 

   

Italy - Vietnam

     
   

Ivan Groznyy (Russia, 1945)

     
     
   

Italy

   

 

  23/5 -

French actress Corinne Luchaire is arrested as a collaborator, along with her father, press tycoon Jean Luchaire.   She will receive a prison sentence and be deprived of her civil rights as a French citizen for 10 years, while her father is shot by a firing squad. [ADD] 

   

 

   

Italys main trade associations are founded this year: the national entertainment association (Agis); the national exhibitors' association (Anec), part of Agis; and the national association of cinema enterprises (Anica). [ADD]

   

 

   

 

     
   

Japan

     
    Momotaro: Umi no shinpei (1945)
   

 

  12/3 -

Momotaro: Umi no shinpei (Momotaros Divine Sea Warriors) is released.   Japans first animated feature, it is a propaganda piece commissioned by the Navy to improve the morale of Japanese youth.   Japan surrender weeks later. [ADD]

   

 

   

Occupying US forces ban pre-1945 Japanese films. [ADD]

   

 

   

 

     
   

Macedonia

   

 

   

FIDIMA, the first institution in the country for the production, distribution and exhibition of films is established. [ADD]

   

 

   

 

     
   

Poland

   

 

  13/11 -

The film industry is nationalised under the umbrella title of Film Polski, and Aleksander Ford is named as director of the new national cinematographic institution. [ADD]

   

 

   

 

     
   

Serbia

   

 

  Jan -

Cinema Chronicle 1, the first post-war Yugoslav film, begins shooting in Belgrade. [ADD]

   

 

  3/7 -

The Films Section and State Film Enterprise are dissolved. [ADD]

   

 

  29/11 -

The Films Enterprise (later renamed the Films Enterprise of the Federal Peoples Republic of Yugoslavia (FPRY) is established with government capital of 1,000,000 dinar  [ADD]

   

 

   

 

     
   

Slovakia

   

 

   

The State takes control of the Nástup film company, and all its assets and personnel. [ADD]

 

 

   

 

     
   

Slovenia

   

 

   

The National Cinematographic State Commission is founded to regulate production, distribution and exhibition of films in Slovenia. [ADD]

   

 

   

 

     
   

Spain

     
    Garbancita de la Mancha (1945)
   

 

   

Garbancita de la Mancha, Spains first animated feature, is released. [ADD]

 

 

   

 

     
   

Sri Lanka

   

 

   

The Colombo Cinema Society, believed to be the first cinema society in Asia, is formed. [ADD]

   

 

   

 

     
   

Switzerland

   

 

  Sep -

At the International Congress of Basle, the Fédération Internationale de la Presse Cinématographique is re-activated after being dissolved by the war in Europe. [ADD]

   

 

   

 

     
   

USSR

     
  16/1 -

Sergei Eisensteins Ivan Groznyy (Ivan the Terrible) is released.   The film, which stars Nikolai Cherkasov in the title role and features the music of Prokofiev, took three years to complete.   Lyudmila Tselikovskaya, Serafima Berman and Mikhail Nazvanov also star. [ADD]

   

 

   

 

     
   

Vietnam

   

 

   

The Movie-Photography Section is founded by the Ministry of Information and Propaganda of the revolutionary provisional government. [ADD]

     
     
     
     
   

Other Key Films of 1945

   

Mexico

     
    Los Abandonadas (1945)
   

 

   

Los Abandonadas (Emilio Fernandez[ADD]

   

 

   

Bugambilia (Emilio Fernandez) [ADD]

   

 

   

 

     
   

Mongolia

   

 

   

Tsogt taij (Dejidiin Jigjid) [ADD]

   

 

   

 

     
   

Serbia

   

 

   

Beograd (Nikolai Popovic) [ADD]

   

 

   

Jasenovac (Gustav Gavrin, Kosta Hlavaty) [ADD]

   

 

   

Koraci slobode (Rados Novakovic) [ADD]

   

 

   

 

     
   

Slovakia

   

 

   

Za Slobodu (Palo Bielik) [ADD]

   

 

   

 

     
   

Uruguay

   

 

   

Los Tres Mosqueteros (Julio Saraceni) [ADD]

   

 

   

 

     
   

Uzbekistan

     
    Takhir i Zukhra (1945)
   

 

   

Takhir i Zukhra (Nabi Ganiyev) [ADD]

     
     
     
   

The History of Cinema: 1945

    Albania - India
     
    France
     
    Gt. Britain
     
    USA January - June
     
    USA July - December
     
     
     
     
     

 

 

 

 

 

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