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– Fernando Solanas begins filming the agit-prop documentary, Hora de los hornos (The Hour of the Furnaces) [MORE] [ADD] |
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Brazil |
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– The military regime supports the opening of a new National Film Institute. [MORE] [ADD] |
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Chad |
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– Edouard Sailly’s Les Abattoirs de Forcha, a 15-minute documentary, is released. [MORE] [ADD] |
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China |
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– Aa a result of the Cultural Revolution all film production ceases and the Beijing Film Academy is closed down. [MORE] [ADD] |
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Czechoslovakia |
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18/11 - |
28-year-old Jiri Menzel’s Ostre sledované vlaky (Closely Observed Trains) is released to public and critical acclaim. [MORE] [ADD] |
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Dahomey (Benin) |
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– Pascal Abikanlou’s short, Ganvié, mon village, is released. [MORE] [ADD] |
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Denmark |
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19/8 - |
Henning Carlsen announces the release of his screen adaptation of Knut Hamsen's Sult (Hunger), starring Per Oscarsson and Gunnel Lindblom. [MORE] [ADD] |
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Egypt |
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The Ministry of National Culture censors Tewfik Saleh’s Al-Moutamarridoune (The Rebels) because of its allegorical criticism of the Nasser regime. [MORE] [ADD] |
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East Germany |
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– The entire roster of DEFA’s contemporary films are denied distribution by the authorities because they are deemed to show that communist principles are not strictly adhered to at all times. [MORE] [ADD] |
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Guinea |
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– Lamine Akin’s Sergeant Bakary Woolén, the first feature film to be produced in Guinea, is released. [MORE] [ADD] |
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India |
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– Karnataka, in Southern India, initiates a scheme to subsidise all films made there. Black-and-white films receive 50,000 rupees, while colour films are awarded 100,000 rupees. [MORE] [ADD] |
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Italy |
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Gillo Pontecorvo's La Battaglia di Algeri (The Battle of Algiers) wins the Golden Lion at this year’s Venice Film Festival. [MORE] [ADD] |
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Mexico |
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Tiempo de morir, Arturo Ripstein’s directorial debut, is released. The film is produced by Arturo’s father, Alfredo. [MORE] [ADD] |
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Nepal |
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– Maitighar, the first privately produced film in Nepal, is released by Sumonanjali Films Pvt. Ltd. Although a Nepali movie, it features several Indian actors in the cast. [MORE] [ADD] |
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– Pervez Malik’s Arman premieres at the Naz Cinema in Karachi and runs for 75 weeks. Waheed Murad, Zeba, Nirala, Bibbo, Tarannum, Zahoor Ahmed and Rozina [MORE] [ADD] |
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Serbia |
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– The Neo-planta film centre is established in Novi Sad. [MORE] [ADD] |
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Slovenia |
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– Triglv Film announces bankruptcy proceedings. Their studios and facilities are taken over by Viba. [MORE] [ADD] |
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Sweden |
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18/10 - |
Ingmar Bergman's Persona is released. Liv Ullmann and Bibi Andersson co-star. [MORE] [ADD] |
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Thailand |
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– Production of 16mm film goes into decline as 35mm stock from Hong Kong becomes cheaper than stock bought from England. [MORE] [ADD] |
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Tunisia |
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The first Carthage Cinematographic Days festival is held. The festival is the brainchild of Tahan Cheriaa, head of the cinema section of the Ministry of Culture and Information. The Senegalese film La Noire de... (Black Girl), directed by Ousmane Sembene, wins the Grand Prix. [MORE] [ADD] |
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