Colonial Film Unit

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Journey by a London Bus (1950)

The Colonial Film Unit (C.F.U) was a propaganda and educational film production organization of the British government.[1] It produced films for various British colonies including British Guiana and Nigeria. The Jamaica Film Unit was a division for films produced in Jamaica. The Colonial Film Unit was established in 1939 and produced 200 films before being shut down in 1955.[2] It was part of Britain's Ministry of Information.[3] It produced a magazine titled Colonial Cinema.[4] Training filmmakers was also an important part of the unit's activities.[5]

Originally established to produce British war propaganda, the C.F.U. transitioned to making instructional films after World War II.[6]

Filmography[]

  • Learie Constantine, welfare worker and cricketer, a documentary about Learie Constantine's welfare department work
  • Springime in an English Village (1944)
  • African Visitors to the Tower of London (1949)
  • Journey by a London Bus (1950)
  • Towards True Democracy (1951)[7]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Rice, Tom. "British Empire's forgotten propaganda tool for 'primitive peoples': mobile cinema". The Conversation.
  2. ^ "Production Companies | colonialfilm". www.colonialfilm.org.uk.
  3. ^ Smyth, Rosaleen (September 15, 2006). "The British Colonial Film Unit and sub-Saharan Africa, 1939–1945". Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television. 8 (3): 285–298. doi:10.1080/01439688800260391.
  4. ^ "Beyond the Colonial Film Archive".
  5. ^ "Colonial Cinema". April 23, 2013.
  6. ^ Smyth, Rosaleen (July 26, 1979). "The Development of British Colonial Film Policy, 1927–1939, with special reference to East and Central Africa". The Journal of African History. 20 (3): 437–450. doi:10.1017/S0021853700017400 – via Cambridge Core.
  7. ^ "Colonial Film Unit". BFI.

Further reading[]

  • Smyth, Rosaleen (1979). "The Development of British Colonial Film Policy, 1927-1939, with Special Reference to East and Central Africa". jstor.org. Cambridge University Press. 20 (3): 437–450. JSTOR 181124.
  • Sellers, O.B.E., W. (1953). "Making Films in and for the Colonies". jstor.org. Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce. 101 (4910): 829–837. JSTOR 41365579.
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