Colony of North Borneo annual report.

  • British North Borneo
Date:
[1959]
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Colony of North Borneo annual report. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The mobile cinema unit serving the Jesselton area maintained its regular circuit and was also in great demand for occasional shows. The unit screened films on 251 occasions to an estimated total of some 74,000 people. Shows were screened in the open air whenever possible but schools and missions were particularly co-operative in permitting the use of their halls for this purpose and in welcoming any member of the public to such performances. The Department, through the assistance of the District Administration in Sandakan and Tawau, continued to operate mobile cinema circuits in and around the two towns during the year. The most ambitious film production ever undertaken by the Department was the filming of the visit of H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh. In the shooting of the film three cameras were employed at vantage points during the course of the Visit and recordings were made at all possible occasions. From the material obtained, a 40-minute documentary in sound and colour was produced and the first print was received in the Colony by early November. The film has been popularly acclaimed in all the centres where it has been screened. The fullest possible use has been made of the dark room which has been particularly busy with numerous outstation events which have occurred during the course of the year. A special feature of the work of this section during the year was an exhibi¬ tion of photographs prepared for the Colombo Plan Conference which took place in Djakarta in October/November. The facilities provided have also been in much demand by Government Departments for departmental work. An exhibition to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of the founding of the town of Jesselton was organised by the Broadcast¬ ing and Information Department on 9th November. The exhibi¬ tion included a photographic record of the growth of the town from the earliest days and featured reproductions of slides from the collection of the late Mr. G. C. Woolley. Many original documents had been especially lent for the exhibition, which aroused considerable interest amongst most sections of the Jesselton community.
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