Bund der Film-Amateure

Alternate Name:

Club of Film Amateurs, The

Year Founded:

1928

Location:

Berlin, Germany

Film Formats:

9.5mm, 16mm, 35mm

Resources:

The founded date is the earliest mention.

"The Bund der Film-Amateure, in Germany, has begun a training course for movie amateurs. The first division of the course is devoted to practical training for beginning amateurs; cameras using all film widths are furnished for amateur use in this course. The second division is intended for advanced amateurs and all accessories and various types of film are made available for student use. The third division is devoted to interior work and the fourth to critical screenings of amateur film. The last program of this German club featured a lecture, "The Home Film as the Family Chronicle," by Professor Lampe, director of the Central Institute for Education and Instruction. Some of the earliest German amateur film was screened at this meeting. J. Grassman is president of this active group. With the aid of the Bund der Film Amateure, the Dresden (Germany) amateurs have formed a Dresden Amateur Movie Club. The program of the organization meeting of this South German society featured an address, "The Technique of Present Day Amateur Cinematography," by Curt Haenel, accompanied by a screen demonstration of amateur movie equipment. Carl Fink is president of this new body." (Gale 549)

Selected references:

Gale, Arthur L. "Amateur Clubs," Movie Makers 3, no. 8 (1928): 518:519, 547:551.

Gale, Arthur L. "Amateur Clubs," Amateur Movie Makers 3, no. 1 (1928): 33:34, 57:59.

Gale, Arthur L. "Amateur Clubs," Movie Makers 6, no. 2 (1931): 84:85, 112:114.

Gale, Arthur L. "Amateur Clubs," Movie Makers 5, no. 3 (1930): 153, 183:185.

Gale, Arthur L. "Amateur Clubs," Movie Makers 5, no. 7 (1930): 422, 443:447.

Moore, James W. "Amateur Clubs," Movie Makers 7, no. 10 (1932): 435, 451:454.

Frequent references thereafter.