Identity area
Reference code
LK LK-NA LK-NA/50
Title
The Film Commission
Date(s)
- 1960-1965 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
Files 1-69 , Manuscripts and Printed
Context area
Repository
Archival history
The Governor General of Ceylon appointed a commission on 11th September 1962. The terms of reference of the commission were as follows: The adequacy or otherwise of studio facilities in ceylon and the community was requested to inquire into the which the government would direct and be render for the development of the local film industry, How best economical and quality films can be produced in ceylon, The proper relationship between the producer and the distributor which would prevent the exploitation of the producer by the distributor. The encouragement that should be given to Technicians, Actors and Actresses. The future of the Government Film Unit and The establishment of a corporation to take over the import of films, had also to be expressed.
The commission received memoranda from film producing and distributing cinema artists and members looked into matters regarding the sinhala film, its form and content, financial risks, studios, production costs etc.
The commission received memoranda from film producing and distributing cinema artists and members looked into matters regarding the sinhala film, its form and content, financial risks, studios, production costs etc.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Correspondence: The Commission and Ceylon Theaters Ltd., The Commission with Associations. Trade Unions and persons who submitted Memoranda. Sinhala Films and its History, Scope and nature of Ceylon Studio Services (1960-1965).
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
First 7 Files are Classified. The rest of the record group is open.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- සිංහල
- English
Script of material
- Latin
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
Description control area
Description identifier
LK-NA/PSO/Comm
Institution identifier
LK-NA
Rules and/or conventions used
ISAD (G)
Status
Final
Level of detail
Minimal
Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- සිංහල
- English
Script(s)
- Latin
Sources
International Council on Archives Guide to the Sources of Asian History Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka II (Vol 1), National Archives of Sri Lanka, 1996.