Post Office GPO Film Unit
Other Business Names:
- Empire Marketing Board Film Unit
- Post Office
- Crown Film Unit
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Recreation activities
Film production, distribution & exhibition
Notes:
Established by General Post Office in 1933 when elements of the Empire Marketing Board Film Unit transferred to it to make documentary films advertising the activities and contribution of the GPO. Noted for the quality of its output. 1940 Unit transferred to Ministry of Information when renamed Crown Film Unit
Publications:
- Masters of the Post. The authorized history of the Royal Mail by Campbell-Smith, Duncan
- Projection of Britain. A history of the GPO Film Unit by Scott, Anthony, & James G Mansell (eds)
- Public Relations and the Making of Modern Britain. Stephen Tallents and the birth of a progressive media profession by Anthony, Scott
- Rise and Fall of the British Documentary. The story of the film movement founded by John Grierson by Sussex, Elizabeth
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Empire Marketing Board Film Unit
- Post Office
- Crown Film Unit
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Recreation activities Film production, distribution & exhibition
Notes:
Established by General Post Office in 1933 when elements of the Empire Marketing Board Film Unit transferred to it to make documentary films advertising the activities and contribution of the GPO. Noted for the quality of its output. 1940 Unit transferred to Ministry of Information when renamed Crown Film UnitPublications:
- Masters of the Post. The authorized history of the Royal Mail by Campbell-Smith, Duncan
- Projection of Britain. A history of the GPO Film Unit by Scott, Anthony, & James G Mansell (eds)
- Public Relations and the Making of Modern Britain. Stephen Tallents and the birth of a progressive media profession by Anthony, Scott
- Rise and Fall of the British Documentary. The story of the film movement founded by John Grierson by Sussex, Elizabeth