Iluminace 2004, 16(3):85-98

Family Film in the Hands of Amateur Filmmakers

Jiří Horníček

The text deals with family film in the territory of today's Czech Republic from the inception of cinematography until the mid-1940s. It focuses on the conditions of its existence in connection with the development of cinematographic technology and the emergence of amateur film clubs in the 1930s. It emphasizes the intersection of family and amateur film and it also deals with the work of Brno filmmaker Bedřich Valenta.

Keywords: Bedřich Valenta, amateur film, film clubs, technical equipment, film pioneers

Published: September 1, 2004  Show citation

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Horníček, J. (2004). Family Film in the Hands of Amateur Filmmakers. Iluminace16(3), 85-98
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