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Movie Clubs were established by amateur moviemakers and collectively constituted an amateur cinema culture. Movie clubs came in different shapes and sizes: some were defined by their geographical location, others were oriented around particular activities, and still others collected users of a specific film gauge (i.e. 8mm film).



Club des Amateurs Cinéastes de France

Location:

Paris, France


Cinamat-Club

Location:

Paris, France


Fédération Française des Clubs de Cinéma d’Amateurs [French Federation of Amateur Cinema Clubs]

Location:

Paris, France


Section Ciné-amateur de la Société Française de Photographie [Amateur Ciné Section of the French Society of Photography]

Location:

Paris, France


Cinamat-Club marocain [Cinamat Club of Morocco]

Location:

Casablanca, Morocco


Tsumanami Patē Shine Kurabu [Tsumanami Pathé Cine Club]

Location:

Hokuei, Japan


Kamaishi Kogata Eiga Kenkyūkai [Kamaishi Small-Gauge Film Society]

Location:

Kamaishi, Japan


Small-gauge film society for Manchuria Medical College (Manshū Ika Daigaku)

Location:

Dalian, China

Associated Films:

Jikyokubin [Current Affair News] (1931)


Studio F

Location:

Tokyo, Japan

Associated Filmmaker/People:

Kawakita Sōtarō

Associated Films:

Akogare Sutajio F ban [Yearning: The Studio F Version] (1935)


Amachua Shinema Kurabu [Amateur Cinema Club]

Location:

Tokyo, Japan

Associated Filmmaker/People:

Shigeji Ogino


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