Newsreel
A Newsreel is a documentary film that is regularly released in a public presentation place containing filmed news stories.
Created by Pathé Frères of France in 1908, this form of film was a staple of the typical North American, British, and Commonwealth countries (especially Canada, Australia and New Zealand), and throughout European cinema programming schedule from the silent era until the 1960s when television news broadcasting completely supplanted its role.
The most easily viewable example of a typical newsreel story is in the film Citizen Kane (which was prepared by RKO's actual newsreel staff), which includes a fictional newsreel that summarizes the life of the title character.
The most famous newsreel series included:
In the USA:
In the United Kingdom:
- British Pathe News
Other countries
Algeria
- Actualités Algériennes
Belgium
- Belgavox
Bulgaria
- Kinokronika
Canada
- Canada Carries On
- World In Action
- Ceskoslovensky Filmovy Tydenik
- Der Augenzeuge
- DEFA Wochenschau
- Deutsche Wochenschau
Hungary
- Magyar Filmhirado
India
- Indian News Parade
Ireland
- Amharc Eireann
Italy
- Giornale LUCE
- Settimana Incom
- Ciac
Japan
- Yiomuri
- Asahi
Mozambique
- Kuxa Kanema
Netherlands
- Polygoon
- Djawa Hodo (Japanese occupation)
- Nampo Hodo (Japanese occupation
- Berita Film di Djawa (Japanese occupation)
- Wordende Wereld
- Nieuw-Guinea Kroniek
New Zealand
- Weekly Review
- Pictorial Parade
Poland
- Polska Kronika Filmowa
Romania
- Saptamîna în Imagini
Spain
Switserland
- Ciné-Journal Suisse
Yugoslavia
- Filmske Novosti
eo:Kinojxurnalo nl:Filmjournaal