Importation of Films for Cinema and Television in Egypt
Paris: UNESCO (1979), 78 pp.
Series: Communication and Society, 7
Signature commbox: 143:40-International 1979
"The present study on the importation of films for cinema and television in Egypt is part of a series of case studies related to the structure, nature and flow of "transnational communication" and its socio-economic and cultural impact. Having its own reputable film industry and television organization and being itself a film exporting country, Egypt was selected for this study, which was undertaken in 1979. However, the study shows that Egypt is heavily dependent on a small number of foreign companies, based in a few industrialized countries, which supply most of the films for cinema and television programming. The research emphasizes the need not only to examine the volume of imported communication material (a phenomenon already described in another UNESCO publication as "one way flow of information") but also the effects related to their content." (Foreword)
1 The Social Effects of Imported Films and Telefilms, 1
2 Foreign Films in Egyptian Cinemas and on Television Screens, 17
3 Analysis of Foreign films Projected in Cinemas or Transmitted by Television in Egypt (April, May and June 1979), 35
4 Flow of Foreign Programmes to the Egyptian Television Organization, 46
5 Conclusions of the Study, 76
2 Foreign Films in Egyptian Cinemas and on Television Screens, 17
3 Analysis of Foreign films Projected in Cinemas or Transmitted by Television in Egypt (April, May and June 1979), 35
4 Flow of Foreign Programmes to the Egyptian Television Organization, 46
5 Conclusions of the Study, 76
