Cinema of Great Scorria

Great Scorrian cinema can refer to films made within Great Scorria or films made by Great Scorria-born filmmakers. Due to the relatively small size of the industry, aimed by a population of 4,5 million with tastes adjusted primarily to Hollywood productions, many films are co-productions with foreign companies.

History

The first film screening was made in 1898 as part of the growing international tours made by Thomas Edison to show his kinetograph to the world. It was held in the Kimberly Arts and Opera House on January 12, the same year, where most of the early experiments were made.

However, films made in Great Scorria did not start until 1904, when the Kimberly City Council made a film about the development of the city, made by Northulic Pictures, the country's first production house. Initially it made documentary films before starting to emulate early comic productions by 1910. This was to be followed in 1914 by the first feature-length film, The Villagers, by the same company.

As the years went on, the film industry grew at a rather slow pace. New companies were created, turning the industry more competitive. By 1925, there were three companies competing for the domination of the industry: Northulic, Cinema Service Great Scorria (subsidiary of the Flarlandian film company of the same name) and United. These three saw a rather late arrival to the "talking pictures" age, as the first spoken film released in Great Scorria by a local studio, City of Lies, was released in 1930. Northulic, producer of the film, was already taking the lead. It also produced newsreels, a common staple for the next fifty years (largely influenced by the late arrival of television in 1971, and even then it wasn't broadcast nationwide) and documentaries. These two were the most common productions, as Great Scorria usually made up to five feature-length films a year.

A series of government reforms led to the creation of the Great Scorrian Film Commission in 1980. Its aim was to promote Great Scorrian cinema nationwide and abroad. The film industry was further accelerated when Television Great Scorria was co-financing Kitabodi, released the following year, with Northulic Pictures.

The unprecedented success of Kitabodi led to the film being sold to over sixty countries, when, up until then, films were often exported to Northulia and the New Michillies. Great Scorrian actors like George K. Greeley, Emmanuel Preston and Katherine Kaeha became international household names, despite limitations. It did manage, however, international recognition for the country, and that productions from other countries were now able to film in Great Scorria, thus improving its tourism in the 80s and 90s.

Although the 80s were considered to be a prosperous decade for Great Scorrian cinema, it still suffered from numerous issues regarding its production values, as films had to be of "a certain quality" in order to achieve greater exportation values.

Currently Great Scorria's film indistry is at a standstill due to a lack of technical staff and actors, the shift to television and decreasing Great Scorria On Air funds.

Notable films

• Kitabodi (1980)