Difference between revisions of "Carfo"
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In 1939 a group of Afrikaners organised themselves in what was known as the [[Volksrolprentbond]] (approx. "people's film league") with the aim of combatting the English and Hollywood dominance in film production. This later disbanded and then reappeared in 1940 as the [[Reddingsdaadbond-Amateurrolprentorganisasie]] or [[Raro]] (approx. the ), with the support of the [[Reddingsdaadbond]]. | In 1939 a group of Afrikaners organised themselves in what was known as the [[Volksrolprentbond]] (approx. "people's film league") with the aim of combatting the English and Hollywood dominance in film production. This later disbanded and then reappeared in 1940 as the [[Reddingsdaadbond-Amateurrolprentorganisasie]] or [[Raro]] (approx. the ), with the support of the [[Reddingsdaadbond]]. | ||
| − | Eventually, however, it was a group of [[Afrikaans]] clergymen from the Dutch Reformed Church, | + | Eventually, however, it was a group of [[Afrikaans]] clergymen from the [[Dutch Reformed]] Church, and a few former members of the defunct [[Raro]], who founded the [[Christelike Afrikaanse Rolprent en Fotografiese Organisasie]] ([[Carfo]]) in 1947. |
| + | [[Carfo]] was registered as a non-profit company in September 1947, with [[Rudolf Raath]] as managing director. | ||
| − | + | Over the period of its existence [[Carfo]] made fourteen feature films and a number of shorter educational and documentary films. | |
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Revision as of 17:08, 7 April 2019
Carfo, or the Christelike Afrikaanse Rolprent Fotografiese Organisasie (i.e. "Christian Afrikaans Film Photographic Organisation") was a film production and distribution company active in the 1950s and 1960s.
In 1939 a group of Afrikaners organised themselves in what was known as the Volksrolprentbond (approx. "people's film league") with the aim of combatting the English and Hollywood dominance in film production. This later disbanded and then reappeared in 1940 as the Reddingsdaadbond-Amateurrolprentorganisasie or Raro (approx. the ), with the support of the Reddingsdaadbond.
Eventually, however, it was a group of Afrikaans clergymen from the Dutch Reformed Church, and a few former members of the defunct Raro, who founded the Christelike Afrikaanse Rolprent en Fotografiese Organisasie (Carfo) in 1947.
Carfo was registered as a non-profit company in September 1947, with Rudolf Raath as managing director.
Over the period of its existence Carfo made fourteen feature films and a number of shorter educational and documentary films.
