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Claim 882

Film distribution companies had to apply to the Directorate-General's People's Enlightenment Directorate for permission to screen a film, attaching a plot summary and script.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

Statement
Film distribution companies had to apply to the Directorate-General's People's Enlightenment Directorate for permission to screen a film, attaching a plot summary and script.
Field
action
Value
Licensing requirement for films
About
incident 1941-greece-directorate-general-press-radio
Source
“Rejected by the German Embassy”: The Directorate-General for Press and Radio under the Greek collaborationist governments and film censorship during the Occupation of Greece by the Axis powers (1941-1944)
Publisher
Filmicon: Journal of Greek Film Studies
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-26
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2013-10-02

Quotation from the source

film distribution companies had to file an application to the People's Enlightenment Directorate of the Directorate-General for Press and Radio, asking permission to screen a film and attaching the plot summary and script copies.