# 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/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). https://filmiconjournal.com/blog/post/83/rejected-by-the-german-embassy
- 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.

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