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Union Films

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Union Films was a film production company located in Batavia, Dutch East Indies (now Jakarta, Indonesia). Established by ethnic Chinese businessmen Ang Hock Liem and Tjoa Ma Tjoen during a revival of the colony's film industry, Union released its first film, Kedok Ketawa, in July 1940. This was followed by a series of films penned by Saeroen, beginning with Harta Berdarah and followed by Bajar dengan Djiwa and Asmara Moerni, which were increasingly oriented towards the Indies' growing intelligentsia and attempted to distance themselves from the then-common theatrical conventions. This trend continued after Saeroen left for Star Film in 1941. Union's final two productions, Soeara Berbisa and Mega Mendoeng, emphasised realism. Following the Japanese occupation of the Indies in March 1942, Union was dissolved, though its films continued to be screened into the mid-1940s. Altogether, the company it produced seven black-and-white films; all may be lost. The company's films were directed by four men, mostly ethnic Chinese, and launched the careers of actors such as Rendra Karno and Djoewariah.


 * Most recent similar article(s): Most recent film article was Sense and Sensibility, but if we look at companies it's been ages.
 * Main editors: Crisco 1492
 * Promoted: 6 June 2014
 * Reasons for nomination: High quality article, nice to give the featured topic some front page space.
 * Support as nominator. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 16:42, 27 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Support. Great article: good for the front page. - SchroCat (talk) 23:46, 27 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Support Looks solid to me for the front page. Miyagawa (talk) 08:46, 31 December 2014 (UTC)