At an international conference on newsreels in London in 1996, Alexander

Kandaurov of Gosfilmofond (Russian State Film & Photo Archives) showed a

number of pieces, including 'In the Heart of Asia' (1931, dir. Vladimir

Yerofeyev), which, if my very dodgy memory serves me correctly, he said was

the first sound film made in what is now Georgia.  I stress that I could

well be wrong on this point, though it was certainly one of the former

Soviet republics.  After a concerted rummage through a filing cabinet in

the garage, my notes from the conference give his contact details as

follows: 1 Rechnaya St., Krasnogorsk, 143400, Russia, tel.

+95-562-1464.  Given that 1929 is in roughly the same ballpark, I guess he

might be able to give you some leads.



Good luck

Leo



Dr. Leo Enticknap

Director, Northern Region Film and Television Archive

School of Arts and Media

University of Teesside

Middlesbrough  TS1 3BA

United Kingdom

Tel. +44-(0)1642 384022

Fax. +44-(0)1642 384099

Brainfryer: +44-(0)7739 412022



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