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Java Industrial Film

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionAug 3, 2026
Entity authorityQ140461606 ↗
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Java Industrial Film (JIF) was a film company on the island of Java in the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia). It was established by The Teng Chun. It lasted 13 years before closing in 1942 during the archipelago's occupation by Japan's military.

The film company was preceded by The's Cino Motion Pictures. It catered to Indonesian audiences while The had earlier made film adaptions of Chinese legends. In 1935, The built a studio for his film company near his home in North Batavia.

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Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1942, 1935—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. For this dossier, Java, Industrial and Film is the immediate research focus.
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