Biography of 'Scottish Educational Film Association (SEFA)'
Educational film association
SEFA was formed in 1935 from a merger of the Scottish Educational Cinema Society (formed Dec 1933) and Scottish Educational Sight and Sound Association (formed spring 1933). SEFA’s objectives were to foster interest in and promote the use of the educational film and other visual aids in education.
Close collaboration was established with the Scottish Film Council in the furtherance of those aims, with joint publications on aspects of the film in teaching, children’s viewing habits, and use of the resources of the Scottish Central Film Library.
During the Second World War SEFA with Scottish Film Council ran mobile cinema shows in rural areas for evacuees, a scheme which was the forerunner of the post war Highlands and Islands Film Guild and the Rural Cinema Scheme. SEFA, in partnership with Scottish Film Council, engaged in the post war production of educational films as the Joint Production Committee (JPC).
The Committee became Educational Films of Scotland (EFS) in 1962. In 1976 SEFA changed its name to Scottish Educational Media Association (SEMA).
Researcher: National Library of Scotland Moving Image Archive
Films associated with 'COCOZZA, Enrico'
AARDVARK, OR ANT BEAR, the [4073]Add to my filmsShows the capture and transportation of the aardvark from Africa, and the animal in a zoo enclosure roaming around and feeding. |
1961 mute bw |
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ANGLING [6834]Add to my filmsWitness a typical day out angling on the loch. Flies are tied, the rod and line is prepared and both small and large fish caught. |
Onsite only |
1963 silent col |
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ANTONI GAUDI [3634]Add to my filmsAn educational film profiling the work of the Catalan/Spanish architect Antoni Gaudi. Concerned principally to show this Catalan artist as a great pioneer of modern architecture. Records the most important buildings, showing the relationship between artistic tradition and craftsmanship, and his intense religious devotion. |
1969 sound col |
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APPLE ORCHARD, the [3080]Add to my filmsStory of the apple and of the seasons. |
1950 silent col |
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APPLICATION OF EXPERIMENTS PART I [2476A]Add to my filmsAn educational film to show how to control burning by excluding air/oxygen. |
1958 mute col |
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APPLICATION OF EXPERIMENTS PART II [2476B]Add to my filmsAn educational film demonstrating how to increase burning by lighting open hearths and stoves. |
1960 mute col |
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APPLICATION OF EXPERIMENTS PART III [2476C]Add to my filmsAn educational film giving demonstrations of bunsen burners, paraffin and gas blow-lamps, a diesel engine and automatic coal-burning furnace. |
1962 mute col |
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AT THE MUSEUM [2464]Add to my filmsExhibits in the Kelvingrove Museum, Glasgow including suits of armour, models of ships and stuffed animals. |
Onsite only |
1953 silent bw |
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AUTOLITHOGRAPHY [2467]Add to my filmsA demonstration of each stage in the making of a lithograph. [Made by a student at the Glasgow School of Art in lieu of a thesis for his DA]. |
1957 silent col |
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AUTUMN IN SCOTLAND [2462]Add to my filmsA plentiful autumnal crop is secured by backbreaking ‘tattie howking’ and hard work in this seasonal film from the 1960s shot for the 'Seasons in Scotland' four part series. |
1960 silent col |
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AYRSHIRE DAIRY FARMER [2512]Add to my filmsLife on Hapland Dairy Farm near Dunlop, Ayrshire. The day-to-day and season-to-season cycle of work of a dairy farmer. |
1967 sound col |
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BARNS HOSTEL SCHOOL [3582]Add to my filmsBoys enjoying a variety of activities at Barns Hostel School, near Peebles. |
1930 silent bw |
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BATTLE OF THE STYLES; A Study of Nineteenth Century Architecture [2319]Add to my filmsA documentary highlighting the work of several eminent Scottish architects, focussing particularly on the tension between the Gothic style and the Renaissance idiom / Classical revival, as experienced in nineteenth century Scotland. |
1968 sound col |
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BIRDS: Tree-nests [4041]Add to my filmsFilm about birds, their physical appearance and their nesting habitats. |
1965 silent bwcol |
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BOWING PRINCIPLES FOR STRING PLAYERS [0308]Add to my films New videoJoan Dickson, a cellist, demonstrates bowing principles for string players. |
1975 sound bw |
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BRAEMAR GAMES, TWEED MAKING AND EDINBURGH [2720]Add to my filmsScenes at the Braemar Highland Games; the spinning and weaving of tweed and street scenes in Edinburgh are included in this short amateur film. |
1950 silent col |
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BRITAIN'S MOTOR INDUSTRY JUBILEE 1896 - 1946 [6820]Add to my filmsBritain's Motor Industry Jubilee 1896 - 1946, held in Edinburgh. A 'Pageant of Progress' displays a variety of cars. |
1946 silent bw |
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BURRELL COLLECTION: Preparation & Conservation of Exhibits [10179]Add to my filmsThis educational film records preparation and conservation work on exhibits for the Burrell Collection as well as capturing the new building under construction in Pollok Country Park. |
1978 sound col |
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CAMELS [3901]Add to my filmsEducational study of the characteristics of camels. |
silent col |
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CANALS IN SCOTLAND [0079]Add to my filmsScotland's three canals, the Crinan, Caledonian, and Forth and Clyde are shown in operation. |
1938 silent bw |
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CHANGING A TYRE [3872]Add to my filmsA little dramatised educational film, demonstrating how to change a car's tyre. |
1959 silent bw |
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CHARLES RENNIE MACKINTOSH [0090]Add to my filmsA look at Mackintosh's work, including his own house in Glasgow's Southpark Avenue, Scotland Street School, Cranston's Tea Rooms, and Glasgow's School of Art. [Viewing copy in colour]. |
1965 sound col |
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CHILDREN'S FARM [3910]Add to my filmsAround a children's farm, where children meet the various animals - ponies, sheep, goats, chickens, rabbits. |
1958 silent col |
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CLYDE ESTUARY, the [3633]Add to my filmsAn educational film tracing the history of shipping and the shipbuilding industries on the Clyde estuary. |
1976 sound col |
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CLYDE VALLEY [1813]Add to my filmsThe first part of a short series on the River Clyde, studying the geography, social distribution and industry from the source of the river to the outskirts of Glasgow. |
1972 sound col |
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COUNTY OF DUNBARTON [0505]Add to my filmsA survey of the principal industries in the county of Dunbarton, including shipbuilding on Clydebank, the production of sewing machines at Singer, the construction of pre-fabricated housing in Dumbarton and calico printing in the Vale of Leven. |
1947 mute bw |
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CROFTING IN SKYE [0934]Add to my filmsDaily life and activities on a croft in Skye. Shot at Camastianavaig. |
1939 silent bw |
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DAY IN THE HOME, a [0017]Add to my filmsThe every day chores and idealised family life in an early 1950s Scottish home. |
1951 sound bw |
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DEE VALLEY [0586]Add to my filmsAn introduction to the industries and attractions of the Dee Valley, including paper making, sheep farming, salmon fishing, rock climbing, its castles and countryside. |
1959 silent bw |
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DISCOVERING THE PAST [5016]Add to my filmsMagnus Magnusson introduces the story of a two year rescue dig at a prehistoric long-barrow near Edzell in Kincardineshire, Scotland [Intended for secondary school pupils aged 12 - 15 years] |
1975 sound col |
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DISCOVERING THE SEASHORE [1814]Add to my filmsAn introduction to seashore collecting showing children how to explore the flora and fauna at the seaside. |
1966 sound col |
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DOVECOT TAPESTRY [3851]Add to my filmsDovecot Workshop, Corstorphine, Edinburgh, which is the heart of tapestry weaving in Scotland, was opened in 1912 by the then Marquess of Bute. In this film, Archie Brennan, Director of Weaving, shows the tapestry commissioned by the Scottish Arts Council to hang in their committee room. The weavers are seen working on the tapestry which, measuring 18 1/2 ft by 12ft, is the largest so far woven. [synopsis from SCFL catalogue] |
Onsite only |
1972 sound col |
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DOWN BOOKS UP COUNTRY [3941]Add to my filmsThe activities of Dumfries Academy Adventure Club around Branrigg, Dumfries and Galloway, in the 1960s. |
1965 silent col |
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DUMFRIES - A MARKET TOWN [0497]Add to my filmsFlooding in Dumfries, sheep farms, timber yards, ploughing, harvesting and market day in the town. |
1959 silent col |
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EDINBURGH [1653]Add to my filmsEdinburgh's history, industry, and educational life is illustrated with particular reference to the distillation of whisky, the city's university and colleges and the production of the Edinburgh Evening News |
1948 silent bw |
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EVERYTHING BY DESIGN [2054]Add to my filmsA demonstration of how we as individuals are responsible to some degree for the appearance of everything in the world in which we live. It seeks to create awareness of design as something which affects us all. |
1971 sound col |
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FAMILY OF EIGHT [4324]Add to my filmsDocumentary on the school meal service in Lanarkshire. Here, the provision of school meals is shown to be not solely about the children's diet, but rather, involves social training too. There is a strong emphasis on teaching the children table etiquette and manners. |
1955 sound col |
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FARM BABIES [2753]Add to my filmsChildren at a farm with piglets, chickens, Shetland ponies, lambs and calves. |
1953 silent col |
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FIFE [0885]Add to my filmsA look at the agriculture, industries and the towns of Fife. |
1950 silent bw |
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FIFTEEN TO SIXTEEN [1818]Add to my filmsA look at the work both practical and recreational, undertaken during the extra year at school to hold the interest of pupils, with the emphasis on individual pursuits. |
1972 sound col |
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GEOGRAPHER AT WORK [1821]Add to my filmsA look at the work of a geographer towards the improvement of the urban environment and the location and use of natural resources for industry and tourism. |
1975 sound col |
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GET THERE SAFELY [5291]Add to my films"Get there safely - some don't" is the message of this Road Safety film inspired by the Dundee Police. |
1973 sound col |
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GLASGOW AIRPORT [2317]Add to my filmsDocumentary on Glasgow Airport showing flight movements, radar, passenger flow, and emergency services at work. |
1969 sound col |
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GLASGOW GETS TO WORK [3246]Add to my filmsGlasgow's transport system at work in the city and on the river Clyde, and to assist the football crowds going to Hampden Park. |
1935 silent bw |
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GOLD STAR [3635]Add to my filmsAn educational film showing the various stages in the building of a giant tanker Job No. 1169 "Gold Star" at Lithgow's shipbuilding yard on the lower reaches of the river Clyde - at that time the largest vessel built in Scotland - for the Sam Yang Navigation Company of South Korea. |
1971 sound col |
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GRANITE [1596]Add to my filmsGranite mining used for sculpture, road making, stone bridges and housing. |
1949 silent bw |
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GREEK THOMSON [3636]Add to my filmsAn educational film exploring the life and work of Alexander Thomson (Greek Thomson), the Scottish architect who was born in 1817. |
1967 sound col |
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GREEN OF GLASGOW, the [0573]Add to my filmsA history of Glasgow Green, and the benefits it provides - an open space for meetings and sports, the carnival during the Glasgow Fair and the People's Palace museum. |
1962 sound col |
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GREY SEALS: At Their Breeding Ground in the Farne Islands [3865]Add to my filmsA study of Atlantic - or grey - seal colony at breeding ground on Farne Islands, off coast of Northumberland. |
1956 sound col |
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GUIDE THEM ON THEIR WAY [1841]Add to my filmsAn appeal film for the Alexander Anderson Home for Spastics in Wishaw. Fund raising events, attended by local MPs and Max Bygraves. |
Onsite only |
1969 sound col |