AVID:1940s
From the Audiovisual Identity Database, the motion graphics museum
The following is a list of identities that made their debut in the 1940’s.
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Other
1940
| Logo no. | Image | Company/Ident name | Debut date | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | _(From_-_Aurat).png) |
National Studios, Inc. | January 2 |  British Raj
|
| - | .png) |
Aruna Pictures | February 29 | British Raj
|
| 2 | .png) |
Asahi Eiga | March 16 | .svg){kind=small} Japan
|
| - | _(From_-_The_Parting_Song).png) |
Skouras Films | April 15 | .svg){kind=small} Greece
|
| 1 | .png) |
Bavaria-Filmkunst | April 25 | .svg){kind=small} Nazi Germany
|
| 2 | .png) |
April 30 | ||
| - |  |
Koryo Film Association |  Korea
| |
| - | .png) |
D.F.B. | May 20 | .svg){kind=small} Brazil
|
| 2 | .png) |
Hunnia Film | September 2 | .svg){kind=small} Hungary
|
| 1 |  |
Prakash Pictures | September 14 | British Raj
|
| 1 | .png) |
Minerva Film | September 21 | _crowned.svg){kind=small} Italy
|
| 1 |  |
Modern Theatres, Ltd. | October 24 | British Raj
|
| 2 | .png) |
Pegazus Film | October 28 | Hungary
|
| 7 |  |
Toho Eiga Co., Ltd. | November 6 | Japan
|
| 2 |  |
Producers Releasing Corporation | December 13 | .svg){kind=small} United States
|
| 2 | .jpg) |
Walter Lantz Productions | December 30 | United States
|
| - | .jpeg) |
Crown Film Unit | December | .svg){kind=small} United Kingdom
|
| 1 | .png) |
Asahi Eiga | Unknown | Japan
|
| 1 | .jpg) |
Bell System | Unknown | United States
|
| - | .png) |
British Burma Film Company | Unknown | .svg){kind=small} British Burma
|
| - |  |
Edward Small Productions | Unknown | United States
|
| 5 |  |
Nikkatsu Corporation | Unknown | Japan
|
| 1 |  |
Nippon Eigasha | Unknown | Japan
|
1941
| Logo no. | Image | Company/Ident name | Debut date | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | .png) |
Lux Film | January 22 | Italy
|
| 1 | _(1941-1951%3F).png) |
Producciones Rodríguez Hermanos | .svg){kind=small} Mexico
| |
| 2 | .png) |
Scalera Film | February 13 | Italy
|
| 2 |  |
Minerva Movietone | February 19 | British Raj
|
| - | .png) |
Nile Company Film | March 24 | .svg){kind=small} Egypt
|
| 2 | .jpg) |
Walter Lantz Productions | March 28 | United States
|
| - | .png) |
Pridi Productions | April 4 |  Siam
|
| - | .png) |
Pancholi Art Pictures | April 5 | British Raj
|
| - | .png) |
Establecimientos Filmadores Argentinos | May 7 |  Argentina
|
| - | _(Credit_-_Dave_Birss).png) |
Bulova | July 1 | United States
|
| 1 | .png) |
New Zealand National Film Unit | July 3 |  New Zealand
|
| - | .png) |
İpek Film | July 19 |  Turkey
|
| - |  |
Alexander Korda Films, Inc. | August 2 | United Kingdom
|
| 2 | .png) |
CLASA Films Mundiales | September 11 | Mexico
|
| 1 |  |
Cinematográfica Filmex | September 12 | Mexico
|
| 2 | .png) |
Nan'o Eiga | September 17 | Japan
|
| - | _0-0_screenshot.png){kind=logo} |
Dai Nippon Film Co., Ltd. | October 1 | Japan
|
| 2 | .png) |
Minerva Film | October 2 | Italy
|
| - | .png) |
RCM Productions Incorporated | November 3 | United States
|
| - | .jpeg) |
Myungbo Film Company | November 7 | Korea
|
| - |  |
Hausz Mária Filmkölcsönző | November 20 | Hungary
|
| - |  |
Fincine | November 24 | Italy
|
| 3 | _(A).png) |
Walter Lantz Productions | December 1 | United States
|
| 2 | .png) |
CIFESA | December 17 | .svg){kind=small} Spain
|
| 3 | .png) |
Lux Film | December 19 | Italy
|
| - | .PNG) |
Merkur-Film | December 26 |  Norway
|
| 2 | .png) |
Bell System | Unknown | United States
|
| 3 | _(From_-_the_News_Parade_edition_British_Commandos_in_Action!).png) |
Castle Films | Unknown | United States
|
| 1 | .png) |
Coronet Films | Unknown | United States
|
| 2 | .png) |
Unknown | ||
| - | .png){kind=logo} |
Dai Nippon Bunka Eiga Kyokai | Unknown | Japan
|
| 1 |  |
Gaumont | Unknown |  France
|
| 2 | .jpg) |
Unknown | ||
| 2 |  |
Java Industrial Film | Unknown |  Dutch East Indies
|
| 1 | .png) |
Official Films, Inc. | Unknown | United States
|
| 8 |  |
Toho Eiga Co., Ltd. | Unknown | Japan
|
| 8 | .png) |
Universal Newsreel | Unknown | United States
|
| 3 | _(From_-_Old_CLG_Wiki).png) |
Walt Disney Cartoons | Unknown | United States
|
1942
| Logo no. | Image | Company/Ident name | Debut date | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .jpeg) |
Suevia Films Cesáreo González | January 26 | Spain
|
| - | _(From_-_%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%87).png) |
Orient Film Company | February 12 | Egypt
|
| 2 | .png) |
Teledis | February 16 | France
|
| 4 |  |
Manchukuo Film Association | March 31 |  Manchukuo
|
| 2 | .png) |
Producciones Grovas | April 18 | Mexico
|
| 3 | .png) |
Shochiku Films | May 14 | Japan
|
| 4 | _(Taken_from_Pigeon_Patrol).png) |
Walter Lantz Productions | June 1 | United States
|
| 3 |  |
Producers Releasing Corporation | July 24 | United States
|
| 2 | .jpg) |
MGM Cartoons | August 22 | United States
|
| - |  |
Zenit Films S.A. | September 3 | Spain
|
| 3 |  |
Minerva Film | September 16 | Italy
|
| 2 |  |
British Lion Films | September 17 | United Kingdom
|
| - |  |
Gemini Studios | September 20 | British Raj
|
| - | |
Dai Nippon Film Co., Ltd. | October 1 | Japan
|
| 1 | .png) |
Famous Studios | October 16 | United States
|
| - | .png) |
Pergőképforgalmi Kft. | October 26 | Hungary
|
| 2 | _1.jpg) |
United Artists | October 30 | United States
|
| 2 |  |
Modern Theatres, Ltd. | November 7 | British Raj
|
| 2 | .png){kind=logo} |
Daiei Film | November 8 | Japan
|
| 5 | .png) |
Walter Lantz Productions | November 30 | United States
|
| 9 |  |
Toho Eiga Co., Ltd. | December 3 | Japan
|
| 3 |  |
Nippon Eigasha | December | Japan
|
| 4 | _(From_-_8mm_print_of_Mary%E2%80%99s_little_lamb).png) |
Castle Films | Unknown | United States
|
| 1 | .jpg) |
Daiei Film | Unknown | Japan
|
| 2 |  |
Nippon Eigasha | Unknown | Japan
|
| 10 |  |
Toho Eiga Co., Ltd. | Unknown | Japan
|
1943
| Logo no. | Image | Company/Ident name | Debut date | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | .png) |
Producciones Rodríguez Hermanos | January 1 | Mexico
|
| 1 |  |
Mehboob Productions Ltd. | January 17 | British Raj
|
| 1 | _(June_10,_1943).jpg) |
The Archers | March 15 | United States
|
| - | .png) |
Léna Film | May 13 | Hungary
|
| 3 | .png) |
CLASA Films Mundiales | July 22 | Mexico
|
| - | .jpeg) |
Kardar Productions | August 27 | British Raj
|
| - | .png) |
Jalisco Films SA | September 28 | Mexico
|
| 3 |  |
Modern Theatres, Ltd. | October 28 | British Raj
|
| 4 | .jpg) |
Paramount Cartoons | November 26 | United States
|
| - |  |
Aconcagua Films | November 30 |  Chile
|
| 2 | .png) |
Famous Studios | December 14 | United States
|
| 1 |  |
Anglo-Amalgamated Films | Unknown | United Kingdom
|
| 1 | _(Credit_-_retrotxnc).png) |
NBC | Unknown | United States
|
| 2 | _(From_-_Women_in_Bondage).png) |
Pathé | Unknown | France
|
| 11 |  |
Toho Eiga Co., Ltd. | Unknown | Japan
|
1944
| Logo no. | Image | Company/Ident name | Debut date | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |  |
Producers Releasing Corporation | March 4 | United States
|
| 12 |  |
Toho Co., Ltd. | April 13 | Japan
|
| 4 |  |
Nippon Eigasha | April 27 | Japan
|
| 6 | .png) |
Walter Lantz Productions | May 15 | United States
|
| - |  |
Artistas Argentinos Asociados | May 22 | Argentina
|
| 1 | .png) |
Rajkamal Kalamandir | August 8 | British Raj
|
| 2 |  |
The Archers | August 21 | United States
|
| 1 | _(September_22,_1950).jpg) |
Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger Productions | United States
| |
| 3 |  |
Republic Pictures | September 15 | United States
|
| 5 |  |
Producers Releasing Corporation | October 31 | United States
|
| - |  |
The Rank Organisation | November 22 | United Kingdom
|
| 2 |  |
Cinematográfica Filmex | December 21 | Mexico
|
| 3 | .jpg) |
Anglo-American Film Corporation | Unknown | United Kingdom
|
| - |  |
International Pictures | Unknown | United States
|
| 2 |  |
LVN Pictures | Unknown | .svg){kind=small} Philippines
|
| 1 | _(From_-_%D0%9D%D0%B0_%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B6%D0%B5_%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B0).png) |
Russian Central Studio of Documentary Films | Unknown | .svg){kind=small} Soviet Union
|
| 9 | .png) |
Universal Newsreel | Unknown | United States
|
| 10 |  |
Unknown |
1945
| Logo no. | Image | Company/Ident name | Debut date | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .png) |
Internacional Filmes Ltd. | February 22 |  Portugal
|
| 4 |  |
Pathé | March 9 | France
|
| - | .png) |
United Film Company | May 11 | Egypt
|
| 1 | .png) |
Titanus | October 17 | Italy
|
| 3 | .jpg) |
Famous Studios | November 16 | United States
|
| 5 | _(From_-_News_Parade).png) |
Castle Films | Unknown | United States
|
| - |  |
John Sutherland Productions | Unknown | United States
|
| 1 |  |
Motion Picture Association | Unknown | United States
|
| 1 |  |
Nippon News | Unknown | Japan
|
| 2 |  |
Unknown | ||
| 1 |  |
Odeon Theatres | Unknown | .svg){kind=small} Canada
|
| - | .png) |
Studio Bratři v Triku | Unknown |  Czechoslovakia
|
1946
| Logo no. | Image | Company/Ident name | Debut date | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .png) |
Prabhakar Pictures | April 13 | British Raj
|
| 1 | .png) |
CBS | August 2 | United States
|
| 4 | .png) |
CLASA Films Mundiales | August 22 | Mexico
|
| 1 | _(From_-_Old_CLG_Wiki).png) |
Soyuzdetfilm | August 26 | Soviet Union
|
| - | .jpg) |
Universal-International Pictures | August 28 | International |
| 3 | .jpg) |
MGM Cartoons | August 31 | United States
|
| 2 | _-_1.png) |
Suevia Films Cesáreo González | September 27 | .svg){kind=small} Spain
|
| - | .png) |
Golden Gate Pictures | October 1 | United States
|
| 2 | .png) |
RKO Radio Pictures of Italy | Italy
| |
| 1 |  |
DEFA | October 15 | .svg){kind=small} Germany
|
| - | .png) |
Nahas Films | November 4 | Egypt
|
| - |  |
Nero Films | November 16 | United States
|
| - |  |
Liberty Films | December 20 | United States
|
| 1 | _-_CLG_Wiki(1).png) |
Mosfilm | Unknown | Soviet Union
|
| 2 | _(Credit_-_Google_Chrom).png) |
NBC | Unknown | United States
|
| 6 | .jpg){kind=logo} |
Nippon Eigasha | Unknown | Japan
|
| 3 |  |
Pathé | Unknown | France
|
| - | .png) |
Shinsekai Eigasha | Unknown | Japan
|
| 2 |  |
Toho Co., Ltd. | Unknown | Japan
|
| 3 |  |
Unknown | ||
| 11 | .png) |
Universal Newsreel | Unknown | United States
|
| 1 | _(From_-_How_Do_You_Do).png) |
Young America Films | Unknown | United States
|
| 2 | _(From_-_Tommy%27s_Day).png) |
Unknown |
1947
| Logo no. | Image | Company/Ident name | Debut date | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - |  |
Huaxing Film Company | January 7 | .svg){kind=small} Hong Kong
|
| - | .png) |
Les Films Regence | January 15 | Egypt
|
| - | .png) |
Aurea Film | February 15 |  Italy
|
| 2 | .png) |
Titanus | Italy
| |
| - | .jpg) |
Farid Al-Atrash Movies | March 17 | Egypt
|
| - | .png) |
Rank Film Distributors of Italy | March 28 | Italy
|
| 1 | .png) |
Jupiter Pictures | April 11 | British Raj
|
| 1 | .png) |
Shaukat Art Production | May 23 | British Raj
|
| 3 | .jpg) |
Gainsborough Pictures | May 29 | .svg){kind=small} United Kingdom
|
| 2 | _(From_-_Lenin_in_1918).png) |
Mosfilm | July 2 | Soviet Union
|
| 4 |  |
Republic Pictures | July 15 | United States
|
| 1 | .png) |
Amar Jyoti Pictures | August 7 | British Raj
|
| 1 | _0-32_screenshot.png) |
Adams Filmi | September 19 |  Finland
|
| 1 |  |
AS Films | September 26 | Mexico
|
| 3 | .png) |
Suevia Films Cesáreo González | September 29 | Spain
|
| 2 | _(From_-_Old_CLG_Wiki).png) |
Soyuzdetfilm | October 30 | Soviet Union
|
| 4 | .png) |
Minerva Film | November 27 | Italy
|
| 6 |  |
Producers Releasing Corporation | December 17 | United States
|
| - | .png) |
Republic Pictures Cartoons | December 20 | United States
|
| 2 |  |
Astor Pictures Corporation | Unknown | United States
|
| 3 | _(From_-_Old_CLG_Wiki).png) |
Belarusfilm | Unknown | Soviet Union
|
| 1 |  |
Eagle-Lion Distributors, Inc. | Unknown | United Kingdom United States
|
| - |  |
Fox Europa | Unknown | France
|
| 2 | .png) |
Hsin Wha Motion Picture Co. | Unknown |  China
|
| 4 | .png) |
Shochiku Films | Unknown | Japan
|
| 1 | _.png) |
Shintoho | Unknown | Japan
|
| 2 |  |
Unknown | ||
| 4 |  |
Toho Co., Ltd. | Unknown | Japan
|
| 5 |  |
Unknown | ||
| 6 |  |
Unknown | ||
| 1 | .png) |
Toyoko Eiga Co., Ltd. | Unknown | Japan
|
| - | .jpg) |
Tsing Hua Film Co., Ltd. | Unknown | China
|
1948
| Logo no. | Image | Company/Ident name | Debut date | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | _(1948).PNG) |
Nihon Douga KK | February | Japan
|
| 1 |  |
ABC | April 19 | United States
|
| 5 |  |
Republic Pictures | April 30 | United States
|
| 2 | .png) |
Jupiter Pictures | May 6 |  India
|
| - | .png) |
Arab Film Company | May 15 | Egypt
|
| - | _(From_-_Dove_Son_Nato).png) |
WATV | United States
| |
| - | .jpg) |
Films de America | June 10 | Mexico
|
| 5 |  |
Warner Bros. Pictures | July 31 | United States
|
| - | .png) |
Overseas Chinese Films | August 3 | China
|
| 1 | .png) |
R.K. Films | August 6 | India
|
| 1 | .png) |
A.V.M. Productions | August 15 | India
|
| - | .jpeg) |
Mangal Pictures | September 9 | India
|
| - |  |
Columbia Pictures de México | September 15 | Mexico
|
| - | .png) |
Northwest Ban Enterprise Film Company Co., Ltd. | October 17 | China
|
| 1 | .png) |
Yung Hwa Motion Picture Industries | November 11 | Hong Kong
|
| - | _(From_-_Na_svoji_zemlji).png) |
Triglav Film | November 21 | .svg){kind=small} Yugoslavia
|
| 4 | .png) |
Suevia Films Cesáreo González | November 22 | Spain
|
| 1 | _2.png) |
Walt Disney Productions | December 21 | United States
|
| 5 |  |
CLASA Films Mundiales | Unknown | Mexico
|
| - | .png){kind=logo} |
Datong Film Company | Unknown | China
|
| 6 | _(1948).jpg) |
Mongolia Films Co. | Unknown |  Mongolia
|
| - | .png){kind=logo} |
Nippon Eigasha | Unknown | Japan
|
| 5 | _-_CLG_Wiki.png) |
Nordisk Film | Unknown |  Denmark
|
| 1 | .png) |
Ohizumi Picture | Unknown | Japan
|
| - |  |
The Peak Film Industries Corp., Ltd. | Unknown | China
|
| 5 | .png) |
Shochiku Films | Unknown | Japan
|
| 7 |  |
Toho Co., Ltd. | Unknown | Japan
|
| 8 |  |
Unknown | ||
| 1 | .png) |
Vardar Film | Unknown | Yugoslavia
|
| - |  |
Warner-Pathé Distributors Ltd. | Unknown | United Kingdom
|
1949
| Logo no. | Image | Company name | Debut date | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .png) |
Spentzos Film | January 3 | Greece
|
| - | .png){kind=logo} |
Dongseo Film Company | February 9 |  South Korea
|
| 1 |  |
Paramount Television Productions | February 28 | United States
|
| 2 |  |
AS Films | March 11 | Mexico
|
| - |  |
Melville Productions | April 22 | France
|
| 2 | .png) |
R.K. Films | India
| |
| 1 |  |
Cairo Movies | April 28 | Egypt
|
| 1 | .png) |
Allied Artists Pictures Corporation | May 1 | United States
|
| 2 | .png) |
Producciones Zacarías S.A. | May 13 | Mexico
|
| 4 | .png) |
Gainsborough Pictures | May 23 | United Kingdom
|
| - | _(From_-_Africa_Screams).png) |
Nassour Studios | May 27 | United States
|
| - |  |
Drug Store Television Productions | June 4 | United States
|
| 1 | _(From_-_Care_of_the_Skin).png) |
Encyclopædia Britannica Films | July 19 | United States
|
| 1 |  |
Jagat Pictures | September 6 | India
|
| 3 | .png) |
Producciones Grovas | September 7 | Mexico
|
| - | .png) |
Tbilisi Film Studio | September 26 | Soviet Union
|
| 1 | .png) |
Flora Film | October 19 | Italy
|
| 1 | .png) |
Producciones Mier y Brooks | October 29 | Mexico
|
| 10 |  |
Toho Co., Ltd. | November 9 | Japan
|
| 2 | .png) |
Suomi-Filmi | November 17 | Finland
|
| - | .jpg){kind=logo} |
Pagot Film | December 17 | Italy
|
| 2 | .png) |
A.V.M. Productions | December 23 | India
|
| 3 |  |
Cinematográfica Filmex | December 31 | Mexico
|
| 1 | .png) |
Beijing Film Studio | Unknown |  China
|
| 3 | .jpeg) |
NBC | Unknown | United States
|
| 6 | .png) |
Shochiku Films | Unknown | Japan
|
| 3 | .png) |
Coronet Films | Unknown | United States
|
| 9 |  |
Toho Co., Ltd. | Unknown | Japan
|
| 2 |  |
Toyoko Eiga Co., Ltd. | Unknown | Japan
|
| 12 | .png) |
Universal Newsreel | Unknown | United States
|
|
1940s |
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