DRAFT, 12/1/1998
3. COUNTRY OF PRODUCTION AREA
Contents
Introduction
3A. Preliminary rule
3A1. Punctuation
3A2. Sources of information
3B. General rule
3C. Country of production
3C1. Form of country name
3C2. Probable, questionable country of production
3C3. Unknown country of production
3C4. Country of production name for works never intended to be distributed
3C5. Country names of international co-productions
Introduction
The country of production is considered the country of origin. It is the country where the principal offices of the production company or of the individual producer of a moving image work are located. Conflicts or uncertainties concerning the country of production should be explained in a note. See 7B12.
Do not record in this area any countries which appear on the work, on accompanying material, or in secondary sources, but are not associated with the country of original production. For countries associated with distribution, see 4C. Information about countries which are not associated with either production or distribution, e.g., shooting location, may be recorded in a note. See 7B12.
Optionally, archives may choose to omit this area for moving image works produced in the country of the archive and use the area only for works produced or co-produced by other countries.
3A. Preliminary rule
3A1. Punctuation
For general instructions on prescribed punctuation, see 0C.
Separate multiple names of countries with a space, semicolon, space.
End this field with a period even when there is a closing bracket.
3A2. Sources of information
See 0B.
3B. General rule
This area is used to record only the original country(ies) of production of a moving image work. Do not record jurisdictions lower than country, such as cities, counties, states, or provinces, in this area.
245 03 $a Un homme et une femme / $c Les Films treize. 257 ## $a France. 245 00 $a Psycosissimo / $c Variety Film-Flora Film. 257 ## $a Italy.
3C. Country of production
3C1. Form of country name
Record the name of the country of production in English, whenever possible. Choose the form of the country name in use at the time that the moving image work was produced. Do not use abbreviations.
245 00 $a Elvira Madigan / $c Europa Film-Janco Films. 257 ## $a Sweden. (Not Svensk.)
245 00 $a Paren iz nashego goroda / $c Central Art Films
Studios of Alma-Ata.
257 ## $a Soviet Union.
260 ## $a Soviet Union : $b [Central Art Films Studios
of Alma-Ata], $c 1942.
245 00 $a Whisky galore! = $b Tight little island / $c Ealing
Studios ; director, Alexander Mackendrick ;
producer, Michael Balcon ; screenplay, Compton
Mackenzie, Angus Macphail.
257 ## $a Great Britain.
(Not U.K.)
For further information regarding choice of country name, see AACR 2, Chapter 23.2.
Optionally, use the form of the country name transcribed from the work itself or secondary sources in the language and script, wherever feasible, in which it appears.
Alternatively, standard abbreviations may be used for the name of the country of production. A few possible abbreviations are noted in AACR 2, Appendix B.14, U.S., U.K., U.S.S.R. The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions' Names of States: an Authority List of Language Forms for Catalogue Entries provides a list of standard abbreviations.
3C2. Probable, questionable country of production
If the identification of the country is probable, enclose the name of the country in brackets. If the country of production is questionable, follow the country name with a question mark and enclose both in brackets. Give an explanation in a note, if necessary. See 7B12.
245 00 $a Running / $c Guardian Trust Co.
257 ## $a [Canada].
245 00 $a [Unidentified Jones. $n No. 2, $p Trick film] / $c
[production company unknown].
257 ## $a [France?].
3C3. Unknown country of production
When the country of production is unknown, use the abbreviation "S.l.," (sine loco - without place) enclosed in brackets in the country of production area and, if necessary, give further explanation in a note. See 7B12.
245 00 $a [Unidentified Brook. $n No. 15, $p Bullfight] / $c
[production company unknown].
257 ## $a [S.l.].
3C4. Country of production for works never intended to be distributed
For works that were never intended to be distributed, e.g., home movies, outtakes, unedited footage, give the country that is the home of the creator if this can be ascertained, otherwise, see 3C2 or 3C3.
245 00 $a [Meyer, Eugene and Agnes--home movies. $b Family
camping trip in the Canadian Rockies].
257 ## $a United States.
245 00 $a [Ponselle, Rosa--screen tests] / $c
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
257 ## $a United States.
3C5. Country names of international co-productions
For international co-productions, record the country names separated by a space, semicolon, space.
245 04 $a Frauen, die durch di Hölle gehen / $c L.M. Films,
Danny Film, Danubia Films.
250 ## $a [German language version].
257 ## $a Spain ; Italy ; Austria.
245 00 $a In the French style / $c Cassana Films/Orsay Films.
250 ## $a [English language subtitled version].
257 ## $a United States ; France.
The order of the countries of production should be established using one of the following methods in this order of preference:
Optionally, individual archives may establish a different order for recording country names for international co-productions.
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