SIE Films

Background

SIE Films ("Sindicat de la Industria de l'Espectacle Films" in Catalan or "Sindicato de la Industria del Espectáculo Films" in Spanish) was a Spanish film producer based in Barcelona (Catalonia) during the Spanish Civil War. In Catalonia, the anarchist trade union CNT-FAI made a great collectivization of services, among them was the cinema. The SIE made some documentaries and propaganda for the CNT-FAI diffused on republican-held territories.

Logo (October 10, 1936-1939)

Visuals: A siderurgic industry is first shown, where some workers with hammers constantly hit an iron hot bar. They hit the bar several times while "S.I.E. Films" appears piece-by-piece (in time with the hits). The word "Presenta" appears below while "S.I.E. Films" is shining.

Variant: There's a variant in ¡¡Ayuda a Madrid!! where the text of the logo is "C.N.T. F.A.I." in time of "S.I.E. Films".

Technique: A mix of live-action and cel animation.

Audio: A bombastic fanfare made by an orchestra. But in ¡¡Ayuda a Madrid!! the music is the opening of the movie's theme.

Availability: Appears on films such as ¡¡Ayuda a Madrid!!, Aurora de esperanza, El cerco de Huesca, Teruel ha caído or La conquista de Carrascal de Chimillas.