During World War II and immediately after it, in addition to the many private films created to help the war effort, many Allied countries had governmental or semi-governmental agencies commission propaganda and training films for home and foreign consumption.
The United States had the largest film industry of any of the Allied powers, and its use for propaganda purposes is legendary.
Instead, the Office of War Information co-ordinated efforts among many entities to produce propaganda: OCIAA: Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs OEM: Office for Emergency Management OSS: Office of Strategic Services USAAF: United States Army Air Forces USASC: U.S. Army Signal Corps USASSD: U.S. Army Special Service Division USDA: United States Department of Agriculture USDT: United States Department of Treasury USN: United States Navy USDW: United States Department of War WACMPI: War Activities Committee of the Motion Pictures Industry Several of these films, although they have propaganda value, were used as training films for the United States armed forces.
The Dutch East Indies, the Netherlands most important colony, was conquered by Japan in early 1942.
In addition to the above, the Soviet cinema distributing company, Artkino, produced the following for foreign markets.