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If the Government in Ottawa Gets Its Way, They May Take This Magazine No. 137 January 1987 PUBLISHER Jean·Pierre Tadros EDITOR Connie Tadros _ ---'A=SS=ISTANT EDITOR Jose Arroyo CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Michael Dorland __-----'- R.EPORTERS ___ Kathryn Allison (Vancouver) John McClyment (Toronto) John Timmins (Montreal) COLUMNISTS Kathryn Allison Michael Bergman Stacey Bertles Stephen Challis George L. George Chris Majka Joyce Nelson B. Sternberg Pat Thompson Chief Executive officer of CKVU·TV in Vancouver, Daryl Duke ART DIRECTION Claire Baron Cover photo by Doane Gregory TYPESETIING Suzanne Gauthier Margaret Vien Canadian Films Musings Grierson '86 An Audience SUBSCRIPTIONS Meet The Press on Video with Duke Marjorie Bannister Magnus Isacsson analyzes the 12th Grierson Docu· Daryl Duke has had an . ADVERTISING Do critics make a difffer· Are they postmodern? impressive 30-year career. ence? When? How? Jamie Michael Dorland looks at mentary Seminar and the Lynne Gaetz As a fllmmaker, he has won Gaetz and Dr. Brian Lewis the videos screened during state of the documentary (514) 277-5018 an Emmy, a Genie, the compile the results of their the International Festival of today. Program notes and a (514) 272·1058 student's view of Grierson National Society of Film examination of Les Bons New Cinema Marcia Hackborn '86 by Dave Douglas Critic's Award and many (416) 596-6829 debarras, The Grey Fox, and Video. 27 other prizes; as a broadcast- Scanners and The round out the coverage. 6 er, he is tough and aggres· Decline of the sive; as a critic of bureau­ CINEMA CANADA American Empire. 15 cracies, outspoken. Duke, Founded by the Canadian SOCiety of Cinema· Chief Executive officer of tographers. is published by the Cinema Canada Magazine Foundation. Pres i den~ Jearr Pierre CK.VU· TV in Vancouver, Tadros ; Vice-President George Csaba Koller ; talks with Kathryn Allison Secretary· Treasurer, Connie Tadros ; Director, George Campbell Miller. about the state of Canadian Broadcasting 10 SUBMISSIONS All manuscripts, drawings and photographs submitted must be accompanied by a self· News addressed stamped envelope. While the ed~ors Western filmm.akers form caucus .............. 37 will take all reasonable care. they will not be lVO gets French channel ...•........................ 43 held responsible for the loss of any such sub­ If the Government in Ottawa miSSions. Opinions expressed within the NFB and equal rights ................................... 38 magazine are those of the author and not ne­ Quebec's labour woes .................................. 41 gets its way, cessarily those of the editors. 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