• PRODU CTION GUIDE by Del Mehes and Michael Dorland
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• elM E MAt; • PRODU CTION GUIDE by Del Mehes and Michael Dorland ni er, Di ane Jones, Debbie Brill, Pat Messner, William Johnston, Ronald Lillie d. Ira Levy d.o.p. SPHINX PRODUCTIONS Susan Nattross, Carl ing Bassett, an d the PUUll Peter Williamson ust clm. Robert MacDonald. tou s twin s. (416) 445-7492 ---------~--------- he following is a list of films in production (actually before the cameras) LlGHTSHOW and in negotiation in Canada. Needless to say, the films which are still FINGERS OF THE SUN in the project stage are subject to changes. A third category, In Pre 90 min. theatrical feature began shooting In VORTEX COMMUNICATIONS T Toronto Dec., 11 and for two weeks, as of (514) 522-2719 production, will be used to indicate films which are in active pre-production, Feb. 14 . Budget : $300,000 . Licensed to Van INC. having set a date for the beginning of principal photography and being couver CKVU- TV p.c. Sphinx Productions p./d. GRELOT ROUGE ET SANGLOT BLEU (416) 596-0268 engaged in casting and crewing. Films are listed by the name of the company Ron Mann d.o.p. Rene Ohashi p. man. Colin Low-budget, su rrea list feature-length con which initiated the project, or with which the project is popularly associated. Brunton sd. rec. Peter Joliat art d. Barbara temporary love-s tor y, shooting in Montreal NIGHT SCREAMS Dunphy sc. Ron Mann & Ed Sanders I.p. Emile de Jan. 7-17 . p. Daniel Le Saulnier p. man. Martine Horror feature scheduled for end of February In This is not necessarily the name of the production company. Where the two Antonio. Ed Sanders, Martin Sheen (cameo role) companies are different, the name of the production company, if known, is also Allard p. ass!. Christian Petit d. Pierre Harel a.d. Toront o. Dist : Citadel Films p.c. Lightshow Tuli Kupferberg. Robert Martel con!. Lucie Paquet sc. Helene Communications Inc. p. Michael Bochner, given. In instances where a producer has asked us not to list a project, or to Gagnon, Pierre Harel, with Francine Sal a d.o.p. Gerard Ciccoritti d. Gerard Ciccoritti Ie. Michael withhold certain credits due to ongoing negotiations, we have respected his Jacques Augustin ass!. cam. Joe Yared lighting Bockner, Gerard Ciccoritti, Elena Verdi, Dan request TELESCENE INC. Michel Murphy, Jean-Fran,ois Harel, Normand Rose. (514) 288-1638 Thibeault, George Archambault, Fran,ois Leger, key grip Philippe Palu sd. Marcel Frazer, Daniel Please telephone additions and up-dates information to : YOU'VE COME A LONG WAY BABY Masse boom Claude Blanchard, Joachim Gelinas MARMALADE Cinema Canada (416) 596-6829 or (514) 272-5354 One-hour TV documentary about Canada's cost. Suzanne Harel, Guislaine Staraselski greatest female athletes, shooting on location In make -up Micheline Foisy, Cecile Rlgault set des. ANIMATION LTD. Montreal, Toronto, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Flo Real Larouche, Roseline Laverdiere, Robert (604) 689-3123 FILM CREDIT ABBREVIATIONS rida, New York and Switzerland, from mid Prefontaine, Thomas Wlersbicki, Josette Tre d. director asst d. assistant director se. script adap\. adaptation dial. dialogue ph./dop. October thru mid-January. p. Joseph Beaubien, panier, Sy lvie Croteau unit pub. Claire Pont CALICO CAT photography sp. ph. eb. special photographic effects ed. editor sup. ed. supervising editor Andre Racine ass oc. p./d. Roger Ca rdin al sc. briand, Joe Yared tech. d. Jean-Louis Paquette Shooting five half-hour children's animated TV sd. sound sd. ed. sound editor sd. rec. sound recording p. des. production designer art. d. art Jamie Brown d.o.p. Ernst Michel ed.Jean Leclerc tech. Andre Pelletier, Marcel GiroUX, La maison specials for pay- TV, home video and broadcast director set dec. set decorator m. music cost. costumes I.p. leading players exec. p. sd. Hubert dE Gastlnes p. man. Madeleine Rozon GPA mus. Pierre Harel , Jean-Pierre Bonin stills TV. location: Vancouver. Budget: $2.5 min, with executive producer p. producer assoc. p. associate producer line p. line producer p. sup. I.p. Lela Brooks, Hilda Strike, Marilyn Bell, Robert Echevery I.p. Magda Gaudreault, Luc financing from the Alberta Motion Picture production supervisor p. man. production manager p.c. production company dlsl Nancy Greene, Barbara Ann Scott, Sylvie Ber- Matte. Development Corp., Can america, and First distributor An asterisk(*lfoliowlng the 111m's title indicates financial participation by the Choice pick-up. me. p. Ralph Martin II. Malcolm Collett p. IUp. Yvonne Jackson mul. Bill Skolnik Canadian Film Development Corporation. Inlmators Steve Rabatich, Norm Roen, Norm IN PRE-PRODUCTION Drew, AI Sens, Hugh Foulds. sd. Alan Geldart ed. Jacques Couillard art d. Elie ON LOCATION ATLANTIS FILMS Abdel-Ahad video cont. Lea Deschamps music THE NORTH POLE (416) 960-1503 Dominique DeChezet cost. des. Jennifer Thibault props Anne Milligan prod. mts. Francis Miquet, PICTURE CO. HEROES OF SUMMER Maureen Ballentine promotion ph. Paul Abdel ATLANTIS FILMS Half-hour television special. THE PAINTEO DOOR OF CANADA (416) 960-1503 Second of an eight-part se ries. Based on a story Ahad promotion d. Bill White I.p. Anne Miquet, by Sinclair Ross. Shooting Feb. 13-20 in Heather O'Dwyer, Richard Ta ylor, Pet er Cole. (416) 752 -88 56 CANADIAN STORIES '84 Montreal. Cast and crew set d. Bruce Pittman METRO sc. Joe Wiesenfeld. FATHER CHRISTMAS A series of eight TV half-hours drawn from FOUR NINE FILM Feature-length comedy beg ins shooting Canadian literature. GOLDWYN-MAYER A GOOD TREE THAT CHRISTMAS Feb. 27 for 11 weeks in Toronto and Meaford, BAMBINGER * (416) 364-8911 Third of an eight-part series. Based on a story PRODUCTIONS LTD. Ont. Budget : $1 0 min. Not a Canadian film. exec. The first of the series, based on a story by by David Walker. Shooting Feb. 23-Mar. 2 in (403) 291-0410 p. Robert Spiotta assoc. p. Paul Tucker p. Peter O'Brian, Fred Roos d. Phillip Borsos d.o.p. Frank Mordecai Richler. Shooting begins Jan. 30- MRS, SDFFEL Montreal. Cast and crew se!. d. Giles Walker sc. (403) 266-7482 Feb. 7 in Montreal. Cast and crew set p.C. Shooting begins Feb. 6 for 11 weeks in Toronto, Gloria Demers. Tidy, bsc sc. Thomas Meeham p. des. Bill Brody art d. Carol Spier. Atlantis Films in collaboration with the National Elora and Kleinberg Studios on this feature JOHN WARE'S Film Board of Canada and with the participa length historical drama. Not a Canadian film. tion of the CFDC and the Global Television Budget: $10 min. dist. MGM/UA exec. p. David FILMLINE COW COUNTRY* Network. d. Beverly Shaffer sc. Gerald Wexler. Nicksay p. Edgar Scherick d. Gillian Armstrong A two-hour movie for pay television based on book by Grant McEwan. Scheduled to commence NOVA PRODUCTIONS a.d. Scott Maitland sc. Ron Nyswaner I.p. Diane PRODUCTIONS INC. (416) 533-6748 Keaton, Mel Gibson, Matthew Modine. Ed (514) 288-5888 shooting in Alberta in 1984 with budget of $3 Hermann. min. With the assistance of the Alberta Motion Picture Development Corporation, the CFDC OCTOBER STRANGER IDEACOM INC. DEAD AIM Two half-hour docudrama segments began part Murder mystery for MCA-Universal, prepping and First Choice Canadian Communications. p. one on Sept. 14, wrapped Sept. 21 . Part two (514) 274-6538 for a six-week shoot in Montreal p. Pieter Maxine Samuels ISSOe. p. Les Kimber. NATIONAL FILM BOARD begins Feb. '84 . location : Sioux lookout, and Kroonenburg II. Jean-Claude Lord I.p. Treat PRENDRE LA ROUTE * Toronto coop. Alanis Obomsawln p. Christopher - NORTHWEST STUDIO Williams. Five TV-hour series on 16mm film about high LAURON Lowry d. Allan Collins d.o.p. Mark Irwin sc. based way safety, and car accidents throughout the FIRST RISK on writings by George Ken ny I.p. Ronalda Jones, world, shooting on location in Canada, the U.S, EDMONTON (514) 333-3422 Theatrical feature thriller about the Mafia-CIA PRODUCTIONS LTD. Rene Highwa y, Graham Greene, Alanis Obom the U.K, Sweden, Germany and France, in co rescue of Gen. James Dozier from Italy's terrorist (416) 967-6503 sawin. venture with the National Film Board, for a One-hour docu-drama about American black Red Brigades. Co-venture with Robert Cooper Radio-Canada airdate in fall '8 5. Budget : over turned Indian hero. Additional shooting, Spring Productions, Toronto, in partnership with First THE DISABILITY MYTH $1 .5 min. Principal photography : October '83- '84 . exee. p. Tom Radford p. Jerry Krepakevich d. Choice in Canada and H80 in the U S. Early '84 PART" : Education Spring '84. series d. Don Brittain series host Bernard Dichek relene dlte December '84 . start-up. sc. Jay Teitel. LES PRODUCTIONS (French) Pierre Nadeau exec. p. Jacques Nad eau, THE DISABILITY MYTH Jean-Guy Jacques cam. Barry Perles d. Robert THE TEMPTATIONS OF BIG BEAR * PART III: Transportation LA FETE Fortier, Paul Cowan, Mike McHenry ed. Roger Six-part mini-series about Cree chief Big Bears Two one-hour documentaries for TV. exee. p. (514) 521-1984 Hart sc. Robert Duncan, based on an idea by LES PRODUCTIONS hold-out against the take-over of Indian lands. William Johnston, Ronald Lillie pJd. Alan Ayl Jacques Nadeau sd. John Martin p. Marie-Eve Feb. 1, '84 pre-production start in Alberta with ward d.o.p. Nick Stiliadis ed. Harvey Ziataratis CHATEAUX DE NEIGES Thibeault. ROGER HEROUX I backing from the CFDC, CBC, and the Alberta IUt clm. John Dowcett Id. Dan Latour. First in a series of feature films fo r children. Pre Motion Picture Development Corporation. Based production beginS Jan. 23 for a 28 -d ay shoot as LES ENTREPRISES on the novel by Rudy Wiebe exec.