Bid for Tele-Metropole MONTREAL - Relentless ques­ The line of questioning tioning by a federal commis­ taken by commission chairman sion of inquiry did not deter Andre Bureau, Les Sherman Andre Chagnon, president of and Norman Cartier reflects Le Groupe Videotron Ltee, the concern within the from giving calm assurances Quebec industry that the prop­ that a $134.1 million acquisi­ osed acquisition of 99.6 per­ tion of Tele-Metropole Inc. cent of Tele-Metropole voting would not result in an exces­ class A shares would result in sive concentration of corpo­ too much control by Video­ ratelbroadcasting power in tron in production, broadcast­ Quebec. ing, program distribution and With an unfailing air of self­ advertising. confidence, Chagnon told the In one of several attempts to Canadian Radio-Television and allay these concerns, Chagnon Telecommunications Commis­ told the commission that there sion (CRTC) that the corpo­ will be no vertical integration rate marriage of Videotron, of both companies at the oper­ Canada's second largest cable ational level. distributor and Tele-Metro­ "The transfer of control is pole, Canada's largest French­ occurring at the level of the language broadcaster, would board of directors and not at .result in more and better Cana- . the operational level," said dian services. CRTC hearings Chagnon. on the matter were held in Tele-Metropole, he explain­ It wasn't a bumpy ride for Anne of Green Gables:as the show swept the first annual Gemini Awards, held in Toronto and broad­ cast across Canada by syndication. For the comtlete list of award winners. see p. 9. Montreal Dec. 1- 2 at the Shera­ ed, is a broadcaster with a wide ton Hotel. spectrum of viewers while Vid­ ""Weare willing to make a eotron's tele-shopping and major commitment to Tele­ non-programming services Geminis: a syndicated experiment Metropoleprogramming at a deal in sVecific products aimed time when one cannot remain at targeted audiences. stationary without taking two "Broadcasting and cable dis- TORONTO - The countdown Cable-TV (Montreal). we search our television steps backwards," Chagnon for the first Gemini Awards Cohen said that CBC was screens at 8 p.m. to try and find told the commission. cant. onp. 4 was a clifthanger for the execu­ continuing to support the it. Upon insisting, the magaZine tive of the Academy of Cana­ program through advertise­ was finally told that it might tie dian Cinema and Television ments and by maintaining the on Channel 9 but that we ; which had to decide whether technical and production sup­ should check with Videotronj ' it should risk sticking with the port where possible. Glen Videotron confirmed that it . I Global license renewed CBC and its labour troubles, or Warren eventually took over would be available on Channel; i TORONTO - The Global tele­ Global must broadcast an extra cut free and find an alternative production responsibilities. 28 (which covers the east en

Telefilm Financial woes close Life Channel nominations TORONTO - The Life Channel the board's decision, Silkans hearing is slated for Feb. 10, MONTREAL - Telemm Canada came to an abrupt end this said it is not something that 1987, he said there has been has announced two new ap­ month when it went off the air arose abruptly; the possibility talk of a delay so that some ap­ pointments in an effort to early in the morning of Dec. 1 had existed for some time. plicants who were late with shore up its executive staff. At in the face of mounting finan­ "The channel was insolvent the original deadline can be a board of directors meeting in cial problems. because it didn't have a large considered. Toronto on Dec. 1, Denise The Life Channel's board of enough subscriber base or suf­ Approval of the application Melillo was confirmed as the directors decided several days ficient advertising revenues to depends on the support avail­ new head of Communications, previously that the service keep it going," he said. able from the cable industry in and Deborah Bernstein was would have to be shut down The Life Channel was at­ the form of cable companies named manager, Operations because it had gone broke. tracting about 500,000 sub­ promising to carry the Life for the Toronto office. But a Life Channel applica­ scribers in August 1986, but by Channel and also the ability to Melillo, head of public rela­ tion to the Canadian Radio­ September that number had prove it would be of significant tions since 1978 for the Place television and Telecommuni­ dropped to 383,000. public benefit, he explained. des Arts, Montreal's principal cations (CRTC) to become The reason for the sudden Asked whether the Life theatre complex, fills the post part of cable's basic service for reduction in subscribers, Sil­ Channel had run into trouble left by Josee Miville-Dechene the group of stations carried as kans said, is that several cable partly as a result of a generally last May. The interim period part of a regular cable system companies dropped the Life less healthy pay-lV industry, was covered by Myrianne Pav­ package has not been with­ ChaIUlel from a special $15.95 Silkans said both of Canada's lovic, who has been promoted drawn. The application leaves per month programming pack­ other specialty services, Much to manager, Communications the possibility the service age that included Much Music, Music and TSN, have also for the Montreal office of Tele­ could return to the air waves TSN (The Sports Network), applied to become part of the mm. as a non-pay-lV channel. First Choice/Superchannel and basic service. Melillo's background in­ ....-c Juris Silkans, a spokesman the Life Channel. "I think you have got to cludes work as a journalist for for the Life Channel, said the Silkans said he hopes there is draw your conclusions from Radio-Canada, and schooling service was insolvent and in still a chance that the Life that." in music and public relations debt by more than $2.5 mil­ Channel can return as part of The Life Channel went on as well as cultural administra­ lion. the basic service offered by the air as a pay-lV service in tion. "It was running with what cable companies. the fall of 1985 after several In Toronto, Bernstein, most were considered to be unsup­ He said the CRTC is sched­ weeks of previews. recently executive director of portable losses," he told Cine­ uled to review more than 20 "I think the concept of the the Children's Broadcast Insti­ ma Canada. applications including one channel was good. I think it tute, fills the post of Manager,. Although the Life Channel, from the Life Channel to be­ was a good service and it Operations vacated by Donna : which featured lifestyle shows, come part of the basic service would be nice to see it kept Wong-Juliani earlier this year. cwent off the air within days·. of offered on cable. Although me goin~," Silkans concluded. Bernstein holds a doctorate of education, and has been active in various programming and New video studio consulting functions. Ultimatum to union MONTREAL - On November "ONTREAL - Quebec film ing 39 categories recently ag­ 1, Sonolab's mixing studio for Cable use to I !producers have delivered their reed upon. stereophoniC video started op­ eration, kicking off an import­ _J!!timatum to a 700-member "We were fed up," says De­ rise to 80% ant expansion, both in person­ i\ technician's union in an effort mers, who believes that a MONTREAL - By the year nel and physical plant. l ~ to conclude what they refer to majority of technicians are also 1990, converters and cable­ Among staff additions, Pierre 'i; as "interminably long" contract anxious to settle and will indi­ ready televisions should be Des Marchais becomes direc­ egotiations. cate their support fo r the final present in 80 percent of Cana­ tor of post-production services l Following a stormy negotia­ offer in the referendum. dian cable households accord­ ' ,'on session on Nov. 10, the As­ "We think that if the word­ for both mm and video. He w as ing to research by Harrison, \ llociation des producteurs de ing is honest and there is no the founder of Telepro (1 978) Young, Pesonen and Newell as films et de video du Quebec trickery we will have a major­ and recently had worked at La reported by the Canadian Fabrique d'Images as director (APFVQ) has informed the ity," says Demers. "A number Cable Television Association. of post-production. Pierre Syndicat des techniciennes et of technicians have already re­ Penetration currently stands at '1tles techniciens du cinema du fused to go into information Payant, previously with Kodak, 6 1 percent. Quebec (STCQ) that rejection sessions (work stoppages). becomes director of the lab The rise in numbers is attri­ while Yves Senecal takes over ,of a fi nal offer of a two-year Demers says production buted to the growth of services marketing responsibilities. contract based on a salary scale continues uninterrupted on offered, and to the fact that Shelley Craig has been hired approved in August 1985 sets occupied by the APFVQ cable-ready television sets - as mixer in the new studio. She would result in refusal by the and the STCQ even though the once only top-of- the-line mod­ holds a master's degree from APFVQ to recognize a collec­ producers have decided not to els - are now also com­ New fourplex opens McGill in sound recording and 'live agreement. sign an interim letter of agree­ monplace among the medium­ MONTREAL - Cinep!ex will has studied music at the Na­ ~ The STCQ executive has ment offered by the STCQ in and low cost-sets. roll out the red carpet on Dec. tional Conservatory in Stras­ . acted on a November 28 dead­ lieu of a renewed collective ag­ 12 for its newest four-plex, lo­ bourg. !. ' e with a decision to conduct reement. TORONTO - Cineplex Odeon cated in Le Faubourg on St. a general membership referen­ According to the figures Corporation has outgrown its Catherine St. in Montreal. dum on whether to accept the provided by the APFVQ the King Street offices and moved The four. theatres, totalling final offer. Results are ex­ high end of the proposed Yorkton on road to a new and larger building at 1,450 seats, will all be equip­ pected in mid - December. hourly wage scale is $ 30 1303 Yonge Street. ped for Dolby stereo, and two YORKTON - The winners of The union has been w ithout (1987) and $31.50 (1988) for "We started out with about will have 70mm projectors the Yorkton Short Film and a renewed collective agree­ a director of photography. The 35 people ... and we've ended with Lucasftlm. THX sound sys­ Video Festival have taken to ment since 19 79. low end sees $9.75 (1987) and up with about 250 people," tems. the road. On Nov. 25, a screen­ Rock Demers, president of $10.24 (1988) for a produc­ said Cineplex spokesperson A large painting by Charles ing of the Golden Sheaf Award 'the APFVQ, explains that slow tion assistant. Lynda Friendly. Gagnon has been conu:nis­ progress had been made in winners was held at Cinema The new facility will be sioned for the occasion and contract negotiations when Franc;ois Leclerc, interim Main in Winnipeg and a pan­ North American headquarters will hang in the entrance hall. the union suggesteed, on president of the STCQ was un­ Canadian tour is in the works. fo r Cineplex Odeon Corpora­ Measuring over 10 feet by. 13 Nov. 10, that all 56 wage available for comment at In thiS, its 22nd year, the fes­ tion and Cineplex Odeon feet, it is entitl~dTransitioMr-. categories be reviewed indud- presstime. tival received 239 entries. Films. ' lusionIR~flectfoQ ," -; ", . L.: ."':• . ~ , Cinema Canada News Update • December 9, 1986

Macerola receives support Recognition soon for animators MoNTREAL - The board of that the film commissioner trustees and branch directors either resign immediately or MONTREAL - Directors of ani­ Fine, who has been support­ Oscars or the Genies will allow at the National Film Board of clearly and publicly denounce mated films will not have to ing the directors' case at the producers and directors to Canada (NFB) have indicated the recommendations in the wait much longer for recogni­ NFB with several colleagues, share credits as such then their support for Film Commis­ report dealing with the NFB. tion at the Oscars and Genie says he was recently offered a "something should be done sioner Fran\ois Macerola fol­ Marcerola, whose Signature Awards. credit as "associate producer" right away," says MacDonald. lowing a call for his resignation is on the report as co-chairman Both the Academy of Motion should his current film entitled He adds, however, that he by the 300-member Syndic at of the task force, has stated in Picture Arts and Science in Los George and Rosemary be cannot justify a director being general du cinema et de la a memo sent to the union that Angeles and the Academy of nominated for an Oscar and/or given credit as a producer. The television (SGCT-ONF). although he has endorsed the Canadian Cinema and Televis­ Genie. exceptions made in the past by The NFB commissioner was main thrust of the report he ion in Toronto say they are "This is a useless credit," the Genies did involve a shared widely criticized at a recent disapproves of the offending willing to change a longstand­ says Fine, whose British-pro­ credit as producer. One such general assembly of the union, recommendations. ing policy stipulating that only duced film Second Class Mail exception was made for direc­ consisting of filmmakers and Olson told Cinema Canada persons listed as producer(s) was nominated for an Oscar in tor Richard Condie whose The technicians, for endorsing a at press time that he expects to are eligible for nomination in 1986. "They are splitting hairs. Big Snit won a Genie in 1986 task force report which recom­ discuss the issue as well as tlle best short (animated) film Where is the distinction?" says and was nominated for an mends the partial dismantling problems at the NFB with category. Fine. Oscar. of the NFB in the middle of its Macerola and Communications David Fine, a freelance ani­ Fine recognizes that the Condie told Cinema Cana­ current mandate. Minister Flora MacDonald in mated film director at the Na­ Genie Awards ceremony is da that he would not have Among 16 recommenda­ the near future. No dates have tional Film Board of Canada often referred to as a produc­ shared the credit as co-pro­ tions in the 38-page report on been set. told Cinema Canada that a di­ er's festival but adds, "They do ducer without the generosity the non-theatrical film indus­ A letter indicating support rector's credit at a high-profile recognize the best actor and I and foresight of his producer and public-oriented awards try, entitled The Other Film In­ for "Mr. Macerola's en­ would hope that they would Michael Scott. ceremony, thus immediate dustry and released Oct. 6, lightened leadership as chair­ recognize an animated film di­ "He told me early in the pro- ­ recognition, is valuable com­ 1986, is a recommendation man of the Board and Govern­ rector in the same spirit." ject to put my name down as a pensation for a lot of hard producer and I had shared in that the NFB should share half ment Film Commissioner" has Doug MacDonald, executive work. director of Studio B, the ani­ some of the work of a produc-' of its production volume with been sent to Olson by the six "A credit is not something mated film studio at the NFB, er." private companies. A second branch directors at the NFB. A for the ego," says Fine, "it can describes the role of the pro­ Condie says that first steps recommendation states that similar letter from the board of be a very important career ducer as lasting long after the towards distinct recognition Canadian distributors should trustees with assurances that asset." director has finished with the for directors at both high-pro­ be allowed to tender for the Macerola is operating within The characteristically low film. file award ceremonies is an distribution of NFB films. the mandate of the NFB ac­ wages and lack of collective He says Fine was given the agreement between producer In a letter dated Oct. 31, cording to a five-year opera­ representation in Canada for associate producer credit be­ and director. ! liigneqbySGCfpresident Ju­ tional plan, has also been re­ freelance animators are topiCS· cause "he has done more work bIson, the union "Hopefully· more directorsj ' lian r~quests ceived by Olson. currently being discussed by on the film beyond what is and producers will become. freelancers and the Alliance of normally expected of a direc- mor~ willing to at.least share a . Canadian Cinema Television tor." credit," says Condie. . and Radio Artists (ACTRA). If there is any way that the .Juneau speaks on choice Bob Warden, advisor to the L.A. academy for the Academy WINDSOR - With American notes. He added culture lies at Awards presentation told Cine­ dominance of television air­ the very heart of political sov­ ma Canada recently that a executive vice-president in .a waves Canadians aren't always ereignty in Canada. proposal has been submitted ACTRA to deal move announced last mon~ given the freedom to choose Broadcasting fits in with to the board of governors re­ by recently appointed com­ domestic programs over for­ schools, newspapers, theatres questing that the "producer(s) with animators pany chairman Walter Senior. eign productions, CBC presi­ and parents to transmit ideas, only" policy be amended to MONTREAL - Freelance film "The appointment of Mr. dent Pierre Juneau says. values and cultural traditions, recognize directors as well. animators addressed a meeting Lint reflects our extreme con­ Juneau was speaking at the he said. Despite this variety, Warden says that Bill between the Independent Pro­ fidence in his proven abilities 28th Annual Canadian-Ameri­ Juneau said, the CBC is the Littlejohn, chairman of the ducers Association and the Al­ in the areas of business whichj can Seminar held in Windsor only institution that can speak short film committee, "does liance of Canadian Cinema! are integral to the growth! last month where he discussed to all Canadians with informa­ recognize that the director of Television and Radio Artists plans of Famous Players,", the impact of cultural indus­ tion about themselves and the an animated film does have a (ACTRA) held in Toronto, Senior said in a written releas~ . l tries on national identity in world for about 15 hours every special creative say in the film. Dec. 9 and 10. Lint, a 44-year-old MontreaIj Canada. day. "The change will happen but A series of information native, joined the CBC in 19731 He outlined arguments of But "none of this stops any­ you will definitely not see it meetings between freelance as special assistant to the presi­ those opposed to recommen­ one from switching to this year," says Warden. animators and the 8,000- dent. During a nine-year careetl dations for more CBC prog­ Dynasty or to a re-run of He adds that there is also an member ACTRA have been at CBC he developed policy in, ramming contained in the re­ Hawaii Five-o," he added. effort underway to initiate a held , through October and sales, finance, prodUction, pub­ cently released Caplan! "Some people are not wor­ new category for best ani­ November in Montreal, To­ lic and government relations Sauvageau Task Force on ried about the fact that almost mated feature film. ronto and Ottawa. and by the time he left in 1982 Broadcasting. all our film and television Andra Sheffer, executive di­ The most recent meeting was head of network television was held in Vancouver. Although it is hard to define heroes and characters are im­ rector of the Academy of Cana­ program development, the exact relationship between ported from the United States. dian Cinema and Television, The freelance animators are At Telemedia Inc. lint was 1 says the academy's policy is seeking collective representa­ culture and national identity, Perhaps it indicates a lack of vice-preSident of corporate de­ not irretractable and that ex­ tion within the Canadian film culture is vital to Canadian imagination. " velopment and was involved ceptions to the "producer(s) industry. identity, the CBC's president By way of comparison, with planning for corporate said. Juneau asked what people only policy" have been made growth in areas such as exist­ especially for NFB-produced Despite the fact Canadians would think if all the monu­ ing bUSiness, acquisitions, new animated shorts where the role are the world's most avid con­ ments and statues in Canada ventures and communications of the producer is different Lint to Famous sumers of American culture, a depicted American historical technology. Telemedia is in-. from that of the producer in recent poll shows that 90 per figures. He said in the televis­ volved ~ radio broadcasting the private sector. TORONTO - Famous Players cent of Canadians believe their ion and film industry this is and pubhshing and also runs "We follow international Limited has hired a former TSN, the Sports Network. culture and identity is different precisely what is happening in rules," explains Sheffer who CBC, Telemedia Inc. and Tor­ from that of the U.S. Canada. lint, at his job with the Tor­ adds that a widespread agree­ star Corporation employee as star Corporation, worked on Canadian cultural industries "Indeed, I would argue that executive vice-preSident of the it is homogenized, commer­ ment between producers and the management of the com­ such as the CBC are important directors would go a long way Canadian theatre chain. parts of our natioDaI identity, cially driven entertainment ~any 's growth and diversifica. towards amending the policy. David Lint was hired as lion strategies, . Juneau explains in his speech that leads to mediocrity." Cinema Canada News Update. December 9,1986

I 'Third tele network? Production news from Quebec l'ORONTO - Global television As far as its national role MONTREAL While the Ronald A. Weinberg, principals .executives will be sitting down goes Global is confined to dis­ Levesque sisters from Jon­ of the Montreal-based Cinar • this month to decide if they tributing new Canadian pro­ quiere, Quebec wait in Rome say the authors of the novel, Bach and Broccoli, the third will apply for a license to gramming to stations outside to hear whether they will stand John Nihmey and Stuart Fox­ film in the Tales For All series create a third national network its coverage area, the CRTC trial on charges of heroin traf­ man, are developing a film produced by Rock Demers of next year. said. ficking, SDA Productions in scenario. Telefilm Canada is the Montreal-based Les Pro­ David Mintz, president of The federal broadcast reg­ Montreal has already begun also involved in the develop­ ductions la fete, has grossed the southern Ontario network, ulator said earlier applications pre-production work on the ment of the project which will close to $400,000 in 10 said Global executives will Global made for new transmit­ film. portray the chaotic public lives Quebec theatres and is ex­ - hold a meeting December 17 ters is consistent with the net­ The Montreal-based produc­ of Canada's most famous quin­ pected to top the $1 million to decide which way they will work's mandate to provide a tion company has acquired tuplets born in the mid-1930s mark by the new year. go on the issue. quality television signal to the world rights for the film which in Northern Ontario. The film was directed by He told Cinema Canada southern Ontario region. will be based on the autobio­ Cinar Films is currently Andre Melam;:on who also di­ that the CRTC will hold a hear· But the CRTC would not graphical account of the head­ completing production of an rected the hugely successful ing sometime in June or July of allow Global to distribute its line-making story. animation package of four fea­ The Dog Who Stopped The next year to review applicants signal in new areas by satellite The feature-length film will ture, length theatrical films and War - the first film in the Tales for a third national television because it is concerned the be produced by Gaston 52 half-hour television prog­ For All series. network. network would be available Cousineau, who produced The rams narrated by Margot Kid­ Bach and Broccoli will be In a recent CRTC decision outside southern Ontario. Morning Man. A director has der. The features and televi­ released across Canada in Feb­ Global was told it must remain Global, as a result, can only get not yet been determined and sion programs are based on ruary. a service for southern Ontario the license amendments if it SDA is currently negotiating four books in the OZ series in­ Demers and Melan~on are at this time even though net­ agrees to use land-based tech­ with Clark Wallace to write the cluding The Wonderful currently looking into film work executives had discussed nology, such as microwave screenplay. Wizard of Oz by Frank L markets in the Middle East. De­ a national programming role links, to deliver its signal. Lyon Arcand, assistant to the Baum. mers has been invited by the for Global. producer, says that the release RCA Victor Productions and Cairo International Film Festi­ date of the fIlm will depend on Columbia Pictures have ac­ val to present the first two the length of the trial in the quired distribution rights for award-winning films in the Italian court. Regardless of the TV and home video in the U.S. Tales For All Series, The Dog fate of the Levesque sisters, Ar­ Screen Gems division of Col­ Who Stopped The War and cand says the story currently umbia Pictures will syndicate The Peanut Butter Solution The CRTC decided to allow stands by itself. the TV series in the U.S. directed by Michael Rubbo. Globallicense the network to boost some "Whether or not they are :cont. from p.. 1 existing transmitters and ~e t . found innocent or guilty they up new transmitters in Peter­ creased co~mit~ent . to inde3 ...... 1 ).chieves· ,- more .than the re- are writing the book. What we quirement in a given year it borough, Owen Sound and have is their story," says Ar­ Tele-Metropole pendent production in Quebec must worry about that level Midland. Mintz said the deci­ cand. cont. from p. 1 will bring about higher le~els being made a minimum at new sion allows Global to raise its SDA purchased the film tribution must take two differ­ of competitive Canadian prog- ramming. .. CRTC hearings. southern Ontario audience by rights for an undisclosed ent approaches," he said. The CRTC also ordered up to 20 percent. amount from Jean-Claude Chagnon went even further "Better ideas in program­ Global to spend a minimum of . Global can now boost its Ot­ Larouche, president of Editions in his efforts to please the com­ ming will lead to new vitality $12.7 million per year on news tawa area signal and move an JCL of Chicoutimi who holds mission with a promise to ap­ in programming. Better ideas .' :: ~ograms. In addition, the fed- Uxbridge, Ontario transmitter publication rights for the book. point a self-regulating commit­ are the only way to increase ' eral broadcast regulator stated to the CN Tower where it will tee to stand between the board the percentage of Canadian that while Global's news pro­ give improved Toronto service On January 7, 1986 Miche­ of directors of both Tele­ content. The question is how grams are of high quality, they and extend the network's sig­ line, a 53-year-old teacher and Metropole and Videotron as an do we produce more programs have not done nearly as well in nal to St. Catharines and Niag­ Laurence, a 56-year-old retired assurance against any conflict at a cost we can afford?" school board administrator, the area of public affairs spe­ ara-on-the-Lake. of interest and to act as a Chagnon explained further were returning home after a cials geared for an Ontario Despite its orders for more liaison between boards. that imaginative and creative trip to India when they were market. new Canadian programming Where Videotron's commit­ programming is the best way arrested at a Rome airport. He said the network's Cana­ from Global, the CRTC praised ment to Tele-Metropole pro­ to compete with audience dian content spending is about the network in several areas. Found in a pair of suitcases gramming is concerned, Cha­ fragmentation, a growing four to five times that amount The CRTC said Global is one was 6.5 kilograms of heroin gnon reiterated his promise to number of channels and rising per year. The $5 million of the most consistent perfor­ valued at $5 million. The invest close to $30 million in broadcasting cost in a viewer minimum for first-run Cana­ mers in the private sector in Levesque sisters are currently the broadcasting company market such as Quebec with a !dian drama is intended to make ensuring that Canadian con­ in custody in a convent in with an additional $19.5 mil­ limited potential of six million 'Global spend more on new tent levels of 50 per cent dur­ Rome where they are waiting lion to be made available to in­ viewers. roductions and less on re­ ing the evening and 60 per for an Italian magistrate to de­ dependent producers, all "We want to do for televi­ peats, he explained. cent during the day are upheld termine whether there will be within the next five years. sion what we have done for . The CRTC also ordered equitably throughout the year. a triaL Asked whether a 10 percent cable," Chagnon told the com­ Some stations and networks equity position in the Compa­ Global to spend a minimum of The sisters say they were mission. have been criticized for gnie generale de Videocom­ $12.7 million per year on news duped by a man who offered to Videotron is a publicly bunching Canadian programs munication-Teleservice, a sub­ programs. In addition, the fed­ look after their luggage in traded company with over into the summer season when Sidiary of Compagnie generale eral broadcast regulator stated India. However, the magistrate 1,200 employees and over audiences are smaller. des Eaux (France) which is ~ that while Global'S news prog­ has recently stated that the evi­ 680,000 cable subscribers in heavily involved in the bur­ rams are of high quality, they The CRTC also commended dence is "too strong for a pre­ Quebec. Chagnon, who Global for exceeding local pro­ geoning French cable industry, have not done nearly as well in sumption of innocence." founded the company in 1965, the area of public affairs spec­ duction commitments in each could become more of a cor­ is a 60 percent majority ials geared for an Ontario mar­ year of its license. If convicted the Levesques porate concern than the social­ shareholder Ouly 1986). ket. The commISSIOn noted could face a 15 to 20-year cultural obligations of a Tele-Metropole has been on .- The CRTC concluded that Global buys a high percentage prison sentence. French-language broadcaster the air since 1961 and is con­ based on the network's perfor­ of its new Canadian programs in Quebec, Chagnon replied trolled by the heirs of the J.A. mance since 1982 it is con­ from independent producers. with a flat "no." De Seve family . vinced Global has the re­ Global is expected to pay • He said foreign investment Last year, the CRTC rejected sources to meet the require­ equitable license fees to inde­ will continue only if there are a $98 million bid by Power ments. pendent producers so that the Cinar Films Inc. has acquired "considerable spin-offs for Corp of Montreal to take over Mintz said the CRTC's ruling continued growth of the inde­ the film rights to the novel en­ Quebec." Tele-Metropole. The bid was on Global's application was pendent production industry titled Time of Their Lives: The He explained that the finan­ rejected on the grounds"that tough, but that overall the net­ will be encouraged, the CRTC Dionne Tragedy. cial return from these invest­ the transaction was not fu the work is pleased. added. Micheline Charest and ments combined with an in- public interest: Cinema Canada News Update. December 9,1986

Cineplex branches into French-language women's studio N. American distribution ~ONTREAL - The timing is A series of workshops and films, exhibiting this female fight for the creation of a consultative meetings between quality, will begin shooting by TORONTO - The giant movie vice-president, distribution women's film unit in the Beaudet and freelance film­ April. Beaudet says there is a exhibition chain Cineplex and marketing; French program branch of the makers throughout Quebec strong desire among the film­ Odeon Corporation has an­ - Cary Jones, vice-president National Film Board, says an was held prior to Beaudet's ap­ makers with whom she has dis­ nounced it will distribute films U.S. national sales manager; , award-winning filmmaker re­ pointment on Oct. 6 to deter­ cussed the unit's objectives to in North America through - George Perkins, senior cently appointed as producer mine support in the filmmak­ make dramatic films. This does wholly-owned subsidiary executive, production; of the unit. ing community for the idea of not stand up well against the Cineplex Odeon Films, Inc. - Sandy Pearl, director of Josee Beaudet, director of creating an all women film NFB mandate to make less ex­ As well as distributing creative affairs; Le Film d'Ariane, winner of unit. pensive documentary films but movies, Cineplex Odeon Films - James Darbinian, U.S. direc­ this year's Quebec/Alberta Beaudet told Cinema Cana­ Beaudet has an answer. will handle the licensing of tor of advertising. prize, says the dawning inter­ da that the overwhelming sup­ "I have been restricted to national recognition for films to pay- TV, free TV and The Canadian division of port centered on a desire documentaries, but this does women's films will lend much video cassettes, Cineplex pres­ Cineplex Odeon Films, previ­ among women filmmakers to not mean that we can't blend credibility to the new filmmak­ ident Garth Drabinsky said in a ously called Pan-Canadian work with each other - a rare ing unit before it can establish press release. Films, will be run out of Cine­ opportunity. ~~::~~t~~~e~~e~::oth~~ its own reputation. In the United States, Cine­ plex's offices in Toronto. "There was a noticeable more lively." Beaudet credits George consensus," says Beaudet, "that Among Beaudet's favorite plex Odeon Films will be run The Canadian management Dufaux, director-general of the out otLos Angeles with region­ includes: it is easier for women to work documentary films are CafR French programs branch of the with each other. They are hap­ Italia directed by Paul Tana, al offices in New York, Chicago - Orvil Fruitman, senior vice­ NFB, with insisting on the cre­ and other major U.S. markets. president; pier when working together Passiflora, directed .by Fer­ ation of a women's film unit, and there is an intuitive com­ nand Belanger and Dagmar Cineplex Odeon Films' first - Andy Emilio, vice-president comparable to the critically munication." Gueissaz-Teufel and vile release was Denys Arcand's and general manager; acclaimed Studio D on the En­ The filmmaker also indi­ Guerre dans mon jardin di­ The Decline of the Ameri­ - Cyril Drabinsky, vice-presi­ glish program branch, as a con­ cated a need for NFB-spon­ rected by Diane Letourneau. can Empire, which opened dent, home entertainment· November 14 in New York. dition of his becoming direc­ sored workshops in everything The members of the advis­ - Robert Topol, vice-p~esi­ tor-general in 1985. from acting to directing. In the press release, ory committee are Claire dent, finance; The unit, though much smal­ Beaudet's own definition of Bonenfant, a member of the Drabinsky also outlined the - Robin Farb, director of pub­ ler than Studio D, will be ad­ a women's film is one that en­ Regie du cinema du Quebec; top management at the U.S. of­ liCity and promotions; ministered by Studio B on the tails more than a distinctive Claire Fradette, a Quebec dis­ fices of Cineplex Odeon Films: - Bill Robinson, Canadian French-language side with a female intellectual perspec­ tributor at the NFB; Diane - Joel Michaels, senior vice­ sales manager. startup budget of $165,000. tive, something she calls a "re­ Beaudry, an NFB director; president, production; Beaudet will head an advis­ gard de femme." Francine Debiens, an NFB '- Bahman Farmanara, senior ant ory committee which will About 15 film propos.lIs are mation director; and Lucille' select film projects by free­ currently being studied by the Veilleux, representing the pn­ lance women filmmakers. advisory committee and two vate sector. Cineplex also declared a Financial pace semi-annual dividend of 12.5 cents a share on outstanding speeds right along 8.33 per cent preferred shares, CTV gets dramatic in Mont Royal payable December 15, 1986 to TORONTO - Following on the shareholders of record as of TORONTO - In a move that hearings in November, prom­ does not release information heels of a pace-setting second December 5, 1986. will help CTV double the ised to increase that level by about the financing oflii'" quarter, Cineplex Odeon Cor­ amount of Canadian drama it 30 minutes. shows. poration continues to cruise currently shows each week, The weekly episodes of He said the network is cur· along with record financial re­ the network has unveiled plans Mont Royal bring the level of rently working on the script sults for its third quarter this Decline big in N. A. for a new prime-time televis­ regularly scheduled Canadian for the premiere and is review. year. ion series to be called Mont drama to be shown on prime­ ing the program's format and TORONTO - Denys Arcand's North America's largest Royal. time to a total of three hours other details. The Decline of the Ameri­ movie exhibition chain re­ from that of two hours. Weint­ Mont Royal will be produc. can Empire continues to win The program, which re­ ported revenues of $1 31 .8 mil­ hal said CTV's commitment to ed under the CanadalFrancl accolades on the film festival volves around the life of a lion and profits of $9.5 million Canadian drama also includes co-production treaty with th~ for the 13-week period ended circuit. wealthy French-Canadian pat­ riarch and his relationship with specials and mini-series. participation of TFI, a nation~ September 25, 1986. The Decline of the Ameri­ his family, will be produced by channel in France. That is more than double can Empire won a silver Hugo He said with the arrival of the Alliance Entertainment CTV has also announced I what Cineplex recorded for at the 22nd Chicago Interna­ Mont Royal CTV will have Corporation in association new half-hour Saturday morn, the same period the year be­ tional Film Festival. It shared doubled its Canadian drama with the CTV Television Net­ ing television series for chilo fore with revenues of $54.1 the silver Hugo with the level within a two-year period. work Ltd. , network president dren to be produced in Monl million and profits of $4.1 mil­ French feature film Therese, The announcement of the Murray Chercover announced. new program was made real. I?uring its upcoming five lion. directed by Alain Cavalier. year hcense period CTV is alse A two-hour premiere Nov. 17, the same day as the The nine-month financial The Decline is also doing committing to show 11 episode will be followed by CRTC started hearings into the ne'l, tally in 1986 show similar re­ well at the box office, says priime-time children's spe. one-hour weekly programs network's application for a sults as the record third quar­ Cineplex- Odeon Corporation cials, a press release says. ter. president Garth Drabinsky. shot on location in Montreal as five-year license renewal. well as other Canadian and in­ ~inde rel1a, a two-hout Cineplex reported revenues At a recent press conference During the four days of hear­ hOhday special starring Kar Drabinsky said The Decline ternational locations. ings CTV was criticized by Ka' d en of $260.5 million and net in­ 10 an actor and husband come of $21.5 million for the of the American Empire, Arthur Weinthal, CTV's vice­ some intervenors and CRTC Ross Petty is scheduled ~ which is distributed in the chairman Andre Bureau for not . lor 39-week period that ended president of entertainment p~une time in 1987. The spe- September 25, 1986. United States by subsidiary programming, said Mont producing enough new Cana­ clal,. which is to be a pan­ Compared to the same Cineplex Odeon Films Inc., Royal will be scheduled for dian drama. tomime, will be filmed in Van­ period in 1985 revenues were was the third highest grossing sometime during the 1987-88 When asked if the an­ c.ouver during a stage produc­ film in North America on the season with the first episode nouncement of Mont Royal $127.5 million and net income t10~ of ~e show. It will pro­ to was in response to some of about $8.2 million. weekend of Nov. 15-16. likely air in 1988. duced 10 association with these criticisms Weinthal told A Cineplex press release With the large popularity of At present CTV broadcasts CTV's Vancouver affiliate says basic earnings per share the film the manager of the 90 minutes a week of regularly Cinema Canada he did not BCTV and Primedia. view it that way. for the 39-week period this Paris Theatre in New York had scheduled prime time Cana­ Chercover termed the an­ year were 79 cents compared to turn away 200 people at a dian drama. The network, at When responding to ques­ nouncement of the children's ~o 50 cents for the correspond­ 9 p.m. showing that weekend, Canadian Radio-television and tions about the cost of the new programs "a major commit­ mg period in 1985. Drabinsky said. Telecommunications (CRTC) program Weinthal said CTV ment." HOWAfE! Cinema Canada,NE What? The features and news stories in the last issue of Cinema Canada. Published once monthly, Cinema Canada brings you not only the latest trade news but in-depth articles, Centre, Institute don't compete reviews and comments from across Canada. If you missed the articles TORONTO - Canada has room The National Screen Insti­ film studies centre, have been summarized below, subscribe today for both the National Screen tute views the Canadian mm held. Institute and the recently es­ industry as being built on vari­ Despite the differences in using the coupon on p. 12. tablished Canadian Centre for ous regional industries and at­ the two programs Radford said Advanced Film Studies, a tempts to work within that both groups will be looking for Electronic Free Trade: How the CBC screen institute official says. framework, he explained. Rad­ similar things in some areas. Tom Radford, executive di­ ford said his group doesn't Both want top-notch particip­ brought u.s. television to Canada rector of the National Screen want participants to all gather ants. Examining the origins of television in Canada, professor Institute, told Cin ema Canada at one place in the country. "Weare going after exactly Peter Morris outlines how the CBC participated in the in a telephone interview from "For us the building and the same level of quality." He choices which set up the Canadian system. It IS widely ac­ his Edmonton office that the maintaining of strong regional said screen institute particip­ cep!ed that the CSC played a key role in buttressing Ca­ two groups should comple­ industries is very key to our ants have experience with any­ nadian culture and that the cu rrent Americanlsed state of ment one another. whole professional develop­ where from one to three or Canadian television was created by government indiffer­ In fact, Radford said, Canada ment goals. four mms behind them. ence and the cupidity of cottlmerical broadcasters. Morris' cannot afford to do without "To me a vital view of Cana­ "We have to have world­ discussion, based principally on the CBC's own corpora­ one or the other. The National da is this enormous country class mmmakers working on tion records, argues that the CBC's own decisions set the Screen Institute, which cur­ with these different cultures mms," he added. pattern for the future. rently has 21 participants and these different industries Radford said that, for exam­ working on a three-phase mm working in it and what we still ple, Janine Platt is an academy Forms at Odds: production and study program, haven't solved is getting really award-winning drama produc­ Theatrical Films on Television is suffiCiently different from top world-class mms that have er and that is the professional What happens when the big film meets the small screen? the advanced mm studies those different cultures speak· level his group needs. Noise, distortion and psychological closure says writer centre so that both can suc· ing to each other," he said. He said Jewison has put to­ Mark Medicoff. He examines the problems encountered cessfully exist, he said. The institute is working hard gether a strong Toronto­ when theatrical features are squeezed onto the small box. Having worked for the last to have its upcoming program centred group, but added that 10 years on the professional include work done in both offi­ the National Screen Institute In search of an Atlantic industry development of filmmakers in cial languages, Radford said. considers Toronto just one of Reports from the Atlantic Festival take the pulse of the in­ Canada, Radford explained it is Participants in the National several important film regions hard not to be pleased with the dustry and review the many film s screened during the Screen Institute's program are in Canada. week. attention that is now being just embarking on the third The National Screen Insti­ heaped on the area of profes· phase of their course where tute will hold a press confer­ Revenue Canada pulls bac,k sional development. three-person teams are sent ence in Toronto in the, spring Revenue Canada revises its new regulations pertaining to "The more high quality back to various regions to of 1987 to announce that a foreign film and television workers. Earlier this fall, harsh teaching and professional de­ work on scripts for a national two-year Dramalab program measures to collect deductions from non-resident worke rs velopment opportunities that television series to be called will start again next year, ac­ caused the loss of several American productions, notably are available to mmmakers in The Border. The shows, cording to Radford. the Perry Mason film which left British Columbia and this country the better," Rad­ budgeted at between caused a stir heard all the way to Ottawa. ford said. "In that sense I really $200,000 to $250,000, will The lobby of provincial ministers, mayors and tax ser­ welcome the new centre," he focus on stories around the Cinema femmes vice companies was unanimous: the U. S. unions would said about the Canadian Centre Canada-U.S. border. Funding gain by retrieving the "run-away" productions which were fo r Advanced Film Studies that comes from Telemm Canada, meets Cinemama . Coming the bread and butter of Canadian locations, is to be housed on the 22·acre the CBC and the Agency for especially in B.C. and Ontario. Windfields estate of the E.P. Tele-education in Canada, a for joint fest After revisions, reasonable per diems can be given Taylor family in North York. group of four provincial televi· without the withholding tax of 15 percent being charged to Director Norman Jewison sion networks. MONTREAL - Two organiza­ the production. Those who earn less than $10,.000, are announced the establishment The current screen institute tions dedicated to the promo­ also exempt. For additional details, see Cinema Canada of the advanced mm studies course began with a national tion of international film and No_ 136. centre, which is modelled after pilot program called Dramalab video directed by women will similar centres in the United in 1985. In phase-one particip­ combine their talents to pro­ States, the United Kingdom Supreme Court overrules censors ants were involved in a two­ duce the third annual Interna­ and Sweden, at a recent high· month film immersion pro­ Ontario and the censors! Will there be no end? tional Festival of Films and Vid­ prome press conference in To­ gram and were asked to pay A successful appeal by the Ontario Film and Video Ap­ eos by Women, to be held in ronto. tuition. In later phases partici­ preciation Society reversed the decision of the Ontario Montreal June 4 to 14. But Radford said it is hard to pants are paid at industry rates. Film Review Board to forbid the screening of AI Razutis' Cinema Femmes Montreal, tell at this early stage exactly In phase two a series of short the organizer of the festival for Amerika. what the film centre's program science fiction mms were With the wind behind them, the OFAVAS went on to ask the past two years, will col­ will look like. made in Montreal with lIle court to decide whether Ontario had the constitutional laborate with Cinemama, a "Out hope is that down the 5630,000 of support from the power to ban films and whether banning and cutting films three-year-old organization road there may be areas where National Film Board. Plas not counter to the provision of freedom of expression which has just completed a collaboration can take place If the National Screen Insti­ guaranteed by the Charter of Rights. The court declined series of mm screenings, work­ between our program and tute decides to start a fourth 10 rule on this latter issue. shops and panel discussions theirs." phase, which probably won't over a period of three He said the film studies be until the next program, it weekends in Montreal (Nov. MacDonald promises to open centre seems to want to aim its will be to make a low· budget 21 to Dec. 7). Broadcast Fund to pay-TV participants toward develop ­ and regional feature for televis­ Albanie Morin, co-ordinator Pay-TV nets have always participated in productions ing high· budget theatrical fea· ion, he said. of Cinema Femmes Montreal, backed by the Telefilm Broadcast Fund, but only as sec­ ture mms. A regional feature, said Rad­ says that pooling the resources ondary players when a non-pay broadcaster had already "We have always fe lt that a ford, may be an area where his of both organizations will be issued a license. greater need in this country is group can work together with economically advantageous Now, at a meeting of the Canadian Association of short drama and television the advanced film studies and will strengthen both the Broadcasters in Vancouver, the minister of Communica­ drama and that we want to be centre. screening and workshop com­ tions, Flora MacDonald, promised to modify the regula­ getting to the Canadian public Radford said meetings be­ ponents of what will now be- . tions to allow pay-broadcasters to issue licenses directly. on a weekly basis through tele­ tween himself and Janice Platt come one yearly event inJune. While this would increase the number of primary players vision - through non-theatrical of Atlantis Films Limited, who "We are pulling two forces to whom producers can turn, it would allow productions to distribution." is chairman of the screen insti­ together," says Morin, "the ad­ be made with public funds which might only be available Radford said the approaches tute board, and Norman Jewi­ dition of Cinemama will give to those who subscribe to pay-TV. of the two groups will work son and Mickie Currie-Daniel the festival a more reflective well together. administrator for the advanced and intellectual dinlension." .

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Trouble on Quebec's labour scene Jewison launches dream Centre Union trouble is serious trouble in Quebec, a province which has already known a 9-month strike/lock-out in its TORONTO - Surrounded by a ture films which are acclaimed co-chairmen include Garth private sector industry. roomful of cultural and politi­ by the world we can repatriate Drabinsky, president of Cine­ Again, the producers and technicians are -squabbling cal heavyweights, director control over our culture." plex-Odeon Corporation, over the latest collective agreement and making little Norman Jewison unveiled Jewison said the private sec­ Jewison, Marilyn Lastman, wife headway. plans for the creation of the tor is already committed to of North York mayor Mel Working without an agreement since 1981, the Syn­ Canadian Centre for Advanced providing 95350,000. Lastman and Alan Edwards. dicat des techniciennes et des techniclens du cinema du Film Studies last month. Quebec is getting testy and several work stoppages have Tory MP John Bosley said Some of the others listed on The centre, with an initial occurred on feature film sets. that the federal government the boards include budget of about 95 1.2 million will give the centre 952 00,000. businessman Trevor Eyton; from government, the film in­ Ontario Premier David mm directors Denys Arcand, Studio D needs urgent funding dustry and the private sector, Peterson said it is hard not to David Cronenberg, Daniel Pet­ What does the National Film Board do with its most suc­ will provide a two-year course be swept up by the vision of rie; entertainment lawyer cessful studio? Cut off funding. in film studies for a select Norman Jewison. He added the Michael Levine; actors Gordon That is the complaint of the women at Studio D whose group of mature students. provincial government will Pinsent, Genevieve Bujold, Al films are among the most requested and profitable for the Jewison said everyone at­ provide 95 1 million over the Waxman, Margot Kidder, Kate Board. Studio spokesperson Dorothy Todd-Hen~ult is af­ tending the crowded press next few years. Nelligan, Montreal Film Festi­ raid that the success of Studio D might cause its own conference at a Toronto hotel In a joking verbal jab at Bos­ val head Serge Losique; City­ downfall: that regional efforts to reach other women film­ was involved in a historic mo­ ley, Peterson said: "I don't ]V president Moses Znaimer; makers and allOW them to work may cut the funds avail­ ment in Canadian film. J ewison want to make you feel like a authors Margaret Atwood, Far­ able in Montreal. Already, plans are underway to set up ~ spoke of the centre as a place piker John, but..." ley Mowat and dancer Karen French-language-equivalent of Studio D. where people will be involved The premier said he looks Kain. in a search for excellence in forward to the day when Hol­ The press release says the Festival flap fu their field. lywood is known as North residents selected for the pro­ Leonard Schein, of late director of the Festival of Festivals Speaking at times with emo­ York South. gram will "be Canadians who in Toronto, joins Serge Losique to help program English­ tion and at times with humour Ontario Minister of Citizen­ have something to say and who language films for the Montreal World Film FestiVal. Jewison asserted, "We are ship and Culture Wy Munro have already revealed this with As soon as he arrives Losique charges the Toronto fest going to dig deep in this coun­ said she always knew Cana­ some distinction." with inflating its figures, and provides the press with com­ try to find those people." dians would be able to put a It also says not many of the puter print-outs of "real" attendence figures, theatre by He said if Australia can make project like this together. residents will be young or un­ theatre. a film that can dominate the "Watch out world and be known in their professional For Losique, the issue is critical. Attendence figures American market then Canada ready to eat Canadian dust one circles before attending the back up each festival's request for funding, and accounta­ can do the same. more time." centre. bility is the name of I he game. He challenges Toronto to "Who knows, there maybe a The Canadian centre follows come dean. Crocodile Dundee hiding in in the footsteps of similar in­ the backwoods of Chicou timi." stitutions built in the United Prix France-Canada London Market is falling down The centre, which will bring States, Australia, Sweden and MONTREAL - The jury for the Become the favourite foreign market for Canada's together students with estab­ the United Kingdom. Prix France-Canada screened Anglophone foreign sales agents, the London Multi-Media lished film masters, is to be The program for first year features at Telefilm Canada Market is closing down. housed in the municipality of residents is built on three vid­ during the week of Dec. 1. The market organization was bought out by the people North York at the 22-acre eotape production assign­ Daniel Vigne from France that bring you the rival MIPCOM and MIP-TV, and they Windfields estate outside To­ ments. A tutorial learning ap­ joined Canadian members have decided that two trips to Cannes a year is just about ronto. The sprawling mansion proach will be used where re­ Louise Marleau and Marcia right. Canadians preferred the unpressured atmosphere ' ~ and property was donated by sidents go over scripts, Couelle for the deliberations. in London. I Jury president Marleau has the family of Canadian fmancial budgets, rough and final cuts I magnate E.P. Taylor. with accomplished filmmakers. won many awards for her act­ Broadcasters gather , Taylor's son Charles said his Twelve first- year students ing, most recently for her role in La Femme de l'hotel at the to rebut Task Force family is terribly excited about will be selected and those who Despite gestures to the contrary, the cable companies are what is to become of the prop­ Chicago festival in 1984. I show "special talent" will be wary of some of the recommendations of the Caplan/ erty. invited for the second year of Producer Couelle has many credits to her name, and Sauvageau Task Force Report on Broadcasting . "The Scheduled to open in the fall the program. At this stage resi­ task force is really suggesting that Ottawa should decide of 1987 the centre is to have dents specialize in either di­ shared the Genie for Best Film when Les Bons debarras what viewers want, create public channels to supply it, more advanced level programs recting, screen-writing, pro­ and then compel people to buy them," states Cl int Forster, than those offered by univer­ ducing or Cinematography. swept the awards several years ago. national chairman of the Canadian Cable TeleVision As­ sity film schools, Jewison The second-year projects sociation. explained. are to be made on film and will The prize, to be awarded for Asked why he spearheaded be available for public viewing, the first time early next year the drive to get the centre off unlike the first- year produc­ when Prime Minister Jacques The Jolly Roger Michael Bergman addresses the problem of piracy in his the ground, Jewison said, "I tions, a press release says. Chirac visits Canada, will be regular Legal Eye column. Not only are the majority of il­ guess I am a nationalist." He At the second-year level, given to one of the following legal tapes sold in Canada made locally, Canadian prog­ then added that one of the once the budget and script are mms: Adolescente sucre rams are being used abroad without the consent of the main reasons is because it is approved, the centre's involve­ d 'amour, The Bay Boy, producers and no one is worrying about it. Bergman out­ Simply something that doesn't ment stops. Provided students Carre blanc, Clemence lines the parameters of the problem and talks about the exist in Canada. Aletti, Le Crime d'Qvide stay within the limits of the repercussions for the film industry. He said it will provide a centre's budget they can ask Plouffe, Hold-up, La foundation for film in Canada anyone from professional mm­ Louisiane, Lune de miel, Le adding that you only become ~ makers to students to help Matou, Night Magic, Paroles film editor by working, talking them with the project. In addi­ et Musique, Le Sang des au­ Plus and studying ftlm for many tion to the centre's budget the tees_ • Film reviews years. residents are allowed to per­ Eligible mms are official co­ • Book reviews In a press release the new sonally raise up to a matching productions, produced be­ • On location reports tween May 1983, when the film centre is described as a sum, the release says. • The production guide most recent co-production way to counterattack the The list of Canadian film, • On (experimental) film domination of foreign films in cultural and business per­ treaty was signed with France, • Shoot alberta Canada. sonalities on the centre's vari­ and December 1985. The • Fronts west award winner will receive a "Film sets the agenda for our ous boards and councils is ex­ • Eastern wave CUlture. It quite literally statuette entitled "Emerillon" • Scanlines tensive. by Charles Daudelin and a creates our heros and exalts The centre's chairman is • Mini-reviews Our victories. If we have fea- actor Donald Sutherland. The cheque for $10,000. Cinema Canada News Update. December 9, 1986

Governments to OK Cite du cinema CBC to regain control MONTREAL - Montreal's Cite in Quebec, told Cinema Cana­ "We will not be submitting meet CBC business require­ du Cinema, a state-of-the-art da that although details could any proposal to the federal or TORONTO - A special task ments and provide reliable fi­ film and television production not be released prior to an offi­ provincial governments," said force has come up with a nancial information on custom complex, could become a real­ cial announcement, govern­ Richard. three-phase plan to help the production and distribution ity by mid-January, at least on ment participation could be li­ Hoppenheim, who has raced CBC regain control of its trou­ units with divisions by geo­ paper. Cinema Canada has mited to the purchasing of ser­ ahead with major renovations bled accounting system. graphic area and programming learned that a jOint statement, vices by government broadcast on the Expo '67 theatre, told The task force was appoint­ activity such as radio, televi­ outlining the extent of govern­ agencies. Cinema Canada that his pro­ ed by CBC president Pierre sion drama and television ment participation in the pro­ Gilles Lalonde, director of duction complex will be com­ Juneau in August 1986 after sports, task force accountants ject, will be drafted by federal policy planning for cultural af­ pleted in June '87 with or the public corporation ran into and provincial officials and re­ fairs in the federal department without government assist­ trouble with the start up of its recommend. leased by mid-December. of Communications, also ance. computerized National fi­ Just who will build this com­ suggested the strong possibilty Greenberg could not be nance System (NFS). plex, the whereabouts of its lo­ of government participation in reached for comment at In the first phase of the plan cation and the extent of gov­ lieu of capital investment presstime. the CBC will stabilize its cur­ Manera promoted ernment involvement in the which would be left to the pri­ As for the location of the rent system so that an auditor can reach an opinion on the building project are questions vate sector. Cite du Cinema, Paul-Emile OTTAWA - The appointment that have been the source of Both government officials Lamy, director of Communica­ public broadcaster's financial statements for the year ending of Anthony S. Manera to the rumour and speculation since will not rule out the possibility tions at CBC in Montreal, told position of Senior Vice-Presi­ March 31 , 1987. 1984 when the Trudeau ad­ of joint government financing Cinema Canada that there is a dent of the Canadian Broad­ ministration offered the con­ in a cost sharing agreement "definite relationship" be­ Federal auditor-general Ken­ neth Dye refused to sign the casting Corporation was an­ tract to a Montreal consortium with the private sector. tween the Cite du Cinema and nounced Nov. 27 by the Presi­ )ust prior to a change of gov­ Under the Canada-Quebec the projected Maison Radio­ CBC's annual report for the year ending March 31 , 1986 dent, Pierre Juneau. ernment. Subsidiary Agreement on Cul­ Canada production centre to Reporting to the PreSident, The contract was sub­ tural Infrastructure, $10 mil­ be built on the 24.2-acre park­ because of what he termed "serious problems" with the Manera assumes responsibility sequently withdrawn and since lion has been allocated for the ing lot adjacent to the existing for various staff functions, in­ corporation's new com­ that time a succession of com­ construction of the Cite du CBC building on Dorchester cluding Finance, Human Re­ puterized system. munications ministers and a cinema in Montreal. Blvd. in Montreal. sources, Law, Engineering, Dye said problems with the series of studies have left a According to repeated re­ CBC has called for building Management Information Sys­ start of the computerized sys­ number of concerned parties ports in the press, the three proposals from the private sec­ tems and Supply and Services. guessing. main private sector contenders tor with a closing date set for tem, which cost $3.5 million, meant he couldn't "express an Prior to this appointment, There is a suggestion that a for the Cite du Cinema con­ Jan. 15, 1987. Manera served as CBC Vice­ new emphasis on television tract are Mel Hoppenheim of A project outline issued by opinion as to whether these fi­ nancial statements are present­ President, . Human Resources - production and the involve­ Pan'avision Canada Ltd., Harold CBC indicates that the main since March 1, 1985. He holds ment of Richard French, the Greenberg of Astral Bellevue part of the project "must con­ ed fairly in accordance with generally accepted accounting a B.Se. in electronics engineer­ Quebec minister of Communi­ Pathe and the Lavalin En­ sist of facilities related to ing from Northrop Institute of cations, in discussions with gineering firm of which Cle­ audio, video and film indus­ prinCiples. " To stabilize its current ac­ Technology and an M.Sc. in Lise Bacon, Quebec minister of ment Richard, former Quebec tries." The second component electrical engineering from the .Cultural Affairs and Flora Mac­ minister of Cultural Affairs, is consists of CBC office space; counting system the CBC says it will produce an adjusted bal­ University of Southern Califor­ Donald, federal minister of vice-president. however, the outline states nia, and is the author of a Communications, has added However, Richard told Cine­ that CBC reserves the option ance sheet as of April 1, 1986 with properly supported bal­ textbook on solid state elec­ momentum to the project. ma Canada that Lavalin is not to include or not to include tronic circuits. ~ean- Pierre Bastien, director interested, at this time, in the second component. ances. The corporation will of Cultural Industries in the building a production com­ also reduce and maintain sus­ department of Cultural Affairs plex. pense and clearing accounts at "acceptable levels" and in a way that can be easily audited. ion Foundation and Wonder­ Film, United Artists, Warner CBC had earlier placed $57 Gala for Centre Atlantis in Chicago workslWQED, Pittsburgh were Bro thers and 20th Century million in suspense accounts, the other two winners. Fox all supplied films free of which are used to keep track of TORONTO - A gala premiere TORONTO - Atlantis Films li­ The festival attracted more charge. money spent or received for of Gordon Pinsent's John and mited has taken a string of than 160 entries from more which not enough detailed in­ the Missus will be held as a awards at the third annual than 40 countries. MONTREAL - A Concordia formation was available to benefit for the Canadian Chicago International Festival University professor has won open a regular computerized Centre for Advanced Film of Children's Films. first prize at the third annual file. The corporation faced Studies. The Toronto-based produc­ Experimental Film Festival in strong public criticism for Independent Pictures and tion company swept the top Cinemas collect Chicago during the last week what some described as "hav­ Norstar Releasing Ine. will three spots in the live action in November. ing lost" the money. hold the world premiere under-30-minutes category. food for needy Rick Hancox took the first Concerning work to be done screening at the Premiere First prize went to A Good prize of $400 U.S. away from a on the April 1, 1986 balance Dance Theatre, located in Har­ Tree, second prize to Jack of TORONTO - The five Festival number of better-known sheet the CBC will co-ordinate bourfront's Queen's Quay Ter­ Hearts and an honorable men­ repertory cinemas - the Bloor, American experimental film­ audit plans and requirements minal, February 1, 1987. tion to Red Shoes. Fox, Kingsway, Revue and makers with his nine-minute with the auditor-general, a John and the Missus is a All three films are part of the Roxy are offering experimental short entitled press release says. romantic comedy about a Atlantis-National Film Board moviegoers a chance to help Beach Events. In the second part of its plan Newfoundland town and a series Global Playhouse. out the needy at Christmas Hancox, who teaches film the CBC will improve the effi­ family's attempts to save their Audiences of children at the time. production in the Communica­ ciency of fmance and data pro­ community after the local festival selected Atlantis' Free admission will be given tion Studies department at cessing staff in operating the mine closes. Brothers by Choice for sec­ in return fo r a non-perishable Concordia University in Mont­ system. Gordon Pinsent directs and ond place in the most popular food donation on Dee. 16, real, describes his film , shot in For the long term, the final stars in the movie. Pinsent also film selected by audience vote 1986. The food will be given to P.E.I. in 1984, as "dealing with phase of the plan will try to es­ wrote the book by the same category. A Good Tree placed Food Share, a Toronto food the metaphysical aspects of tablish a complete NFS as orig­ name. Also starring -in the fea­ fourth in the same category. bank, to distribute to the film , landscape and time." inally planned. The last phase ture film are Jackie BurroughS Atlantis and the National needy at Christmas. Beach Events was the run­ could start in 1987 and run for and Randy Follett. Film Board won recognition as Distribution companies Nor­ ner-up in the San Francisco two years. It will be used to John and the Missus was one of three international film star Releasing, Universal Pic­ Poetry Festival in 1985. It will alter the CBC's accounting sys­ shot in Newfoundland over six producers for developing qual­ tures, Orion Pictures, Astral be shown during the Con­ tem so that it will serve a wider weeks last summer and fea­ ity children's television films. Films, Paramount Pictures, vergence Forum in Montreal, range of needs. tures Newfoundlanders in 18 Australian Children's Televis- Columbia Pictures, Spectra Dec. 8 to 11. The modified system should of 23 major speaking roles. Cinema Canada News Update - December 9, 1986 ... and the Gemini winners are ...

PROGRAM CATEGORIES BEST WRITING IN A DRAMATIC PROGRAM/ BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT SERIES (IV adaptation) BEST CONTINUING DRAMA SERIES . RON BERTI, DOUG KOCH - Deeper (Billie KEVIN SULLIVAN, JOE WIESENFELD - Anne Of Newton-Davis) NIGHT HEAT - p. Andras Hamori Green Gables BEST DRAMATIC MINI-SERIES BEST WRITING IN A COMEDYIVARIETY/ ANNE OF GREEN GABLES - Kevin Sullivan, Ian PERFORMANCE CATEGORIES ENTERTAINMENT/PERFORMING ARTS McDougall PROGRAM SERIES BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEAD ACTOR IN A DAVID COLE - Seeing Things "The Night Has A CONTINUING DRAMATIC SERIES BEST 1V MOVIE Thousand Eyes" LOVE AND LARCENY - p. Robert Sherrin ROBERT CLOTHIER - The Beachcombers "Blue Plate Special" BEST WRITING IN A DOCUMENTARY BEST SHORT DRAMA PROGRAM/SERIES OAKMOUNT HIGH - p . Peter Lower BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEAD ACTRESS IN A GWYNNE DYER, TINA VILJOEN - Defence Of CONTINUING DRAMATIC SERIES Canada "The Space Between" BEST COMEDY SERIES MARNIE MCPHAIL - The Edison Twins "Running On Empty" SEEING THINGS "The Night Has A Thousand Eyes" BEST PHOTOGRAPHY IN A DRAMATIC -poDavid Barlow, Louis Del Grande, Martin Wiener PROGRAM/SERIES BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEAD ACTOR IN A RENE OHASHI - Anne Of Green Gables BEST ENTERTAINMENT SPECIAL SINGLE DRAMATIC PROGRAM/MINI-SERIES AUGUST SCHELLENBERG - The Prodigal TIlE CANADIAN CONSPIRACY - p. Bill House, BEST PHOTOGRAPHY IN A COMEDYIVARIETY/ Barbara Tranter ENTERTAINMENT/PERFORMING ARTS BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEAD ACTRESS IN A PROGRAM/SERIES SINGLE DRAMATIC PROGRAM/MINI-SERIES BEST INFORMATION PROGRAM OR SERIES NIKOS EVDEMON - Seeing Things ''I'm DanCing MEGAN FOLLOWS - Anne Of Green Gables TIlE FIFTH ESTATE "Getting Clear/Two Is Enough" With Stars In My Eyes" - p. Ron Haggart, Robin Taylor BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEAD ACTOR IN A BEST PHOTOGRAPHY IN A DOCUMENTARY COMEDY PROGRAM/SERIES BEST DOCUMENTARY, SINGLE PROGRAM OR PROGRAM/SERIES LOUIS DEL GRANDE - Seeing Things "The Night SERIES JOHN WALKER, PAUL VANDERLINDEN - A Fragile Has A Thousand Eyes" GLENN GOULD: A PORTRAIT PARTS 1 & 2 - p. Tree ... Has Roots Eric Till, Vincent Tovell BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEAD ACTRESS IN A BEST PICTURE EDITING IN A DRAMATIC COMEDY PROGRAM/SERIES -'BEST PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAM PROGRAMM/SERIES MARTHA GIBSON - Seeing Things ''I'm Dancing . PIRATES OF PENZANCE - p. Norman Campbell RALPH BRUNJES - Oakmount High with Stars In My Eyes"

;BEST ANIMATED PROGRAM, SINGLE PROGRAM BEST PICTURE EDITING IN A COMEDY/ BEST PERFORMANCE IN A VARIETY/ OR SERIES VARIETY/ENTERTAINMENT/PERFORMING ENTERTAINMENT/PERFORMING ARTS 11IE BESTEST PRESENT - p. W.H. Stevens Jr. ARTS PROGRAM/SERIES PROGRAM SERIES ANDREW BROWN - Floating Over Canada HEATH LAMBERTS - One For The Pot BEST CHIWREN'S SERIES FRAGGLE ROCK "The Perfect Blue Rollie" - p. BEST PICTURE EDITING IN A DOCUMENTARY BESTPERFORMANCEBYASUPPORTING Larry Mirkin PROGRAM/SERIES ACTOR LES HARRIS - 444 Days To Freedom RICHARD FARNSWORTH - Anne Of Green Gables BEST CHILDREN'S PROGRAM GRIFF GETS A HAND - p. Linda Schuyler, Kit Hood BEST SOUND IN A DRAMATIC PROGRAM/ BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING SERIES ACTRESS BEST SPORTS PROGRAM RALPH BRUNJES, ANDY MALCOLM, ARNOLD COLLEEN DEWHURST - Anne Of Green Gables NOT ANOTHER SCIENCE SHOW - p. Craig Moffit, STEWART, JOHN McGILL, JOE GRIMALDI ­ David Stringer Bradbury Trilogy "Playground" BEST PERFORMANCE BY A BROADCAST JOURNALIST (Gordon Sinclair Award) BEST PAY IV DRAMA BEST SOUND IN A COMEDYIVARIETY/ ERIC MALLING - The Fifth Estate "Product Of BRADBURY TRILOGY "Marionnettes Inc." - p . ENTERTAINMENT/PERFORMING ARTS Canada" Seaton Mclean PROGRAM/SERIES JIM REED - W5 "Charter Special Edition" ERIK HOPPE, AERLYN WEISSMAN, ANTHONY BEST MUSIC VIDEO LANCETT, HINS- PETER STROBL - Magnificat BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HOST/INTERVIEWER CRYIN' OVER YOU - Platinum Blonde - p . Michael DAVID SUZUKI - Nature Of Things "Open Heart" Rosen BEST SOUND IN A DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM/ SERIES CRAFT CATEGORIES TOM HIDDERLEY, BRIAN AVERY, ERIC IV GUIDE A WARD (for most popular GODDARD, JAMES PORTEOUF - Peter Ustinov's program) BEST DIRECTION IN A DRAMATIC PROGRAM/ Russia "Catherine The Great" ANNE OF GREEN CABLES SERIES DONALD BRITTAlN - Canada's Sweetheart - The BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN/ART DIRECTION MARGARET COLLIER A WARD (for outstanding Saga Of Hal C. Banks CAROL SPIER - Anne Of Green Gables body of work by a IV writer) CHARLES E. ISRAEL BEST DIRECTION IN A COMEDYIVARIETY/ BEST COSTUME DESIGN ENTERTAINMENT/PERFORMING ARTS MARTHA MANN - Anne Of Green Gables JOHN DRAINIE AWARD (for distinguished PROGRAM/SERIES contribution to broadcasting) ROBERT BOYD - The Canadian Conspiracy BEST MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A SERIES PAT PATTERSON (Dramatic Underscore) BEST DIRECTION IN A DOCUMENTARY GLENN MORLEY, LAWRENCE SHRAGGE - The EARLE GREY A WARD (for outstanding body PROGRAM/SERIES Campbells "Free And Clear" of work by a IV actor) LARRy WEINSTEIN - Making Overtures ED McNAMARA BEST MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A SINGLE BEST WRITING IN A DRAMATIC PROGRAM/ PROGRAM (Dramatic Underscore) SERIES (Original Drama) HAGOOD HARDY - Anne Of Green Gables DONALD BRITTAIN, RICHARD NIELSEN­ Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga Of Hal C. Banks Cinema Canada News Update • December 9, 1986

Societe generale publishes investment figures

MONTREAL - The annual report of the Societe generaie du cinema du Quebec renovation of theatres, and help for the regional distribution of certain mms. (SGCQ ), released in November, goes a long way to reflect the vigor evident in In this category, a total of 51,554,060 was disbursed, 51,276,790 as direct the Quebec film industry. Downplaying television production as a matter of grants, $20,000 as a loan and the rest as investment. Among the beneficiaries policy, the SGCQ pumped 810.2 million into the film industry during its fi scal were 14 distribution companies w hile just under S 1 million went to renovate year ending March 1986. 25 theatres throughout the province. The SGCQ, contrary to the practice at Telefilm Canada, furnishes a detailed Finally, the Societe spent 8766,593 on promotion and support, helping 12 breakdown of all its investments and grants: the items falling under the provincial festivals and aiding films and their directors to travel to festivals categories development and production are reprinted in the tables below. abroad to promote Quebecois films. All of these disbursements were grants. In all, 8859,368 was expended in investments for development and To encourage quality production, the SGCQ awarded two jury-chosen fea­ $7,065,596 went for production. tures a "quality prize" of 8100,000 each. Directors Andre Melan~on (The Dog In the category "diffusion," the SGCQ regroups aid for the marketing of indi­ Who Stopped the War) and Fran ~o i s Bouvier and Jean Beaudry Oacques et vidual films, direct aid to distributors and foreign sales agents, monies for the novembre) received the monies, to be invested in their next films. Production

Title of project Title of project Title of project screenwriter, director, production company screenwriter, director, production company screenwriter, director, production company

FICTIONAL FEATURE FilMS SHORT AND MIDDLE LENGTH FICTIONAL TELEVISION FilMS FILMS

Bach et Bottine 500 000,00 Monsieur Leon 24 846,00 Bernad ette Renaud /Andre Melan,on /Les Productions La Fete inc . Fran,ols Girard /Fra n,OISGir ard /Zon e Production inc. Inventer! 34 000,00 Pierre Brochu /Carlos Ferrand llmagene PB Itee Deciin de I'empire americain, Le 244936.00 Zone4 50 000,00 Denys Arcand /Denys Arcand /Corporation Image M&M Itee Luc Bourdon, Fra n,OIS Girard, Bernar Hebert, Lance et compte (pilote) 115 000,00 Miguel Raymond/Luc Bourdon, Fran,ois Girard , Bernar LOUIS Caron, Relean Tremblay / Dernier havre, Le 335 000,00 Hebert, Miguel Raymond /Zone Production inc. Jean-Claude Lord /Lance et corn pte inc . Denyse Benoit/Denvse Benolt/ACPAV Lance et compte (serie) 200 000,00 Equinoxe 418301 ,00 Lou is Caron, Rejean Tremblay, Jean-Claude Lord/ Arthur Lamothe/Art hur Lamothe/ Lance et compte inc. Les Ateliers audlo-vlsuels du Quebec inc. Livre ouvert II (serie) 100 000,00 Guepe, La 400 000,00 DOCUMENTARY FILMS Real Tremblay. Daniel Marleau/Real Tremblay, Daniel Marleau/ Gilles Carle, Camille Coudari/Gilles Carle/ Les Productions Prisma inC. Via Ie monde (Fran,ois Floquet) inc . Cho ix d' un peuple, Le 55 000,00 Manipule et les leux video (pilote) 3491 9,00 Henri 500 000,00 Michel Pratte. Bernard Lalonde, Hugues Migneault / Gilles Carpentier, Marc Vachon /Michel Beaudry / JacquesJacob/Fran,ois LabonteiLes Films V,sion 4lnc. Hugues Mlgneault/Les Fi lms de la Rive Inc . Les Films Cenat os Kee ping Track 450 000,00 Jean De sprez ou Les Contes des mille et un jours 150 000,00 Manon (serie ) 230 000,00 Jamie Brown /Robln Spry /Les Productions Te lescene inc. Iolande Cadnn ROSS ignol /Iolande Cadnn Guy Fournier, Jean·Raymond Marcoux, .. ROSSignol/La Malson des Quatre Inc Morning Man, The 400 000,00 Su za nne Gilbert, FranCine Ruel/Roll and Gua y, Cla ude Maher. Daniele J Suissa, Robert G. Geoffrion, Clark Wallace/ Justi ce blanche 5 000,00 Gilbert Lepage, Garry Pla xton /Les Productions du Verseau inc. DanieleJ Suissa/Les Productions SDA Fran,oise Wera/Nat hall e Bartonlin formActlon Ordinateur au coeur, Un (pilote) 88700, 00 Qui a tire sur nos histoires d' amour ) 350 000,00 Marie-Victorin -1885-1985 10 000,00 Jean Vincent Fournier, Martine Beauchemin, Raymond Ve rmette, ~ouise Carre/Louise Carre/La Maison des Quatre Inc. Jean Du va l, Jacques D'Aragon / Ronald Houle, Claude Fournier /Claude Fournier /Rose Films Inc. Jacques D'Aragon /Cln e Mundo in c. Soiree avec Hortense, La 414684,00 Poilaux pattes comme les Cwac's, Du 50 000,00 Jean Chabot/Jean Chabot / Memoire d'une guerre oubl iee 150 000,00 Maryse Pelretler /Danlel Rousse llLes Films Stock Itee Les Ateliers audio·visuels du Quebec inc. Richard Boutet/Rlchard Boutet / Soleil dans la nuit 19 167,00 Le s Productions Vent dlst Inc. Visage pale 7 035,00 Jack Zolov / Jack Zolov /Zolov Productions inc. (Verification comptable) Nous pres, nous loin 40 238,00 Claude Gagnon/Claude GagnonlYoshimura Gagnon Inc. Gerard Le Chene, Nathalie Barton / Gerard Le Chene, Na thalie BartonlinforrnActlon Inc. Oscar Thiffault 41 488,87 FIRST FEATURE FILMS Serge Giguere /Serge Giguere/ Les Productions du Raplde Blanc Inc . Prix de Is Societe generale du cinema du Quebec " Ligne de chaleur, La 302500,00 Pellan 155 000,00 Hubert-Yves Rose, Micheline Lanctot/H ubert-Yves Rose/ACPAV Andre Gladu, France Pi lon/Andre Gladu/Les Film s V,s,on 4 inc. Bouvie r, Fra n ~o i s et Beaudry, Jean 100 000,00 Jacques et novembre Tr istesse modele nlduit 295142,00 Ph ilippine s, un ch angement s'impose 53 159,00 Robe rt Morin/Robert Morin/ Steven Carscallen Gnfflths/ Steven Carscallen Melan,on, Andre 100 000,00 Cocperative Videoscopique de Montreal Gnfflths/ Le s Fil ms Nord-S ud inc . La Guerre des tuques

OTHER SHORT AND MIDDLE LENGTH FICTIONAL TELEVISION FilMS f ilMS Title of project Apocalypse Carle 27 000,00 Elise et la mer 60 000,00 Raymond Dupuis/Raymond Dupuis/ Cine II (1982) ltee 40 729,00 Stella Goulet/Stella Goulet/Splrafilm Les Productions Le Cheval aile inc. Sonatine et Rien qu 'un jeu Enfants aux petites valises, Les 13781,00 Arts sacres du Quebec, Les (serie) . 40 000,00 Cine II (1983)1tee 7730,00 Suzanne Guy, Celine Cote/Suzanne Guy/ Nicole ClOUtier, La uner La croix, Daniele Pigeon, Jean Belisle, La Dame en couleurs et Les Annees de reve La Maison des Quatre inc. Luc Noppen, Robert Derome, John R. Porter, Jean Trudel, Claude Sylvestre /Fran ,OIS Brault /Le s Films Fran, ois Brault Inc. Etoilem'a dit, Une 25 000,00 COR 10000,00 Fleur de peau (Pre-production) Michele Cournoyer /Michele Cournoyer / Aventu re Torngat 52 000,00 Gilles Carle Les Productions de la Plelne Lune Marc Blais/Marc Blals/Les Productions La Sterne In c. 5140,00 Recherche visuelle sur New York COR 10000,00 Gardien de I'ile, Le Bande iiOvide, La (serie) 100 000,00 IPre-productionl Alain Gagnon, Pierre Vallee /Les Films Tango enr. Jean-Pierre Liccioni/Jean Sarraul t/Cme-Groupe inc. Guy, Suzanne Jour au lendemain, Du 55 000,00 Faune nordique (serie) 192600,00 Yves Goulet -Poesi e d' ombre et de lumiere COR 2500,00 Jeannine Gagne/Jeannine Gagne / Jean·Lou lS Frund, Oda s White /Jean-Louis Frund/ (Pre-productio n) Les Productions Vent d 'Est inc. Les Productions Jean-Louis Frund inc. Goulet, Stella Cinema Canada News Update. December 9, 1986

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,'. ' Title of project Title of project LMF: Fictional feature film screenwriter, director, production company MMF: Middle-length fictional film screenwriter, director, production company CMF: Short fictional film Marie s' en vae n vi lle LMD : Feature documentary RE 5060,00 Fils et filles tu honoreras SC 5000,00 Marquise Lepage /Les Productions du Lundl Matln Inc. MMD : Middle-length documentary Jacqueline Barrette Menaud, maitredraveur CMD: Short documentary SC 17000,00 Jockey perdu, Le SC 6 700,00 Iol ande Ca drin Rossign ol SER : Series Fran Gois Girard /Zone Productions inc. Morni ng Man, The AD : Acquisition of rights MF 505770 Lac des reves, Le SC 5000,00 SC: Script Robert Geoffrion, Daniele J. Suissa lT rois Th emes inc. RE Miguel Raymond RE : Script rewriting Mundial-Folie COS 1 538,46 MF: Structuring the funding SC 15500,00 Neon Art Jean-C laude Burge r, Jean-Pierre Li ccionlllnformAction Bruno Ca rrie re MM : Marketing COS: Continuity of screenwriters Nu itpale COS 5000,00 Ouanta COS 5000,00 Jean Beaudry COR: Continuity of directors CO R 5000,00 Ric hard Desjardins Nous irons ilia chasse en semble RE 13 000,00 Retrouvailles, Les SC 5250,00 Jean-Clzude Lauz on/Les Productions Oz inc. MF Mario Ran court, Re jean de Roy / Les Productions du Foin Fou inc. Title of project Point de fui te SC 10000,00 Marcel Beaulieu COS 1 250,00 screenwriter, director, production com pany Rien Robert Morency Portes tournantes, Les SC 4 330,00 Jacques Savole/ACPAV FICTIONAL FEATURE FILMS Prima Donna RE 5000,00 FEATURE DOCUMENTARY Michel Garneau, Clau de Fournier/Rose Films inC .

Affaire Elie Rimbaud, L' SC 10 000,00 Race orange, La SC 10 000,00 Montreal COR 5000,00 Jacques Jacob Jacques Renaud Robert Monderie, Daniel Corvec Affaire Giaccone, L' SC 3 000, 00 Raoul Barre SC 7000,00 Port rait de Felix-Antoine Savard SC _ 5000,00 Paul Tana , Bru no Ram irez SC 15 000,00 La urent Gagl iardi, Pie rre Guenette /AC PAV Iolande Ca drin Rossignol Ala vieil lam ort COS 2 500, 00 Reve de Guy La Lune, Le COS 2500,00 Rire, c' est la sante, Le SC 25000,00 Normand Desjardins Rog er Cantin, Daniele Patenaude COR 2 500,00 Michel Moreau/ Educfilm inc. Amour cage, L' SC 20000,00 Rock' n Roll COS 5000,00 . Yves Simoneau, Fra ncine Ruel/Les Fil ms Lenox inc. Fra nGois BOUVier COR 5000,00 Amourfou, L' CO R 10000,00 She's a Pearl MF 78BO,OO Michele Sterling, Cla ude Fournier /Rose Films inc. MM Claude Jutra Aime Cesaire SC 10000,00 Paul Legault /Cinamerlc Inc. Animaux, Les MF 5900,00 Tinamer RE 10000,00 Jean-G uy Noel/ACPAV MF GilbertTaggart / An imatIO n 2000 Blondea u Stradivarius, La COS 1 250,00 Michel Lemieux CO R 2500,00 Archange Gabriel n' est pas un auto-stoppeur en RE 8000,00 Tro u dans Ie toit, Un COR 10000,00 blue-jeans, L' Andre MelanGon Canada en peinture, Le SC 10000, 00 Daniel Rancourt, Mario Rancourt/ n05.85 SC 12 000,00 Pierre Savardllns Ci nema Television ACPAVet Les Productions du Foin Fou inc. Bernar Hebert /Agent Orange inc. Croisades vues par les Arabes, Les SC 3000,00 Aupresd erna blonde COR 2500,00 . t Werther SC 4600,00 Kri stina Von Hlatkll AD 3000,00 Gilles Noel Manlu Mallet/ Les Films de I' Atalante inc. Les Productions du Sagittaire inC. Avril Prairie SC 18 000,00 Zonelibre CO S 10000,00 Droits desje unes isenel COS 10000,00 Lou ise Pelletier, And re e Pell etier/ Claire WOlas Luc Hetu, Roger Tetreault CO R 10000,00 Pelletier et soeur ProductIOns inC. Enfants surdoues, Le s COS 1 666,Gil Bons ba isers de Rio COS 3846 ,1 5 Nathalie Barton COR 1 666,66 Raoul Held COR 3846 ,1 5 MIDDLE LENGTH FICTIONAL FILMS Homme photographi e, L' SC 5000,00 Cerele desv ainqueurs, Le CO S 2500,00 Abri, L' SC 9 000,00 Robert Mondene GillesNoel Pierre-Ala in Dostle/Spiraf ilm II eta it une fois .. . Un peuple "Alfred Lal iberte" RE 5000,00 Coeuratout RE 8 000,00 Ascen seur, L' SC 10000,00 Jean-Pierre Lefebvre, Michel Lessard/ Jean-Pierre licci oni/Les Films Vision 4 inc. ILe s Con tes urbainsi Robert Gurik/ Le s Films All egro Inc. Les Productions FranGols Braul t Inc. Conseq uence, La SC 22000.00 RE 10 000,00 IIlustres inconnus, Ces SC 12500,00 Bassa ri Michel Tr oulilet-Collet/ Louise Arbique Michel de Smet, Felice Schaeffll , Les ProductIOns SDA In c Jean-Pierre LICClOnllln formActlon Inc. Coquino uT elle pairet el fils SC 20000,00 lmpactd 'une vie COS 5000,00 MarcF. Gelinas Bella SC 4000,00 DeniS Dupont CO R 10000,00 Distant Links COS 2500, 00 Luce Guilbeaul t Fran ~ois D'Auteuil COR 2 500,00 SC 10 000,00 Marche du couple, Le SC 6 350,00 Bottes rouges, Les Gerard Le Chene/lnformActlon Inc. Jacques Jacob /Les Productions SDA 1n G. Douceu rdu doute, La COS 2500,00 Franck Le Flag uais CO R 2500,00 COS 10000,00 Metiers de l'ombre, Les COS 10000,00 Chien d'or et Le Sac magique, Le Suza nne Guy Espace sonore, L' CO R 10000,00 Roge r Lemelin Lea Pool SC 14 000,00 Retou rdu condamneil mort, Le COS 1 666,66 En fants d'ai ll eurs, Les (seriel Gerard Le Chene COR LOUIse Lahaye/Le s Productions du Rega rd inc . 1 666,66 EtoileduNord L' COS 3 076,92 SC 10000,00 Belkacern Bazi CO R 3076,92 En plein vol Rimbaud SC 3 111 ,00 Lise Bonenfant. Jacqueline Barrette /Splrafllm Michel Bouchard /Clne kl na Inc . SC 14 124,00 Fa itdivers RE 7 500,00 COS RE 15000,00 5000,00 Hubert-Yves Rose /Stopfilm Inc. Maisond u Carre St-Louis, La COR 5000,00 Andree Pelletier, LOUIse Pelletier, Fou du pri nce, Le COR 10 000,00 Denys Arcand/La Maison des Ouatre Inc . Route promise, La COS 5000,00 Jean-C laude La brecque Philippe d'Hautefive On n'en parle pa s c' est un secret CO S 5000,00 Garsd 'Archambau lt Les SC 10 000,00 Jacques Pan s Saumon atlantique, Le ILa Ouananlche malade de l'homme) COS B 275,00 Pierre Falard eau, F r~n cis Simard /ACPAV Carl Brubacher COR COR 2500,00 10 000,00 Seco nd souffle, Le Grandair de Louise, Le 8000,00 MF Michel Poulette Si grande famille, Une COS 1666,66 Micheline Lanctot, Jean-Pierre Gariepy, Jean-Claude Burger COR 1666,66 Hubert-Yves Rose/Stopfilm inc. Tapis ve rt SC 10 000,00 Histojred 'aeroport, Une . SC 8000,00 SHORT FICTIONAL FILMS Jacques RlvartiJacques Rlva n et Assocles Inc . (Les ~ t r an g ers au voyagel Jean-Pierre Gariepy, "J BenOltDagenais/Cinefort inc. COR 10000,00 Un am our de quartl er II Howard SC 17000,00 Robert Menard SHORT DOCUMENTARY Jacques·Paris/Les Productions 3J inc. SC 12000,00 Ce que femme veut Longue marche, La Isenei SC 14000,00 Jesus de Montreal COS 5000,00 Deni se Fillat ra ultlClnevldeo Inc . MOnlque CroUiliere /Clnamenc

Art Forms at Odds: Theatrical Films on TV

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