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MONTREAL- Hopes are riding tion before the Christmas re­ province by any company 18 months and a budget of nema Support Fund); L'Institut high in Quebec that the recom­ cess. which is not 80% Canadian S300,000 with which to work; quebfecois du cinema et ses mendations of a recent study The report is exceedingly owned and would insist on the study name in on time and filiales (The IQC and its bran­ on conditions in the film indus­ complex (see following articles) French versioning of theatrical under budget. Its report was ches) ; Orientations et pro­ try will soon give rise to new, and touches on all aspects of features. made public on September 2 by grammes ; La reappropriation radical legislation, assuring film and video production, dis­ In the introduction to the the Minister of Cultural Affairs, du marche (Reclaiming the the boost that the industry tribution, exhibition. It deals report, the authors state that its Clement Richard. Fournier Market) ; La Regie du cinema et sorely needs. with the interface between the recommendations may seem briefed the press about the de la video (The Cinema and The Minister of Cultural film industry and the television radical but that no lesser steps contents of that report. Video Commission) ; La sur Affairs, Clement Richard, has systems, especially cable. It would be adequate to meet the The document itself is im­ veillance du cinema (Supei^ given his full backing to the proposes substantial financial challenge of preserving an pressive. "Une question de sur­ vising the cinema!; L'educa­ report, entitled "line question aid to the industry and would indigenous industry of quality vie et d'excellence" (A Question tion, r animation, la regionali- de survie et d'excellence" (A reform government agencies in Quebec. It also cautions of Survival and Excellence) is sation ; L'Ecole superieure du Question of Survival and Excel­ like the Institut Quebecois du readers to accept its recom­ published by the Quebec gov­ cinema et de la video (The Pro­ lence). Although the fall session Cinema and the Cinema Super­ mendations as an indivisible ernment in paperback form. It fessional School of Cinema and of the National Assembly is visory Board (Quebec's censoi'). whole. "On cannot disassociate runs 330 pages in all and re­ Video). short, he told the press that he Most importantly, it would pro­ some parts of the report from presents the definitive study The study went so far as to would try to introduce legisla­ hibit distribution of films in the others without compromising on the situation of the film actually draft a proposition for the whole report. The authors industry in the province and a law concerning cinenia and are unanimous on this point." the perspectives for its future. video, and that bill ready for The five-person Study Com­ The first 44 pages serve as an introduction to the National To court to'correct'CRTC mittee which prepared the re­ introduction, defining the Assembly, follows in the next - Representing a express themselves on the port was heacied by Guy Four- current situation and fixing 40 pages. large section of the film indus­ question. nier. It consulted at length with two objectives: a) the need to Finally, 105 pages of annexes try, solicitor Andrew J. Roman Furthermore, Roman main­ people and groups active in the align both public sector and cover every aspect of statistical has filed a Notice of Appeal tains that had the "correction" industry, commissioned studies private sector policies in a con­ information available concern­ against the Canadian Radio been )niade in the Spring when and gathered statistics, pro­ certed effort to bolster an inde­ ing film and television produc­ Television and Telecomunica- the CRTC, he alleges, became ducing the first thoroughly pendent industry and, thereby, tion, distribution and exhibition tions Commission's "Correction aware of the discrepency in its unified study on the situation. to b) revitalize the Quebecois in the province, while 12 more of error" to its Pay-'A' decision, decision, then many more Since its publication, the report film industry. pages cite an extensive biblit> made last March. Also named associations and individuals has received wide support from The next 100 pages constitute graphy listing all the position are the pay-TV licensees. would have joined the appeal the various sectors of the in­ the recommendations of the papers, studies, and annual As reported in Cinema Ca­ made then to the Cabinet to dustry. Commission and are divided reports available over the last nada No. 87, the CRTC admitted send back the entire decision The following takes a closer into eight chapters: Le fonds ten years or so. to a certain confusion in the to the CRTC. look at the study, the committee de soutien du cin6ma (the Ci­ (see pages 12-34) drafting of its pay-TV decision. Roman, a specialist in class which wrote it, and its various In July, it "corrected" the section actions, is acting on behalf of recommendations. of that decision dealing with the Association of Canadian the Canadian content require­ Movie Production Companies, The document Alberta government finances ment, doing away with the need Association des Producteurs for each licensee to «xpend a de Films du Quebec, Canadian The provincial Commission certain amount in every year Film and Television Associa­ d'6tude sur le cinema et I'au- on Canadian content; now, the tion/Association of Canadian diovisuel (the Commission to Corp. for film development aid licensees are obliged to expend Television and Radio Artists Study Cinema and Audiovisual CALGARY - On August 21, the and has been established by an a certain amount over the five- and Canadian Association of Productions) was created in Alberta Motion Picture De­ Act of Legislature. The Act year period of the license. Motion-Picture and Electronic January 1981 by the provincial velopment Corporation intro­ orovides a fund of $3 million Roman argues that the coi^ Recording Artists, L'Associa­ cabinet. Producer Guy Foumier duced its policy. Present to "to promote development of rection "changes the substance tion des Realisateurs et R6ali- was named to head the com­ answer questions were recent­ the motion picture industry in of the decision" and therefore satrices de Films du Quebec, mission and four other mem­ ly appointed President Lome Alberta." (This includes video­ constitutes an amendment. If Association des Professionnels bers rounded it out: Andreanne MacPherson and the Board of tape and videodisc.) The pur­ judged to be an amendement, du Cinema du Quebec, Associa­ Bournival deputy head of the Directors (chairman Orville pose of the fund is to assist film then the CRTC did clearly not tion Qu6b6coise des Distribu- film division at Radio-Canada; Kope, secretary Ken Chapman, producers with pre-production follow the regulations for ef­ teurs de Film, Association of director Fernand Dansereau; Lucille Wagner, Tom Peacocke, of projects. A maximum of 60% fecting such an amendement. Canadian Film Craftspeople, Paul Gendron, president of the and Aristides Gazetas) and two of the pre-production budget He also states that the persons The Directors Guild of Canada, theatre chain Cinevic Inc. of members of the Advisory Com­ may be loaned to the producer, concerned - notably the film The Canadian Association of Victoriaville; and producer, mittee (Eda Lishman and Ron with the money to be repaid on producers - were not notified Motion Picture Producers and distributor Andre Link of Cine- Brown). the last day of pre-production. of any impending change, and Syndicat National du Cin6ma pix. The Corporation is funded The maximum amount of the were given no opportunity to and Union des Artistes. 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4/Cinema Canada- September 1982 XTfTE—wnrcT Yolles brings in Duval! rounds out TenV team for H BO/CTV/Cooper comedy as Bradshaw TORONTO - Shooting began debut in the title role. Playing and Rosalind Chao. ject, which began pre-produc­ smoothly and on schedule Au­ opposite him will be acclaimed tion in February and shooting co-directs gust 26 in Georgetown, Ont. on American actor Robert Duvall In conjunction with the fea­ in July, according to executive Terry (previously titled The ture, two Toronto independent producer Reitman. Goldberg is TORONTO - Gemini Film Pro­ in the role of Bill Vigars, the Terry Fo/c Story), directed by filmmakers, Joel Reitman and producing and directing and ductions Ltd. began shooting Canadian Cancer Society exe­ Ralph Thomas. Robert Cooper Michael Goldberg of Jillcy Film other crew members include September 29 on Thafs My cutive who accompanied Fox is producing the $2.4 million Enterprises Inc., are shooting a associate producer Clinton Baby, a $750,000 romantic on his Marathon of Hope. Cana­ made for pay television feature one-hour documentary about Young director of photography comedy being produced and dians Chris Makepeace and for Home Box Office and the the production, The Making of Robert Brooks, and sound re­ co-directed by Toronto inde­ Frank Adamson have been Canadian Television Network. the Terry Fox Story. They have corder Rod Haykin. No distribu­ pendent filmmaker Edie Yolles. signed to play Terry's brother and father, respectively. Other received "full co-operation" tion deal has been set, accord­ Yolles is co-directing with As announced earlier, Eric cast members include Michael from producer Cooper and ing to Reitman. John Bradshaw. The script, Fryer will make his acting Zelnicker, Elva Mai Hoover, director Thomas for the pro­ also a Volles-Bradshaw colla- • boration, is about a modem couple whose unconventional sex roles (she works, he stays home) are disrupted when they plan to have a baby. The film stars Timothy Webber, Sonja Smits, Derek McGrath, Kate Trotter, and Frank Moore. The production is being fi­ nanced by private investors and a $100,000 grant in services from the National Film Board of Canada, according to produc­ tion consultant BUI Reser. The all-Canadian cast and crew for the six week shoot at various Toronto locations includes director of photography Bill Reeve and production manager Cindy Scott.

It's curtains after 12 additional days

TORONTO - Simcom Produc­ tions' Curtains, a $3.7 million thriller which began shooting in 1980 but never finished principal photography, recent­ ly completed 12 days of filming In Toi-onto, according to a Sim­ com spokesman. The film is directed by Ri­ chard Ciupka and stars John Vernon, Anne Ditchburn, Sam- antha Eggar, Lynne Griffin, Lesleh Donaldson, and Sandra Warren (formerly Sandee Cur- rie). Vernon, Eggar, and Warren were involved in the extra shooting according to the spokesman, who added that the production's budget is ex­ pected to remain at $3.7 mil­ lion, since the additional shoot­ MCA TV (Canada) ing was included in the original MCA Records (Canada) v budget. The spokesman also told MCA Music Canada Cinema Canada a distribution deal for Curtains has been MCA VideoCassette (Canada) negotiated with Jensen-Farley MCA DiscoVision (Canada) Pictures, who are planning a North American release for MCA Distributing (Canada) early 1983. 2450 Victoria Park Avenue Bells rings out Willowdale, Ontario M2J 4A2 The Calling rings in Tel: (416) 491-3000 Telex: 06-966876 TORONTO - Bells, a 1980 Robert Cooper production starring Richard Chamberlain and John Houseman, has been re-named The Callirtg. A fall release is expected, but no date has been set, according to spokesman for New World Mutual, the film's Canadian distributor.

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direct the fifth part of the series. finish, according to Travassos. Boys and Girls, based on the The film stars Natalia Kuzmyn SeptieCFMDC Columbia banks on Reitman Alice Munro short story, from a and features the music of To­ screenplay by Amy Cooper. ronto new wave bands Mama benefit at St Lawrenci McBrearty also directed the Quilla II, TBA, and Hamburger for made-in-Canada pix second film of the series. You Patti & The Helpers. The film­ TORONTO-The Canadian Film, Can Pick Me Up At Pegg/s makers plan a premiere screerv makers Distribution Centre, a TORONTO - Canadian produ­ to Reitman, who plans to an­ Cove, shot during August in ing in late September or Oc­ non-profit organization and cer and director Ivan Reitman, nounce the first production Nova Scotia tober. the largest distributor of in. whose previous credits include sometime this fall. The series has been pre-sold dependently produced Cana­ box office hits such as Animal to the Canadian Broadcasting dian films in this countiy, plans House, Meatballs, Stripes, and Corporation. to hold a fund-raising benefit Heavy Metal, has signed a deal Atlantis hires two Sri-Lanl(a co-prod dance September 16, during with Columbia Pictures to Toronto's Festival of Festivals week. develop and produce a number more directors for Tidal Wave completes in works for of films in Canada, Frank Price, The benefit will take place Columbia chairman and chief Recorded Live Thursday night, Septembene, executive officer, announced Can-lit series The Correspondent? at the St. Lawrence Hall, Music recently. TORONTO- Atlantis Films Ltd. TORONTO- Independent film­ will feature popufar Toronto Columbia will finance the of Toronto, currently producing makers Michael Korican, An­ TORONTO - Exor Productions bands The Government, Lord films and Reitman's company. a six-part series of half-hour drew Rowsome, and Almerinda Inc. of Toronto and a Sri Lan­ Cameroon, and T.B.A. Admis­ Northern Lights Enterprises, television dramas based on Travassos of Tidal Wave Pro­ kan-based production group sion is $5.00. Benefit organizer will produce them. Because stories from Canadian litera­ ductions Inc. in Toronto have plan to co-produce a feature- is Rudi Buttingnol. they will be American financed, ture, has hired two directors announced the completion of length thriller. The Correspon­ the films will not have to con­ for the fifth and sixth episodes Recorded Live, a low budget dent, to be filmed in Sri Lanka form to the department of Com­ of their series. feature shot in Toronto late last late in 1982 on a budget of munication's guidelines for Sturia Gunnarson will direct year. The group had had dif­ under $1 million. certified Canadian produc­ The Bamboo Bush, based on ficulty raising money to com­ The film will be produced by CFTA Awards tions, nor will they qualif\ for the story Binky and the Bam­ plete the film, which includes Tony MacKinnon and directed capital cost allowance tax boo Bush by Adelle LaRouche, a five-minute animated se­ by Daniel Hainey, from a script TORONTO - The 10th annual deductions The films will be scheduled to begin filming in quence, but funds from a private by both MacKinnon and Hainey. Canadian Film and Television shot in Canada using American October. Screenplay is by Joe investor and an Ontario Arts Cast in the leading roles are Association Awards presenta­ and Canadian talent, according Wisenfeld. Don McBreartv will Council grant enabled them to Nicholas Campbell, Edward tion will take place Friday, Woodward, and Gamina Fon- November 12,1982, at the Royal seka. York Hotel in Toronto, Dead­ Sharon Singer of Dabara line for entry is September IS. Films will act as associate pro­ To be eligible, a production ducer and world sales agent m ust qualify as a certified Cana­ Singer told Cinema Canada the dian production under the cu^ filmmakers intend to pursue rent regulations applied by the official co-production status Secretary of State and must be for their project. There is no produced by private Canadian \X^ cut through official co-production treaty producers. The 1982 CFTA between Canada and Sri Lanka. Awards chairman is Bill Burait the red tape! We at Airspeed Brokers specialize in the unique customs brol

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TORONTO - Both national spe­ potential audience of 4 million announce its affiliation agree­ MONTREAL - As reported in tant production manager, cial interest licensee C-Channel subscribers. ments, programming acquisi­ the last issue of Cinema Cana­ 1970) i and High (production and Ontario regional licensee Superchannel has reported­ tions, and personnel appoint­ da, Robert Linnell has been manager, 1967). Superchannel have reached ly signed with four cable oper­ ments at the Trade Forum of named deputy director and In addition to his financial affiliation agreements with ators: Rogers, Grimsby Cable the Toronto Festival of Festivals head of English-language pro­ and managerial professional cable operators, but the nation­ TV Ltd., Newton Cable Com­ September 13. After the morn­ duction of the Canadian Film experience, Linnell has served al general licensee First Choice munications Ltd., and Atiko- ing press conferences, First Development Corporation the Canadian film industry has yet to come to terms with kan Norvideo Services Ltd., re­ Choice president Donald through active participation in the cable companies. (CFDC). presenting a potential audience MacPherson is scheduled to The appointment was an­ various associations. Ed Cowan, president of C- of 850,000 subscribers. It plans address the Trade Forum au­ nounced Sept. 7 by CFDC ex­ He ser\'ed 10 years on the Channel, said his company has a February 1,1983 launch with dience later that afternoon. ecutive director Andre Lamy, National executive of the Direc­ signed with a number of cable a $14.95 per month price tag to who said that Mr. Linnell would tor's Guild of Canada, also ser­ companies, including Rogers the subscriber. lake up his new duties imine- ving stints as vice-president Cable-systems Inc., which in First Choice is currently diately at the crown corpora­ and secretary'; three years on total would serve a potential negotiating affiliation agree­ tion's Toronto office, which the executive of the British audience of 2 million sub­ ments with several cable oper­ has operational responsibility Columbia Film Industry Asso­ scribers. The price of the service ators which if all signed deals, for English Production. ciation, where he was the prin­ reportedly would be $14.25 per would represent a potential Linnell succeeds Ian McDou- cipal writer and organizer of nionth per subscriber. audience of 4.8 million sub­ gall, who resigned from the the brief to the provincial gov­ Cowan also told Cinema scribers, according to Bette CFDC to return to the private ernment which led to the es­ Canada that C-Channel had Laderoute, marketing services sector of the Canadian produc­ tablishment of the B.C. Film begun acquiring programming manager for First Choice. The tion industn,'. Office; and one year on the and investing money in pro­ company has hired Danny Linnell has been involved executive of the Council of Ca­ ductions, but had only started Pickett as cable affiliations in motion picture production nadian Film Makers. the operation in mid-August. relation co-ordinatorand Barry for over 18 years, beginning Linnell also administered He did not announce any titles. Sullivan as director of Western with a stint in production at the the first and second West Coast Cowan said he was confident cable affiliation relations. National Film Board between film makers grants for the CFDC C-Channel would be launched Laderoute told Cinema Ca­ 1964 and 1967. in 1972 and 1973 on schedule February 1, 1983, nada that First Choice plans to Since then he has worked in A graduate of the University on cable systems serving a hold a press conference to various senior production ca­ of , Linnell is pacities on 23 projects. married and has one child. 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Banff closes with jump in attendance WINNERS : BANFF TELEVISION FESTIVAL - 1982 BANFF- A "shorter, tighter and delegates, with a 40% interna­ son for the recipient. Dr. Allard. Best Television Feature: livelier" festival was the aim of tional jump in attendance, and Dr. Jerry Ezekiel thanked an A VOYAGE AROUND MY FATHER the Banff International Tele­ a 10% Canadian rise. '"excellent jury" for helping to Thames Television International, London _ vision Festival organizers this Daily seminar topics were : "celebrate excellence in TV * r year, and that goal was achieved "The Co-Production Market programming around the Best Limited Series: with a smoothly run, profes­ Place;" "Emerging Opportu­ world." A TOWN LIKE ALICE sional event. Several changes nities in World Markets;" Ezekiel attributes this yeai^s Alice Productions PTY Ltd., Australia . in format helped to upgrade "Home Video: The Next Five success to an increase in staff the Festival: all activities were Years;" "From Print to Video : and getting "onstream a little Best Episode from a Continuing Series : centred in the one building the TV Adaptations," and "The Cal­ earlier." Much of the feedback HILL STREET BLUES : "Personal Foul" Max Bell; morning seminars gary-LA. Connection; Creative heard included positive com­ MTM Productions, U.S.A. were followed by case studies, Challenges of Olympic Cover­ ments on the high quality and special presentations, social age " World premieres included calibre of the panelists, as well Best Television Comedy: events, and program screen­ Sweeney Todd (The Entertain­ as of many of the delegates. In THE BENNY HILL SHOW ings ; and a cash bar operated ment Channel and RKO Nether­ addition, some of the staff Thames Television, London daily in the lobby. Programs lands) and Billy Bishop Goes to work was undertaken by vol­ were presented to delegates on War (BBC Television and Pri- unteers from the three ACTRA Best Social and Political Documentary: a three-channel, closed-circuit media Productions Limited, in FDR television system in a living branches in Alberta. association with CBC). An ABC News Special room atmosphere, with multi- Ezekiel's aims for next year screens in spacious rooms with The weeks events concluded are "more people and a broader Best Arts and Culture Documentary: comfortable couches and coffee with the "Rockies," a gala cross-section." In the mean­ tables. awards presentation in the time, he is happy with the re­ INUPIATUN : IN THE MANNER OF THE ESKIMO Banff Springs HoteL Each of the sults of this year; "We captured Cinetel Film Productions, Canada Dr. Jerry Ezekiel, program jurors in attendance presented the flavor of the first festival director of the Festival, com­ a Special Jury Award. Executive without the administrative Best Outdoors and Wildlife Documentary: mented, "Without question, this Director Carrie Hunter pre­ problems." THE SHARKS was our best yet." Ezekiel was sented the Inspiration Sculp­ WQED, Pittsburgh, and the National Geographic Society pleased with the increase in ture, accepted by Ed Richard­ Linda Kupecek • Best Television Program for Children : KLIMBO, LE LION ET LA SOURIS Soci^te Radio-Canada

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8/C inema Canada - September 1982 CINE MAG Jury nlxs US Imitations, bad New Alberta Coip. to deal in development (cont. from p. 3) The Board thanked Minister position. MacPherson, 46, has a music, canned laugliter Hugh Planche. "Without Hugh three-year contract. "After that. loan will be $200,000. Planche, we would not be at Ill decide whether I go back BANFF - The Banff Television to compete with high-budget Eligible applicants must be this stage. He's behind us all into practice, into film produc­ Festival Jury consisted of Jack and high-quality productions a) Canadian citizens or landed the way." tion, or stay with the Corpora­ Gray (Canada) ; David Cunliffe from around the world. Also, immigrants, b) 18 years old or The Corporation is now tion," he says. (England); Susan Schulte (Ger­ the Jury was troubled by the over, c) resident of Alberta for accepting applications. The He also comments that he once many) and Les Brown (U.S.). repeated imitations of the one year. The Alberta residency Board is concerned with policy had a film production com­ Over 200 programs were sub­ American television format. could be waived if the motion and will not look at any appli­ pany, so he has sympathy for mitted from 16 countries. Re­ Gray interjected a plea for "the picture is "of significant benefit cations without a recommen­ the Alberta producers. "I always garding the Awards, Jury Chair­ end of canned laughter," and to Albertans," meaning ac­ dation from the Advisory Com­ believed there could be a film man Jack Gray commented, Schulte followed with a plea cording to the Board, providing mittee. industry in Alberta, particular­ '"We on the jury thoroughly en­ for "better film music... When "work for Albertans." The onus Outspoken Kope summed ly in features. With that expe­ joyed ourselves viewing the you have watched 55 hours, is on the producer to prove up their approach by saying rience as a producer, I can con­ record number of entries, and you know how bad film music how beneficial the project will "Smile when you make your tribute more to the advance­ it is with great pride we an­ is." be for Alberta. point, fight like hell, and we ment of the industr>'." And, he nounce the 1982 winners." No drama special award was The application form will might say "yeah'." adds, "I love the business." However, the Jury expressed given, because according to require the specifics of the pro­ The Corporation's offices concern in several areas. Pro­ Gray, "no program meets the ject, as well as security for have been established in Can- grams produced by small com­ standard of excellence estab­ repayment of the loan. Pre-pro­ more (near Banff) in keeping panies and countries are forced lished by the Banff Festival." duction is defined as everything with the Government of Alber­ Weiner leaves paper (including development) up to ta's policy of decentralizing principal photography. The Crown corporations. Banff was for Astral Television money is for pre-production the original site, but as there Allard to sponsor'83 Banff test only, with the one exception was no office space in Banff, TORONTO - Earl Weiner has being production of a pilot. Canmore was chosen as a suit­ BANFF - The Banff Television joined the television sales present awards totalling $10,000 able small centre. Festival announced a new Also, the Corporation em­ department of Astral Films as to "The Filmmakers of Tomor­ Lome MacPherson, the Pre­ sponsor at a reception and press phasizes marketing Alberta syndication sales executive, row" at the 1983 Festival. Three products around the world. sident of the Corporation, has the company has announced. conference on August 20. The cash awards of $2000, $3000, Two marketing experts in Lon­ resigned from his/practice as Weiner, former vice-president Allard Foundation has given and $5000 will be presented to don and Los Angeles will be on an entertainment lawyer spe­ of marketing and sales for Film the Festival's Executive Direc­ film or electronic-media stu­ cializing in film, in order to tor Carrie Hunter a cheque for dents. * a retainer plus commission <&: T\' World, began with Astral basis. reside in Canmore for his new August 9 in Toronto. $50,000 as a contribution to the A second award will be pre­ funding of this year's event. sented annually by the Super Also, the Allard Foundation, Channel to a Canadian who Allarcom Limited, and the has made an outstanding con­ Super Channel of Ontario will tribution to the industry. —KODAK MOTION PICTURE- FILM STOCKS EMERGENCY SALES

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September 1982 - Cinema Canada/9 CINE MAO Double galas mark innovation as Toronto test goes to University TORONTO - This year, the To­ as it has a line-up of seventeen Festival director Wayne town Toronto, provided by Harbourfront September n ronto Festival of Festivals will features plus a tribute-to .'Ame­ Clarkson told Cinema Canada Ltd., has made 14,16,17, and 18. Participating present two Gala Screenings rican director Martin Scorsese that the use of the 1 644-seat the double Gala screenings • authors include Canadians nightly, at 7 ;00 and 9 :30 p.m., in its Gala programme. University Theatre in down- possible. Clarkson is actively Margaret Atwood, Rogg^ pursuing an eighteenth Gala Lemelin, Josef Skvoreckv film, the Canadian production Carol Bolt, W.O. Mitchell, and The Wars, directed by Robin Brian Moore; Americans Wil­ Cin6garantie Inc Phillips and based on Timothy liam Goldman, Arthur Kopit Findleys novel, which could and Irving; Britain's Elleston be a last-ininute addition to the Trevor, John McGrath, and MORE MOVIES CHOOSE schedule. Trevor Griffiths; Poland's The Gala films now include Czeslaw Milosz; Sweden's A CANADIAN OWNED Lawrence Schiller's The Maj Sjowall; West Germany's Executioner's Song, Paul Thomas Brasch; and Brazil's COMPLETION GUARANTOR Mazurskys The Tempest, Wim Gianfrancesco Guamieri. Wenders's Hammett, Jerzy Skolimowski's Moonlighting, The planned SO-film retro­ SAVAGE ISLANDS Paul Bortel's Eating Raoul, spective of Twentieth Centu­ (Paramount; George Romero'sCreep*/iow, ry-Fox has been cancelled Produced bv Tvob W(^itef-ou3e Rainer Werner Fassbinder's because of a lack of quality ond Lloyd Ptiillips prints available. Plans were Veronika Voss, Michaelangelo Directed bv f-era'inand fairiay to strike new prints for the Antonioni's Identification of Fox classics but neither Fox a Woman, Bertrand Taver- nor the Festival could agree -v-t 1 •/•T - Lome Greene s ,>o--.e Bex OtftcD CTC nier's Coup du Tourchon, on who would pay the bill. P'nxiuced O'/ Robett •". ..xiip-ei Tadeusz Konwicki's The Issa D.rectftO by Rolph Tho^-os The Fox retrospective was to ProduceC bv Lome Groene Valley, Igor Auzin's We of the have replaced a 200-filin retro­ Charles Gfoer-e and Stopnen Dewai Never-Never, Ken Cameron's Dirsctetj by Slephf-n [.>?vxir spective of Canadian cinema, RIEN QU'UN JEU Monkey Grip, Gillian Arm­ which has been postponed to h'rcci-,jc.e'.J by ;r]cq-.:es Peftyrt^w strong's Starstruck, Fernand MOn-IER OrtQ N'-OntOU? VC-;5S!Or 1983. ••^roc•'C'a bv firg'tto Saunol Dansereau's Les doujc aveux. LODE New Zealand's The Scare­ Three films on nuclear disar­ crow, and two Brazilian films, mament have been added to Heart and Guts and They the New Directors/New Diret Don't Wear Ties. tions series ; Mary Benjamin's Winter Tale GINGER MEGGS American novelist John Eight Minutes to Midnight, Irving, author of The World Terri Nash's // You Love this According To Garp, will give Planet, and Lance Bird's JVo a special 90-minute solo read­ Place to Hide, scheduled as a ing on September 17 as part of triple bill September 18, Ben­ the festivals Author As Screen­ jamin will speak after the CHATWILL'S VERDICT S^l^^^^I^^ writer series, to be held at screening.

LATITUDE 55 THE HOUNDS OF NOTRE DAME Valenti,payTVtostaras Trade Forum covers 3 days TORONTO - Motion Picture Forum's first-seminar Monday, Association of America presi­ Sept. 13, while later that day MJugtMMiMMt TITLE SHOT dent Jack Valenti and Ted Turner will "talk television," Turner, president of Turner discussing the co-existence ol Broadcasting Systems, high­ the theatrical, cable, and pay- BATTLETRUCK light the list of invited speakers television markets. Turner will for the Toronto Festival of Fes­ also deliver the opening tivals 4th annual Trade Forum, luncheon address. September 13-15 at the Hotel The six presidents of the IMPORTANT NOTE Plaza II in Toronto. Canadian pay-television com­ Guarantor's fees may be included in the 75% "Services" categorv for certification only if the guarantee is provided by Valenti will speak on copy­ panies will appear to discuss individual Canadians. A guarantee by Motion Picture right issues and protecting the the specific details of their Guarantors Inc. so qualifies. film property at the Trade

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10/Clnema Canada- September 1982 CIKE—MAG Canadians pix highlighted as premiers of Dansereau/Lefebvre TORONTO ~ A Gala presenta­ the World Film Festival in included in the Festival's Spe­ Like Him Yet, and Robert Me­ Sneezy Waters and Dixie Seatle, tion of Fernand Dansereau's Montreal, Shades of Red, pro­ cial Screening series: Peter nard's feature Journee en taxi and Chris Windsor's Big Meat Les douK aveux plus four duced, directed, written and Mettler's Sciserre, a 90-minute Screened as part of David Eater. world premieres highlight the edited by David Rimmer; Por­ feature produced at Ryerson Overb/s Critic's Choice series Five will be presented as 21 Canadian feature and short trait of an Artist as an Old Polytehnical Institute; Robert will be Jean-Pierre Lefebvre's part of the Author As Screen- films to be presented at the Lady, produced and directed Boyd's Hellogoodbye ; and Les Les Fleurs sauvages, which MTiter seminar: Irvin Kersh- 1982 Toronto Festival of Festi­ by Gail Singer; Carlos Ferrands Rose's The Life and Times oj won the FIPRESCI prize at the ner's The Luck of Ginger Cof­ vals. Cimmarones; Julien Poulin Edwin Alonzo Boyd. Two other 1982 CannesFilm Festival Two fey, Gilles Carle's Les Plouffe, Les doux aveux, starring and Pierre Falardeau's Elvis Canadian films will be screened Canadian films will be featured Claude Jutra's Surfacing, and Helene Loiselle, Marcel Sabou- Gratton ; and Veronika Soul's in the series, Brigitte Berman' s in the Midnight Series : David two Allan King films. One rin, Genevieve Brassard, and End Game in Paris. feature length documentary Acomba's Hanfc Williams: The Night Stand and Who Has Seen Gilbert Turp, tells the story of Three world premieres are Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Show He Never Gave, starring the Wind. an eccentric grandmother and her teenage grand-daughter who set up an apartment on their own. Director Dansereau will attend the Gala premiere. Seven Canadian films are featured in the New Directors, New Directions series, pro­ grammed by Kay Armitage, in­ cluding the world premiere of Poetry in Motion, the docu­ mentary/performance film di­ rected by Ron Mann and featur­ ing Michael McClure, Allen Ginsberg, Irving Layton, and other poets. Also scheduled are Gilles Carle's The Great Chess Movie, which was voted the best Canadian documentary at Tr^de Forum opens for three day stint

operations. Donald MacPher­ son, president of national licen­ see First Choice Communica­ tions, will appear September 13, Edgar Cowan, president of national special interest licen­ see C-Channel will speak Sep­ tember 14, while appearing September 15 will be the presi­ dents of the regional licensees, Steven Harris of Ontario's Superchannel, Findlay Mac- Donald of the Atlantic pro­ vince's Star Channel, Ian Mc- Callum of Alberta's Teletbeatre, and Bernard Liu of Vancouver's special interest licensee World View. All six will participate in the Trade Forum's final semi­ nar, dealing with the Cana­ dian producei's role in pay-TV, the afternoon of September 15. Harrison Ellenshaw of TRON will present an overview of video technology as applied to film production during a day of seminars devoted to the new technologies on Tuesday, Sep­ tember 14. Other areas to be discussed include computer­ ized scriptwriting storyboard- ing, and special effects, video music, video editing, and com­ puter generated environments. Ron Cohen, chairman of the Government Distribution Task Force, and Claude Degand, director general of the Centre national de la cin^matographie in France, will lead a seminar on the future of theatrical dis­ tribution in Canada on Septem­ ber 15. Later that day, Norman Jewison will chair a discussion on scripting the novel with writers William Goldman, Trevor Griffiths, Stephen King, and Max Braithwaite.

Septemben 982-Cinema Canada/H CINE MAC CrBationof$25miiiion Support Fundforautomatic/selectweaid The Cinema (measuring less than 3/4 inch) 900 million spectators, the Com­ will be maintained. tion in this chapter. The execti sold. Support Fund mission reports. Not only does "Once the Support Fund is in live directors of the three bran­ The keystone of the measures 5. A statutory sum from the cable live from films, but the place," the chapter concludes, ches would serve for five years recommended by the Commis­ Ministry of Cultural Affairs, attendance at the box office is "the amounts which it will ac­ while the part-time directois sion is the creation of a Support equal to 5% of its annual bud­ affected by the cable compa­ cumulate will be directly relat­ serve for a renewable term of Fund, principally derived from get. nies' success; therefore, the ed to the performance of the three years. Unlike the directors those who use or benefit from At the present time, there is a need to redirect cable profits film industry, since it will draw of the IQC, the directors of film. If this recommendation is 10% amusement tax on theatre into the film industry. its monies from those who go these three corporations may followed, the fund would ini­ tickets which is rebated to the As for the tax on virgin video­ to the theatres and who watch not have an interest in the film tially contain about $25 mil­ municipalities. It is hoped that tapes, the Commission states television. This is the origin of industry, and may not have any lion, and would grow as the this tax will be transferred to that most of the non-profession­ the challenge of excellence relations to any project request­ use of film and television grows the Support Fund, and that no al size tapes are bought for the which we propose to all sectors ing funds fi-om the corpora­ in the province. additional amount will be purposes of pirating films and of the industry and of the tions. The fund, to be administered charged at the box-office. programs for home use, and profession." The Granting Corporation by the Institut qu6b6cois du As for the cable tax, the Com­ that no royalties are to be ex­ gives a selective aid to screen­ cinema, would receive monies mission reasons that the cable pected from this source; hence, Institut quebecois play development, production, from the following sources : companies benefit from some the rationale of taking those experimental films and to films which they telecast with­ du cinema 1. A 10% tax on each theatre 'royalties" up-front with a $2 publications. It may use grants, ticket out paying royalties, and that tax on each tape. and its branches The Commission suggests a re­ investments, prizes, etc., to do Z. An increase of 5% on the rebating to the local film in­ Finally, the Commission ar­ so. sales tax charged on the broad­ dustry is simply reasonable. organization of the Institut gues, the provincial govern­ quebecois du cinema, and the The Promotional Corporation cast time used by commercials Also, since the numbers of sub­ ment has a direct interest in and prestigious sponsored pro­ scribers augment with the addition of three new, semi- involves itself with Quebecois maintaining and reinforcing the autonomous branches. cinema within the province grams. quality of films telecast, there film industry because of its In the past, the strength of and abroad. It aids distribution 3. An increase of 10% on the is a direct relation between the direct cultural importance to the IQC - the fact that its board and diffusion, exhibition and sales tax charged for the basic success of the cable companies, the French-speaking popula­ of directors was made up of exports, is present at festivals services of the cable compa­ and their interest in support­ tion of North America. It hopes representatives of the private and special manifestations. It nies. ing a vigorous local industry. that the contribution which sector and, therefore, respon­ is also responsible for the 4. An additional tax of $2 on In 1978,24 television stations has always been forthcoming sive to its needs - was also its promotion of film culture within each blank video-cassette telecast 10,000 feature films to from the provincial treasury weakness, leaving it open to Quebec. accusations of conflict of in­ The Financing Corporation terest, favoritism, etc. The re­ attributes automatic aid to form would enlarge represen­ screenwriters, directors, pro^ tation while reducing the areas ducers, distributors and exhi­ of potential conflict of interest, bitors (see chapter on Orienta­ of interest. tions). It also administers the LOCATION The new IQC would be production credits accumulated made up of 12 members (instead by the television and cable com­ of the present seven), represent­ panies. LIGHTING KITS ing producers, directors, per­ New Fiber Glass Housing formers, distributors, exhibit­ Orientations ors, suppliers, technicians and and programs authors-composers. More than The Commission concluded one professional organization that all aid given at present to may be represented. The Minis­ support the filmfndustry, from ter of Cultural Affairs would the arts councils through the name four additional mem­ present grants/loans at the IQC bers, to represent the interests and the Canadian Film Dev­ of television, the regions, and elopment Corporation, was dis­ the public. Each member would cretionary. This gave undue serve as an individual, and not importance to the various as a representative of an organ- ' boards of directors, and the ization. Commission felt it important The president of the IQC to balance this discretionary would be named by the Minis­ aid with some sort of automatic ter from among the eight mem­ returns. bers coming from the private film sector Members would Automatic returns serve on a part-time basis and The Commission therefore would hire personnel as its recommends that the following mandate requires to fulfil the program be administered by following; the Financing Corporation of 1. The IQC advises the the IQC: Minister on policy questions 1. The producer will receive concerning cinema, authorizes the equivalent of 12% of the studies, surveys, etc. Fiber Glass Housing designed for safe, cool cost of each theatre ticket sold. operation. Very durable. Fully insulated. 2. The IQC determines poli­ 2. The director and the cies and orientations for its screenwriter will each receive Kit includes variety of accessories for versatile own branches, determining the equivalent of 1.5% of each the amounts to be expended by ticket sold. (The same person operation. the Societe d'aide au cinema may not accumulate the roles (The Granting Corporation), of director and screenwriter.) A wide selection of models for T.V., news, the Societe de promotion du If more than one producer, video interview, film and still photography. cinema (The Promotional Cor­ director, screenwriter is named poration), and the Societe du in the credits of the film, the financement (The Financing amount is divided accordingto Corporation). their contractual participation 3. Upon the recommendation in the film. of the IQC, the Minister names These monies must be re­ directors and a president- invested in a Qu^bfecois film WKingsway Film Equipment Ltd. executive-director for each of project within three years, or Head office : these three branches. the monies are forfeited and 821 Kipling Avenue, Toronto Ont. M8Z 5G8 Obviously, the establishment returned to the Support Fund. (416) 233-1101 of these three corporations constitute the greatest innova­ 12/Cinema Canada- September 1982 CINE MAC Success and quality to share bonuses with research, innovations The monies are not to be trans­ Bonus for quality guages, genres, narrative modes received from the television duction by the Minister of Com­ ferred until the project is ready, A jury should be established and, sometimes, new relations companies for the Support munications, and suggests es­ and cannot be used to wipe by the Grant Corporation to between the film and the spec­ Fund be set aside as produc­ tablishing a 150% cca for any out a debt incurred elsewhere. award original, innovative tator." tion credits, to be invested in Quebecois film, as defined by work and to grant to most The Commission therefore production by the company the IQC. It hopes that the IQC Bonus for success "talented creative teams " A recommends the creation of a within two years. These sums 'will not impose criteria which The Commission also sug­ point system to judge photo­ $1.5 million budget in the first must not be used to buy pro­ are either too severe or too gests that the director/author graphy, direction, "originality year to be awarded selectively grams but to produce new complicated" as they tend to or the director and the author of treatment," "modern-ness of to projects concerned with re­ programs in conjunction with "dissuade investors" from using of a successful film be auto­ idea," etc. should be established search and experimentation. the private sector (the TV com­ the shelter. matically awarded a bonus for and each feature film will be The grant may go as high as to pany may not hold an interest script development The criteria judged. The three feature films cover 80% of such a project. Al­ in the producing company). Reclaiming the Market of success are to be established which receive the highest num­ though monies so granted may 3. The Commission recom­ Noting that the domination of by the IQC but it is suggested ber of points will share the be reimbursed, economic via­ mends that stations pay a more the distribution'exhibition that the definition be large bonus pro-rata, according to bility should not weigh as reasonable price to acquire sector by foreign (read Ameri­ •enough to encompass several the points awarded. The Com­ heavily as qualities of innova­ programs, and that all pro­ can) interests is becoming films ("any film having regis­ mission suggests that the tion, originality and "moder- grams be bought through Que­ stronger in most of the western tered a number of ticket sales amount to be divided in the nite." becois distributors unless the world, the Commission insists superior to the average num­ first year should not be inferior rights are held directly by the that regaining control over the ber of ticket sales made by Que­ to $500,000, and that the prize Television and the producer. market in Quebec must be a becois films exhibited in the should be divided among the independent sector priority. same year may be considered a investors in the film (exclud­ Noting the imbalance be­ Radio-Q.uebec It recommends that only "success"). ing public investors). tween the mounting influence The Commission recom­ companies which are 80% Similar prizes should be of television and the indepen­ mends that in-house produc­ owned by Canadians be allow­ Other criteria must be es­ established for non-feature tion at Radio-Quebec be frozen, tablished for non-theatrical dent sector, the Commission ed to distribute films in Que­ categories. All bonuses are to makes several recommenda­ and that all additional produc­ bec. films which cannot point to be considered returns from tion be done by the private sec­ 'box-office'; the Commission tions. production. 1. That the Canadian Radio- tor; and that 5% of the amounts suggests that sales figures awarded R-Q by the province Aid to distributors might be used. , television and Telecommunica­ Research aid tions Commission (CRTC) im­ go into co-productions with and exhibitors Prizes awarded in both cases Prefacing its recommenda­ pose upon all licensees the the private sector. It also recommends a program should be equivalent to the tion, the Commission states obligation to produce 25% of of automatic returns, to be maximum granted by the Grant that it "accords much impor­ their 'Canadian contenf from Tax shelter applied in cases where distri­ Corporation to screenwriters, tance to the development of a the private sector. The Commission recom­ butors or exhibitors are 80% and should be awarded to writ­ sector concerned with research 2. That, in order to encourage mends maintaining the 100% Quebecois owned. The program ers via a production company and experimenting, with the the involvement of the tele­ capital cost allowance, deduc­ shall be administered by the in order to foster strong produc­ creation of production units vision sector in independent tible in a single year for any tion unities. which explore techniques, lan­ production, a part of the taxes film defined as a Canadian pro­ THE GOLDEN SHEAF known around the world for excellence in film and video SCRIPT DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP featuring top Canadian writers November 5 and 6

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September 1982 - Cinema Canada/13 CINE M A~g Strong measures to encourage national cinema, counter Majors

Financing Corporation. system, acquiring other distri­ To stimulate the pany cannot accumulate both be returned to the Sunnnn In cases where a Quebecois bution rights, improving or theatrical circulation functions. Fund. *^*^ " distributor and exhibitor work developing theatres or investing of a national cinema The Commission notes that Dubbing, sub-titling... together to show a film, 10% of in production. In cases where it expects these incentives to Still, today, French versions of the box office shall automati­ only one partner is Quebecois, To stimulate interest in distri­ prove more effective than big films are seldom available cally return to them, in a pro­ 5% of the box office shall be buting productions made in coercive policies like quotas in Quebec until after the origi­ portion to be negotiated be­ accorded to him. Quebec, an automatic return and levies. nal English version has run tween them. Like the produc­ Monies must be reinvested will be made to both the distri­ Again, the monies must be out; this is due to Canada's tion returns, these monies are within two years or return to butor and the exhibitor of 5%. spent in producing Quebecois status as 'domestic markef for to be used to reinvest in the the Support Fund. Again, the same person or com­ films within two years, or must the American Majors. The Commission hopes to coume^ act this tendency with the fol- ' lowing recommendations: For a non-French language film to receive a permanent exhibition visa from the Cinema Supervisory Board, it must be accompanied by a French ver sion (sub-titled or dubbed). During the first release of the film, an equivalent number of copies must be made available of the French and original version. Such a film may also receive a permanent visa if the pro­ poser of the film can prove that he has a contract for the dub­ bing of the film with a Quebec company, and if he has already released to that company the elements necessary for the dub. If no French version of a film is available, a film may receive a temporary visa of 60 days, and must prove that no French version is available. When that visa expires, the film must be withdrawn for 180 days after which a permanent visa will be awarded for a single copy of the film only.

In the next issue of Cinema Canada, No. 89, we shall con­ tinue to translate the essential portions of "Une question de survie et d'excellence.". In­ cluded in that issue will be the rest of the chapter concerning Orientations and touching on commercials and government sponsored films, and com­ mercials and the private sec­ tor. There will also be an ejc- amination of the chapters con­ cerning the Cinema and Video Commission (permits, 'billet- terie', registration of video­ discs and videocassettesi. Supervising the Cinema (ques­ tions of classification and visas). Education, Animation and Regionalisation; and fi­ nally, the creation of a Profes­ sional School of Cinema and Video.

(com. from p. 7) special interest pay-television operators C-Channel. Clarkson confirmed that an offer had been made by the pay channel but stated he had not signed any contracts. He added that any such move on his part would have to be approved first by the Festivafs board of directors, who would need to be shown that there would be no conflict of interest.

14/Cinema Canada- September 1982 CINE MAG Producers hope for a brealctlirougli, tal(e tlieir case to tlie press TORONTO - For an indepen­ liamson and Levy were in when it comes to getting our for Canadian independent film­ the NFB, the Arts Council, and dent filmmaker, exposure on Ecuador shooting a film during film seen," said Levy. William­ making in this country. "If we the CBC, it is not very healthy," national television or at an August, Siobhan Flanagan, son feels there is a principle (independents) can't go out he said, adding "there are plenty international film festival is a script consultant on The Break­ involved in The Breakthrough's and make films, if the only of films like The Breakthrough crucial step in a film's market­ through, got a reply from Ar­ situation, that of proper support people who can make films are not getting shown." ing promotion, and distribu­ matage that the film had been tion. rejected by the festival because But for Canadian indepen­ it had been partially funded by dent filmmakers Peter Wilham- a corporation (Commodore son and Ira Levy, who produced Computers) and that it was and directed a 40-minute docu­ festival policy not to accept mentary. The Breakthrough, for films funded by corporations. Lauron Prod. Ltd. of Toronto in This prompted Flanagan to 1981, getting such valuable write a letter to Clarkson on DOCUMENTARY RECORDING exposure for their film has been behalf of the filmmakers, which a hard and frustrating expe­ appeared in Cinema Canada The best and snnallest rience. No. 87. The Breakthrough is a "Kay Armatage said to me it moving film about how three was against the policy of the victims of cerebral palsy are festival to show films funded able to "break through" their by corporations," Flanagan severe physical handicaps and told Cinema Canada. "She never communicate with the "nor­ suggested it (the rejection) was mal" world through Blissym- because of the film's quaUty." bols, a pictorial language Armatage was out of town system designed to help victims and not available for comment, of the disease. The film was but Clarkson denied that the selected as best overall pro­ film was rejected because of its duction at the 1981 Canadian funding simply explaining that Film and Television Awards the festival "chose not to pre- last November. senttofilm." Clarkson'sevalua­ The Canadian Television tion of the film was that it was Network purchased the broad- "a unique film given its subject" Cast rights last year, but have but that its approach was "not ~yet to air the film. According to particularly inventive, rather director Levy, CTV planned to standard." use it as part of their current Both Levy and Williamson affairs series W5; but after say they are resigned that their waiting most of 1982 for the film will not be screened at the program to be scheduled, he Toronto festival. But they and Williamson were informed wonder aloud why any film by the W5 producers that The should be discriminated against Breakthrough would not be because of its funding and included in the program's 1982- Williamson has asked Clarkson 83 schedule. "They told us it for a written explanation of was not for them, that they'd why the film was rejected. They programmed it (that type of question whether the CFTA The combination of a Nagra SN recorder and material) before," said Levy. award has any strength or Then the film was rejected validity within its own coun­ a SQN mini-mixer has proven to be unbeatable for by the Toronto Festival of Fes­ try, and ask why a film which documentary sound recording in rugged terrain tivals last month, though pro­ could win the CFTA's top award ducer Williamson felt confident literally has not been seen in and under adverse conditions. the festival would accept the Canada. film since it was an indepen­ Williamson and Levy plan a dently produced Canadian film private screening of The Break­ recording quality: Nagra superb which had received critical through for industry members recording time: 40 minutes (1 mil tape) acclaim but little exposure. and the media Sept. 24, at 10 :4S The film was first rejected by a.m. (Quinn Sound) to give their weight; 2 kilograms for a complete system, programmer Kay Armatage for film some badly needed expo­ 20% of standard recorder her New Directors/New Direc­ sure. "We're not concerned with tion series, then again on an the festival and its politics, just appeal to festival director like we're not concerned with The mixer generates a pllotone signal of 10 hz, Wayne Clarkson. While Wil­ CTV and its politics, except has one line input and three mic. inputs switchable for universal powering, Each input is equipped with Ad Hoc Committee to alternators of between 10 and 20 db as well as long frequency attenuator filters and gatliersupport(iuringT.O.fest a switchable limiter. TORONTO - The Ad Hoc Com­ include filmmakers Stephen mittee of Canadian Indepen­ Zoller, Martin Harbury, Angelo dent Filmmakers has announced Stea, Larry Moore, Sally Dun- it will conduct a seminar at the das, and Sturia Gunnarson. 1982 Toronto Festival of Festi­ The Ad Hoc Committee plans vals in an attempt to consolidate to use the seminar to ask groups support for their brief on the and individuals within the in­ AHIll/IMAGRi^ state of the film industry, re­ dependent production sector cently presented to Commu­ to voice their concerns about nications Minister Francis Fox the industry's future. The com­ The seminar is a late addition mittee was formed earlier this 6467 Northam Dr. to the Festival's Trade Forum year to give unaffiliated inde­ MIssissauga, Ontario and will take place September pendent filmmakers a voice in L4V 1J2 the film policy discussions cui^ 14 at 7:30 p.m. in the Embassy Toronto: (416) 677^033 Room of the Hotel Plaza II. Ex­ rently being held by the federal pected members of the panel government.

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SHOOT ALBERTA Drumheller area and Kansas. Meanwhile, both Superman III I.ATSE. for the present behind Bette Chadwick (a real live and Chautauqua Girl are geat^ the wheels). Meanwhile, some by Linda Kupecek Albertan) of the Other Agency ing up for simultaneous August Calgary actors face the novel Casting Limited, handles Al­ 17 starts in Calgary, despite (and euphoric) experience of CALGARY - The Ruffian, a $5 directs Robby Benson (as Billy berta casting for Deirdre Bowen less than smooth travels with being in demand for both million France-Canada co-pro­ Mills) for Englander Produc­ of Toronto. The production unions. Chautauqua Girl, a two- shoots. duction, roughs it on location tions of Los Angeles. (Mills, a company will create the crowd hour CBC television movie, ,As well, the three-part CBC in fix)m August Sioux Indian from South Da­ sequences for a track meet by was postponed by last year's mini-series Vanderberg v^ill 9 to September 4, then returns kota, won a gold medal in the giving away 2500 tickets to an national NABET strike, and shoot in Calgary in October, to Montreal for 5-6 weeks. The 10,000-metre race at the 1964 Edmonton Driller/San Diego Superman III has been the sul>- bringing the number of major action-adventure about a min­ Tokyo Olympics.) The film Sockers game to potential ject of a jurisdictional dispute productions on location in er's chase for lost gold is pro­ shoots from August 8 to mid- extras. between lATSE and Teamsters Alberta in summer/fall '82 to a duced by Rene Malo of Corpo­ October in the Edmonton and regarding the drivers (with grand total of six. ration Image M et M. John Scott is production manager for western locations at Invermere and Golden, B.C. Lino Ventura, Claudia Cardinale and August National Office Schellenberg star in the film, which is written and directed in French by Jose Giovanni. Film Board national du film • Escape from the Creep Zone of Canada du Canada (changing the early tattoo of Road Gangs], a sci-fi action adventure, plans to shoot in Calgary, Drumheller and south­ ern Alberta in late September. Joe Thornton is unit location manager for director Jean LaFleur and production man­ ager Phil McPhedran of Zone Productions.

Meanwhile, Running Brave (which was Indian in an earlier incarnation) has ruffled a few feathers in Alberta, according An eclectic collection of four NFB to some members of the film films will be screened at Toronto's industry here. Although the $8 Festival of Festivals September 9 - million budget originated with 18. The films are about chess, about the Erminsskin band of Hobbe- a Canadian artist, about finding ma. Alberta, apparently, few of one's double, and about nuclear the key personnel hired have disarmament. been Albertans. . Don Shebib (Heartaches) The chess film is Gilles Carle's latest feature documentary. The Creat Chess Movie, which premiered in Humongous opens French Qouer Sa Vie) during the Montreal World Film Festival last month. The film is a panoramic via Astral Rims view of the centuries old game of TORONTO - Astral Films will wit and patience, linkingchess with release Canadian-produced history and present day internation­ horror-thriller Humongous in al politics. The spotlight is on the Calgary and Edmonton Sep­ world champions: Bobby Fischer, tember 10, in Montreal, Winni­ the American «Wiz Kid,» who lost peg and Vancouver September his championship by default; Ana- 17, and in Toronto, Ottawa, and Southern Ontario October 1, toly Karpov, the Soviet player subsi­ Three of the key «players» in The Great Chess Movie. From left to right according to a company spokes­ dized by his government and refer­ director, Gilles Carle; Soviet world chess champion, Anatoly Karpov: man. red to by some as the «Martian»; and NFB producer Helene Verrier. Directed by Paul Lynch and and Viktor Kortchnoi, who left home written by William Gray, the and family to play chess in the ing beer, cursing and flirting. In has already established herself in film stars Janet Julian, David West. NFB cameras capture the the film she speaks freely of her life the field of animation. This is her Wallace, Janet Baldwin, and action at international tournaments and unabashedly confronts friends first live-action drama. Joy Boushel. It is produced by and at the World Championship in and strangers alike with her out­ The consequences of nuclear war Anthony Kramreither, executive Merano, Italy where Karpov and spoken views on art, capitalism and is the subject of Terri Nash's film If producer M.M. ("Mickey") Ste­ Kortchnoi faced each other last fall. the existential problems of being a venson. You Love This Planet The film com­ The Creat Chess Movie was co- woman. Feminist Cermaine Greer bines the words of Dr. Helen Caldi- Humongous was released is the narrator. in the U.S. earlier this summer directed by Carle and Camille Cou- cott. National President of Physi­ by Embassy Films, and has darl; Helene Verrier was the pro­ In End Came in Paris Veronika Soul cians for Nuclear Responsibility, made over $1.5 million on the ducer. takes on the formidable task of with archival footage of Hiroshima. east coast, according to Kram­ The Canadian artist is Paraskeva illustrating fragments and ideas from If You Love This P/anet has already reither. Clark, the subject of Gail Singer's Ian Adams novel of the same name. drawn large audiences in Toronto Portrait of An Artist as an Old Lady. Both the book and the film explore and New York, where it was screen­ Rogers invests in The film is a cameo of the irascible Adam's belief that «... any of us ed during Nuclear Disarmament could encounter our double.* Soul week last June. cable decoders Clark, now in her eighties, still drink- TORONTO - Rogers Cablesys- tems, Inc., has signed a long- NFB Offices in Canada: Headquarters - Montreal (514) 333-3452 National Capital -Ottawa (613) 996-4259 term agreement with Zenith Pacific region • Vancouver (604) 666-1716 Quebec region - Montreal (51 J, 283 4823 Radio Corporation for address­ Prairie region - Winnipeg (204) 949-4129 Atlantic region Halifax (902) 426-6000 able decoders Ontario region Toronlo(416) 369-4094 plus ollices in most major cities to be used in Rogers Pay TV operations in Canada.

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