• • PRODUCTION GUIDE by Jose Arroyo
uled to be completed over the winter. exec. p. Radio-Canada, Canadian Broadcasting Corpo CBCITORONTO Micheline Charest. Ronald Weinberg narrator ration, TF1 , la Societe Fran93ise de Production, he following is a list of films in production (actually before cameras) (416) 975-3311 Margot Kidder sc. Don Arioli d. Tim Reid head la television Suisse Romande (SSR), Telelilm. 01 animoGerald Potterton orlg. music Hagood budget $11 .5 million. and in negotiation in Canada. Needless to say, the films which are CHASING RAINBOWS Hardy orig. title song The Parachute Club edu Tstill in the project stage are subject to changes. A third category,ln A 13 x Hour drama series set in Montreal in the cationaf and psychologicaf consultant Mar Pre-Production, will be used to indicate films which are in active pre-pro early '20s. Shooting began in Toronto April 16 gie Golick voices Morgan Hallet, Neil Shee, DEMOCRACY duction, having set a date for the beginning of principal photography and and will continue until Sept '88. For broadcast in George Morris, Richard Dumont, Walter Mas being engaged in casting and crewing. Films are listed by the name of the January, 1988. Co-production between CBC sey, Arthur Grosser, Stephen Bednarsky, Vlasta FILMS LTD. company which initiated the project, or with which the project is popularly and Northernlight and Picture. exec.p. Mark Vrana, Terrence Labrosse, Steve Michaels, (416) 925-2620 Blandford p. Louise Turcotte Gerlach, John Galt Gayle Garfinkle. RCA Video Productions and associated. This is not necessarily the name of the production company. p.des. David Moe assoc.p. Charles Pantuso Columbia Pictures Television have acquired dis THE STRUGGLE Where the two companies are different, the name of the production com CBC engineer Keith Field assoc.p.!p.prod. tribution rights, including TB and home video, for FOR DEMOCRACY' pany, if known, is also given . In instances where a producer has asked us Karen Lapoint p.man. Dwight Gallinger unit the US. Screen Gems will distributed the 52 Television series of ten one-hour programs not to list a project, or to withhold certain credits due to ongoing negotiations, man. Alan MacPherson p.acct. Bev Smithyman episodes in first-run syndication in the US. RCA created and hosted by Patrick Watson in associ· we have respected his request. The guide only lists productions or series art.d. Rey Kelar artist Valerie White sc. Doug Columbia Home Video will have home video dis ation with Central Television (Brrtain), CSC, whose duration will be one hour or over. las Bowie d. William Fruet. See Issue No. 136 tribution rights. Cinar Films Inc. will be handling Telefilm Canada and Petro Canada. A personal for full credits. sales for Canada and other territories. David essay. Shooting from early July until June 1987 Please telephone additions and up-dates information to: Novek Assoc. (514) 284·2113. in 34 countries. exec.p. Michael A. Levine p. Cinema Canada (416) 596-6829 or (514) 272-5354 STREET LEGAL (Canada) Pat Watson, Ted Remerowski, Nancy Series of 13 x 1/2 hour episodes shooting Feb· Button assoc.p. Caroline Furey Bamford dJsc. FILM CREDIT ABBREVIATIONS Nov. '87. To be telecast in the '87-'88 season. Michael Gerrard, George James d. (Britain) Six episodes airing Jan-Sept '87, Tuesday at d. director asst. d. assistant director s.c. script adapt. adaptation dial. dialogue ph.!dop. CLEO 24 INC. David Gerrard sc. Patrick Watson, Ted Re· 9:00 pm on CBC exec. p. Maryke McEwen p. merowski d.o.p. Nick Evdeman. Key locations photography sp. ph. efx. special photographic effects ed. editor sup. ed. supervising editor Duncan Lamb, David Pears assoc. p. Laurie (514) 842-8336 sd. sound sd. ed. sound editor sd. rec. sound recording p. des. production designer art. d. include Greece, USA, UK, Argentina and East Cook, Christine Shipton story eds. Don Truc ern European countries. art director set dec. set decorator m. music cost. costumes I.p. leading players exec. p. key, Brenda Greenberg asst. story ed. Abby NORTH OF NOWHERE: executive producer p_ producer assoc. p. associate producer line p. line producer p_ sup. Robins unit man. Neill Browne, Pauline Malley THE GREAT RACE TO THE POLE production supervisor p. man. production manager poco production company dist. distributor prod. sec. Helen Kafka 1st a.d. Stacey Curtis, A feature-length documentary on the world's FILMLINE An asterisk ('j following the film's title indicates financial participation by Telefilm Canada's Michael Williams 2nd a.d. David Webb, Avrel strangest race. Shooting in Resolute, NW.T., Broadcast Program Development Fund. Fisher 3rd a.d. Carl Goldstein 4th a.d. Fran the North Pole and Europe from Feb. 28 to May INTERNATIONAL Zimmerman craft servo Lisa Brown cont. Mark 9 '87. exec. p. Arnie Gelbart and Charles (514) 288-5888 Corbeil, Alan Wylie d.o.p. Brian Hebb cam . op. Ohayon ; d. Josh Freed , George Hargrave sc. Andy Binnington lighting Archie Kay lighting Josh Freed, cam. Maurice Chabot sd. John 'BETHUNE: asst. Robert Stos sd. Erik Hoppe boom Brian Martin pub. Kevin Tierney, DaVid Novek As THE MAKING OF A HERO' ON LOCATION sociates (514) 284·2113. MacLeod art d. Arthur Herriott 1st. asst. art d. Feature film and four-hour mini-series to shoot Doug Payne 2nd asst. art d. Nadia Olynyk loc. on location in China, Canada, and Europe be· man. David Banigan design co- ord Tony ginning April 13. Co-production China and ALLIANCE Botelho staging Ken Gray, Derek Loomes, Gim Belstar Productions (France). In development ATLANTIC FILMS Ardal senior set dec. Jim Leier, Ed Dykas asst. CINE-GROUPE INC. (514) 524-7567 with the participation of Telefilm Canada and the ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED set dec. Eric Gilks, Dana Spot, Romke de Vos CBC. p. Pieter Kroonenburg, Nicolas Clermont cost. design. Christopher Drake cost. assists. assoc.p. Julie Allan d. Philip Borsos sc. Ted CORPORATION (416) 462-0246 Brian Sands, Granada Venne , Wendy Charette , BINO FABULE' A·90-minute 3-D animation shooting in Montreal Allanlst a.d. Pedro Gandol p. man. Sean Ryer· Head Office (416) 967-11741 RAMONAQ Ted Burbine make-up Jean Crossley hair Rom son art d. Michel Proulx sd. Patrick Rousseau Dipasquali spec fx. Gus White graphics Bil to May 31. 1987 and from May 15 to Sept. 15 '87 (514) 284-9354 Ten half-hour episodes in a series based on Be ed. Yves Langlo is prod. co-ord Jean Gerin f.p. Boyer casting d. Doug Barnes, Susan Morgan in Europe. Canada/Belgium co- production d. verly Cleary's best-selling children's books. It's Donald Sutherland pub. Kevin Tiemey of David NIGHT HEAT cast asst. Susannah Coneybeare, Jon Comer Rejeanne Taillon cOod Andre Roussil sc. Jean protagonist is Ramona Quimby - a mischevi Pierre Liccioni, Nicole Leriche visual concept Novek Assoc. (514) 284-2113. Weekly television series for CBS and CTV n~t ous, eHervescent eight-year old. The series. ford prod. cOoord Marlene Lawrence pub. works. Shooting 22 x I-hour episodes in To· Susan Procter post. prod Patricia Harran sup. Christian Bernard art d. Vianney Gauthier produced by Atlantis in association with Lancit d.o.p. Andre G. de Tonnancour animators Nina A WOMAN OF SHANGHAI ronto from July '86 to April '8? sup. p. Stephen film ed. Eric Wrate pic. ed. Myrtle Virgo 2nd. TV mini-series, Canada-France co-production. (France), Media Productions Inc., PBS, CHCH May, Yves LapOinte, Suzie Synnott work. J. Roth exec. p. Sonny Grosso, Larry Jacobson assist. pic. ed. Mhairi Kerr sd. ed. Jim Hopkins Formerly titled "Journey in Tears", shooting from television. and Revcom Television, will begin admin. Diane Chartrand assist. cam/grip Syl p. Andras Hamori exec. in ch. of prod. Mimi dialogue ed Charlie Bowers music compoEr ic Dec. 86 for 18 weeks in China and France. p. shooting April 6 for 11 weeks in Toronto. exec. vain Labrosse admin. Berangere Maltais Bohbot assoc. p. Jeff King exec. story. ed. p. Michael MacMillan p. Seaton McLean line p. Robertson reception Charles Northcott writers Nicolas Clermont, Peter Kroonenberg, Jacques Philip Rosenberg story eds. Gabrielle Betro d. Don Truckey, Marc Strange, Ian Sutherland, assoc. p. Andre A. Belanger exec. p. Jacques prod. man. Kim Todd. Worldwide home video Pettigrew. With participation from Telefilm Can Dorfman d. Jacques Dorfman, Max Fischer. Mario Azzopardi, Allan Eastman, George Men distribution will be handled by Karl-Lorimar. All David Cole I.p. Sonia Smits, Eric Peterson, C. ada, Societe generale du cinema. d.o.p. Jean-Claude Larrieu sd. Bernard Rochut deluk, Jorge MonteSi, Don Shebib. cont. sup. other media distribution is by Revcom and At David Johnson, Mark Saunders, Maria Ricossa. ed. Jacques Gagne cost. Suzana Fischer art d. Linda Browne. See Issue No. 136 for fult credits. lantis Television International. MMe Qu 1st a.d. Pierre Magny 2nd a.d. Marie McLaughlin cont Christina Raffa I.p. Tu Huai CBC VANCOUVER COMMUNICATIONS Qing , Jiang Wen, Ping Wu, Cathy Bialas, Henry Kyi, Elisabeth Sung , Huang fei , Beulah Quo, Shl ALTA BRAC PRODUCTIONS (604) 662-6241 CLAUDE HEROUX Kuan, John Gilchrist, Gael Leger, Laurence Sar· INC.IWALT DISNEY THE BEACHCOMBERS (514) 842-6633 razin , Jacques Dorfmann, Paul Ru i, Alexandre ENTERTAINMENT CORP Twenty episodes of TV series begins production Rui, Juliette Ruf. Shooting up to mid·March in (604) 684-6155 of new cycle April '87 to mid-Sept. exec. p. Don FORMULE 1 China and Paris. With partiCipation from CBC, (416) 920-7875 A TV series of 13 x 1 hr. programs which tell the S. Williams d. John Juliani, Brian McKeown , Rad io- Canada. EARTHSTAR VOYAGER story of two race-car drivers and their families . David Novek Assoc. (514) 284-2113. SANDOR A two-part mini-series for TV shooting in van . Charles Wilkinson , Neil Fernley, Marc Strange, A feature about a Hungarian immigrant which Rick Bearstom . The series starts shooting in early April in couver Mar. 23 May 20. exec. p. Martin France, Canada, the USA, Portugal, Spain, started production in late March. exec. p. Starger p. Howard Alston DenniS Doty d. James Charles Kutner w.ld. Aaron Shuster d.o.p. Mar Hungary, Austria, Italy, Japan, Mexico and Eng Goldstone cast. d. Lynn Carrow prod. man. land . exec. p. Claude Heroux, Jean-Daniel Ver· LES FILMS tin Mclnally lighting Steven Tsushima asst.d. JUStiS Greene prod. co-ord Sandra Palmer. Ron Hewitt. CFCN TELEVISION haeghe assoc. p. Roger Heroux, Philippe Al FERRICAN LTEE (403) 240-5600 laire d. Nardo CastUlo, Jacques Ertaud sc. CANNELL FILMS Robert Geoffrion , Bondfie ld Marcoux, Sylvain (514) 288-1888 INSIDE THE OLYMPICS Saada, Richard Malbequi. The $13 million PERFORMANCE PLUS CANADA A series of 8 1/2 hour programs that capture all series will be shot in both French and English. A Canada-France co-production produced by A one hour TV documentary about the rigors of ATLANTIS FILMS of the excitement . activity. people and events athletic training , dedication and childhood com· (604) 734-2362 Communications Claude Heroux and Vamp that are shaping the XV Olympic Winter games. mitment, shooting in Montreal in September and LIMITED SKYLIGHT JUMP STREET CHAPEL Production commenced Jan . 1, 1987, wrapping Productions. pub. Lise Dandurand , Pascale Hebert, Communipresse (514) 522-1813 in France-Italy in Spring for Radio- Canada. d. PRODUCTIONS INC, 12 episodes 01 a TV series shooting from Nov. Jan. 31 , 1988. Currently sold to CFTO, CFRN, (Cdn.) Jean-Claude Labrecque interviewers 27. '86 to April 26, '87. exec. p. Patrick Has CJOH. and CKY. sup. p. Brian Vos p. Gord LANCE ET COMPTE' Pierre Bourgault, Daniel Cohn-Bendit pJd.o.p. Enno d. Gord Enno, Dave Oberg, Ed Gatzke sc. (604) 987-7101 burgh p. Steve Beers assoc. p. Joan Carson d. Another 13 x 1 hour episodes shooting to Aug. Yves Hebert sC. Michele Trouillet-Collet. Kathy Reno host Gord Kelly reporters Marie AIRWOLFII Kim Manner cast d. Lindsey Walker prod. man. '87. exec. p. Claude Heroux d. Richard Martin Mary Eilts prod. co-ord. Jeannie Lamb foc. Hohtanz , Ken Newans, Russ Peake, Cathy Twenty-four x one hour television episodes. An 1st a.d. Frank Ruzczynski assoc. p. Bill Wig· man. Kirk Finkern I.p. Frederic Forrest, Holly Sproule, Brian Pockar and Jarl Omholt-Jensen. action adventure series that is shooting in Van gins d.o.p.Bernard Chantrier prod. sup. Pierre Robinson, Peter Deluise. Dustin Nguyen , Jeff Laberge. sc. Rejean Tremblay, Jacques Jacob FOX BROADCASTING couver and area from Oct. 6 to April 6, 1987. Yagher. World-wide distribution through MCA Inc. exec. sf.p. Carl Marotte, France Zobda, Marc Messier, NETWORK! p.(MCA) Steve Ecclesine and (Atlantis) Michael WISE GUY Yvan Ponton , Michel Forget, Macha Meril, CINAR FILMS INC. Marina Orsini, Marie-Chantal Labelle, Sylvie MacMillan p. Jonathan Goodwill d. Patrick Cor Two hour pilot to be shot in Vancouver March 11 20TH CENTURY FOX (514) 521-2045 (416) 443-9200 Bourque, Denis Bouchard, Michel Daigle, bett, Ken Jubenville assist. ed Jana Veverka p. - April 3. p. Les Sheldon d.p. Rod Holcomb (604) 253-5553 Richard Niquette, Thomas Donahue , Mary Lou man. Les Kimber d.o.p. Barry Herron I.p. Barry assoc. p. Derek Kavanagh prod. man. Shirley THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ Basaraba, Andrew Bednardski, August Schel BEANS BAXTER Van Dyke, Michele Scarabelli, Geraint Wyn Gill prod. co-ord. Patti Allen foc. man. Bill Zait Four features and 52-episode television series. lenberg, Sophie Renoir. With participation from TV series shooting in Vancouver from March 2 Davies, Anthony Sherwood. zow casting d. Trish Robinson. All-original, hand-drawn animated works sched- La Brasserie O'Ke'efe, Ultramar, la Societe to April 10. p. Tony Eaton d. Steve Holland • c I N E M A G • PARAMOUNT PICTURES ON LOCATION *ORIGINAL MOVIE POSTERS* CORP. CANADA LTD. Lobby Cords. St ills ond Pressbooks prod. man. Mathew O'Connor prod. co-ord ,,4.. From to the Present (604) 877-2270
April 1987 - Cinema Canada/75 • c I N E M A G • INSIGHT -NUMBERS (416)598-0722 ON LOCATION PRODUCTION 16/35 EDGE CODING AND EDITING SUPPLIES ration by Jay Ingram. It is now on location in the CO. LTD. 16/35 SPLICING TAPE - PERF. 35mm TAPE - WHITE LEADER Atlantic provinces including Labrador and (416) 596-8118 BLACK LEADER - PLASTIC LEADER - SOUND-TRACK FILL TELESCENE should wrap in January. "The Ice Age in Atlantic COTION GLOVES - FREON - BLACK VELVETS - WEBRIL . Canada' and 'Offshore Oil and Gas' will begin PRODUCTIONS FAMILY PLAYHOUSE II WIPES - SYNC BEEPS - REDDY EDDYS - FILMS RULERS - production in Spring '87. (514) 288-1638 A series of three one-hour dramas for Global TV SCRIBES - CORES - MOVIOLA & FLATBED LAMPS - TRIM and HBO's Family Playhouse. Series produced BOXES - TRIM I.D. CARDS - PAPER TAPE - CAMERA TAPE- THE UNIVERSAL UNIVERSE in association with Scholastic Productions. GAFFER TAPE - PACKING TAPE - TAPE DISPENSERS - I OF UNIVERSITIES (wIt) 'Counterplay' in the can. 'Babysnalche", a ACADEMY LEADER - BINDERS - LIGHTED CLIPBOARDS - STAKEOUT A 13 x one-hour documentary TV series which romantic adventure is tentatively schedulelt to be filmed summer '87. exec,p. John Brunton p, PAPER - PENCILS - PENS - SHARPIES - GREASE PENCILS - I PRODUCTIONS will highlight the great universities of the world. CODING SHEET PADS - RUBBER BANDS - PAPER CLIPS - Pilot episode started shooting in January. Martin Harbury. Third tiUe TBA. RAZOR BLAOES- REVA BLADES ETC. (604) 986-326 exec.p, Neil Leger, Robin Spry p, Jamie Brown, STAKEOUT Roger Cardinal, Madeleine Rozon d, Roger COAST TO COAST SERVICE . Feature film shooting in Vancouver Jan. 16-April Cardinal sc. Roger Cardinal, James Barbanikos LIFE REVOLUTION INC. cam, Erns Michel assist. cam. Yvan Brunet sd. 409 KING STREET WEST, ONTARIO, ONT. M5V 1K1 I 13. p.Jim Kouff, Gregg Champ, Cathleen Sum- (416) 361-0306. '------.....;.----...;...------...... II mers d. John Badham prod. man, Fitch Cady Richard Nichols ed. Jean Leclerc narr. Peter prod co-ord Karen Stewart loc. man. Tracy Ustinov, Lynn Redgrave pub. David Novek THE LIFE REVOLUTION ,-----.....;.------...... , Jeffery I,p. Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez , Assoc. (514) 284-2113. A 6 x 1 hour television series co-produced be· FROM UNIT PUBLICITY TO THE LAUNCH AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN I Madeleine Stowe. tween Canoptic Productions and Primedia pro ductions with participation Irom Telefilm, TVOn· GOING FOR NEW HEADLINES? tario and the United Kingodom's Channel 4 The ZANUCK-BROWNI $2 million production which charts the explosion THEN GO FOR THE BEST! NEW WORLD of molecular biology will air in 1988 on Channel 4 and on TVOntario. d, Jonathan Harris consul· TELEVISION tant Barry Glickman. (604) 684-5350 BLUEBLOOD ~~ Pilot shooting in Vancouver aerea until April 2. MAURICE SMITH MARTIN/KIERANS p. Robert Jacks prod. man. Jack King prod. f/¢ ... co-ord Linda Sheehy. PRODUCTIONS LTD. (416) 362-5907 SPECIALISTS IN ENTERTAINMENT PUBLIC RELATIONS SCREWBALLS HOTEL Feature film formerly called Room Service to 209 ADELAIDE ST. EAST, STE. 204, TORONTO, ONT. M5A 1M8 IN PRE·PRODUCTION shoot in mid· April '87 in Toronto and the Carib· (416) 864-9696 bean. p. Maurice Smith assoc.p, Mike Dolgy 2nd assoc.p. Terrea Smith sc. Charles Weiner, ACPAV CTC PRODUCTIONS B.K. Roderick prod, services Canadian Film (514) 849-1381 (514) 522-2799 add. casting Christian Daniel unit pub. Linda Mote Ltd. (416) 968-6344. L'OMBRE CHIMIQUE- CALL BACK STOCKSHOTS! Documentary fi lm in preparation with participa A feature film to begin shooting in May '87.exec. tion of Telefilm Canada, Societe generale du p. Pierre Dionne p. Vincent Giambrone, story Film & Video ci nema, Radio-Quebec. p. Rene Gueissaz d.! sC. Vincent Giambrone prod. man. Lynda St MIDAS TOUCH COM· sc. Laurier Bonin. Arneault cast. Monique Pravie lop. Mario Anz, Pasquale Ruffalo, Charles Royer. MUNICATIONS JACK CHISHOLM FILM sl (416) 966-3661 PRODUCTIONS LIMITED AlTA ENTERTAINMENT AIN'T NOTHING BUT A PARTY! 229 Niagara Street - Toronto, Canada M6J 2L5 DOOMSDAY A 90 minute television videocassette special CORP. scheduled to go into production in early April. (416) 366-4933 (416) 960-9599 STUDIOS LTD. Party was originally produced for the Arts Complete range of subjects and news events from 1896. (613) 230-9769 Against Apartheid Festival. The show will be THE SUMMER I WENT TO THE MOON produced in association with Telefilm Canada, Distributors of National Film Board of Canada A father and son drama to be shot Aug. '87. SAND AND WATER CBC , CITY TV, CFMT, and VTR studios. exec. : stockshots and stock photos; Crawley Films Limited exec, p. Gharles Kutner p. John Board w.!d, A feature film set in the British Regency period. p. Charles Gray. and representing many independent producers. Araon J. Shuster. On location in the United Arab Emirate States. Co-production with Ajam Independent Studios. Shooting in November '87. budget $2 million p.l d.lsc.!ed. Ramona Macdonald writer Joan NATIONAL FILM BOARD CANVAS PRODUCTIONS Smith art d, Katherine Hohensee unit man. (416) 535-3853/ asst.d. Howard Perry d.o.p, Antonin Lhotsky (514) 283-9000 Cine-Stage Ltd. 926-1848 sd.ed. Tony Kelleher pub. Don Angel lin. ser CANADIAN SCIENCE VIDEO SERIES vices Michael Harvey. Four one· hours, aimed at high schools, that will RIO PAINTED BLUE address environmental and sociological con· A visionary thriller. p. David Parker, Bill Sweet cerns not previously dealt with in formal science Custom Machinery & Special Effects man dJsc. David Parker lop. Michael Smith , curricula. Project is currently wrapping research Robert Eaton. GOLDBERG AND and scripting phase . p.!d, Julie Stanfel co- p, REITMAN PROD. LTD. Wolf Koenig sc. Jefferson Lewis, Gwynne Basen, Ruth Andrishak, David Fine, Alison (416) 964-7539 Snowden science consult. Dr. Jeffrey Cre· CFCN TELEVISION linsten. (403) 240-5600 PLAIN WRAP MOVIE 656-1680 Contemporary feature film to be shot in summer M& MFOR KIDS of '87 in Canada. p. Joel Reitman, Michael A series of four prime-time 1/2 hour family Goldberg sc. Richard Smith, Mick Garris cons. NORTHERN LIGHTS dramas. Based upon the stage plays of Calgary Bob Gale. writers Hal Kerbes and Heather M~chell. Adap MEDIA CORP. 95 Pelham Ave. Toronto, Onto M6N 1AS tations now complete and technical pre·produc (604) 684-2888 tion in progress. Shooting to commence late April for two scripts, w~h two additional scripts HBWITOTH THE OUTSIDE scheduled for late Spetember. exec. p, Brian CO-PRODUCTIONS CHANCE OF MAXIMILIAN GLICK The Adm. (416) 3661-3583 Vos pJd. Floyd Lansing p. des. Bruce Sinski (403) 228-1900 A made-for-TV drama/comedy scheduled to light. dlr. Sid Bailey cam. Dennis Southgate shoot in late Fall '87 in Manitoba, p, Stephen David Blake Toronto cast. Diane Rogers audio George Tarrant CONNECTING (SERIES II) Foster sc. Phil Savath. With development as· make-up John Cox. Julia Byrne 26 1/2 hour episodes of a Donahue-style forum sistance from BCTV, CBC Winnipeg and Tele Agency for teenagers. Tentative shooting schedule, film Canada. Agent early May '87. p, Helene B. White, Garry S. CINAR FILMS INC. Toth. exec. p. and distlb. Bruce Raymond, Raymond International, Toronto. In association PRIMEDIAI Representing talent for (514) 521-2045 (416) 443-9200 with CFCN· TV, Calgary. JUDITH CRAWLEY F i 1m & TV TIME OF THEIR LIVES: TEL- THE DIONNE TRAGEDY A seven part made·for-TV dramatic series. Ca AND ASSOC. Cinar has recently bought the rights to John nadian-British co- production shooting in Cana· -'ndepende•• 1. fl. v,.,. .." ..... VV ... II.~ ...... ina •. (416) 361-0306 Nihmey and Stuart Foxman's best selling novel da June, July, August 1987 and shooting in Bri draf scripts for low-budget science on the quintuplets. Telefilm is presently involved tain September, October 1987. p, Garry S. Toth, BY SPECIAL APPOINTMENT' in the development of the book into a major mo· Helene B. White d. Helene B. White SC, Denise Formerly listed as THE BURMESE PROJECT, fiction and action I adventure films, tion picture. The screenplay is being written by Coffey p, (British) Diverse Productions. W~h a 2-hour TV movie about an RCMP horse. A 1416J 365-7441, Dave Nihmey and Foxman. David Novek Assoc. (514) partiCipation from AMPDC, Telefilm Canada, couple days of shooting done in England in June 284-2113. CFCN Communications, Diverse Productions. '86; to begin shooting proper in spring '87. p. Pat
76/Cinema Canada -AEr.!lJ~87 • N E M A G • tagonism s, jelousies and power struggles that separated Bobby and John Kennedy from J. IN PRE- PRODUCTION l ' Edgar Hoover. exec, p, Paul Saltzman, Daniel Selznick, Joel Glickman sc. Lionel E. Siegel. It Ferns sc, W.O. Mitchell d, Eric Titl. With linan· will begin shooting in Toronto in May and is cial assistance Irom Telefilm Canada and AI · SUNRISE FILMS LTD! scheduled to air on Operation Prime Time in berta Motion Picture Dev. Corp. CTV Canadian November 1987. pub. Laura Goldstein, (416) rights, BBC in UK. SELZNICK GLICKMAN 483-4939 GREY OWL PRODUCTIONS STACEY, RUTH AND EDIE 2 hr. Televisin movie. A co·production with BBC A 90 minute movie of the week for Global TV. Scotland, CTV and Telef ilm Canada. (416) 483·4939 Produced by Sunrise Film s with financial partici pation from Telefilm and OFDC. Will begin POINTS DE REPERE KENNEDY VS HOOVER: shooting in March. p, De epa Mehta Saltzman 13 x 1/2 hour documentary series. A co·produc· THE SECOND CIVIL WAR exec. sc, consul. Lionel E. Siegel story ed. tion with Claude Grenier, in association with the A four·part mini·series which explores the an· Barbara O'Kelly d, TBA exec,p, Paul Saltzman. National Film Board, TVOntario and Telefilm Canada. RETURN JOURNEY 8 x 1 hr specials. A cO'production with John PROJECTS IN NEGOTIATION McGreevy Productions, in association with BBC Behind every successful artist ... Scotland, Global TeleviSion, TV New Zealand , and Telefilm Canada. For information on films in development, please see issue is a dynamic business manager. SHUITLE WE SERVE: 2 hour television movie. A co· production with No. 139. Because there is not much turnover in projects, the • Freelance Professionals (Agents, Cameramen, Designers, Glen·Warren Produ ctions and WNET for Ameri· In Negotiation section of the Production Guide will be pub Performers, Producers etc ... ) can Playhouse. lished only every othoer month beginning next issue. • Small Businesses • The Arts, Fashion, Entertainment and Communications Industries ROBB MAVINS WON'T YOU CALL US TODAY? PRODUCTIONS INC., CREATIVE ARTS (204)477-6165 1Jf1J~ TAX SERVICE 235 1/2 FORT STREET IN THE CAN ~ ~? : ~ummerhlll Avenue A 90 minute pilot for a half hour sitcom series. ~Suite 104 235 1/2 Fort Street is the address of a bizarre MBA, CA Toronto, Ontario Kofi Hadjor collection of urban misfits. the building itself is a A CHILD'S CHRISTMAS IN WALES FORD: THE MAN M4T IA8 (416) 923-6431 step back in time. An urban comedy with just a One·hour Christmas special, based on the AND THE MACHINE hint of satire . It will start shooting in June July classic story by Dylan Thomas. Produced by A four hour TV mini·series. Wrapped in Montreal '87. p.ld. Robb Mavins prod, man , Michaet Christmas in Wales Productions Inc. (Atlantis in February. exec. p, Arlene Sellers, Alex Martin story ed, Deborah McConnelf tech, d, Films Limited in association with Cypress Fitm s, Winitsky, Robert Halmi Jr. p, David Patterson d, Corey Robinson assoc, p, Deborah McConnell tnc ., HTV·Wales, Global TV and WTTW). Shot Allan Eastman sc. Robert Hamilton pub. Kevin I.p, Valerie Kostiuk, Dale Krowchuk. in Canada from Dec. '86 to Jan . '87 and in Tierney, Sherif Atallah, David Novek Associates Wales lrom Jan. '87. exec,p, Michael MacMillan Pro motio n. (514) 284·21 13 I.p, Cliff Robertson, Hope p. Seaton McLean, Gillian Richardson d. Don Lange, R.H. Thomson, Heather Thomas, ~~t~~~Satl o nat es McBrearty d.o,p, Mark Irwin prod. co-ord. San· Michael Ironside. See issue No. 139 for com· International die Pereira prod, sec, Janis Lundm an 1st a.d. sales and SCHAEFERtTHURLING plete credits. 402 est. Richard Flower 2nd a,d, Rocco Gismondi 3rd -I prom o tion ru e Notre-Dame. PRODUCTIONS a.d. Rose Tedesco cast. d, Stuart Aikins post THE GALUCCI BROTHERS I mS Montreal. f Quebec. (416) 593-8652 and prod, co-ord, Daphne Bailon asst. post. prod. A comedy adventure features shot in Toronto Canada, (416) 593-8561 co-ord. Roberta Kipp cont. Tanna Baker prod, from August to October. Produced by Magder H2Y 1C8 acc. Jim Sternberg art d. Stephen Roloff asst. Entertainment Corporation . exec, p. Gary Mag Tel. (514) art d, Adam Kolodziej art dept. trainee Rob der p, Brad Gilbert sc, Murray Magder, Brad Git 844·3358 TOUGH COOKIE Telex: 5560074 (formerly French Rock) Batlantyne prop, master Peter Fletcher props bertd, Murray Magder d,o,p, lale Magder p,m, CINEQUEBEC Feature in development with the partiCipation of asst.lbuyer Tim Bider set dec. Jeff Cutler set Ricky Magder prod, co-ord Cathy McCartney transit Telefitm Canada. A mother·daughter story set In dresserlbuyer Zana Ancerl ward, co-ord. art d, Bart Schoales 2nd a,d, Sarah Cutts 3rd Montreal that is scheduled to be shot in March, Trysha Bakker sd. Stewart French boom Jack a,d, Craig Nisker cont. Kevin May prop master' will represent your films and television productions 1987. p. Joan Schafer d, Peter Thurling sc, Buchanan pict. ed, George Appleby 1st a,d, Penny Gay ward Winnifred Higney make-up this coming spring at: Monte Carlo; Berlin; Peter Thurling, Joan Schaler Jay Houpt 2nd a,d. Kelly Makin transport Jeff Leslie Dumbleton casting Enid Markson loe, MIP-TV; and Cannes Film Festival . Steinberg I,p. Denholm Elliott. man, Andres Vosu Ass. loc, man, Lanry Bat·
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April 1987 - Cinema Canada/77 • c I N E M A G tional skills. Areas of responsibility: • 31-YEAR-OLO,B.F.A., painting, 35 Classified promotion, distribution and sale of mm photographer, polaroid artist, 1 IN THE CAN independently produced Manitoba year film production, Concordia, films and videos and the develop seeks assistanUapprentice position Information ment of an increased profile of indi dachin cam. op. Angel Gonzalez 1st asst. cam. hours and One 1 hour programs starring West with cinematographer, Toronto. genous cinema locally, ~ationall¥ Jon Joffin, Martin Mclnally 2nd cam. assist. . ern Canadian artists performing their original WORK WANTED: Production Ac Kevin Smith: before May 1 - #2, and internationally. Deadline Apnl John Gajdecki 3rd cam. assist. Jocelyn Barnes l compositions. Shooting wrapped January 31. p. countant. Ten years full time experi 2015 Ave. Northcliffe, Montreal. sd. rec. David Joliat gaffer Alan Lennox key . 15. Start date negotiable. Salary Brian Vos d. Brian Vos and Dave Oberg tech. p. ence on feature film. All services on After May 1 - 11 06A Yonge Street, grip Paul Smith 2nd grip Arlene Po«s 3rd grip l commensurate with experience. Terry Smith lighting d. Sid Bailey talent co-ord computer. (514) 667-3724. (140) Toronto. (140) Gerald Buffet ed. Denise Bowman asst. ed .. Gabriel Boucher cameras Dennis Southgate , Forward resume as well as three Stuart Clarfield prod. assist AI McNeil, David references to Ms. Merit Jensen clo Carman Dawley, Dave McCluskey, Peter FOR SALE: Nagra 4.2, fully loaded, FOR RENT: Fully equip. trad. ani Hassier art dept. p.a. Paddy Mulligan craft ser-I Winnipeg Film Group, 304-100 Ar Podessor. Kevin Fleming eds. Earl Nichol. Dave mint condition. Frank (613) 594- mation studio. Oxberry stand & 16 vices Chuck Newman I.p. Frank Sivero,' Giles prod. assts. Betty Park prod . sec. thur St. , Winnipeg Manitoba R2B 0006. (140) mm. pin reg. Mitchell camera. Call Richard Foronjy, Tony Sirico. pub. marketing ' Sandra Jonsson make-up John Cox. 1H3. (140) Enid Markson Margus (416) 698-7176. (140) PEAWANUCK: THE PROMISED LAND HELP WANTED: Winnipeg Film HANDS OF A STRANGER HERE'S LOOKING AT YOU KID: A documentary film about the Winisk Cree band Group Inc. (WFG) ,is looking for a A four-hour mini-series lor NBC which wrapped Professional photography for your who were flooded out of their viUage on Hudson Director of programming. Candidate FOR SALE: Eclair NPR, 12-120 in March in Burn aby, B.C. exec. p. Edgar J. Bay in May '86. The film documents their strug acting portfolio shots. For appoint angEmieux, two mags, Beala motor, Scherick, Gary Hoffman p. Lynn Raynor d. larry must possess excellent interper gle to survive and move their enlire town 30 ment, contact Gabriel Guillen, (416) immaculate, one-owner - $6,000. Elikann prod. sup Grace Gilroy 1st a.d. Jim sonal communication and organiza miles up the Winisk river to a new site called 785-0654. (140) (416) 861-1685. (140) Dyer 2nd a.d. Val Stefoff, Casey Grant loc. tional skills. Areas of responsibility: Peawanuck. p. James Cullingham , Garth Doug man. Christine Haebler prod. co-ord Robyn training --- and education, cine las d. Garth douglas sc. James Cullingham Britlon prod. audit. Linda Jeffery prod. design. matheque facility, new initiatives d.o.p. Peter Ellio« p. TVO Babbs Church exec. Michael S. Bolton set dec. Peter Hinton prop. and special program development. Scripts: Wanted low budget, shorts p. Ron McCoy m. Curtis Driedger ed. Julian master Jimmy Chow construct. co-ord. Th om Equipment and technical needs, FOR SALE: Arri S, fibre optic, 12- or feature length. Occult/suspensel Lannaman audio John Derek, Rory Cummings Wells cost. design Canada Andrew Brown communications, production and horror genres. CANADIAN CREA running time 48 min. 50 secs. Produced by 120 Canon, variable speed - make-up designer Patricia Gre.en hair design. Swan Music Prod uctions lid. It will air on TVOn studiO. Deadline April 15. Start date $3 ,000 or b/o. (4 16) B61-1685. TIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC., P.O. Malcolm Tanner script sup. Jean Bereziuk tario April 27. 1987. May 15-31 , '87. Salary commensu (140) Box 325 London, Ontario N6A 4Wl. d.o.p. Lasz lo George sd. rec. Bruce Carwar rate with experience. (140) (139) dine gaffer Duncan McGregor stunt co-ord PLANET EFFECTIVE DEC. 18, 1986, Don John Sco« casting U.S. Marsha Kleinman cast A 6-part series on environmental problems in WFG is also looking for a Distri Young has effectively terminated ing Canada Stuart Aikens, Jan Stefoff ed. Art the Third World. d. Rogert Hart, Bob Fortier re bution Co-ordinator. Candidate his partnership with Peter Wilson as FOR RENT: Central Toronto. Fur Seid I.p. Blair Brown , Armand Assante, Beverly search Boyce Richardson p. Mark Zanni s t.p. must possess excellent interper it relates to the business known as nished home for rent. Feb. 1 D'Angelo , Patricia Richardson, Sara Polley, Ben Eddie Ayensu , Jorge Hardoy. A National Film sonal communication and organiza- Wilson Young Productions. (140) $1250+. (416) 462-0229. (138) Affleck, Arliss Howard Forest Whitaker, Philip Board of Canada production in association with Casnoff, Tony Rosato, Michael lerner, Sam ITB and Channel 4 McMurray, Irving Metzman, Angelo Rizacos.p. lynn Raynor d. Larry Eilkmann .prod. man. SHOOTING STARS; Grace Gilroy prod. co-ord Robyn Bri«on. THE AMAZING STORY OF THE IN THE SYSTEM EDMONTON GRADS A $500,000 feature using non-prolessional ac· A one-hour documentary on an amateur tors and a non- scripted story-line. The film is a women 's basketball team that won 502 of 522 portrait of a young offender and his passage games, went to the Olympics four times and through the criminal justice system. Shot in the were North American Champions between 1923 A Montreal area, the film is expected to be re and 1940. d. Allan Stein sc. Mairi Maclean. leased in Aug . '87. d. John N. SmITh p. John N. Mixed with the drama on the basketball court Smith Sam Grana I.p. Jason SI. Amour. are interviews with former Grads. The film is a co-produ ction between NFB and Stein Mac THE LAST FRONTIER' Lean. Underwater documentary TV series shot all over the world. Second cycle of 23 x one-half hour SIREN. episodes. Third cycle begins in September. For 1/2 hour pilot produced by Cannell Films 01 Can CTV. Financial participation of CTV and Telefilm ada Ltd .p. Burt Nodella d. Michael Pressman c Canada. exec.pJd. John Stoneman p. Samuel prod. man. Randy Cheveldave prod. co-ord C. Jephco« assoc.p. Sarah Stoneman under Val McNicol loc. man. Dennis Moore castind water cinematog. James Henry, John Stone dir. Lindsay Walker. man sUrface cinematog. Harald Bachman un STINGRAY derwater light. Steve Hastings sd. Rob Garrard A TV series shot in the Vancouver which wrap ed. Joseph Blasioli cam. assist. Richard Hergel ped March 31 . exec. p. Frank lup assoc. p. host John Stoneman narrator Henry Ramer. Brad Aronson sup. p. Chuck Bowman prod. A NEST OF SINGING BIRDS man. randy Cheveldale d. several prod. co-ord F Val McNlcholloc. man. Dennis Moore casting A made for TV movie based on the novel by d. Lindsay Walker. I.p. Nick Mancuso Susan Charlo«e Haley presently shot in Saska toon. The film will be telecast in the '87/'88 sea TOO OUTRAGEOUS son . sc. Joe Wiesenfeld d. Eric Till exec.p. The sequel to Outrageous , shot in Toronto and Peter Kelly p. Flora MacDonald. story ed. Alice New York. Wrapped in February. p. Roy Krost Sinclair 1st a.d. Alison Till unit man. Pauline sc/d. Richard Benner d.o.p. Fred Guthe art d. Malley design Paul Ames set dec. Peter Raz Andris Hausmanis ed . George Appleby mus. mofsky cost. Hilary Corbe« make-up Mano dir. Ru ss Lirtle prod. man . Dan Nyberg 1st a.d. Cacioppo graphics Bert Gordon design co-ord Tony Thatcher sd. mix. Daniel Latour cost. de c Bob Powers film ed . ralph Bnu njes d.o.p. Nick sign Alisa Alexander I.p. Craig Russell, Hollis Evdemon lighting David Brown casting McLaren, David Mcllwraith, Ron Wh ite, l ynne Dorothy Gardner, Susan Morgan, Judy Pi ke Cormack, Michael J. Reynolds, Timothy Jen cont. Wilma Alexander prod. sec. rena ki ns, Paul Eves, Frank Pellegrino, Quentin Ginsbergt.p. Sheila McCarthy, Barry Mac Crisp, Jimmy James . Gregor, Bernard Hokins, Colm Feore , Bernard AssociaUonofCanadian Behrens, Andy Maton, Ted Wallace , Ian D. A WINTER TAN Clark, Nicholas Rice , David Bolt, Patricia Col The lilm , based on "Give Sorrow Words", a lins, Stephen Ouime«e, Claudia Theriault, Lynn se ries 01 ribald and erotic le«ers by Maryse Cormack, Carolyn Heatherington , Teve n Holder wrapped at the beginning of March in Film Craftspeople Sutcliffe, Justine Till, Mya Rimon, Mairon Ben Mexico. p. Jackie Burroughs, John Frizzell, ne«, lIIya Woloshyn . l ouise Clark, John Walker and Aerlyn Weissman d. John Frizzell d.o.p. John Walker ONE NIGHT STAND I.p. John Frizzell pUb. ron McCluskey. A stereo Rock music series. A total of 13 112 Our symbol on your film is our guarantee
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