CINEMA CAN-- A D A This year' s jury president is actress Leslie "We have had great success. What they have Superpowers vie Caron. Other jury members are: Istvan Szabo, Future of asked us to do has happened. Now the Kryztof Kieslowski, Govind Nihalani, Giuliano governments must answer wha t it is they want for Grand Prize of Montaldo, Roger Frappier, Gil Parrondo, Manitoba funding to do with us, .. says Silden. Kyushiro Kusakabe, Carlos Morelli. She says that because of discontinued funding the Americas Special fi lm events will include a day-long agency uncertain in March, the crunch will come in the fall if there tribu te to the National Film Board of Canada on has not been a decision . MONTREAL- The 13th annual Montreal World its 50th anniversary, a film tribute to France on WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Film Group has Film Festival will feature 240 films from 51 its bicentennial and a gala luncheon for Harold expressed concern that the agreement signed by countries including 25 films from the U. S. anda Greenberg of Astral Bellevue Pathe. the Manitoba government and the federal strong film presence from the U. S. S. R. The Montreal International Film Market will government in 1984 to create a film funding OFDC announces In the Official Competition, Save andPr otect by be held at the Hotel Meridien between Aug. 28 agency will not be renewed in March 1990. Alexandre Sokourov, has been called a faithful and Sept 2 with over 200 companies participat­ However, Communications Minister Marcel a study of film interpretation of F1aub~rt ' s literary classic ing. Masse has indicated in mid-july that he will Madame Bova ry . Sir bySergei Bodrovw ill also be The Montreal Film and Television Sym­ enter into a dialogue with Bonnie Mitchelson, and TV presented in competition. Both directors will posium, Aug 31 to Sept 1, will be held in th e Manitoba's minister of culture, heritage and attend the festival. Guy Favreau Complexwith a focus on Europe in recreation. TORONTO - The Ontario Film Development Soviet films in the Official Selection Hors 1992; film and television in the European free In view of the minister's response to inquiries Corporation announced a comprehensive Concours are: FOlilltain by Youri Mamin, Til e trade environment. by the film group and a province-wide socio-economic impact study of the film and Servant by Vadim Abdraschitov, Museu m letter-writing campaign, Bruce Duggan, television industry in Ontario. Noting th at the Cllstomer by Constantin Lopoushanski. executive director of The Winnipeg Film Group, film and TV industry has been severelyhindered ZeroCit yb yKaren Chakhnazarovand TileW ife is optimistic that a political decisioIi will be made in de veloping appropriate programs and of theK eroselle Seller by Alexandre Kaidanovski, in fa vor of Manitoba's cultural communlty. strategies by its lack of information about itself, Stalin with Us by Tofik Shahverdiyev and Hard Greenberg honored by WFF "Six months ago the attitude here was doom Wendy MacKeigan of the OFDC said the study Time fo r the First Hllndred Years by Victor Aristov and gloom," says Duggan. "The federal will be divided into three areas: information will be presented in the Cinema of Today and MONTREAL - Harold Greenberg, president government had announced budget cuts and we gathering; analysis of the social and economic Tomorrow section. and chief executive officer of Astral Bellevue were not getting any information. " impact of the industry in the province; and Heading up the Soviet delegation is the Pathe Inc. , will be presented with the However, he says, both governments ha ve recommendations for ongoing information president of Goskino, the state committee for International Achievement Award at the since indicated strong support for the initiatives gathering. Soviet cinematography, several department Montreal World Film Festival, Aug. 24 to Sept. of the CanadalManitoba Cultural Industries An advisory committee has been formed to heads within Goskino, Andrei Plakhov, who is a 4. Development Office (CIDO ) and there is reason work with the Nordicity Group Ltd . of Ottawa, film critic and the directors Bodrov, Sokourov Greenberg will be honored by the festival for to believe that it's just a matter of time before a consulting company headed by Pe ter Lyman . and Abdraschitov. his" contribution to the development of the some sort of funding mechanism is renewed. The committee is composed of: MacKeigan, The festival opens August 24 with the world Canadian motion picture and television "We have heard through the grapevine that chairperson ; Sam jephcott of the CTF A; Peter premiere of Shirley Val entine starring Tom Conti industry " at a gala industry luncheon, Aug. 31, some sort of mechanism will be established. It Mortimer, ACFTP ; Dan Weinzweig; Naish and Pauline Collins, produced and directed by at the Ritz Carlton Hotel. mayor ma y not be CIDO," says the filmmaker. McHugh of the Toronto Film Office; Don Lewis Gilbert from a screenplay by Willy Earli er this summer, The Wi nnip eg Film Percifield, DGC ; Virginia Rys hpan, ACT RA; Russell. Executive "Producer is john Dark for Group exhorted its members to wri te to Ousama Ra wi; Robert Hamilton of th e Paramount Pauline Collins will attend the members of parliament and th e federa l minister Otta walHull Film and TVAss ociati on; Howard premiere. of communciations. An ewsletter edi torial Krosnick, TVO ; and Donna Ratchford fo r the Also confirmed to attend the fes ti val are actors reminded its readers tha t in fiscal vear 1984-1 985 MiniStry of Culture and Communica tions. The Raul julia, Ray Sharkey, Michael Chiklise. julia Montreal hosts television and theatrical film distribu tion impact study is expected to be release in March appears in Romero (U. S. ) entered in the Official end. student film fest. received $17,000. Private fundin g was $185,000 1990. Competition. and th ere was noT elefilmfundin g. In fi scal ye ar Directors Susan Seidelman and Larry Peerce MONTREAL - The 20th annual Canadian 1988-1989 the sa me fundi ng ca tegories showed will accompany their films - Cookie, starring Student Film Festival will be held Aug. 26 to 30 $1.2 million, $1.25 million and $3. 5 million, Owl: best in America Peter Falk and Emily Lloyd and Wired. Also from in downtown Montreal. respectively. the U. S. is Sex, Lies and Videotape by Steven Over 82 films and seven videos from 15 jimmyS ilden, general manager of CIDO, says TORONTO - The Best of Owl/TV, an hour-long Soderburgh, best film at this year's Cannes Film universities and 12 colleges have been entered in the funding agency closed off its funding in home video version of the award-winning Festival. the running for the Norman McLaren Award March. Unable to put an exact dollar figure on children's TVse ries has been selected bv The Canadian entry in the official competition (best overall). Prizes are also awarded to the how much would be required to support this Parents' Choice, a Boston-based non-profi t is Portion d' Eternite by Robert Favreau. best films in the fiction, animation, documentary vibrant film and television industry that has organization that reviews children's media, as Once again, the best film of the festival will and experimental categories. virtually materialized overnight, Silden says that one of the top fi ve vide os for children in No rth take the Grand Prize of the Americas and a The student film festival will be held as part of in excess of $10 million would be needed over America. $50,000 prize will be awarded to the best feature th e Montreal World Film Festival, Aug. 24 to fi ve years just to maintain th e current level of The video was featured on ABC' s Good by a first-time director. Sept. 4. activity. Momi llg Allierica. SEPTIMBER 19.9 CINEMA CANADA PAGE 37 CINEMA CAN •A D A the French. Here, there are over 98 Canadian "Last year I found the rooms were dark and other members of the Association des Trade market companies, over 40 frpm the U. S. A. and over 40 you didn't have the feel of a market. Opening producteurs de film et de video du Quebec from France. the floor means coexistence. When I was a buyer which will work out great. .. expect to be active promises more The perennial complaint that there are "too for CBC, the purpose of visiting a kiosk was to this year in the market. few buyers" is wa ter under the bridge, says Roy. make contact, look at a list of product and Cinepix : "" . have our usual product. No buyers than ever "We have worked hard on the buyer side. But arrange for a screening. " kiosk. " keep in mind that a market builds itseli on Accordingly, Roy has organized several small AllianceNivafilm : "Alliance International will MONTREAL-" It's the first market of the year," having good product available which is why the kiosks where films can be viewed. The second be selling but we will be buying interesting films says Robert Roy, vice-president of the Montreal high quality of films in and out of competition is possiblity is scheduled screenings on three ... we'll use the Alliance International office. International Film, TV and Video Market, so important. " screens at Place Dejardins. Via Ie Monde: "We are more specialized in August 28 to Sept. 4, during the Montreal World "My target this year is too see 200 sellers to 250 "Technically, we are well organized. In L. A. , television but we have a couple of feature film Film Festival.