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administrative council. Memos followed To date, none of these conditions have been mid -1970s when American companies exported Communications indicating that project reconunendations lacked met. Demers explains that although there second-rate Canadian tax shelter films) will sufficient financial analysis . remains concern about the future of SOGIC­ collapse with too many untutored agents in the down at SOGIC "It appeared as though the newadministra­ Film, a substantial increase (May 12)in Quebec's marketplace carrying films without conunercial tion was modifying financial criteria. We had capital cost allowance from 133. 3 per cent to value. Ultimately, he says, market forces will MONTREAL - After several failed attempts to not been informed that this was happening and 166.6 per cent has subdued any outcry of prevail and many of these agents will face the convene ameeting with the president of SOGIC, we felt strongly that if the goal was now to invest betrayal. hard fact that only 20 to 25 per cent of all four members of the directorial staff of the film on more of a financial basis, this would be the Canadian films and television product are division of Societe generale des industries end of the more risky projects that we had been saleable in the foreign marketplace. culturelles quebec (SOGIC -Film) have resigned. shepherding,, . says a former staffer. They will also learn, says Rofekamp, that Marie-Noel Pichelin (director of conununica­ This perceived shift of criteria, says a former Telefilm's 50 per cent reimbursement of lions), Vincent Leduc (assistant director of staffer, created resentment among the staff promotional costs will not touch the private marketing), Rene Chenier (assistant director of because arbitrary decisions were being taken by costs of sales abroad. Film Transit budgets business affairs), Lucette Lupien (director of persons "unknown by the film and television New export $75,000 annually (lor markets) not covered by production development) and three secretaries industry. " Telefilm. have resigned as of the last week in July. "The right people are not being hired", says a policy creates The anticipated rush to the marketplace will Former staff members choosing to go on former staff member. be shortlived, lasting two or three years, butthe record and remain anonymous say the daily "In order to make sound decisions you must controversy damage caused will have long-term effects, says operation of SOGIC, the Quebec government's have people in place who are close to the Rofekamp. funding agency for television, film and video, milieux. " MONTREAL - Aglut of low-grade Canadian Buyers, already overworked and increasingly has become mired in bureaucratic red tape with Former staff members say they fear that films in the foreign marketplace is the more selective, will have seen one too many bad virtually no direct conununication between SOGIC -Film is evolving into a bureaucracy more anticipated result of a Telefilm decision in June Canadian films. At home, a bidding war among Charles Denis, president of SOGIC and the concerned with conunercially viable films vs to lower the eligibility criteria for export Canadian exporters, offering inflated minimum consultative staff of SOCIC -Film. cultural or artistic properties during a time when assistance programs, say Canadian film guarantees, will hurt producers. Denis declined to be interviewed by Cinema the level of funding has not realistically exporters. Pascal Hebert, of Cinema Plus International, CaTUlda and Robert Brisbois, vice-president increased since 1984 to keep pace with rising "We already see people going around with the foreign sales arm of Cinema Plus Productions (SOGIC), was on vacation at press time. costs. unusable Canadian films. Our answer to the Inc. established in 1987, says Cinema Plus asked Former staff members say that following the SOGIC-Film production funding budget buyers who are complaining is that this is an Telefilm for a change of policy in January. 1988 merger of the film, television and video (1988/1989) of approximately $6 million is still in example of the Canadian government handing "We pressured them for our own films. I agency with a larger provincial organization place but very close to depletion, says Andre out money, ,. says Jan Rofekamp, president of don't know who else might have done the dealing with all cultural industries, it became Theberge, director-general of SOGIC-Films, Films Transit Inc. same," says Hebert, not entirely satisfied with increasingly more difficult for staff to do their who would not conunent on the resignations. Micheline Charest, president of Cinar Films, the decision . jobs according to the guidelines set down by the Theberge is hopeful that the next provincial calls the decision "ludicrous. " Acrowd of "It goes too far, " she says. "It should have Institut Quebecois du Cinema. The resignations budget will provide an additional $5 million exporters with minimal product will not reflect been lowered to 10 hours from 15. We also were the only recourse they had, they say, after television fund as is Rock Demers, president of the level of film production in Canada. Rather, suggested criteria for the quality of the project. it became apparent that Denis would not discuss the Associations des producteurs de films et de she says, "It will leave a bad impression of a It's true that everyone should have the right to grievances. video du Quebec (APFVQ). fragmented industry, the furthest thing from an sell but there is some horrible stuff in the As one former staff member says: "The Demers and several producers met, earlier impression of a strong Canadian inventory. " marketplace. And, after all, Telefilm is tragedy is not so much what is happening to this summer, with Denis who has been invited Film exporters were informed in late June that representing Canada. " well-intended employees who want to work for to attend the general assembly of the APFVQ on the eligibility criteria for Telefilm marketing She adds, "If Telefilm was an unlimited the industry, but the impact that the SOGIC -Film August 26. assistance had been lowered from 15 hours of financial source, it (the new criteria) would not in disarray will have on the industry. " Although, according to Demers, financial Canadian productions with proven marketing be a problem. " In December 1987 it was announced by criteria have not changed at SOGIC-Film, experience to a requirement of holding rights to Pierre Latour, who with partners Roger Quebec Cultural minister Lise Bacon that the producers are eager to win assurances that three Canadian films . Frappier and Pierre Gendron (formerly of Societe generale du cinema du Quebec (formed SOGIC will become less bureaucratic and that Noel Cormier, director of planning and Cinema Plus) have formed Max Films Inc. (see in 19&3) would become SOGIC -Film (effective the qment staff is maintained. policies at Telefilm Canada, says the new policy story), is in agreement with the Telefilm April 1988) upon integration with the larger "We want to see a less bureaucratic process is temporary and will apply long enough to decision. Societe de developpement des industries de la and we feel that all SOGIC (Film) staff must allow companies (that would otherwise not Like Rofekamp, Latour is confident that culture et des communications (SODlCC), stay. There are very good people working qualify for assistance status) to enter the field market forces will win out and separate the real which was created in 1977 to promote the there," says Demers. He admits there have been and develop a ., normal portfolio. " contenders from the rank amateurs. He goes a development of cultural industries in Quebec. a significant number of resignations but he adds Declining to say for how long the policy will be step further, explaining that the Canadian film The integration which created SOGIC was that resignations are not unusual following any in effect, Cormier explained, "This is a industry is maturing to a poinJ where there is a intended to rationaJize costs, according to the large-scale merger. permanent policy and it is not intended to narrowing financial distinction between Quebec government. He says the proposed move by SOGIC-Film support proliferation. On the other hand, film production, distribution and sales. Denis, a former aide to Robert Bourassa and into the Teleport building with the rest of the export should not be a private club. " "It is obvious that the future of the Canadian the former director of the department of cultural SOGIC organization in downtown Montreal He says the policy represents one way in industry lies in more integrated companies," ~dustries, external affairs, trade and technolog­ could facilitate better conununications. which Telefilm can get a return on its film says Latour, formerly of the Malofilm Group. Ical development, which was also folded into The APFVQ anticipated the problems of an investments by assisting in the development of a "Production is linked to pre-sales. This is the SOGIC, was appointed president in December. expanding bureaucracy after the merger was greater number of viable sales companies. key to financing a feature film . So you must be Communication problems at SOGIC -Film announced last year and quickly called a press Rofekamp, who has been working in the able to manage all aspects of filmmaking began as early as April when, according to conference to state their own conditions for the major markets since the early 1980s, says including sales. " former staff, the new president failed to appear merger. The three conditions were: increased Canadians enjoy a reputation for quality Cormier agrees. He observes that the industry and introduce himself at the weekly consultative production funding, a television fund and that productions among foreign buyers. is going through a period of mergers and committee meeting where projects are the new SOGlC president be formerly employed His concern is that this carefully rebuilt diversification and that this will likely be the recommended for later approval by the in the film and television industry. reputation (following the dark days of the trend of the future .

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COl1til1 ued from previous page in Toronto floated the idea of a fixed BO-cent to land a shoot, a situation that often strains "It goes against the spirit of the act," says Gill B.C. unions dollar. The press release from the five relationships between officers and membership. Blair, director of Equity Programs for the Vancouver locals is eloquently silent on the idea. However, the Vancouver Island branch under province. "It must be risk capital. Our tax credit woo U.S. Also absent from that document was any Charlie Ingram is ready and rarin'_to go. They is there to offset the risk of investment. " mention of the two new labour organizations, expect a feature film contract this sUmmer and, Blair says changes to the Act made in June, productions ACFC and NABET 800. in the meantime, are busy organizing 12 local and further changes in September, will make it (A Canadian Labour Congress official video-production houses under one umbrella. more attractive to film investment. VANCOUVER - Five of the key union locals in confirms that questions have been raised about The idea is to form a pool of talent and New minister of Regional Development the B. C. production industry have banded film jurisdiction in British Columbia, a province equipment which could then beSold to cover Elwood Vietch says they are "looking at" together in the hopes of keeping the province where IA TSE has enjoyed a virtual monopoly for major events like the Commonwealth Games. making special exceptions for film VCCs where competitive in attracting American production. years . He tactfully noted that both IA TSE and The production houses are apparently the seven-year term would be reduced to three IATSE 667, IATSE 891, the Directors Guild of NABET were, on the nationalleve\, members-in­ interested and the move has allowed ACFC to and where there would be an increased tax Canada (B. C. District Council), Teamsters 155 good-standing of the Council and declined to sign up members with strong video credentials advantage through linking the VCCs with and both the Writing and Performing Guilds of discuss it further. Tom Fawkes of the B. C. but little experience in film. Limited Partnership Agreements. Changes in ACTRA were all represented at an inaugural Federation of Labour said he understood there June also allow for "windfall" profits from meeting on July 5. was an ongoing dispute between NABET 800 movies made from the fund to go back to the They issued a joint statement affirming that and "every other union in the industry. ") . Educational award investor (in addition to collecting the interest "while all recognize the need for an indigenous The five locals have also struck a committee r from those funds) while the original investment industry .. . the servicing 0iU. S. production will which will look at "providing assistance to local to Danger Bay remains locked in the VCC for further investing. continue to remain a major component of our film and television producers in an effort to build ? Leaky meanwhile lobbies for further changes, industry". Point 'B' restates the bare fact of a locally-based industry". TORONTO - Danger Bay, the action/adventure Morinis raises more money for his company and favorable exchange rates, warming-up the It's expected that will involve a continuation television series produced by Sunrise Films the Americans still search for places and reader for the meat of the matter: " ... this of contract flexibility on local, low-budget Ltd., has been awarded the American National products to produce and the money to do it. For favorable balance must continue" . productions, a strategy also being pursued by Education Association Award for Dramatic most filmmakers in B. C. , the VCC is a money The five union locals plan further joint ACFC and NABET BOO. Programming for Youth, for 1288. Danger Bay source they can see, but still not touch. meetings to develop this theme further. Their On the ACFC front all is quiet, at least in the was the only Canadian-produ"ed program to be Ian Hunter - meeting took place just days after IA TSE officials vicinity of the cameras. The Association has yet honoured by the association.

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In an interview, Foster said that the lockout the picket line would be confirmed in their jobs. of Parliament, all members of provincial Lockout could have been prevented. All of those people who remained locked out/ if parliament, all Toronto city and borough "We went to the table on june 23/ and we had they accepted this document, would be placed aldermen and mayors . . . We've contacted continues made substantial changes in our jurisdictional on layoff. " various community groups and we've asked position. In fact we weren't that far away from No rno spokesperson could be contacted at anybody who is newsworthy not to be atCFTO what the company had proposed at all. They press time. interviewed by rno reporters because they're had said to us that they would not be able to give rno would guarantee only 90 out of 190 scabbing, and we've been meeting with some TORONTO - The labour dispute between us an answer until the week following. The jobs, Foster said. The others" would be left on success in that regard already. Their content in CFfO-TV and the National Association of week following we had hearings scheduled indefinite layoff until, if, and when the company terms of the newsgathering effort is being Broadcast Employees and Technicians has before the Canada Labour Relations Board to decided to recall them. Now how the hen do you reduced. " hardened into astalemate that shows no signs of hear charges (against rnO) of bargaining in get a ratification vote on that?" "( Ontario) Premier (David) Peterson had said ending. bad faith and charges of unfair labour practices. Foster suggested that management that he will not take out any ads or renew any NABET members have been off the job since We'd filed these against CFrO some time earlier. deliberately presented an agreement it knew the ads on rno, and he will not, nor will his June 7/ when rno, the largest affiliate in the "We agreed jointly to ask the CLRB to put off union would not sign in order to force a lockout. ministers, do interviews with rno reporters. crv network, locked out workers after the two those hearings because the parties were "We thought that this thing could have ended The NOP have obviously taken the same stand, sides failed to reach a contract agreement. The meeting. Then we had agreed that we would when we went to the table on the 23rd, " he said, and we've had good picket line showings from main issue was jurisdiction, with NABEr meet the following week. We met the following "but it appears as though they did not want to people like (Ontario New Democrat leader) Bob opposed to rna plans to contract out certain week and, boy, what a surprise we had! The sign an agreement. It's called union-busting. " Rae and (Canadian Auto Workers head) Bob work to non-unionized employees. Aconciliator company came in with a return to work protocol In the absence of formal talks, NABEr is White, for example. " was unable to bring the two sides closer (an agreement to end a dispute) that was just out countering what it considers to be a deliberate Members of the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, together; after workers voted to strike if of this world. " move to break the union at rno with an Television and Radio Artists have also joined necessary on May 11/ rno began the lockout According to Foster, the document drawn up intense media campaign aimed at isolating the NABEr picketers at rno, and ACTRA on june 7. by rno would have given retroactive pay rno news department. Anchorpersons for the president Dale Goldhawk issued a statement of At press time the lockout continued with no (between january and june 7) to all workers who station's news shows were among the first to solidarity in june, calling for CFrO to "recognize plans for future talks. There have been no had crossed the picket line to return to work, but break ranks with the union and return to work. the integrity of NABEr's jurisdiction. " meetings since june 29/ said NABET spokesper­ none to those who had refused to cross. "We've begun a 'Turn off rno campaign'," NABEr has also filed a complaint with the son AI Foster. In addition, "those people who had crossed Foster said. "We've also contacted all members Contin ued on page 65

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Deadlines: April 1, November 1 Of the 200 films selected from 46 different Among the 21 feature films (and 14 short countries, there are about 30 films from Canada films) in the Official Competition for the Grand VIDEO programmed at the Montreal World Film Prix de Montreal are Berlin Blues, a Spanish film to assist with the production of original video art. Fes tival. byRicardo Franco, Adnda by Korea's Kwon-Taek Deadlines: February 1, August 15 Panorama Canada consists of 16 recent and Wildfireby Zalman King and Jean-Claude Canadian films : Brisseau's De Bruit et de fureur. Tadeusz Please note: all applications must be supported Des annes e/ des Jannes by Helene Klodawsky, Chmielewski's The Faithful River is also by examples of recent work. The Carpenter by David Wellington, Dear John by scheduled. Catherine Ord, Determinations by Oliver The members of the jury are Brazilian For further information and application forms, Hockenhull, Finding Mary March by Ken producer Luis Carlos Barreto; French film critic contact: Pittman, La Guerre OubJiee by Richard Boutet, Oaude Beylie; U. S. actress Susan Anspach; Film, Photography and Video Office Holding Our Ground by Anne Henderson, Horses Quebec author Roger Lemelin; Soviet filmmaker ONTARIO ARTS COUNCIL in Winter by Rick Raxlen, Patrick Vallely, A Life Andrei Smirnov and Spanish director Gonzalo 151 Bloor Street West, Suite 500 by Frank Cole, Making Opera by Anthony Suarez. Toronto, Ontario M5S IT6 (416) 961-1660 Azzopardi, Martha, Ruth and Edie by Norma Entries in the Hors Concourscategory include Bailey, Daniele J. Suissa, Deepa Mehta the latest film from Quebec documentarist Saltzman, Regeneration by Russell Stephens, Jacques Godbout, Alias Will James , produced by Something About Love by Tom Berry, Tales from the NFB, Jacques Doillon'sL'Amoureuse, Desab~ Gimli Ho spital by Guy Maddin and Vive Queoec by et de sang by Jeanne Labrune and Agnes Varda's ,.Somerville Gilles Carle. Lea Pool's Au corps perdu was a late Kung Fu Master, addition to this category . Other films in this section include EI Doradoby Among the world premieresofU. S. films are: Carlos 5aura, Hanussen by Istvan Szabo, High • ~~.R. E· s· EoN .T. .~ . .~ •• Sisters produced byRobert Redford and directed Frequency by Faliero Rosati and Strana La Vita by • by Michael Hoffman, Sexiest Man Ahpc starring Giuseppe Bertolucci. • Jodi Foster, Blair Brown, Harold Ramis, Distant Margarethe von Trotta 's Les Trois Soeurs is also • Thunder with Ralph Machio, Stealing Home included in this category as wellas Yen Familyby • directed by Stephen Kampmann, Crossing Yojiro Takira, The Mother of Kings byJanusz •• DeJancy by Joan Micklin Silver, The Deceivers, an Zaorski and Le Globe d'Argent by Andrzej, Ishmael Merchant and James Ivory Production Rounding off the Hors Concours is The starring Pierce Brosnan and Shashi Kapoor. Navigator by Vincent Ward, Fernando Solanas's Robert Stack, the original Eliot Ness, is the Sur, The Night of the Marten by Maria Theresa honorary president of this year's festival. Dutch Wagner and ZelJy and Me by Tina Rathbome, film star Maruschka Detrners will be accompa­ The Cinema ofToday and Tomorrow includes nied to the festival by director Menahem Golan Anita Dances of Vice by Rosa Von Praunheim, for the presentation of Hanna 's War in the The Invisible Man by Ulf Miehe, RudoU Thome's Official Competition and Yugoslavian The Microscope, Taxi to Cairo by Frank Ripploh, filmmaker Dusan Makevejev (Montenegro, Sweet Les Annees Sandwiches by Pierre Boutron, L' Autre Movie) will attend the screening of his U. S.­ nuit by Jean-Pierre Limosin, Terresacree by produced film Man ifesto. Emilio Pacull, Urgences by Raymond Depardon, The talents of several third-generation Ville etrangere by Didier Goldschmidt, Luc showbusiness progeny are highlighted in two Moullet's La Comedie du travail and more, American films to be screened in the Hors Principal sponsors of this year's Montreal TIl~ I3~ST SIl()W Concours, Steve De Jarnett's Miracle Mile stars World Film Festival are: Air Canada, Le Denise Crosby, granddaughter of Bing. Zelda Permanent, O'Keefe Brewing Company, I~T()W~! Barron's Shag stars Peter's daughter Bridget Taster's Choice Coffee, Radio-Canada, Telesat Starring Fonda and Tyrone Power Jr. Canada, Videotron Llee, Asia Pacific Foundation * Grip Trucks * Star Cars * Electrical Trucks * From the Federal Republic of Germany comes of Canada, Henry Birks and Sons, Bell Canada, * * Magic Wagons * * Also vehicles for Art, Production, Prop, Craft Service Felix, the collaborative project of Helma American Express Canada Inc. , Hydro-Quebec, and Cube Vans. Sanders-Brahms, Margarethe von Trotta, Helke IBM Canada, Gestetner Inc. , Alitalia, JAT For Great Rates l. 1Ha ssle Free Service, ca ll Sander and Christel Buschmann. This film will Yugoslav Airlines, Aerolineas International, be shown in the Cinema of Today and Tomorrow category. 255 Da lt'sford Road, Tornnto Fa x: (41(» 2<; 2-0507 Ase lection of 10 feature fi1ms made for television will include three Canadian films -Des

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Milk and Honey kicks off Perspective Canada TORONTO - RebeccaY ates and Glen Salzman's Here are the products Milk and Honey will lead off the Perspective Canada section of this year's Festival of Festivals, highlighting .a programme short on that make it happen! big-name films, but long on variety and experimentation. Described as "a poignant and penetrating story of cultural alienation," Milk and Honey is Lighting Filters Painting the story of a young Jamaican immigrant • • woman, working as a nanny for a wealthy family, who brings her son to Canada illegally. Projections Dance Floors It was directed by Rebecca Yates and Glen • • Salzman. Now in its fifth year, the Perspective Canada Screens Stage Platforms series of the festival has become the largest, • • annual showcase of Canadian film. The Festival takes place September 9-17 in Toronto. Designer Materials Special Effects "We're especially excited about the Toronto • • independent work, " Program Coordinator Geoff Pevere said. Computer Software Among that group are Ron Mann's • Fog and Smoke • documentary Comic Book ConfUiential, video artist John Greyson's first feature film Urinal, Judith Doyle'Sdocumentary about the Ojibway nation, Lac la Croix, and Lori Spring's short narrative Inside/Out. The feature films to be screened include Jean For furlher details contact Rosco or your local authorized Rosco dealer Pierre Lefebvre's The Bar of Sun, which stars Arsinee Khanjian, known for her work in Atom Egoyan's films, Martin Lavut's Palais Royale, Francis Mankiewicz' s Us Paries tauma ntes, Hubert-Yves Rose's La Lignedechaleur, and Allan Goldstein's The Outside Chance of Maximillian Glick, which stars Saul Rubinek. In the experimental category, a four-and-a­ half-hour excerpt from Bruce Elder's Consola­ tions :Luve is an Art of Time will be shown, as well as Richard Kerr's The Last Days of Contrition and Phil Hoffman' sPassing ThroughITom Formations . As of Aug. 4, the list of Perspective Canada films also includes the following : Calling the Shots (Janis Cole, Holly Dale), Dead Ringers (David Cronenberg), The Forgotten War (Richard Boutet), Growing Up in Ameriaz (Morley Markson), I Will Make No More Boring Art A Canadian Story (Rudy Buttingol, David Canada. Among these universities are Simon (William MacGillivray), Shadow Dancing (Lewis Sobelman), Svetiana (Michael Hoolboom), The Student festival Fraser, the University of British Columbia, Emily Furey), Someth ing About Lave (Tom Berry), The World is Watching (Peter Raymont), Straight from Carr College of Art, the Southern Alberta SquamishF ive (Paul Donovan), Strangers ina the Heart (Lea Pool), Hitting Home (Robin Spry), complements Institute of Technology, University of Regina, StrangeLand (Bob McKeown), WaIking After I Vant to BeAlone (Ira Levy, Peter Williamson, York, Ryerson Poly technical Institute, Sheridan Midmght (Jonathan Kay), Crossing the River Margaret Dragu), A Life (Frank Cole), Witnesses World fest College, Queen's, University of Windsor, ((amelia Frieberg), The Displaced View (Midi (Martyn Burke), Immoral Memories (Gary Universi~' of Quebec in Montreal, University of Onodera), The Milkman Cometh (Lome Bailey), Popovich), InsilleiOut (Lori Spring), The Last MONTREAL-The1 9th edition of the Canadian Montreal, and Concordia. Student Film Festival which unspools August The Mysterious Moon Men of Canada (Colin Days of Contrition (Richard Kerr), Run ning Time Arto Paragamian, winner of last year's 27-31, within the framework of the Montreal Brunton), Name Your Poison It's aScream Channel (John Kozak), The ScientificG irl (Kim Derko), Norman Mclaren Award for Best Overall Film in No .5(John Gagne), See No Evil : The Story of an Seated Figures (Michael Snow), Seed (Amnon World Film Festival will present a slate of some the Festival(Fish Story) will present his new film, 67 films and 11 videos from14 universities across The Industrial Accident (Paul Cowan), Space Pioneers, Buchbinder) and Wetworks (Carol McBride). Across Street.

CINEMA CANADA PAGE 55 SI"..... 1 ••• CINEMA CAN • A D A YOU CAN LEAVE HOME WITHOUT IT. IF YOU'RE SHOOTING IN Controversy over cinematheques TORONTO in Montreal Before you start Don't worry about packing your suitcase. bringing it with you. contact: MONTREAL - The chairman of the board of the Toronto is the third­ 25-year-old Cinematheque Quebecoise says largest film and video Naish McHugh Serge Losique is talking through his hat when he Toronto Film Liaison says the $200,000 merger of Concordia production centre in University's Conservatory of Cinematographic North America. Planning and Arts and the Canadian Film Institute (CFI) has That means Toronto Development Department created a new cinematheque. has everything a 18th Floor. East Tower.­ producer needs or However, Losique, founder of the conservato­ City Hall ry and the World Film Festival told Cinema requires - crews. technicians. actors. Toronto. Ontario CamuIa he would rather reserve comment on the M5H 2N2 "petty" concerns of the Cinematheque studios. labs. equipment. supplies. Telephone Quebecoise. (416) 392-7570 Robert Favreau, chairman of the CQ, says and accommodations - Cinematheque Canada - so caJJed when Losique all available at costs merged the Ottawa-based CFl with the that will make your trip Conservatory in June - is not a legitimate worthwhile. cinematheque. "In order to be recognized by the International Federation of Film Archives (FJAF) it is not enough to serve as a supplier of films or a film library such as exist in many educational institutions. Acinematheque must be a true film archive possessing a large collection of film materiaJ stored under optimal conditions for conservation, " says Favreau. Favreau claims correctly that the CFl transferred its archives to the National Archive~ of Canada in 1971 which, in tum, opened a film division specializing in Canadian cinematogra- . phic works. The only functioning cinematheques in Canada, he says, are the Moving Image and Sound Archives of the National Archives of Canada (Ottawa), and the Cinematheque --_. Quebecoise, a private institution that receives the major share of its funding from Quebec in addition to federal government funding. Favreau says he takes exception to Losique' s statement that the recent merger creates for the first time "a truly bilingual, and national cinematographic organization" caJJed Cinematheque Canada. Asked why the Cinematheque Quebecois changed its name from Cinematheque collection he will have to prove his expertise in "What is the cultural interest in splitting these work they (CQ) do but we are as entitled to the Canadienne in 1971, Favreau told Cinema restoration. " resources ?" name as they are. " CamuIa : "Two-thirds of our films are internatio­ The CQ is currently planning to build a second Frank Taylor, vice-president of Cinematheque Taylor explains that the CQ defines nal. We changed our name out of respect for the state-of-the-art vault in BouchervilIe, Quebec, to Canada, says he is aware that aJJ of the cinematheque according to the definition put new division of the National Archives at that house a collection of over 22,000 films, 200,000 cinema-related cultural organizations dependent forward by the FIAF and thus the issue becomes time. Our accent is on French archival material photographs and other sorts of archival on government funding are playing a .,zero sum a question of semantics. Cinematheque Canada but we are bilingual. material. game vying for a share of the pie. " is not a FIAF member nor does it aspire to be in liThe fact is," says Favreau, "Losique has a Government funding is also required by the But he says government assistance is the short term, says Taylor. reputation of making a grab in the business of CQ for a proposed expansion of exhibition and necessary to carry out a 53-year-old national Taylor says the word cinematheque is literally others and we are ready for a fight. We will tell museum facilities by 1994. Approval of the plan mandate (of the CFI) adding that the CQ has less translat~ as "film library. II the different governments involved that it by 400 CQ members is expected in October. of a national scope in terms of touring outside of "We are not novitiates in archives," says would be an error to invest in a third cinemathe- "Every cinematheque in the world is Quebec and archival material. Taylor. "We are the principal depositors in the que. . . confronted with greater needs in terms of Of the proper use of the term" cinematheque," National Archives. II II Anyway, if he pretends to mamtain a physical resources and funding," says Favreau. Taylor says : "We have much respect for the

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Plans add up to big blast TEN NFB FILMS for Cinematheque ENTERED IN MONTREAL'S WORLD Quebecoise FILM FESTIVAL Ten productions from the Nation­ MONTREAL - The Cinematheque Quebecoise al Film Board will premiere at this will begin three months of intensive 25th year's World Film Festival in anniversary celebrations in October the same Montreal. Of the 10, seven are way it began operations 25 years ago. from the Board's animation stu­ In 1963, during the first week in October, dios. Three of the 10 will be in of­ Dan David and Ian Tv.on in ..acque. Godbout'. Alia. Will Jam•• filmmaker Jean Renoir opened the cinematheque ficial competition. They include : a squatter community in the Phi- NFB IMAX CREW (then called the Cinematheque Canadienne) The Man Who Stole Dreams, an lippines, tells of a grassroots TO FILM IN CHINA with apublic screening ofhis films at the cinema animated fairy tale directed by women's organization seeking .. . . shelter for their children and- Filming beginS In September on Elysee (closed in 1987). Renoir was accompanied Joyce Borenstein which tells of a dream thief who is thwarted by a themselves. Helene Klodow- the National Film Board 's next byGuyL. Cote, co-founder of the CQ and Henri little girl ; Ge9rge Ungar's The sky's Shoot and Cry is an hour- Imax-Omnimax project, The Langlois, founder of the Cinematheque Wanderer/L 'Etranger, adapted long documentary on the conflict ~Irs ~ Emperor of

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TORONTO - Anti-censorship forces in Ontario won a major battle in August when Consumer minister William Wrye announced that films and videos shown at film festivals and art galleries will be exempt from review by the Ontario Film Review Board. The Board, prl\viously known as the Ontario Board of Censors, has also exempted public libraries and schools from the review process, as long as the intended audiences are over 18 years of age. Up to now, all Ontario festivals, most notably Toronto's Festival of Festivals, were required to submit written documentation on each film or video brought in for screening. The Review Board could then request to screen each film or tape and demand cuts or a complete ban. Festival of Festivals ' executive director Helga Stephenson welcomed the policy change as "a big step," but said the festival will contfuue operating as usual. "We never programmed thinking about the censor board anyway," Stephenson said in an interview. "We've been WILLIAM F. WHITE totally opposed to the concept of censorship for the festival since the beginning, and we LIMITED programmed what we were going to program A Canadian Company regardless of what they would think. " Established since 1963 The Festival's policy on cuts to films has been to leave the decision with the filmmaker, Stephenson said. "And if they banned something, we let the screen stay blank, we did not replace it. " Festival supporters have long complained that the Ontario Censor Board and its successor were Camera, Lighting, Grip .. . A Complete Film SeNice an embarrassment to the province's internatio­ nal film reputation, presenting an image of a 36 Parklawn Rood. 715 rue St. Maurice. 43 West 6th Avenue 8515 North Gomez Avenue parochial society more offended by nudity than Toronto. Ontario M8Y 3H8 Montreal. Quebec H3C 1L4 Vancouver. B.C V5Y 1K2 Tampa. Florida 33614 violence, and unable to distinguish films that (416) 252-7171 ( 514 ) 866-33 2:'- (604 ) 873-3921. ( 813) 933-7359 TOR- 1-800-268-2200 Montrea l Fa x VC R TL X 04 -55485 displayed artistic merit from those that were TOR TLX 06-967827 " 1-51 4-866-8856 Vancouver Fax exploitive. Toronto Fox " 1-604-87 4-2599 " 252 -6095 "We have put pressure on the Review Board over the last 13 years of the festival" to change its position, Stephenson said, but noted that no specific campaign led to this month's decision. Though festival programmers and gallery Cont inued from previous page Primedia and The projects include : adaptations of Margaret curators may welcome the relaxation of Stephane Leclerc, hired as a human resources Atwood's Life Before Man, made in collaboration censorship laws in the province, there remains a and promotion manager for the museum Rogers in with Helen Shaver; Robertson Davies' What's clause in the new policy stating that any film project, says the new vaults are needed to Bred in tire Bone which will take the form of a "the Board has already prohibited from handle a current overflow of archival material six-hour mini-series for the esc and the BBC; exhibition in Ontario" will remain banned. temporarily stored in rented facilities. development and John Glassco's Memoirs of MontpaT7lllSse, to According to Stephenson, u that means . Leclerc says minister Bacon has already TORONTO - Primedia Productions has set up a be a four-hour mini-series about a young practically speaking there'll never be a l.oois acknowledged that new vaults are necessary. development fund with a Rogers Cable Montreal man in the Paris of 1928. Malle retrospective, or a Volker Schlondolrf Thus, she says, there is reason to be optimistic subsidiary to help finance Canadian television Also to benefit from the fund are David retrospective, or Pasolini, and I think that's a drama. that funding will be available. Onley's Shuttle, and Gordon Korman's Don't shame. It's not a perfect situation yet. The six-figure deal between Primedia and Although the larger share of funding will be Care High (eo-produced with David Taffner for "'This is a big step, for which we're very Canadian Cable SystemsfRogers Telefund will government funds, Leclerc says, "We are the Taffner-Pat Ferns company, Comedia), a grateful," Stephenson concluded. But in the benefit seven projects in various stages of looking for funds from every source for all 13-part comedy series about a big-dty high interests of film literacy, the complete works of development, with more to be added later. projects. " school. film artists should be able to be seen. "

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North Shore Van fest features digs in with 8 early films Bronfman VANCOUVER - Alan Franey wasn't expecting to be director of the 7th Annual Vancouver VANCOUVER - After months of speculation International Film Festival. However, his about whether it would in fact go ahead, the experience with the VlFF in 1987 and at the North Shore Studio project in North Vancouver Olympic Festival in Calgary have come in useful is under construction with a Canadian partner after taking over the job vacated by Hannah now in place. The official sod-turning was held Fisher earlier this year. The 1988 VlFF will not be July 29 with Stephen J. Cannell manning a as big as '87but early indications are it will be no bright red shovel. Absent was Canadian partner less varied. Paul Bronfman of Toronto (his wife that day Aseries called Cinema of the Pacific Rim will -delivering a project at least as important, a attempt to build on the foundation cast by Fisher child). last year. The highlight will be a retrospective/trio Bronfman's new company, Comweb bute to Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-Hsien Corporation, has acquired an undisclosed which will include his latest, Daughter of the Nile. minority share in the new $20,000,000+ facility . Franey is hoping for three features from the Comweb has been set up to "specialize in the People's Republic including Red Sorghun, the production, distribution and marketing of film, winner at the Berlin Festival. TV and video products. " Bronfman has a One of the prices paid when the VlFF was background in pay-TV and is vice-president of moved from a spring to a fall run last year was Act 0 r 5, Mod e I 5 Business Development for Astral Bellevue the lost opportunity for world, or even Special Talents. and PatM. Canadian, premieres. As of late July the only 509 e 63 ALBERT ST. WINNIPEG eMB (204)943 e 0082 According to Cannell, whose L. A. -based film likely to be a first is Nettie Wild's as yet R 3 B 1 GA FAX 943e5711 television production operation is British untitled NFB documentary made in and about Columbia's biggest film employer, the new the Philippines. North Shore Studios, when opened in mid-1989, The Canadian Images series is being program­ will be the biggest single facility in all of med by Martin Delisle and Gerard Peary. What Canada. Cannell plans to use the seven sound it may lack in virginity will likely be compensated stages and 100,000 square feet of support space for by a mini-series tentatively titled B. C. Noir. for both its own shows (21 Jump Street and others Peary is searching out as many as eight for the Fox nextwork, Wiseguy for CBS) and as Hollywood features from the '30s, '4Os and '50s rental facilities available to other production that were actually made by British Columbians Film rts companies. in residence. Many industry observers had been concerned Franey is also expecting Forrest Ceisol's I that the ever-changing levels of competitiveness Cinema of the Soviet Union to provide some that affect American production here might surprises and is pleased to have landed Ken dissuade Cannell from actually building the Russell's liIir of the White Worm as part of The Best studio. But Cannell, accompanied by his entire of Britain. family (including brother-in-law and studio This year's Festival is being scaled down to architect Bill Neel), says his company is firmly just four theatres : Pacific Cinematheque (the 16/35 post-production committed do making TV shows in B. C. In its only downtown location), the Vancouver East eight-year history Cannell has produced 13 Cinema, the Ridge and the Hollywood. The Television and feature successful TV series and has achieved more than VlFF runs from Sept. 30 -Oct. 16. production $700 million in production outlays. During the middle weekend the B. C. Motion The North Shore Studios are being built next Picture Association is presenting its Third to a major new shopping centre in North Annual Trade Forum and Trade Show under the Vancouver, just west of the Second Narrows umbrella theme "Investing in Our Future". The Bridge. The soundstages and other buildings are company which packed altogether too many designed for both indoor and outdoor use. people into the year-end "It's AWrap " party in Virtually every exterior wall in the complex can December, has been engaged to organize the 424 Adelaide St. East serve as a set. Portable 'pods' will plug in to three-day event (Oct. 5-7) which will be held at 2nd Floor these basic facades to allow for an infinite variety British Columbia Enterprise Centre on the Expo Toronto M5A 1 N4 of city or.townscapes. 86 site. For information contact Sharole Tylor of B. C. Minister of State for the Mainland the Famous Events Group at 604-689-3448. Southwest Elwood Veitch was on hand, or foot, to help with the shovel. He says the provincial government expects the electronic and Telephone (416) 368-9925 communications industries to be the second biggest in the province within the next seven years. The Social Credit government has lent about $4 million to North Shore Studios.

SIPTIMBIR 1988 CINEMA CANADA PAGE 59 Listed below are the various NABET Motion Picture Locals and offices throughout Canada and the United States. It is a handy reference for independent producers in need of excellent crews throughout North America.

NABET Local 800 Association of Film Craftsmen Vancouver, BritiSh Columbia, Canada 923 West 8th Avenue Vancouver, B.C., Canada V5Z lE4 Dave Kelly/Kevin Brown - Business Agents Phone: (604) 736·0300 Fax: (604) 736·9023 OTHER NABET MOTION 'InURE AND VIDEO LOCALS ARE:

Local 700 Toronto, Canada Linda Gardon. B.A. (416)536-4827 Local .531 Hollywood Michael Lighly. Bus. Manager (2 131462-7484 San Francisco/Seattle Liz Jacobs. B.A. (4151956-5758 Local15 New York Rafael Pi Roman. Bus. Manager (2 12 1265-3500 Boston/New England Rosemary While. B.A. (6171350-7921 Washington D.CJBaltimore Barrel! Seeley. B.A. (202i46.1-0504 Georgia Section Ted Brodel. B.A. (404) R85·1480 (404) .17.1-3864 Features • Series • Documentaries Florida Section Marvin Rogoff. B.A. (.105) 944-9808 Commercials. Film or Video Local441 Dallas Nick C.lpeno. B.A. (214 1.1.1 1-6854

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Liaison Office set to smooth production in Ottawa orr AWA - Sensing a need for" one-stop" production clearances, Ottawa opened its first official Film Liaison Office in June. Jerry McEvoy will serve as the new Film Liaison officer, responsible for promoting the benefits of shooting in Ottawa, and making shoots easier for local producers. The Ottawa-Hull Film and Television Association had run .. a liaison office of sorts" in the past, McEvoy said in an interview, but the capital region's intersecting web of government jurisdictions made it difficult to obtain shooting permits. When the mini-series A Private Capital came to the city to shoot last year, it had to get permits from seven separate government agencies before shooting on the Inter-Provincial bridge between Ottawa and Hull could begin. Ottawa, which had up to that point existed in relative obscurity as a production centre, suddenly found itself under the gIare of hostile media and industry attention. McEvoy's first task is to combat what he admits is a stubborn impression that Ottawa routinely creates impenetrable bureaucratic fogs. "I don't have a pie-in-the-sky attitude," he said. "I realize that! could do this job really well fora year and not bring one production to town. But there 's nothing going to sell a production faster than someone saying 'I shot in Ottawa, it's no problem. '" Calling the capital a place that can be sold both "on its individuality and its generality," McEvoy said he will stress Ottawa's European feel and its architecture as an alternative to Montreal. "No one wants to shoot in (Montreal's ) Place Jacques Cartier anymore, and the restaurants there are fed up with crews coming in, anyway. Ottawa is fresh. . "~wa is a fair-sized city that has an mordinate number of terrific buildings, embassies, all the federal buildings, parkland. We're not in direct competition with Toronto here to shoot and I had arranged tentatively with at two cinemas in the Montreal area . The film is asa production centre, but we're certainly in the American embassy to use just its facade as an Quebec grosses scheduled to be released in Toronto in early competition with Calgary, and Pittsburgh and actor enters the door. This was a KGB-CIA September. Philadelphia," McEvoy said. thing. They read the script, didn't like the script, for Tadpole: With the closest film laboratories and but said it shouldn't be a problem if you're equipment rentals in Montreal, big out-of-town shooting inside. But then the July fourth two solitudes New directors execs productions will probably be drawn by the weekend happened, that little incident in the 'ca~tal city" look ofOttawa, he added, But Gulf (where an American warship shot down an MONTREAL - Le Grenouille et la baleine, MONTREAL -L' Association des Realisateurs et getting permission to shoot from sensitive Iranian passenger plane), and suddenly on produced by Rock Demers and directed by Realisatrices de Films du Quebec (A. R. R. F. Q.) gO,~ernment and embassy officials is never easy. Tuesday they're locked up like a drum. Jean-Oaude Lord in the Tales For All series, hit has elected Alain Chartrand as its new It all depends on how silver-tongued I am. "Ultimately it wasn't a problem because the the $1. 3million box-office mark in mid-July after president. The vice-presidents are Brigitte Forexample, there's a smaIl Toronto company University of Ottawa had a perfect building opening, June 18, on 39 screens across Quebec. Sauriol and Fran~ois Labonte. Other executive called Visual Productions that does low-budget which was much grander than the American The English-language version, TheTadpole and members are Paul Tana, Louise Lamarre, Jean features shot on Betacam. They were coming up embassy, and we had unrestricted access, " The Whale, earned $2,500 during a one-week run Chabot, Mireille Dansereau and Roland Parel.

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