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Hart have not yet been able to attend meetings. The objective of the Institute, agreed upon at the founding meeting, is "to better and more profitably serve the Canadian feature film-going public by im­ proving the quality of films and their presentation." "The initial activities of the Institute will include the organiz­ ation of a professional seminar for leading English and French- language directors and produc­ ers, and the establishment of a data bank for the collection and circulation of information relat­ ed to the production and financ­ ing of feature films in Canada," according to a press release. The MPIC contrasts sharply with the Council of Canadian Filmmakers, and marks the in­ creasing importance of lobbying groups in the Canadian context today. The MPIC is non-repre­ sentative and weighted toward the commercial aspects of fea­ ture film production, distribu­ tion and exhibition. The CCFM, Harry Gulkin, president of the new Motion Picture Institute of Canada on the other hand, represents and is accountable to its mem­ ber organizations. Whereas no associations concerned with dis­ Gulkin to Head Motion Picture tribution or exhibition are mem­ bers of the CCFM, neither are any technical or crsift people Institute of Canada members of the new MPIC. Harry Gulkin, Montreal pro­ the Canadian Motion Picture kin, Claude Heroux and James The latter will concern itself ducer, has been elected presi­ Distributors' Association, fol­ Margellos for production; Vic­ solely with features whereas dent of the Motion Picture Insti­ lowing a suggestion made at a tor Beattie, Michael Stevenson the CCFM's preoccupations are tute of Canada. The Institute joint meeting of the CMPDA and Daniel Weinzweig for dis­ more wide-ranging, including was founded on January 20, 1977 and the Motion Picture Theatres tribution; Jack Bernstein, Jac­ all aspects of film production in Toronto. It is a group of in­ Associations of Canada. One of ques Patry and Hector Ross for and, lately, pay-TV. dividuals coming from, though the motivating factors was to exhibition; and William Fruet Jacques Patry, the only French- not representative of, the fol­ counterbalance the nationalistic and Harvey Hart for direction. Canadian present at the meet­ lowing four sectors: production, lobby £md to eu-gue against quo­ Martin Bocker, who was at the ings, commented that it is too distribution, exhibition and film tas and levies. first organizational meeting, is early to judge whether or not direction. not listed as a member of the the group will have an impact in The initiative for the forma­ The 11 founding members Institute. Of the members, He­ Quebec. For the moment, the tion of the Institute was taken by of the Institute are Harry Gul­ roux, Margellos, Fruet and Quebecois professional groups

8 / Cinema Canada director of the CMPDA who served as chairman and sec­ retary for the first two meet­ ings, is not expected to maintain Shooting: this role in the future. are not aware of the creation of Other officers elected are the Institute. Vice-President Hector Ross, Secretary Daniel Weinzweig and Gulkin, the new president, is Co-productions Treasurer Michael Stevenson. optimistic about the Institute During the formative period, the and hopes that observers will Institute will use the offices of judge it according to its pro­ Danton Films in Toronto. jects and activities, rather than to stop at an analysis of its ori­ gins. Millard Roth, executive Connie Tadros APFQ-Unions Settle

After nine months of conflict declaration which obliges him and negotiations, the producers to observe the terms of the and the technicians of Quebec agreement, he agrees to con­ have come to a negotiated tribute a sum equal to \% of the Francine Racette in The Disappearance agreement. On Dec. 29, the As­ salaries paid directly to the sociation des producteurs de APFQ. ^ Very few home-made Cana­ The Disappearance films du Quebec signed two These agreements mark the dian films are in the works - Another Canada-UK co-pro­ collective agreements, one maturation of the Quebec in­ a summary follows but it's ap­ duction, produced by David with the Syndicat national du dustry. Although special clauses parent that government favors Hemmings and Gerry Arbeid cinema and one with the Asso­ are tailored to the needs of and influence are in foreign co- (executive producers, Garth ciation des professionnels du documentaries and educational productions. The CFDC, hard- Drabinsky and James Mitchell), cinema du Quebec. films, it will be more difficult pressed to return some income directed by Stuart Cooper, writ­ These agreements define for (if not impossible) to produce on its investment while the ten by Paul Mayersberg from the first time mutually accept­ these films in the informal and government studies renewing its the novel Echoes of Celandine able work conditions, and mini­ oft-times improvised spirit of the charter, has grasped the out­ by Derek Marlowe, with Donald mum salary scales. They also past. The new conditions may stretched hands of foreign part­ Sutherland as star, John Alcott establish a classification system prove difficult for the econom­ ners in earnest - it looks like as DOP, and Anne Pritchard as for technicians and conditions ically marginal producer but 1969 all over again. Except that art director. Principal photo­ for promotion from one stage to will not have much effect on the now there is a little more soph­ graphy was recently completed another. The right to strike or majority of producers, most of istication, better tax breaks for in Montreal. lockout is relinquished, and the whom had usually signed indi­ investors, and less opportunity associations signing the agree­ vidual agreements with the for Canadian writers and direct­ ment recognize each other as the unions before shooting. King Solomon's Treasure ors to find work and Canadian sole negotiating partner. Fur­ The associations involved in Based on Rider Haggard's novel stars to be made than in 1969. thermore, the technicians re­ the negotiations will be stronger Allan Quartermain, this feature Producers, labs, some mem­ linquish the right to work for in the future, due to the direct is currently shooting in Swazi­ bers of crews, and some tech­ any producer who does not en­ financial contributions required. land (that's in Africa, not Alber­ nicians will have work, though; dorse the agreement. The contributions to the APFQ ta, gentle reader). It's about the a situation which, in govern­ search for a lost city, and stars Tied into the agreement is a are earmarked for future nego­ ment eyes, is better than no David McCallum, Terry-Tho­ mandatory contribution from the tiations and for other costs, work for all. Some current pro­ mas, John Colicos, Trevor Ho­ technician's salary to the union incurred because of the col­ jects : ward, Yvon Dufour, Veronique, of 1%, and a mandatory contri­ lective agreements. and Ken Gampu. Executive pro­ bution, both by the technician The present agreement is ducer is Harry Allan Towers, and by the producer, of 2% into a valid until Dec. 31,1978. producers are Alvin Rakoff (who union pension fund. Further­ Fvdl Circle also directs), Susan Lewis and more, as the producer signs the Connie Tadros A co-production between Classic Film Industries of Montreal and Canafox Films of Montreal. Aim^e Dank, president of the APFQ, on location Fetter Productions of Britain, this thriller stars Mia Farrow, Richard Hellman of Canafox Keir Dullea, Tom Conti and Jill and Prospec Films is readying Bennett. Director is Richard several other co-productions, Loncraine, producers are Peter including a tentative six-picture Fetterman and Alfred Psiriser, deal with Carlo Ponti, Titles executive producer is Julian include The Wolves, The Jumbo Melzack, and the screenplay is Murders, a remake of Captains by Dave Humphries from an Courageous, and possibly one adaptation by Harry Bromley called The St. Petersburg-Can­ Davenport of the novel Julia nes Express. Latter has also by Peter Straub. Principal film­ been ascribed to Twentieth Cen­ ing has been completed in Lon­ tury-Fox and Swiss interests. don. Stephen Chesley

February 1977 / 9 Co-Pro Projects Canadian

Wertmuller previously announced British co- production is now off the post­ Winners Lina Wertmuller, darling of poned list. Retitled Scot Free, the film world, will soon start it's a '50s-type British comedy shooting A Night Full of Rain set in Scotland and Nova Scotia. with Candace Bergen as star Haldane and Don Ginsburg from along with Giancarlo Giannini, the UK are co-producers, the in Italy. Since it's an official production company is Dondo- Italian-Canadian co-production, nald Productions, director is we can all say that Wertmuller Carry On veteran Gerald Tho­ The Old Box has directed a Canadian film, mas, and the stars include Susan The Street wins again Hampshire. Previous title was Haldane Caroline Leaf's animated short, The Street, won first prize in The Wee Back House. the animation category at the Chicago Film Festival in Novem­ Don Haldane, veteran Cana­ ber, Pic also won at Ottawa 76 and the , dian producer/director, says his and was produced by the NFB. Almond and Kaczender Other NFB wins at Chicago were a Silver Hugo in Animation Two other co-productions, for Paul Driessen's The Old Box and a Silver Hugo in Documen­ 's Solstice and tary for Los Canadienses by Albert Kish. George Kaczender's In Praise of Older Women, are possi­ Death Weekend triumphs bilities. Almond's film will be The annual Horror Festival in Sitges, Spain, held in October, shot in Africa. Women is based awarded the Bill Fruet-Ivan Reitman opus Death Weekend a on the best-seller of a few years special critics' award, as well as honoring Fruet with a Silver ago by Stephen Viscenzy and will Medal for Best Script and Brenda Vaccarro the Best Actress be filmed in Montreal and Euro­ Award. pe, Producer is Robert Lantos, screenwriter is Paul Gottleib, Red Sunday award list getting longer and DOP is Michael Lente. No Red Sunday, the Toronto-produced short on the Little Big Horn cast or start dates announced massacre, shown at tlie original site this year, has achieved an yet. impressive list of awards: a Blue Ribbon at the American Film George Kaczender Stephen Chesley Fest, a Gold Medal at the Chicago Fest, a Gold Medal at the Vir­ gin Islands Fest, a Golden Eagle at CINE, First Prize at the American Heritage Awards, and First Prize at the H. Werner Back Film Festival, Pic was written and directed by James Kelly CSC and edited by Mary Actor.

Canadian winners at New York At the 19th Annual International Film and Television Festival Toronto Expansion in New York two Canadian production entities were among the winners. Magic Island, a fashion short produced by Toronto's Venture The Toronto Film Co-op, saunas, eateries, etc. All he Film Productions, won a Silver Medal. Pic is now being shown now the Toronto Film Centre, needs are members. Several in theatres, is rapidly adding equipment, initiation rates are available, OECA picked up a Bronze in the Educational Films Category enlarging working space, and and all funds will be held in for A Requiem for Literacy and a Gold Award for Life Machine winnowing its membership trust until enough money has in the category of Network Educational TV Programs, down to only those really been collected to do the build­ dedicated, in an effort to react ing. Construction can be done CTV festival gains dynamically to threatened cut­ inside of two months. Contact backs in government support. him at 112'2 McGill Street, The Canadian Television Network received several awards A warehouse area in the rear Toronto, for more informa­ at three recent US tests. of its building is being renovat­ tion; he'll send you a detailed At the International Film and TV Fest in New York, a Gold ed to be rented to film com­ brochure... Medal for Best TV News Documentary went to Window on the panies or individuals. A depart­ Plans are being formulated World: Time of the Jackal. Silver Medals went to Human Jour­ ment of supply and services for a super-8 distribution cen­ ney: The Creative Spirit and Keeping the Peace. And a Bronze offers equipment rental, sup­ tre in Toronto. Both SB and Medal for Best Educational TV was awarded to W5: The Chil­ plies and film stock sales, video S8 are to be included, dren's Hospital. and advice on problems with and preliminary funding has At the 12th Chicago Fest The Olympiad: The Persistent Ones labs, etc. An answering ser­ been obtained from the Ontario received a Silver Plaque in the category Documentary: Sports vice is offered to film peo­ Arts Council. Catalogs, screen­ and Recreation. Certificates of Merit were won by The Olym­ ple. And annual dues are now ings and archives may be in­ piad: The Incredible Five in the category Documentary: Sports $50 per person,.. cluded; a questionnaire is and Recreation, and by Heritage: The Scots in the Documentary: Cameraman John Foster is being sent to S8 filmmakers History/Biography category. Jackal won in the category Net­ organizing The Movie Works, who are interested. Write P.O. work TV Productions: Public Affairs. a planned recreational facility Box 305, Station A, Toronto And at the Virgin Islands Jackal won a Gold Medal for Docu­ for those involved in the enter­ M5W 1C2. mentary: Politics; Maclear: Gods in the Tower won a Gold for tainment industry in Toronto, Documentary: Safety; The Persistent Ones won a Gold in Docu­ He has a building set to be mentary: Sports; Keeping the Peace won a Bronze in Social Wel­ renovated into squash courts. Stephen Chesley fare; and Scots won a Bronze in Ethnic Culture. Stephen Chesley

10/ Cinema Canada Scouting Alberta Activity

Odeon Theatres held its sec­ of provincial success, were ond annual Festival of Inter­ given out in November in Ed­ for Ed Shorts monton. national Films in Calgary re­ cently. Organized by Odeon's Of the 200 recipients, six were (Ottawa) The Canadian Film no charge to the producer, nor Don Barnes, it's a copy of the filmmakers: Bill Marsden, Ron Institute announces that its any obligation to accept whate­ chain's similar fest in Vancou­ Brown, Dale Philips, Denny Ran- program of New York screen­ ver offers may arrive. All the ver and very popular. But this son, Tom Radford, and Bill ings of educational films has producer needs is a print that year Immoral Tales, by Wale- Merriam, had several successes. The can be tied up for a couple of rian Borowczyk, a part of the The awards were presented program aims to bring Cana­ months. Since the print will have program, was not shown because by Alberta Premier Peter Loug- dian films to the attention of to do its own selling, it should it was banned by the Alberta heed. distributors in the US; currently be a fairly good print. If any censor. The film was a prize­ the CFl is looking for new of the distributors who see the winner at the London Festival. films to use in its screenings. film are interested, they are The program is operated by CFI asked to contact the producer The Alberta Motion Picture Director of Public Relations directly to make their deal." Industries Association will tie Harris Kirshenbaum. a weekend editing seminar to According to Kirshenbaum, Any filmmakers interested in the premiere of the locally "Several producers have had placing films in this program produced Why Shoot the Teach­ concrete offers from US distri­ are invited to send a descrip­ er? butors to handle their films tion of the film to Harris Kirs­ Feature film was made by south of the border. The pro­ henbaum, Canadian Film Ins­ Eraser Films of Edmonton and gram is a joint effort of the titute, 1105-75 Albert Street. CTV, and shot in Hanna, Alber­ CFI and the NFB, and there is Ottawa, KIP 5E7. ta, where the film will preem on February 24. On the Saturday and Sunday, February 26 to 27, the asso­ ciation will sponsor a seminar on How to Work with an Editor, at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology in Edmonton. Key­ note speaker will be Stanley /. McLaren to Frazen, a past president of the American Cinema Editors Guild, A scene from Immoral Tales and currently editing the Col- umbo TV show. The association's seminar on Head NFB The Alberta Achievement directing, to held in Banff, is Awards, an annual recognition tentatively set for the end of by the government of Alberta April. English Prod. Stephen Chesley

Ian McLaren will become the ada's Atlantic provinces. His Director of English Production most recent TV success, which at the National Film Board, an­ he produced and directed, was nounced Andre Lamy, Chairman The Hecklers, a one-hour docu­ CFDC Carries On of the NFB. McLaren will as­ mentary devoted to the history sume his new post Jan. 1, re­ of political cartooning in Canada Secretary of State John Ro­ with a vengeance. CFDC lawyer placing Robert Verrall who has which was shown twice on the berts announced postponement Joseph Beaubien was recently decided to return to his role CBC-TV network and acclaimed of the CFDC revisions in Par­ in Germany working on such a as a film producer. by critics. liament, but at the same time pact with West German Federal Since joining the National renewed some funding for the Ministry officials Joerg Bieber- Film Board in 1972, McLaren, corporation's next fiscal year, stein and Dr. L. Fuhrmann. And 33, has been involved in the Ian McLaren Roberts adopted a new tactic, Michael Spencer was in Rome production of documentary films, that of allotting money in chunks, in December to negotiate the both as director and producer. depending on projects. Treas­ Italian co-production of a film He was producer of Adieu ury Board gave $3,3 million, one called Black Fury. Alouette, a 13-part series of million less than previous annu­ If there are any Canadian di­ half-hour films focusing on the al amount, but said that the rectors out there who feel the many facets of Quebec society million would be forthcoming if urge to tread upon CFDC ground, and culture which was widely the CFDC were to invest in St. March 10 is the deadline for sub­ praised by TV critics across Urbain's Horseman and Keme- missions for the April meeting, Canada. ny's Bethune. Roberts hinted April 29 for the June meeting, With the regional production that still more could be made and July 1 for the August meet­ studios of the Film Board, he available. Meanwhile, TV in­ ing. Producers will, of course, produced Pacificanada, an eight- vestment is in limbo. be there, co-production plans in part series on British Columbia The corporation, in its role as hand, and Atlanticanada, a 2V2-hour Canadian film alchemist, is pur­ TV special concerned with Can­ suing the grail of co-production Stephen Chesley

February 1977 / 11 Docu Seminar in Gimli

Film festivals, seminars and the National Film Board, number of people present the workshops don't have to be big brought several shorts. And Al­ conference would have to have to be good. There is something bert Maysles brought his highly been more structured and had to be said for modesty, as a controversial film Grey there been any less, it would Manitoba film seminar proved. Gardens. (The film was have been pointless." A weekend seminar was held scheduled to be shown at the She continued: "Much of what in Gimli, Manitoba - a small Festival of Festivals but Wil­ was important to me was not the Icelandic community about 60 liam Marshall kept rescheduling result of formalized discussions miles north of Winnipeg - from the time slot, finally prompting but rather the opportunity to November 12 to 14, Attending Maysles to yank it from the breakfast, lunch and dinner with were some interesting guests, festival.) people who make films." who brought some absorbing The weekend provided a nice The Gimli seminar was hard­ films, under a canopy of relaxed blend of personalities coupled ly a meeting of the minds, biit informality. with an interesting balance of it did afford the chance to chit­ Sponsored by the Winnipeg films. Discussions were lively chat and discuss mutual inte­ Fibn Group, with the assistance without being tiresome tirades rests. One departed with the of the Manitoba Department of and being - away - from - it - feeling that something sig­ Tourism and Recreation, the all brought out a feeling big nificant had been accomplished Manitoba Arts Council, the Ca­ cities seem to destroy. Because even though no recommendations nada Council and the National the retreat was self-contained, to government agencies were Film Board, the activity was the rhythm of the weekend never made or petitions circulated. pleasantly removed from the waned. It was simple, honest and, in city, filtering the earnest from The only stagnant moment the reporter's opinion, very the insincere. The reason for was a discussion on ethics of successful, David Helpem Jr,, director of Hollywood the isolated location, says or­ documentary filmmaking. While Lee Rolf e on Trial ganizer Len Klady, was because Brittain felt there is a "terrific "the commitment to go out of responsibility" in documentary town for the weekend indicated filmmaking because the director a degree of seriousness. It also is acting as judge and jury, allowed for no distractions," Maysles said he has never had The warm, enthusiastic at­ any fear of invading the privacy Ho me-Grown mosphere created by the con­ of his subject, "The camera ferees compensated for the isn't necessarily merciless; it penetrating chill of the Novem­ can be a very merciful tool," ber air. Gimli is located on the he said, Productions edge of Lake Winnipeg, the "If someone doesn't want to Some Canadian productions are in planning stages; one is even second-largest freshwater lake be filmed, that's fine. But if shooting. Bill Marshall (of recent Festival of Festivals fame) is in North America, and the they consent, I go the full route producing, for Film Consortium of Canada, and with CFDC in­ breeze from the lake lowered it possible." vestment, an off-beat musical called Outrageous. It's about a temperatures considerably. The Both men agreed that the crazy lady and her friend, a hairdresser, who decides to be a layered look was not so much arena of documentary films star through female inpersonation. Kitchener impressionist a matter of fashion as it was should be greater. "The docu­ Craig Russell stars, music is by Paul Hoffert, and filming runs necessity. mentary filmmaker is the por­ through February in Toronto... Alan King is currently readying Although the three-day se­ trait painter of the 20th a feature to be shot this summer, based on a work by a Cana­ minar, which was held at a century," Brittain said. dian best-selling author. retreat used as a camp in the What began as an interesting summer, was open to any in­ discussion quickly became di­ And on TV... terested party willing to pay the rectionless, academic and $30 fee, the seminar was not pendantic, Toronto-based production house Neilsen-Ferns, backed with actively promoted. Hoping for Barbara Mills, chairman of an ingestion of funds for expansion from new shareholder The about 50 people, the conference the Manitoba Film Classifica­ Toronto Star, has two new major series under way, as well as continuing production of The Newcomers, the Imperial Oil-CBC attracted about 35. "We lost a tion Board, attended the Satur­ series. number of people, at the last day sessions not as a guest but minute, to flu," Klady said. strictly as an interested per­ And Hagood Hardy has been signed to write the theme music The subject of the seminar son, "The reason I went," Ms. for The Newcomers. Hardy and Andre Gagnon will supply in­ was the documentary film and Mills said, "was because I cidental music for the series, Peter Sander will do the animated filmmaker. Freeing discussion wanted to get together with film­ overture. He's a Potterton veteran. from the constricting bonds of makers and find out if I could John McGreevy, a former CBC Features Department produc­ Canadianism, Klady invited both support a total system of film er now on his own, will co-produce with N-F an international American and Canadian direc­ classification. 1 came away travel series at a cost of $1,5 million. It'll be the art and imag­ tors. No one objected or even with a diminished sense of a ination of a city in each episode as seen and revealed by a ce­ seemed to notice. need to protect people." lebrity closely identified with that city. Jeanne Moreau will show Guests included David Hal- Maysles, in his discussion of Paris, Norman Mailer New York, and Orson Welles Madrid, pern, whose scathing film Grey Gardens — a film which among others. Hollywood on Trial on the takes a look into the eccentric Shooting has now been completed on six episodes of Al American blacklist era is fast personalities of unusual women, Oeming: Man of the North, about the wild and maybe extinct gaining favorable publicity. Do­ supports this line of thought: animals all over the world sought by the proprietor of the Al­ nald Brittain brought Volcano: "There is no need to protect berta Game Farm, described as a dry-land Jacques Cousteau. An Inquiry Into the Life and the public." Co-producers are Intermedia of Montreal and Jack Kaufman of Hollywood, who created the Cousteau TV series, Leslie Neilsen Death of Malcolm Lowry. Ms. Mills said that there were will narrate. Seven more will be shot. Kathleen Shannon, executive a perfect number of conferees. Stephen Chesley producer of the women's unit of "Had there been a larger

12/ Cinema Canada appointments Ontario Odeon ducer of the CBC nightly news, Odeon Theatres announce (Her husband Don executive- managerial shifts, many of them produces W5 and other CTV occasioned by the death of long­ news programs.) News time Head of Public Relations Charles Mason. Frank Lawson, CTV formerly Director of Personnel, Don Cameron, formerly Di­ is now Director of Public Re­ rector of News at CTV, is now Quebec lations; Robert Yeoman as­ Vice-President for News, Fea­ sumes the Personnel position. tures, and Information Program­ The Ontario government, in Glen Lattau moves from Man­ ming at the network. He replaces the person of J.J. Graham, di­ Institute ager to Director of Advertising; Tom Gould who resigned in ear­ rector of the Ontario Service W.J. Snelling is now Director ly winter, but subsequently re­ Industry Branch, is wooing of Marketing. turned to a position more out- foreign film companies with front than a V-P role. great enthusiasm. He's been to Set to Go Japan (no success) - and Can­ nes, Mifed, Surinam are also Columbia on the itinerary. A directory Harvey Harnick, General and a booklet have been publish­ After more than a year and a Manager and President of Co­ ed to extol Ontario as a film­ half, the Institut quebecois du lumbia Pictures of Canada, will making centre, and reportedly cinema is complete. The new be retiring in June. He has been he can spend up to $5000 to Minister of Communications, with the company for most of his bring an interested producer or M. Louis O'Neill, announced the career, and was instrumental in writer up here. He also plans nomination of Ms. Louise Cou- arranging theatrical distribution to involve himself more in pro­ sineau, TV reporter for the of National Film Board efforts. duction: via writing seminars Montreal daily La F^esse, as Born in Toronto, he was per­ and even ordering producers to the seventh and final member of haps the most independent of all make better stuff... the branch plant heads. He will the Institut. This completed the According to Alberta sta­ be succeeded by Irving Ivers, nomination of the seven mem­ tistics, it may be worth it. They a Canadian who has been work­ bers of the Institut and brought reckon that feature filmmaking ing as an ad/pub liaison in the to an end the debates which had brought almost five million ad­ domestic sales department of flourished around the compo­ ditional dollars into the prov­ Columbia's home office. Har- sition of the members since the incial economy last year. Films nick's last months have been Law Concerning Cinema was shot all or partly in Alberta in­ highlighted by the receipt of a voted in June, 1975. cluded SUver Streak, Golden- prize in a sales drive contest. The Minister gave the Institut rod, Why Shoot the Teacher? an operating budget of $50,000 Wolf Boy, Mountain Maverick, to last until April 1, temporary Others and Days of Heaven... offices in a government build­ Other distribution shifts: Phil ing in Montreal, and the serv­ Carlton, formerly Toronto ices of a secretary, a technical Branch Manager for Warner counsellor and a lawyer. Bros,, has been named Cana­ Rumors are rife that the On­ The Institut, according to the Glen Lattau dian District Manager... Robert tario Censor Board will create law, must sign a contract with Lightstone, formerly Toronto a new classification, to be put the government which outlines OECA Branch Manager for Paramount between Adult and Restricted, the goals and structures which Jim Hanley resigned as Gen­ Canada, is the new Canadian which would allow parents to it intends to adopt. The man­ eral Manager of the Educational General Manager, following in bring kids. The Board has taken date given the Institut is to dis­ Media Division of the Ontario the footsteps of Frank Mancuso much flack from parents who go tribute the monies destined for Educational Communications who has been moved up to the to drive-ins and don't want to the private sector, all the while Authority. Leo Lacroix is act­ LA domestic sales office. Way­ pay baby-sitters; hence the child assuring freedom of expression ing head at the moment. Hanley ne LaForrest arrives from goes along but the movie may be and creative ability and the free was responsible for program­ western Canada to take Light- restricted so no entry is possible choice of the consumer, in a ming, and still keeps his finger stone's position. for anyone. way as to advance the cinema­ in: he's to continue working on a tographic policies of Quebec. series with Northrop Frye for OAC When the law was passed in OECA. But his move was to a Ron Evans, formerly Liter­ 1975, the yearly sum of money vice-presidency at Nielsen- ary and Film Officer for the March 28 to April 2 are the to be distributed by the Institut Ferns, where, presumably, he'll Ontario Arts Council, left that dates for the annual Film Show­ was said to be about $4 million. contribute his expertise in edu­ position in December to assume case, run by the Ontario Film cational markets as well as TV a new position at the Council, The members of the Institut Association at Geneva Park, programming. that of Director of Policy and had an intensive three-day near Orillia, Ontario. session on Jan. 20-22 in order Planning. New Film/Lit officer A buyers' market for edu­ to get to know each other and to CBC is Steve Stevanovic, Yugoslav- cational users and libraries, begin the work on the budget and At the CBC some shifts: John born, who has been involved in screenings are held day and goals. The contract must be pre­ Hudson, who was Manager of publishing since he left his night for about 200 buyers by pared by March 15. Production for TV Sports, native land for Australia and 20 distributors. It's run in. con­ moves up to Head of TV Sports now Canada, Stevanovic was in­ The six other members of the junction with the Grierson Sym­ for the English Division. Hudson volved in filmmaking during his Institut are Guy Fournier (pro­ posium, which follows it. ducer). Rock Demers (distri­ replaces Gordon Craig, who left student days. Diana Postleth- More details can be obtained butor), Paul Gendron (exhibitor), for trouble-shooting as manager waite remains in the film di­ from Wayne Cunningham, Box Jean Dansereau (director), Fran­ of the CBC's BC outpost. Bob vision; she has been Evans' as­ 521, Barrie, Ontario L4M 4T7. cois Protat (technician) and Mi­ Moir replaces Hudson.,. Trina sistant in his activities with the chel Brule (sociologist). McQueen is now Executive Pro­ film community. Stephen Chesley

February 1977 /13 Festivals Festivals Festivals Festivals Festi

Cannes pre-selection or/and sometimes uncomprehend­ Speaking Countries, held in New 11th Annual International Ani­ ing... Andre Forcier's L'eau Orleans in November, Canada mation Film Festival will be The Bureau of Festivals at the chaude l'eau frette was shown had nine features entered, and held at Annecy, France, June Secretary of State Department at the Chicago Festival in No­ Arme-Claire Poirier attended as 14-18. Frame-by-frame pro­ held the pre-selection screen­ vember... Latter film along a guest of the Festival. ductions are eligible, including, ings for the Cannes Fest and with L'amour blesse, by Jean- for the first time, features. other competitions from Jan, 27 Pierre Lefebvre, were shown March is the tentative deadline Upcoming fests and to 31 in Ottawa. Although the at Naples in the fall... Leonard for entries... list of films screened is not Yakir's The Mourning Suit was gatherings The 12th Brisbane Festival made public, the names of the screened at the Jewish Film The 10th Annual US Indust­ will be held from July 11. En­ jurors are. They are as follows: Festival in Jerusalem,.. At the rial Film Festival will be held tries may be in 35 or 16 mm Chalmers Adams for Canadian Edinburgh Fest in August L'a­ in Chicago during the first week and the deadline is April 13. Association of Motion Picture mour blesse and Joyce Wie- of May. Deadline is March 1 for Write Box 1655 G.P.O., Bris­ Producers, Louise Ranger for land's The Far Shore were films, filmstrips, slides, video­ bane, Queensland, Australia the Association des producteurs shown, along with Donald Brit- tapes in any of twenty-six cate­ 4001,.. The 19th Annual Amer­ de films du Quebec, Peter Thur- tain's Volcano and a retro­ gories. Write 1008 Bellwood ican Film Festival, specializing ling for the Directors' Guild of spective from the Pacific Ci­ Avenue, Bellwood, Illinois 60104 in shorts, especially for edu­ Canada, Andre Melangon for the nematheque.,. ... The ACTRA Awards will be cational use, will be held at Association des realisateurs de held on TV on April 13. Preli­ the New York Hilton from May films du Quebec, Jean-Paul Pi- minary balloting for nominations 23to28, „ . ^. . card from the Department of has been held in branches... The Stephen Chesley External Affairs, Fran^oyse Pi- card from the Canada Council, Ken Rosenberg from the Cana­ dian Film Development Corpo­ ration, Huguette Parent from the Film Commissioner's Office, Jean Lefebvre from the Festi­ vals Bureau and two critics at large, chosen by the Secretary of State - Gerald Pratley and Luc Perreault. In the opinion of one participant at the screen­ Victors at Fest ings, the quality of films screen­ dm.ry* '•-•*^ •' ed this year was considerably Indira Gandh: higher than in previous years. Canadian ad agencies and production houses won almost half At Nyon, Switzerland, in Oc­ the awards at the 1976 US TV Commercials Festival in Novem­ Super-8 fest tober Canadian participation re­ ber in Chicago. Especially of note is that of three finalists for The Second Annual Toronto ceived a special mention for Best of the Fest, one was Canadian (the winner was American): Super-8 Film Festival will be overall excellence. The films Remigny, produced for the Department of Tourism, Fish and held from March 31 to April 2 shown included Enemy Alien, Game, Quebec, by Jean Robitaille et Associes, Montreal, through this year. Volcano, and Indira Gandhi; Pierre TremblayPublicite, Quebec, and George Dufaux's Au bout Not a competition, but an 'in­ The Canadian winners included: ternational celebration', the de mon age won a Silver Ses­ terce... 's Gina Subject Category - over $6000 cost: Office Equipment: Mar­ gathering features workshops, athon, by Rose-Magwood Productions for Xerox. Food, Beer: lab tours, parties, and screen­ was screened at the Benalmade- na, Spain, fest... In France, at Beaver River Raft Race by Bob Shultz for O'Keefe, Party Tricks ings with the best equipment by Bob Shultz for O'Keefe, and Molson Olympic Commercials available. Thonon-les-bains in October, Canadian entries included Peter by Rabko. Food, Meal: Fresh-Picked Peach by Rabko for Bor­ To be held at Harbourfront, Bryant's The Supreme Kid, An­ den, and Chinese by Paul Herriott Productions for the Ontario eligible films can be in most ne-Claire Poirier's Before the Pork Board. Recreation, Travel: Remigny. Services, Public forms, but must have been pro­ Time Comes, and Serge Ga- Utilities: The Princess and The Frog by Grant Productions for duced originally in super-8. gne's Une semaine dans la vie Alberta Telephone. Deadline is March 13, and a pre­ des camarades... At Carthage, Subject Category - under $6000 cost: Food, Dessert: Ice selection will take place. Films Tunisia, Canada's contribution Cream by Orange Films for Laval Dairy. Recreation, Travel: can be entered in any number of included Les ordres by Michel Mother and Child by Ranson Photographers and Grant Produc­ categories; for example, docu­ Brault, Robin Spry's Action, and tions for Greyhound. Sales Event: Institutional by and for the mentary, animation, home Partis pour la gloire by Cle­ Hudson Bay Company. movies. ment Perron... Goals include a video selec­ Production Technique - over $6000 cost: Copywriting; Mar­ tion and production of a catalog Ti-Cul Tougas was shown at athon and Cake by Banjo Productions for the Ontario Milk of entries. the Virgin Islands Festival... At Board. Editing: Caesar by Rabko for Corning. Overall Produc­ the London Festival The Su­ tion: Moo by Banjo Productions for the Ontario Milk Board and preme Kid, The Far Shore, Fresh-Picked Peach. Talent: French, English, Chinese series Gordon Shepherd's Eliza's L'eau chaude l'eau frette and by Paul Herriott for the Ontario Pork Board. Horoscope was shown at the L'amour blesse were shown.,. Production Technique - under $6000 cost: Talent: Ice Cream. Brussels International Film Latter was also screened at Festival in mid-January, where Utrecht, Holland... At the 11th Stephen Chesley critical reaction was favorable Festival of Films from French-

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Deaths CBC produces Results includes Ada and The Dream- Charles Mason, 53, long-time Tremblay opus CBC ratings are down in ab­ speaker by , Hank, Head of Public Relations for Michel Tremblay, whose plays solute numbers, and CTV's and and a drama on the Tar Sands Odeon Theatres. On December have electrified English-Cana­ Global's are up. Be that as it sellout by . (Both 8, of a heart attack. Mason was dian audiences as well as his may, the overall top ten shows Pearson and Jutra have signed born in England and joined Rank native Quebec fans, has accept­ are all American... Shadow of to do more CBC drama, Jutra in 1948. He came to Canada in ed a CBC Drama offer to have the Hawk has grossed $1 mil­ will act in one, and Don Shebib 1955 to work at Odeon, and was Les Belles-Soeurs produced in lion in Canada alone... Sunrise is also currently doing one.)... made Head of Public Relations English on TV. Collaborator An­ Productions of Toronto sold two The NFB's Musicanada was in 1960. dre Brassard will direct Quebec shorts to CBS-TV's Lamp Unto shown on CBC January 19. A He was active in many organ­ actresses including Denise My Feet: At 99, A Portrait of panoramic view of music in the izations, especially the Variety Proulx, Monique Mercure, Amu- Louise Tandy Murch, and Fa­ country, it was directed by Mal- Club, and was one of the uni­ lette Garneau, Rita Lafontaine, ther Bill Mackey, Beloved Son ca Gillson and Tony lanzelo, versally well-liked and highly Frederique Collin, Carmen of Bhutan. Also sold to the CBC and recently won a Special Jury regarded members of the film Tremblay, Michelle Rossignol were Hassan the Carpet Wea­ Prize at the 1976 San Francisco industry. Mason had suffered a and eight others. Tremblay has ver and Child of God. Both will International Festival... Onta­ heart attack just over a year never permitted English ver­ be broadcast in English and rio's educational network TVO ago, and was thought to be al­ sions of his plays to be seen French... presented a six-hour salute to most fully recovered. in Quebec, but says that current Naked Peacock, a Toronto- the National Film Board. Pro­ events and sentiments allow re­ financed softcore pic, is gross­ ducer Bruce Pitman and host El- Robert Fleming, in January, vision of that restriction. And ing well everywhere in Canada. wy Yost showed shorts and ex­ Saskatchewan-born, Fleming besides, the French CBC net­ Not billed as Canadian, it's a cerpts from NFB features rang­ was married and father of four work wouldn't allow Brassard voyeuristic peek at nudist activ­ ing from 1939 to today. Inter­ children. He joined the National to direct, and has always frown­ ities in Ontario and California. views with current staff and old- Film Board in 1946 and was ed upon joual. Tallies included $40,000 at To­ timers were also shown. A simi­ music director and chief com­ ronto's Odeon Coronet in three lar evening is planned for early poser from 1958 on. He was weeks. Producer was lawyer Canadian works... Famous Play­ responsible for the music in the Riched Ulster, director was De­ ers' new quadruplex in sururban series Tuktu, and for the films Kemeny to develop nis Hargreaves of the CBC; he Toronto set some sort of a re­ Summer Is for Kids, Summer- talent for Columbia also shot the Journalistic Series cord: its Christmas inauguration hill, and Energy and Matter, John Kemeny and Inter­ in part last year. featured King Kong in all four among others. national Cinemedia have been theatres. Two versions were established as a separate unit at Both Goldenrod and Shoot English, one was Italian, and one Columbia Pictures to develop opened in English versions with­ was French. Only the French talent for the company. Three out subtitles, and closed after did poorly at the box office... Kotcheff files suit films will be made annually seven-day runs in one theatre Peter Bryant's The Supreme On November 10 Ted Kotcheff under Kemeny's supervision; all in Montreal. Je suis loin de toi Kid opened in Vancouver in filed suit in Los Angeles against will be under $2 million in bud­ mignonne, on the other hand, January. Astral's The Little producers Max Palevsky and get and will be done by new­ opened in French only on Nov. Girl who Lived Down the Lane Peter Bart, alleging breach of comers... 5. Twelve copies have been in opened all over in January and circulation through the end of contract on their part. Film in In another production note, February. January, comprising 12 weeks question is a remake of A Fare­ Andre Link of Cinepix and kung of play. By February, the film well to Arms. Kotcheff claims fu king Run Run Shaw are close had left the screen in Montreal he had worked on the project to agreement on a Canadian kung and was playing in small towns from July to October and then fu epic. was told he was no longer need­ throughout Quebec. Claude Four­ Pacific Cinematheque ed. nier, producer-director, geared the film to recoup in the prov­ During December the Pacific Notes on broadcasting ince without having to rely on Cinematheque in Vancouver held In two further moves on the foreign markets. two evenings of screenings of Morton may get Global pay-TV chessboard, Quebec an­ Canadian shorts. Included were At press time the final out­ nounced that it would set up its works by Pete Lipskis, Clau- come was unresolved, but it is own policy on pay-TV, and dine Viallou, Chris Gallagher, possible that Odeon-Morton Communications Minister Sau- Screenings Phil Borsos, Jim Bescott, Rick Theatres head Paul Morton and ve obliquely acquiesced to public The NFB award-winning short Pallon, Jan Martwell, Stephen his Global investor partners hearings on the subject, to be The Street, by Caroline Leaf, Charleson, Tom Braidwood, Ar- may end up owning most of the held this winter. is being shown with Nickelodeon dele Lister, Richard Marten, Global TV network. A full moratorium has been across Canada... David Acom- EUie Epp, Gordon Kidd and Da­ The other major sharehold­ in operation on the deletion of ba produced and directed the vid Rimmer. er, IWC Communications, made ads from American networks on Valdy Special on CBC January The Cinematheque also an­ Morton an offer to purchase his Canadian cable feeds. After 16. Program had usual unusual nounced that 1976 operations shares. Under the partnership high-level meetings between Don Acomba context for the folk- saw a $17,500 deficit. The Ca­ agreement, however, Morton has Jamieson and Kissinger, study singer, and was simulcast on nada Council froze the group's the option of forcing IWC to ac­ groups were set up to review FM in stereo... For the Re­ grant, and the BC Cultural Pro­ cept the same offer from him, the policy. In January the Su­ cord, the CBC journalistic gram cut back its contribution and IWC can't refuse. Morton preme Court of Canada will hear drama series, began January 16 by 29''c, Hence the loss. already controls the independent a landmark suit, brought by with Someday Soon, a drama Winnipeg TV station; now a net­ Buffalo TV stations against To­ about the Garrison Dam Pro­ work may move its locus of ronto's Rogers Cable, on the is­ ject's effect on Manitoba direct­ power to the west. sue of deletion. ed by Don Haldane. Series also Stephen Chesley

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