c I N E M A Ci • , R A D E NEW 5 • ,SUpport for TV Canada 1 Regions. encouraged OTTAWA Support for TV In a series of recommenda- these directives not be isssued by Te Iefll man d CB C Canada and an immediate tions on specialty services pol- while CRTC proceedings are amendment to the broadcast- icy, the committee approves underway. ing act to give the federal gov- case by case consideration of MONTREAL - Regional pro­ and ways and means to raise "If the government is con­ duction was a hot issue when broadcast licensing fees. ernment power to issue policy applications from Canadian sidering issuing direetives, it direction to the Canadian specialty services on basic independent mm and televi­ Among higher profile guests should be done before CRTC sion producers met behind at various round table discus- Radio-television and Telecom- cable but opposes the carriage starts considering specific ap­ munications , Commission of non-Canadian services closed doors, April 9-10, with sion sessions were Pierre plications. This will not pre­ Telemm officials to future-gaze Juneau, president of the CBC­ (CRTC) have been recom- which would compete directly empt issuing directives, it is mended in an interim report with Canadian specialty chan­ and discuss the next five years SRC; Andre Bureau, chairman only fair to the parties in­ of coexistence. of the Canadian Radio-Televi- by the Parliamentary Standing nels. volved," explains Pontbriand. Committee on Communica- Immediate legislation, prior Billed as Independent Pro­ sion and Telecommunications tions and Culture. to a complete overhaul of the The interim report was re­ duction and Broadcasting: The Commission; Flora MacDonald, May 6 is the new date for a broadcasting act, would give leased April 15 by the commit­ Next Five Years, this Telemm­ federal minister of Communi­ final report by the committee the federal government power tee following two and a half sponsored confab drew public cations and Jim Edwards, on legislative recommenda- to issue policy direction to the months of hearings on the and private broadcasters, pro­ chairman of the Parliamentary tions in the Caplan-Sauvageau CRTC. This power would be legislative recommendations ducers, representatives of Standing Committee on Com­ report on broadcasting policy. subject to a series of condi- in the Caplan-Sauvageau re­ unions and government agen­ munications and Culture. In the interim report, the tions including provisions for port. A second phase of the re­ cies, politicians and regulators Although the Chantecler committee asks Communica- public comments before gov­ view to examine the non-legis­ into a round table discusssion conference did not yield any tions Minister Flora Mac- ernment directives go into ef­ lative findings in the report at the Le Chantecler hotel in formal resolutions, Flora Mac­ Donald to develop a proposal fect. was also announced April 15. St-Adele, north of Montreal. Donald did reiterate that the for TV Canada, a French and The CRTC has agreed with The tabling of the interim The guest list was limited Broadcast Fund would be ad- English nonprofit Canadian this recommendation in the report in the House of Com­ and the press uninvited in ministered on a permanent satellite television channel past and has suggested that the mons was delayed on April 15 order to facilitate "open and basis. which will include Canadian power of appeal (of a CRTC due to a filibuster on another honest discussion," according CBC representatives, with unrelated issue in the House of programming exclusively. decision to the federal to a Telemm spokesperson. the support of Telefllm, en­ Commons. Meanwhile, the CRTC had cabinet) should also be an However, observers say dis­ tered into the first phases of a Flora MacDonald has asked set an April 30 application open process. cussion ranged from Telefilm production agreement with re­ for the full (final) report on deadline for speciiUty services. Pierre Pontbriand, director funding disparities between gional independent producers. legislative recommendation Following consultation with of information for CRTC, told Montreal/Toronto and the rest According to Brian O'Leary, prior to the summer recess be­ of Canada; a consensus that a director of regional program­ the standing committee, the Cinema Canada that the ginning in June. Legislation of a capital cost allowance for film original deadline of Oct. 24 has CRTC is prepared to accept a ming, English television at new broadcasting act is ex­ be maintained in upcoming been pushed ahead twice by government decision on policy CBC, details are sketchy. How­ pected in the fall. federal tax reform legislation, the CRTC. direction and an open appeal ever, at press time, O'Leary told Cinema Canada that the Also in the report, the com­ process. "piddly little pot that CBC mittee has asked the CRTC to "The CRTC has stated that it once had to work with in the leave open the option of estab­ is in favour of these recom­ regions," has expanded as a re­ lishing the satellite service "in mendations and that it can live Alliance/Cooper merge sult of pressure from indepen­ any licensing decision it may with both." dent producers and Telefilm. make ' as a · result of receiving However, with the April 30 TORONTO - In a Canadian "We remain committed to "Based on our own feelings applications to establish spe­ deadline approaching, the version of 'the strong just get our Canadian roots and intend that not enough was being ciality services." CRTC has also advised that stronger', film and television to stem and reverse the long­ giant Alliance Entertainment standing tradition in the Cana­ done in the regions, we all had. Corporation has joined forces dian entertainment business of a meeting and worked out a with Los Angeles· based Robert fleeing south at the first flash of ground plan together," ex- Contagion feared by Valenti Cooper Productions. success in the pursuit of great­ plains O'Leary. _ The two companies have er opportunity," Lantos said. This ground plan, calls for a WASHINGTON - American Jeremy Kinsman, deputy agreed in principle to merge "We're exporters and we're 26-part thematic drama series. movie industry attempts to miniter of cultural affairs in the with the new venture operat­ committed to ~taying expor­ 13 parts will be produced .in­ stop a government plan to department of Communica­ ing under the banner of Al­ ters and not becoming dependently and 13 parts will open up foreign movie distri­ tions referred to the meeting liance Entertainment Corpora­ emigres," Lantos told repor· be produced in-house by CBC bution in Canada have run up as "positive." He explained that tion. ters. in 1988- 1989 and again during against a head strong federal both sides are aware that the Stephen Roth, former Al­ Robert Cooper said negotia­ the following year. communications minister. proposed legislation, in effect, liance preSident, is chairman of tions for a merger have been "The independent produc­ Despite protest from Jack codifies U.S. film distribution the new firm with David going on for a long time. He ers will end up with 26 of their Valenti, Hollywood's chief lob­ rights to 85 per cent of the Ca­ Ginsburg, the former president said the two companies have own programs which hope­ byist and director of the Mo­ nadian market and that Valenti of Robert Cooper Productions, merged from a position of fully can be marketed else­ tion Picture Association of cannot argue with that. stepping in as Alliance presi­ strength and not a pOSition of where," says O'Leary. America, federal communica­ "No other country in the dent. weakness. The details concerning tions mmlster Flora Mac­ world is in our position," Alliance, a Canadian produc­ ''You don't merge because of themes, script writing, who Donald was not swayed, a Kinsman told Cinema Canada. tion house with more than a restricted view of the past, triggers the money, and who spokesperson for the MPAA "Valenti has not found a way to $110 million in mm and televi­ but a clear vision of the fu­ receives it have yet to be de­ said. address Canada's specific in­ sion shows in 21 months of op­ ture." termined. CBC has approved of Valenti and MacDonald dis­ terests in film distribution and eration,' has joined with a Ca­ Robert Cooper has produc-' the project with an increase in cussed the issue at a meeting in neither have we found a way to nadian company that has pene­ ed or co-produced four films the CBC budget for regional Ottawa, April 21, said Barbara address their specific in­ trated the U.S. mm and televi­ for HBO including The Terry independent production of Dixon, a MPAA vice-preSident terests." sion market. Fox Story, Between Friends, half-hour dramas to 51.2 mil­ of public relations. The MPAA He said the distribution Alliance spokesmen at a re­ The Guardians and Florida lion in 1988- 1989 plus a cur­ represents the major Hol­ proposal will go to legislation cent Toronto press conference Straits. rent 5650,000 for develop­ lywood distributors. intact as outlined in February. stressed their commitment to He also produced the 1985 ment and Telefilm has guaran­ "She was very courtt:-JUS tel The MP AA is opposed to remaining Canadian-based. television movie Murder in teed 49 per cent participation. listen to our views but I don'l proposed legislation that will Robert Lantos, a principal Space for Showtime and First "There is a lot to work with think (she) gave us much indi­ set up a mm import licensing owner of the new firm, said the Choice and in 1986 Vanish­ but little time to get it going," cation that she was willing to system in Canada for the first merger is a major step towards ing Act for CBS and CTV. He is says O'Leary, who hopes to move very far on the issue," time. achieving the goal of growing currently co-producing the work out a process by the end Dixon said in a telephone in­ The mm import licensing into a fully developed mm and Adderly adventure series that of April. terview from Washington. cont'd to p. 57 television company. cant. on p. 41 cant. on p, 52

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• CINEMA G • Alliance. Heroux is responsible Merger cont. from p. 39 Alliance announces productions for much of Alliance's France/ Canada co-productions. appears on the Global televi­ He did not have any details TORONTO - Alliance Enter­ sion network. of the total worth of the new Teddy Roosevelt to those of - Smoke Bellew, six one­ tainment Corporation has an­ Cooper's theatrical movie company, but said the merger Fidel Castro. hour episodes based on Jack nounced four new television credits include Running and means Alliance has grown by Alliance will also make Eye London's stories of the Klon­ projects scheduled for produc­ Middle Age Crazy, both co­ about one third in size. of the Tiger through a part­ dike goldrush. Principal photo­ produced by Ronald Cohen, The principal owners of the tion next year. nership with Cineplex-Odeon graphy is to start in the winter and the films Bells and Company of Adventurers Films. It will be an English re­ of '87-88; new Alliance are Roth, will be an eight-hour mini­ make of the French hit thriller Utilities. Ginsburg, Lantos, Cooper, - The Gunfighters, a high­ series based on the Peter e. Garde vue and will mark the The merged company wiU Heroux, John Kemeny, and a action western dr;tma to be Newman book about the Hud­ movie directing debut of produce at least 80 hours of Guardian Growth Financial son's Bay Company. Robert made in Alberta and British prime-time television and four Service limited. Victor Loewy former Stratford Festival artis­ Columbia in Mayas a two-hour Lantos is executive producer tic director John Hirsch. feature films during the re­ is president of the company's of the show to be made for the television movie pilot. mainder of 1987. distribution subsidiary Alliance Eye of the Spider will be Other news from Alliance CBC and BBe. Alliance is also in the midst Releasing. filmed in Ontario in the sum­ includes Night Heat's move to Scales of Justice will be of developing an extra 28 With Lantos and Roth in To­ mer of 1987 and is to be pro­ prime time on the CBS net­ created by the team that hours of prime-time television ronto, Kemeny, Cooper and duced by John Kemeny. work this summer in the started the award winning for the American networks. Ginsburg in Los Angeles, Black Robe is an Alliance United States. radio show. It includes six film slated to be made in Denis Heroux, also a princi­ Heroux straddling Montreal dramatizations of true criminal Quebec this fall with a budget Alliance chairman Stephen ple partner of Alliance, later and Paris and Alliance Releas­ cases. George Jonas is the pro­ of more than S 10 million. Roth said no major changes said the merged company will ing distributing across Canada, will be made in the six prime­ mean a widt;r variety of pro­ ducer, Guy Gabriel Kay is the It is one of Alliance's feature the merger confirms Alliance's time episodes, writer and lawyer Edward film projects that will be fi­ ductions. "position as the pre-eminent The series, which is filmed He added the attraction of f reenspan is narrator and host. nanced through a limited Canadian-headquartered inter­ in the Toronto area, has been the merger is not only stronger " The Marla Hanson Story partnership, totalling 840 mil­ national supplier of film and CBS's top rated late night north-south links, but also im­ will be a two-hour movie made lion, sold by Richardson television productions," a series for the past three years. proved links with Europe for for NBe. It's the story of a New Greenshields of Canada li- press release states. York . model's struggle to put mited. her life back together after an Caroleo Pictures Inc. have attack in which her face was distribution rights outside slashed repeatedly with a Canada to several Alliance fea­ razor. Robert Cooper, whose tures. Fompany recently merged Some other Alliance projects with Alliance, is the producer. slated for production include: A '\Cooper will also produce a - Delta of Venus, a film four-hour mini-series called series based on the '30s erotic Cuba that is a look at writing of Anais Nin. Principal ~erica's involvement in Latin photography is to start· this America from the days of summer in Paris; . c F c Association of Canadian Film Craftspeople

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42 /Cinema Canada - May 1987 '. C I N 'I M A G • Support gone for Cite de cinema, Demers' Tales take Radio-Canada project on go on international flavour

MONTREAL - It is unlikely, ac­ Radio-Canada has received nies are Montreal-based en­ MONTREAL - Hot on the tail of the Tales for All series in cording to government four proposals from the private gineering firms. of Bach and Brocolli, pro­ both countries, sources, that the capital cost of sector in response to a call to Chateau St-Marc Inc., the ducer Rock Demers has re­ Demers and director Bretis­ building a cite du cinema will take a lease on the property Montreal-based construction leased yet another children's be supported by a joint (fed­ and build audio-viSUal facilities firm, and Lavalin Inc., the en­ film - the fourth film in the 12 lav Pojar will begin shooting eral/Quebec) financing agree­ that will complement adjacent gineering firm of which Cle­ film Tales for All series, Butterfly Time early next ment with the private sector as CBC- RC offices and studios. ment Richard, former Quebec Le Jeune Magicien, (The year. was expected during the sum­ Gilles Lalonde, director for minister of Cultural Affairs, is Young Magician), the first of­ Czechoslovakia will support mer of 1986, policy planning in the federal Vice-president, have each sub­ ficial Canada-Poland co-pro­ half of the $2.5 million budget Under the Canada-Quebec department of Communica­ mitted proposals. duction directed by Waldemar with participation from Tele­ Subsidiary Agreement on Cul­ tions, told Cinema Canada, The fourth proposal belongs Dziki, opened March 20 in five film and private investors. tural Infrastructure, S 10 mil­ that a government decision on to a consortium formed under theatres throughout Montreal. Butterfly Time is the story lion had been allocated for the whether to fund the Maison the name Le Centre de Produc­ This tale about a young boy's construction of ais cite du tion de Montreal (Dorchester) uncontrollable penchant for about a lonely boy whose life is Radio-Canada project directly changed by a magic butterfly. cinema in Montreal. will hinge on the content of Inc. whose shareholders are magic is co-produced by Les Astral Bellevue Pathe, the Productions La Fete and Film However, both governments the submissions and how far Pre-production work will Alexis Nihon Group, 153088 Tor Unit (Poland). have stated that they favour in­ the private sector is willing to begin in May on Tommy Canada Inc., Pathonic Com­ The first three films in the direct support for such a pro­ go. Tricker and the Stamp Trav­ munications Inc. and Hawco Tales for All (family/children) ject in Montreal and that alter­ eller to be shot in China, "We are waiting to see what Construction Canada Ltd. series include The Dog Who nate uses could be found for Montreal and Australia. The happens. Once the proposals Paul-Emile Lamy, communi­ Stopped the War, Peanut Chinese participation in this the Sl 0 million allocation. have been evaluated, it will be cations director of CBC-RC in Butter Solution and the re­ $2 million film is an estimated The focus has shifted, where deterll)ined whether direct Montreal, told Cinema Cana­ cent Bach and Brocolli 10 per cent of the budget. In cite de cinema is concerned, public funding is warranted," da, that CBC- Engineering is which opened March 6 in En­ exchange for domestic distri­ to a five-acre parcel ofland lo­ says Lalonde. currently carrying out a struc­ glish Canada. Box office gross bution rights the Chinese will cated in the parking lot on the Among the four submissions tured evaluation of the propos­ for the original French-lan­ finance the portion of the film west side of Maison Radio-Can­ is a proposed joint venture by als and that no date has been guage verision (Bach et Hot­ shot in China. ada on Dorchester Blvd. CanderellSNC. Both compa- set for a decision. tine) has exceeded the $1.2 million mark since Nov. 1. No fewer than 4,000 dubbed Recently signed film co-pro­ prints of Demers' The Dog duction agreements with Who Stopped the War have Czechoslovakia (March 25) been made for distribution in ·and China have paved the way China. The film will open for Demers to shoot episodes across China, June 1.

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44/Cinema Canada - May 1987 • CINEMAG • Change at City Hall raises doubts about CIDEM-Cinema MONTREAL - Guy Trinque, Trinque, a former location tures shot in Montreal in 1986 accessible in the new bureau­ council or the mayor himself," Montreal's film commissioner, manager and film advisor to generating close to 51 11 0 mil­ cracy. Leclerc told Cinema Canada. says major administrative d1e city, was appointed to the lion for the local economy. "I don't understand it at all," Leclerc is also concerned changes at City Hall will not one-man Commission d'initia­ According to Charles Peche, says Fran<;:ois Leclerc, presi­ that the economic and logisti­ curtail the effectivenesss of d1e tive et de developement the manager of the newly re­ dent of the 700-member Syn­ cal considerations of location film commission office. economique de Montreal formed CIDEM, the rationale dicat des techniciennes et de work will be ignored by the "My style is to be accessible. (CIDEM-CINEMA) in 1985. behind the administrative re­ techniciens du cinema du larger cultural office and that If anyd1ing happened to Responsible for location form in City Hall is, in fact, to Quebec (STCQ). "Why destroy Trinque will lose his flexibility. change mat you would hear scouting and liaison work be­ make City Hall more accessi­ something that was working? "To lose that direct access to about it," Trinque told Cinema tween d1e city and produc­ ble. They can't argue economics, the people who make the deci­ Canada, in response to doubts tions shooting in Montreal, and This ambitious reform by because it was not expensive sions and to have to deal with raised in me industry about d1e wid1 a mandate to attract U.S. the Jean Dore administration to operate." people who have no power future of his office under d1e productions to the city, Trin­ will in effect integrate and Leclerc says that Trinque's will be a terrible thing for the new reform. que oyersaw close to 3-t fea- scale down the number of de­ film background and his dis­ industry," says Leclerc. partments at City Hall. Thus, cretionary ability to overstep Trinque, who expects to the film office will fall under bureaucratic channels at City finish writing a working man­ the direction of Commission Hall is vitally important for film date for CIDEC by the end of Promo office in Quebec d'initiative et de developpe­ production in Montreal. May, is confident that econ­ MONTREAL - The Oscar cere­ A production gUide for the ment culturel (CIDEC). "It is important when you omic considerations will not mony was not me only crowd City of Montreal was published "The idea is to prevent con­ consider how much prepara­ be compromised and that a pleaser in Hollywood in late by me Commission d'initiative fusion in the minds of tion and last-minute changes larger budget will mean great­ March. An estimated 200 et de development everyone as to the natural af­ go into location work. He can er flexibility. people attended me gala economiques de Montreal filiation of cinema with cul­ act independent of red tape. The reorganization of city launching of La Guide de Pro­ (CIDEM-CINEMA) in 1986. tural developments," says He has a good relationship services, announced March 30, duction Quebec in me Beverly In 1979-80, Editions Cine­ Peche. with the police, public works is part of an effort to eliminate Hills Hotel hosted by Pierre ma/Quebec published the However, Quebec film tech­ and with the more difficult re­ an overlap of jurisdictions and MacDonald, Quebec minister Quebec Film Industry Hand­ nicians are concerned that the quests he has personally to save 53.4 million over a period of external trade. book in Fre~ch and English. film commissioner will be less make a presentation to city of eight years. The 212-page, bilingual pro­ duction guide underlined me Quebec government's new commitment to me promotion of me film industry in me pro­ vince. Of late, producers in me u. S. have been informed that Quebec's services des indus­ tries culturelles will serve as a film office here and assist in lo­ cation scouting. Any An1erican producer, anxious to spend money in Quebec, need only contact me office or consult me new production guide for a listing of technical and human resources, location suggestions and information on such mings as tax laws. With the announcement, Quebec becomes a late entry in the competition between the provinces for foreign pro­ ductions. Alberta, Ontario and BC have had active promotion offices for many years. David Novek, of David Novek and Associates, the Montreal-based public rela­ tions firm, says media and in­ dustry representatives at the hotel reception commented that the film guide and office was long overdue. Novek, who organized the reception and tour of three studios for the minister, says that aside from the attractive­ ness of the Canadian dollar and comparatively low union rates in Canada, U.S. producers are taking notice of Montreal's dis­ tinct European-North Ameri­ ~an character and the close pro~imity of the Laurentians and Eastern Townships. The guide is published by Claude Desjardins, of Qui Fait Quo~ in association with Charles Denis, director of cul­ tural industries, department of external affairs (Quebec) who wiJI be responsible for the dis­ tribution of the guide_

_May 1987 - Cinema Canada/45 • CINEMAG • CTV renewed with higher Canadian content quotas TORONTO - The ClV Televi­ conditions of license imposed ularly scheduled Canadian sions about the network with­ license decision also indicates sion Network has received a by the commission in the pre­ drama before 8 p.m. out further consulting its af­ that 13 written interventions five-year license renewal, but sent decision, a five-year re­ The network will also show filiates. from independent production the private broadcaster must newal would not have been 34 hours per year of Canadian A revised ClV affiliation ag­ companies supported ClV's increase spending on Canadian possible," Bureau said. dramatic features and series. reement is to be given to the license renewal. programs 75 per cent during "ClV can consistently do The CRTC said 24 of those CRTC by August 31 , 1987. The CRTC's chairman com­ the new term. much more" Canadian enter­ hours must be during network The Alliance of Canadian mended ClV for its news and Calling ClV "the most im­ tainment programmtng, he said sales time. Cinema, Television and Radio public affairs shows. portant privately owned ele­ in a written release. Starting in 1988-89 the Artist~ (ACTRA) and the Cana­ Although not a condition of ment in the Canadian broad­ As a condition of license CRTC said ClV muist also dian Film and Television As­ license the commission said it casting system" the federal ClV must increase regularly show a minimum of six hours sociation (CFTA) both expres­ expects the level of service broadcast regulator renewed scheduled Canadian drama per year of programs on new sed concern at the hearings given news and public affairs the network's license from each year of its license. Canadian musical talent. last year about the relationship to be maintained, Bureau said. Oct. 1, 1987 to Aug. 31, 1992. The CRTC said the net­ Bureau said the success of between the network's struc­ Bureau's commerits come The Canadian Radio-Televi­ work's original proposal to in­ the network has enabled its af­ ture and the production of Ca­ after a network decision to cut sion and Telecommunications crease Canadian drama pro­ filiates to rank as some of the nadian programs. about 30 staff members, many Commission (CRTC) said gramming to 2.5 hours per largest and most profitable Both recommended a short­ of whom work in news and pu­ spending on Canadian pro­ week in 1987-88 and three television stations in Canada. term license renewal so that a blic affairs, in an attempt to grams must increase to at least hours per week each year af­ In the past, the CRTC ex­ thorough investigation of the meet a 510 million budget 8403 million in the next five terwards fell short of its poten­ pressed concern that the struc­ network's structure and cost­ shortfall. years. tial. ture of the network and its sharing arrangements could be Rumours that ClV plans to In the last five years the net­ The CRTC instead ruled cost-sharing arrangements done by the commission. dose some of its news bureaus work spent 5230 million on ClV must broadcast 2.5 hours with affiliates could hurt Cana­ The Council of Canadians have also been aired since the Canadian programming. per week of Canadian drama dian programming. went a step further and asked network's license renewal CRTC chairman Andre during evenings in 1987-88, ClV outlined several changes for a short-term license re­ hearings. Bureau said that at ClV's three hours per week during at the hearing. In the license newal as well as a CRTC under­ "The commission also ex­ license hearing promises were the next two years, four hours renewal the CRTC underlined taking to revoke the license if pects ClV to maintain all exist­ made to change the structure in 1990-91 and 4.5 hours per a change that now allows the Canadian program require­ ing news bureaus, establish a of the network and cost-shar­ week in the last year of the network's board of directors to ments weren't met. full-time national news corres- ing arrangements with af­ license. make ongoing funding deci- On the other hand the CRTC cant. onp. 47 filiates. He said the changes (By way of comparison, in will allow more spending on 1985-86 ClV broadcast 1.5 Canadian shows. hours per week of Canadian "Without these and other drama programming during administrative changes, and prime time.) without the firm commitments The commission ruled ClV made at the hearing together must not broadcast more than with the expectations and the one hour per week of this reg-

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"-~ /r.inAma Canada Mall 1987 : • (INEMAG • Image Organization into foreign sales for Malo/Nelvana

TORONTO - An international Canadian independent produc­ sent Canadian producers in the pi Goldberg feature Burglar Senior representatives in the film sales company, formed by ers trying to enter markets in United States and Europe. and the Care Bears movies. Los Angeles office include three major Canadian movie the United States and in A European office will be Malo has both wide produc­ Lawrence Goebel and Mark production firms, has been Europe. The company will also headed by John Simenon. tion and distribution experi­ Horowitz. created to help promote for­ handle films made by Ameri­ "We decided to have some­ ence in Canada. He was co­ eign distribution of indepen­ can and European producers. body in Europe who is a spe­ producer of The Decline of dent movies. Image will have a dozen new cialist in marketing who will ' the American Empire which cont. from p. 46 The Image Organization will titles and five world premiere follow through the sales," Malo recently won a Genie for Best have offices in Toronto, screenings at the Cannes Film explained. Canadian Film in 1986. pondent in Newfoundland and, Montreal, and Los Angeles and Festival in May, a press release He said you can expect 50 to D~. vid was production where pOSSible, expand its was established by Nelvana, states. 100 per cent more income if executive on the Oscar win­ team of foreign correspon­ Ltd., The Malofilm Group and The productions for Cannes you really keep a careful watch ning Platoon and longtime dents," Bureau said. Pierre David Enterprises. include Canadian projects on international marketing of a Quebecois producer and dis­ from Nelvana, The Malofilm Other expectations set out Patrick Loubert, president of movie. tributor before a move to Group, Rock Demers' Produc­ by the federal broadcast reg­ Nelvana, is chairman of The Malo said the operating California several years ago. tions La Fete, Allegro Films and costs of the new company are Aside from the principals, ulator include: Image Organization, while - adherence to a network a new production company 8 1 million per year, but added the top managers at Image are: Rene Malo is president and promise not to show programs formed by Malo and David money will be put into Image , - Ted East, vice-preSident, ac­ Pierre David vice- president. containing gratuitous violence; called Lance Entertainment. by the partner companies as quisitions, Toronto; "It is exclusively a foreign Image's films will come from needed. - Sheila Murray-Tateishi, chief - scheduling of "adult" pro­ sales company," said Malo, at a allover the world, ranging Nelvana is a Canadian pro­ financial officer, Toronto; gramming after 9 p.m.; - improved service for the Toronto press conference. from animation to family en­ duction company and one of - Pierre Latour, vice-president, Image will handle films tertai nment to mainstream the world's major animation acquisitions, Montreal; hearing-impaired; made by the partners and also shows, the release states. studios. Among its other cre­ - Johanne St-Arnauld, director - develop more regional pro­ serve as a sales company for Malo said Image will repre- dits it has produced the Whoo- of operations, Montreal; grams; encourage independent television program produc­ tion; - co-operation with pay-TV operators in program develop­ We put it all together ment and scheduling; - minimum annual spending of $500,000 through a fund for coast · to · coast script and concept develop­ ment. Bureau said CTV must sub­ mit a report on its long-term 'strategies and , objectives by August 31, 1988. "The commission is very dis­ appointed and surprised with the network's failure to formu­ late long-term plans." As a condition of its license CTV must also adhere to the broadcast industry self-regulat­ ory guidelines on sex-role stereotyping. At the hearing, Mediawatch, ACTRA and New Democratic MP Lynn McDonald criticized CTV on the issue of sex-role stereotyping. All recom­ mended conditions of license that required CTV to meet minimum standards with re­ gard to the portrayal of women. The National Capital Alli­ ance on Race Relations WILLIAM F. WHITE (NCARR) said CTV program­ ming doesn't adequately re­ LIMITED flect the multicultural nature A Canadian Company of Canada. Established since 1963 The NCARR stated: "We are here simply to point out that what we see on the television screens, when our sets are tuned to CTV, makes us feel as Camera, Lighting, Grip ... A Complete Film Service if we are in a foreign land, not one in which we are participat­ ing citizens." 36 Parklawn Road 715 St. Maurice Street 43 West 6th Ave. The CRTC said it is con­ Toronto, Ontario Montrea I, Quebec Vancouver, B.C. V5Y1K2 cerned by that assessment and M8Y3H8 H3C 1L4 urged CTV to recognize the (416) 252-7171 (514) 866-3323 (604) 873-3921 changing demographic make­ up of Canada.

May 1987 - Cinema Canada/47 • CINEMAG • "Mutual defense pact" needed for public broadcasting

TORONTO TVOntario danger of deterioration and CBC, the federal government programs in prime time. Even Ostry added that TVa, a pro­ chairman Bernard Ostry is cal­ possible collapse and is unable cut an additional $55 million the private broadcasters are vincial educational broadcast­ ling on the free world's public to carry out its mandate, he from its budget, Ostey ex­ calling for a halt to the cuts." er, can take a leading role in broadcasters to create "a added. plained. He said TVOntario is an ex­ solving the international crisis mutual defence pact" to pro­ Despite recent calls from the "The result: 320 lost jobs, ception to the downward facing public broadcasting. tect the future of non-com­ federal broadcast regulator for fewer Canadian programs, trend facing public broadcast­ A second meeting is planned mercial broadcasting. more money to support the more repeats and more U.S. ers in the free world. for 1988. , At the urging of Ostey, pub­ lic broadcasters from North America, Europe, Asia and the Caribbean have decided to hold a planning meeting in To­ ronto in June. The meeting has been called to set up strategies for cooper ation between public broad­ casters, he said. I N Ostey, in a March speech to the Canadian Club of Hamil­ ton, cited concern for the fu­ ture of public broadcasting throughout the free world. He discussed cutbacks faced by the CBC, the BBC, and PBS in the United States, problems Complete the fOllowing by ch . of audience fragmentation J' ooslng the most appropriate statement caused by new technology and m shooting my t . pressure for more commer­ ...... nex production in Toronto because cialism in public broadcasting. "Once overthrown, the prin­ ciple of public broadcasting a~O 'Toro~to's Film Liaison provides a " will be hard to restore," Ostey . ...•. that Is .fast, effiCient and f~ee comprehenSIve service cautioned in written remarks...... To,.Ontois th th" - "The notion, central to b~0 . . < •...•. in North Am:ric;~rd-Iargest film and video production centre TVOntario, that there can be programs designed for viewers and learners, that there can be C-. O .Toronfo,s locations adaptt t" broadcasting without commer­ . . . .•...... 0 .me and place cial distortions, programs without sales pitches and ". d·CI¥1 of the above propaganda, will be lost." In Scotland last year Ostey first proposed the idea of a meeting of public broadcast­ For the correct answer and a lot ers. He said public broadcast­ more. contact: ers around the world are on Naish MCHugh the defensive. Each public broadcaster, he Toronto Film Liaison said, "tries to preserve the City ot Toronto Plannin and means by which it can serve 18th Floor, East Tower, ~ity H~/eve/opment Department the public good, while making Toronto, Ontario M5H 2N2 compromises in the face of Telephone (416) 392-7570 ..- ~. .' competition from the private £~~I'" sector and hostility from gov­ r ...... , ' 110\" "0_ 0 ' ernments impelled by ideo­ " ' '' (O'''''u.o. •• , logy." Acting together, however, public broadcasters can devel­ op "a mutual defence pact" with basic principles and goals to remind viewers and govern­ ments of the importance of non-commercial broadcasting, he explained. Public broadcasting tradi­ tionally has played an essential part in the Canadian communi­ cations system, he said, adding it must remain so. "Public broadcasting is a public good - like education, like our highways, like proper medical care. It is up to the public to ensure that it isn't al­ lowed to wither - or in the worst case, be taken away from them," Ostry said. In Canada, the CBC is in 48/Cinema Canada - May 1987------• CINEMAG • Juneau calls for superstation to beam to United States TORONTO - A television than two months after the Ca­ Juneau said American col­ The report suggested the 36 American public radiO sta­ superstation beaming Cana­ nadian Radio- television and leagues and bUSiness, partners use of a range of programming tions and As It Happens on 43 dian · programming into the Telecommunications Commis­ are interested from business, consisting mainly of repac­ stations in the U.S. United States would help sion cautioned CBC about pur­ cultural and social points of kaged material taken from Juneau also lamented the counter-balance the deluge of suing new goals like the view in such a Canadian broad­ CBC, educational broadcasters, small number of Canadian tele­ American entertainment and Windsor superstation until casting move. independent producers and VISIOn reporters working news flooding Canada, CBC's separate funding for such pro­ It is not just a case of waving the National Film Board. abroad, adding that a Canadian president says. jects is found. the flag, but an attempt to But special coverage of is­ point of view is needed on Pierre Juneau, in a speech to Juneau said Canadians have satisfy the need of Canadians to sues central to both countries world events. Toronto's Canadian Club, again learned to live with three U.S. understand and speak to the such· as free trade and live "When somebody else sets raised the CBC idea of a commercial networks, one rest of the world in many areas, coverage of some political the coverage agenda, we tend Windsor superstation that he public network, independent Juneau told businessmen. events was also envisaged. to see, in fact, a world which says could be economically vi­ stations and many specialized "For the first time in the his­ The report said the service reflects the priOrities of CBS, able. American networks like the tory of Canadian-American re­ should be free to American or NBC or The Los Angeles "Based on very realistic as­ Cable News Network and the lations, it would counter-bal­ cable companies with support Times," he stated in his written sessments of both cable and Arts and Entertainment net­ ance, not fully but significantly, from both Canadian and Amer­ remarks . . advertising revenue, we think work. the overwhelming one way ican advertisers. Also, a finan­ "It's obvious that there isn't it could break even in about "Some U.S. personalities flow of information and enter­ cial partner ~hould be found to a uniquely Canadian perspec­ three years and become an im­ have bravely insisted that they tainment in our direction from help market the channel, the tive on everything that takes portant source of revenue," are not afraid of the cultural the U.S." CBC suggested at the time. place in the world. But often Juneau said. threat of Anne of Green Ga­ CBC earlier proposed the During his speech Juneau there is." The comments come less bles. I'm sure that their brav­ Windsor superstation in a said progress has been made in Juneau said CBC has already ery could also withstand one 1985 report to the Federal exporting Canadian informa­ applied to the CRTC for a Ca­ Canadian English -language Task Force on Broadcast Pol­ tion on radio. He said CBC's nadian 24-hour television CTY shows television channeL". icy. Sunday Morning is heard on news channel. top ratings TORONTO - Two C1V pro­ grams, ~5 and The Campbells, achieved top rat­ ings for the network in mid­ •• March. W5, CIV's weekly public af­ fairs show, reached an audi­ • ence of more than 1.6 million viewers, which is the largest audience for the show this sea­ son. Tbe March 15 segment qf W5 was the most watched of ClVs Canadian prime time shows, a network news release says. The Campbells, a Canadian pioneer adventure series, at­ tracted an audience of more than 1.3 million for the March 12 episode. That audience rep­ resents a· 32 per cent increase so far this season, ClV says. The statistics come from Bureau of Broadcast Measure­ ment ratings for the period March 9-15.

Atlantic confab THE COMPLETION GUARJ;\NTORS LES GARANTS D' ACHIEVEMENT in PEl in June for features, pour series de teleVision, television series, longs metrages CHARLETTOWN - The Atlan­ tic Film and Video Producers and international co-productions et co-productions internationales Conference will be held June 24-27 in Charlottetown, P.E.!. Sponsored by the Island Media Arts Co-op, this gather­ ing of filmmakers will be held on the campus of the Univer­ sity of P.E.I. Sessions will in­ clude: Production (finance) structuring, script develop­ Michael Spencer, President ment and marketing, distribu­ 1001, de Maisonneuve Blvd. West, Suite 910 tion, new technology. Montreal, Quebec H3A 3C8 A showcase of short films produced ' in the Atlantic Pro­ Telephone: (514) 288-6763 vinces will also be featured. Telex: 055-62276 Registration will be held June 24 at the delegates' reception. For more information contact Valerie Pane at (902) 892- 3131. • c I N E M' A G • she quickly looks at the history on the fire in terms of bringing this course which would then EASTERN WAVE of film as art, the development more opportunities for people allow her to do more advanced of the concepts of space and interested in film. One is a work in her AesthetiCs of Film h~ <.Ilrl~ \l.lJka time in cinema, as well as spe­ proposal to the administration course. This proposal seems cific contributions to film lan­ of the Mount to teach a second likely to be approved but couple of years ago I had of them make a token nod to guage by various directors. course called an Introduction another one, to teach a further the pleasure of attending film. At Dalhousie UniverSity, Matthews is enthusiastic to Film Language. Her plan is advanced course called Athe Grierson Seminar in Robert Merrick, a professor in about mm studies and, with to teach what she currently Women Directors, is more in . Brockville. Although not quite the Theatre Department, also this in mind, has several irons does within the framework of as heated as the previous year has an abiding interest in film .... in Niagara-on-the-Lake when and offers a course called In­ filmmakers had literally come troduction to Film. It is pre­ to blows in the name of docu­ cisely that; an introduction and mentary cinema, the discus­ he draws both hardcore mm sions were nevertheless spi­ buffs as well as people who rited and intense. Peter have enjoyed the movies and Greenaway, of The would like to learn more, Un­ Draughtsman's Contract fortunately his teaching re­ fame and an extraordinarily quirements are such that he talented and ingenious direc­ can only offer the course dur­ tor of documentaries and sa­ ing the summer semester - a tires of documentaries, be­ time when few theatre stu­ came a kind of resident mis­ dents are actually present and chievous demon and leapt like able to take the course. a lyrebird on unsuspecting At the Novia Scotia College filmic snakes slithering blindly of Art and Design (NASCAD) in the thick grass of cinema. there are two courses in film. The point Greenaway kept The first is a technical course slyly reinforcing was that Ca­ in 16mm flimmaking which is nadian filmmakers, at least as taught for NASCAD by mem­ represented that year by the bers of the Atlantic Filmmakers Grierson crowd, were strik­ Co-op. It is a hands-on ap­ ingly ignorant of film language. proach which teaches students I must admit that he made a the fundamentals of cine­ pOint. Upon reflection, it was matography, sound, and edit­ apparent that many filmmakers ing. The second is taught by were unaware of 'the uncon­ the National Film Board's scious choices they had made Terry Ryan, pinch-hitting at in bringing their visions to the NASCAD. Called Structural screen and were often equally Principles in Dramatic and in the dark as to the myriad Documentary Films, its focus is possibilities of film language on "how filmmakers solve available". The reason, alas, problems of structure," and it seemed to be a lack of knowl­ aims to develop "an ability to edge of the history of cinema analyze the elements which and the broad cinematic ter­ filmmakers use to give coher­ rain which has been mapped­ ence to their work." The out by previous explorers of course is an introductory look the form. at film language geared to Now, not every filmmaker people who, as students of the need be a critic and theoreti­ arts, already have some visual cian but me thinks a smattering literacy. Ryan draws on the re­ of such knowledge could only sources of the NFB as well as enrich, which brings me to the bringing in mms and relying on subject of this month's essay - the offerings of the local cine­ how do filmmakers in the East mas for the material for discus­ have an opportunity to learn sion in his seminar classes. something of the history of Saint Mary's University offers a cinema and the diverse forms course through the English De­ of visual language which have partment on screen adapta­ deyeloped as a result? How do tions of literary works. actors, visual artists, and even Mount Saint Vincent Univer­ the public at large find an op­ sity, perched high above the portunity to extend their Bedford Basin, is perhaps the knowledge of film? The answer stronghold of cinematic is, of course, fr om many academe in the province. sources. Halifax is fortunate to David Monaghan, a profe ssor have a repertory theatre, in the English Department Wormwoods Dog and Monkey teaches a first- year course Cinema, which offers a diverse called Popular Cinema. It is an assortment of contemporary introduction to the basic con­ and classic flims. Operating on cepts of cinema and utilizes a smaller scale a number of films which are curreritly film societies, mostly as­ showing in town. Also at the sociated with universities, Mount is French-trained exist in other parts of the reg­ Josette Deleas Matthews, a ion and aspire to the same bona fide film academic and a ends. On the academic side, woman passionately interested there are a few offerings and it in cinema. She currently teach­ is these and an intriguing new es a course called Aesthetics of plan which is afoot that I Film which, she tells me, is thought I would focus on. more of an introduction to film Besides idle oil derricks, language. This is because she Halifax also has a substantial fmds that most of the students number of establishments of who come to her are largely higher education and several Yisually illiterate. In this course • c I N E M A G • money. The current state of Eastern Wave educational funding is such eRTC budget to help that the various institutions in­ volved seem only prepared to support the proposal if it will with deregulation measures Involve no additional costs. OTTAWA - The federal broad­ (CRTC) will receive 51 million doubt because of the ever-pre­ cent and NASCAD Into a film I wish her the best of luck in cast regulator will receive U more to pay for the increased sent shortages of, you guessed minor which could be taken by this. If filmmakers, as well as million this year to help Imple­ workload needed to imple­ it, funds. students at any of the above in­ artists, actors, and students of ment deregulation measures ment deregulation. An even more ambitious stitutions. This would certainly literature are to better ap­ for the television, radio and The estimates outline how proposal by Ms. Matthews is to be an important step forward preciate and learn more about cable-TV industries. the federal government plans create a mini Film Studies and she has received encour­ film, the establishment of a film The Treasury Board's main to spend its money in the com­ programme here in Halifax by agement from the adminis­ program, no matter how mod­ estimates for the 1987-88 fis­ ing year. pooling the various academic trators she has talked with. est, will be an asset. It might cal year show The Canadian The cost of deregulation courses which are offered by However, the enterprise again even mean that in the long run Radio-television and Telecom- issue was raised at a recent Dalhousie, Mount Saint Vin- rests on the frail foundations of we'll even see better films. munlcations Commission hearing of the House of Com­ mons Committee on Com­ munications and Culture. Lynn McDonald, a New Democratic MP and commit­ tee member, asked CRTC spokesmen why there Is $I million earmarked for deregu­ lation and not a similar amount for research. CRTC chairman Andre Bureau said the commission will receive more than 1200 applications this year that will have to be reviewed in light of the deregulation measures. Under existing rules, cable operators must apply to the CRTC to change their existing conditions of license to ensure they comply with new deregu­ lation measures. "It Is S 1 million for one year and I cannot hire any perma­ Here are the products nent employees or term em­ ployees," Bureau said, accord­ ing to committee transcripts. The money has to be spent that make it happen! on temporary help to process the applications so that the CRTC doesn't delay the rest of the service it provides, he said. A CRTC spokesman said the Lighting Filters • Painting money will be used to handle • changes in the regulation sys­ tem and upcoming licensing Dance Floors requests. He stressed deregula­ • Projections • tion in this case should not be equated with the lack of any regulation as the term is some­ Screens Stage Platforms times applied elsewhere. • • The total budget of the CRTC for 1987-88 is • Designer Materials • Special Effects 527,734,000. MONTREAL - Astral Film En­ Fog and Smoke Computer Software terprises has announced the • • development of an additional eight romance movies in the Shades of Love series for For further details contact Rasco or your local authorized Rosco dealer home video and television re­ lease. The first four titles in the initial eight-part series, budgeted at close to S 1 million a piece, are available in video outlets in Canada and the U.S. The second half of the first ~~.~ series will go on sale in the fall. Shades of Love is produced •••• by Astral Film Enterprises in association with First Choice ••••• Canadian Communications "" Corp. and VA House Ro­ mances of Los Angeles with the participation of Telefilm Cana­ da. Stewart Harding is produc­ er. Ken Atchity Is executive producer. World distribution rights are held by Astral. • CINEMAG • Regional production gets attention of new ACRMPIA .. . of representatives from the re- regtOnal representation be MONTREAL - The ambitions lowing the formation of a west­ slvely high concentration . . placed on the board of Tele- of independent filmmakers liv­ ern caucus in November. Programming produced m gtOns. d th fi ing and working in regions At press time, a meeting Montreal and T oronto. C arota - License fees for programs. film Cana a,fu d'e ederal gov- outside of Montreal and To­ with CBC President Pierre advocates an even-handed and produced in the regions for the er~hent d n mg agency, ronto have been exhumed by Juneau had been tentatively conCiliatory. . approac h b y pr0- network should be on a par whlcf . filmspen ds over I ..90 per cent . bl with license fees in Toronto. 0 Its an te eVlslon devel- the newly formed Alliance of scheduled for April 15. ducers to thiS pro em. .. _ _ opment funding in Quebec and Canadian Regional Motion Pic· Lawrence Carota, president "We have tried not to be - More of the deCISion mak 0 . ture Industry Associations, of the Atlantic Independent negative with CBC but on the ing re: network I'lcen ses for the ntano.Telefllm is the sponsor of a ACRMPIA. Film and Video Association other hand we are not begging. ~egions should be made reg- two-day conference . in St­ (AIFVA) and the Atlantic rep· This umbrella group of five The fact is that we are at a tre- tOnally. Adele, Quebec, April 9' 10, en. independent filmmakers' as­ resentative of ACRMPIA' says mendous disadvantage ~d we _ The CBC should make a titled Independent ProdUction sociations from the maritime regional producers have have a lot of talent waltmg to more concentrated effort to- and Broadcasting: the Next and western provinces has set reason to be hopeful that the produce." wards producing 50 per cent Five Years (see story), a mandate to promote regional CBC will soon be issuing In short, says Carota, "We of independent productions in All five ACRMPIA member production and gain greater licenses and fees in the reo have been ignored by the in- the regions by 1991. ' organizations will attend. They access to the full CBC televi· gions. He says Juneau has indio sion network. cated a need for greater reo dustry for too long." _ Two half-hour slots per are British Columbia Film In­ A series of meetings have gional participation on the full Part of the solution is a five week should be made available dustry Association (BCFIA), been held with government network. point list of recommendations for independent productions Alberta Motion Picture Indus­ and television network officals Regional producers are feel· presented by ACRMPIA to the to be carried across the full tries Association (AMPIA), Sas. since the formation of ing the pinch between CBC CBC for further detailed dis- CBC network. In addition, ai- katchewan Motion Picture In. ACRMPIA in late January fol· funding cutbacks and an exces· cussion. lowances should be made for dustry Association (SMPIA), This five point list is as fol- one complete hour each Manitoba Association of Pic. lows: month and four features per ture and Sound (MAPS) and "The big players sat around - A working group to be set year. the Atlantic Independent Film Regions the table," says Carota. "It was up with the CBC, Telefilm and ACRMPIA is also asking that and Video Association. obvious we are not among the encouraged big players." cont. from p. 39 "We will take some time de­ Looking south veloping sCripts and we will operate on a first· come· first· MONTREAL - Groupe Video· serve basis. There will be no tron Ltee, the new owner to regional quota system," says Tele-Metropole, Montreal's O'Leary. biggest French·language tele· Laurence Carota, spokesper· vision station, is seeking a son for ACRMPIA (see story) dominant position in a U. S. says he welcomes the CBC television distribution com· plan. pany. "CBC is just one step for· The rapidly expanding ward. There are other broad· Videotron, Quebec's biggest casters who we could work cable· television operator, has SPECIAL EFFECTS with and there are emerging announced that it has close to SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS / FRANK C. CARERE mega· companies such as Al· S 100 million with which to ce­ liance, Atlantis and Astral." ment an alliance with a U.S. The conference, he says, was distributor through which • DESIGN • THE ELEMENTS a useful exchange of ideas Tele- Metropole'produced pro· where many of the regional • MOBILE FACILITY • PYROTECHNICS grams can be sold in the U.S. • MECHANICAL EFFECTS • EQUIPMENT SUPPLY grievances were heard once market. Such an alliance would again by an industry that is cur· also facilitate the purchase of FRANK C. CARERE (416) 460-0034 rently centered in Toronto and U. 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- • CINEMAG • In. BC, C~nnell to build Cinepl~x to trade on U.S. ~xchange bin studiO comn/ex TORON~O - Cineplex Ode~n allow MCA Inc. to maintain its · ~nc . , a New York-based com- :I ", Co~o ratlon has fLIed with the 50 per cent equity interest in pany that runs 11 theatre Uotted States Securities and Toronto-based Cineplex screens at eight Manhattan 10- Exchange Commission for a which it first acquired in May cations. ~roposed offering of 3.65 mil· 1986. The purchase price is 532.5 VANCOUVER - Michael J. Du· lief that the studio will be far hon common shares. Cineplex said it expects the million (U.S.) and consists of beiki, President of The Cannell superior to anything of its type At the close of the U.S. com· 3.65 million common shares to $22.5 million in cash and Studios has announced that the and size anywhere in the mon share financing, Cineplex be offered to the public in late 652742 common shares of company is planning to build a world. Cannell Films of Cana· said that entertainment giant April through an underwriting Odeon for the re­ major studio facility in North da, Ltd., will be the studio's pri· Cin~plex M~~ Inc ..will buy a further 1 group managed by Merrill maining $10 million. Vancouver, B.C. The project, mary tenant. In March, Cannell million Cmeplex subordinate Lynch Capital Markets and The Walter Reade Organiza- known as North Shore Studios, had five projects underway in restricted voting shares. Allen Company Incorporated. tion shares are to be purchased will be located at the former Vancouver: Stingray (NBC), The purchase, which is pur- It is the first public offering from Entertainment Holdings, Park & Tilford distillery. The 21 Jump Street (Fox), Star­ buck (NBC), Wiseguy (CBS) suant to existing agreements of Cineplex common shares in Inc., a wholly-uwned sub­ 14.6·acre site was purchased between the companies, will the United States. sidiary of the Coca· Cola Com- in January from Park & Tilford and Sirens (CBS). However, the company plans to take ad· Cineplex president Garth pany. Canada, Ltd., a subsidiary of Drabinsky recently announced The deal is to close after ap­ Schenley Canada, Inc., which is vantage of the lucrative rental developing a full service studio that his company is very close proval by regulatory bodies headquartered in Montreal. market in the Vancouver area where an average of 10- 15 fLI~ here. In spite of the studio de­ to filing for a listing on the and boards of directors. Construction is scheduled to velopment, Cannell does not New York stock exchange. At the same time as the Wal- begin in mid·'87. and when projects vie for studio space at anyone time. Once construc· plan to move its entire opera· Drabinsky termed the New ter Reade Organization trans completed will include seven York stock exchange move action closes, Cineplex said it tion is underway, the studio tion to Canada - the com· sound stages and over 100,000 very significant both in terms will sell the lease for the will begin an aggreSSive mar­ pany's executive, creative and square feet of offices, technical of growth and for sharehol- Roosevelt Field Century Thea­ keting program to attract both administrative staff will con· support and production sup­ ders. He said it will give Cine- tre, an eight-screen movie permanent tenants and indio tinue to be housed primarily in port facilities. With a capacity plex a higher profLIe in the complex on Long Island, to vidual film projects. its headquarters in Hollywood. of seven stages, the studio will Steve Sassen has been named United States. Loews' theatre circuit. be the largest production facil· Prior to '86, when most of executive vice' president of In other news, Cineplex has RKO Century Warner, Inc., ity in Canada. Although firm the company's projects were Cannell Films of Canada, and agreed in prinCiple to aquire Cineplex's New York· based development cost figures are fLlmed in the Los Angeles area, will be in charge of the North the outstanding shares of The subsidiary, will sell the lease not yet available, the company it had used converted ware· Shore Studios development. Walter Reade Organization, for $17 million (U.S.). estimates the facility will cost houses as stages and produc in excess of 520 million. tion support facilities. But Stephen J. Cannell, chairman when it began moving a sub· of the Board and chief execu· stantial amount of television tive officer of The Cannell production to Vancouver, it Studios, has expressed his be· began to pursue the concept of Who Comes CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS to Medallion 13th Annual I for Quality Release ;·~7- printing?

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They're starting a hosted Pan-Pro festival. tions representing what CIlV casting pool out of the Edmon­ Whether they were drawn by rep Heather Grue says is "basi­ ton office and are "negotiating" visions of a Truck Stop theme cally everyone who's not CBC" he Alberta Motion Picture the ceremony because she was on several projects. room at West Edmonton Mall's attended April 4-7. Industry Association's in New York for the New Di­ In the meantime, even inde- Fantasyland Hotel or Andre T(AMPIA) 13th annual awards rector's festival. The judging celebrated the achievements panel included British Colum­ of local filmmakers. Anne bian Sandy "-iz-great-beeg­ Wheeler could probably build thrill-to-bee-here" Wilson; a wall out of the A-shaped Robin Jackson of the federal trophies by now. Loyalties department of Communica­ picked up prizes for Best tions; and Derek Mazur from Drama over 30 minutes, Best Manitoba. David Scorgie, the Director (Dramatic), Best Per­ Alberta Culture rep who formance for Tantoo Cardinal, chaired the jury, said that there Best Script (Dramatic) for Sha­ was an accord between mem­ ron Riis, and, not surprisingly, bers. "It was remarkably easy Best of the Festival. to judge the winners. We had Editor Peter Svab won a no big disagreements this double award for his work on year." Long Lance, a National Film The strength of the film Board documentary, and A community here is reflected in Sick Call, a NFB/Atiantis half­ events like the AMJ.?IA awards hour drama. Those two pro­ and less formal ones, like the ductions scooped up the lion's monthly Brow n Bag Screen­ share of awards. Long Lance ings. They've been well-at­ netted "A"s for Best Documen­ tended from the beginning, tary, Best ' Director (Non­ both by producers and techs. Dramatic) to bernie Dichek Interest from government and Jerry Krepakevich, Best agenCies has been increasing. Cinematography to Jim Jeffrey, Right now, virtually every pro­ Best Script (Non-Dramatic) to duction organization in the Dichek and Donald Bretton, province has or will be for­ Best Musical Score to Roger mally participating. De~gan , and Best Overall Organizations in other pro­ Sound to Gerry Wilson, Jerry vinces are drawing on the local Krep, Don Paches, and George community to enrich their Terrant. A Sick Call was voted own events. Ian Red and the Best Drama under 30 minutes mayor of Yorkton, Saskatche­ for producer Dale Philips, and wan came to promote the Jay Smith got the nod for Best Yorkton film festival at the Performance (Actor). AMPIA awards. They've invited Other awards included: Best Marcella Bienvenue (who won News and Public Affairs to Sat an award for experimental film Kumar (CBC Calgary) for Poc­ at last year's ArVIPIA awards) as kets of Prejudice; Best Moti­ a judge and panel expert to vational to Fred Epuntain for Yorkton this year. Bienvenue is Radiation Safety; Best Educa­ executive director of the Cal­ tional to Michelle Syirling of gary Society for Independent ACCESS (educational) TV, Best Filmmakers, and an "inter­ Commercial to Michael Hamm media" artist in her own right. (Frame 30 Productions): Best Reid also announced that a MusicaINariety to CRFN (Ed­ short film by local up-and­ monton ) for The Guitar. coming filmmakers Frances Peter Campbell 's Dreamland Damberger and Lars Lehman Picture Co. netted awards for call ed The Road to Yorkton Synergy, an Expo film about a wi ll be showcased this year. ballerina in Fort MacMurray's Centrally-based production tar sands plant (Best Short or companies are moving out Vignette) and his promotional west, too. Atlantis has been film The Alberta Energy Ad­ producing short films through vantage. NFB offices fo r several years. Richard Hudolin and Ted Hamilton's Quest television Kuchera were honoured for s~ries was produced through a Art Direction on Wendy conglomeration of companies Wacko's The Climb. Special last year. Now Alliance Enter­ jury awards went to Beyond tainment Corp. announced The Bend in the River (pro­ that production on The Gun­ duced by Rossi Cameron) and fighters. a two-hour television Close to the Heart (produced movie. starts in late May by Shona Rossel). AMPIA aiso Gunfighters heralds the ag­ recognized young talent in reement producer Allan Stein Southern Alberta Institute of made n'ith Alliance a little over Technology student Richard a year ago. The film is a "high­ McNeal. McNeal produced the action drama" written by Jim Best Amateur Film, Hot Air. Byrnes and starring Art Hindle, Awards ceremonies gener­ Tony Addabbo, and Reiner ally only interest the people in­ Schoene. It's the pilot for a volved - but the quality of weekly half-hour series slated both projects and personnel in to premiere on Global Net­ the industry is recognized well work in the fall of 1988. beyond the limits of the pro­ Allarcom co-productions vince. Anne Wheeler wasn't at brought projects to Alberta

54/Cinema r..:mada - Mav 1987 = • C I N E M A G • clude: Bonjour Docteur, Es­ SDAlSchuiz join to cale a Memphis, Le Monde de matin and A Plein Temps IV. Also included in the pack· age is the feature film Le Tes­ share resources tament du Docteur Moreau MONTREAL - Two production a CanadalFrance cO'produc: have expertise in finanCing," tion to be shot in June. companies - one in Montreal, says Champagne, who expects the other in Toronto - have in turn to tap into Toronto. This public offering is the agreed to share production based production talent. first in 1987 of two such pack· facilities and staff exclusively. Established in 1951 , the pri· ages that Champagne hopes to Fran~ois Champagne, presi· vately·owned SDA has produc. launch every spring and fall in dent of SDA Productions Ltee. ed over 3,000 commercials TV order to safely assume bridge in Montreal, says the agree· series, documentaries and fue. (capital) finanCing on upcom· ment with Schulz Productions atrical films. ing projects (see license fees) in Toronto will strengthen the One of the largest TV com· which he says are necessary position of both companies in mercial production companies due to low broadcast licenSing what is generally perceiv~d as in Canada, Schulz has produc. fees. a slow market in television ed commercials for Canada Last September, SDA offered commercial production across Tire, Petro Canada and Domin· $2.8 million worth of units on North America. ion Stores among many others. a $5.9 million television pro· "Our agreement will cover In the realm of televiSion duction package of four televi· television commercials and a and feature films, SDA has reo sian series and one feature feature film;" says Champagne. cently made one of the two film. Champagne says all public The theatrical feature entitled public offerings it plans on a shares were sold. He adds that Nickels and Dimes will rep· mixed package of four televi· three English·language televi· resent the first foray into fea· sian series and one feature sian networks are viewing a ture film production by Schulz film. Financing is S4.3 million dubbed version of the A Plein who can expect tutoring in the on a total budget of 58 million; temps series. art of film financing by the the offering is registered with To date, SDA has placed 16 more experienced SDA. the Quebec Securities Com· public offerings for various "With all their (production) mission. fUm and television produc· staff potential they do not yet Programs in this package in· tions.

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~ay 1987 - Cinema Canada/55 c I N E M A G • • the entire capital cost of the for less than its original capital ence held during the weekend LEG ALE Y E of April 10. CCA is still seen as unit. If he sells a unit at a price cost the difference between the backbone of private inves­ equal to or less than his origi- . the original cost and the sale h~ \llcll.lci Ikrgm.lll tor incentives. In fact it seems nal cost, the amount of money price can be reported as a cap­ he received will. be taxable as italloss. Consequently, the sale The Australian Film Com­ Iian government and would some producers are develop­ revenue to the extent that it of a film unit has adverse tax mission came out with a very then raise other fuinds by seil­ ing new strategies to entice in­ equals the difference between consequences even if it is not interesting little book in 1986 ing bonds and debentures on vestors through the CCA con­ the original cost of the unit or sold at a gain. These conse­ entitled Film Assistance: Fu­ the public market guaranteed cept, in particular the notion of its sale price, whichever is les­ quences increase once the unit ture Options. This publication by the government. It is ex­ buy-back. Buy-back is a con­ ser and any depreciation that is sold at a capital gain, in other is a review of the Australian pected in this manner to raise cept whereby after the lapse of was not taken. If the unit sells Federal Government's film some S 120 million per annum. a certain length of time the in­ ... funding initiatives and recom­ The notion of an actual ftlm vestor has the option of either mendations for future policies. financing bank is quite in­ keeping his ftlm units or selling For Canadian filmmakers this teresting since although it is, to them back to the producer at a publication can serve as an in­ some extent, relying on tax­ predetermined price or ac­ teresting comparison between payers' money, it is also self­ cording to a price set by a pre­ the Australian and Canadian financing through the bond determined method of calcula­ techniques of encouraging the and debenture market. This tion. This is designed to give film industry. has the effect of making the the investor a sort of guarantee PICTURE It seems that Australia has bank not only more accounta­ that come what may he cannot principally relied on fiscal in­ ble to private industry but also lose money even if he will not centives in the form of tax an industry player much more make a profit. Another element VEHICLES shelters, better known as Divi­ separate and distinct from gov­ of the buy- back scheme re­ sion 10BA which is similar to ernment policy. It also concen­ lated to the growing concern our Capital Cost Allowance trates government policy into of some producers that the (CCA) scheme. In Australia the one dominant ftlm financing CCA scheme, which necessi­ amount of depreciation that tool rather than a combination tates selling equity in the pic­ can be taken under their CCA of fiscal loans and subsidy in­ ture, has the corresponding ef­ seems to have diminished con­ centives, all of which can be ef­ fect of reducing their profit if siderably over the years and fe cted by changes in general the film is successful. Buy­ Wholesale Purchase and Rentals may be abolished or further re­ government industrial, fis cal backs can be used as a way to duced. In Australia it is recog- , and public policy. The concept ultimately diminish the Complete "on set" mechanical and nized that these tax shelter de­ of a ftlm financing bank is also number of persons entitled to welding service for 1st and 2nd units. vices cost the government tens a more mature step-ahead ap­ participate in the profits. s.p.fx. rig's built to spec's of millions of dollars in ta."Xa ­ proach over CCA schemes Buy-backs require an plastics, fiberglass, custom paint and tion revenue, a problem rarely which spawned ftlm projects analysis of an element of CCA addressed in Canada. but not necessarily capitalized rarely considered in ftlm graphics As a substitute for the CCA corporations nor the distribu­ financing. Capital Cost Allow­ Rental of the two largest wind machines system the Australian Film tion and exhibition vehicles ance schemes are only a means in Canada. Commission is recommending that would give reasonable of ta."X deferral, not tax elimina­ - just completed a 65 vehicle, 4 helicopter the setting up of a kind of film exhibition time to indigenous tion. It permits an investor to investment and banking corpo­ products. Indeed, the Austra­ depreciate all or part of a capi­ shoot on budget. ration. The entity would be lian Film Commission's book tal cost of an equity invest­ capable of loaning ftlmmakers has a very interesting and suc­ ment. It is designed to encour­ up to 100 per cent of the pro­ cinct analysis of the operation age capital investment on ject's budget. These loans of a market on the role of pro­ which revenue is earned. The tax that is deferred as a result would carry the option in ducers, distributors and Call Tom Lane at favour of this financing corpo­ exhibitors in it, all of which, of CCA schemes can become ration to convert the loans into backed by a good analysis of fi­ exigible on the sale of the cap­ (514) 453-8314 equity thereby enabling it to gures, is certainly a welcome ital investment. This happens participate in profitable films addition to ftlm literature. roughly as follows. An investor Serving Quebec and and convert defaulted loans Canadian producers though buys a $ 10,000 unit in a ftlm into equity assets. The corpo­ seem to be quite anxious to and writes off the entire cost Eastern Canada ration itself would be preserve and maintain the CCA thereof in accordance with the capitalized by an initial input approach. This was certainly film tax shelter CCA scheme. of S25 million by the Austra- evident at the Teleftlm Confer- He has thereby depreciated = C I N E MAG • • investor selling his unit. This words, for more than the origi­ ~efi~ienc.y in the CCA concept nal cost of the unit. Justifies Its re-evaluation in a Davies' novel adapted for screen Capital gains are subject to film industry where profit is the ordinary capital gain tax now very possible and ex­ TORONTO - The work of Ca­ roundings marvellous back­ nedy, head of CBC drama, said. rules, that is, one-half of any pected. nadian literary giant Robertson grounds for fascinating film­ Kennedy said he is delighted capital gain is taxable at the ta..-x In this context the Austra­ Davies will at last be recreated ing," Davies said. that barrier is at last broken. payer's . nonnal income tax lian alternatives being for the camera under a plan to Canada should be able to Davies said Hollywood is too rate. The consequence of all examined in that country ap­ produce a major television make more lasting movies than conventional. this is that selling a tax-shel­ pear attractive. mini-series. Hollywood, such as quality "The Hollywood people tered film unit investment can Two Toronto companies, European or Australian films, have got to be after the last undo the tax savings that were MICHAEL N. BERGMAN Primedia Productions and John he added. dollar and that is death to the original reason for this in­ Barristl?r c~ Solicitor McGreevy Productions, have "We could do the same sort doing anything properly," vestment. For this reason. even Jlelllbl?r of tbe Bars of Quebec. acquired the option to of thing and it would be great Davies said. "If that is your if there were a market for trad­ Ontario alld Alberta. with of­ Robertson Davies' What's Bred because there is a great thrill main object you're sunk." ing in film units. there is proba­ fices ill Jfolltreal and To­ in the Bone. about this northern country." He said of the Canadian pro­ bly nothing to be gained by an ronto. It will be the first time one What's Bred in the Bone is ducers, "They will do it their of Davies novels has been the second volume of the cur­ own way and they will see effect" on movie distribution made into a television show. rent trilogy being completed things that Hollywood doesn't around the globe. Rights to one of Davies' earlier by Davies. ' The agreement see because they haven't got a system would allow Canadian "I think he is very concerned novels, Fifth Business. is in the reached by the two companies gigantic industry standing on companies a better chance at that it sets a terrible precen­ hands of a Hollywood produc­ also includes right of first re­ their backs." domestic distribution rights dent." DL-xon explained. er and the story is to be made fusal on The Rebel Angels, The Co-producer John for some foreign-made movies. Andre Unk, president of the into a television show. third novel is not yet com­ McGreevy said, "We've satis­ Under the terms of the anti­ Association Quebecoise des During a recent press con­ plete. fied ourselves that there is a cipated licenSing legislation, distributeurs et exportateurs ference in the book-lined walls The television mini-series strong market for this ... and foreign distributors will be de films de TV et de video, says of his University of Toronto of­ has a budget of between $6 we're quite confident that able to distribute films which the contagion effect - or fear fice Davies said he is glad the million and $10 million and we'll be able to make this one they have produced or to of setting a world-wide prece­ series will be made by Cana­ initial support from the CBC, happen - in contrast to the fan­ which they hold world sales dent - is "no arguement at all ". dians. Telefilm Canada and the BBC. tasies of Hollywood." rights. All other films must be "1 recognize Valenti has a job "I was delighted about this The series is expected to air in Davies isn't going to get in­ distributed by a Canadian dis­ to do but that is a strange ar­ because I have a very strong 1989. volved in the creation of the tribution company guement to make," said Unk, feeling that there is in the Ca­ "It is incredibly important to television series because, he MacDonald said it is an at­ who describes the distribution nadian landscape and Canadian finally get Robertson Davies on said, it is an area he isn't famil­ tempt to stimulate both Cana­ proposal as "fair and equita­ architecture and Canadian sur- the national screen," John Ken- iar with. dian movie distribution and ble." production and will not mean Unk says the contagion ef­ a decrease in the number of fect is Valenti's problem and foreign movies which enter that the fact that this was the Canada. thrust of Valentius argument is But Dixon said the proposed testimony to the validity of the system is too harsh. proposed licensing legislation. "Canada is the only nation in As for any sort of reprisal the free world that has that from the MPAA, Unk says Can­ kind of a system and it would ada is too lucrative a market not be acceptable to our for the U.S. majors to threaten p member companies and to a boycott as was the case when R s M A American film producers to Quebec attempted to imple­ work within that system.'" ment restrictive legislation. In a Canadian Press story "You can be sure that they Producers of Les Ordres, Livre Ouvert, Les Bans Oebarras after his meeting with Mac­ will fight this tooth and nail Donald, Valenti was quoted as but it is more the indepen­ saying that the proposed sys­ dents than the majors who will A HISTORY OF PROVEN EXCELLENCE tem could have a "contagion be hurt," said Unk.

CONCORDIA . . UNIVERSITY "'8 ' ". ~ in production 1986-1987 Film Production The Department of Cinema of the Faculty of Fine Arts, LA DETRESSE ET L'ENCHANTEMENT CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY, announces a probationary (GABRIELLE ROY's autobiography/mini-series) tenure-track position in FILM PRODUCTION at the stalling rank of Assistant Professor, to begin with the aCjJdemic year 1987-88. Duties include full-time teaching LA MAISON DESCHENES §,i :\~ cffponsibilities within our undergraduate Major and (the first prime-time soap eVer produced in Canada) '!, ' Specialization in Film Production, and a contribution to (lie administration of the programme and the Department. The successful candidate will also be LIVRE OUVERT III expected to maintain artistic productivity during the (part III of a collection of unique children's stories) apPOintment. Teaching experience, a demonstrated interest in arts other than Cinema, and bilingualism will all be LA RIVIERE considered assets as will such possible qualifications as (a short presentation for adolescents) expertise in relevant areas of Film Production, experimental cinema, etc. We are looking for a creative person and inspired teacher-artist who will contribute to the further development of a leading university programme in Film Production in Canada. In accordance with Canadian immigr-atio~ ~equirements, preference is given to C~nadlan citizens and permanent residents_ Vita and inquiries should be addressed to Associate Claude Godbout Louise Ranger Yves Plouffe Professor AndreHerman, Head of Film Production, Les Productions Prisma Inc. 5253 avenue du Parc Bureau 330 Pepartment of Cinema, CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY, Montreal, Qc H2V 4P2 Tel. : (514) 277.6686 1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West, VA-259, Montreal, Quebec, H3G 1M8. The deadline is May 1st, 1987 or until Telex: 05562171 MTL code 1183 the POSition is filled_

May 1987 - Cinema Canada/57 • CiNEMA G • Radio-Canada labour troubles

MONTREAL - Labour-manage­ "Had the strike lasted any year contract taking all to the ment problems at Radio-Cana­ longer, we might have had to summer of 1988," Theriault da (CBC) and the scheduling cancel some series scheduled told Cinema Canada. of the NHL playoffs has forced for next season as we are al­ ONTARIO the discontinuation of one ready in production," says Contracts yet to be settled popular dramatic series and Lefebvre. include the 200-member Syn­ the farming-out of a game On March 13, the 745 dicat des journalists de Radio­ show to an independent pro­ member Syndicat des employ­ Canada consisting of news ser­ ducer. es de production de Quebec et vice employees as well as some The most obvious effects of de l'Acadie (SEPQA), staged a contract employees in Mont­ a two-and-a-half-week (March 48-hour walk-out to protest real, Quebec City, Rimouski 13- 30) strike by television wages in a CBC- RC contract and the Canadian Wire Serivce production crews and support proposal. Guild - Local 213 of the News­ staff are the discontinuation of Refusal to give management paper Guild consisting of all Le Parc des Braves and the assurances that work would re­ news staff outside of these production of Ultra Quiz, sume as normal lead to a lock­ three cities. Lance et Compte by indepen­ out, by the CBC-RC, of televi­ SJRC negotiations are prog­ dent producer Claude Heroux. sion production and support ressing according to schedule, COUNCIL A walk out on the set of staff in the province of Quebec says Lefebvre; however, Local Ultra-Quiz, prior to March 13, and in Moncton. 21 3, in a legal strike position caused the sponsor to re-Io­ The lock-out ultimately lead since December 1986, has cate the production outside of to a three-year contract settle­ lodged Oanuary 1987) a com­ CBC- RC facilities. ment on March 30 in which plaint of unfair labour practice The Ontario Arts Council takes pride Le Pare des Braves will be the SEPQA won a three per against CBC-RC. Negotiations renewed in September, says cent increase in the first year have been discontinued pend­ and pleasure in having assisted these Jean-Marc Lefebvre, director of followed by a two and three ing the outcome of a Canadian public relations for CBC-RC, per cent increase in the second Labour Relations Board hear­ filmmakers: French service. and third year, respectively. ing in Toronto, April 7-10. Lefebvre explains that the Guy Theriault, a spokesman short duration of the strike was for CBC- RC in Ottawa, says the The subject of the dispute is not seriously disruptive and SEPQA settlement is in line whether working conditions since Les Parc des Braves had with 16 collective agreements for contract employees in the Brigitte Berman, in the production to be re-slotted to make room covered by CBC- RC and re­ French services outside Que­ for the NHL playoffs, it was newed on a three-year basis bec, formerly under the juris­ of her film Artie Shaw: Time Is All feasible to discontinue the since 1985. diction of the Union des Artists weekly series which would "The great majority of the (UDA), should be included in You've Got, Best Feature Length have ended in June. unions are settled with a three- the Local 21 3 agreement. Documentary, Academy Awards;

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12e FESTIVAL DES FESTIVALS DE TORONTO TORONTO'S 12 ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF FESTIVALS DU 10 AU 19 SEPTEMBRE 1987 SEPTEMBER 10-19,1987 VISIONNEMENTS DE PRE-SELECTION PRE-SELECTION SCREENINGS QUATRIEME PROGRAMME ANNUEL FOURTH ANNUAL PERSPECTIVE "PERSPECTIVE CANADA" CANADA PROGRAMME Cette annee, les visionnements de pre-selection pour Ie programme Perspective Canada du Festival des Festivals 1987. se derouleront a Toronto, pendant deux This year, pre-selection screenings for the 1987 Festival of Festivals' ~erspective periodes distinctes. Les courts-metrages seront visionnes aux fins de pre-selection Canada programme will take place in Toronto over two separate perIods. Short du I er au 5 juin et les longs-metrages seront visionnes du 15 au 26 juin. Veuillez films will be pre-selected June 1-5, and features will be pre.-selected June 15-26. communiquer avec Ie bureau du Festival si vous desirez obtenir des formulaires Please call or write to the Festival office for entry forms or If you reqUIre further d'inscription ou des renseignements supplementaries. information. ADMISSlBILITE: ELIGIBILITY: 1. Tout film canadien (sauf les films de commandite ou industriels) est 1. Any Canadian film (except sponsored or industrial film) is eligible - feature, admissible qu'il s'agisse d'un long-metrage, d'un court-metrage, d'un docu­ mentaire ou d'un film experimental. short, documentary and experimental. . 2. Films must be certified Canadian productions or co-productIOns. 2. Les films doivent etre certifies comme etant des productions ou des co- productions canadiennes. 3. Films must have been completed after September 14,1986. 4 . Preference will be given to Canadian premieres. 3. Les films doivent avoir ete termines apres Ie 14 septembre 1986. 4. La preference sera donnee aux premieres canadiennes. 5. Films for pre-selection. screenings' may be submltte. d' In 16 mm, 35 mm, 3/ 4" or 5. Pour les visionnements de pre-selection, les films peuvent etre soumis en 112" video. . 6. Films will be presented at the Festival in 16mm and 35mm only (optical sound) 16mm, 35mm, ou bande video de 3/ 4 po ou de 112 po. and iQ their original language with English subtitles. . 6. Les films seront presentes au Festival en 16mm et en 35mm uniquement (son " 7. Deadline for receipt of entry forms is Monday, May 25 for short films, and optique) en version originale avec sous-titres anglais. 7. La date limite pour la reception des formulaires d'inscription et Ie lundi 25 mai Monday, June 8 for feature films. ., 29 f 8. Deadlines for receiving prints or cassettes for preview are Friday, Mayor pour les courts-metrages, et Ie lundi 8 juin pour les longs-metrages. 8. La date limite pour la reception des cassettes destinees aux visionnements de short films, and Friday, June 12 for feature'films. . 9. Running time for short films is 59 minutes and under, features, anythmg over pre-selection est Ie vendredi 29 mai pour les courts-met rages et Ie vendredi 12 . juin pour les longs-metrages. 60 minutes. 9. Sont consideres comme des courts-metrages les films de 59 minutes et moins, et comme des longs-metrages, les films de plus de 60 min lites. Suite 205, 69 Yorkville Avenue Toronto, Ontario M5R 188 Suite 205, 69 Yorkville Avenue (416) 967-7371 Telex : 06-219724 Toronto, Ontario M5R 188 (416) 967-7371 Telex: 06-219724

May 1987 Cinema Canada/59 • c I N E M A G year) from slipping into obliv­ eral government is concerned• The Alliance of representatives FRONTS WEST from B.C.'s book publishing, ion. that the provinces are tuning sound recording and film in­ Apparently, one of the them too much to provincial h~ K,lthr~ 11 Allison dustry is continuing to lobby reasons for the lack of fruition rather than national economic concerns. While they ponder he big news this month has ment on what's in it until it the federal/provincial govern­ of the agreement is that the the problem of who gets the to be the confirmation that gets Cabinet approval. The re­ ments for an ERDA agreement federal government is recon­ credit, the B.C. ERDA could be TStephen J. Cannell Produc­ commendations that Paul Au­ for B.C. Renamed the B.C Cul­ sidering the structure of the shelved. tions bought 14.6 acres of the dley submitted have been tural Industries Task Force, the ERDA programs in general. What makes the situation Park & Tilford distillery made public, but no word on group has become the main The ERDAs have been de­ scribed as a powerful political seem hopeful is the current (where Atlantis' Airwolf shot how closely they're being fol­ bulwark that keeps the S 30 for six months) as part of a 520 lowed in the draft. million agreement (which was tool, being tuneable to a wide million plan to build a seven­ agreed to in principle last variety of projects, and the fed- studio complex called North Shore Studios. Rumours had been fl ying for months regarding Cannell's possible studio plans for Van­ couver, and now that they're confirmed, everyone feels even more secure about the continued presence of a bevy of IT.S. runaways. Certainly, the Cannell studio will draw a lot of L.A. cronies (and would-be pals) up the coast. Insiders at the company's L. A. office re­ port that Cannell is doing more work in Vancouver than back home. As for the B.C Film Centre, it opened officially May 1 (all renovations are complete, with the exception of the entry gate) and British Columbia De­ velopment Corp. executive John Erickson says they have an NBC TV movie booked for May. Still no decision on who will be chosen to run the studiO, but word is that the Dominion Stages group (a co­ alition of Vancouver unions, guilds, and service companies) is busy playing offer-counter­ offer with the owners. Erickson had no comment on the Cannell Studio complex. Production manager/studio owner Justis Greene doesn't consider North Shore Studios as competition for his new television studio in Burnaby­ North Star Studio, a co-venture between his company, Pacific Films and an L.A. group, The Alexander Group. They intend to fill up their studio with their own product. Apparently, Paramount is building a large courtroom set somewhere in town, in co-op­ eration with the City of Van­ couver - the courtrooms at City Hall have been used by film companies so many times in the past two years that the city is willing to maintain the set, so they can keep film crews out of the real thing. • A local TV station, BCTV, ran a news item in early April about B.C 's new film policy, but, alas. the TV station was way ahead of reality. While Bill Reid, minister of Tourism, Recre­ ation and Culture appeared on the clip and commented that a drat is ready to go to Cabinet, he didn't release any figures. The draft will go through two sub-committees before it goes to Cabinet, and no one in the government wants to com-

SO/Cinema Canada - May 1987 • c I N E M A G sense of embarrassment in fed­ ment's interest may help to • • towards professional and growth within cultural indus- in the area of film soundtracks. eral circles concerning cul­ push the ERDA through. structural development rather tries, without cultural defmi­ With Vancouver's Uttle Moun­ tural funding figures: B.C. is Representing the film indus­ than on individual mm pro­ tions, "Canadian product is tain Sound sharing an Oscar for last of all the provinces in the try on the task force are Craw­ jects. Another concern is that whatever Canadian companies Sound (for Oliver Stone's Pla· amount of dollars spent per ford Hawkins, Bob Fredericks capita on culture by both the the ERDA will put cultural produce." toon) and Mushroom Studios and Ray Hall. There have been pressure on the film industry, federal and provincial govern­ recently having completed concerns raised that the ERDA but Tony Gregson (executive ments. Ottawa officials with two movies of the week for may interfere with the evolu­ director of the association of • the DOC have requested a NBC and a feature (Empire tion of the B.C. film fund but Book Publishers of B. C.) has brief from the B.C. task force, The service sector of the B.C. Pictures' The Collar), it seems the ERDA is being stressed as a stated that the purpose of the and it is hoped that the depart- film industry is expanding into that L.A. producers are ·adding separate entity, focusing more fund is to stimulate economic post-production, particularly sound recording to their checklist of Vancouver attri­ butes. MGM was so impressed with Vancouver's mUSICians and facilities, after Mushroom did a stereo track for Dirty Dozen III, that they started asking about facilities for larger pro­ jects. According to Charlie Richmond, Mushroom's own­ er, "They were interested in doing a couple of sessions for 70-80 players, but there's nowhere big enough in Van­ couver right now." Richmond, a sound designer who also owns a company that· designs commercial sound sys-l tems, has an idea to outfit the I Orpheum Theatre into a place: for large-scale recording ses­ sions. Local composer Michael Conway Baker is actively in- ; volved in the project, and has been trying to convince the' City, which owns the Oro; pheum, that if the theatre were set up for film scoring, it would attract business for the City; and for the financially strapped main resident -- the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. • Donna Wong-Juliani is back in active gear as a producer. She took a sabbatical from her post :It Telefilm a couple of months ago to be a supermom, and promptly got involved in her son's activities as a member of the B.C. Boys Choir. Now she's' VANCOUVER an executive produdng a doc­ umentary on the-group, which is off to Holland and Germany Canada for a summer tour this year. Producer/director of the docu­ mentary is music specialist Robert Chesterman, who last We1Jgive you adtylocation and throw in year completed a documentary on Vancouver's child prodigies Which Way to Carnegie ilie ocean and mountains for free ! Hall? with Ivan Horsky. Vancouver has Everything post-production are unequalled. In addition, the favourable exchange rate for the Canadian dollar is just one more reason • to come to Vancouver. Sandy Wilson has CBC and Vancouver is a beautiful city which at the same time is Telefilm development money histOric, modem and cosmopolitan; a seaport city with miles for her feature Broken Dates. of sandy beaches and only minutes from forested mountain Call us, or write, were ready to help! It is assumed that she'll be wilderness. An added bonus is the gentlest climate in Canada Film Co-ordination, Engineering Department looking for an 8 pm Sunday and this year, EXPO '86. City of Vancouver, 453 West 12th. Avenue slot for that one. Peter Bryant Film in Vancouver and visit EXPO '86 at the same time. We Vancouver, B.c., Canada V5Y IV4 • has a Superchannel develop­ ment deal for his feature Fat are hosting the world and will host the ftIm industry as well. (604) 873-7337 ~ • Patty, which has been in final Ask the film companies who have already filmed in Vancouver or the Mayor's Office (604) 873-7410. script stage for some time. during EXPO. They'll tell you nothing has changed. Weare Bryant also has Telefilm devel­ still the most cooperative city in Canada. Member of opment money for a pilot for a Our top quality facilities for casting, crews, production and series called No Way Out Ric ." ASSOC'".''' Beairsto's feature Come with rA~ r~M COMMISSIONERS Me is in development, but he's not ready to name the financial . participants. Beacon Group.... May 1~87 - Cinema Canada/61 C I N E M A G;~ • ~ anglophone audiences showed for Quebec writers. Bankruptcy possible for Ann McNeil • MONTREAL - Failure to find (ACTRA) in miscellaneous area involved in the cOl15l1j\i Productions Ltd. (Grant Allen) Went to visit Peg Campbell's the financial means to remount fees, including cancellation tion of a histOrical village~;~~: have got Telefilm script devel­ final night of shooting on the a S5 million feature film, can­ fees, travel and wardrobe. The As it was originally .~~ opment money for two fea­ NFB drama Nuclear Fear, celled in pre-production last production was cancelled one uled, Ann McNeil, a C~ tures, Lion's Flight (an ac­ among the sand dunes along October, could result in bank­ week prior to the shooting historical drama, circa 1~ tion-suspense thriller) which the Fraser River. The location ruptcy for a Montreal-based date. directed by Jean Beaudin and they hope to shoot here in late was eerie - huge walls of sand film production company. Judith Harvey, coordinator featuring Genevieve BUjold summer, and Mermaid Moon were lit with green gels and Les Films Ferrican Ltee had of the ACTRA office in and Frederick Forest, was suI), . (a Canadian WWIl action mys­ could be seen several miles until May 2 to inform the Syn­ Montreal, told Cinema Cana­ ject to joint Canadian and U.s. tery). Writers on both are Ste­ away. It was an unusually cold, dicat des technicians du cine­ da that the Performers Rights private financing when one of fan Arngrim and Sean Allen - windy night and sand was ma du Quebec (STCQ) about Society has been told to in­ three U.S. partners withdrew. both are Canadians who live in blowing over the tops of the the future status of Ann itiate action against Les Films At that time, Hebert said that Los Angeles. dunes in constant jetstreams. McNeil, originally scheduled Ferrican by mid-April. he hoped to find a new partner Child actor Kimberly Manson for a six-week shoot starting Also owed for services, ac­ by December (1986), have • Kong, dressed only in a flannel Oct. 10, in St. Armand, cording to the STCQ, are money in place by March and nightgown (with long under­ Quebec. businesses in the St. Armand start shooting inJune and July. Lorraine Chan is the new NFB wear pushed up her legs for Producer Yves Hebert told publicist for women's films. the shot) repeated a descent Cinema Canada in early April """I Last year, the Board decided to then ascent of a 15' dune - that negotiations to relaunch implement a women's market­ endlessly repeated for bat­ the production are moving ing development group to deal teries gone dead, cranes too ahead. specifically with films bylforl low, another closeup - while "We are working hard with Film Studies about women. Chan's position the rest of us stood silently some people," says Hebert. in Vancouver was created as shivering. As soon as cut was "We intend to relaunch it. It is The Department of Cinema of the Faculty of Fine Arts, part of that program - New­ called, she was enveloped by a good subject." CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY, invites applications for a foundland was the first pro­ two crew members who Hebert would not comment 10-month leave replacement position in the area of Film Studies at the Assistant Professor level to begin August 1, vince to gain a women's film swathed her in a cocoon of on the nature of the negotia­ blankets and heavy wool socks 1987. publicist, and B.C. is second. tions. He said that such com­ The position involves teaching at the undergraduate level The new attitude of the where she remained while ment would be premature. and administrative duties. Board is due to the tremend­ technical requirements were Fran~ois Leclerc, president Teaching experience and bilingualism will be considered ous success of women's films, adjusted and met. of the STCQ which is claiming an asset as will demonstrated expertise in some or all of which reportedly are the most Since it was an NFB shoot, I over S 120,000 for work com­ the following fields: Canadian Cinema, Contemporary popular films in the collection, suppose, the crew appeared pleted and work contracted World Cinema, Third World Cinema, Women and Film, younger than most, more heav­ Documentary Film , and Film History until 1960. no doubt due to the controver­ (guaranteed days), told Cine­ Vita and inquiries should be sent to Dr. Jacqueline, sial, high-profile issues that ily populated by women, and ma Canada, that the May 2 Levitin , Chair, Department of Cinema, Faculty of Fine women at the NFB have tack­ in spite of the bundling, more deadline was set in late March Arts, CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY, 1455 de Maisonneuve led in recent years, as well as fashionable. They worked after repeated meetings with Blvd. West, VA-259, Montreal, Quebec, H3G 1M8. The the Oscar for IT You Love quietly and quickly and tem­ Hebert. deadline is May 1st, 1987 or until the position is filled. This Planet. With more acces­ pers were surprisingly good "In early December, he told In accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, sible and interested audiences, considering that they were in preference will be given to Canadian citizens and us he would try to sell the pro­ permanent residents. and a larger collection of films their 10th hour of a very un­ ject or refinance. He asked us , ~ on major issues, a clearly de­ comfortable outdoor shoot. to give him a break · and we fined marketing strategy can DOP was Tobias Schliessler. did," says Leclerc. now replace the earlier, grass­ We stood for an hour or so, According to Leclerc, the fi ­ roots efforts. with a woman who had never nances of Les Films Ferrican is Chan's presence at the heard of the National Film such that filing a grievance Board has already resulted in Board, and wanted to know against the company "will get a several press packages arriving where she could see the judgement that is useless in TAILLEFER, DEVINE at my doorstep - one of her finished product. It was cold terms of compensation." and uncomfortable, but the & ASSOCIATES first projects was the April 23 Thus, the STCQ will wait lI[) INSURANCE BROKERS LTD. 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The NFB will retain all rights MONTREAL - In 1989, the Na­ credit and a rough script out­ on these projects to be pro­ tional Film Board will cele­ line, in French, for a fiction duced in accordance with MICHAEL DEVINE, C.I.B. brate its 50th anniversary and, film of 70 to 120 minutes in standard production criteria coincidentally, the 25th an­ length. during the 1988- 1989 and or niversary of the release of its Selected candidates will be 1989-1990 fiscal years. The JACQUES TAILLEFER, C.I.B., F,I.I.C- first French-language dramatic awarded SIO,OOO to winning filmmakers will be re­ feature,bs Le chat dans Ie sac finalize their scripts and devel­ numerated according to the by Gilles Groulx. In honour of op draft plans and schedules NFB salary scale. 240 St. Jacques Street, 10th Floor the occasion, the NFB has an­ under NFB supervision. Candidates must state, in Montreal, Quebec H2Y 1L9 nounced a nation wide com­ Once the development stage writing, their intention to par­ petition for French-language is completed, these projects ticipate in the Premiers long Telephone: (514) 288-2544 filmmakers. will be reviewed by a selection metrages de fiction fran­ Telex: 055-61159 French Program's - Studio C board. A maximum of three copbones contest before May is seeking six to 12 candidates winners will be choosen to 15, 1987. Names of the twelve with a professional short film make their first feature-length finalists will be announced on (at least 20 minutes) to their fiction film. May 1, 1988.

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