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CFDC funds final three shorts in Montreal (Suite 2220, P.O. Box 71, Tour Canadian Film Development Corporation West Coast grant competition de la Bourse, Montreal-11 5, Quebec - is participating in the project with a (514) 283-6363), or in Toronto (Suite $125,000 investment. The Canadian Film Development Cor 18, Lothian Mews, 96 Bloor Street West, Productions Mutuelles seems to be poration has just announced the last Toronto 5, Ontario - (416) 966-6436). the most active Quebec production three recipients of its West Coast grant group. According to Cournoyer, they competition for the production of short have another feature project commenc films. The projects are After the Dance ing in April, as well as major productions by George Johnson, Inside the Reflection scheduled for July, August, and Septem by Thomas Braidwood, and Birdland by ber. He was unwilling to give us details, Arnold Saba and Gordon Fidler. They since there are pending legalities invol received $6,350, $7,350, and $7,500, ved. The organization just opened a Tor respectively. onto branch office, called Mutual Films, After the Dance, written by Johnson and plans to emphasize more English- and Doug White, is a comedy about a language productions in the future. couple of loggers, who roam around a They've already co-produced The Rain small town, after the dance, looking for bow Boys with Potterton Productions some 'action', 'tail' etc. Cinematography of Montreal, and two more joint pro by Tony Westman, sound by Richard Michael Spencer of the CFDC jects are scheduled with that company. Patton, and production manager will be A previously announced joint ven Mike Chechik. Hagen Beggs is cast as the ture, however, has been postponed in lead actor. definitely. Godsend, a script based on a Tom Braidwood's Inside the Reflec short story by Joan MacKenzie, is un tion is a film on Nijinski's last dance and fortunately 'on ice,' according to Potter- madness. B. J. Clayden will do the cine ton producer Tony Robinow. Shooting matography. Jeremy Long the sound, was to have started mid-winter in a and the actors will be supplied by The Northern Ontario mining town. Neither Theatre Workshop in Vancouver. Bird- Robinow nor Cournoyer were saying land was written jointly by Saba and what caused the cancellation, but they Fidler, and it will be directed the same spoke of 'difficulties'. way. Fidler is planning to do the cine matography on the story, concerning a man who fantasizes about his friends as Pierre David of Mutual Films birds. With the funding of these three More Canadian Features? shorts, the CFDC concludes its grant- Major feature production ground to a giving programme. From now on a film Productions Mutuelles Limitee halt throughout Canada during the first maker wishing to obtain money for the shooting with Jeanne Moreau in three months of 1973. It usually does, production of anything other than a fea Quebec mid-winter. This time, however, the ture film, will have to turn to the Canada weather was not the only factor. The Council. The Council's budget has been France's Jeanne Moreau plays the lead CFDC exhausted its funds for the cur increased in keeping with this added in a film now being shot in Quebec by rent fiscal year, and producers had to responsibility. The exact figures of the Production Mutuelle Ltee. Entitled Je wait with their scripts until April. Both increase were not available at press time, t'aime, the $500,000 production was IATSE and ACTRA members received but they will be released to the public written and is being directed by Pierre wage increases, making it less lucrative sometime in April. The appointment of a Duceppe, and co-stars his brother, Jean for major U.S. productions to shoot new Film Officer by the Canada Council Duceppe (the uncle in Mon Oncle An- here. And the federal government de is also imminent. toine). The script is the story of a cided to close some tax loopholes, there The Canadian Film Development Cor Parisienne woman, played by Moreau, by scaring away potential private in poration will continue to invest in mo who lives in a northern Quebec town. vestors. Many people within the film tion picture production on two levels: Local inhabitants spurn her for her dif community were alarmed by these de its low-budget, special programme for ferent ways, including her 'strange ac velopments (see Directors Guild page), features costing up to $100,000; plus its cent.' but others are going ahead with planned regular, major investments of up to Armand Cournoyer, Mutuelle's direc scripts and projects. $200,000 in big-budget Canadian films. tor of distribution, revealed that the Harold Greenberg of Bellevue-Pathe They have around a dozen applications company is relying on distribution in is as busy as ever. According to Sid Adil- for the latter, with an April 1st deadline, France. The use of 'joual' is being kept man of the Toronto Star, he is helping and none as yet in the former category, to a minimum, but the film will never to finance a comedy written and directed with the same closing date. For up theless attempt to retain a distinctive by Ben Gazzara, and scheduled to go be coming deadlines and further informa Quebec flavour. Je t'aime's executive fore the cameras in Montreal on June tion, please contact the CFDC offices in producer is Claude Heroux, and the 1st. Canadian actors will be recruited for

6 Cinema Canada the movie, but the starring role goes to Carle-Lamy announces financing Film (Mag Bodard) and NouveUes Edi Gazzara himself. He must have liked for four features tions de Film (Louis Malle) for France. working here on The Neptune Factor. According to the co-production deal be Maxine Samuels, presently winding Les Productions Carle-Lamy Ltee. an tween France and Canada, two actors up production on The Pyx (starring nounced the signing of an agreement have to be French, and the music and Karen Black and Christopher Plummer), with the Societe Nouvelle de Cinema post-production will have to be done in has announced the acquisition rights to tographic which assures the financing of France. In exchange, French, Swiss, and Harry J. Boyle best seller. "The Great the next four feature films produced by Belgian distribution is guaranteed by the Canadian Novel." Richard Shouten will Carle-Lamy. This includes Les Corps Societe Nouvelle and Societe Pare Film. be associated with Ms. Samuels in the Celestes (The Heavenly Bodies), Gilles An autumn release is planned for the movie project. Director will be Harvey Carle's new project currently in produc latest work of this prolific filmmaker. Hart, who also directed The Pyx. Screen tion. The agreement is similar to the one "I like my films to be comic and ser writer for the new feature has still to be Carle-Lamy has already concluded with ious at the same time," he said in the selected and distribution has not as yet their investors or groups of investors, interview. "Sentimental, and not senti been arranged. Producer Harry Rasky and permits co-production deals. mental. I like to keep contradicting my was reportedly interested in the rights to self, changing the mood. I hate a film Boyle's book, but it looks like Ms. Sam which is only one thing all the way." uels beat him to it. Carle's The True Nature of Berna- One Hundred Dollar Misunderstand dette is in world-wide distribution, after ing, from Elkins Productions, is now being shown at the Cannes, Barcelona, slated for a June start in.Toronto. The Chicago, and London film festivals last screenplay, by American Robert Kauf year, and winning five Canadian film man, is based on the book of the same awards, including best director. His La title, which was an 'underground classic' Mort d'un Bucheron (The Death of a in the sixties. The story deals with a fif Lumberjack) is playing in Quebec now, teen year-old Black hooker, and a white and some critics have hailed it as being college freshman, who loses some of his better than Bernadette. Coming after naivite through encounters with her. Bucheron chronologically, Les Corps On a lower budget level, we have the Celestes is Gilles Carle's seventh feature. nine CFDC approved $100,000 features (See interview with Carle elsewhere in to look forward to: Jack Cunningham's this issue.) Peep, Jean Guy Noel's Tu Brules . . . Tu Brules, Andre Forcier's Bar Salon, Paul Lynch's The Hard Part Begins, Robbie Malenfant's Moss Tarts, Morley Mark- "The Rainbow Boys" opens in son's Killing Time, Michel Bouchard's Vancouver. Toronto, Montreal Blanc Noel, Jean Cousineau's LTIe Gerald Potterton's The Rainbow Boys Jaune, and Jean-Pierre Lefebvre's On was slated to have its gala World Pre N'Engraisse Pas Les Cochons LT.au miere at the Park Royal Cinema in Van Claire. Some of these have already been Gilles Carle of Carle-Lamy couver on March 27th. Mutual Films is shot. launching it simultaneously in Toronto It is now definite that Don Owen's and Montreal, as well. It is the first Rosedale Lady lost its $60,000 CFDC The Heavenly Bodies reunites three Canadian feature to open in Canada's commitment, since he was unable to of Gilles Carle's 'discoveries', Donald three largest populated centres during raise the other forty thousand by the Pilon, Micheline Lanctot, and Carole the same week. In Montreal and on the given deadline. Potential investors were Laure. The eight-week shooting schedule West Coast the film is running at several skeptical that his script could be made started March 12th in Abitibi, and will theatres at once. In Toronto, however, for such a low budget. Owen plans to wind up in the vicinity of Montreal. The only the Odeon Fairlawn has booked it, re-submit the project for a major CFDC story takes place in 1938, on the thresh starting the 30th of March. Montrealers investment, however, and he is very old of World War II, and concerns a can find it at the Plaza Cote des Neiges optimistic. (The next issue of CINEMA madame named Sweetie, played by or the Salle Doree in Dorval. CANADA will run a feature story on Lanctot, who decides to open a brothel The half-a-million dollar production Don Owen). in a small Quebec town. stars Donald Pleasence, Kate Reid, and And finally, we've just recently found "War is coming, but nobody sees it, New York actor Don Calfa. Written and out about another upcoming project nobody wants to see it," explained directed by Gerald Potterton, The Rain called Feast of the Cannibal Ghouls, a Carle to Clyde Gilmour of the Toronto bow Boys was shot in the Fraser Valley $50,000, full length super-16mm fea Star. "The title comes from the fact that of British Columbia last year. Director ture, to be shot this fall on location in everything that's supposed to save or of photography was Bob Saad, and the Sudbury, Ontario. Producer Lawrence hurt people in the little mining town superb sound recording was engineered Zazelenchuk is the manager of a drive-in. seems to come from heaven - Jesus by Patrick Spence-Thomas. Veteran Bri The horror story will use local talent, Christ, the stars, the voices of Hitler tish actor Pleasence equals his brilliant except for U.S. actor John Carradine and Mussolini, the voice of the president performance in Wedding in White, mak in the lead. of the mine." ing this his second Canadian triumph. Post Script: Potterton Productions of Director Carle collaborated with Ar Pleasence plays an eccentric pros Montreal is planning to film Child Under thur Lamothe in the scripting of Les pector called Logan, who is afraid to a Leaf, a screenplay by director George Corps Celestes. It is being produced by find the gold mine he's inherited. Kate Carle-Lamy, Societe Nouvelle de Cine Bloomfield (To Kill a Clown). They Reid portrays a woman with a sob-story matographic, Les Laboratoires de Film stress, however, that arrangements are named Gladys, who thinks that Logan is (Quebec) Ltee, with the participation of not yet definite. And the same could be a bum, but tolerates him anyway. Don the CFDC, for Canada, and Societe Pare said all around. Calfa shows up as Mazella from Flat-

Cinema Canada 7 an August opening, simultaneously in English and French, Slipstream (for merly Spring Coolie, formerly Out), The Rainbow Boys, U-Turn, Alio Toul- monde, Tu Brules . . , Tu Brules, from r Association Co-operative de Produc tions Audio-Visuelle ACPAV), and Mahoney's Estate, finally. Films being edited or completed right now are Keep It in the Family, by Larry Kent, Jan Kadar's Lies My Father Told Me, Denis Heroux' J'ai Mon Voyage, Peter Pearson's Paperback Hero (for merly Last of the Big Guns), Don Shebib's Surfs Up (formerly Get Back- he might still change the title), Jean Chabot's Une Nuit en Amerique, Denys Arcand's Rejeanne Padovani, Ray Bent- ley's Valley of the Vanishing Men, John Wright's Unquiet House, from Calgary, and Jean Dansereau's Floralie, ou es-tu?

IATSE local 873 rescinds new Donald Pleasence, Don Calfa, and Kate Reid in "The Rainbow Boys. " rate increase Wtlf Culley, secretary and business bush, riding his unusual, three-wheeled Shostak, executive producer. The film agent of IATSE Local 873, the Toronto motorcycle all the way from "the Big was financed by Potterton, Mutual Pro technicians' chapter of the international Apple." Conveniently, he's looking for a ductions, Famous Players, and the Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, gold mine. The sorry-looking trio takes CFDC. confirmed the report that their new off for the mountains on the motorized Other features currently in produc rates scheduled to go into effect June tricycle, and the result is a truly human, tion are Raphael Levy's Maggie, a 1st, 1972 have been rescinded. The rea warm, touching, and at times very funny Canadian-French co-production, starring son? He said that June was a bad time motion picture, which should do well at Bruce Robinson, Louise Marleau, and of the year to institute a wage increase, the box-office. The acting is excellent Janet Edis; Welcome to Arrow Beach, since it was the starting date of many throughout, the dialogue is reminiscent directed by, and starring, Laurence feature productions, whose budgets are of Harold Pinter's work, and the B.C. Harvey - produced by Steve North and prepared well in advance. Chances are scenery is breathtaking. With a bit more Gary Conway, is scheduled to begin those budgets incorporate the old IATSE imaginative camera-work and a less con production soon in Vancouver; other rates. ventional, cumbersome musical score, feature projects currently in the initial When asked if the. lack of imminent The Rainbow Boys could be a perfect planning stages are: Schmucks, a comedy major productions and consequent scar film. As is, it's still an off-beat, Canadian based on a novel by Seymour Blicker, city of work for technicians was a factor gem of a movie. to be produced by Richard Hetlman and in the union's decision, Culley did not Canadians should flock to the theatres Michael Cos torn of Montreal (makers of deny that possibility, but emphasized mentioned above to see this film, not the successful Tiens-Toi Bien . . . que- that feature work in Canada has con only because it's terrific, but also to dis becois screen farce); Host Productions of sistently been sporadic. The IATSE prove the outdated myth that a local Montreal has just purchased the screen membership have commercials to fall production cannot be a mass success, rights to Booker Bradshaw's All the back upon as a source of income, but he Pierre David, Mutual's executive direc Flowers are Mine; Mordecai Richler's admitted that many Toronto technicians tor, publicly promised to spend a con The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, are out of work, although they always siderable amount of money for promo to be directed by Ted Kotcheff, is due are, this time of year. tion and publicity while launching Ca before the cameras this fall; John Bassett Unlike his predecessor, Ron Cheg- nadian films coast-to-coast, and The and Peter Pearson are slated to work widden, Culley is not totally averse to Rainbow Boys is proving that he keeps together again on The Shoot, awaiting IATSE getting involved with $100,000 his promises. Now it's up to the public CFDC approval in April; Sandy Howard, productions. He was critical of the to recognize a good thing - so go see it, associate producer on The Neptune Fac CFDC's low-budget programme, parti as soon as you read this! tor, is reportedly planning to produce cularly the Corporation's unwillingness Gordon Lightstone, branch manager two more films in Canada with "name" to allow deferred salaries in excess of of Mutual Film's Toronto operation, will stars; and Lester Persky might seriously that budget, but would like to talk to be canvassing cross-country to get more make La Guerre, Ves Sir as an inter anyone producing such a feature. It showings for the film. He also indicated national, rather than a Canadian film. seems that none of the nine $100,000 that Production Mutuelles' decision to Imminent Canadian releases: other projects currently in production even open an Ontario office heralds a greater than Kamouraska, which opened in Mon bothered to approach IATSE. "They involvement with English-language fea treal on March 29th, Alien Thunder is probably took a look at our rates, and tures by his organization. Producer of due May 23rd, The Neptune Factor automatically ruled us out," said Culley. The Rainbow Boys was Anthony Robi (actually an American release, but made The present IATSE technicians' rate now of Potterton Productions, Murray here) in June, The Pyx, scheduled for for department heads is $7.70 per hour.

8 Cinema Canada The increase would have involved 40^ IMAX in California, Florida, and 2) A meeting of the provinces to iron on top of that, or circa 5%. That England out difficulties that may arise in de amounts to a lot, however, when you veloping a national film policy by virtue consider double rates for overtime and Multiscreen Corporation of Gait, On of the fact that film distribution is a the other fringes in the contract. These tario, announced the licensing of (MAX matter for provincial regulation. last stipulations are the ones they would projection facilities in one British, and 3) A publicly financed feature film have to ease up on, were IATSE to par two U.S. locations. The Hall of Science industry that will deal only in films that ticipate in low-budget feature projects. in San Diego, California; Circus World, are written, produced, acted, directed in Orlando Florida; and Thorpe Water and made by Canadians. The financing Park, near London, England are now for such an industry should be realistic authorized to install IMAX as a regular and on a long-term basis. If the CFDC is feature,among their other, multi-million to be the body responsible it needs to dollar attractions. be reorganized, and given substantially The San Diego film is being shot by increased funds. As an initial step in Barry Gordon, and the Ringiing Broth this direction, we urge the CFDC to ers, Bamum and BaUey - Circus World limit financial assistance and grants to movie, by producer Roman Kroitor. who films written by, produced by, and using is also a Multiscreen vice-president. IMAX only Canadian talent. New IMAX geared for thrills, says is a Canadian-invented process, and all David MacKay 4) The development of a practical this international attention is flattering. system of distribution for Canadian Producer/director David MacKay is It's sad to note, however, that all the films in Canada through cinemas (in- in charge of the major (MAX film to be lab work connected with the process is chiding, if necessary, a chain of publicly shown this summer at Toronto's multi- being done in Hollywood. It seems Ca owned theatres), on television (with no million dollar attraction, Ontario Place. nadian laboratories aren't all that inter commercial interruptions), and in any That was MacKay and his crew in action ested, since it would require expensive other effective manner, to ensure that on the cover of the last issue of Cinema new installations and the limited amount the Canadian product is available to the Canada. The film, as yet untitled, is of work in the format would not war whole Canadian audience. Distribution another 'spectacular1 on the province of rant the outlay of such cash. through the public library system, Ontario. Another insight into the workings of through film societies, and the universi Whereas North of Superior consisted the mammoth-sized image process: once ties might also be considered, particularly of exterior shots exclusively, the new the original is shot in IMAX, a reduction at it helps develop film audiences, film captures numerous interior scenes work-print is made in 35mm for editing 5) The establishment of a Canadian on the giant screen. "The big problem purposes. Canadian Graham Gordon's Film Marketing Board, to deal with the with IMAX is interior lighting." explains new projection lens is then used to blow export of Canadian films. MacKay. "The most ridiculous shot was up the work-print image to approximate 6) The examination of practical ways just last Tuesday, We were shooting in IMAX size on the screen. Gordon, ac to ensure that imported films contribute St. James cathedral We had six brutes cording to producer David MacKay, a share of their gross earnings to the and a dozen 5K's and the sun didn't brings the lens personally to the Cines funding of production of Canadian films. come, so we had to put another bunch phere projection booth and guards it 7) Since many recent Canadian films of lOK's outside to shine in through the himself during the screenings. The de have suffered from the lack of adequate, windows. We had to have six generators, sign of the revolutionary, new lens is a well-written scripts, the establishment of plus some more brutes. Every bloody well-kept secret. Its purpose is to enlarge a fund to purchase the film rights of light in town was on that location. It a regular 35 mm frame to fill the huge, Canadian novels, plays, and other story seems that if you don't light IMAX Cinesphere screen. Gordon's invention sources, to pay for adaptations from properly, the corners turn green." was unveiled at last year's Canadian Film these sources, and to finance the writing Accompanying MacKay's film at Cine- Awards presentation ceremonies, during of original film scripts by competent sphere this summer will be a six-to-ten- which clips from films such as The Canadian writers. minute super-spectacular short, shot re Rowdyman were projected through the 8) A careful assessment of the future cently by Chris Chapman, showing the new lens. The results were unusual and pattern of distribution, and in particular actual emption of a volcano in Iceland. engrossing (Gordon Pinsent's head be the examination of the distribution of When news of the eruption reached him. came the size of a pyramid) but a bit Canadian feature films in cassettes for Chapman rushed to the scene and man lacking in sharpness. home play. With respect to cassettes, it aged to capture the fire, belching smoke, might be worthwhile in Canada to and lava now on 3,000 feet of IMAX choose a standard system and back it up film. Truly a first! And rumours have it ACTRA drafting major new policy for use in libraries, schools, universities that Graham Ferguson just came back and so on. so that Canadian films could from Africa, where he photographed the The members of the Association of be made available in this manner. stampede of a herd of wild elephants in Canadian Television and Radio Artists 9) Greatly increased promotion for all IMAX! Whew! have until May 15, to make their views Canadian films, particularly following Credit is due lan McLennan, the new on the 30-page draft policy known to production. manager of Ontario Place. It seems their executives. The reason for the The brief also stresses the need for Cinesphere ran an audience survey last urgency is that both federal and some updated legislation concerning the Copy summer and found that people liked the provincial governments are planning to right Act, the Rome Convention for thrilling opening sequence (flying over announce major decisions on their cul Neighbouring Rights (regarding protec forests and lakes) of North of Superior tural policies very soon. ACTRA's policy tion for recorded artists) and the Im the best. That survey apparently led to concerns nine main points; migration policies. This last point is a the new policy of combining three or 1) A national film policy that will major one since at present, ACTRA four 'thrill-shorts' into an 18 minute co-ordinate all the resources available in members have to get work-permits to package to run along side the major Canada for the production and distribu perform in the U.S.; and American IMAX production. tion of films. performers don't need them to work

Cinema Canada 9 here. ACTRA is strongly lobbying for but other performers as well to danger, work-permits for U.S. actors, mainly thanks to their lack of experience and to protect freelance performers here. knowledge of stunt techniques." Another major point is the recom Shelby adds: "A professional stunt mendation that CBC Television have an man has the learned ability to safely 85% Canadian content quota and dis engineer any stunt. This ability comes pense with advertising altogether. On from years of varied experience in many private TV stations, the present foreign fields. "Where your life may be on the quota of 50% should be reduced to 40% line in front of a camera there is no by 1975, with a goal set for 30% by 1980. room for half knowledge of what you All these proposals are to be pre are doing. In this business if the stunt sented to the federal and provincial performer is not fully aware 100 per cent governments in April at the Direction '7 3 of the time of what may be involved in conference in Ottawa. ACTRA plans to the performance of a stunt, somebody send its completed document to all levels is bound to get hurt." of government, the press, CFDC, and The stuntman says council members locally-produced features exhibited (26). CRTC. know this and minimize the risks in But even that number is discouragingly There have also been changes in the stunts. He points out that as the industry low, when one considers that 65 motion ACTRA Executive board. Reg Gibson grows so does the need for good profes pictures were shown from France, 36 (Winnipeg) has resigned due to illness sional stunt work. The Canadian Stunt- from England, 58 from Italy, and the after a year as President, and member man's Council of ACTRA aims to in aforementioned 69 from Greece. ship since the 1963 inception of the crease the present standards of stuntmen New Canadian FilmjNouveau Cinema National Board. The new Executive con in line with the growing demands. Canadien is a bi-lingual publication on sists of: Don Parrish (Toronto) - Presi The Council would like to caution the statistics of the Canadian film in dent; William Fulton (Halifax) - First people interested in learning stunt work dustry, put out by La Cinematheque Vice-President; Jack Gray (Toronto) — in the Toronto area about certain groups quebecoise (360 McGill Street, Montreal Second Vice-President; Lorraine Thom proposing to 'teach' people stunt work 125, Quebec - (514) 866-4688). It is son (Toronto) — Treasurer; Victor Knight for a handsome fee. Please contact the edited by Carol Faucher and Pierre (Montreal); Daphne Goldrick (Vancou ACTRA Council before you pay money Latour. ver) and Jack Goth (Calgary) are the to anyone for such a course. Members of the Executive, For more information contact Jim Keatings, Toronto representative, at the For complete information, contact Mar ACTRA office. garet Collier at (416) 363-6335;or write Canadian Cavalcade series at the to ACTRA, 105 Carlton Street, Toronto. Ontario Film Theatre More Greek films shown in Quebec. Gerald Pratley's Ontario Film Theatre, Ontario, than Canadian films located at the Science Centre in Toronto, ACTRA forms Canadian Stunt- The latest issue of the publication presented four evenings of excellent man's Council New Canadian Film has an eye-opening, Canadian cinema fare. Once Upon a In a move that should give more stunt province-by-province break-down of all Hunt (Le Temps d'une Chasse) by work to Canadian performers, the Asso morion pictures exhibited in Canada in Francis Mankiewicz, and Allan King's ciation of Canadian Television and Radio 1972. The films are classified according Come on Children had their Toronto Artists has formed the Canadian Stunt- to country of origin, enabling the dis openings at the Wednesday night screen man's Council. "The experience and covery that British Columbia saw 105 ings in March. In addition, Mon Oncle talent available through our stuntman's Chinese films last year, but only 12 Antoine and Wedding in White were council eliminates the need for importing Canadian films: Albertans, 57 from Italy, also shown, and David Acomba's Slip stunt performers from the United States," seven made in Canada; in Saskatchewan stream was sneak previewed. council secretary Shelby M. Gregory 59 British pictures were shown, against The Canadian Cavalcade series con says. 6 from home; New Brunswick saw 202 tinues at least through April. On the Shelby, himself a stuntman, says the American movies, 6 Canadian ones; 19th, A Fan's Notes is scheduled with council was formed to service the needs Manitobans, 19 from Germany, 9 from Eric Till as guest, and April 26th will see of ACTRA members and to give the here: Nova Scotians. 12 from Sweden, 8 the first showing of a new NFB docu film industry in Canada a pool of talent from Canada; Ontario 16 from France, mentary-drama, Coming Home, directed that includes the leading stunt performers and a pitiful J1 from this country; white by Bill Reid. This psychological study in the business. It is dedicated to Quebec had the opportunity to see 69 follows a father's relationship with his promoting the high professional calibre from Greece, but only 26 from its own family. The director will be on hand, of members, who know how to advise soil. along with veteran Film Board producer, film makers on how to get the best out Pictures from the U.S. provide the Tom Daly. Whether you've missed the of stunts. bulk of each province's film-diet: as high March programme or not, we urge you The council functions under two top as 62% of the 317 films shown in New to attend these upcoming evenings, and stunt performers, Miss Mari-Lou Mac- Brunswick, to a still considerable 32% hope that the Ontario Film Theatre will Donald and John Berger. Members per of 616, in Ontario. Of course many of continue the series on a permanent basis. form as stunt doubles for leading actors, the films classified as from other lands Where else do Canadian film-goers get and advise on stunt co-ordination for were made with American money and a chance to ask Francis Mankiewicz, actors, group action and animals. "It is major U.S. productions play much long Allan King, or Bill Fruet some pointed easy for any individual to claim he is er in our theatres, so the United States' questions about their work? Gerald a stuntman. In far too many cases share of the Canadian exhibition take is Prarley should be commended for orga performers alleging to be capable of even more outrageously high. Quebec nizing these forums; he also acts as a performing stunts have appeared on sets leads the provinces both in total films deft guide for the discussions. Our only and have exposed not only themselves shown (623) and in the number of complaint is that they all seem to end

10 Cinema Canada too soon. But the circe d'intime follow- ups at the Cinema Bar are well worth the price of a drink - it's the type of occasion for intellectual stimulation Toronto doesn't seem to have in ample abundance. Some of these films and their directors have been covered in depth in this magazine. An interview with Francis Mankiewicz appears elsewhere in this particular issue. We've reported Eric Till's trials and tribulations in connection with A Fan's Notes, even though a formal review of that film has yet to appear in Cinema Canada. ' f Slipstream, directed by David Acom- ba, produced by James Margellos and scripted by Bill Fruet, takes place in Alberta. Luke Askew plays Mike Mallard, a back-to-nature disc jockey living at an isolated farm and sending a rock show Allan King "Come on Children " by telephone cable each night to the nearest radio station for airing. His only parents come to visit and the proverbial Vie Revee, August and July, Les Mau- frustration in life is the station manager, gap between the generations yawns as dits Sauvages, The Only Thing You Braverman (Eli Rill), who insists Mallard wide as the screen. Up until then, the Know, and Neon Palace. Mireille Dan- plays what the disc jockey considers film introduces and attempts to make sereau, Francis Mankiewicz, Murray "crap, crap, all crap". Conflicts come to jpulti-dimensionaS the ten protagonists, Markowitz, and Gilles Carle accompanied a head when Kathy (Patti Oatman), a with a youthful sense of chaos. But their films and participated in the panel girl from the nearby city, chances to filming visiting day, which was also 'set discussions with Michael Spencer of the meet Mallard. up' but is a natural event, King seems to CFDC; Richard Shouten, producer; Tom Mark Champion is cameraman, and revert back from filmmaker to school Hendry, a founder of the Manitoba Tony Lower is editor of the 94-minute teacher, and decides to present the other Theatre Centre; Guy Glover, head of the feature. Acomba describes his film as side. He does it with such an air of NFB's English production; David Tomp "a new musical experience". candid repression, that we all heave a kins, director of the Canadian Film Allan King, former schoolteacher and sigh of relief with the kids after mum makers Distribution Centre; and Harry world-renowned documentarian, had an and dad have left and welcome their Boyle of the CRTC. idea for a film. He wanted to capture as immediate reaction as the cars pull Some of the panels discussed media honestly as possible the attempts of ten away - "Let's get stoned." in Canadian society, funding and distribu young people to create a community — a Famous Players has been sitting on tion of feature films in Canada, film temporary commune on a farm lasting this film for over a year. It was shot in makers' relationships to production and for ten weeks. The resulting effort is 1971, and started as a real 'heavy' exploitation of film, and The Canadian entitled Come on Children, and it suc number on drugs and youth. We're glad Film Industry — Past, Present, and ceeds admirably on certain levels, but it didn't turn out that way, but wonder Future. This last one we're sorry we fails as to its basic premise. The ten kids what would have happened had King missed. The conference was organized are expected to start from scratch in an aimed his filmic eye on an actual group in part by Len Klady. lecturer in film at artificially created situation (receiving a of friends trying to make a go of com the University. weekly paycheque, having their rent munal living, as opposed to people who paid by King, having been screened by had to get acquainted in front of the him previously from large groups of camera. But go see for yourself, Seneca College shows Canadian young people on the basis of their or better yet, demand that it be released character types, and being total strangers so you would be able to do just that. "I films to each other at the beginning, thus got tired of trying to flog the film," Act of the Heart, Neon Palace and leaving out the natural, long, and pains King is quoted as saying. "Famous Going Down the Road are the films still taking process whereby true communities Players has 380 theatres in Canada and to be shown in the 12-part Canadian are created). But this is the linear it could place the film, but it hasn't. It's Films and Filmmakers series at Seneca criticism. What's wonderful about Come been perfectly available for a year." College, Willowdale, Ontario. Series co on Children, is that once you recognize ordinator Gerald Pratley has been in and accept its shortcomings, its off the viting special guests, the filmmakers cuff style and myriad insights into when possible, during the series. The human frailty and youth seem to actual Festival of Life and Learning in nightly fee is $3 and discussions follow ly work! And not just on one level, but Manitoba each showing. Paul Almond's Act of the on many. A four-day festival took place at the Heart is April 9, Neon Palace by Peter King describes his film as an actuality/ University of Manitoba in Winnipeg in Rowe is Aprd 16 and Don Shebib's drama, and frowns on the term cinema February: dubbed the festival of life and Going Down the Road is April 23, Pro verite. He chooses to disclaim the latter learning, it was actually a Canadian Film grams begin at 7:30 p.m. style, since many things in Come on Festival, with a very impressive schedule Meanwhile some students have been Children were 'set-up'. There's a great of pictures. using the series for credit towards a deal of spontaneity too, however, espe Screened were La Vraie Nature de Seneca diploma, others have been at cially during the sequence when the Bernadette, Le Temps d'une Chasse, La tending the series for interest alone.

Cinema Canada 11 Author and film commentator Pratley $50,000 in prize money at en has specialized in cinema since 1945. He vironmental film festival has directed the Stratford International The First International Film Festival Film Festival, been chairman of the on the Human Environment will be held Canadian Film Awards International in Montreal, at the Expo theatre, be Jury and has had university teaching tween the 1st to the 10th of June. 1973. appointments at York, Toronto and Its major purpose is to find solutions to Simon Fraser Universities. At present he the environmental crisis through analy is a lecturer in screen arts at Seneca Col sis and studies of international cinema. lege, director of the Ontario Film Insti Montreal producer Roger Blais is visiting tute of the Ontario Science Centre and 20 countries to select films for the is the CBC'sfilm critic and commentator. showings. Films Pratley has so far shown and "Judging from the huge amount of discussed with guests during the impres correspondence received from many sive series have been The Paper People countries since the announcement of the by David Gardner, The Drylanders by Festival." explains its General Director, Don Haldane, Clark Mackey's The Only Jean-Claude Huot, "this coming event is Thing You Know, Mon Oncle Antoine creating world-wide interest. Prominent by Claude Jutra, Don Owen's Cowboy leaders of scientific societies, such as and Indian and The Ernie Game, Don't those who have accepted to be members Let the Angels Fall by George Kazcen- of the Honorary Committee (people like der. Fortune and Men's Eyes (Harvey Margaret Mead, Jean Rostand, Barry Hart), and Isabel by Paul Almond. For Commoner, Rene Dubos, and Alvin more information call (416) 491-8877 Toffler) have given the Festival then- or 491-5050, extension 327. support and encouragement. And now both the federal and provincial govern ments as well as private organizations are providing us with means. We are in a position to say that at least $50,000 will be distributed to winners in the five Canadian International Amateur categories of the competition (best fea ture, short, trailer, and amateur film, and Film Festival best publicity poster)." The Chairman of the Honorary Com May 1st is the deadline for the sub mittee is Maurice F, Strong, Secretary mission of entry forms to the Canadian General for the United Nations Con International Amateur Film Festival. "A ference of the Human Environment. The film is amateur when the maker has no President of the Festival is Pierre Dan- financial or commercial object when sereau, Canadian Ecologist and Bio- making that film, and the film has not geograph, "We hope that the Festival been the subject of any sales or rental will serve the ultimate cause: to restore agreements prior to entering the festi the biosphere to a state of equilibrium." val." The key word in this policy state For further information please write to ment is 'that film', being very specific Secretariat, The First International Film and particular. According to the present McLaren honored in Philadelphia Festival on the Human Environment, rules, a top-notch professional film Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, 2500, maker is free to apply, as long as the Canada's Norman McLaren, interna Marie-Guyard, Montreal 250, Quebec, particular movie in question is not meant tionally renowned film animator foT the Canada. to be sold. National Film Board, has been honored The best film at the festival will be by the Philadelphia Museum of Art. awarded the Canada Trophy; it is ac He was acclaimed "the film maker's companied by a cash award of $300.00, film maker" at the opening in February Women's Film Festival which is donated by Molson Breweries. of a Norman McLaren retrospective, The Special Awards are as follows: best which he attended personally for a Last issue announced the WOMEN & scenario, best documentary film, best discussion of his work. The seven week FILM: INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL natural sciences film, best animated film, series ran into March and consisted of 1973, a program of films, video and most original theme or treatment of sub three 90 minute programs, twice weekly. photos by women to be held at the St. ject, most humourous film, best film by Each screening featured the award Lawrence Centre in Toronto, June 8 - a teenager over 16> and under 16 years winning documentary The Eye Hears, 17. Following the Toronto event, a 3- of age. Most of these awards are spon The Ear Sees, a BBC production on day version of the Festival will tour 18 sored by G.A.F. (Canada) Ltd.; one is McLaren. The celebrated artist's own cities across Canada. by Noranda Mines Ltd. letters and sketches as well as a photo Plans for the Festival are blazing a¬ Films must be 8mm, super 8mm, or exhibit were also on display in the head, despite a certain amount of finan 16mm gauge. The maximum running museum. cial suspense in the area of grants. Cur time for entries is 30 minutes, and there McLaren has received more awards rently operating on a L.I.P. grant and is no minimum time limit. The entry fee than any other filmmaker during his funds of optimism, WOMEN & FILM for each film is four dollars ($4.00) in 30 years at the film board. His films are hoping for good news from the Canadian funds. For further information, have been shown in over 50 countries Canada Council, Secretary of State and please write to CIAFF, P.O. Box 64, and his pioneering techniques are known the Ontario Council for the Arts within Brantford, Ontario, Canada N3T 5M3. the world over. the month.

12 Cinema Canada In the meantime, committees have effects into the present year, the CBC censorship of motion pictures. O. J. been set up in each of the 18 tour cities feels it should continue to aim for close Silverthorn and his censor board, how to coordinate the local Festivals, and to 70 per cent Canadian content. That ever, still continue to snip away at several of these hope to expand beyond way it can select "the best that other films that plan to play Ontario. the 3-day Festival package into full-scale countries have to offer" and still feature "I don't see how I can tell you what celebrations. Over 100 women across predominantly Canadian material. you are entitled to see," Mr. Clement Canada are now involved in the organiza "Now that the 70 per cent target has told the censorship forum organized by tion of the WOMEN & FILM tour. been seen to be within reach, the task in the Toronto Star in February. "And I In an effort to dig up some of the old the years ahead wiil be to attain and don't see how the government of Ontario and international films by women that hold that level while at the same time can force on people what they don't have limited access, some of the Toronto directing greater effort to improvement want to see. We're looking at the staff spent a marathon screening week in of the quality of the CBC's Canadian legislation now." New York city. They viewed 75 films, programs on both television networks." Of the six panelists, only one, a including Barbara Loden's Wanda, Some At the root of the NABET strike was crown prosecutor, was in favor of thing Different by Vera Chytilova, La the threat to job security by increased censorship. He warned the audience that Maternelle by Marie Epstein and Passing automation at the corporation. The movies have a fantastic potential for Quietly Through by Dinitia McCarthy. dispute was eventually settled by com corruption and that pornography brutal Susan Martin, a Canadian who pro promise, but not before members of the izes us. It both depraves and corrupts, duced Punishment Park and Godard's Directors' Guild and the Association of he said. newest film Tu Vas Bien will be coming Canadian Television and Radio Artists John F. Bassett, on the other hand, up for the Festival, as well as Shirley had suffered program cancellations. But said that he was concerned about the Clarke (The Connection, Portrait of for the CBC costs and losses were double-standards in censorship. Books, Jason) and her video troupe, to pull off "largely" offset by payroll savings on radio and television do not face as much some electronic theatre. regular wages and lost overtime. as fdm does, he argued. He also quoted Because of the extra time and prob Furthermore the CBC continued as from his report to the Ontario govern lems involved, films outside the country the major employer of Canadian talent. ment, in which he and his task force were the first area of investigation, but The corporation paid out fees of proposed a four-category classification the discovering and showing of films by .$23,000,000 to the 30,000 performers system to replace existing censorship Canadian women is obviously a priority appearing on TV and radio. legislation. of the Festival, Meanwhile it is progressing in its The G, PG, R, and X solution sounds Photos by women are now being costly program of consolidating and re good, except for the X. The first three solicited for the Toronto Festival, a newing facilities in Montreal, Toronto letters would protect a picture from selection of which will also go on tour. and Vancouver as well as expanding its prosecution, that last one would be like Women in Ontario who have photo service coverage to remoter parts of the a green light for local law-enforcement graphs to submit should contact Shirley country. officers — usually puritan in outlook — Puckering or Isabel Harry at WOMEN & The new Maison de Radio-Canada in to harass anyone connected with the FILM, 9A Charles St. W. (964-9562), Montreal is described as one of the movie. The Bassett report purports to and other Canadian women interested largest broadcast centres in the world, solve the problem of where vulgarity in entering their work should write to with six stations. The new Vancouver ends and obscenity begins by placing it them at that address. They will be given centre should be in use by late 1974 before the forum where it belongs, i.e. the names of the WOMEN & FILM Tour and work should start on the planned "the courts of the country." As far as committees in their region. Each com Metro Centre in Toronto, also in 1974. we can see, this whole question of mittee will choose both the content of The CBC report does not indicate obscenity should be left up to the their local photo exhibit, and a selection exactly how much they think increased individual, the courts have too many to be forwarded to the Toronto Festival. costs were caused by the strike, but others things to worry about. expenses were up $19.1 million to over Adult individuals should be able to $237 million. So were commercial sales make, show, and see any movie they up - by 7.4 per cent - bringing a wish; after all, nobody's forcing the revenue of almost $51 million. A govern audience to go into the theatre. Every ment grant of $ 181 million helped cover one goes to the cinema of his own free costs. will. Aside from the obvious restrictions Total corporation staff was trimmed on allowing children by themselves to to 9,209 persons, down from the 1968 attend certain screenings, no other safe Canadian content up on CBC-TV peak of 9.307. guards are needed, and the watchdogs of public morality can relax. We've CBC television reports it came close never needed them, and certainly don't to getting 70 per cent Canadian content need them now. during their fiscal year, 1971-72. And the fact that the Ontario cabinet "It was to be the year of the big minister in charge of the censor board is breakthrough and it came very close," opposed to censorship, illustrates per the corporation's annual report says, fectly the kind of hypocrisy inherent in "Both the English and French networks the present, archaic system. Clement is were on their way to Canadian content Minister in charge. Archbishop, opposed to it in principle, yet the board goals close to 70 per cent of their overall oppose censorship continues to exist, and we are still being schedules when the NABET (National kept from seeing many fine motion Association of Broadcast Employees and John Clement, the Ontario cabinet pictures in this province, and see others Technicians) dispute began to take its minister in charge of censorship, and in such a butchered state, that they're toll of Canadian production in January, Archbishop E. W. Scott, primate of the not even worth seeing. We urge quick February and March." Anglican Church of Canada, have both action on the part of our legislators to Despite the strike and its spill-over publicly stated that they are opposed to remedy this intolerable situation.

Cinema Canada 1 3 Ottawa's ten best films in 1972 The series was an attempt to remedy gonish. the RCMP Musical Ride, Ed the situation by presenting a selection monton's colorful Klondike Days and The Canadian Film Institute has issued of the work by the most "established" Calgary's famed Stampede, a Lobster a list of its 10 best films seen in the film-makers. Admission was free, with Festival at Shediac, trailriding in the Ottawa area during 197 2. In no particular two screenings on each of six days Rockies and in the Gatineau Hills. Foot order they are: spread from January to the end of ball, baseball, hockey, skiing, snow- Fat City, by Huston March. mo biting, curling, speed-skating, Can- The Ceremony, Oshima Some of the films, such as Entr'acte Am auto racing at St. Jovite,-goose- Junior Bonner, Peckinpah by Rene Claii, went back to 1924. and hunting, golf, even cricket . . . and the Deliverance, Boorman they were presented in chronological surprise discovery of a snowshoer out Harold and Maude, Ashby order up to 1971, when Michael Snow for a stroll in his swim-trunks near King Lear, Brook made his Side Seat Painting Slides Sound Banff's Sunshine Valley ... all of these Le Souffle au Coeur, Malle Film. things contribute to the picture of The Garden of the Finzi-Continis, Included were Meshes of the After Canada as a nation of people who de Sica noon by Maya Deren (1943), Fireworks thoroughly enjoy the great outdoors The Last Picture Show, Bagdanovitch by Kenneth Anger (1947), Desistfilm and plenty of action. The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People by Stan Brakhage (1954), Dance Chro There are. of course, tranquil mo of Kombach. Schlondorff. matic by Ed Emshwiller (1959), Cosmic ments and quiet places caught by the The CFI announces some recent staff Ray by Bruce Conner (1962), Lapis by camera . . . beaches on the East coast additions, Maynard Collins is information James Whitney (1963-66), Vinyl by and the West; golden wheatfields of the officer, Jim Forrester, stills librarian, Andy Warhol (1965), Circus Notebook prairies, the rugged outports of New Claude Brind'Amour, cataloguing co by Jonas Mekas (1966), Color Me Shame foundland; springtime in the Ontario ordinator, Beth Stikeman, acquisitions less by George Kuchar (1967), and woodlands; the splendor of Butchart's officer, and Gail McCadden is secretary Moon by Scott Bartlett (1969). Gardens at Victoria; a colorful houseboat to the cataloguing section. Jane Easson Now that the Art Gallery of On gliding serenely past Trent University at recently left the CFI. tario has remembered the works of Peterborough. And there are captivating This spring two further regional film these artists, perhaps other institutions scenes of historic Quebec City, and the theatres are opening. Regina and Saska throughout Canada will catch on to the sophisticated life in the cities of Montreal toon will bring the total to six, the existence of experimental films. and Toronto. The film is truly national others being Edmonton, Halifax, Van in scope, covering all the regions and couver and Winnipeg. thousands of miles of Canada, To picture Canada is to be on the Crawley Films makes travel film move. Jim Turpie, Producer-Director for Crawley Films, says that many for three sponsors thousands of feet of film were shot by A spectacular 27-minute motion pic 15 different cameramen on assignment ture entitled 'Picture Canada' has been across Canada in their own specialties produced by Kodak Canada Ltd. and to get the 1000 feet of film that makes was premiered for an audience of 500 at up the finished production. Ottawa's Chateau Laurier earlier this "It was a very challenging and difficult year. film to make," says Jim Turpie. "We had Depicting the moods and activities, to satisfy two very important groups - places and people of Canada in a vibrant Kodak, the most important name in and vivid style, the film will be shown in film in the world, and people in the Canada, the United States and in over Canadian Government Travel Bureau, seas markets through the facilities of who would be major users of the the Canadian Government Travel Bureau. finished production." Two years in the making, the film has been produced by Crawley Films Ltd. "Sunburst" plays Toronto to good with the close co-operation of CGTB, reviews, audiences the 'Explore Canada' Council of the A six-minute, wide-screen colour short Travel Industry Association of Canada entitled Sunburst, played Toronto's and Kodak Canada Ltd. Towne Cinema recently, and managed The film's objective is to stimulate a to garner a good review from Clyde Ed Emshwiller greater awareness and desire among Gilmour, as well as spontaneous ap Canadians to explore their own country, plause in the theatre. "Underground" film classics at particularly with their camera, and at the Made by Pen Densham and John same time, to intrigue foreign audiences the AGO Watson of Insight Productions, Toron to visit and picture for themselves the to, Sunburst is an editing tour de force; Almost 40 of the better known vast magnificence, colour and vitality of close-ups of birds, flowers, and insects "underground" films have been shown Canada. are cut to a shortened version of during a special series at the Art Gallery 'Picture Canada' takes viewers on an Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, The over of Ontario during the first three months exciting fast-paced tour of Canada, all effect is one of celebration of life. of the year. changing pace and moods frequently. The film was shot in 16mm (must The gallery felt that although many The contrast of the seasons provides a have been super-16) and the blow-up to of the films were familiar by reputation, springboard for all sorts of action — 35mm at Film Effects was financed by with their creators being regularly in kayak racing, white-water canoeing, log Famous Players. Cinema Canada would cluded in critical appraisals and antholo ging competitions in B.C., bathtub races like to apologize to Insight Productions gies, they have seldom been seen in from Nanaimo to Vancouver, Indian for listing this film as an NFB short in Toronto. Days at Banff, Highland Games at Anti- our last issue.

Cinema Canada 14 filmpeople, filmpeople. filmpeople 'community videotapes.' Another pro completed shooting and editing "Pay- ject they are looking into concerns a dirt", a film on turn-of-the-century On George Bloomfield, writer/director feminist comedy series for the CBC. Roz tario mining, and is co-producing two of "To Kill a Clown" returned to Canada Michaels will probably do the writing. short subjects presently being filmed in from the U.S. recently, in the wake of This woman's production group is active Japan by Naohiko Kurita of the C.S.C. controversy surrounding that New York and flourishing. On top of all that, he's also developing production. Potterton Productions of Don McMillan's Palette Productions a treatment for a Canadian western, Montreal are considering a script of his is also very busy right now. They are feature-length, but intended for televi as an upcoming feature venture, but doing many films for the upcoming sion. nothing is definite, Global network, along with a lot of David Rimmer was on hand at the Daryl Duke returned to Toronto as work for Channel 11, Hamilton, On Art Gallery of Ontario for the recent well, for the opening of his first major tario. Another big Palette project will screening of his "Real Italian Pizza" and theatrical film. "Payday", starring Rip be a Travel Analysis series to be shot on "West Coast Workprint", and talked Torn. It is an impressive film, and be location in twenty-six different tourist about his experimental film work. Ed trays his years of experience at the spots by Richard Stringer. The films wdl Emsh wilier also visited the gallery, with NFB, CBC, and U.S. network television. instruct potential travellers in where to his mind-blowing "Choice Chance Wom Duke, still a Canadian citizen, keeps a go and what to do, when on foreign sod. an Dance" and some recent color video permanent home in West Vancouver, as Marty Sadoff, an alumnus of New York tapes. Rimmer has just taken off for a well as one in Los Angeles. University's famous film school, has European tour with his ninety-minute Tom Shandell is visiting here from been living and working in Toronto for one-man show of films. It's been sched Vancouver with his feature, "Another several years now. His expert observa uled in Moscow, West Berlin, London, Smith for Paradise," starring Frances tions on the careless manner with which Amsterdam, Oslo, and Milan, among Hyland and Henry Ramer. It's a comedy most movies are projected in local the many other major cities. about Vancouver life, Canadians, Ukrain atres might lead to a feature story in a ians, artist hippies, big business, and a future issue of this magazine. He's also tycoon named Smith, whose real name bristling about a feature film he post- is Sewchuk. It's a shame that Shandell produced some time back in New York, tackled a comedy as his first feature — and which is presently doing well in the timing of the editing is off, and London, England. It seems they took his some of the acting is poor. But there name off it, and are advertising it as an are some brilliant moments.. . 'anonymous' creation. The picture, en titled Pink Narcissus, concerns homo Tim Bond and Roy M oore of Bond/ sexual fantasies. In a given week there, Moore Corporation (Toronto) reportedly it outgrossed the Poseidon Adventure, sold a TV feature script to Universal in which is quite an achievement. the U.S. The explicit Toronto setting might mean a local shoot, involving their Bennet Fode's Tivoli theatre (former production company. Roy Moore, in the ly the New Yorker) in Toronto has a meantime, is working on a script for novel way of solving its booking dold Agincourt Productions (which recently rums. Fode has started to produce his renamed Last of the Big Guns, Now its own skin flicks. The first one is called title is "Paperback Hero".) "Pleasure Palace" and it is slated to open in a matter of days. Lance Carlson did Arthur Chetwynd is the 1973 Con the camerawork on the color feature, vention Chairman for the Annual Con reportedly shot in 35mm, and Jock Linda Goranson, who played Ruth in ference of the Association of Motion Brandeis did the lighting of the loca "The Rowdyman" and Victoria in "Jal- Picture Producers and Laboratories in tions. The film's working title was An na", is currently starring with John Ver Canada (AMPPLC), which will take place gela, Now if it would only have as much non in a CBC television play, "More Joy on Thursday and Friday, April 26th and humor and political content as Two in Heaven," based on a Morley Callaghan 27th, at the new Four Seasons-Sheraton Women in Gold and those other Quebec story. Ron Weyman is producing and Hotel in Toronto, opposite the City sexploitation flicks.. . directing the two-hour TV film, about a Hall. Sessions are planned on TV com Glenn Ferrier of Cinevision, Toronto, bank robber and the woman who does mercial production, the new electronic expressed his company's policy, when he him in. The CBC rented a private man methods of fdmmaking, on feature films told Cinema Canada: "It is our hope sion above Hogg's Hollow, near Toronto, and the development of the CFDC, in that our alliance with the American for the month-long shoot. Ms. Goranson addition to a dinner dance, luncheon Film Theatre wdl result in the produc won the Etrog for best actress at the speakers, business meetings, and other tion of several major films in Canada - Canadian Film Awards in 1970. surprises. This is the AMPPLCs second particularly Toronto and Montreal — in Derek Baker of Editcomm, Toronto, convention, but it coincides with their the near future." We wholeheartedly is working on industrial films for Gen 25th anniversary as an association. Those join in that hope. At present, however, eral Motors, General Electric, and other eligible are urged to attend. (For further only one out of the eight major A.F.T. corporations; he recently went south, as info: (416} 363-8374.) projects is slated for Canadian produc well, to do a film on sailing in the Virgin tion, and that's Robert Shaw's The Man Islands. He's quite proud of having built Gail Reardin, Sylvia Spring, and Alexa in the Glass Booth. (Another tour de one man's idea in seven years into a deWielare three members of Fromunder force for Donald Pleasence? ) 'pretty good little company* employing Films presently teaching a course on John LaPointe reports that his com other people and pleasing the clients. 'guerilla television' at Sheridan College. pany has completed production on "Things look very good for this year," It was designed mainly to get com "What? ", a short educational drama, says Baker. Editcomm is installing sound munity groups in touch with other and "Ride On", a bicycle safety film for dubbing and transfer facilities, meaning groups or people having production schools, both distributed by McGraw- that they'll have more to offer in terms equipment, so they can make their own Hill Ryerson film division. He has just of technical services from now on.

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