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Feature Film Production Guide FILin NEUIS lab. Film House (Tor) m. Jean-Pierre Ferland loc. Toronto, Niagara Falls (Ont) l.p. Jean-Pierre Ferland, Anne Dandurand, Feature Film dial. English Danielle Roy, Frenchie Jarraud, Jacques p.c. Coup Fihns Ltd (Tor), CFDC partici­ Thisdale Production Guide pation status: Picture editing exec. p. John Trent, David Perlmutter Situation as of December 15, 1975 p. Peter O'Brien d. Rex Bromfield Never Look Back sc. Rex Bromfield 1975 (Oct 6-Oct 29) Prepared by D. John Turner at the National Film Archives ph. Henri Fiks 16mm Colour (7247) for Cinema Canada. ed. Alan Collins lab. Production Film Makers Associates l.p. Dan Aykroyd, Mary Ann McDonald, Ltd (Tor) This guide will appear periodically with films listed in chronologi­ Jane >. Mallett, George Murray, Mignon loc. Toronto, Markham, Maple (Ont) cal order from the first day of shooting. The films are fiction un­ Elkins, Les Carlson dial. English less otherwise indicated. A co-production designated "official" is status: Shooting p.c. 312821 Ontario Ltd (Tor) one made according to an official co-production agreement (with p. Ed Hunt assoc. p. John Edwards France, Italy and the United Kingdom) or an ad hoc agreement ar­ Le soleil se leve encore sur la rue B^an- d. Ed Hunt ranged by the Secretary of State. ger sc. Ed Hunt Production information will be added as it comes in, and non­ 1975 (Oct 27 - Dec 8) ph. Mark Irwm 35mm Colour (5247) 1.85 ed. Ed Hunt essential information, once printed, will be eliminated in subse­ lab. Les Laboratoires de Film Quebec l.p. Nicky Fylan, Sue Petrie, Eli RiU, Cec quent guides. Please phone additional information or corrections (Mtl) Linder, Gary McKeehan to Cinema Canada (924-8045 in Toronto or 272-5354 in Montreal). loc. Montreal status: Picture editing dial. French p.c. Les Productions Pierre Lamy Ltee (Mtl), CFDC participation The Keeper Code to information p. Pierre Lamy 1975 (Oct 1-Oct 24) w.t. working title. d. Andre Brassard 16mm Colour (7247) sc. Michel Tremblay lab. Action Film Services Ltd (Vancouver) fibn stock and aspect ratio for which the image is composed. ph. Alain Dostie loc. Vancouver ed. Andre Corriveau dial. English lab. laboratory, dial, dialogue and any versions, p.c. pro­ m. Beau Dommage p.c. Lionsgate Productions Ltd (Vancouver) duction company, exec. p. executive producer, p. producer, l.p. Rita Laiontaine, Yvon Deschamps, De- CFDC participation assoc. p. associate producer, d. director, so. scenarist, ph. nise Filiatrault, Huguette Oligny, Jean Ma- p. Don Wilson thieu d. Tom Drake director of photography, ed. editor, m. music, l.p. leading status: Picture editing sc. Tom Drake players. ph. Doug McKay ed. Sally Paterson status is the stage of the production Death Weekend l.p. Christopher Lee, Tell Schreiber, Sally 1975 (Oct 27-Dec, 1) Gray, Ross Vezarian, Ian Tracy 35min Colour (5247) 1.85 status: Picture editing Shoot exec. p. Harold Greenberg, Alfred Pariser lab. Quinn Labs (Tor) 1975 (Nov 20 - p. Claude Heroux, Bob Clark loc. Seneca College (Ont) 35min Colour (5247) 1.85 p. man. Dave Robertson dial. English Partners d. Bob Clark lab. Film House (Tor) p.c. DAL Productions (Mtl), CFDC partici­ 1975 (Sep. 29-Nov4) sc. Stanley Mann (based on an idea by loc. Brampton (Ont) pation 35mm Colour (5247) 1.85 Roger Swaybill) studio. Kleinberg (Ont) studio Kleinberg (Ont) lab. Bellevue Pathe (Tor) ph. Marc Champion dial. English exec. p. John Dunning, Andre Link loc. Niagara Falls, Toronto (Ont) ed. Stan Cole p.c. Harve Sherman Productions p. Ivan Reitman dial. English l.p. Bo Svenson, Rot)ert Qilp, John Colicos, p. Harve Sherman d. William Fruet p.c. Qearwater Films Ltd (Tor), CFDC Linda Sorensen, Belinda Montgomery, Ste­ d. Harvey Hart sc. William Fruet participation phen Young, Jeffrey Lynas sc. Dick Berg from a novel by Douglas ph. Robert Saad exec. p. G. Qialmers Adams note: Canada - U.S. Coproduction Fairbaim ed. Jacques Jean p. G. CShalmers Adams, Don Owen status: Shooting ph.Za)eMadger l.p. Brenda Vaccaro, Don Stroud, Chuck p. man. Bob Linnell ed. Ron Wiseman Shamata, Kyle Edwards, Don Granboner, d. Don Owen l.p. CUH Robertson, Ernest Borpiine, Heniyr Find the LaAy RKhard Ayres sc. Norman Snider, Don Owen Silva, Les Carlson, Brenda Donohue, Helen 1975 (Nov 10- status: Picture editing ph. Marc Champion Shaver, Larry Reynolds, James Blendielc, 35mm Colour (5247) ed. George Appleby Gloria Chetwynd. lab. Film House (Tor) l.p. Denholm Elliott, HoUis McLaren, Mi­ status: Shooting loc. Toronto L'absence chael Margotta, Lorraine Foreman, Lee dial. English 1975 (Oct 20 - Nov 21) Broker, Robert Silverman, Robert Warner, p.c. Quadrant Films Ltd (Tor), Impact 16mm Colour (72471 Judith Gait The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane Films Ltd (U.K.), CFDC participation lab. Les Laboratoires de Film Quebec (Mill status: Picture editing 1975 (Nov 15 - p. David Perlmutter, Gerald FUnt-Shipman loc. Montreal 35mm Colour (5247) 1.85 d. John Trent dial. French sc. David Main, John Trent lab. Bellevue Pathe (Mtl) p.c. Association cooperative de productions Cindy ph. Harry Waxman loc.Knowlton(P.Q.) audio-visuelles (Mtl) 1975 (Sep 15-Oct 31) dial. English ed.AlGeU p. Bernard Lalonde 35mm Colour (5247) 1.85 l.p. Lawrence Dane, John Candy, Mickey p.c. Camelian Productions d. Brigitte Sauriol lab. Les Laboratoires de Film Quebec (Mtl) exec p. Alfred Pariser, Harold Grcenberg Rooney, Dick Emery, Peter Cook, Alexandra sc. Brigitte Sauriol loc. Montreal p. Zev Braun Bastedo ph. Daniel Foumier dial. EngUsh assoc p. Denis Heroux note: Oftjcial Canada - U.K. Coproduction ed. Louise Cote p.c. President Films Regd (Mtl) d. Nicolas Gessner status: Shooting l.p. Frederique Collin, Jean Gascon, Moni- p. Frank Vitale sc. Laird Koenig and Diclc Lochte from a que Mercure, Guy Thauvette, Louisette Dus- d. Frank Vitale novel by Koenig sault, Isabelle Lajeunesse, Jocelyn Berube, sc. Frank Vitale, Allan Bozo Moyle ph. Rene Vernier 15/0 (Nov 10-Nov 29) Roger Lebel, ph. Ivar Rushevik ed. Yves Langlois 16mm Colour (7242) and BW status: Picture editing ed. Frank Vitale l.p. Jodie Foster, acot Jacoby, Alexis lab. Les Laboratoires de Film Quebec l.p. Andree Pelletier, Miguel Fenandez, Smith, Martin Sheen, Mortimer Shuman, Anne-Marie Provencher, Allan Bozo Moyle, Julie Wildman, Qesson Goodhue, Mary (Mtl), BeUevue Pathe (Mtl) Chanson pour Julie Joe Mattia Morter, Milte MacDonald, Clme Polster, loc. Montreal, Drummondville, Bedford (P.Q.) 1975 (Oct 6-Nov6) status: Picture editing Dorothy Davis. 16mm Colour (7247) status: Shooting dial. French p.c.CinalcLtee(Mtl) lab. Les Laboratoires de Film Quebec (Mtl) note: Official Canada-France Coproduction p. Marguerite Duparc-Lefebvre loc. Montreal, St-Norbert (P.Q.) L'eau chaude I'eau frette d. Jean-Pierre Lefebvre dial. French 1975 (Sept 9-Oct25) Breaking Point sc. Jean-Pierre Lefebvre p.c. Les Productions Pierre Lamy Ltee 35mm Colour (5247) 1.85 1975 (Nov 10 - ph. Yves Rivard (Mtl), CFDC participation lab. Les Laboratoires de Film Quebec (Mtl) 35mm Colour (5247) 1.85 ed. Marguerite Duparc-Lefebvre p. Pierre Lamy loc. Montreal lab. Bellevue Pathe (Tor) status: Picture editing d. Jacques Vallee dial. French loc. Toronto sc. Jacques Vallee, Michel Gameau (from p.c. Les Films Andre Forcier (Mtl), Asso­ dial. English an idea l^ Jean-Pierre Ferland) ciation cooperaUve de productions audio- p.c. Twentieth Century-Fox (U.S.A.), Love at First Sight ph. Francois Protat visueUes (Mtl), CFDC participation Breaking Point Productions Ltd (Mtl) CFDC 1975 (Nov 2 - Dec 15) ed. Jacques Vallee, Avd* Chiriaef p. Bernard Lalonde, Andre Forcier participation 35mm Colour (5247) sd. Pierre Blain d. Andre Forcier december-january 1976/9 Film NEUJS sc. Andre Forcier, Jacques Marcotte note: Onada-ltaly co-production exec. p. Stephen Stohn Sauhiier ph. Francois Gill status: Picture editing (in Italy) p. Christopher Dalton status: Sound editing ed. Andre Corriveau d. Martyn Burke l.p. Jean-Pierre Bergeron, Jean Lapointe, sc. Martyn Burke Louise Gagnon, Regent Audet, Sophie Oe- Brethren ph. Dennis MiUer Uoe semaine dans la vie de« camarades ment, Albert Payette, Anne-Marie Duchar- 1975 (July 27-Aug 29) ed. Alan CoUins 1975 (Feb 12-Sep 7) 65 days me, Guy L'Ecuyer, Franpoise Berd, E3ise 16mm Colour (7247) m. John Mills-CockeU 16mm Colour (7247) Varo, Jacques Marcotte, Roger Turcotte, lab. BeUevue Pathe (Tor) l.p. Stephen Young, Susan KeUer, Lavn-ence lab. Les Laboratoires de FUm Quebec Marcel Foumier, J,-Leo Gagnon, Carole loc. Toronto Dane, John Candy, Garry Reineke, John (MU), Mont-Royal (MU) Laure, Andre Forcier, Jean Dansereau dial. English BayUss and Albert S. Waxman in a great loc. Montreal (30 days), Thetford Mines, ttstus: Picture editing (rough cut) p.c. Tundra Film Co. Inc. (Tor) in asso­ appearance St-Jean-Port-JoU, Matane, Perce, St- ciation with Clearwater Films Ltd. (Tor) stMus: Ready for blowup to 35mm Simeon, Sept-Ues, SheffervUle, Jonquitoe, CFDC participation Arvida, Chicoutuni, La Tuque, HuU, Ottawa, A Sweeter Song exec. p. G. Chalmers Adams Lebel-sur-Quevillon, Mont-Tremblant. 1975 (Sep 6-Oct 3) d. Deimis Zahoruk L* Quebec se r^hauffe (wt) dial. French 16mm Colour (7247) sc. Dennis Zahoruk 1975 (Jun6-Oct 16) p.c. L'AteUer d'expression multi-discipU- Ub. Quinn Labs (Tor) ph. David Ostriker 16mm Colour (7247) naire (MU), Les Productions 89 (MU) loc. Toronto ed. Dennis Zahoruk lab. NFB (MU) p. Serge Gagne, Regis Painchaud dial. English m. Michael Snook dial. French d.Jean Gagne p.c. Labyrinth-Burg Productions Ltd (Tor), l.p. Tom Hauff, Ken Welsh, Richard p.c. National Film Board (Mtl) sc. Jean Gagne p. Jacques Bobet CFDC participation Fitzpatrick, Sandra Scott, Candace O'Con­ ph. Brono Carriere d. Jean-Claude Labrecque exec.
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