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\ Distributors crucial for Feature Fund I Tax changes endanger shoots MONTREAL - A month had prove investment, production productions with the private TORONTO - Strictly enforced The regulations, outlined in not passed since her appoint­ and distribution prospects for sector and Telefilm. She federal ttoday, then what plans are ment, explained that earlier ticular contribution" to both language markets, could vices to the film industry, said being made for the future. this year, producers seeking Canada- France co-productions receive up to $2 million in the group was formed to Brian Villeneuve, executive­ Telefilm investments were told in film and television. equity investment, loans or ad­ clarify the impact of the regu­ director of marketing fo r the to wait for the feature film­ Sharing the spotlight with vances per project for produc­ lations on the film industry. Ontario Film Development fund guidelines. The ACFTP the new Communications tion costs. Telefilm funding "It is very tricky and very Corporation, said American decided to get a consensus Minister in the Ritz's Oval will not ex ceed 49 per cent of complex," Prior said of the reg­ film producers view the tax with the distributors on ap­ Salon was Canadian artist total production costs. ulations. He said the commit­ regulations as not only having propriate guidelines and the Charles Daudelin, who pre­ Staying true to its mandate tee, which consists of tax a financial inlpact, but also as extent of Telefilm involvement sented a maquette version of to encourage private-sector in­ lawyers, the province's film de­ an infringement. It is not a wel­ in administering the fund. the Prix Canada-France vestment in Canadian produc­ velopment corporation and come sign, he said. "There are many definite dif­ sculpture, and Jean Sirois, tions, Telefilm will, in adminis­ others, wants to develop a re­ The OFDC, responsible for ferences and similarities. We newly appointed chairman of tering the feature-film fund, sponse to the regulations and attracting foreign films to On­ did not have the corporate Telefilm Canada (see story), give special attention to first present them to Revenue tario, is very concerned, he loan in our guidelines and we the administering body of the works, projects with particular Canada. Prior said the commit­ said, Attracing film shoots is were looking for stricter Cana­ Feature Film Fund. relevance to Canadians and tee hopes to find areas in the highly competitive and Canada dian content regulations," Av­ Tn her brief address, Mac­ projects with participation regulations that are open to in­ stands the chance of losing rich commented. Donald emphasised that the from other federal and provin­ terpretation and outline con­ productions in the future to The overall view, she said, is fund - established after a re­ cial government agenCies, not­ cerns to Revenue Canada. U.S. states hungry for film dol­ that the guidelines are fair if commendation of the Report ably the National Film Board. Although it is difficult to lars, Villeneuve explained. of the Film Industry Task Force MacDonald announced that judge the total impact at pre­ Villeneuve said the new tQuebec this Nov­ theatrical films produced by and Le Permanent, one of the ember, followed by the mini­ Cinevideo - the movie version largest real-estate brokers in series of the same story on of Anne Hebert's novel, Les Cite funding on back burner Quebec, have joined forces to Radio-Canada in early 1987. Fous de Bassan, in produc­ create a multi-million dollar MONTREAL Although Legault said that with close tion through July to mid-Au­ According to the Canada­ mm and television production reasons for the delay are still to 1,000 agents, 16 kiosks and gust, and Flagrant Delit in De­ Quebec Subsidiary Agreement package. uncertain, a spokesperson for 37 branches across Quebec, cember. Both films are Canada! on Cultural Infrastructure, it is the Quebec Ministry of Cul­ Paul Legault, vice-president the real-estate broker can ef­ France co-productions with the Quebec governement tural Affairs Told Cinema and general manager for Le fectively promote a film or Les Films Ariane. which is responsible for imple­ Canada the government con­ Permanent in Quebec said mini-series. It is the increased Producing all three projects menting the jointly financed tract to build a $20 million "serveral million dollars" will exposure that Le Matou, seen is Justine Heroux who, under project. Cite du Canada film studio be spent over the next five by more than 1.5 million the Cinevideo umbrella, has In early May, Cinema complex will not be awarded years on three Cinevideo pro­ people in Quebec cinemas, several strong credits to her Canada was told by an assis­ on the date previously dis­ jects. will bring to Le Permanent that name including Le Matou, Les tant to the deputy minister in closed by the same ministry. makes the arrangement feasi­ Plouffe and Le Crime the Quebec Ministry of Cul­ Unable to give specific dol­ ble, Legault said. d 'Ovide Plouffe. The spokeperson said the tural Affairs that a call for pub­ lar figures, Legault said a large In an interview with Cinema Quebec government is cur­ lic tenders would be adyer­ "Some companies sponsor portion of Le Permanent's $4 Canada, Heroux said the assist­ rently evaluating the feasibility tised in June and tllat the con­ sports events, we're support­ million annual advertising ance from the private sector is of the project and that reasons tract would be awarded on budget will go towards spon­ ing Quebec Cinema," said for delay could be related to Aug. 16. Legault. always welcome involvement soring film and television pro­ always welcome. Involvement budgetary restraints placed on The ministry denied in late ductions planned by As well as being prime-spon­ by Le Permanent represents a government-subsidized con­ July that this working schedule Cinevideo. sor for the television broad- film industry, Heroux said. truction in Quebec. exists.

September 1986 - Cinema Canada/49 • C I N E M A G • ing Assistance Program, the Association des Produc­ Demers said that one of the Distributors prime players in Fund This "linguistic balance" will teurs de Film et de Video du most promising aspects of the cont. from p. 49 also be supported by assuring Quebec (APFVQ), says the ef­ Feature Film Fund, which is that Telefilm maintain a 2 to 1 fects of versioning assistance bound to increase Canadian Telefilm is willing to be flexi­ ram. balance between productions will go beyond increasing box­ filmmaking activity, is that the ble "according to circumstan­ "This will reduce long delays originating in English and office receipts and "will mean a th€ fund is being administered ces" where the specifications which induce Francophone au­ French, respectively. greater relationship between by "highly competent indi­ of the distributor's guarantee diences to watch first run pro­ Rock Demers, president of Quebec and Ontario." viduals." are concerned. ductions in English to the de­ The 53 million per year Ver­ triment of Canadian French­ sioning Assistance Program language cinema, broadcasting will be spent primarily on dub­ and indeed the French culture bing or subtitling English-lan­ itself," said MacDonald. guage films into French. How­ Foreign films, videos and ever all projects in the feature programming distributed in film fund must be subtitled or Canada by Canadian-owned dubbed and are eligible for the and controlled companies will montage eclair inc. Versioning Assistance Prog- also be eligible for the Version- 1276 A mherst. Mo ntrea l Q ue. H2L 3K8 Tel 849 - 2;!41

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50/Cinema Canada - September 1986 • c I N E MAG • Pinsent/O' Brian shoot first Telefilm gears up for Fund functions MONTREAL - Telefilm Canada Andre Picard, responsible United Artists ClassiCS of of Independentl Norstar package has been busily re-arranging for the Telefilm-administered Canada. Between 1973 and the furniture in the executive Broadcast Fund has been pro­ 1982 she was manager-direc­ suite following three appOint­ moted to the position of Senior tor of New Cinema - one of TORONTO - In the first pro­ dependent's Canadian "Million ments and one promotion Executive-Operations where the first companies in English­ duction under its three-year Dollar Movies" program, the within the government fund­ he will be in charge of long­ speaking Canada to distribute co-venture arrangement with first being director Sandy Wil­ ing agency. range planning for the Broad­ specialty films. She was co­ Norstar Releasing, Indepen­ son's Genie-winning My Jean Sirois is the new chair­ cast Fund and other financing owner of the Fine Arts Cinema dent Pictures Inc. announced American Cousin. man of Telefilm Canada. His operations. in Toronto and consultant to on June 16 the start of produc­ Norstar, which plans a appointment was announced Replacing Picard as Execu­ the NFB and to Janus Film li­ tion on the $2 million feature, November release for the by Communications Minister tive-Operations is Linda Beath, brary in New York. In 1977 John and The Missus. movie, signed an exclusive Flora MacDonald Ouly 17) former president of Spec­ Beath was the program co-or­ Set for a six-week shooting deal with Independent last fall during the official launching of trafilm. She will be directly re­ dinator of the Festival of festi­ schedule in Petty Harbour, for the distribution and mar­ the Feature Film Fund. sponsible to Picard and in vals in Toronto. Bauline, and St. John's, New­ keting of all of the latter's films Sirois, 48, is currently a di­ charge of the day-to-day oper­ The Picard and Beath ap­ foundland, the early 1960s in Canada. Norstar's distribu­ rector of Arbor Capital actions of the Feature Film pointments are effective Au­ romantic drama is based on a tion will encompass the theat­ Resources and of Datagram. He Fund and Broadcast Fund. gust 4, according to Peter Gordon Pinsent novel of the rical, non-theatrical, home is a member of the Canadian Beath told Cinema Canada Pearson, executive director of same name. Pinsent, in addi-' video, pay cable, and network Bar Association and has a seat that she is anxious to begin the Telefilm Canada, who made tion to writing the screenplay and syndicated television mar­ on the board of directors of the new job of managing the long­ the announcement on July 23. and directing this latest Peter kets. Under the profit-sharing Port of Quebec. awaited $33 million Feature In May, former Communica­ O'Brian production, is starring of revenues included in the ar­ As Telefilm chairman Sirois Film Fund and face the inevita­ tions Minister Marcel Masse with Jackie Burroughs. rangement, funds will be re­ replaces Ed Prevost who re­ ble high demand from Cana­ announced the nomination of John and The Missus, fi­ turned to Independent for signed June 20, 1986 for per­ dian producers for a piece of Andre Provost to the board of nanced by a group that in­ future production. sonal reasons prior to the April the action. directors of Teleftlm Canada cludes Telefilm, the Ontario Executive production of 13, 1988 expiry date of his "I haven't been in a job yet for a five-year term. Film Development Corpora­ John and The Missus is being term. where there was not an oner­ A native of Montreal, Pro­ tion, the CBC, and an uniden­ shared between O'Brian and The new chairman will serve ous workload. At Spectrafilm, vost is president of I'Agence de tified Canadian fmancial in­ Howard Rosen, Independent's a full five-year term effective last year, we handled nearly publicite intercom and vice­ stitution, is the latest film in In- business affairs vice-president. July 17, 1986. 700 scripts," said Beath. president of Soprogen Ltee. He Fluent in both French and is also vice-president of Salon English, Beath comes to Tele­ international de vins and holds ftlm Canada with 15 years' ex­ directorships on the Fondation perience in film distribution Wilfrid Pelletier and I'Associa­ Screenwriters and marketing. tion des hommes d'affaires de Prior to founding Spec­ Montreal . trafilm in 1983, Beath was re­ Provost replaces Claude ... full of good ideas? sponsible for establishing Bruneau on the Telefilm board. Directors-Producers .. .looking for new ideas? the Script Database Service COMPLETE VIDEO POST PRODUCTION

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September 1986 - Cinema Canada/51 • c I N E M A G • Another reason for the delay Videotron buys up after the CRTC blocked an ear­ in reaching an agreement was lier $98 million purchase offer Labour negotiations on in 0C the unexpected resignation of by the Montreal-based Power STCQ president Michael French Telemetropole Corp. MONTREAL - In a mutual ef­ Claude Bonin (APFVQ vice­ LaVeaux and three executive MONTREAL - After several fort to bring both sides back to president) are very representa­ members, Pierre Doucet, years of trying to divest itself of The CRTC ruled at that time the negotiation table, repre­ tive of the producers as a Andre Gagnon and Louis Mar­ Tele-Metropole, the ].A. De­ that Power Corp. had failed to sentatives of the 700-member whole and have a good reputa­ ion. Seve estate and foundation has demonstrate that the transfer technicians' union in Quebec, tion and relationship with the fmally found a buyer. of ownership would benefit the Syndicat des techniciennes Know as a "strong, full -time the communities served, the technicians." president" LaVeaux and his et des techniciens du cinema Le Groupe Videotron, Canadian broadcasting system du Quebec (STCQ) , met dur­ Once a collective agreement colleagues resigned in early Quebec's largest cable com­ or the public interest. July due to internal political ing the last week in July with is signed, says Leclerc, both pany, agreed in early June to With over 680,000 cable differences, according to Le­ the chief executives of the As­ sides might then begin to con­ purchase the controIlingin­ subscribers in Quebec, Videot­ clerc who will remain as acting sociation des Producteurs de sider more flexible working terest of Teie-Metropo!e for ron is the second largest cable president and treasurer until a Film et de Video du Quebec conditions in various types of $127 million, subject to Cana­ company in Canada after Ro­ general assembly is held in (APFVQ). productions - TV movies, dian Radio-television and Tele­ gers Cable system in Toronto video, theatrical film, and small September. communications Commission Rock Demers, newly elected with 1.2 million subscribers. budget Quebec mms. (CRTC) approval. president of the producers' as­ "He was a strong president Videotron executives say sociation, told Cinema "All of these will need spec­ and fully occupiued on all The DeSeve estate, anxious they have studied the CRTC Canada prior to the meeting ial consideration with an col­ fronts, which lead him to in­ to sell the profitable Montreal­ conditions for purchasing that he is hopeful negotiations lective agreement. Weare evitable confrontation," Le­ based broadcasting network Tele-Metropo!e and forsee no will continue and that a collec­ hoping that ifwe can get all the clerc says. because of tax problems, pre­ difficulty in obtaining the tive agreement can be signed producers to respect the ag­ Neither LaVeaux and nor his ferred a French-Canadian Commission's okay. As of the by the end of the summer. reement as it stands we can executive colleagues were av­ buyer. last week in July, a hearing had then open doors for special ailable for comment at The APFVQ-STCQ agree­ The new agreement to pur­ not been scheduled by the needs," says Leclerc. presstime. ment has not been re­ chase comes just two months CRTC. negotiated since it was signed in 1979. Negotiations over the last 18 months resulted in ar­ duous clause-by-clause discus­ sion, but fmal agreement was held up by two delays of sev­ eral months with both sides being unable to agree on the composition of the APFVQ negotiating team. ED§[R)©)W "We changed our team 487 Adelaide St. West Toronto. Ontario. M5V 1T 4 (416) 366-8001 twice upon their request last Transfers from 35mm and 16mm film to video tape on Bosch FDL 60.B.2. fall," says Demers, elected as president in June. 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52/Cinema Canada - September 1986 • C I N E M A G • American Empire out Quebec in mid-August. It Bethune: The Making Gf a The MGrning Man, directed won the international critics' Hero., which will be shown as SO ASigned for by Daniele]. Suissa and sched­ sales great for Malo award in May at the Cannes a two-hour theatrical feature uled to be released this fall. Film Festival. and a four-hour television $4 Mco-production MONTREAL - Denys Arcand's Since then it has won the mini-series, is expected to star Le Declin d e I'empir e press critics prize at the Taor­ Canadian actor Donald Suther­ MONTREAL - SDA Produc­ ROUYN-NORANDA - The fifth americain continues to win mina Festival in Italy and at the land, from a script by Beth­ tions \.tee has announced a S4 annual Festival du Cinema In­ awards and critical acclaim Sete Festival in France. It has une's biographer, Ted Allen. million agreement to co-pro­ ternational of Abitibi-Temis­ wherever the feature film is also been nominated for com­ Pre-production on the pro­ duce a feature-length fantasy camingue (Quebec), Nov. 1-6, shown. Sales of the film by co­ petition at the Festival Rio. ject is slated to start Nov. 1, film with French producer 1986, has released the names producer and distributor Rene Box-office receipts after five 1986 in Beijing with principal Jean-Pierre Rawson, president of its staff organizers. They are Malo have been confirmed in weeks on two screens 'in photography scheduled to of Show Off. Jacques Matte, Director; Guy 20 countries including the U.S. Montreal totalled $435,589. begin Feb. 1 in China. Filming Principal photography for Parent, responsible for prog­ where, during the last week in will continue in China for 16 Le Testament du Dr_ ra\11ming and administration; July, Malo was reported to be weeks, move to Spain for 10 Moreau will begin in Montreal Louise Dallaire, promotion and signing the most lucrative U.S.­ Bethune project on go days and wind up with SL"X in May 1987 and move to Paris media relations; Madeleine Canadian sales deal in the his­ for Filmlinein co-prod weeks shooting in Montreal. for the interior studio work. Perron, co-ordinator; Suzanne tory of Canadian film. Special effects will be com­ Bourassa, secretary. The festi­ Malo, who is co-producer The project is an official with French, Chinese Canada / France co-production pleted in London and all of the val welcomes in competition with Roger Frappier (then at post-production work done in all types of short, medium and the NFB, which co-produced between Filmline International MONTREAL - Long a dream of Montreal prior to an expected full length features either in 16 Le Declin) , could not be and Belstar Productions of Canadian film producers, the 1988 premiere. 111e Canadian or 35 mm. All films submitted reached in Los Angeles at France, in association with heroic exploits of Canadian distributor will be Cinema must be received no later than presstime. However, Pierre Tele-film Canada, CBC and doctor Norman Bethune dur­ Plus. Sept. 5, 1986. Latour, head of sales for Malo's Societe RadiO-Canada. ing the Spanish Civil War and The announcement was The agreement was signed Corporation Image M & M the Chinese Long March will in Montreal by Gaston Ltee, said the price-tag on the made in Beijing by Filmline be the subject of a $20 million principal Pieter Kroonenburg. Cousineau, producer and vice­ VANCOUVER - Attendance at U.S. distribution deal is in the epic production finalized July Filmline, headed by Kroonen­ president of SDA Productions the Vancouver International area of S500,000 (U.S) 24 in Beijing, China by burg, Nicolas Clermont and Ltee. Financing of the co-pro­ Filnl Festival increased 37 per The film which will have its Montreal-based Filmline Inter­ David Patterson, recently pro­ duction agreement is on a 25 cent over last year's figures to English-Canadian premiere in national, China Film Co-pro­ duced TGby McTeague, soon per cent / 75 per cent basis for 85,000 participants, according September opening the To­ duction Corp., August 1 Film to be released in the U.S. fol­ the Canadian and French pro­ to film festival organizers. The ronto Festival of Festivals will Studio of China and Belstar lowing its Canadian theatrical ducer respectively. festival closed on June 26 fol­ be shown in theatres through- Productions of France. run. As a producer of some 20 lowing a five-week presenta­ features, Jean-Pierre Rawson tion of international czinema. has been involved in such films Initial attendance figures indi­ as Les egGuts du paradis and cate a 24 per cent increase in Gros Galin. box office revenues and a 12 Cousineau's most current per cent increase in Festival project is the feature-length memberships.

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September 1986 - Cinema Canada/53 c I N E M A G • • cumstances such as are at pre­ and others not measurable in terms of their dollar value," the sent in Saskatchewan with its deciSion stated, "the Commis­ relatively small urban centres All private Sask TV to Baton Broadcasting sion is satisfied that their im­ and widely dispersed rural plementation will bring signifi­ population." cant and unequivocal benefits l'he applicant also argued OTTAWA - In a landmark de­ the first year following ap­ work programming on CKOS­ to the many communities that "increased concentration proval. TV Yorkton and CKBI-TV cision July 4, the Canadian served .., to the province of Sas­ is in the public interest, be­ Radio-television and Telecom­ Additionally Baton promised Prince Albert by eight and nine katchewan, and to the Cana­ cause it provides the larger munications Commission just over $1 million in Sas­ hours respectively. dian broadcasting system as a economic unit that makes it (CRTC) approved "effective katchewan drama over four Other commitments in­ whole." possible to produce... clear and cluded management and ex­ control of all private, originat­ years covering years 2- 5 of the unequivocal benefits." ing television stations in Sask­ five-year new licenses, in addi­ pertise pooling, a new micro­ On the question of concen­ atchewan" by Baton Broad­ tion to the half- million dollars wave system and capital ex­ tration of ownerShip, the Baton'S commitments to casting Inc. of Toronto, con­ already commited to CKCK-TV penditures to improve signal CRTC decision appeared to ac­ "local management auton­ trolled by the Eaton family. and CFQC- TV in year one, as and rebroadcasting quality - cept the applicant's contention omy," as well as an entente The take-over affects 26 well as any additional amounts for a total expenditure com­ that "in today's highly com­ with the non-Baton-.owned Saskatchewan television sta­ these stations may require to mitment of some $16 million. petitive broadcasting environ­ Swift Current licensee so as tions, except for CJFB- TV Swift contribute to the Western "Based on the Commission's ment, concentration of owner­ not to intrude upon its local Current and new Regina and Canadian Drama Project. assessment of Baton'S commit­ ship should perhaps be viewed advertising market, appeared Saskatoon third-service sta­ As well Baton committed to ments, both those that can be as inevitable, or even as a posi­ to satisfy the Commission on tions expected to be in opera­ expanding weekly CBC net- qualified in monetary terms tive phenomenon... in cir- this score. tion no later than September 1987. In its 21-page decision, the Commission described the ownership changes as "essen­ tially an intra-corporate re­ structuring of assets already ef­ We put it all together fectively controlled by Baton." Baton'S Saskatchewan hold­ ings, through Russwood Broad­ coast · to · coast casting, already included Sask- atoon radio and TV licensee CFQC and its rebroadcasting stations in Stranraer and North r--r--.--+--r---r--r--r-...... --r-r-r---r Battleford; as well as equal ~+-+-+-+--+--+--+--t--+-+-+-I partnership in the ownership I--+--+--+--I--t--t-f "f-h... t---. of CKBQ-TV Melfort. 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54/Cinema Canada - September 1986 • clNEMAG • Animated co-prod relations Billy Jack sues two Toronto publicists TORONTO - Donald Martin, Martin and Kelly for malicious ment lawyer Edmund L. president of the local public­ intent, libel and defamation. Glinert. Calls to Glinert's office with China signed and sealed relations firm Promotionally Martin, uncertain whether the to obtain the precise reason for Yours, and Virginia Kelly, cur­ law suit is also being made cor­ the law suit, why it was set at rently advertising and public­ porately against his company, such a high figure, and what OTfAWA A Canadian! format. ity director for distributor told Cinema Canada he would Loughlin's intentions are with Chinese co-production agree­ "The Chinese are craftsmen. Norstar Releasing, have been refrain from making any state­ regard to the funds still owed ment has been signed and sev­ They have the skills, the eqUip­ named the respondents in a ment until he's consulted with Promotionally Yours elicited eral more deals are likely fol­ ment, but they don't have the $23 million lawsuit filed by his lawyers. no answers. lowing a recent visit to Canada access to the North American actor/director Tom Laughlin of He did note that he has been According to Martin, mean­ by an eight-member delega­ market, which is what they U.S. Billy Jack fame. considering some legal action while, it's uncertain as to when tion of filmmakers from the want." Both Martin and Kelly had ·of his own, as Promotionally the suit would actually go to People's Republic of China. The Chinese delegation also acted as unit publicists for the Yours is still owed fees ap­ court. Likely not in the near fu­ The two-week whirlwind showed special interest, during fifth Billy Jack film The Re­ proximating $10,000 from ture (due to a backlog of cases tour of Canada Oune 12 - 28) their visit, in the lMAX and turn of Billy Jack, a 10-week Laughlin. Handling Laughlin's before the Supreme Court of via Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, OMNIMAX technology show­ Toronto-based production that law suit is Toronto entertain- Ontario). Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, cased at EXPO 86. went into limbo following a Vancouver was the flipside of a Robert Monteith, director of Jan. 30 injury to Laughlin and reciprocal government-to-gov­ the Ottawa Services Branch of his subsequent departure to Telescene moves and expands ernment agreement as a result the National Film Board, who Los Angeles. Martin and Kelly of which a Canadian delegation accompanied the delegation resigned from the production MONTREAL - With an eye to much of the 60,000 sq.ft. office visited Beijing in May, 1985. across Canada says the Chinese Feb. 19 over non-payment by the future of film production in and studio space will be rented Among Canadian delegates government is planning to Laughlin of outstanding fees Quebec, Telescene Produc­ to other private-sector in­ was W.H. Stevens Jr., chief build a communications centre and expenses and, noted a tions Inc. is moving into larger terests, including a video executive officer of Atkinson in Beijing which would in­ Promotionally Yours release of office space and productions equipment rental company, a Film Arts Ltd., which is part of clude advanced Canadian pro­ that date, "failure to respond facilities in Montreal. sound and music recording Crawleys International, spec­ jection technology. adequately to a request for The Montreal-based pro­ company and a film editing ializing in children's programs. During a lull in the hectic further information concern­ duction company with a company. Stevens signed an animation cross-Canada schedule and ing the resumption of produc­ full-time staff of 17 recently Telescene facilities will in­ co-production deal with Shan­ after going to the nearest tion." purchased what has been clude office space, three 16 ghai Animation Studios which, cinema in hopes of seeing a At that time, Martin and known as The Bootlegger and 35 mm editing rooms, one he says, has opened up several Canadian ftlm, the ChiI).ese de­ Kelly hadn't been formally re­ Building at 444 St. Paul Street 3/4 inch tape-editing suite, a creative possibilities for the 14 legation, Monteith says, ex­ leased from their contract and East in the harborfront area of sound studio, make-up and year-old Canadian animation pressed consensus that the production crew were in the old Montreal. Extensive reno­ dressing rooms, workshop house. American ftlm Cobra was a process of striking the produc­ vation work is expected to be storage, a loading dock and Besides the cost advantages complete waste of time. When tion's sets. Production of The fully complete by December. parking. of entering into a co-produc­ the delegation finally found a Return of Billy Jack, effec­ Pre-production work on the "We are overcrowded in our tion agreement, Stevens says Canadian ftlm, the collective tively cancelled in the Toronto feature Hit and Run may present location," said Brown. working with the Shanghai oplfllon was considerably area, resumed in late May in begin in the new location in "The move really reflects the studio will allow access to brighter, says Monteith. Arizona. September. amount of work we see further senior Chinese animators who "They liked My American Besides breach of contract, Describing Teiescene's new down the line." have mastered the craft, as is Cousin because it was slightly Laughlin's suit - filed mid-May location as "a small Cite du Telescene Productions Inc. evident by the numerous critical of the U.S. Tongue in in the Supreme Court of On­ Cinema" Jamie Brown, head of is currently located at 360 awards won by the Chinese at cheek, of course." tario - includes charges against development, says that Place Royale in old Montreal. international festivals for their development of techniques in puppetry, paper-cut, water/ link and cel animation unheard of in North America. "Animation is a developed art form in China. There are secrets we are bound to learn," says Stevens who has visited the Shanghai studio, the largest of its kind in China with over 500 staff, twice that of Atkin­ son Film-Arts. 7 "PI\O.l) .. "'-ft. Stevens says the agreement will also create distribution t·1l08"isON possibilities for both parties in both markets and will fit into an overall film and television co· production agreement be­ tween Canada and China cur­ rently in the early stages of negotiation. The ultimate goal in working with the Chinese, says Stevens, is to co-produce a feature film. The short-term sees a half­ hour animation project with plans for eventually subcon­ tracting work to the Chinese and exchanging animators. Like Atkinson's popular tele­ vision series The Racoons, the projects which evolve from the co-production agree­ ment will be oriented towards a children's market in North America. Most of the work will be completed in a home-video

September 1986 - Cinema Canada/55 • c I N E M A G • CRTC turns down MultilingualTV, Rogers Cable buys the station orrA W A - Following the terested parties to continue to majority shares in MlV, were the public interest, the CRTC ronto, Rogers pointed out that Canadian Radio-Television and investigate viable means to es­ put up for sale by Seaway and concluded that Rogers, com­ the Toronto market consists of Telecommunications Commis­ tablish such a service. bought by Multicom, a new mitment of $3.5 million, the 112 newspapers, 16 lV and 30 sions (CRTC) decision to deny In the same-day decision ap­ company formed by Daniel preservation of the licensee's radio signals, seven Canadian Toronto ethnic broadcaster proving transfer of ownership and Paul Iannuzzi, in a sale up­ multilingual and multicultural cable services, eight U.S. dis­ MlV Broadcasting System Inc. from MlV to Rogers, the Com­ held by the courts and the character, the continued par­ cretionary services, as well as a license to operate a national mission made it a condition of Commission. ticipation of CFMT founder 20 sources of ethnic program­ ethnic network across Canada approval that CFMT -lV's status However, the purchase Daniel Iannuzzi, the skills and ming - and was a market of "in­ by satellite, the Commission as an ethnic television station price of the sale, $5.3 million, experience of the Rogers or­ tense competition and diver­ approved June 19 the transfer be maintained. which was to have been met ganization, along with 12 addi­ Sity." of MlV control to Rogers Rogers, controlled by Ed­ through a private placement tional commitments "would The Commission felt that Broadcasting Ltd. ward R. Rogers of Toronto, is a debenture failed to materialize. represent significant and un­ the "clear" benefits resulting Noting that MlV licensee subsidiary of Rogers Cablesys­ Faced with a sale of Mul­ equivocal benefits." from the Rogers takeover, the CFMT-lV "has played an im­ tems Inc. which controls cable ticom's 'assets as well as those On the question of increased safeguards of the competitive portant role in serving the lV undertakings in Toronto, of MlV, Iannuzzi began negoti­ ownership concentration, the Toronto market, and the spec­ needs and interests of a large Mississauga, Hamilton and ations with Ted Rogers. Ro­ Commission recognized that ial nature of CFMT's service variety of ethno-cultural southern Ontario, as well as in gers' acquisition of 73 per cent transfer of MlV to Rogers did "outweigh any concerns raised groups in southern Ontario," Vancouver, Victoria and Cal­ indirect control of MlV increase concentration levels. with respect to concentration the CRTC observed that MlV gary. formed the basis of the prop­ However, referring to its re­ and media crossownership." had proposed to finance its In the early 1970s, Rogers osal agreed to by Rogers and cent denial of Power Corp.'s network application "through Cable began multilingual prog­ Iannuzzi and submitted to the takeover bid for Telemet­ a private placement deben­ ramming on the Toronto com­ Commission. ropole's lV license in ture." munity channel. In 1974 Ro­ Applying its "test of clear Montreal, the Commission felt At a December 1985 hear­ gers established MClV, a mul­ and unequivocal benefits" to that "concentration of owner­ ing, it became clear that not tilingual television channel dis­ the community served by ship is not in itself necessarily only had the financing for the tinct from the community CFMT, the Canadian broad­ of concern." network not materialized, but channel. casting system as a whole, and At a May hearing in To- the applicant was involved "in CFMT-lV was founded in a long struggle" to restore 1979, via Daisons Multicom CFMT's financial stability. Inc. controlled by Daniel Ian­ While the Commission nuzzi. In 1981 Daisons became "strongly" supported the con­ indebted to Seaway. trust for cept of a viable national ethnic $7.6 million. In 1983, Seaway lV network, it did not find that was placed in receivership by the applicant had the neces­ the Ontario government which sary financial resources. The called in the loan. Commission encouraged all in- Daison's assets, including its

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September 1986 - Cinema Canada/57 c I N E M A G • • ments Boudreau will have in tural advisor with the Quebec Quebec films, Boudreau says government office in Toronto, the fact that the Academy has a his membership drive this is not unaware of the difficul­ high profile across Canada can summer is that, for the first Academy open in Quebec ties inherent in convincing only assist in promoting "good time in the history of the Genie many Quebec filmmakers of films" which, he says, "look Awards, Canadians will see a MONTREAL The new both the television and film di­ the benefits of joining a prom­ good anywhere." large majority of Quebec-made Quebec wing of the Academy vision of the Academy. With otional association based in "We just hold on to the as­ films in the feature film sec­ of Canadian Cinema and Tele­ television membership virtu­ Toronto. pect of the Academy being tion. The exact number of vision is currently negotiating ally non-existent and close to "It is important I don't give Canadian because of the pro­ films entered will be known on with Radio-Canada to broad­ 150 members in the film divi­ the feeling to Quebecers that motional value." the Oct. 1 5 deadline for the cast the first annual Prix sion, Boudreau says he is de­ Toronto has just opened a One of the strongest induce- Genie Awards. Gemeaux awards show tenta­ termined to increase member­ branch plant," Boudreau says. venues across Canada totalled tively scheduled for mid-Feb­ ship to 300 and 4 50 respec­ Andra Sheffer, executive di­ $400 million in 1985. Total ruary 1987. tively by the end of the fall . rector of the Academy in To­ Invasion of the VCR s discretionary service revenues Established - with the open­ Total Academy membership ronto agrees that over the MONTREAL - A spiraling in­ for the cable industry in 1985 ing of the Quebec Academy's across the country currently years there has been a growing crease in the number of video was S 1 52 million, according to office in Montreal in May - to stands at 850 - with offices in necessity for full-time rep­ cassette recorders in Canadian an article in a June industry honour outstanding French­ Halifax, Montreal, Toronto, resentation in Quebec, she households is giving the cable newsletter. language television, Les Prix and Vancouver. notes that, finally, with in­ television industry a run for its Regardless of the increase in Gemeaux will follow the Ge­ The 350 film-division mem­ creased levels of government money, according to statistics VCR sales, videocassette mini Awards scheduled to be bers outSide Quebec present a funding, the Academy was able released by the A.C. Nielsen wholesalers say the number of broadcast nationally from To­ challenge to Boudreau in his to open three offices - Van­ Company of Canada. videocassette retail stores, ronto Dec. 4 on CBC. The Ge­ drive to rally a strong Quebec couver, Halifax, and Montreal A recent Nielsen survey which went through a boom­ mini Awards are the Toronto­ voting contingent for the - in 1986. 'There is no doubt shows that the penetration rate and-bust cycle that began based academy's English-lan­ seventh annual Genie Awards that such a large population of of VCRs in Canadian homes has three years ago, is stabilizing. guage equivalent to the new in film to be broadcast on CBC, Quebec filmmakers needed increased from 31 per cent "The stores that have stayed all-Canadian television awards Mar. 18, 1987. their own office." (November, 1985) to 37 per in business are now expanding and successor to the ACTRA The Genies, established by Sheffer describes Boudreau's cent (March, 1986). A spokes­ their volume of rental sales," Awards. the Academy in 1980 to pro­ membership objective as person for the Canadian Cable Norman Bourbon of Videog­ Marc Boudreau, office direc­ mote the work of both English "realistic," adding that by her Television Association says lobe Inc. told Cinema Canada. tor of the Quebec office told and French Canadian filmmak­ estimates there is a potential that, since March, the increase Bourbon says video whole­ Cinema Canada Ouly 22), ers, are awarded by an in­ 500 to 1,000 film members in has reached 40 per cent. salers are beginning to look that final confirmation of date, house voting process which Quebec. Sony, one of the largest VCR more seriously at direct sales - location, broadcaster and traditionally has been domi­ Fully recognizing the distin­ manufacturers in Canada, re­ once a marginal business com­ sponsor for the awards event nated by a majority of English­ guishing cultural elements of ports that video rental re- pared to video rentals. will be announced in several Canadian filmmakers and weeks. craftspeople. This imbalance will change says Boudreau, In the meantime, he says the DDDD~DDDDDD~D DDDDDD Academy in Quebec is busily who as a former director of engaged in recruiting a communications at the Societe stronger membership base for generale du cinema and cul- ACROSS

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Sa/Cinema Canada - September 1986 • c I N E M A G • in 1986, Demers says that dur­ ing his term the APFVQ will ANNOUNCEMENT APFVQ restructured with Demers "close ranks" with the To­ ronto-based Association of MONTREAL - Had it not been Raymond of Rose Films Inc.; Canadian Film and Television TVOntario for a mandate to restructure and Television, Franc;ois Producers to promote English­ the organization, Rock Demers Champagne of Les Productions 1ft- and French-language Canadian says he would not have ac­ SDA Ltee. fllms. cepted the sensitive position of In the new organizational president of the Association scheme each section will elect "We hope to be able to fmd des Producteurs de Film et de its own executive council and ways to have better screen ac­ Video du Queoec (APFVQ). schedule its own meetings. cess and distribution in "It was getting very difficult The general administration Canada," says Demers. to bring every one together for under the direction of Demers Also on Demers' agenda this a meeting at the same time and will oversee the operation of year is the strengthening of nearly impossible for the presi­ the 20-year-old association five collective agreements be­ dent to handle most of the with just over 100 active mem­ tween the APFVQ and the Al­ work and run his own busi­ bers. liance of Canadian Cinema, ness," Demers told Cinema "The membership is discip­ Television and Radio Artists Canada. lined and coherent enough in (ACTRA) , Union des Artists No sooner was he named its deliberations that there is (UDA), Societe des Auteurs APFVQ president on June 13, no possibility of one or several Recherchistes Documen­ along with vice-president and sections fragmenting from the talistes et Compositeurs (SAR­ Mimi Fullerton David Melville Wood secretary-treasurer Claude Bo­ association," says Demers. He DEC), and the Syndicat des nin, Demers created_ five new added that decentralizing the Bernard Ostry, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Technlciennes et des techni­ sections within the association, association and parceling out TVOntario, is pleased to announce two senior executive. ~p­ ciens du cinema du Quebec each with its own president. the burden of responsibility pointments. Mimi Fullerton is appointed to. the new position (STCQ). These sections and respec­ was unavoidable given the in­ of Director-General, overseeing programming and acting for tive presidents are: Documen­ creased workload. Demers would also like to the chairman in his absence. David Wood is appointed to the taries and sponsored fllms, Jac­ With the combined mem­ negotiate a first-time collective new position of Chief Operating Officer, and will be responSi­ ques Lambert of Lambert Le­ bership representing 70 agreement with I'Association ble .for finances and operations. Mimi Fullerton has been a member of the federal Task page Labbe Inc.; Technology, Quebec-based companies ac­ des Realisateurs et Realisat­ Force on Broadcasting Policy, on leave from Telemedia Inc., Helene Lauzon of Sonolab Inc.; counting for close to 85 per rices de Films du Quebec where she was Manager, Planning and Development. Ms. Feature ftlm.s, Marie-Jose cent of productions in Quebec (ARRFQ ). Fullerton has extensive experience in the private sector and communications industries. David Wood has been Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance and Administration, at Ontario's Ministry of Citizenship and Culture. He has varied public-sector experience, much of it at the Ministry of Natural Resources . TVOntario is the public educational network ot the Pro­ RET s vince of Ontario.

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September 1986 - Cinema Canada/59 • c I N E M A G • was appointed for a five-year (CRTC) for comments on the In June 1984, the CRTC had term to the board of directors introduction of pay-per-view stated that it was not prepared Lavigne new head of SG C Q of the Societe de developpe­ television services is no cause to receive applications for pay­ ment des industries de la cul­ for alarm despite the lack of in­ per-view services and "that the ture et des communications, dustry readiness, says Andre introduction of another model MONTREAL - Jean-Guy La­ acting president and director Quebec's cultural industries Link, president of the Associa­ of pay television at this time vigne, former vice-president general prior to Lavigne's ap­ development bank. tion Quebecoise des Dis­ would be premature and and director general of the pOintment, is now assistant to Lavigne will serve a five-year tributeurs et Exportateurs de would only add to the uncer­ Quebec government's Office the president-director general. mandate with the SGCQ effec­ Film de TV et de Video (AQ­ tainties which now beset the de la langue fran<;aise, has been Lavigne, 45, was speCial ad­ tive June 18. As well, Marcel DEFY). industry." appointed the new president visor to the Quebec govern­ Knecht and Rober.t Demers Link, who has had the presi­ and director general of the ment's Ministere du Conseil have been appointed as mem­ dent's job since June, explains Societe generale du cinema du Executif. In the mid 1970s he bers of the SCGQ administra­ that pay-per-view TV is an im­ CUlZon to ,P" r. post Quebec. was director general of the tive council. portant issue that the associa­ TORONTO - Thomas Curzon, Lavigne succeeds Nicole Regie de la langue fran<;aise. Knecht is the director of tion has not had time to dis­ a former executive editor of Boisvert who resigned soon Lavigne holds an MBA degree Marcel Knecht et Associes. He cuss. Tile Toronto Star and for the after the present Liberal gov­ from the Universite du Quebec is also director of public rela­ "We have so many files that past two years assistant direc­ ernment came to power early in Montreal. tions for the Association I'm not sure if we can or will tor of the CBC English Net­ in 1986. Denise Robert, the On June 30, 1986, Lavigne canadienne des compagnies prepare a comment," Link told work's press relations, was d'assurance de personnes and Cinema Canada. named director of public rela­ the Banque Nationale du Speeking on his own behalf, tions for the network June 16. Canada. Link agrees with the CRTC de­ Curzon, successor to Cec VISIC)RA Demers is administrator and cision to investigate the pros Smith following the latter's DF vice-president of McNeil, Man­ and cons of pay-per-view tele­ May 16 retirement after a 30- tha, Inc. vision in Canada. year career with the CBC, r j $ tin n i 0 r "Every possibility to secure takes over a department that's (~11 ~.L) revenues should at least be been re-named to more accu­ CRTC ready explored," he says. rately account for the services Sold Now in Canada / Vendu maintenant au Canada Link sees no reason why it performs which, beside par / by for pay by view TV pay-per-view television would l'nedia relations, include audi­ MONTREAL - The Aug. 15 not be feasible as long as it did ence relations, the Speakers' MONTREAL - Nicole Veillet deadline set by the Canadian not interfere with revenues Bureau, post broadcast prog­ Professional Make-up Artist Radio-television and Telecom- from existing sources, such as ram use, and translation ser­ (514) 521-9080 munications Commission pay television. vices.

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62/Cinema Canada - September 1986 c I N E M A G • • broadcast will include high­ lights of the festival, full cover­ age of all press conferences, in­ Montreal festival market to double with Televidcan terviews, news updates and select sequences from many of MONTREAL - Buyers and sel­ complimentary hotel passes year was a turning point for the An important draw this year the 200 films entered in the lers wiJI be attending the mar­ sent to select buyers who have Canadians who did most of the will be the scheduled meeting festival. ket at the Montreal World Film shown an interest in Canadian business at the market," says between Tim Kittleson, direc­ Tele-Festival is co-produced Festival (Aug. 21 to Sept. 1) product. Dinsmore. tor of the American Film Mar­ by the National Film Board of from more countries and in Though Dinsmore says she She says it is important that ket (AFM), and Canadian film Canada. The festival broadcast greater numbers than ever in expects that only half of the Canadians have a strong mar­ exporters, sponsored by Tele­ was started two years ago for the festival's 10-year history. comps will be used, she insists ket in Canada because of the ftlm Canada. The market wiJI be held from that there is much more to prohibitive cost of participat­ Kittleson who oversees the Montreal and Quebec City Aug. 24 to 31 creating a viable market than ing overseas at MIP- TV, Can­ annual AFM in Los Angeles, cable subscribers of Videotron "We have found that the fes­ sending out complimentary nes or Monte Carlo. will discuss ways to make it and CF Cable TeleVision. tival needs the strong market passes. Close to 60 Canadian com­ easier for smaller Canadian and that the market needs the "We comped one buyer panies and government agen­ companies to participate in the Bennie gets Paragon festival," market coordinator from Spanish television and cies have confirmed participa­ AFM. This could mean the form­ TORONTO - Distributor Isme Jacqueline Dinsmore told they decided to send a buyer tion in TelevidCan, leaving ation of an umbrella group to Bennie International Inc., with Cinema Canada. as well. Montreal is popular be­ several suites available for represent Canadian sellers in recent sales of Peter Ustinov's With an anticipated doub­ cause this is where the clients latecomers, adds Dinsmore. Los Angeles. Russia, OWLITV, and Grow­ ling of last year's 500 particip­ are," says Dinsmore_ Astral BelJevue Pathe Ltd. ing Up Gay to its credit, has ants, including a marginally Among the international has expanded its presence this acquired foreign television dis­ greater number of buyers, the participants who will be mak­ year to two suites. Dinsmore WFFto beam tribution rights to Paragon Mo­ market has been moved to ing a strong presence felt this expects that the market par­ tion Pictures' six-part Philip larger premises at the Meridien year wiJI be the BBC, Film 4 In­ ticipation will exceed the across Canadian skies Marlowe series. Hotel in downtown Montreal, ternational and a Latin Amer­ overflow mark after the festival MONTREAL - The 10th annual The series has been airing on where nearly all of the availa­ ican contingent who have re­ begins. Montreal World Film Festival the First Choice pay-TV net· ble 100 offices had been re­ served a double suite at the She explains that with the (Aug. 21 to Sept. 1) wiJI be work and is set for broadcast served by mid-July. Meridien Hotel. market and festival concen­ seen on all Canadian cable sys­ on the Global Television Net­ Dinsmore says that many of Canadian companies are trated in their own backyard, tems during the festival via the work, with an option for six the film, television and video hoping to repeat last year's many Montreal-based particip­ CBC Parliamentary Channel. more Philip Marlowe films professionals representing success in the market place ants wait for the last minute to Made possible through Tele­ obtained by Paragon from the close to 175 countries are with a new TelevidCan section register. sat Canada, the Tele-Festival Raymond Chandler Estate_ motivated to return to devoted to selling Canadian Montreal by the success of the television and video program­ market in previous years. ming. An extra inducement offered "Our emphasis this year is by the festval are 200/six-night on Canadian participation. Last

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September 1986 - Cinema Canada/63 C I N E M A G ject to the tax where they per­ • • dian sUldios, film services and man & Goodman, said there formed what is expected, he Festival of Festivals workers as well as lost spinoff form. are several problems outstand­ said. benefits to the general eco­ "If we didn't realize the situ­ ing, not the least of which is He said the full tax is to be June media launch nomy, he added. ation now and take the proper the confusion within the film applied and collected from Gerry Mcintyre, acting chief witholding now, he is going to industry about the regulations. performers, but it also looks intros Schein of the non- resident ta..'\:ation have a big bill at the end of the One problem is that many like writers, production and year," Mcintyre said about per­ U.S. performers and film pro­ TORONTO - The 11 th annual section of Revenue Canada's technical people in the film in­ formers. ducers are only now finding Festival of Festivals, before a Ottawa headquarters, said the dustry could be affected. The 15 per cent witholding out about the changes and they courtyard-filled crowd at the witholding tax provisions for Another issue the tax regula­ ta..'( is to be held by companies are wondering what it all Hazelton Cafe in Yorh.-ville, non-residents have always tions bring to light is that of as a contribution toward total means in terms of Canadian held its media launch June 25. been part of the ta..'\: laws. one level of government, such The u.S.-Canada tax treaty income taxes owed by non-re­ projects. Following opening remarks by as the provincial OFDC, and sidents. Some performers may Harris said he and probably festival board chairman Jon of 1980, portions of which did another level of government be subject to much higher one other person concerned SIan, new director Leonard Sc­ not come into effect until Jan. with a different mandate work­ 1, 1986, outline regulations taxes under graduated rates, about the regulations are to hein praised his predecessor ing at cross-purposes. hold meetings with senior Re­ Wayne Clarkson ("He leaves under which Revenue Canada however. Harris said the changes is required to collect taxes. Film industry and Revenue venue Canada officials in an at­ me with very big cowboy could have a serious impact in Canada representatives held a tempt to get a clearer picture boots to fill," quipped Schein) The Jan. 1 regulations require Canada. forum in June on the tax regu­ the regulations. "The govern­ and spoke with relish of helm­ that non-resident atheletes and "If the government makes it lation issue in Toronto, but lit­ ment is saying the per diems ing the popular film festival. artists join the ranks of other such that there is not a clear tle was resolved, Prior said. He are part of your income," he Schein also, in what non-resident workers and pay economic benefit to coming to said it appears Revenue Canada said. amounted to perhaps the a witholding tax on per diem Canada, they won't come." expenses. will have a bulletin prepared But Harris said the issue re­ launch highlight, introduced The meetings with Revenue by September outlining non­ mains as to which of the per director Denys Arcand and Although there are condi­ Canada will hopefully resolve resident taxation. diems can be fairly and reason­ producer Rene Malo of Le tions for some exemptions, the issue for the film industry, Neil Harris, an international ably taxed. American film pro­ Declin de l'empire ameri­ McIntyre said Canadian and while protecting the interests tax entertainment lawyer with ducers are willing to pay taxes, cain fame. Their film, winner U.S. authorities agreed that art­ of the Canadian government, the Toronto law firm of Good- but they must be clearly in- of the international critics' ists and athletes would be sub- he said. award at this year's Cannes In­ ternational Film Festival and now in commercial release in Montreal, headlines a group of five opening night gala films when the festival commences September 4. While some aspects of the festival at the time remained to be fleshed out, Schein, with SIan and festival communica­ tions director Helga Stephen­ son looking on, announced a new Close Encounters prog­ ram that aims to achieve one of his principal goals for this year - increasing the intimacy and accessibility of Toronto film­ goers to the festival. Intended as a successor to last year's 10 To Watch prog­ ram, Close Encounters will put festival buffs into contact not just with directors but cinematographers, special ef­ fects people, etc., although it's planned to have more direc­ tors speaking at screenings of their works to provided added inSights. "Everyone's going to be sur­ prised at the quality of Cana­ dian films this year," promised Schein, vowing as well that the new Winds of Change series, a 75-film retrospective on Latin American cinema, would also be the largest of its kind in the world. Tax changes cont. from p.49 ers in Ontario. It is estimated Canada receives about $300 million per year from Amer­ ican movie productions. Villeneuve said the OFDC is concerned by the new tax reg­ ulations because if American firms are discouraged from working in Canada, it will mean lost jobs in the mm in­ dustry as a whole. It could mean lost business for Cana-

64/Cinema Canada - September 1986 • c I N E M A G • Canadian Perspective ups ante Blackouts left up to parties concerned TORONTO - In an effort to The Unh'ersal Statement, d . Jack Dar­ promote the Canadian film in­ cus dustry, Festival of Festival offi­ Welcome to the Parade. d. Stuart Clar· OTTAWA - The knotty prob­ to the late 1960s when the terns and not others, wonder­ field cials are tripling the cash lem of football game blackouts Commission decided the mat­ ing as well whether what was award to be given out at this Documentaries on Toronto-area cablesystems ter was best left to the parties "really a problem between a year's event. The Final Battle, d. Donald Brittain has caused the Canadian concerned - the CFL, broad­ program supplier, a broadcas­ Passitlora. d. Fernand Belanger & Dag· Radio-television and Telecom­ casters and cable companies. ter and an advertiser" was The annual Toronto-City mar Gueissaz Teufal award for excellence in Cana­ Rlchard Cardinal: Cry From a Diary of munications Commission to The parties' inability to within the CRTC's mandate. dian production has been in­ a Metis Child. d. Alanis Obomsawin call for public comments to as­ reach agreement led the Com­ Throwing its hands up in de­ sist it in reviewing the issue. mission to impose restrictions spair, the Commission re­ creased to $15,000 from Short Dramas S5 ,000 the year before, festival The Dead Father. d. Guy Maddin Until such time, the CRTC on cable coverage in areas verted to its initial view that director Leonard Schein an­ La fulte. d. Robert Cornellier on July 9 renewed the licenses where local TV stations are "the matter of blackout should nounced on July 22. Sonia, d. Paule Baillargeon of nine Toronto-area cable un­ blacked out. be resolved by direct negotia­ All Canadian films shown at fupertmental dertakings. At a public hearing in May tions between the parties con­ the festival are eligible for the As Seen on lV, d. David Rimmer TV blackouts of Canadian 1986, the CFL argued that con­ cerned." award co-sponsored by the Birds at Sunrise, d. Joyce Wieland Football League games go back tinued blackouts "are crucial However, the Commission Her Sallis Gold. d. Annette Mangaard to the league's survival," and invited public comment until City of Toronto and City-TV. Knock, Knock, d. Bruce McDonald It·s a Party, d . Peg Campbell As Toronto Mayor Art Eggle­ Little Brother Watches Back. d . Tom Linda Joy. d. Linda Busby & Wi lliam Mac· that "without the ability to Aug. 15 on such questions as ton explained, more than S 100 Thibault Gillivray protect its gate revenue, the whether "the public's interest ;0, Zoo! (The Making of a Fiction Men: A Passion Playground. d. Atom league would simply not sur­ in seeing home games trans­ million was pumped into the Film), d. Philip Hoffman Egoyan 1985 economy of the city from Along the Road to A1tamira, d. David . 0, Dad! d. Jonathan Amitay vive." cends the proprietary interests film and television production. Rimmer Passion and Gasoline, d. Mark Forler Toronto-area cable licenses, of the CFL?" and other Triptych. d. Bev Brigham Signals, d. Colin Strayer however, responded that philosophical issues related to With a 40 per cent increase in White Museum, d. Mike Hoolboom Turbo Concerto. d. Martin Barry spending so far this year, Eg­ Up Against the Looking Glass, d. Bruce blackouts irritate subscribers the 16-year-old Canadian gleton said it made sense to Short Eilms Worrall and that the blackout policy blackout dilemma. further invest in the award. Divine Solitude. d. Jean·Marc Lariviere The Wake, d. Carolyn McLuskie was only applied to some sys- Festival of Festival officials also announced the 38 Cana­ dian films which have been 1 selected for the Perspective --, Canada section of this year's event. The Canadian program of the festival includes 13 fea­ tures, three documentaries, three short dramas, nine ex­ perimental and 10 short films. DanCing in the Dark, di­ rected by Leon Marr, was cho­ sen to open the Perspective Canada showings selected by a program committee that screened more than 200 films from across Canada. Dancing in the Dark won acclaim at this year's Cannes Film Festival and will be shown at the New York Film Festival at the end of September. Marr said after the press conference that the new $15,000 award better reflected the realities of making films inn Canada. Programmer Piers Handling POST­ said it was a very. competitive year for Canadian films with PRODUCTION high quality productions com­ ing from across the country. 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September 1986 - Cinema Canada/65 • c I N E M A G • Filmmakers Co-op in Frederic­ the 1820s a young woman was site of their still. EASTERN WAVE ton. The Co-op is engaged in murdered by her husband. Bob Macleod and Delia post-production work on a Smith, two other Co-op mem­ by Chris Majka local legend maintained her film called Spectre of Rexton. ghost continued to haunt a bers shot a short film called n the land of Cabot and to the wire negotiations, suffi­ It is a 112 hour drama based certain section of the road Road Life last year. It follows Smallwood work has started cient funds had not been raised upon a story of N.B. journalist, where she had once lived. This the life of a man who drives a I on Gordon Pinsent's John to give the project a go-ahead writer, and raconteur Stuart legend was given a certain tan­ petrol transport truck as he and the Missus, but Ken this shooting season. Trueman and is directed by gibility in the 1930s when a makes his rounds of the service Pittman's Finding Mary In New Brunswick Tony Kevin Holden. Rexton is a couple of local rum-runners stations. Bob Macleod is back March has been postponed Merzetti has taken over as small town on the Acadian resurrected her ghost to help from England, where he is now until June, 1987. Despite down coordinator for the N.B. shore of Nova Scotia where, in keep passerbys away from the making his home, and is cut­ ting together this nine-minute production. Also in Fredericton John Pederson (of Ski Peru fame) has established a company called Capital Films. With as­ sistance from the Department of Employment and Immigra­ tion this company is attempt­ ing to establish a 35mm film industry. Their first venture is a low-budget feature called Philip which was shot during the month of May in the vicin­ ity of Fredericton. It is adap­ tated from a story by New Brunswick author (recently ~ominated for the Governor General's Award) David Adams Richards. Set on the Miramichi, it is the story of a man return­ ing to his home town after a prison sentence and the reac­ tion of the community to his return. John is currently at work editing the film in Fre­ dericton. • Word has come to me about a film called Le Tapis de Grand-Pre directed by Philippe Comeau, an Acadian filmmaker from Nova Scotia now living in Montreal. It is a half-hour drama for an interna­ tional series called "legends of the World" and is financed by Telefilm, Radio-Quebec, 1V Ontario and Antenne-2 in France. It is the story of a brother and sister who .en­ counter various obstacles as they search Nova Scotia to find the missing pieces of a magic hooked rug made in 1755. It was shot entirely in the Cheticamp area of Cape Breton during the month of March and is currently in post-production in Montreal. In Halifax, Picture Plant, headed by Bill MacGillivray of Aerial View and Stations re­ pute, is in pre-production of another feature called Life Classes. As per usual Bill is characteristically tight-lipped about all aspects of the script and production until the fUm is ready to be released. But he did tell me that the story is set in Halifax and Cape Breton and concerns a woman who teaches at the College of Art and Design. After the logistics extravaganza that shooting Sta­ tions was, he is anxious to keep this production as un­ complicated as possible. They are considering shooting in super 16mm and if all goes

66/Cinema Canada - September 1986 c I N E M A G • • drama. Another international ture by Popular Projects, piece called Hali-Facts to in­ the result is Golden Sand, Crossing The 49th by Mark troduce the series. Silver Water, a romance set in project somewhere on the well production will com­ Verabioff, and Survival: Still From Doomsday Studios the Persian Gulf in the 1870s. burners for Doomsday is Gifts mence in September. The Issue by Melodie Calvert, comes word that president Negotiations are still in the of Amber, a feature drama to At the Centre for Art Tapes Nancy Davis, and Caroline Ramuna MacDonald is on her early stages but production is take place in a Bavarian castle (CFAT) Cathy Quinn has as­ Murray-Crick. She is touring way to the Middle East to ar­ planned for November and in Germany. sembled a package of recent this video package across range to shoot a drama in the December of 1987. Besides the Michael Donovan of Salter CFAT productions including Canada to centres in Halifax, United Arab Emirates. While in animation work which Dooms­ Street Films (formerly Surfac­ Katie by Dean Brousseau, Wal­ Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton, Cannes this year she started day is involved in, they have ing Films and now, paradoxi­ lace and Teresa by Jan Vancouver, Toronto, and Ot­ discussions with film represen­ also in recent years become cally, located on Barrington Peacock, Commercial Cui- tawa along with a performance tatives from that country and quite involved in live action Street) is busy at work arrang­ ing a six-part comedy series to be co-produced with CBC featuring Newfoundland's mas­ ters of lunacy and political sa­ tire, "Codco". Progress has c F T A N o M N A T o N F o R M been slow, he told me, but pro­ duction is slated to begin in September. Meanwhile other brother, Paul Donovan, known 1986 CFTA AWARDS for his survivaVsci-fi flicks FOR PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT South Pacific, 1942, Siege, and Def-Con 4 has been travelling around the world The 1986 eFTA Awards will present Pe rsonal Achi evement Awa rd s to a Producer and one seeking a location for his other industry in dividual in the foll owing categories: newest script, a time traveV survival film. Latest word is • TELEVISION ENTERTAINMENT that Normanicus will com­ • TELEVISION ADVERTISING mence production in mid Sep­ tember in the mountains of • FEATURE FILMS southern Argentina which are • MUSIC VIDEOS said to resemble the script'S • CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS locale - Switzerland in the year 60 AD! Submit your nomination for a producer or one oth er in dividual you th ink has reached a career milestone, or has made a contribution to our industry, through a personal • achievement over the past 12 months. Th e Producer nominati on is anyone w ith a Producer or Executive Producer credit. The other individual could be a director, actor, writer, creative department person, tec hnician, government representative, advertiSing agency person, On Prince Edward Island the cli ent, distributor, industry suppli er, etc. Island Media Arts Co-op is at work on a number of projects. Recipients will be chosen by the CFTA and a representative industry panel In April they shot a short humorous drama called Morn­ I am nominating ______of ing After. Directed by Pamela ______(company), who is a Gallant it is slated to be 15- 20 minutes long. They are cur­ ______(function) in the category rently synching rushes and of ______because ______awaiting news on further fund­ ing for the project. Coor­ dinator Dave Ward is working on a film called Retreival, a personal documentary using sculpture. Rick Gibbs is also working on a film which is tak­ ing the form of reminiscences using footage which was origi­ nally shot in the 1960s. Include additional information if relevant. Video cassettes may also be submitted - lf4" or 112" VHS format only! Submitted materials will be returned on request only. Bold Steps taken Submittedby ______

Telephone number (__ ) ______in Padua festival Date ______(AII nominations must reach the by Primedia and CB C eFTA office no later than September 12, 1986.) Send to: eFTA, 651 Yonge St., 3rd Floor, Toronto, Ontario M4Y 2N7 PADUA, ITALY - Bold Steps, There is no charge for submitting nominations. Toronto-based Primedia Pro­ duction's 90-minute documen­ Recipients of the 1986 eFTA Personal Achievement Awards will be announced prior to the tary about the evolution of the Gala Awards Dinner on October 23rd, 1986. National Ballet of Canada, picked up an award at the In­ ternational Festival of Documentary Films held here in early June. The silver and marble trophy awarded to the produc­ CANADIAN FILM TELEVISION ASSOCIATION tion (produced in association ASSOCIATION E DE CINEMA -TELEvISION with the BBC and CBC, with Telefilm support) was ac­ incorpora ng the membership of the cepted by its director, Briton Cyril Frankel. Produced by CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF MOTION PICTURE PRODUCERS Primedia's Pat Ferns, Bold Steps was telecast in the 1984. 85 television season in Britain and Canada.

September 1986 - Cinema Canada/67 • c I N E M A G • Kids get European kudos ~o~~!~ !~t~rt!~e~~F~!~~o~!oicp~~c~O!~ffi~~c~,. MUNICH - The Kids of De­ The CBC's head of children's delegates from throughout At­ ronto; entertainment lawyer try. grassi Street episode "Griff television, Angela Bruce, ac­ lantic Canada gathered here Claude Joli-Coeur, Telefilm In conjunction with the con­ Makes a Date" added this year's cepted the award (since the from June 25 - 28 to attend Canada's legal counsel; insur- ference was the Canadian Prix Jeunesse for Drama to its Playing With Time Inc. series is the 3rd Annual Atlantic Film & ance broker Arthur Winkler of Filmmakers' Distribution At- international award credits produced in association with Video Producers' Conference. Howe Insurance, Toronto; and lantic's first "showcase" sc­ here on June 12. As the official the CBC, with Telefilm partici­ Work sessions of the confer­ mm certification expert Carl reening of short subject films Canadian entry in the nine-day pation). PWT producers/direc­ ence dealt with production McMullen of the Canadian Film and videos. "The house was festival which screened the tors Unda Schuyler and Kit financing through the private and Video Tape Certification packed for both showings" said 100 best children's mms inter­ Hood are currently producing sector, distribution of mm & Office, Department of Com­ David Foster, of the Island nationally, the episode re­ a sequel series, Degrassi video in the domestic market, munications, Ottawa. Media Arts Co-op (IMAC). ceived over 4,000 votes from Junior High, set for a January, and new technology in film. Those who attended the IMAC, as host organization Festival delegates. 1987 airdate on the CBC. By all accounts, delegates conference also had the oppor­ of the Conference, had the agreed that the quality of the tunity to meet provincial gov­ support of the Department of sessions and the amount of in­ ernment representatives deal­ Communications, Teleftlm formation accessed through ing with provincial policies re­ Canada, the government of the resource people made this garding mm and video produc­ P.E.I., the NFB, as well as the conference the best yet. tion, and acquisition. On hand many individuals, organiza­ Among the resource people to speak at the official opening tions and businesses who ~ \1 II " T ()' 1 .\1 I" \(",,:\ who attended the conference of the conference was P.E.I. helped make this year's Atlan­ were Canadian industry repre­ Premier Joe Ghiz, Angela Bour­ tic Film & Video Producers' 314 W. Pender St., Suite 202 sentatives, including Oscar­ geois representing the Federal Conference a resounding suc­ Vancouver Be V6B 1T1 winner Michael MacMillan, Department of Communica­ cess. of Atlantis Films, Toronto; tions, and Bill Niven represent­ Mike Donovan of Salter Street ing Telefilm Canada. DaveWard. Films, Halifax; and Ron Mann The presence and support of of Sphinx Productions. Premier Ghiz was viewed by Also taking part in the con­ delegates as a positive indica­ ference were financial broker tion of Atlantic provincial gov­ * Feature Films * Voice Frank Jacobs, president of En- ernments' recognizing the irn- * Industrial Films * Stage * Television/Commercials * Model Division

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68/Cinema Canada - September 1986 c I N E M A G • • and before that was involved in four B.C projects in active de­ Taylor says that he's intrigued FRONTS WEST the production end of things in velopment - one TV series and with the Board's proposed new Alberta. three features, all of which are structure (integrating produc­ by Kathryn Allison Patricia Mahon, who worked in the early stages of sCript de­ tion and distribution) and is for Superchannel's Edmonton velopment. So far, she's re­ excited about having a hand in all me British Columbian, ITC Production directed by ceived an average of 10 to 12 how it all unfolds. The Van­ but life in Vancouver this office for almost four years as Gilbert Cates. proposals per month, and is couver Board offices will be summer has been insuffer­ script consultant and manager C looking forward to more: "I consolidated by nex t spring in ably cheerful. Strangers no • of Creative Development, has As far as real people (read relocated to the Vancouver of­ want to get to know the pro­ a new office space closer to the longer start desultory conver­ ducers here - I'll meet with Pacific Cine Centre, whose sations about the weather, in­ Western Canadian) and jobs fice. Her new title is Creative anybody who comes through theatre the Board will make stead, "What have you seen at go, Wayne Sterloff at Telefilm Development Representative, the door." John Taylor, head of use of. Expo?" gets tongues wagging. has a new assistant. Maria Fal­ and translates that into action Vancouver's NFB Production The NFB Vancouver produc- As I wander down Robson cone replaces Alyson Drysdale, by representing B.C producers arm, is moving to Toronto to tion Feeling Yes, Feeling No Street past the money ex­ who left last spring. Falcone and their projects to Super­ act as head of the Ontario (director, Mo Simpson) has re- change booths and omnipre­ used to be the scheduling co­ channel and vice versa. Ac­ Centre (English program). sent souvenir shops, I'm con­ ordinator for Post-Haste Video, cording to Mahon, there are stantly tempted to join with - David Letterman in advising the smiling, brightly clad tourists in front of me to "Get out of town. Go away. Go home, already." But there's a comforting side to all this Expo blandness. Every night at 10:30 sharp there are fireworks and from my downtown apartment the celebratory explosions seem eeriely like a space-age battle. Silent laser rays flash straight up into the night sky in huge white spikes, then come the thumping and cracking of the traditional fireworks. Every night people scream with de­ light at the show, as if applaud­ ing the efforts of malevolent aliens to wipe us all out. It's not such a weird idea - an undercurrent of militarism and violent chaos hovers above our heads_every time a visiting dignitary comes to the fair, accompanied by hordes of alert helicopters. (Film has changed our lives - you just don't hear helicopters the same way after seeing Apocalypse Now.) So I pon­ der the effects this gigantic adult day-care centre has had on our usual wealth of U.S. pro­ duction this year. What on earth will we be able to brag about back east if we don't outdo them hosting U.S. runa­ way production- But a little research quiets my fears, and the B.C Film Commission's Brent Clackson assures me that the roster is full this summer, and that aU crews are working until early September. While Tripwire and Zorah Productions' Fre­ derick have both been post­ poned for now, lots of projects are in pre-production. These include Roxanne for Colum­ bia Pictures, Mike Rachmil producer, Fred Skapase direc­ tor, and starring Steve Martin; 13 new episodes of the Hitch­ hiker series for HBO; House­ keeping, Bill Forsvth's feature for Cannon Fil~s , starring Diane Keaton; 26 new episodes of Danger Bay; As­ tronaut and Son, a TV movie for Disney; Betrayal of Trust for CBS; and Malone, an Orion Pictures feature directed by Hardy Cokliss and starring Burt Reynolds: . In Victoria, Karen Allen is starring in Backfire, an

September 1986 - Cinema Canada/69 c I N E M A G • • sponsibilities as manager of the the past few years). tivities, organize special events the provincial government -cently been named the Board's Vancouver offi ce of the such as screenings for the which recently instructed the Over forty proposals were all-time bestseller (bookings, Academy of Canadian Cinema Genies and the Geminis, and B.C Development Corporation submitted in the first two video rentals and print sales). and Television. The Academy provide information about to seek proposals for the lease weeks after the call, mostly by Does the Vancouver offi ce get had been planning for some Academy programs such as the and operation of the Dominion members of the construction any awards? "We don't even time to open a Vancouver of­ new national apprenticeship Bridge "Effects Stage" (Bur­ industry. Apparently, a miscon· get any royalties!" they con­ fice, and announced Jansen's training program. naby Film Production Centre is ception that the provincial fess. appointment at the Vancouver another new name for the old government was going to build Debbie Jansen, office co-or­ Film Festival's Trade Forum. • warehouse that, despite its a Land of Oz movie studio got dinator for the BCFIA, has Jansen will implement mem­ Another baby step in the right shabby condition, has housed a going (Whoever gets these taken on new part-time re- hership campaigns and ac- direction has been taken ~y dozen major feature shoots in, nlmours started?) and created all kinds of inflated interest. If the B.CD.C gets a proposal that looks kosher (and the ser­ vice sector of the film industry has formed a coalition and is submitting one together) they'll put in $2 to $3 million dollars for renovations on the building as part of Phase I of its development. Future develop­ I N ment would be up to the pri· vate industry. John Erickson, manager of Special Projects at B.CD.C and in charge of the film industry facilities at Dominion Bridge, has said that proposals will be evaluated ac· cording to standard criteria such as financing and manage­ Complete the fOllOwing by ch . ment strategies, ability to mar­ v." ooslng the most appropriate statement. ket the facility in Canada and .m shooftng my n t North America, and proposed ••....'. . ex production in Toronto beca use methods of operating the facil· ....:...... ity. "Our goal is to keep the facility full," says Erickson. ..• ······.•... aO. ·:·'TOto t' " - i.> '.' . ... n 0 s Film liaison prov"d Once an operator is chosen, '. '., ...... '""at r t,es a compreh " renovations could start as early m~~ : ~st, effiCient and free enSlve service >i- : as this fall . Burnaby Mayor is the tho d I Lewarne commented at a press :.:. iToronto ··· N· · .' ..... Ir - argest film and v-d . conference announcing the '...... • n ...... otf..h.America ' I eo producfton centre proposal call, "I feel like we .... >...... C O· . ..: ,'... '.:"':' won the Academy Award for s adapt to time and place best film location in Canada." ·i.. .. ~< TOI'i~to f~ons Still no word on what the provincial government plans

OTTAWA - Pierre DesRoches, fonner vice-president of French Television with the Societe Radio-Canada has been appointed -to the position of Network Head, Cultural and Communications Industries. DesRoches, who remains on staff at the CBC, will lend his services 'to the Government of Canada in preparation for the second Francophone summit which will be held in Canada in 1987. Franklin Delaney has been appointed to the position of vice·pr~sident of French Tele· ViSion, effective August 1, 1986. Both appointments were announced in July by CBC President Pierre Juneau. The DesRoches appointment was made by Monique Landry, Minister of State for External Affairs and Flora MacDonald, Minister of Communications.

70/Cinema Canada - September 1986 c I N E M A G • • made - conditions of produc­ a -multi-media.event, Oct. 10- a difference between European and North American films, the \', \ ( t: \ P t R 1 "\1 f \ 1 A L ) !' I L \1 tion .and systems of distribu­ 19, which will cover the fol­ ------tion. To complete the ex­ lowing areas: 16mm and former being more political. b} B. Sternberg change, the Funnel will take a Super 8 fUm, videotapes, in­ She made contacts and spread package of films to Yugoslavia statlation, performance, and the word about Canada and n the interaational front, terested in fUm as an interna­ in September. 'expanded' work. Canadian Canadian independent ftlm. interest from Europe in tional language for -contemp­ • Luca Gasparina from ftlmmakers are invited to sub­ The Oberhausen screenings OCanadian independent orary critical thought, wanted Turin, Italy is in Toronto now mit work and External Affairs is for competition took pLace in a film continues: to show their films in "media­ pre-selecting for the Festival assisting with shipping. 1000-seat theatre followed by • Vasja Bibich of SKUC pro­ developed" countries to see Internationale Cinema • Midi Onodera recently re­ discussions between audience ductions (Students Cultural whether their experiences are Giovanni, the International turned from the Oberhausen and ftlmmakers. The screening Centre), a ftlmmakers' co-op in accessible to North Americans. Festival of Young Cinema. Short Film Festival in which in which Ten Cents A Dance Ljubljana, Yugoslavia, recently The answer is yes, the ftlms • The London Filmmakers' her fUm Ten Cents A Dance (Parallax) was programmed, presented three programs of could bring something to Coop in England is -celebrating (Parallax) was screened. In ended at midnight with a dis­ films in Toronto. As Bibich people here. Bibich was also 20 years of independent and seeing other works, and hear­ cussion continuing until 2 am. explained, the group, in- here to learn how our fUms are experimental ftlmmaking with ing other concerns, she sensed Travel costs for Onodera were covered by the Oberhausen Festival, Ontario Film Develop­ ment Corporation, and, after considerable arm-twisting since it apparently is not their policy, TelefUm Canada. Tele­ fUm and the DOC both send contingents to various festivals (Cannes, Berlin), but Canadian fUmmakers with works in a fes­ tival have no way of attending unless the festival pays to bring herlhim over. • The most recent DOC-initiated study on ftlm distribution and exhibition, "The State of Things," by Dr. Brian Lewis says once again, 'A fine mess you've gotten us into!' - and underlines it with cold. hard figures: foreign (read U.S.) Here are the products companies collect 70 per cent of all distribution revenue, but paid, in 1981-82 $0.3 million in Canadian royalties and that make it happen! $231.9 million in foreign royalties. So, we've been re­ minded once more that fUm distribution and exhibition is foreign-controlled. Now that • Lighting Filters Painting that has been substantiated and • recommendations made good recommendations, reme­ dial recommendations - but • Projections • Dance Floors NOW WHAT??? An additional note, not to undermine, however, what the Screens Stage Platforms study did do, but was there any • • examination of the distribution of short films, documentaries, experimental films, or the re­ Designer Materials Special Effects lationship between the NFB's • • distribution practices and other distributors handling similar films? That, of course, Fog and Smoke Computer Software will now be the job of yet • • another Task Force headed, I must note, by Franr;:ois Macerola, chairman of the NFB. Has this Task Force noted For further details contact Rosco or your local authorized Rosco dealer the lack of funds available within the Canada Council for film distribution? Will they recommend that a reasonable sum of money be set aside for the distribution of experimen­ ~~.~ tal films and alternative inde­ pendently made features and •••• documentaries? Some small percentage of the money re­ ••••',r' cently given to Teleftlm (the $33 million) could be adminis­ tered by Canada Council for an area of distribution which serves this segment of the film community, historically served by Canada Council and which -..

September 1986 - Cinema Canada/71 • c I N E M A G • Jeune Cinema Quebecois, Montreal; Cooperative Audio­ visuelle de la Bouille d'Eloize SERVICES DE FILMS ROBERT inc. is so obviously not a part of Ltee, Moncton; Canadian Teleftlm's concerns. Filmmakers Distribution Centre, West and Atlantic, To­ • ronto, Vancouver, Halifax; Centre for Art Tapes, Halifax; Cineworks, Vancouver; Cinemarvie, Edmunston; DEC, During the week of May 19, Toronto; Em Media, Calgary; the annual meeting of the In­ AUDIO-VISUEL VENTE - SERVICE Film and Video Assoc., Edmon­ dependent Film and Video Al­ ton; Funnel, Toronto; Groupe LOCATION liance (an umbrella organiza­ Intervention Video, Montreal; tion whose member groups are Chez Services de Films Robert Inc., nas ca nse illers q ualifies en audia-visuel lOERA, Vancouver; Island sont a, ~ otr e ~I S p os ltl o n pour consultation par telephone OU, 5i necessaire, production, distribution and Media Arts Coop, Charlot­ pour I evaluation sur place de vas equipem ents existants. exhibition co-ops) took place tetown; L.I.F.T. , Toronto; Main­ Si besoins sont: nouvel appareil, des accessoires supplementaires, un in Quebec city. Implicit to the v~s u~ film , Montreal; Monitor North, system e c~ m~le t o~ simplem ent la m odernisa t ion de volre systeme actuel, organization is the emphasis n? us ~o u s InVIto ns a naus appeler, soit pour I'entret ien, la locat ion au I'achat Thunder Bay; New Brunswick d eqUi pem ent. on 'independent'. This may be Filmmakers Coop, Fredericton; broadening somewhat now as EN SUPER SPECIAL Newfoundland Filmmakers DEMONSTRATEURS many working within the co­ Coop, St. John's; Pacific Plusleurs prOjecteurs 16mm BEll op system, are also working & HOWEll Cinematheque, Vancouver; 16mm ElK! . EX ·300SLI . 300'111 commercially. The co-ops xenon Parlimage, Montreal; PRIM 16mm ElK! . EX -4000P 550 '111 themselves are pressed by cut­ xenon Video, Montreal; Saskatchewan 16mm EI K I • EX -GOOD 1000'111 backs in funding to seek com­ xenon Filmpool, Regina; Satellite 16mm HORTSON . m ouvemenl mercial sources of revenue. croix de m alle Video Exchange, Vancouver; Ross Turnbull commented that AUSSI DISPONIBLES , .Spira-film, Montreal; Trinity Plusleurs 16 mm EIKI sene 1500 . as an administrator of a non­ capaclle 6000 pi de fi lm . 300w Square Video, Toronto; Video profit distribution centre he Pool, Winnipeg; Video Fem­ had felt it very important to at­ mes, Quebec; Winnipeg tend the Alliance meeting to Filmgroup, Winnipeg; Women be among like-minded groups, in Focus, Vancouver; Yorkton to consolidate and build a net­ Short Film and Video Festival, EX 6100 ECRANS DE PROJECTION work. Out of a strong network. Yorkton. ATTENTION: DE TO UTES GRANDEURS Turnbull believes, arises the POUR PROJECTION AVANT The Alliance's board of eight Systemes de projection primary function of the Al­ ET ARRIERE. represent Canada's three areas, professionnels incluant: liance - advocacy, the con­ Projecteur, accessoires et (west, central, and east) with tinued development of a pro­ colonnes de son a partir de two members selected by each AUTRES ACCESSOIRES: file for co-ops and the inde­ region and two additional • Derouleur de films sans fin pendents working within • Adaptation tele-cine 'floaters' nominated from the • ContrOle iI distance sans fiI them. floor at the annual meeting. jusqu'il1S0 pieds. This was the first year the Al­ • Lentilles et adapteurs 200 M. liance has had stable funding for a full-time coordinator and • regular publication of its DU NOUVEAU POUR« SFR »: magazine, Composition. Mem­ Continuing with the conversa­ Projecteur 35 MM portatif au bers of the Alliance are: Associ­ tions German film journalist Xenon 1000 W. capacite de 6000 pieds de film , disponible ation Cooperative de Produc­ Florian Hopf held with Cana­ IMAGE MASTER - Retroprojacteur pour location et vente. tions Audio-visuelles, Mont­ dian filmmakers, Amnon Professionnal at Compact real; Atlantic Filmmakers Co­ Buchbinder of Vancouver says: op, Halifax; Association pour Ie "The argument producers give for making films for the Amer­ ican market (Porky's did well in the U. S. but that is an Amer­ ican movie even though it's Canadian! ) is that the Canadian market is not large enough to make it ~conomically viable. The alternative is to ask what Essentially, you want to be free to handle the creative kind of films can we make on a aspects of your business, But to devote your attention to budget that is realistic within that, you need somebody to clear away the financial the limits of the domestic mar­ ket? Instead they talk about $2- complications, • 3 million low-budget movies That's a job we do for performers) writers, produc­ (as in Hollywood) when in tion houses, investors, theatre owners, and others in the terms of the Canadian industry industry - nationally and internationally, We structure it's not low-budget at all... I deals, business plans, tax formulas , royalty arrangements, don't think of it as American We do audits, personal financial management, personal versus Canadian exactly and I and corporate record keeping - and more. The business agree with some Canadian pro­ of entertainment is complex, ducers when they declare that film is an international medium And because of that you must cast your financial so why should they make consultant as carefully as you cast anyone else, 'Canadian' films? I don't think For further information contact Alan Lavine, any of us have it at the top of Syd Mamott, Sam Skurecki or Lawrence Senders at our list to reflect Canadian cul­ (416) 977-2555. tural identity. On the other hand, there are different ways of positioning ourselves in the world. For all of us, film is a medium to explore conscious­ ness. This generation of filmmakers is challenging the status quo and will continue A member of Horv.'ath & Horwath International with affiliated offices worldwide, to."

72/Cinema Canada - September 1986 • c I N E M A G • Anne Jones new head censor in Ontario TORONTO - With the ap­ Kwinter is also planning to of films in Ontario, regulation pointment of a new Ontario introduce legislative changes of film advertising, classifying ONTARIO Film Review Board chairman, that will pare down the job of films and proposing cuts to the dust has finally settled fol­ the film review board chair­ films. lowing Mary Brown's much man. The changes would sepa­ The new chairman outlined ~TS publicized departure as head rate the job of board chairman the process under which a of the provincial censor board and the job of director of the filmmaker can appeal pro­ COUNCIL in July. ministry's Theatres Branch. posed cuts to films. If a Anne Jones, a former Hamil­ The two jobs are currently filmmaker objects to a prop­ The Ontario Arts Council offers grants to ton-area politician, will head combined, although an acting osed cut in a film then an ap­ the review board for a 12- director of the Theatres professional artists who are residents of Ontario, peal can be made to the board working in the following disciplines: month period to start late in Branch has been named. and a new review panel will be August, Consumer minister Campion said Kwinter hopes set up and a separate decision Monte Kwinter announced to have the legislation passed made. If there is still opposi­ SCREENWRITING July 24. by the end of the year. tion to the proposed cuts then to assist with the development of feature-length Jones, chairman of the Reg­ Jones, who will be paid the matter can be sent to the dramatic screenplays. ional Municipality of Hamil­ S300-a-day, three days a week, Divisional Court, she said. ton-Wentworth from 1973 to applauded the proposed In the year ending March 31, Deadline: February 1 1985, replaces interim board changes that will mean the 1986 the Ontario Film Review chairman Barb Kelman, who head of the censor board is no Board reviewed and classified FILM returns to her job as vice­ longer a civil servant. How­ close to 4,000 films and vid­ chairman of the film review ever, the head of the Theatres towards the production costs of documentary, eotapes. Of that total 3,484 dramatic, animated or experimental films. board. Kelman filled in as Branch, responsible for the were approved and classified chairman for a three-week licencing and inspection of in one of four categories, 223 Deadlines: April 1, November 1 stint in July after Brown's theatres in Ontario, will re­ were approved subject to edit­ sometimes stormy six-year main a civil servant. ing and 134 were not ap­ VIDEO term at the board ended. "I think that is better... It is proved, ministry documents to assist with the production of original video art. Jones told Cinema Canada now all citizens that will try to show. she is committed to operating interpret films for the commu­ Deadlines: February 1, August 15 the film board as a team. nity," Jones said, adding that Jones admitted that it is still When asked about the she has a lot of respect and ad­ too early to tell how the latest Please note: all applications must be supported amount of influence the chair­ miration for Brown who hand­ version of the film review by examples of recent work. man has at the censor board, led both roles as a civil servant. board will shape up. Jones said it is her job to head The new chairman said But Jones, the mother of two Fo~ further information and application forms, a group that arrives at compo­ there will be no departure children, and an unsuccessful contact: site decisions. from the past duties of the Tory candidate in the last pro­ "I don't think quite frankly board, which she said are out­ vincial election who to the sur­ Film, Photography and Video Office one person can say this is good lined in legislative regulations. prise of some was appointed ONTARIO ARTS COUNCIL and that is bad," she said about It will be business as usual, she by a Liberal government, 151 Bloor Street West, Suite 500 the content of films the board said. vowed she will leave her own Toronto, Ontario M5S IT6 (416) 961-1660 reviews. The board currently Film reyiew board chairman imprint on the board. Whether has 26 part-time members, but is responsible for all the better or worse than her pre­ is to be expanded to include board's operations including decessors it will be her own 40 members within 12 the exhibition and distribution style, Jones said. months. Panels of three to five members review the films, Jones explained. The range of backgrounds and points of view will broaden as the board is made larger and will help to ensure that the decisions made reflect a wider portion of the commu­ nity, she Said. eTOTAL CASTING: Alluding to the controversy -FEA TURE FILMS -TELEVISION -COMMERCIALS - MUSIC VIDEOS that has followed some past decisions made by the censor board, Jones said she is pre­ pared to take public criticism. eEFFICIENT, ARTISTIC, CREATIVE "I'm the head of a team. Being the head of a team elNTERNATIONAL CONTACTS means ... you have got to take the flak when the chips are eDETAIL SPECIALISTS down." On the day of the announce­ ment of Jones' appOintment, Consumer ministry spokesman Ab Campion said six new board members were also ap­ f eCOMPUTERIZED pointed and three other mem­ bers reappointed for two-year eAUDITION FACILITIES terms. eEXPERIENCED PERSONNEL AND CASTING TEAM Campion explained that Kwinter wants to expand the eA VARIETY OF TALENT AND FRESH FACES board to a total complement of 40 non-civil servant members (514) 34Q-4591 who work on a part-time basis. 7050 \JICTORII1 =#=3QQ N\ONTREI1L , OUE~EC H4P - QN5 Members will be appointed every three months giving new Alyna Herscovici Andrea Kenyon Rick Perry appointees time to study the film review act and learn the ins and outs of the job, he said.

September 1986 - Cinema Canada/73 • c I N E M A G • Unit publicist in promotional spotlight

MONTREAL - The recent suc­ says that close to $40 million inception, adding that pre-pro­ cess of Canadian films in the generated in sales and pre-sale duction publicity is an area international marketplace and at MIP-lV in 1986 is evidence widely neglected in Canada. the mega-dollars in sales and of effective Canadian publicity Meanwhile, Telefilm is pre-sales generated by Cana­ at work working on a unit publicity dians at the 1986 MIP-lV mar­ Not discounting the superb guide. The working paper will ket has prompted, within the quality of the film, Allaire be the subject of a Telefilm­ Producer_Vincent Ciambrone industry, a closer look at the points to the example of Denys sponsored panel discussion on Jean Guy Despres value of publicity and promo­ Arcand's hit feature Le decUn unit publicity during the sec­ Production accountant _ Marvin Zylber tion. de l'Empire ammcain which ond week of the Montreal Administration marketing_ Ginette Gagnon In recent months, Telefilm was suported by an all-out World Film Festival in late Au­ Public relation directoLMarie-Helene Parent Canada and IATSE have indi­ Telefilm publicity campaign. gust. At presstime, panelists Still photographer _ Pierre Dionne cated their intentions, inde­ Publicists, says Allaire, from within the industry had Graphic artist Come Felx pendent of each other, to raise should learn how to promote a not been selected. Casting Linda St-Arnault Secretary Lucie Sylvestre , the somewhat marginal proftle project at the very outset of its of 'the unit publicist.' On May 20, the general membership of IA TSE Local 818 - the Publicists Guild of America - voted unanimously to extend membership to eight Canadian unit publicists work­ JACK THOMPSON ing in British Columbia. The Dadoun ThompSon Associates Ltd. eight were previously as­ sociated with sister local 891 - a technicians' local without any classification for unit pub­ fnsurance Specialists licists. FILM & VIDEO PRODUCTIONS LTD. for the Julia Frittaion, a publicist ]4] Gerrard Street East Entertainment Jndustry Toronto, Ontario Canada with eight years' experience M5A2E3 and one of the eight Canadian members, says she welcomes the change as one way to bol­ ster the credibility of her pro­ fession in Canada through rec­ • professional CAMBIUM FILM ognition of union status, train­ ing and as a step towards the • personal & TELEVISION eventual formation of a na­ tional or regional Canadian • service PRODUCTIONS LTD. guild. "Canadians have an interna­ tional reputation for tawdry is pleased to announce the following projects in production: publicity," says Frittaion who was the co-ordinator of the Your Complete Insurance Sharon, Lois & Bram's Elephant Show Series 111-131 /2 hours 1986 Vancouver Trade Forum. Broker (39 episodes total) However Frittaion believes Jane Siberry Special-1 hour & 1/2 hour that with innovative director/ rock documentary/performance pilot producers like Kevin Sullivan (Anne of Green Gables) and and in development: Rock Demers (La Guerre des tuques) who market their Einstein Tonight - 1 hour drama Call : Eric Nagler Special-1/2 hour pilot for musical sitcom series own films and thus know first­ hand the value of effective Jack Thompson publiCity, Canadian films will 100 Drumlin Circle, Suite 204 For more information call : (416) 964-8750 get better international expo­ sure which, in turn, will create (Steeles & Keele) Or see us at the Montreal International FilmfTV a greater demand for publi­ Concord, Dnt L4K 2T9 & Video Market: Hotel Meridien, Suite 132/134, cists. (416) 669-6AOO On the government front, The Ontario Group - O.F.D.C. Francine Allaire, marketing di­ rector for Telefilm Canada,

74/Cinema Canada - September 1986 c I N E M A G • • Hamilton'S Quest continues Canadian and 17 Hong Kong handled the Canadian casting SHOOT ALBERTA performers. The Boho Film Al ­ on the story of a couple's im­ its summer shoot of ten berta production, also featur­ migration adventures. The episodes in Calgary, including by Linda Kupecek ing world champion kick crew, a mix from Canada and footage at the Calga.ry Stam­ aper Marriage, a $2 mil­ The privately funded feature boxer Billy Chow, is directed Hong Kong, will work loca­ pede. Principal photograpby lion action-comedy, start­ stars Sammo Hung, described by Kin Ting (Alfred) Cheung, tions ranging from the West began June 2 on the contem­ Ped shooting July 2 in Ed­ by production supervisor Arvi with Peter Choi as executive Edmonton Mall to the North­ porary family drama about a monton after a morning cere­ liimatainen as "the most popu- producer and Louis Sit as pro­ lands Park racetrack during the young man's search for his mony of roast pig, incense­ lar movie star in southeast ducer. Bette Chadwick of the five-week shoot. birth parents. line producer! burning and sun salutations. Asia," heading a cast of 14 Other Agency Casting limited Meanwhile, Penta One's production manager Doug MacLeod heads the freelance crew, among them John Blac­ kie (recent winner of an AMPlA Award for To Set Our House in Order), working out of CFCN's Studio III in Cal­ THE PEOPLE gary. Ron Orieuxis director of "Recent activity ... is testament to the creative spunk of the local film photography, and directors are Arvi liimataainen, Neill community:' Bob Remington, EDMONTON JOURNAL Fearnley, Boon Collins, Randy Bradshaw and Peter D. Mar­ shall (doubling as 1 st assistant Alberta producers, starting with AMPDC "seed" money, completed director). Cast includes John Ferguson, Don Francks, Mau­ twelve projects by June '86-three theatrical features and nine tv projects. re,en Thomas, Douglas Riske, and Elan Ross Gibson. Scheduled to start August 5 for seven weeks in Edmonton is The Haunting of Hamil­ THE PLACES ton High, a black comedy to be directed by Bruce Pittman (Oscar-nominated for The " ... a beautiful environment, a cinematographer's dream with long hours Painted Door) and produced of crisp, clean light." Linda Kupecek, CALGARY HERALD by Peter Simpson for Higher Education Film Productions Inc. Casting for the screenplay Alberta's stunning sky and diverse geography has a glowing reputation by Ron Oliver was headed by Bette Cbadwick in Edmonton, with leading cinematographers. Lucinda Sill in Toronto and Sid Kozak in Vancouver. Produc­ tion coordinator is Cheryl Skoreyko; production manager is Bob Wertheimer and art di­ THE PROJECTS rector is Sandy Kydartas . • The ALBE RTA MOTION PICTU RE DEVE LOPME NT CORPORATION loans Alberta filmmakers were high "seed" money to commercially viable film-and-video projects. prome at the Banff Television Festival May 25 to 31, bolstered by AMPDC support, The AMPDC has alreadv committed development loans to more than and further promoted by press conferences and screenings. 50 projects, including documentaries, theatrical and tv programs. The newly formed National Screen Institute - Canada an­ nounced plans for Dramalab Phase III, a television series of half· hour dramas, to be shot in THE ALBERTA the five regions of Canada. Ti­ tled The Border, the anthol­ ogy series focussing on per­ sonalities and communities ADVANTAGE along the CanadaJU.S. border is being developed in conjunc­ tion with tlle CBC, Telefilm WORTH THE PHONE CALL Canada and ATEC (Association for Tele-Education in Canada). Contact: C.V. (Caryl) BRANDT, V.P. Project Development, (403) 678-2525 National Screen Institute's executive director Tom Rad­ ford and Janis Platt (chairper­ son, national steering commit­ tee) also announced the board of directors from almost all Development Corporation major centres in Canada, w ith the curious exception of Cal­ gary. Ambitions of the Institute include training new genera­ Funded by the Alberta government to stimulate tions of Canadian writers, pro­ the growth of an industry. ducers, directors and actors in mm, television and radio drama, and the ' development and promotion of indigenous Box 1740 Canmore, Alberta CANADA TOL OMO Telex 03-824703 storytelling from Canada's vari­ ous regions.

September 1986 - Cinema Canada/75 c I N E M A G -...• • Arvi lJimatainen (Good Montreal meeting of ftlm and Our House in Order, Cages, Voices, the Physically Chal­ Eda lishman, president of Times at the Rainbow Bar video co-ops from across John Cat and Hot Walker. lenged, in Calgary. .. Former Al­ the Producers limited in Cal­ and Grill); Allan Stein (Al­ Canada, while in the initial The Golden Sheaf Award, a berta Premier the Hon_ Peter gary, hosted a light-hearted berta link for Alliance, now stages of talks with Czechos­ semi-buried treasure in Lougheed has been appointed press conference with punning fielding scripts and offers); Fr­ lovakia on a Hans Christian An­ Yorkton, Saskatchewan, will a director of CFCN Communi­ party favours (beer can-open­ ances Damberger (aggressively derson story. shine again October 29 to cations limited.. . CBC national ers) to announce the opening screening his promising film November 2. The effervescent television cameraman Herb of Cali Film Distributors Inc. about teenage suicide, On the • Sheila Harris has been promot­ Tyler was reportedly arrested The Calgary-based company Edge); Wendy Wacko ing the event here and there at (for a traffic offense) at a de­ will be headed by Eric James, (Mountain Men); Michael Dale Hardy, vice-president of festivals. Canadian producers monstration by striking with shareholders including Douglas, Douglas Communica­ Vicom in Edmonton, reports are invited to participate in the Gainer's workers, at (surprise) Marie Hoy, president of Cori tions; and Albert Karvonen, the opening of a new editing 1986 Festival, seminars and the very moment he was Films International Ltd. in Los king of wildlife ftlms. Super-ef­ suite, bringing Vicom's talents workshops of the 22nd an­ shooting scenes of police ar­ Angeles. Cali Films, committed ficient Brandt lists projects to 15,000 sq. ft., three studiOS, niversary of the Yorkton Short resting trade-unionists. to western Canadian film, will that have benefitted from a three editing suites with ADO Film and Video festival Inc. be looking for television fea­ foray to Banff: Brothel, Con­ Chyron graphics and two cyc­ And don't forget the adventure tures and one hours from west­ necting (the award-winning loramas, as well as the only Be­ of the excursion to Yorkton, King wins once again ern producers, as well as shar­ teen talk series from HBW/ tacam editing suite in Alberta. where hospitality awaits the ing the Cori library, and main­ Toth Co-Productions in Cal­ An open house in June celeb­ weary traveller. MOUNT FREEDOM, NEW JER­ taining offices in L.A., London gary), Draw!, Grizzlies of the rated the eighth year of opera­ Edmonton actress Elan Ross SEY - The King of Friday and Tokyo. Great Divide, The Journey, tion for the video company, Gibson has been elected presi­ Night!, a two-award winner at The Alberta Motion Picture The Little Vampire, Loyal­ with 18 employees and a track dent of the NorthWest Media last fall's 1985 CFTA awards Development Corporation ties, Mountain Men, Riders record of over 500 commer­ Network Guild .. . John Scott and the recipient of honours played host, mentor and guar­ of the Savage Land, Striker's cial, industrial and sponsored tours the country as usual, from four other North Amer­ dian angel to Albertans at the Mountain, Studhorse Man, videos. working as stunt coordinator ican festivals, added a seventh festival, while promoting the Tel, John Ware's Cow Coun­ on Greater Alann in Van­ win June 13 with its capture of 12 projects completed by the try, and Poker Night Mean­ • couver, and Summer Rites in the best feature-music cate­ summer of '86. While AMPDC while, Simon and Jennifer Peer Ontario, as well as working na­ gory at the 1985 Television president Lome MacPherson with Tom Dodd were playing A Sick Call, the last of 26 half­ tional commercials and th~ Movie Awards. revelled in the praises heaped for high stakes with The Saint hours done as NFBJAtlantis co­ Calgary Stampede in early The Canamedia Productions on Anne Wheeler's AMPDC-as­ Game, a promising project productions for Bell Canada July ... Ranch, a film by Steven Ltd. effort has been sold for sisted feature Loyalties at looking for funding, and Playhouse, was lensed in Ed­ Denure and Christopher home video this fall in Britain Cannes, vice-president Caryl award-winning doc filmmaker monton the week of June 15. LOWry on the Alan Wood (with marketing under the Brandt kept tabs on visiting Reevan Dolgoy was flogging Co-producers Dale Philips and Ranch Project, a massive en­ Cannon label), as well as a producers, and board mem­ Tickets, a project in develop­ janis Platt and director Harvey vironmental art-piece built on 1987 broadcast on the UK's bers Tom Peacocke and Or­ ment about a man who has to Spak expected completion of 320 acres in the Alberta foot­ Channel 4 TV network. Further ville Kope played host in the choose between love and the $175,000 episode by July hills, is now available for distri­ sales of the program to the U.S., hospitality suite. Alberta pro­ money while trying to rip off 31. Cast included Jay Smith and bution from Wacko Produc­ Europe, Australia, and South ducers at the festival included the lottery. Multi-talented Elan Ross Gibson. Other Atlan­ tions ... Henry Chatenay has America were reported in mid­ Anne Wheeler (with a private Douglas Berquist zoomed in tis productions lensed with the wrapped Sharing, a 24-minute June by Canamedia to be near­ sneak preview of Loyalties); from Calgary, fresh from a NFB in Edmonton were To Set independent production for ing conclusion.

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