• PRuDUCTIUM • 1983 Canadian film and video edited by Connie Tadros researchers: Del Mehes, Linda Gorman, Leslie Goodson LE JOUR "S" Canadian tbeabtcal features Thefollowing is a list offilm and video production shot inCanada in 1983. The p.c. Cinak (over 75 mnl categories are theatrical features, television features, one-hour TV programs p. Yves Rivard and series of one-half hour segments or Tore (Canadian and foreign). d. Jean-Pierre Lefebvre Although the list is as complete as we were able 'to make it, we realize that $340,000 11-24 Oct., QC AND WHEN THEY SHALL ASK there may be some omissions, especially in the "series" category where IQC p.c. Dueck Productions production is more difficult to follow. p. David Dueck The information given on the various productions is as follows: Title - LOOSE ENDS d. John Morrow followed by working title (w.t.) ifnecessary. Name of production company p.c. Loose Ends Productions MN (p.c.) - followed by name of the production company with which the p. David Mitchell, Damian Lee documentary in release, sponsored by production is usually associated (in parenthesis), if appropriate. Producer d. John Blanchard the Memmonite community (p.). Due to space and time limitations, associate producers, executive IS Aug.-17 Sept., ON producers and various other qualified producers are not mentioned. Direc­ $1 .5 M ANNEES DE REVE tor (d.). (In the case ofseveral series, a great variety of directors were used p.c. Les Films Vision 4 Inc. and the producer declined to provide us with all the names.) Dates of the LA LOUISIANE/LOUISIANA p. Claude Bonin, Fran~ois Labonte shoot, and, in some cases, the province in which the shoot took place. A rough p.c. Cine-Louisiana (Mt))/ Filmax, d. Jean-Claude Labrecque budget estimate of the production, when available. Films A2 (Paris) 20 June-27 July, QC The final line contains notes on the production's sources offunding. CRTC p. Denis Heroux, John Kemeny, $1 M indicates that the production holds a Canadian content number from the Gabriel Boustany IQC, CCA Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission CFDC d. Philippe de Broca indicates fundingfrom the Canadian Film Development Corp., either from the 30 Mar.-5 Aug., USA, France THE BAY BOY $3.486 M p.c. The Bay Boy Productions Ltd. (Tor.)/ regular fund, the Broadcast Program Development Fund (BPF), or as an Official Canada/France co-production, Hachette-Fox (Paris) "interim" loan. IQC indicatesfundingfrom the Institut quebecois du cinema. CFDC-BPF (International Cinema Corp.) Names of television networks or pay stations indicate that the companies p. John Kemeny, Rene Cleitman were involved in the production, but there is no indication as to whether the MARIO S'EN VA-T-EN GUERRE d. Daniel Petrie involvement is in the nature ofa pre-sale, a pick-up, or a broadcast commit­ p.c. The National Film Board of Canada, 3 Nov.-19 Dec., NS ment. Where possible, we have also indicated when a programme was taped International Cinema Corp. $4.25 M as opposed to filmed. Finally CGA indicates that the project has received p. Heiime Verrier, Jean Beaudin Official Canada/France co-production, provisional certifLCation as a Canadianfilm or programfor the Canadian Film d. Jean Beaudin CFDC-BPF and Videotape Certification Office of the department of Communications, 18 Juiy-25 Aug.. QC Ottawa. $1.8 M BLIND RAGE p.c. Outrage Productions Inc. LA DAME EN COULEURS LA FEMME DE L'HOTEL MOTHER'S MEAT & FREUD' S FLESH mal Productions/ Cinepix) (w.t. Le silence) p.c. Association Cooperative de p.c. East of the Acropolis Film p. John Dunning, Andre Link p.c. Les Productions Pierre Lamy Ltee, Productions Audio-Visuelles (ACPAV) p. Louise Burns, Simon Davies d. Don Carmody The National Film Board of Canada p. Bernadette Payeur d. Demitrios Estdelacropolis 18 Nov.-10 Dec., QC p. Pierre Lamy, Jean Dansereau d. Lea Pool $100,000 $1.5 M d. Claude Jutra 17 Nov.-18 Dec., QC 22-27 Nov. '82, 26 July-3 Aug. '83, QC 19 Sep.-14 Nov., QC $525,000 NFB, Concordia student film invited THE BLOOD OF OTHERS/ $1.4 M CFDC-BPF, IQC, NFB, Radio-Quebec, to Info Show, Berlin Festival LE SANG DES AUTRES CFDC-BPF, IQG, Radio-Canada sold to Radio-Canada p.c. Cine-Simone (Mtl)/ Filmax, FIVA ODD BALLS Films A2 (Paris) DARK EYES p.c. Les Productions F.X. (w.t. Cabin Fever) (International Cinema Corp.) p.c. Dark Eye Film Ltd. p./d. Louis-Charles Thibeault p.c. Summer Camp Films Ltd. p. Denis Heroux, John Kemeny, (Salter Street Films Ltd.) June, QC p. Maurice Smith Gabriel Boustany p. Michael Donovan $200,000 d. Miklos Lente d. Claude Chabrol d. Paul Donovan CCA 3 Aug.-6 Sep., ON 4 July-18 Nov., France 10 Oct.-2 Dec., NS $800,000 $3.36 M FRANK AND I $1.2 M Official Canada/France co-production, p.c. Gold Productions RENCONTRE AVEC TV (Dal Productions/Cinepixl CFDC-BPF, Superchannel; also series UNE FEMME REMARQUABLE : A DEATH p. Harry Allan Towers LAURE GAUDREAULT LE CRIME D'OVIDE PLOUFFE p.c. Frank: Cole Films d. Gerard Kikoine p.c. Les Films Cenatos Inc. p.c. Cine-Plouffe (II) Inc., The National p. Robert Paege Aug.-Sep., France p. Pauline Geoffrion Film Board of Canada (Mtl)/Filmax d. Frank Cole $400,000 Films A2 (Paris) , 22 Aug. for 5 weeks, ON d. Iolande Cadrin-Rossignol $260,000 (International Cinema Corp.) (partial) GENS DU SUD Apr. June, QC p. Justine Heroux, Gabriel Boustany p.c. Cinegroupe Inc. DRAW Released commercially in QC d. Denys Arcand p.c. Holster Productions (Astral) Inc. p. Jacques Pettigrew 24 June-IS Oct., QC p. Ronald I. Cohen d. Yves Gelinas $2.38 M d. Steven Stern $250,000 Official Canada/France co-production, 6 Aug.-21 Sept., AB '82-'83 CFDC-BPF, IQC, Superchannel, $4.2 M theatrical documentary, Radio-Canada; also TV series CFDC,CRTC Radio-Canada, IQC • P -R 0 Due T I 0 " • THE STORM A CASE OF LIBEL .. THE GUARDIAN OVERDRAWN AT THE p.c. Groundstar Productions p.c. Nederlander Brothers TeleVIslOn p.c. Robert <;ooper Films IV ~nc. MEMORY BANK p. Michael Kevis, David Winning & Film Productions p. William Link, Richard Levmson, p.c. Movie Corp. VII Inc. d. David Winning p. John Dalnage Robert Cooper (RSL Films) 22 Aug.-20 Sep., AB d. Eric Till d. David Greene p. Robert Lant:f)s, Stephen J. Roth 23-28 Apr., ON 11 Nov.-16 Dec. d. Douglas Williams ST. LOUIS SQUARE $900,000 $3.5 M 20 Aug.-12 Sep., ON p.c. 12400 Canada Inc. CRTC : First Choice, Showtime CRTC,HBO $1.5 M p. Richard Sadler PBS, Showtime : on tape d. Nardo Castillo HEAVENLY BODIES CHARLIE GRANT'S WAR PYGMALION 19 Sep.-20 Oct., QC p.c. Canadian Broadcasting Corp. p.c. Movie Corp. VIII Inc. p.c. 120685 Canada ~nc . $3 M (RSL Films) p. Bill Gough (Astral Film ProductlOns, CFDC-interim p. Robert Lantos, Stephen J. Roth d. Martin Lavut 20th Century Fox) d. Lawrence Dane p. Dan Redler LE SWEATSHOP ELECTRONIQUE 20 Nov.-14 Dec., ON THE COUNTRY WIFE d. Alan Cooke p.c. Les Productions du Regard Inc., $2 M p.c. Renaissance Productions Ltd. 1-8 Apr., ON Les Productions Contre-Jour Inc. p. Malcolm Silver $1.2 M . p. Jean-Roch Marcotte' d. John Tomson HOOTERS CRTC, First Choice, Showttme : on tape d. Sophie Bissonette $500,000, ON p.c. Bruce A. Raymond ptodu Aug. '83, Mar. '84, QC Productions Ltd. QUEBEC/CANADA 1995 $285,000 p. Bruce A. Raymond p.c. Primedia Productions CFDC, IQC, theatrical documentary CRIME OF THE CENTURY d. Phil Cates p. Richard Nielsen p.c. e.O.T.e. Productions Inc. 27 Mar.-18 Apr., ON : on tape d. John McGreevy THRILL KILL Larry Ryckman p. $200,000 16-29 May, ON p.e. Thrill Kill Productions Inc. d. Richard Zywotkiewiez' $400,000 p./d. Anthony Kramreither INDIGO Documentary, CCA : on tape CFDC, CRTC, First Choice, CTV, 21 Nov.-29 Dec., ON p.c. Insight Productions Rogers Cablesystems Inc. : on tape ~SOO,OOO p. lain Paterson LA DIVINE SARAH d. Paddy Sampson RENO AND THE DOC UNDERCURRENTS p.c. 3 Themes Inc. 14-18 Mar., ON p.c. Ren-Doc Film Productions Ltd. p.c. Raskalnikov-Edwards Productions p./d. Daniele Suissa $500,000 (Rose and Rube Productions) p. Pat Edwards, Bob Thompson, 11-22 Dec. QC CRTC, CBC, Superchannel: on tape p. David Mitchell, Sean Ryerson David Vainola $350,000 d. Charles Dennis d. Rol, Thompson CFDC-BPF, Radio-Canada, CCA : on tape LABA'IT'S COUNTRY CLASSIC 18 Apr.-9 May, ON, BC 16-20 Apr., ON p.c. Primedia Productions Ltd. DOUBLE PLAY p. Paterson Ferns $750,000 UNFINISHED BUSINESS (w.t. Blood Relations) d. Stan Swan CRTC, First Choice p.c. Zebra Films Ltd., The National p.c. CFCN Productions Ltd. Mar., ON SOHO BLUES " ilm noard of Canada p. Robert Barclay CRTC, C-Channel : on tape p. Annette Cohen, Don Owen d. Silvio Narizzano p.c. Movie Corp. VIII Inc. (RSL Films) rI. Don Owen 9 Feb.-2 Mar., AB MAGGIE AND PIERRE $1 M p. Robert Lantos, Stephen J. Roth !9 Au~.-7 Oct., ON p.e. Tapestry Productions d. Rene Bonniere CFDC-BPF CCA p. Rick Butler 5-17 Dec., QC d. Martin Lavut $800,000 FLIGHT FROM IRAN: 8-15 Aug., ON THE UNTOLI} STORY CFDC, CRTC, First Choice: on tape p.c. Canamedia Productions Ltd. SPECIAL PEOPLE Canadian television feature (w.t. Blacklight) p./d. Les Harris A MATTER OF CUNNING p.c.