INE WK^ Helping you put it TRADE NEWS ail together is what we're all about. Producers to talk strategy with Fox THE MONTREAL - The Producers' resentatives of the Council met fuse new vigor into the produc­ Council of Canada is anxious to with John Meisel, chairman of tion scene, the producers need take the initiative, suggesting the Canadian Radio-television an answer. Suggests one spokes­ possible policy routes the fed­ and Telecommunications Com­ FILM HOUSE man, "While we wait, the situa­ eral government might take to mission (CRTC) to express the tion deteriorates, and some of shore up the film industry. It is producers' concern about the us are not free to move ahead GROUP especially anxious to by-pass delay in awarding a pay-TV until the decision comes the government agencies and FILM HOUSE QUIIMN LABS QUINN SOUND license or licenses. With many down." The producers hope 22 Front St West 380 Adelaide SI, Wes t 409 King St Wes bureaucrats in place, and to producers supporting various that Meisel will set a specific Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada express its concern directly to M5J1C4 M5V1R7 M5V1K1 apphcations, and most of the date for that decision as a result the senior people involved. 1416) 364-4321 (416) 869-1781 (416) 869-1781 film community hoping that of the Council's meeting with On Friday, February 19, rep­ the advent of pay-TV will in- him. The Council also has a com­ mitment from the Minister of Communications, Francis Fox, Film Canada to rep image abroad to set aside one entire day Late News Roundup toward the end of March to study the film situation with Judging from first four-day fi­ advice from the NFS... Other MONTREAL - With the creation In a letter dated Feb. 1 and representatives of the Council. gures, Qfiestfor Fire has open­ committees are being formed of Film Canada, the Canadian addressed to CFDC head Andre In preparation for that meeting ed more strongly than Haiders at the DOC in anticipation of Film Developtnent Corporation Lamy, Michael Spencer ex­ the Council has organized of the Lost Ark did in Montreal, the recommendations of the Has perhaps opened Pandora's presses the association's various study groups which L.A. and New York: grosses for Federal Cultural Review Com- , box. "profound disagreement with will gather expert opinion in those cities (one screen) are mittee. A separate and unrela­ Film Canada is an umbrella the project," stating that it is , various areas. respectively $60,000, $110,000 ted committee has been formed organization whose members more important to sell films Three separate groups are and $120,000 making the film to study broadcasting. Members are the CFDC, Radio-Canada/ than to sell an image of the already active. Looldng at fi­ far and away the most popular are Jack Gray, Frank Delany, CBC, the National Film Board country, and that the govern­ nance and production are film ever made by a Canadian Gordon Keeble and Paul-Emile and the film promotion offices ments role is to encouragte the Stephen Roth, Joseph Beau- producer... Mutual Productions Lamy. Deputy Minister Pierre of the governments of Alberta, private sector and not to create bien and Bill Macadam. Martin Ltd. announces For Those I Juneau made the appoint­ B.C., Saskatchewan and On­ new structures. The APFQ sug­ Bockner, Andre Link and a rep­ Loved, a two-hour feature film ments... There are unconfirmed tario. gests that Film Canada will resentative of the CFTA are and a six-hour TV series. A co- rumors that a sum of money According to Jocelyne Pel- serve to usurp the distribution- studying distribution, while production by Producteurs As- (from $23 to $50 million) has chat-Johnson, deputy director world sales function which government agencies are being socies (Paris) and the newly been set aside to bolster the of the CFDC, "Film Canada is rightfully belongs to the private considered by Michael Spen­ formed Mutual Productions film industry. Sources concer­ meant to pool financial resour­ sector. cer, Pat Ferns and Jean Lebel. Ltd. (Montreal), the shoot is ned with federal broadcasting ces and energies, and to allow Although the Quebec dis­ All groups are meeting with scheduled for August 1982 and policy confirm that a substan­ us to present a unified image to tributors' association does not people outside of the Council is the first venture by the former tial aid program is one of the foreign buyers at the various meet until late February, and, in many cases, outside of Montreal partners of Filmplan options the department is stu­ film markets." In the past, she president Gilles Beriault ex­ the industry, to plan an indus­ International, Pierre David and dying to aid the Canadian pro­ continues, buyers have been pects his association to second trial strategy. Claude Heroux. Budget is fixed gram production industry... The confused by the various agen­ the position of the producers. Preliminary results of these at $10 million... A task force to Neighbour is reportedly back cies present at the festivals and Provincially, the Institut que- study groups will be considered study distribution, marketing in pre-production, with shoot­ markets, and many Canadians becois du cinema has declined at the next general meeting of and exhibition has been formed ing to start in March. Production have also been at a loss as. to to join the umbrella organiza­ the Council on March 4 in at the Department of Commu­ of the Max Fischei^Claude Leger how best to benefit from these tion. Toronto. The Council is consti­ nications. Sam Freeman, past feature was interrupted last international events. "With From Toronto, the Associa­ tuted of representatives from deputy director of the CFDC December, due to an interim Film Canada, the CFDC will tion of Canadian Movie Produo the Canadian Film and Televi­ and former legal counsel to financing snafoo... Eight films serve as a liaison between the tion Companies sent a strong sion Association, the Associa­ Famous Players, is on contract were presented to the Cannes product, the producer and the letter to Lamy, expressing its tion des producteurs de films full-time to head the commit­ pre-selectien committee of the market." opposition to the plan. Execu­ du Quebec and the Association tee. Other members are Fran- Canadian Film Festivals Bureau Film Canada will represent tive director Martin Beckner of Canadian Movie Production geis Macerola of the National for consideration. Canadian films at both the told Cinema Canada he found Companies. Film Board, Roman Melnyk of The committee's job is to American Film Market and the the idea "appalling." "It is a the CBC and Jean Colbert of recommend to the Cannes Fes­ Film Festival at Cannes. power play, a definite incui^ Les Films Mutuels. Members tival selection committee any Reaction to the notion of sion, aimed at further control­ were chosen by Andre Lamy, films which met festival requi­ Film Canada came swiftly ling the private sector." Contents, p. 4 head of the CFDC and Ian rements. The films were the from the Association des pro- (For more on Film Canada, McLaren, director of Cultural following; Latitude 55 (John Industries at the DOC, with ducteurs de films du Quebec. see page 8.) (cont. on p. 8) rs m m m m a ADVERTISING JO MOTION PICTURES IS OUR ONLY BUSINESS 1407 YONGE ST. • Product Reels • Theatrical Trailers TORONTO, ONTARIO M4T1Y7 • Teaser Trailers • Audio-Visuals •Television Commercials Michael Goldberg/Joel Reitman • Radio Commercials • Print Advertising (416) 964-7539 Cinema Canada- Marcli 1982/3 CONTENTS LiiuaAij Cover: Vincent Price, just checking bis image to make sure he hasn't yet turned into a IVo. 8a — March 1982 vampire... The shot is taken from Vincent Price's Dracula, a film which sums up much of what is going on in the non-feature film community in Canada. Newly confident, ready to pool their energies (the film is a co-production between M & M Productions Ltd. and Atlantis Films Ltd.), the no n-theatrical producers are aiming for world markets, sure that their best efforts can still be commercial, that there is a place for quality programming Publisher: Jean-Pierre Tadros. Editors : Connie Tadros, Jdan-Pierre today. Bruce Malloch surveys the scene in Toronto, and takes the pulse of those Tadros. Associate Editor: Teri Cobum. General Manager: Del filmmakers who are as concerned with the art as with the busines of their enterprises. See Mehes (Toronto). Staff reporter: Bruce Malloch. Researcher: Yves Gagnon. Columnists: Les Wedman, Linda Kupecek, Mike Riggio, pages 19-23. Photo: Andrevv Eccles. George L. George. Design : Merv Walker. Typesetting: Concept M6dia- texte Inc. Subscription: Dianne Persson. 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