• C IN E MAC; • PRODUCTIOM GUIDE by Del Mehes and Michael Dorland SHARMHILL PROD. GUBERS/PETERS he following is a list of films in production (actually before the cameras) (416) 252-6407 phone no. N/ A and in negotiation in Canada Needless to say, the films which are still THE UNDERGRADUATES YOUNGBLOOD Tin the project stage are subject to changes. A third category, I n Pre­ Shooting begins June 4 for 4 -5 wks. in Toronto. Featu re film for theatrical release shooting production, will be used to indicate films which are in active pre-production, Budget under$2 min. p.mln. John Danylkiw p./d. begins July 10 in Toronto for 10 weeks. Dist. Steve Stern I.p. Art Carney, Chris Makepeace. MG M exee. p. Peter Gubers p. Patrick Wells, having set a date for the beginning of principal photography and being Peter Bart moc. p. Mark Allen sc./d. Peter engaged in casting and crewing. Films are Ii£ted by the name of the company Markle lp. Rob Lowe, Patrick Swayze, Cindy which initiated the project, or with which the project is popularly associated. Gibb, Ed Lauther. This is not necessarily the name of the production company. Where the two IN PRE-PRODUCTION companies are different, the name of the production company, if known, is also given. In instances where a producer has asked us not to list a project, or to INSIGHT PROD. withhold certain credits due to ongoing negotiations, we have respected his ATLANTIS FILMS CINEPIX INC. (416) 596-8118 request. The guide only lists productions or series whose duration will be one (416) 960-1503 (514) 341-5661 OLYMPIC GOLD hour and over. 90 min. special for T.V./tape shooting May Please telephone additions and up-dates information to : Of the eight half-hours from the NORTHERN MEATBALLS III 1984 across Canada. LIGHTS series, one remains in pre-production. Pre-production has begun on the third install­ Cinema Canada (416) 596-6829 or (514) 272-5354 Produced in association with the NFB. ment of the summer camp comedy epic, slated COMEDY JAM for principal photography as of July 1 for eight Two half-hour comedy shows. Shooting begins CAP FOR STEVE * weeks' shooting in the Montreal area. Appro!. late June 1984, in Toronto. p. John Brunton cast FILM CREDIT A88RElIATIOliS d. Robert Duncan sc. Robert Duncan. Shooting budget: over $5 min. Casting underway. exec. p. d. Susan Forrest d. director lISt d. assistant director IC. script adapt adaptation dill, dialogue ph./dap. June 16-24. photography lp. pb . • 11. special photographic effects ed. editor IUp. ed. supervising editor John Dunning & Andre Link p. Don Carmody sd, sound sll. ed. sound editor sd. rec. sound recording p. des. production deSigner art. d. art p.mafl. Bill Zoborowski d. George Mendeluk sc. Michael Paseornek & Bradley Kesden unit pub. LAURON director set dec. set decorator m. music COlt costumes I.p. leading players exec. p. Susan Chernoff. executive producer p. producer 1l10C. p. associate producer line p. line producer p. IUp. CAMBIUM FILM AND PRODUCTIONS LTD. production supervisor p. miD. production manager p.c. production company dill. VIDEO PROD. (416) 967-6503 distributor An asterisk(") following the film's title indicates financial participation by FILMLINE Telefilm Canada's Broadcast Program Development Fund. (416) 465-6473 ISAAC UTILEFEATHERS PRODUCTIONS INC. Theatrical feature to begin shooting June 11, THE ELEPHANT SHOW * 1984 in Alberta Budget : $2 .1 million. In asso­ 13 part TV series begins shooting June 14 for 6 (514) 288-5888 ciation with the CBC and the participation of the wks. in Toronto. Budget : $900,000. Pilot already Broadcast Fund. p. William Johnston, Ronald shot. Lic. to CBC, TVOntario, made with the THE TEMPTATIONS OF BIG BEAR * lillie and Barry Pearson d. Les Rose d.o.p. Ed ON LOCATION participation of the Broadcast Fund. p. Arnie Six-part mini-series about Cree chief Big Bear's Higginson se. Les Rose and Barry Pearson. Zipursky, Bruce Glawson d. Stan Swan se. Mark· hold-out against the take-over of Indian lands. Spring '84 pre-production start in Alberta with the U.K., Sweden, Germany and France, in co­ Shekter I.p. Sharon, Lois and Bram, Eric Nagler. GAETAN BOUCHER backing from the CFDC, CBC, and the Alberta venture with the National Film Board, for a TV 2-hour movie special, docu-drama on OlympIC ACPAV Motion Picture Development Corporation Based Radio-Canada airdate in fall '85. Budget : over champion Gaetan Boucher to begin late summer (514) 849-1381 $1 .5 min. Principal photography : October '83 - on the novel by Rudy Wiebe. To shoot summer 1984. Scheduled for Feb. 1985 release date. p. late Spring, early fall '8 4. series d. Don Brittain '84 . exee. p. Michael Spencer p. David Patterson, William Johnston and Ronald Lillie. C.I.S. PRODUCTIONS Pieter Kroonenburg SC. Peter White milS d. tAFE ITALlA series host (French) Pierre Nadeau exee. p. Jacques Some photography began May 26 for three Ralph Thomas. Nadeau, Jean-Guy Jacques cam. Barry Perles d. (514) 483-6074 days on this one-hour docudrama historical LlGHTSHOW Robert Fortier, Paul Cowan, Mike McHenry ed. portrait of Montreal's Italian community; re­ PAROLES ET MUSIQUE Roger Hart sc, Robert Duncan, based on an idea FUN PARK mainder shooting sked TBA. p. Marc Daigle Canadian portion of France-Canada feature COMMUNICATIONS by Jacques Nadeau sd. John Martin p. Marie­ Pre-production began Apr. 21 on this $1.5 mil­ d Paul Tana sc. 'Tana, Bruno Ramirez cam. coproduction shooting June 4-22 in Montreal. lion teen film, shooting in Montreal as of June Eve Thibeault INC. Michel Caron mt cam. Daniel Vincelette sd. Budget for Canadian portion : $900 ,000 p.c. 21 for five weeks. p. Pieter Kroonenburg, David Serge Beauchemin p. sec. Suzanne Castallino C.I.S. (Cda)/7 Films Canada (France) exec. p. Patterson d. Rafal Zielinski I st ad. Jacques (416) 596-0268 I.p. Pierre Curzi, Tony Nardi. Murray Shostak, Marie-Christine Chouraqui p. Methe p. man. Lyse Lafontaine disl New World. Bob Baylis, Sandra Kolber d./sc. Eli Chouraqui NIGHT SCREAMS FRANK COLE FILMS ad. Jacques Wilbrod-Benoit art d. Francis Seguin CREE: THE LAST WAR CRY * Horror feature. Shooting dates in Toronto TBA. (613) 523-0355 PRIMEDIA props Francis Calder gaffer John Berrie key grip (formerly The Temptations Dist. : Citadel Films p.c. Lightshow Commu­ Jacob Rolling sd. Patrick Rousseau boom Vero­ nications Inc. p. Michael Bochner, Gerard Cicco­ A DEATH PRODUCTIONS/ nique Gabillaud cost Renee April, Mario Davi­ of Big Bear) ritti d. Gerard Ciccoritti sc. Michael Bockner, Preproduction is underway for six one-hour TV Gerard Ciccoritti, Elena Verdi, Dan Rose. A theatrical feature drama about being a man. gnaud lac. man. Franyoi se Sylvestre, Michel L & B PROD. series, skedded for a 65-day shoot in Alberta Locations : a room, and the Sahara Desert. Guay cast. Ginette d' Amico (514 -287 -1801) I.p. beginning end-Aug.-early Sept. Budget: $6.5 Room shooting was completed September 16. (416) 361-0306 Catherine Deneuve, Christophe Lambert, Dayle million with participation from CBC/Radio­ Preview held at National Film Theatre of Cana­ Haddon, Nick Mancuso. LA MAISON Canada. Telefilm Canada and private financing. da, Ottawa on October 19. Desert shooting as of CRISIS Made forTVfeature shooting in Israel, Washing­ exec. p. Michael Spencer p. Pieter Kroonenburg Spring '84 for three months. d'/sc./mc. p. Frank DES OUATRE INC. ton D.C., North Carolina and Toronto, begins d. Ralph Thomas sc. Peter White, from the Cole p. Robert Paege anI. d. Richard Taylor d.D.p. L. (514) 522-5045 May 24 . Shooting schedule 11 days. Budget novel by Rudy Wiebe. Carlos Ferrand desert cam. Jean-Yves Dian aut $1 .3 min. Dlst HBO (USA), CTV (Cda). exec.p. CINE-GROUPE INC. I QUI A TIRE Clm. Mark Poirier grip David Balharrie 2nd unit Pat Ferns, David Loxton p. Fred Barzyk co-d. clm. John McDonald 2nd unit grip John Przy­ David Loxton se. Albert Rubin lp. Helen Shaver. CINE-KINA SUR NOS HISTOIRES D'AMOUR ?* bytek stili ph. Venetia Butler lac. sd.Alan (514) 524-7567 FOUR NINE FILM Early pre-production has begun on this feature Geldart ed. Jacques Couillard art d. Elie about contemporary love and relationships, to Abdel-Ahad video conI. Lea Deschamps music LES PETITS CONTES PRODUCTION LTD. shoot from mid-August to mid-September in the Dominique DeChezet cost des. Jennifer Thibault (416) 927-0113 Sorel and Montreal areas. Budget : $1 min. exee. props Anne Milligan prod. mts. Francis Miquet, RYCKMAN FILMS INC. CRUELS I & 11* p./sc./d. Loui se Carre. Feature film plus four half-hours for television, (403) 266-7482 Maureen Ballentine promotion ph. Paul Abdel­ (403) 283-1670 based on novellas by mystery writer Patricia Ahad promotion d. Bill White I.p. Anne Mique~ Highsmith. Crewing until May 15 for June shoot JOHN WARE'S COW COUNTRY Heather O'Dwyer, Richard Taylor, Peter Cole. SNOWBALLS in Montreal. ApproL budget : $1 min. Financial Scheduled to begin Aug./84 in Alberta With the METROMEDIA Low-budget ski comedy feature began principal for March '84 shoot in Montreal Financial backing of AMPDC, Telefilm Canada and CBC. (416) 469-5192 photography May 22 for four weeks at the partiCipation of CFDC, Radio-Canada p. Jacques exec. p. Hector Ross p. Maxine Samuels se. Rob Sunshine Village ski resort near Banff and in Forsyth d. Ralph Thomas assoe. p. Les Kimber. IOEACOM INC. Pettigrew and Michel Bouchard se./d. Michel EVERGREEN Calgary. Scheduled for theatrical release late (514) 274-6538 Bouchard. Six-part mini se ries lor NBC-TV.