CINEMA CAN •A D A No. 160 FEBRUARY·MARCH 1989 PUBLISHER Jean·Pierre Tadros EDITOR Jean·Pierre Tadros TORONTO EDITOR Tom PenmuHer ASSOCIATE EDITOR Frank Rackow NEWS EDITOR JohnT immins REPORTER Wyndham Wise (Toronto) EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Zachary Ansley, Genevie ve Bujold, Jeremy Mary J. Martin Irons, Jackie Burroughs, Elias Koteas, Myma Bell (tntem) Kerrie Keane, Jan Rubes, Josette Simon, CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Saul Rubinek, Monique Spaziani, Ron White. Michael Dorland COLUMNISTS Michael Bergman, Unda Ean, George L George, Greg Klymkiw, CMs Majka, Chanes Mandel, Mar'< O'Neill, Barbara Sternberg, Pat Thompson PRODUCTION GUIDE Jim Levesque ART DIRECTION ClaireB aron The 1989 Genie nominees for Best Actor/Actress. On the cover are AC8deftIw ......... DINctor ............. President AI Waxm.n and Director of lIIIItlotl... ond eo_unlcMlona ...... Till· .... ADVERTISING Diane Maass (5 t4 ) 272·5354 Marcia Hackbom(416) 596-6829 RhondaO lson (604) 688-6796 Genie turns 10 21 The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television and its showcase, the Genie awards for Canadian film, are one decade old. Pa t Thompson Founde<l by the Canadian Socie~ 01 looks back over the Academy's first 10 years. As well, Gerald Pratley of the Ontario Film Institute remembers the pre-Academy era of the Cinematographers, is published by the Cinema Canada Ma9azine Foundatlon. President, Canadian Film Awards. And, finally, past winners speak out about what it means to win a Genie. Jean-Pierre Tadros : VICe-President, George Csaba KaUer ; Secretary-Treasurer, Connie . Tadros : Director, George Campbell Miller. The NFB at 50: Which way to the future? SUBMISSIONS All manuscrip~ , drawings and photographs Filmmaker Bob Verrall, a now retired 40-year employee of the NFB, makes an impassioned plea for renewed commitment to the Film Board. 9 submitted must be accompanied by a se~·addressed ~ampeO envelope. While the ednorswilltake all reasonable care, Iheywill not be held responsible lor the ~ss 01 any such Dancing with lizards: The making of A Rustling of Leaves submissions. Opinions expressed within the magazine are those of the author and nol From the boardrooms to the jungle to the Forum of Young Cinema in Berlin ; the odyssey of Vancouver filmmaker Nettie Wild . necessarily those 01 the edilors. Cinema 13 Canada isindexe<l inthe FilmLl lerature Index (Albany), the Canadian Periodical Index (Toronto) and the 'nternation.,lndex1 0 Film Saskatchewan plants the seeds Periodicals. Cinema Canada is a member of the Canadian Periodical Publishers' Filmmaking in Saskatchewan is becoming a viable proposition as the necessary elements - ie . a development fund and a training and Association. No part 01 this ma9azine may be 17 reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any professional development program - fall into place. means electronic 0( mechanical, induding photocop~ng , recording or by any mlormat~n storage and retrieval system, w,hout permission in writing from the.publishe r. Les 5 jours du cinema independant canadien Cinema Canada Magazine Foundationis a non-profit organization : Canadian Charitable Montreal's Mai n Film co-op recently hosted an independent (mostly) short film showcase with an unusual accent: Marketing. Organization no. 044-1996-2213. Publishe<l 19 with the financial assistance of the Canada Council, and the Onlario Arts Council. Second Class Mail, Registralion no. 3061 , ON LOCATION ISSN 0009-7071 . COLUMNS Milldfield by Mary j. Martin 6 Prairie Pulse by Greg K1 yrnkiw 52 OFFICES WluJl's Wrollg With Neil by Ian Hunter 7 Eastern Wave by Chris Majka 'd.,lnI,IfIU.. IIId tdHonll: 56 73S3Bdel a Roche The Vacallt Lot by Christopher Majka 7 Shoot Alberta by Linda Earl & Charles Mandel 48 Montre~ (Quebe<:) H2R274 Fronts West by Ma rk O'Neill 50 Te~pIlone : 1514) 272-5354 Fax (514)270-5068 FILM REVIEWS 011 (Experimetltal ) Film by Catherine Ru ssell 20 T_G: Horses in Willter by Patricia Kearns 19 Bookshelf by George L. George 42 67APortiand Street Toronto (Ontario) M5V 2M9 Clair ObSCllr by Toby Zeldin .... _.. 37 Telepllone :1416)596-li829 A Life by Greg K1yrnkiw ....... 37 TRADE NEWS Vlncouvtr: 40611S4 BuIeS!. Liberty Street Blues by Frank Rackow ... ...... 38 Crawleys fa ces hard times 4 3 Vancouver BC Tunes a Plenty by Howard Curle ..... 39 Ontario commits $34 .3 lIIi/lioli to productiOiI V6E 1Y5 4 3 Telephone : (604) 685-7661 Lonely Child by Clea Notar ......... 40 OFFPA speaks Ollt . ........... .. 4 5 ... 11""'...... : Mini Reviews of short films by Pat Thompson .... .. .. 41 Relldez-volls asllcc ess P.O. Box 3S6,OutremontStaIioo 47 Montre~ (Quebec) H2V 4113 (The Crow and the Canary, Promises to Keep, Glass From the Attic) COVER PHOTO BY CYLLA VON T IEDEMANN na.UARY • MARCH 1.8. CINIMA CANADA PAGI3 .