*9 ****3$33**»433»S»$3»&4 19 r*+*m$*-**-imm±^ THE WEATHER Vol. 1, no.7 Richter, "Wolfie" as he is known to friends, assisted Denis Melzack Shoots (From the Hip) Heroux on the 1976 Cinevideo (Montreal) co-production of The Julian Melzack paused during tough demands which ACTRA and held in a cabana down by Uncanny. Prior to that he work­ the shoot of Tomorrow Never was making on producers who the river. The relentless rain ed with COJO as deputy chief Comes to talk. He underlined want to make films which qualify and cold have prolonged the of the Sports Information Centre again his desire to go on making for the 100ro Capital Cost Allow­ hostage incident. It now lasts at the Olympic Village and, with films which will find a large ance. Melzack claims that these well into the night. Luckily, the National Film Board in Ot­ foreign market, and seemed demands will result in un­ though, it has been raining in tawa as an educational media perplexed about the reception marketable films. Montreal for weeks, the nights consultant. he has gotten from some Melzack believes he is in a are clear and the moon is bright His objective in the new post quarters - especially from strong position. "I'm able to and the autumn leaves are not is, he says, "to stimulate film ACTRA - recently. fund a picture without using tax too apparent. production in B.C. in any way possible except with money Melzack, president of Classic money. I like to use it because If ever Melzack was to move (grants)." He was feeling good Film Industries, has officially it's profitable, but I don't have to California, he should have the day we talked to him be­ cancelled the production of to use it. I spent from January started with Tomorrow Never cause he'd had a phone, call Restless, one of the projects he to March travelling all around Comes. , _ , from a producer shooting in has nursed for well over a year. the world, getting enough money Connie 1 adros And he and director Peter Col- together so that I now have a Alberta who was considering al­ linson are off to the States after revolving fund that I can keep ternative locations because it this shoot to look for locations putting into movies. These sums B.C. Film had, apparently, been raining for The Limey, a film once are from private people and there for three weeks. scheduled for production in Ca­ from private banks in Switzer­ Boss Whatever the reasons produc­ nada. land and Iran. So I don't have to In a recent issue we announc­ ers might choose the province, "I was not making idle make Canadian movies any­ ed that the B.C. government their presence should be bene­ threats," stated Melzack, re­ more." was looking for someone to fill ficial to B.C.ers. It'll mean ferring to a press conference the position of Film Coordina­ more work for local film people he had given in Toronto Sept. Meanwhile, the shoot of tor. Well, they have found their and a financial boost to those 11. Though the expressed pur­ Tomorrow goes on, under what man. He is Victoria born Wolf­ communities where the produc­ pose of the conference was to are becoming nearly impossible gang Richter, who was official­ tions locate. announce Classic's new associa­ conditions. The script called ly installed in early August. When Canafox moved into Lil- tion with Tele-Metropole, the for a torrid summer's day, a Richter, 32, will coordinate looet earlier this summer to discussion quickly turned to the day on which a hostage is taken the development and promotion shoot Flashback, starring Yves of film and television produc­ Montand, the Lillooetans en­ tion in British Columbia, filling thusiastically provided lunches a post similar to those in a for the crew, and in other ways couple of other provinces (name­ made them welcome. After only ly rivals Alberta and Ontario). three weeks of "putting up with His task will be, among other the filmmakers" as one edito­ things, to attract national and rialist put it, the community had international film and TV pro­ received a $100,000 shot in the ductions to "beautiful B.C.". arm. The provinces' variety of loca­ It's that kind of experience tions and good (?) weather would that probably motivated B.C. probably sell itself, but film Secretary and Minister of Trav­ producers seem to appreciate el Industry Grace McCarthy's the official welcome and ad­ long awaited decision to go ministrative assistance that ahead with the appointment. provincial film officials can We wish Mr. Richter good provide. hunting Melzack during a break for lunch Joan Irving 8/ Cinema Canada CAMU CBC Presents TO HEAD CRTC A small but vocal ruckus en­ The new law moves policy Horse Latitudes, The Peter sued after Pierre Camu was from the CRTC, a regulating Rowe film shot last year, was named head of the CRTC. Al­ body, to cabinet, under Com­ finally shown by the CBC in though Camu's background is in munications Minister Sauve es­ September. The problem was maritime industries, it was pecially. The Government has running time; despite re-edit­ pointed out that for the past four been trying to control the media, ing attempts, only a 45-minute years he has been chief lobby­ and the new law is seen as a length was suitable, and that's ist for the Canadian Association means to achieve this end. Boy­ hard to fit in a TV schedule. of Broadcasters, - the very le fought the law and Sauve, but So Lies, about the filming of group he will now oversee as he's gone now. Camu is a great­ Lies My Father Told Me, was CRTC Chairman. Many said it er threat. run back to back with Horse was like letting the fox into the Camu's background in mari­ Latitudes, and an hour and a chicken coop. Others said, time work is more significant half resulted... throw him out, including the than his lobbying, although the Don Shebib's CBC-directed Canadian Consumers' Associa­ lobbying is a natural outgrowth film The Fighting Men was tion. Of course the broad­ of his previous experience. broadcast September 24. A par­ casters and cable people were He was a professor and head­ able on the French-English co­ happy; now they can all get down ed up the St. Lawrence Seaway, existence in the country, it and also worked as a govern­ concerns two armed forces per­ to business with a businessman. Barry Morse Camu himself put down the ment bureaucrat. He went to sonnel who crash in the lower complaints as all wrong; he said school with Pierre Juneau and Arctic. Pic was produced by mist, but set in Toronto's it was his job to represent the Maurice Sauve, whose wife is John Trent and written by Tony Jewish area in the '20's. broadcasters, but could switch now Communications minister. Sheer, with Stan Colbert as ex­ Just three days before re­ hats the same way a lawyer There are few senior men in ecutive producer and Vic Sa­ hearsal for the tape effort was can when he's appointed a judge. Canada with the government rin as cameraman. Cast in­ to begin, it was cancelled. Di­ connections and loyalty to the cluded Allan Royal, Robert La­ rector Michael Lindsay-Hogg had replaced George Bloomfield Camu also said that his goals existing regime that Camu has londe and Mavor Moore... Arts and was set to go. Eon Sprott no are to improve the CRTC ad­ now, so while there may be Cuba, a one-hour documentary longer was producer. Barry ministration operation, and in­ cries in the wilderness that he about artistic life in Cuba today, Morse had been signed to star, sure a healthy industry via will favor the broadcasters, it's has been picked up by the CBC and would have to be paid. But CRTC and the new Communi­ more likely that he will follow for Fall broadcast. It was di­ Dennis was asked to re-write cations law; and therein lies the Liberal Government, and rected by Claude Jutra and the lead for another ethnic type the real threat. that's more ominous. produced by Vivienne Leebosh. DOP was Henri Fiks and sound when Barry Morse was cast. C5Q was by Aerlyn Weissman. Hirsch said that there weren't Filmed last January, it was enough adequate Jewish actors premiered in August at the Ca­ in Canada, and furthermore that nadian Embassy in Cuba and Morse couldn't play a Jew. Den­ Govt. Tidbits nis pointed out that recently Eli was shown at Toronto's Fes­ Another CBC show has rais­ with several foreign companies. tival of Festivals. Wallach and Anne Jackson had ed hackles. The Tar Sands, a Ashling Multi-Media was in­ played Italians for the CBC, and film on how the foreign oil in­ volved in Equus and planned Last year CBC drama called several actors were named as terests played on Premier further ventures but wasn't expatriate writer Charles Den­ being both Jewish and adequate Peter Lougheed's loyalty to his heard from. Head of Ashling nis in L.A. and asked for con­ by various others. tribution. He sent The Alchemist Albertan constituency and ob­ was a man named Kennedy. You Dennis is waiting for the new of Cecil Street, a comedy based tained a too-favorable deal in may also have read recently of on Ben Johnson's The Alche- regime.