^ *«»*»»d»:»»»3»»d»»»$d», j^ »*»»93-5a*-»»s99aa9a»a The Canadian THE WEATHER Film Awards? % "Going to be great!" Very uncertain - Nat Taylor but getting colder % i«6e««s« «««*«*««**** s* S'6ee««6ees 6««*ge€€«*« *^ Vol. 1, no. 1 November 1976 From a small stage in Ottawa to a nationally televised awards presentation, the Canadian Film Awards have come a long way. If you know just how far, see our quiz on page 31. FESTIVAL FEVER TAKES HOLD OF TORONTO Moviegoers in Toronto hardly the CFA ended on Oct. 21, those Board added to the excitement utors Association the right to knew which way to turn with the of the F of F ran until Sunday by refusing to allow Partners by give away its new Golden Reel Festival of Festivals and the Oct. 24 at which time the CFA Don Owen to be seen without cuts Award to the film which made Canadian Film Awards compet­ started up again with its awards and neither the director nor the the greatest commercial impact ing with each other for their presentation, broadcast coast producer were of a mind to cut. over the yeeu-. This, added to the time, loyalty and entrance tickets. to coast at 10 pm by CTV. So the program changes began already heavy lobbying to get Both festivals began on Oct. 18 As if the festivals weren't and the publicity fleired. Lies My Father Told Me by Jan Kadar disqualified as a non- and though public screenings for enough, the Ontario Censorship There was also the last minute Canadian movie, heated up the rumor that Nat Taylor was ready atmosphere to boiling. The scene to resign as president of the Cinema Canada thanks Stephen Chesley (Toronto) and Fiona Jack­ was set for another momentous CFA because of the pressure son (Vancouver) who have contributed to this month's Illustrated Canadian Film Awards. put on the Awards to refuse the News, and encourages others to send newsworthy items and pic­ Canadian Motion Picture Distrib­ tures to the magazine. C.T. November 1976/9 BUI C58 Still Hanging In (S.C.) - Bill C58 continues to shall of the Canadian Associa­ There was a surprise de­ And give Canadian producers make ripples, if not waves. tion of Motion Picture Produc­ velopment, however, and it came clout with investors. And prob­ Eighteen U.S. senators, includ­ ers sent a letter to Kissinger as a proposal from the Cana­ ably create another branch plant ing Hubert Humphrey, drew up a asking for the ban on Canadian dians. The owners of the U.S. for U.S. production. The pro­ bill to ban Canadian films, TV, features, because then Cana­ border TV stations, who could posal was accepted by Capital and records, even jingles, from dians could really deal a death lose $20 million in annual reve­ Cities Broadcasting, WometcOi the U.S. if Bill C58 is put into blow to the American film in­ nue, would set up a production Taft Broadcasting. On this side effect by Sauve. And Henry Kis­ dustry, considering all the fea­ fund for Canadian producers of were the CFTA, CAMPP, and a singer was asked to join ne­ tures shown there. Not to men­ $5 million (that leaves $15 mil­ new Animation Producers' As­ gotiations (Why is a Bill that is tion the 40 million dollars Ame­ lion). The money would go to sociation. already law still being negotiat­ ricans remove from our broad­ produce programming which, Wasington-based negotiations ed?). All of which was reported cast industry every year via our because of American cash, could indicate a watering down, even in the Toronto Star American spending on American program­ even receive a stronger sell to though the bill has been declared wire service story. Bill Mar- ming. U.S. networks or syndication. operative. ^ ET r?- PfliisriWTATiovs fVRiUMflNr us WUK iMfWlf-JVS! Things Are Slow in B.C. L EMPIRE DES SENS Vancouver - (F.J.) - The sun directed both with scripts from is shining on through an Indian Tom Drake, using Anna Hagan. summer - if you have to be un­ Zoe Alexander, Ian Tracey. employed, now is as good a time Janne Mortil and Elizabeth Bar­ as any. The promise of the clay in one whose lead is Neil spring has not been fulfilled Dainard; and Lally Cadeau and either in the weather or the Barney O'Sullivan in the other work of the summer. The movie with Neil Munro the male lead. Jocasta, based on the legend of Hopes are high that one or the Oedipus, was in pre-production other will sell as a series. in Williams Lake for weeks. There was a rumored UK/Ca­ That shoot now changed direc­ nada co-production and there tors and moved to Montreal. still is (a rumor, that is). Fran Rosati has gone with it as WNET/13, the New York edu­ production manager and Keith cational TV station, was plan­ Pepper as art director. The ning a shoot here based on a original production manager Bob ' Tom Drake Coastal Indian legend. It was to Gray is now working as locations CBC is in production of a be part of a series in which US manager on Equus in Toronto. series with Mike Neun. theatre companies are used. No Death Hunt, an ABC Movie of BCTV / CTV are shooting word yet on a definite .starting the week, was wrapped up here scenes from two pilots in an in­ date. It looks unlikely at this Censored? with some shooting, mainly sec­ teresting experiment. Shot on point. ond unit, to be picked up around videotape on location with the Pattie Robertson is working Los Angeles. Mike Connors of new RCA camera and lit by Har­ as production manager on a pool Mannix fame starred and it em­ ry Makin, the object is to find of Sony commercials for the Ja­ (C.T.) Astral Films Ltd. of ployed a lot of local actors. out if it's possible to shoot a panese market with Japanese Montreal was relieved when the Zale Daalen is shooting his series that way. Stanley Olsen crew and L.A. production house. Cinema Supervisory Board gave low-budget CFDC feature Skip an exhibition visa to Oshima's Tracer from his own original erotic Empire of the Senses. screenplay. Zale will also edit Banking on the film's projected the fUm, which was produced by Pay-TV: The Latest sensation at the N.Y. Fest, As­ Laara Daalen. tral had started to count its Keith Cutler filmed his 11th (S.C.) - Two pay-TV develop­ mandarins for allowing such a chickens only to see the hen film for the US Roman Meal ments have hit the government public outburst of disapproval, removed. In N.Y., the film never Bread Company. What started and broadcast industry hard. but hasn't announced any post­ showed. Seems that U.S. customs as a simple sales motivation First there was a press confer­ ponement. changed its mind about the ap­ film 11 years ago has since be­ ence called by representatives All of which ties in with cur­ propriateness of letting the film come a soapei " the first order of 220 cultural organizations rent ennui at the CRTC. Since across the border. Hoping to with the same character re­ from across the country calling Pierre Juneau's departure, Sau- avoid controversy, the CSB ad­ maining from the first one and for a halt to the introduction of ve's department has been mak­ vised Astral that it would be wise evolving from callow youth to a pay-TV until further studies are ing a concerted effort to assume to withhold the film's exhibition high of supervisor this year. A made, and castigating the gov­ some CRTC power; the CRTC until the furor died down. It did new callow youth (Mario Crudo) ernment for not making the comes under the Secretary of not, however, rescind the film's was hired this year, and who hearings by the CRTC open to State. A top researcher is leav­ visa. knows what might happen in the the public. Next came a brief ing the CRTC and staff morale next 11? from the CBC opposing pay-TV is at rock-bottom, caused not Which leaves Astral in a bind, As usual, BC film people and at this time. only by Sauv^'s assault, but also the film on the shelf, and a public crews are busy in Alberta this by recent court battles and pub­ anxious to see the film which autumn. Some of them have In other words, nobody except lic outcry against the CRTC's caused the biggest controversy done so many features there the cable companies wants it Canadianization and bilingual at Cannes last year, and which their accents are beginning to yet. Communications Minister broadcasting availability poli­ was thought to be - critically - change. Jeanne Sauve is furious with her cies. one of the best films there. 10/Cinema Canada Production News from Ontario Paramount Canada to co-produce Chaos Farley Mowat's A Whale for the Killing may become a co- production of the Canadian sub­ sidiary of Paramount Pictures in and the ABC-TV network and qualify as a Canadian film with Canadian investors. Harvey Hart would direct, James Margellos Quebec would produce if production, scheduled for next spring in Newfoundland, takes place. Originally set for this fall, the pic was postponed because ABC's American star choices were unsuitable to the Canadian side. Paramount has an option on another Canadian novel as Montreal (C.T.) - The con- well.