At Imported Artists Film Company, Richard D’Alessio directed a day on a pool of four for Bell Canada through Leo Burnett, with James Gardner handling the lens. The D’Alessio/ Gardner team also scored a prelight and eight shoot days in Halifax for Moosehead and Mariner out of Harrod and Mirlin. Jon Hopp of Third Floor Editing posted. Through Leo Burnett, director Neal Slavin worked on a two-day assignment for Bell Calling Card. Doug Cooper was the cinematographer.

Kessler Irish Films director Steve Thursby and dop Peter Hartmann teamed up on a pool for the Government of Saskatchewan and agency Brown Communications. Gillian McCarthy of Third Floor posted the five-day job.

Peter Klein of Avion Film Productions will don his director/ dop hat for five days on an assignment for Venture and Detroit’s WD Doner. Through bbdo’s Toronto office, Simon Mestal shot and directed a day for Chrysler. Jim Lund directed a MTD Snowblower job out of Doner Schur Peppler, with Stan Mestel on camera.

Circle Productions director Fred Frame and dop Ron Williams hooked up for a day on a Centra Gas job in Vancouver through Broughton Communications. On an assignment for icbc, Robert Turner directed and Williams shot three days through Palmer Jarvis, Vancouver. Wade Ferley landed three days as director/dop for Walmart. Toronto’s SMW Advertising was the agency.

L.T.B. Productions director Eugene Beck recently shot a spot for Lipton and Young and Rubicam, Montreal. Nick Allen-Woolfe was the dop and Leo Zaharatos of Chameleon Film and Video handled the edit. Leo Burnett brought a Visa campaign to ltb, with Rick Pregent and Malcolm Marcus handling creative and Hartmann taking care of camera duties. Flashcut Editing’s Mick Griffin posted.

At Damast Gordon and Associates, Steve Gordon directed and shot a day for Carling and fcb. Chameleon’s Wendy Linton handled post. Director Boris Damast hooked up with Allen-Woolfe for Sun Ups. The two-day assignment was edited by Chris Parkins of Flashcut. Harrod and Mirlin was the agency.

Leslie Thomas of Apple Box Productions will double as director/dop for six days for The Shaw Festival.

John Mastromonaco of Radke Films landed eight days directing for Purolator and agency Lowe sms, with Scott Buttfield on camera. Director Eric Steinman worked a prelight and three shoot days for Scott Towels and McCann Erickson, New York. Director Ron Baxter Smith paired up with dop Sean Valentini for two days in Vancouver for client Bell Mobility. Cossette was the agency. Out of Rumrill Hoyt, Smith and Valentini worked another two days for the Rochester Community Bank. Third Floor’s Alex Eaton posted.

Also at Radke, Mark Walton directed five days for the Western Lottery Corporation and Palmer Jarvis in Winnipeg.

In Montreal, lots of seasonal action at S.W.A.T. Films including two shot-in-post English/ French 30s for Pharmacies Jean Coutu and agency Natcom, directed by Jim Donovan; a Bell Quebec promotional pool for the Radio-Canada newsroom drama Scoop, shot by dop Richard Laniel for Blitz Quebec; and three 15-second promos for Sony Musique Canada created in post by director Podz and posted at Buzz Image Group.

Donovan and Laniel teamed on a new fund-raiser for Association depressifs et manico-depressifs and agency Desarts Communications. Donovan was also called on to shoot two French/English 30s for General Motors’ Cavalier Z-22 and Lumina van, with J.P. Trudel on board as dop. The two-day Studio Saint Martin shoot was out of Cossette. The original music was done at Studio Marko and the spots were posted at Supersuite.

Finally, Cinelande reports springtime car action with two on-location pools for Volkswagen’s Golf and Jetta and agency Palm Publicite Marketing. Director Francois Girard and dop Scott Lloyd Davies shot five humorous vignettes with actors Charlotte Laurier and Marcel Leboeuf for Jetta. Creation Montage handled the off-line edit and Centre de Montage Electronique did the film-to-tape and post. Director Serge Jacques and Davies shot two spots for the Golf pool, called ‘Tasse-toi mon oncle’ and aimed at young adults. The spots are destined for play on tv and in theaters.