Big Star Motion Pictures director Giacomo Moncada shot three days of Italpasta direct. Mario Madau was the dop and Peer Engelhardt edited at Lonestar Films.

At Radke Films, director Mark Mainguy and dop Doug Koch had two days for Molson through Encore Strategic Marketing, with Brian Williams editing at Panic & Bob. Mainguy had another two days for at&t out of Young & Rubicam. dop was Nick Allen-Woolfe, Grant Pye cut at Third Floor Editing and Great Big Music handled sound.

Director Philip Kates and Koch had a day for Pizza Hut through bbdo, with Third Floor’s Brant Lambermount handling the edit.

Martin Schewchuk and dop George Willis landed two days for Swiss Chalet through Ambrose Carr Linton Carroll. Tim Kirkwood edited at Flashcut.

Schewchuk teamed up with Gabor Tarko for two days of kfc through Ogilvy & Mather, with Williams handling the edit. Schewchuk had another two days for Cadbury through Leo Burnett, with Peter Hartmann behind the camera and Lambermount making the cut. And with dop Ryan McMaster, Schewchuk had one day for Pillsbury through Leo Burnett. David Thompson edited at Third Floor.

Director Brian Hickling and McMaster shot a day for Bell through Leo Burnett. Brian Wells cut the spot at Chameleon.

Steve Gordon was director/dop on two days for The Heart and Stroke Foundation through o&m, with Alex Eaton handling the edit at Stealing Time. Gordon also had a day for Landmine through Manifest Communications, edited by Andy Attalai at Chameleon.

Director Christian Langlois and dop Simon Mestel had two days for Cantel through Gee Jeffery & Partners. Gillian McCarthy cut the spot at Third Floor.

Director/dop Elma Garcia had three days of Becel through MacLaren McCann. David Baxter handled the edit at Panic & Bob.

Director Eddy Chu landed a day for Cineplex Odeon direct. Sean Valentini was behind the camera and Lambermount cut at Third Floor.

Director Michael Bigelow and dop Rufus Standefer got together for three days of Hostess through bbdo. Mick Griffin edited at Flashcut.

Director Jeff Jones and dop Barry Parrell shot one day for Esso through Goodgall Curtis. Lambermount edited.

Maxx Films director Larry August and dop James Gardner shot two days for Ikea, Germany, through Roche Macaulay & Partners. Post was handled by Williams at Panic & Bob and David Fleury looked after the audio.

Director Dan Hackett and Gardner, together with Michigan’s Avalon Films, had two days for Chrysler-Plymouth out of Bozell Detroit. Also with Avalon, Hackett and Mestel had two days for Ski-Doo through o&m, Detroit. Both spots are being cut in the u.s.

At The Partners’ Film Company, Fernando Arrioja and dop Mike Andringa landed four days for Air Nova out of Target Advertising in Newfoundland. Steve Manz edited at Partners’ Post.

Larry Hutson shot and directed two days for Transalta through Leo Burnett. Andy Ames cut the spot at Panic & Bob.

Director Clay Staub shot six days for Connecticut Gas through Cronin & Company, Connecticut. Chris Soos was the dop and Michelle Czukar handled post at Panic & Bob.

Director Tom Finerty teamed up with cameraman Alar Kivilo for a two-day Foxy Lettuce shoot through New and Improved Advertising in Scottsdale, Arizona. Jeff Bessner edited at Partners’ Post.

Kessler Irish Films director/dop James Gardner shot one day for Bell Raptorball out of bbdo. Bob Kennedy edited at Flashcut.

International Shooters director/ cameraman Michael McNamara had a day for McDonald’s Olympic Watches through Cossette Communications-Marketing. Kennedy cut the spot.

Zoo tv director/cameraman John Bradley B. Walsh shot five days for NBA Canada Authentic Gear out of Publicis bcp. Ross Briggs edited at Chameleon.

Director/dop Glenn Bydwell shot one day for Procter & Gamble Oil of Olay Daily Renewal Cream and Anti Aging Cleanser through Saatchi & Saatchi. Brian Wells handled the edit at Chameleon.

Bydwell had another three days for Eaton’s Christmas Campaign ’97 direct. Leo Zaharatos edited at Chameleon.

At Apple Box, director Hank Benson and dop John Spooner teamed up on a one-day shoot for BC Tel Mobility through Cossette. Jayne Morris Berry edited at Rainmaker Imaging.

Magic director Derek Case and cameraman Ricardo Diaz had a day for Budweiser through Bozell Worldwide. Post will be done by David Hicks at Panic & Bob.

Great Big Music produced the tunes on a bbdo spot for Bayer directed by Radke’s Kates and shot by Allen-Woolfe. Barry Farrell edited at Smash.