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Tax changes may
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Macdonald takes over at National Film Board
Before Sandra Macdonald stepped into her five-year position as chairperson of the National Film Board and government film commissioner in mid-April, she well understood the future of the public studio is largely uncertain. It doesn’t trouble her….
Record turnout for CSC
The noblesse of Canada’s cinematographers gathered in Toronto April 29 for the Canadian Society of Cinematographers 38th annual awards. A host of presenters, including Pamela Wallin and Keith Morrison, handed out 16 awards at the packed gala, which drew a record…
At Press Time
Rumor is that Paul Bronfman and Comweb Productions Services have just closed a deal to purchase Panavision Canada, a Toronto-based film equipment rental house. The purchase price is not known…
B.C. commission
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Mtl. fights for promo budget
Montreal: A member of Montreal Mayor Pierre Bourque’s office has been mandated to find fresh funds for the city’s location promotion budget, but time is running out, says Montreal film commissioner Andre Lafond….
Expressvu damns the torpedoes
Politics will not stand in the way of direct-to-home satellite service Expressvu meeting its Sept. 1 launch date, says Expressvu president Ted Boyle….
Editorial
Behavioral sink…
Clarifications
In the story ‘ofip changes distrib rules’ (April 24, p. 2), it was reported Ontario-based distributors have access to the cash rebate program when in fact it is producers with these distributors onside who are eligible to apply….
Film Project gets two-year go-ahead
With its bank and favor accounts buoyed to the tune of $2.8 million in cash ($1.6 million) and services, executive director Wayne Clarkson announced the Feature Film Project’s two-year, three-feature renewal….
People
* Former Radio-Quebec programming vice-president Alain Dufour is the fourth member of r-q’s board to resign following Jean Fortier’s appointment as president. The others are Pierre Laporte, Claude Beaudoin and Jean LaCouture….
Egoyan to helm major studio picture
When director Atom Egoyan announced late last month he was heading to Hollywood to make a picture, he was referring to Deep Sleep, a Warner Bros. psychological thriller written by Amy Holden Jones (Indecent Proposal, Mystic Pizza) and produced by Robert…
Ratings stick
The long-awaited national home video rating system is finally in effect. Ratings stickers in tandem with an explanatory in-store poster convey to consumers who should be watching what, visually demonstrating age suitability with a euphoric amorphous couch-bound family (and their sensitive…
Mandate review
Pierre Juneau, former cbc president, crtc chair and National Film Board director of French production, has been appointed by Heritage Minister Michel Dupuy to head up a three-person review committee to evaluate the mandates and federal support of the National Film…
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