Film Weekly 1962-63 year book : Canadian motion picture industry with television section (1962)

CENSORSHIP PROVINCIAL censorship of motion pictures in theatres, made some¬ what absurd by the tacit federal ap¬ proval of every type of him and live programming on television, was the subject of much argument in the past year. Motion picture exhibitors' asso¬ ciations, which used to stay out of censorship debates, have come out by resolution against the mutilation and alteration of theatre features by cen¬ sors. The greatest progress against cen¬ sorship of films was marked up in Quebec, traditionally Canada’s most severe snipper, where a governmentappointed study committee of educa¬ tionists, priests and psychologists dis¬ approved of it. The committee recom¬ mended that censorship fees be ended, that drive-ins be permitted and that classification replace restriction. During the year amendments to the Moving Pictures Act passed by the Quebec legislature lifted the 35-year old ban on children under 16 attend¬ ing theatres. However, exhibitors found the limited liberalization with¬ out much benefit to themselves. The Canadian Motion Picture Dis¬ tributors Association has appealed to Provincial governments to reduce cen¬ sorship fees to the point where they cover operation expenses only, holding that the governments have no right to make a profit on a service of that nature. At the 1961 annual meeting of the Canadian Conference of Provincial Censors of Motion Pictures, held in Regina, O. J. Silverthorne, Ontario chairman, came out for one national censorship body and more liberal cen¬ sorship. The most active proponent of film censorship in Canada is Labor Minister C. C. Williams of Saskatche¬ wan, who is top authority of the Sas¬ katchewan Theatres & Cinematographs Branch. CENSORSHIP BOARDS AND RATES BRITISH COLUMBIA CENSOR OF MOVING PICTURES 636 Burrard St., Vancouver, BC. (Mutual 4-4181 , Local 56) Operates under the Department of the Attor¬ ney-General and Senior Officer is Hon. R. W. Bonner, QC, Attorney-General. Chief Censor is R. W. McDonald. Chief Inspector of Theatres is Basil O. Nixon, Provincial Fire Marshall, 411 Dunsmuir St., Van¬ couver. CENSORSHIP FEES 35 MM. — Silent films: $1.50 for the first 1,000 feet and 75 cents for each additional 500 feet or fraction thereof. Sound films: $4 for the first 1,000 feet and $2 for each additional 500 feet or fraction thereof. Additional prints: $3 for the first 1,000 feet and $1.50 for each additional 500 feet or fraction thereof. Trailers: $2 for each 500 feet or fraction thereof. Other (without film exchange licence and/or not mentioned previously): $6 for the first 1,000 feet and $3 for each additional 500 feet or fraction thereof. 16 MM. — Silent films: $1 for the first 400 feet and 50 cents for each additional 200 feet or fraction thereof. Sound films: $2 for the first 400 feet and $1 for each additional 200 feet or fraction thereof. Additional prints: $1.50 for the first 400 feet and 75 cents for each additional 200 feet or fraction thereof. Trailers: $1 for each 100 feet or fraction thereof. Other (without film exchange license and/or not mentioned previously): $3 for the first 400 feet and $1.50 for each additional 200 feet or fraction thereof. APPEALS — $25 for each appeal. TELEVISION — Fees for films to be used for TV broadcasting are at the same rates as above. NEWSCLIP — $1.50 for each 500 feet or frac¬ tion thereof for newsclips added to a newsreel. Additional prints — $1 for each 500 feet or fraction thereof. AD FILMS — 50 cents for each 100 feet of film or fraction thereof for screen advertising film. SPECIAL FILMS — $5, or any lesser fee chargeable under these regulations, for each titled sub¬ ject of 35, 16 or 8 mm. film to be shown by an organization or society operating primarily for cultural, educational or chari¬ table purposes, to be shown not more than twice in the Province on a date or dates specified on a certificate from the Censor to accompany the film while in the Province, for the complete film. EXCHANGE LICENCES Exchange licences are issued by the Censor of Moving Pictures in Vancouver and the annual fees are $300 for 35 mm. and $25 for 16 mm. ALBERTA MOTION PICTURE CENSOR BRANCH Natural Resources Bldg., Edmonton, Alta. (Phone CA. 9-3310) Operates under the Provincial Secretary's De 151