Business Screen Magazine (1965-1966)

"<"() 67. "The Universal and InternaliiMial ■i \hibition" which is the highhght event of (lila's Centennial celebration next year. ill sving wide its gates on the man-made isBclin the St. Lawrence at Montreal on April j. vith that date just a bit more than six onis away, the F.ditors of Business Scrfi :n ifcbegun assembling the first of a series of «i chensive editorial reports on what proi^ to be the year's most exciting and tech . valuable proving ground for audiovisual tion. n: it is conservatively estimated that 50 .•nt of the industry pavilions at EXPO ncludc films and other relevant audioii media. n: a sizeable number of special theaters ling built for the showing of documentary formational films. a Festival of Canadian Films will be conjunction with the eighth Montreal ational Film Festival ( for theatrical . The Canadian films will range in and dimension (16, 35 and 70mm ) and B largely of a factual nature. A "First Category " World Exhibition i: behind the entire planning of EXPO le very significant advantage enjoyed by Vorld Exhibition" from the outset. It is rst "First Category" international exn ever held in the Western Hemisphere, nportance of that rating by the Bureau ternational Expositions established in is obvious. More than 70 nations will be ted at Montreal. The New York 's Fair, (1964-65) not recognized by ternational Bureau, wound up with only untries exhibiting. The Seattle World's 1962) was recognized by the Bureau, k'en a "Second Category" rating, le Canadian producers, with special note wley Films' pre-eminence in this regard, edominant in film production for the mial and EXPO 67, a sizeable number tinguished talents from the U. S. and .ountries are also involved. Walt Disney, hur Rank and Francis Thompson (proof To Be Alive.', the hit film at New are a few of the names identified todate. IntiTicir \ ii-« (if llio liii I'dtit of C.';iii;i(hi Xudihuiii in il I \|)0: it will he used for aiiihilioiis ])T(ijiruiii of hctuns. film shoaiiifis mid conferences n land lo lite Iniiiianities and the pure and applied sciences. ^^mmrw^9^rf d d^^fi wmimL^m 1 1 1 Chemical Group Pavilion, sponsored Inj C.I.I.., (. h< inccll. Cyananiid, Doic Cluntical, Shawini^an Chemicals and Union Carbide. Visitors icill see a "Kaleidoscope of Chemistry" thru films in threedimrn.\ional color, presented in three chambers; accompanied by electronic, natural sound effects. Crawleys" contribution includes a 1,200seat. five-theater, lOscreen show for the Canadian Government Pavilion and other widescreen show for the Canadian National Railway. The company's able and dynamic president. "Budge" Crawley, is also film con--ultant to the "Theme" Pavilions. Francis Thompson has been assigned a sixscreen color production to be made under the combined sponsorship of the Canadian Pacific Railway and Consolidated Mining and Smelting. It will have a Canada-wide "Youth" theme. Bell Telephone of Canada is sponsoring a Techniscope film presentation of the Canadian scene which Disney will produce. A consortium of five Canadian ^tecl companies has turned to the Short Films Group of the Rank Organization for a film with the "working " title, Man. Ruler of the Elements. This subject is to deal with man's conquest of his en\ironment. Theme of Expo is ".Man and I lis World " Pursuing the main theme of EXPO: "Man and His World" arc the 10 sub-themes which cover such subjects as Man and Life; Man and His Planet and Space; Resources for Man; Man and the Polar Regions; Man in the Community; and Man the Provider, to name a few. Within the separate Theme Pavilions devoted to each of these subjects, EXPO is sponsoring films lo carry out the subjects. For example: Man and Life will be supported by a complex of 15 "projections" which include films, loops and slides showing the dc itional Trade Center at Expo: this pavilion uill house the liusiness Canadian National Kailways' exhibit has clusler of geometric cells linked ipmcnt Bureau, sponsored by Chartered Hanks of Canada. In lies area to ti HW-seat film thiater. Tluine of "time and motion" teill be developed v.vi/icM ()/ other countries can meet tcith lluir Canadian eountirparts. by cells that ixemplify time, while the TOiii/m color film portrays motion.