Canadian Film Digest (Jul 1971)

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Record Details:

Title:
Canadian Film Digest
Date:
Jul 1971
Volume:
Canadian Film Digest (Jul 1971)
Leaf #:
0001
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Film Industry Trade Magazine",Canad
Collection:
Global Cinema, Canada, and Hollywood Studio System
Format:
periodicals
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library, Canadian Picture Pioneers, Paul Moore and Jessica Whitehead
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:

Canadian Film Digest

Editors: Dan Krendel (1971-72), Garth Drabinsky (1972-76)

Canadian Film Digest (1971-76) was owned and published by Nat Taylor’s Film Publications of Canada, Ltd., and initially edited by Dan Krendel, who had edited What’s New? (1942-74) and originated Ballyhoo (1952-61) for nationally-dominant chain, Famous Players Canada, Ltd., also Taylor’s exhibition partner. Despite these ties to a Paramount-controlled theatre chain, the magazine nonetheless aimed to provide news and features about all aspects of the industry across Canada, exhibition, distribution and production. The Digest began when an attempted 1970 renewal of Canadian Film Weekly (1942-70) was short-lived. Taylor decided to relaunch under an entirely new title with a more contemporary, colour layout. Taylor later hired young Garth Drabinsky to edit, impressed by his initiative publishing Impact (1972), a lobby give-away for moviegoers. Drabinksy’s interest turned to film producing in 1977, letting the Digest come to an end, although he and Taylor continued to collaborate in building the original 18-screen Cineplex at Toronto’s Eaton Centre. Canadian Film Digest also published an annual directory Canadian Film Digest Yearbook (1971-86), which similarly continued Canadian Film Weekly Year Book (1951-70), and subsequently became Film Canada Yearbook (1986-2007). Because Canadian Film Digest originated in the Canadian Film Weekly, which had incorporated Canadian Moving Picture Digest (1917-57), which in turn had merged with Canadian Universal Bulletin (1915-18), the magazine dated its roots back to 1915, a single thread of ownership publishing these main periodicals and annuals of English Canada’s film press.

– Paul Moore, March 2024

Date Added:
June 13, 2024
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SYDNEY NEWMAN, a profile Government Film Commissioner and Chairman of the National Film Board of Canada, Syd Newman has come a long way since that day in 1941 when he got a job with the N.F.B. as an assistant film editor. A native of Toronto, prior to joining the N.F.B. Mr. Newman practiced commercial and fine art as well as professional photography. Following his experience in film editing he was given directorial status which included the direction of films produced for the Canadian Armed Forces and war information shorts. As a full producer in 1945 he was in complete charge of the CANADA CARRIES ON series, outlining the country’s war efforts, and shown commercially in nearly every theatre in Canada. From 1947 to 1952 he was named Executive Producer in charge of all films designed for theatrical use. During this period he supervised the production of over 300 documentaries. For a brief period, in 1949-50 he was on loan to NBC-TV in New York. In 1952 Syd Newman joined CBC-TV in Toronto as Supervisor of remote sports and features, and produced the first N.H.L. games and Grey Cup games. From 1954 to 1958 he took on the chore of Supervisor of Drama, which included such items as the General Motors Theatre, Arthur 2 ~ =e T |. Te rT oe ES | ri: = = <b a r} a a \ Hailey’s FLIGHT INTO DANGER, the Ford Theatre, Canada bond shows etc. Syd spent the years between 1958 and 1970 in England, first from 1958 to 1962 as Head of Drama for ABCTV, where he produced such hits as ARMCHAIR THEATRE, THE AVENGERS, etc. In 1963 he moved over to the BBC-TV as head of their Drama Group, in charge of all drama, some 720 individual drama programs a year with a budget of over $19,000,000.00. Among his successes he fondly recalls THE FORSYTE SAGA and CATHY COME HOME. In 1969 he joined Associated British Picture Corporation as an executive director of feature films, and in 1970 moved back to Canada at the invitation of the C.R.T.C. as special advisor to the chairman Mr. Pierre Juneau, and acting director of the Broadcast Programs Branch. On August 24th, 1970 he was appointed Government Film Commissioner and Chairman of the National Film Board of Canada. Syd Newman picked up many honours along the way, including the Desmond Davis Award from the British Society of Film and Television Arts (1967)...the Zeta Award for outstanding service to writers, presented by the Writers Guild of Great Britain (1970). He has also been named a Knight of Mark Twain by the Mark Twain Society of America, a Fellow of the Society of Film and Television Producers of Great Britian, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Art in Great Britain. No greater compliment could possibly be paid to Syd Newman’s enviable status in the industry than the following, written by Maurice Wiggins of the London Times, one of London’s leading T.V. critics. ‘British Television will never be the same again without Mr. Newman who has had more influence on Television than any single individual with the possible exception of former BBC chief Sir Hugh Green”. Welcome back to Canada Syd, and may your stay be a long and fruitful one. Sydney Newman makes his home in Montreal, is married and is the father of three daughters aged 17, 21 and 23. UNIVERSAL NAMES BRAGER TORONTO BRANCH MANAGER William Soady, National Sales Manager for Universal in Canada has confirmed the appointment of Michael Brager as manager of the Toronto branch. Mike Brager joined Universal in the Calgary office in 1948, serving in shipping, booking, selling and finally as Branch manager. From 1965 to 1970 he moved to the Calgary office of Twentieth Century Fox, then on to Toronto to head the Universal branch. We wish Mike Brager every success in his new and important assignment.