Canadian Film Digest (Mar 1972)

Page scan 0002 from Canadian Film Digest

Record Details:

Title:
Canadian Film Digest
Date:
Mar 1972
Volume:
Canadian Film Digest (Mar 1972)
Leaf #:
0002
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Film Industry Trade Magazine",Canad
Collection:
Global Cinema, Hollywood Studio System, and Canada
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 27, 2024
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monthly | ConmenLery, I che Canadian | motion picture scene Encompassing the Canadian | Moving Picture Digest, founded in 1915, and the Canadian Film Weekly founded in 1941. IN THIS ISSUE “Somebody Must Be Doing Something Right”’ Page 5 ‘72 Paramount Convention and Godfather Debut Page 6 Albert Ruddy—“’Part Of The New Canadian Wave” Page 7 “Truckin” is Page 21 WintergardenRevisited Pages 24&25 | Managing Editor Michael L. Goldin Editor Emeritus Dan Krendel Assistant to the Editor Jocelyn Drainie Lithographed by General Printers Limited Canadian Film Digest is Published Monthly by Film Publications of Canada Ltd., 175 Bloor St. E., Toronto 285, Ont., Telephone 924-3701 Subscription: $5.00 per year (incl. yearbook) or .60 cents per issue. Second Class Mail Registration No. 2587 Postage Paid in Oshawa ty 0 c | 0. OF PHOENIXES, INNOVATIONS AND EXCLAMATIONS. It was said that after living for five hundred years a beautiful bird, upon consuming itself in fire, would rise from his ash remains whole and thus revisited his domain—well we’re certainly not five hundred years old and the rejuvination is not absolute! But. In point of fact we are thirty years old and what ever changes are and will be in effect will largely depend on you—the reader—not the Egyptological fowl. Innovations which are proposed for the Digest will be drawn from the wealth of experience and exposure of our readers, in so far, as material which will be found in a direct source or that of relative copy pertinent to a section of the publication. The innovations are as follows: will feature Guest Editorials and provide the magazine with a healthy cross-section of material concerning the status of the motion picture business. profile—canadian i in the ‘spotlight will feature a biographical article on a Canadian personality—be they producer/ director, actress, actor, distributor or exhibitor. canadian production | notes aside from normal coverage will feature an extensive event for an-up-and-coming Canadian picture. fadeouts—looking back will feature thet memorabilia of our indlstventne evolution of the historical/social aspects. videoviews will feature our cousins the Television Industry. Actually you will not see it in this issue as format has not been completed to date. | must stress once more that these new sections are and will be dependent on you—should you remain apathetic then you will get lots of fillers, mundane blurbs and reems of doodling paper. However, should we Canadians (who have and now are contributing greatly to the pulse beat of the motion picture business) support a source which bespeaks our actions—namely, Canadian Film Digest—then all will benefit. With your help we will be able to provide a representative publication to all concerned. To you, the reader, | offer a comprehensive magazine and the devotion which is vital to its existance. Your comments are welcome and necessary. Incidentally, the tinted glasses on the nose aren’t blinders. Lechael Steen Managing Editor 3