Canadian Film Digest Year Book (1978)

EXHIBITION BRITISH COLUMBIA Motion Picture Classification Ministry of Consumer & Corporate Affairs 140 E. 8th Ave. Vancouver, B.C. V5T 1R7 (604) 879-6564 Director: Mary-Louise McCausland Film Classification Screening fees: 35mm: Sound films: $6 for the first 1000 ft. of film. $3 for each additional 500 ft. or fraction thereof, Additional prints (one copy of which has already been approved by the Director): $4 for the first 1000 ft. of film. $2 for each additional 500 ft. or fraction thereof. Trailers: $3 for each trailer of 500 ft. or fraction thereof. Other: $8 for the first 1000 ft. of film; $4 for each additional 500 ft. or fraction thereof. 16mm: Sound films: $3 for the first 400 ft. $1.50 for each additional 200 ft. or fraction thereof. Additional prints (one copy of which has already been approved by the Director): $2 for the first 400 ft. of film. $1 for each additional 200 ft. or fraction thereof. Silent films: $1 for the first 400 ft. of film, and 50¢ for each additional 200 ft. or fraction thereof. Trailers: $2 for each trailer of 100 ft. or fraction thereof. Other: $4 for the first 400 ft. of film. $2 for each additional 200 ft. or fraction thereof. For the replacement of approval stamps or certificates which have been lost or destroyed in respect of a film already inspected by the Director, or for any alteration that requires a change in the records of the Director: $1 per titled subject. Theatre Licences General licence — $25 16mm only — $10 No moving picture theatre shall be opened to the public except after a licence therefor has been obtained from the Fire Marshal, which licence shall be kept posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises. The licence fees payable under the Fire Marshal Act for moving picture theatres shall be as follows: (1) If conducted in premises located in the cities of Vancouver or Victoria and not licensed under any subsequent clause of this regulation, provided the licence fee shall not exceed $300 or less than $75, for each seat 20¢ (2) If conducted in premises within the limits of any organized municipality or 22 FILM CLASSIFICATION corporation townsite, and not licensed under any subsequent clause of this regulation, where the seating capacity does not exceed 300 persons $65 For each seat in excess of 300, provided the fee shall not exceed the sum of $250 15¢ (3) If conducted in premises not licensed under any other clause of this regulation, where the seating capacity does not exceed 300 persons $55 For each seat in excess of 300, provided the fee shall not exceed the sum of $200 10¢ (4) If conducted in connection with a vaudeville or variety show and exhibiting moving pictures as part of the performance: For the first reel $100 For each additional reel $25 (5) If conducted in premises limited to a period of one month $50 (6) If conducted in open-air park: For one month $50 Fortwo months $75 Forthree months $100 For season, not exceeding six months $150 (6a) If conducted ina park or premises so equipped that moving pictures can be viewed by patrons while seated in motorvehicles parked in an enclosed space commonly known as a drive-in theatre, a fee calculated under sub-sections (2) or (3), as the case may be, based upon the assumption that the seating capacity of the park or premises is 2.5 times the number of motor-vehicles which the drive-in theatre can accommodate. (7) Itinerant licences for the exhibition of feature films, etc., good only in places endorsed on face of licence: For each day $10 For each week $40 For each month $100 (8) Itinerant licences, good only in places endorsed on face of licence, not more than four places to be covered by one licence: Good only two days in any calendar week in any one place $25 Good only three days in any calendar week in any one place $35 (9) Itinerant licences limited to small towns or villages, good only one day a week, not more than ten places to be covered by one licence $40 (10) If conducted under the auspices of a church, religious organization or educational institution other than a school or college holding a permit issued under regulation 45 of these regulations, or in aid of charitable work $1 (11) If conducted for the purpose of advertising anything whatsoever $50 Exchange Licences Annual fees: General $300 Limited (to six subjects) $50 Films exposed, developed and printed within the province $50 16mm $25 Screen advertising $25 ALBERTA Motion Picture Censor Board 12th Fl., CN Tower 10004 — 104 Ave. Edmonton, Alta. T5J OK5 (403) 427-2006 Minister: Hon. Horst A. Schmid Chairman: Owen G. Hooper Film Classification Screening fees: 35mm: $4 per 1000 ft. or fraction thereof; second and third prints $3 per 1000 ft. or fraction thereof; fourth and subsequent prints $1 per 1000 ft. or fraction thereof. Trailers $1 each. 16mm: $2 for each 400 ft. or fraction thereof; additional prints $1 for each 400 ft. or fraction thereof. Theatre Licences Fire Prevention Branch Dept. of Labour 10808 — 99th Ave., 7th Floor Edmonton, Alta. T5K 0G5 (403) 427-8392 Annual fees for theatres or places of amusement used for the exhibition of moving pictures, payable in advance, are as follows: (a) In every incorporated city having a population exceeding ten thousand: (1) Where the seating capacity exceeds fifteen hundred $400 (2) Where the seating capacity exceeds one thousand but does not exceed fifteen hundred $300 (3) Where the seating capacity exceeds six hundred and fifty but does not exceed one thousand $200 (4) Where the seating capacity does not exceed six hundred and fifty $100 (b) In an incorporated city having a pop ulation of ten thousand or less and in any