Canadian Film Digest Year Book (1979)

GOVERNMENT ee Other Grants Filmmakers may be eligible for assistance through other grant programs administered by the Canada Council. These include: Arts Grants ‘‘A’’; Arts Grants ‘‘B’”; Short Term Grants; Project Cost Grants; Travel Grants; the Explorations Program. CANADIAN FILM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION C.P. 71 Tour De La Bourse, Ste. 2220 800 Place Victoria Montreal, Que. H4Z 2A8 (514) 283-6363 Chairman: Michel Vennat Executive Director: Michael J. McCabe Chief of Administration: Jacques Dick Production Supervisor: Pete Legault Production Personnel: Carole Langlois Distribution Personnel: Armand Cournoyer Public Relations Consultant: David Novek Members: Doris Anderson, Gary Duke, Donald Webster, Michel Vennat, James Domville (ex-officio) Branch: 111 Avenue Rd., Ste. 602 Toronto, Ont. M5R 3J8 (416) 966-6436 Deputy Director and General Counsel: Samuel V. Freeman Production Personnel: Ken Rosenberg, Denise Mulvey Distribution Personnel: Ken Rosenberg, Anne Brown Chief Story Consultant: Sydney Newman Objects and Powers (1) The objects of the Corporation are to foster and promote the development of a feature film industry in Canada, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Corporation may, in furtherance of its objects : (a) invest in individual Canadian feature film productions in return for a share in the proceeds from any such productions; (b) make loans to producers of individual Canadian feature film productions; and (c) advise and assist the producers of Canadian feature films in the distribution of such films and in the administration functions of feature film productions. (2) For the purposes of the CFDC Act, a “Canadian feature film” or ‘Canadian feature film production’ is a feature film or feature film production in respect of which the Corporation has determined (a) that the completed film will, in the judgment of the Corporation, have a significant Canadian creative, artistic and technical content, and that arrangements have been made to ensure that the individual copyright in the completed film will be benficially owned by an individual resident in Canada, by a corporation incorporated under the laws of Canada, or a province, or by any combination of such persons: or (b) that provision has been made for the production of the film under a co-production agreement entered into between Canada and another country. (3) The Corporation shall not be regarded as a partner in any film production in which it may invest and its liability shall be limited to the amount of its investment in the production. 120 (4) The Corporation shall, to the greatest possible extent consistent with the performance of its duties under this Act, consult and cooperate with departments, branches and agencies of the Government of Canada and of the governments of the provinces having duties related to, or having aims or objects related to those of the Corporation. Programs The Corporation assists Canadian feature film producers by pro viding development, interim and investment financing for films that meet its criteria on Canadian content, financing, completion and distribution. The Corporation assists Canadian distribution companies by supplementing their budgets in the launching of Canadian feature films released in Canadian theatres. The Corporation assists Canadian feature film producers in developing screenplays. Its investment could cover the cost of securing an option on a Canadian novel, retaining an experienced screenwriter and certain other expenses relating to the project. Co-Productions Since February 1976, the CFDC has been designated by the Secretary of State as administrator of co-production treaties between the Goverment of Canada and participating countries. Canada has coproduction agreements with the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Israel and Germany. The treaty with France specifies a percentage limit of 80:20 for the proportion of involvement between the majority and minority partners in the co-production. The agreements with the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany and Israel specify 70:30. The terms of the co-production require that the artistic and technical input of each country, as well as the financial participation, should reflect its proportionate involvement in the film. Also spelled out in each co-production treaty is the minimum participation of the minority partner. The finished film is considered a national film by both countries. As administrator, the CFDC receives all applications, studies and evaluates them and makes recommendations to the Secretary of State. When a film has been completed the producer must provide an audited statement of costs and screen the film, after which a final recommendation is made to the Minister. All co-production applications are forwarded to Pete Legault at the CFDC’s Montreal office. NATIONAL FILM ARCHIVES 344 Wellington St. Ottawa, Ont. K1A ON3 (613) 995-1311 Mailing Address: 395 Wellington St. Ottawa, Ont. K1A ON3 Director: Sam Kula Associate Director: William Galloway Acquisitions: Ken Larose Cataloguing: Jean Guenette Documentation and Public Service: Jana Vosikovska Sound Archives: Emest Dick Technical Services: George Bova A division of Public Archives Canada with exclusive authority for acquisition and conservation of film, videotape and sound recordings in the national interest, and with authority to document and make available such resources for scholarly and cultural purposes. ie PR@tBRReeeeeteHeekeHEeeeret. te |