Canadian Film Digest Year Book (1980)

ET EROS GUILDS & ASSOCIATIONS Since 1970 the OFA has runan annual Film Showcase in March/April, providing a major marketplace for 16mm non-theatrical films. It is an opportunity for 16mm film producers/ distributors to screen new films for public, regional and special collection film librar ians, AV co-ordinators, media consultants, . educators, film society representatives and personnel from government, business and industrial film agencies — all of whom purchase or recommend the purchase, rental or lease of films. OFA also sponsors the Grierson Film Seminar as a forum for filmmakers and film users to discuss trends and techniques in documentary films and periodic workshops‘and screening sessions to promote film awareness. PERFORMING RIGHTS ORGANIZATION OF CANADA LIMITED 41 Valleybrook Dr. Don Mills, Ont. M3B 2S6 (416) 445-8700 President: Gordon F. Henderson, Q.C. Vice-President & Managing Director: S. Campbell Ritchie Secretary-Treasurer: Glyn Smallwood Manager/General Licensing: Jack Buckley Directors: Wm. Harold Moon, Gordon F. Henderson, Q.C., S. Campbell Ritchie, Glyn Smallwood, John Beckwith, Paul Horn, Carole Risch, Tony M. Tobias Regional Offices: 1462 West Pender St. Vancouver, B.C. V6G 2S2 (604) 688-7851 2001 University St., Ste. 1140 Montreal, Que. H3A 2A6 (514) 849-3294 Each motion picture theatre in Canada, whether indivual or a chain, is obligated to pay to Performing Rights Organization of Canada Limited an annual licence fee for the right to perform music in its repertoire, or the repertoires of foreign performing right organizations represented in Canada by P.R.O. Canada. The licence fees have been collected from theatres on behalf of writers, composers and music publishers since 1966. The fees collected must be approved annually by the Copyright Appeal Board in Ottawa. The courts uphold the fact that it is unlawful to operate a motion picture theatre in Canada without a P.R.O licence for the performance in Canada of its dramaticomusical works during the calendar year 1980. Tariffs are printed in “The Canada Gazette” and the one pertaining to theatres is: THEATRES For a theatre licence covering operations at any time during the year, the annual fee is charged on seating capacity as follows: Seating Capacity Annual Fee Wp tovaogiseats (esas vrebe acess $12.00 500-999 seats: 50s nvnewr anne dove 24.00 1,000 seats and over ...........45. 42.00 The seating capacity of Drive-In Theatres shall be three times the maximum number of automobiles which may be accommodated at any one time. Theatres operating three days or less per week shall pay one-half of the above rates. For theatres operating for less than 12 months in each year, the fee payable shall be reduced by 1/12th for each full month during the year in which no operations occur. Minimum fee, $10. A license obtained under this item of the tarrif shall not be deemed to authorize any concert, recital of classical music or live performance when the exhibition of one or more films is not an integral part of the program. These performances shall be licensed under Item Number 5 of this tariff. THE SOCIETY OF FILM MAKERS See: The Canadian Academy of Film and Television Arts and Sciences. SOCIETY OF MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION ENGINEERS (SMPTE) Head Office: 862 Scarsdale Ave. Scarsdale, N.Y. 10583 (914) 472-6606 Executive Director: Donald F. Breidt President: Robert M. Smith Toronto Section: Chairman: Hellmut H. Berger Baton Broadcasting P.O. Box 9 Toronto, Ont. M4A 2M9 (416) 291-9111 Montreal/Ottawa/Quebec/Section: Chairman: Grant Dearnaley National Film Board of Canada P.O. Box 6100, Station A Montreal, Que. H3C 3H5 (514) 333-3200 SYNDICAT NATIONAL DU CINEMA 1110 rue Bleury, Chambre 104 Montreal, Que. H2Z 1N4 (514) 861-2036/861-2080 President: Serge Gregoire Vice-President: Richer Francoeur Secretary: Louise Surprenant Treasurer: Marianne Feaver VARIETY CLUBS INTERNATIONAL VARIETY CLUB OF ONTARIO Tent 28 The Westbury Hotel, Ste. 1721 475 Yonge St. Toronto, Ont. M4Y 1X7 (416) 961-7300 Executive Director: Robert Lester 1980 Crew: Chief Barker: Fred S. Lett Ist Assistant: Jack Sturman 2nd Assistant: Fraser Neal Dough Guy: Norman Griesdorf Property Master: Al Dubin ' Canvasmen: Paul Armstrong, Jack Baker, Donn Breslin, John Ginou, Moe Himelfarb, Nate Hoffman, Gord Josie, Syd Koffman, Joe Warecki, Harry Weston, Roy Wilson. Fixer: Sydney Chertkoff Photographer: Len Bishop Chaplains: Father Matthew G. Meehan, Rev. Hugh MacDonald, Rabbi Jordan Pearlson. Tent 28 Charter Members The Variety Club of Toronto, later changed to the Variety Clubs of America (which became Variety Clubs International) in September, 1945, and its interim crew made up of charter members was confirmed in February, 1946. The first crew was comprised of the late John J. Fitzgibbons, Chief Barker; Paul L. Nathanson, 1st Assistant C.B.; the late L.M. Devaney, 2nd Assistant C.B.; the late B.S. Okun, Dough Guy; the late O.R. Hanson, Property Master; and the late Wm. P. Covert, H.L. Nathanson, the late Ben Freedman, the late Gordon Lightstone, Ernest Rawley and N.A. Taylor, Canvasmen. Past Chief Barkers John J. Fitzgibbons, 1946-47-48; Morris Stein, 1949-50; J.J. Chisholm, 1951; R.W. Bolstad, 1952-53; Wm. Summerville Jr., 1954; Harry S. Mandell, 1955; the late David Griesdorf, 1956; N.A. Taylor, 1957-58; Dan Krendel, 1959; John J. Fitzgibbons Jr., 1960; Phil Stone, 1961; Lionel Lester, 1962; George Altman, 1963; Robert Hall, 1964-65; Jack Bernstein, 1966-67; Frank H. Strean, 196869; Sam Shopsowitz, 1970-71; Stan Sobol, 1972; Doug Wells, 1973-74; Alex Stewart, 1975-76; Robert Lester, 1977; Reg Bovaird, 1978-79; Fred S. Lett, 1980. The Heart Award In 1947 the late Peter Campbell, then president of the Maple Leaf Baseball Club, was singled out by Variety for his great fund raising efforts and presented with a gift to symbolize it. The following year Conn Smythe, president of the Maple Leaf Baseball Club was similarly honoured. It was then decided to make an annual award to the Barker who had made the most outstanding contribution to the work of Variety each year. This was to be known as the Heart Award. 131