Canadian Film Weekly (Apr 17, 1957)

Page 4 CBC FILM BUYING (Continued from Page 1) Canadian private studios and USA studios since 1953. Listed as question No. 49 under the heading C.B.C. Film Purchases, they are of special interest because the answers by the Hon. J. J. McCann, the Minister who reports to Parliament for the CBC, show the growth of CBC-TV film purchases from all three sources, especially private Canadian studios. Mr. Dinsdale’s query: 1. How many films produced by the national film board were purchased by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation TV, during each year since 1953, and ‘how many of these were (a) entertainment; (b) documentary; (c) commercial films? 2. What was the total cost of these films? 3. How many films produced by private Canadian studios were purchased by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation TV, during this period, and how many of these were (a) entertainment; (b) documentary; (c) commercial films? 4. What was the total cost of these films? 5. How many films produced by U.S.A. studios were purchased by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation TV, during this period, and how many of these were (a) entertainment; (b) documentary; (c) commercial films? 6. What was the total cost of these films? Reply by the Hon. J. J. McCann: 1, 3 and 5. Information regarding different categories of film and footage would be difficult and costly to compile and it is understood that the honourable member will accept information based on costs. 2, 4 and 6. The C.B.C. advises the following payments were made in the periods indicated for the purchase, rental, production, and processing of film: April 1, 1953—March 31, 1954: National film board of Cineee: ee a e Canadian private film maustry io 168 OTS United States films ......... 244,356 April 1, 1954—March 31, 1955: National film board of Canada 2a S07 384 Canadian private film IAGUSUTY wi otk 624,074 United States films ............ 638,016 April 1, 1955—March 31, 1956: National film board of CANAGG ook LO LO Canadian private film SOUS os St 1046751 United States films ........... 1,204,885 9 months: April 1, 1956—Jan. 31, 1957: National film board of Canada pe te OG ae Canadian private film MMI occ LL United States films ............ 853,966 "Abandon Ship!’ New Title Abandon Ship! is the new title for Columbia’s Tyrone Power-Mai Zetterling-Lloyd Nolan starrer known in work as Seven Waves Away. CANADIAN FILM WEEKLY News Notes MAN. EXHIBS ASK TAX SUSPENSION Suspension of the Manitoba amusement tax on theatre admissions for a two-year period was asked by the Manitoba Motion Picture Exhibitors Association in a brief recently presented to the Provincial Government. In the petition, said Harry Hurwitz, president of the Association, it was pointed out that lack of business due to TV had cause 23 per cent of the theatres in the Greater Winnipeg area to close. Hurwitz stated that the tax concession granted last year was not enough. The Manitoba Government makes between $300,000 and $400,000 annually on the tax, which is, roughly, ten per cent on tickets over 30 cents. Representatives of Winnipeg hockey, football and baseball loops have asked that their exemption from the amusement tax be extended. CBC TO HEAR TV APPLICATIONS Applications for a new TV station and for three satellites to existing TV transmitters will be heard by the Board of Governors at its next meeting, scheduled for April 30 in Ottawa. Share transfers by three companies operating TV stations and an increase in power for another is also on the agenda. Radio Station CJDC Limited of Dawson Creek, BC will apply for a permit to establish a new TV station in that community on Channel 5. CKSO Radio Limited will request permission to establish a TV satellite on Channel 3 at Elliot Lake, Ontario and J. Conrad Lavigne Enterprises Limited will make similar representations for a satellite at Kapuskasing, Ontario on Channel 3 and at Kirkland Lake, Ontario on Channel 9. Share transfer requests are by CHEK-TV Limited of Victoria, BC, 21 common shares; Western Manitoba Broadcasters Limited (CKX-TV and CKX) Brandon, Manitoba, 10 common shares; and Radio Station CKNX Limited (CKNX-TV and CKNX), Wingham, Ontario, 78,832 common shares. An increase in power is being asked by Niagara Television Limited for CHCH-TV in Hamilton, Ontario. AAP TO BUY REPUBLIC STUDIO? Associated Artists Productions’ Elliot Hyman is reported negotiating for the purchase of Republic Studios in a deal that would merge the two companies and give AAP, formerly known as PRM, a lot on which to produce films. The AAP-PRM syndicate, which originally was headed by Lou Chesler, George R. Gardiner and Maxwell Goldhar, all of Toronto, bought the pre-1948 backlog of Warner Bros. films, along with the rights to remake any of the 850 features. It is this production remake rights which is believed to be behind the studio purchase deal. : In successive moves PRM, after its takeover by the Toronto group, acquired AAP and its sales organization as an outlet to TV for its films and Hyman, the former AAP president, became managing director of the amalgamated companies, with Chesler as chairman of the board, Gardiner president and Goldhar v-p. Next followed the acquisition of a Canadian company, Donnell & Mudge Limited, a coporate shell, and the converting of it to a films-for-TV sales organization with Garfield Cass as general manager and v-p. A “conflict of policy’ over a products manufacturing company controlled by the group caused Gardiner to withdraw from the syndicate completely two months ago. in Eastmancolor, or black and white ASN” makes your TRAILERS right! no custom's delay to get you nervous they're Canadian-made for faster service! “ASSOCIATED SCREEN NEWS 2000 Northcliffe Ave., Montreal April 17, 1957 OSCAR DERBY (Continued from Page 1) film industry in the Province. Early reports from other districts indicate that the story will be the same right across Canada. In Toronto alone over 110,000 entries were submitted, 40,000 to The Toronto Star and the balance to local theatres, while for the province as a whole more than half a million forms were entered. Incomplete reports from Manitoba estimate that entries there will total some 125,000, with 40,000 being received by the Winnipeg Free Press, which had the competition on an exclusive basis for the whole Province, and the remainder by theatres. So valuable is the reader interest evoked by the Sweepstakes that The Toronto Star has put in its bid for the 1958 contest. Speaking of the amount of priceless publicity the tie-in with newspapers has created, H. C. D. (Dick) Main, national co-ordinator for the Sweepstakes, stated that ‘‘Newspaper co-operation was a marked success. Many publications, especially in Ontario, which have a firm policy of no free publicity, came through in a most encouraging and satisfactory way.” Of all the Ontario entries only three had all 13 categories answered correctly. Two were submitted by a husband and wife, Mr. and Mrs. J. Pawlik, in London and the other was from Cecil Barr in Cornwall. A tie-breaking essay on Why I Like the Movies was arranged by The Star and the winner of the Oldsmobile selected by the Toronto daily was Barr. The Pawliks will get the top London area prizes. In Toronto 15 persons tied with nine correct answers and after a separate tie-breaker, also set up by The Star, the local prizes, which included Inglis range, washer, dryer and hot water boiler, were awarded. The Toronto Star checked every Toronto entry, as well as all top contenders from the rest of Ontario. In Winnipeg there were no correct entries and only one had ten answers right, with the result that the car will go to that person when the name is released. The Winnipeg Free Press checked all submissions for the whole Province. In British Columbia and Quebec, the other two regions which have cars for the top prizes, the tabulations are still under way. | iciaieaiaiatiaiaiaiintinmemmeaaemmamaenel OUR BUSINESS (Continued from Page 3) ers is, of course, always paramount. Yet another ingredient is also very important — namely, that of our selling and showmanship. Whether business is on the plateau or in the valley the boxoffice receipts will always be somewhat greater because of that little extra effort put into selling by showmen.