Cinema Canada (Mar-Apr 1975)

Stephen Chesley nipeg regional head Jerry Krepakevich, independent short filmmaker Pen Densham. Lamy emphasized the regional activities of the Board, along the way disclaiming rumours that English production would be moved to Toronto; rather, a regional office similar to Vancouver, Winnipeg and Halifax would be set up in Toronto, with English production in Montreal being frozen at its present size. Lamy then announced that an agreement had been worked out, but not yet signed, between the NFB and CBC for the Board to distribute CBC product via its distribution network. Only material (basically documentary) that the CBC has rights to, would be in the package. Whereupon the Board was censured in two particular areas. Pen Densham accused the Board of destroying private producers by undercutting prices, and Operating its outside dispensation of funds without tendering and with favouring too few companies or having too many bid on a project, thus destroying the private producer. Aellen ‘brought up the waste and duplication, in equipment and personnel, of the regional centres. Lamy replied that his goal was the same impetus role for growth in other regions that the NFB had caused in Québec, and said that he would look into the bidding system. Nothing really was resolved regarding prices, but filmmaker Michel Brault, who has had his tough times with the NFB, added a thought and a bright note when he said that he wanted his films seen by as many people as possible, therefore as cheaply as possible, and that even though the Board is fat, some great films are still being made, and they couldn’t be made anywhere else. The latter thought was echoed by all present, but, as Peter Pearson pointed out, private producers must be able to survive also. 1. Des Loftus 2. Michael Spencer 3. André Lamy 4. Allan Early 5. Bob Fothergill 6. Brassard, Tremblay 7. Joyce Weiland &. Kathleen Shannon 9. Greenberg, Pearson, Destounis Cinema Canada 7