Cinema Canada (Mar 1983)

"8Z PRODUCTIONS e _-Film-by-film Canadian private-sector production for 1982 Canadian theatrical features Blue Monday / p p-c. Kinescope Films pNicolas Claremont d. A. Mazouz Cross Country / p p.c. Filmline Productions Inc. p. Pieter Kroonenburg, David Patterson d, Paul Lynch in Montreal, $3.1 million e negative pick-up by United Artists The Deserter /* p.c. Exile Productions p./d. Jack Darus in Vancouver, $250,000 For the Rest of our Lives / Bonheur d’occasion /* (w.t. The Tin Flute) p.c. Cine St. Henri Inc. / National Film Board of Canada p. Marie-Jose Raymond d, Claude Fournier in Montreal, $3.4 million e theatrical feature and 5 one-hour TV series; produced in French and English simultaneously. For Those I Loved / Au nom de tous les miens /* p-c. Les Productions Mutuelles (Mt) / Producteurs Associés (Paris) p. Claude Heroux, Jacques Strauss d. Robert Enrico in Montreal, France, U.S.A. and elsewhere, $10 million e a feature plus 6 one-hour series for TV; a Canada (25%) / France (75%) co-production The Hero p./d. John E. Guisbrecht in Saskatchewan Images in Reverse /c p.c. Quarter Moon Productions p./d. Carey Connor in Toronto, $500,000 e principle photography interrupted ; never completed Lucien Brouillard / c’ p.c. ACPAV p. Rene Gueissaz, Mare Daigle d, Bruno Carriere in Montreal ‘fhe Man From 5A/" (w.t. The Neighbour) p.c. Neighbour Film Inc, p. Claude Leger d. Max Fischer in Montreal / N.Y.C., $5.8 million Marie Chapdelaine / p* p.c. Astral Films Productions Ltd. The following is a list of private sector production for the year 1982, compiled by Cinema Canada, of the films that completed principal photo graphy between Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1983. If film titles are followed bya “p” ora “c”’ it means that certificationasa Canadian film, according to the guidelines of the department of Communications, is either under consideration (p for pending) or that provisional certification is awarded (c for certified). Final certification can be awarded only after full completion of a film. If an asterisk follows the title, the Canadian Film Development Corpo ration has participated financially. Those films listed under “Canadian” are those thought to fulfill the definition of the certification office (DOC) as Canadian. All other films are foreign. When the word “co-production” is used, it means an official treaty co-production, approved by the Minister of Communications (approval may be pending). Canada has treaties only with the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and Israel. d. Gilles Carle in Lac Baskatong, Québec, $4.5 million e a feature and TV mini-series Miri p.c. Astral Film Production / Roll Film Production p. Jim Kaufman, Israel Roll d. Tzipi Trope in Israel, $1 million e a Canada (33%) / Israel (66%) co-production ; Music of the Spheres/c* ~ p.c. Lightscape Motion Pictures Co. Ltd. p./d. Philip Jackson in Toronto, $110,000 Night Eyes w.t. Rats p.c. Film Trust Productions pPaul Kahnert, Charles Eglee d. Robert Clouse in Toronto, $1.6 million Of Unknown Origin / p* p.c. Mutual Productions p. Claude Héroux d. George Pan Cosmatos e co-financed by Warner Bros. Rien qu’un jeu/* p.c. Cine-Groupe Inc. p. Jacques Pettigrew, Monique Messier d. Brigitte Sauriol in Perce and Montreal, $1.2 million Le Ruffian p.c. Corporation Image M & M/ Parma Films / Les Films Christian Fletcher p. Rene Malo, Christian Flechner d. Jose Giovanni in Alberta, B.C. and Quebec and abroad, $5 million e a Canada (20%) / France (80%) co-production Scandale/c p.c. RSL Films Ltd. p. Robert Lantos, Stephen Roth d. George Mihalka Scissere/c p.c. Mettler Films pRon Repke d. Peter Mettler in Toronto, $18,000 e a student film which received excellent critical reviews See Screwballs /* (w.t. Crazy Times) p.c. Crazy Times Film Corporation p. Maurice Smith d. Rafal Zielinski in Toronto, $800,000 e negative pick-up by New World Sonatine/p* p.c. Corporation Image M & M Ltée pPierre Gendron d. Micheline Lanctot in Montreal, $1 million. The Terry Fox Story - p.c. Robert Cooper Films 11 Inc. p. Robert Cooper d. Ralph L. Thomas in Toronto, $2.5 million e produced in association with Home Box Office, CTV and Superchannel That’s-My Baby/c p.c. Gemini Film Productions Ltd. p./d. Edie Yolles in Toronto, $750,000 Foreign theatrical features Critical List p.c. Magder Film Producticns / Critica] List p. Zale Magder d. Sheldon Larry in Toronto e budget: $2 million Eureka p.c. Recorded Pictures Co. p. Jeremy Thomas d. Nicolas Roeg in British Columbia First Blood p.c. Carolco / Filmways-Orion p. Buzz Fietshans d. Ted Kotcheff in British Columbia Golden Seal p.c. Sam Goldwyn Jr. Productions p. Sam Goldwyn Jr. d. Frank Zuniga in British Columbia Graduates of Malibu High p.c. Star Cinema Productions pVictoria Maeyerlink d. Linda Foldes in British Columbia I Won’t Dance p-.c. Mont Blanc Productions p. Leo Fuchs d. Edouard Molinaro e made for MGM Once Upon A Time In America p.c. Regency Films p. Arnon Milchen / Regency Films N.Y. d. Sergio Leone e budget: $22 million, in Montreal and elsewhere Porky’s — The Next Day p.c. Astral Film Productions, Simon/ Reeves/Landsburg p. Don Carmody, Bob Clark d. Bob Clark in Florida e produced in association with 20th Century Fox Running Brave: The Story of Billy Mills p.c. Englander Productions p. Ira Englander d. Donald Shebib e budget: $8 million Skullduggery p.c. Wittman/Richter Films p. Peter Wittman and Ota Richter d. Ota Richter in Toronto The Space Hunter p.c. Zone Productions p. Don Carmody, John Dunning, André Link d. Lamont Johnson in Utah, British Columbia e budget: $12 million, with negative pick-up by Columbia Star 80 p.c. Ladd Co. p. Wolfgang Glattes d. Bob Fossey in British Columbia Strange Invaders p.c. Strange Invaders Co. p. Walter Coblenz p. Murray Shostak, Robert Baylis in Montreal, $600,000 18/Cinema Canada -— March 1983 —————————— I ’:=~ST =~