CineMag (Apr 14, 1980)

ACFC Association of Canadian Film Craftspeople (416) 368-0978 The ACFC held its first Annual General Meeting March 30th, 1980 and very likely pulled another industry first — 45% per cent attendance at a general meeting! The new Council Representatives for 1980-81 instated at the meeting are : Camera — Henri Fiks, Construction Managers and Carpentry — Myles Roth, Continuity — Diane Parsons, Electrics — Bob Gallant, Grips — Mark Manchester, Props/ Sets — Linda McClelland, Sound — Tom Hidderley, Scenic Artists — Nick Kosonic, Special Effects — Gerald Lukaniuk, Stills Photography — John Williamson, Wardrobe — Kathy Vieira, Make-up — Suzanne Benoit, Hair — Jenny Arbour. Committee Reports was the business of the day. The following committees submitted information reports : Documentary-Chair — Richard Stringer/Paul Mitchnick — report by Greg Farrow on the documentary Contract. Trainee Programmes — Chair-Len Gilday — report by Brittney Burr on the many trainee programs being organized by ACFC. Constitution — Chair — Ken Post, a schedule of by-laws is in the works. Standards — Chair — David Ostriker — a new committee — a forum for members to discuss problems of ethics, behaviour ie. general standards for how ACFC runs itself. Guild Hall — Chair — John Williamson — an update on ACFC participation in the proposal for Guild Hall — a building to house Canadian theatre, film and televisiom guilds and unions to share common facilities. Contract — Chair — Frieder Hochheim — a new committee to take suggestions from members and make recommendations to Council on the use and vitality of the contract. Pension/ Benefits — Chair — John Thomson — another new committee. ACFC is now in a position to put invested monies to work in benefit schemes for members. The new Executive elected from the Council at their meeting April Ist, 1980 is : President — Douglas Ganton, Vice-President — Henri Fiks, Secretary — Diane Parsons, Treasurer — Tom Hidderley. ACEC is off to a busy start with ' (British ORGANIZATIONAL NEWS BPP FP TTHOSHSSSETSETETHEETEEEERETEREETTEEEESESHSRRESHEHRKEHRRERREECHRERHERORHRHEEEOHEKEEEEEHRHHHHEEEHHHHHHEEKSKSGSshseseeees. trainee programmes for members. The wardrobe department has organized an intensive ten-part seminar programme for beginners to costume designers. The grop de costume designers. The grip department has organized its first seminar for Directors of Photography, Grips and Gaffer/Electricians and any other departments interested in how those departments interact on set. ACFC ‘carpenters will soon be presenting ther “hands-on” training programs. The camera department is itself organizingg technical information on film stocks for seminar presentation. The membership is busy and involved in the organization, contracts are in negotiation for future productions, and the Martin-Paul production Clown White has just been signed to the ACFC contract. Our position is being solidified in the industry. Membership is now close to 300. We look good for the eighties ! ACTRA Association of Canadian Television and Radio Artists (416) 363-6335 TORONTO — Jack Gray, Toronto writer, was re-elected national president of ACTRA at the annual meeting of the Board of Directors in Toronto on January 26th and January 27th. Mr. Gray has been active in the union for many years, serving at different times as a national director, member of the executive and chairman of Fee SM Writers’ Council. The Board of Directors also reelected Bruce MacLeod, a B.C. performer, as first vice-president. Other ACTRA directors elected to the national executive were Barry McLoughlin (Ottawa), second vice-president; Jack Goth (Calgary), treasurer; Rob Forsyth (Toronto), chairman of the Writers’ Council ; Nanci Rossov (Toronto), chairperson of the Performers’ Council. Joyce Gordon and Sean Mulcahy, Toronto performers who served on the last executive, were elected members-atlarge. ACTRA members on the national Board of Directors are : Otto Lowy (British Columbia Performers’ Branch); Michael Mercer Columbia Writers’ Branch) ; Doug Paulson (Edmonton); Thirza Jones (Saskatche , CineMag » ton); Thirza Jones (Saskatchewan); Alice Poyser (Winnipeg) ; Alice Poyser (Winnipeg); Gino Marrocco, Paul Kligman, Jonathan Welsh, Bernard Cowan, Drew Russell and William Binney (Toronto .Performers’ Branch); John Hunter (Toronto Writers’ Branch; Victor Knight and Lyn Jackson (Montreal) ; John Porteous (Maritimes) ; Anne Budgell (Newfoundland and Labrador). BCFIA British Columbia Film Industry Association (604) 684-4712 The first general meeting of the year was held February 26 and the 1980 Executives were introduced as: President: Keith Cutler, Vice President : John Taylor, Secretary : John White, Treasurer: Cyrus Block. The association received a healthy number of new members and is happy to extend a warm welcome to them. The Honourable Pat Jordan sent a message to the BCFIA which was delivered to the meeting by Jan Campbell of ‘the Provincial Film Office. It read: “‘I am pleased to take note of the productive relationship that has been ripening over the past two years between the British Columbia Film Industry and the Ministry of Tourism. As you no doubt know, this co-operation brought into the province last year, $40 million in feature films and television productions, more than triple the amount in 1978. In 1980, we are hoping to see $100 million worth of film and television production carried out in locations throughout the province. As the new Minister of Tourism, I want to assure you that we will continue to do as much as we can in facilitating the growth of your industry and in fostering the growing reputation of British Columbia as an unparalleled backdrop and working environment for all types of film.” Since that time the BCFIA has received a letter from Ms. Jordan, Suggesting a meeting with both BCFIA executive and with the membership at large. Though she was not able to confirm a date at that time we are hoping to arrange a reception for mid-April. The Feature Film Financing Seminar is progressing well. The dates have been set at May 2nd and 3rd and the seminar is to be held at the Robson Square Media Centre. The event will feature noted speakers from Vancouver, Toronto, Edmon‘ton, Winnipeg and Los Angeles, will cover all major aspects of Feature Film Finance and will be of interest to anyone concerned with Feature Film Production. Seminar brochures will be sent to all BCFIA members early in April and pre-registration will begin April 14th. The Northwest'media Project is holding their second Feature film Seminar: “Distributing the Inde pendent Film” April 25th through 27th in Portland, Oregon. For details on this seminar, please contact the BCFIA office. _ CCFM The Council of Canadian Film Makers (416) 869-0716 The 250-member Association of Canadian Film Craftspeople (ACFC) is the newest member organization of the Council of Canadian Filmmakers. The latter, which reps 14,000 people working in film or television production in English Canada, welcomed the ACFC to the fold at its February. executive meeting. Other members of the CCFM include the Association of Canadian Televisior and Radio Artists (ACTRA), the Directors Guild of Canada (DGC), the Canadian Film Editors Guild (CFEG), the Canadian Society of Cinematographers, IATSE locals 644c and 873, the . National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians (NABET), the Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre, SGCTONF (the NFB UNION), and the British Columbia Film Industry Association. STUDIO. « EDITING ROOMS April 14, 1980 Archival Group TORONTO — Archives and the Arts, a conference sponsored by the Ontario Arts Council, in co-operation with the Ontario Archives and the Public Archives, is shedded for May 23 -.24, at Ottawa’s Na tional Arts Centre. ‘Participants will include representatives of public and private archival institutions, libraries and arts organizations, as well as artists, teachers, students and researchers. Conference follows the coun cils’s study of recommenda tions ef the Symons Commission report on Canadian Stud ies, Its findings documented the need to preserve a record of the national. cultural life, particularly to ensure materials for use in post-secondary Canadian studies programs. For further information about the conference, contact: Ar chives and the Arts, Ontario ‘Arts Council, Suite 500, 151 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario, M5S I1T6. Registration fee is $25.00, CNE Fest TORONTO — Canadian National Exhibition (C.N.E.) will: again feature a Film Competition and Festival, open to students in all post-secondary schools in Canada. It will be } held, for the first time, in the refurbished Carlsberg Festival Building Theatre during the 20 days of the Exhibition (August 13 September 1, 1980). Along with the new theatre, the CNE Film Competition and Festival announces inauguration of the Norman Jewison Award (of $2,000.00) to the Overall Winning Film. Festival Awards of $500.00 go to the Best Entry in Animation, Documentary, Experimental and Narrative categories. The panel of judges includes Gerald Pratley (Ontario Film Institute), Doug Eliuk (NFB), | Risa Shuman-Wiener (TV Ontario), Stan Fox (York Uni versity), and Peter Mallett (Sheridan College). STEENBECKS KEM MOVIOLAS 16/35 MIXING & TRANSFER VOICE BOOTH XENON PROJECTION i. doe Pee 67 PORTLAND ST. TORONTO MSV 2M9 AREA 416 PHONE 363-9421 = fF