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100 Québécois qui ont fait le XXe siècle

100 Québécois qui ont fait le XXe siècle looks at the lives of major figures who helped shape Quebec society during the last century. What did these important men and women achieve, and how and why did they do so? In answering these questions, the series also explores the role of the “hero” throughout history: Is not a hero someone who serves as an instrument of collective will, channeling a force much stronger than him- or herself?

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13 x 60 minutes

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Producers

Daniel Proulx

France Choquette

Jean Roy

Director

Jean Roy

Scriptwriter

Daniel Proulx

Hosts

André Champagne

Michèle Dagenais

Production

Productions Eurêka ! inc.
225, rue Roy Est Bureau 208
Montreal, Quebec
H2W 1M5
(514) 272-3500
(514) 272-9452
info@eureka-tv.com
www.eureka-tv.com

Distribution – Canada (Educational and institutional)

CinéFête
1586, rue Fleury Est
Bureau 210
Montreal, Quebec
H2C 1S6
(514) 858-0300
(514) 858-0442
info@cinefete.ca

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1701 The Great Peace of Montreal

In 1701, Montréal was the site of the Great Peace, a pact between the French and some 40 Native nations. Although the treaty helped foster development in the New World, it also entailed the strategic withdrawal of the Native nations, a policy aimed at ensuring their survival. How do things stand today, some 300 years later? This documentary examines the contemporary repercussions of the historic treaty through the eyes of Native people.

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52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jean-Yves de Banville

Executive Producer

Jean Huppé

Director

Karl Parent

Scriptwriter

Michel Noël

Production/Distribution

Entreprises de Création Panacom
1280, avenue Bernard Bureau 300
Outremont, Quebec
H2V 1V9
(514) 273-4458
(514) 273-8065
ecp@ecptelevision.com

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Adventures in Breathing

At the age of 14, filmmaker Karen Murray was diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a chronic lung disease. She was assessed for a double lung transplant in January 2001 and confronted some harsh realities. Without the transplant, she would die. This documentary follows Karen’s journey, from the time she signs the release to be put on the transplant list, through the eventual operation and recovery. It is a deeply personal account of how being a transplant recipient has affected her life and the lives of those around her.

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48 minutes

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Producer

Vickie Fagan

Executive Producer

Karen Murray

Directors

Karen Murray

Vickie Fagan

Narrator

Karen Murray

Production

Digital Video Productions
240 Bayview Dr., Unit 20
Barrie, Ontario
L4N 5E9
(705) 734-9932
(705) 734-1871
dvp@digitalvideo.ca
www.digitalvideo.ca

OKM Communications
338 Willowdale Ave.
Toronto, Ontario
M2N 5A2
(416) 225-5736
(416) 225-5774
karinnamm@sympatico.ca

Distribution

Digital Video Productions
240 Bayview Dr., Unit 20
Barrie, Ontario
L4N 5E9
(705) 734-9932
(705) 734-1871
dvp@digitalvideo.ca
www.digitalvideo.ca

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Adventures in Rock

Jack Richardson is recognized as the “Godfather” of the Canadian music industry, the man who almost single-handedly built the Canadian rock & roll scene starting in the mid sixties. He produced all 14 of the Guess Who’s albums, including the classic, American Woman. He launched Alice Cooper’s career and produced Bob Seger’s Night Moves. Featured in the documentary are Randy Bachman, Burton Cummings, Alice Cooper, Bob Ezrin and Phil Ramone, who talk about Jack’s influence on their careers.

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48 minutes

Colour

Producer

Bruce Carter

Executive Producers

Bob Ezrin

Garth Richardson

Mike McCarty

Bruce Carter

Director

Bruce Carter

Scriptwriters

Kim Jarmyn Carter

Bruce Carter

Narrator

Mike Guinta

Production

Bruce Carter Productions Inc.
19 Langarth St. E.
London, Ontario
N6C 1Y9
(519) 679-0443
(519) 435-7094
(519) 435-7100
bcarter@odyssey.on.ca

Distribution – Canada

Diane Boehme CHUM-TV
299 Queen St. W.
Toronto, Ontario
M5V 2Z5
(416) 591-575
(416) 591-8497

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Among the Disappeared

Shot in Canada and Cambodia, Among the Disappeared is a hard-hitting documentary about the Khmer Rouge regime, told in a powerful and original way. By looking intimately at the lives of the Ear family, those who survived and those who did not, the film reveals the true and real horror of Cambodian history. Among the Disappeared is the fourth episode in the documentary series Scarred by History.

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60 minutes

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Producers

Gerald B. Sperling

Mashizan Masjum

Executive Producers

Gerald B. Sperling

Gladius Kulothungan

Director

Guo Fangfang

Scriptwriter

Maggie Siggins

Narrator

Eva Petryshyn

Cast

Kodaim Ear

Hong Ear

Vuoch Ear

Production

Four Square Productions
1808 Smith St.
Suite 220
Regina, Alberta
S4P 2N4
(306) 525-9888
(306) 525-8588
4square.ca@sk.sympatico.ca
www.4square.ca

Coproduction Singapore

Crest Communications
47A Kampung Bahru Rd.
Singapore

169361
(65) 324-3834
(65) 324-3835
svbina@singnet.com.sg

Distribution

Dark Horse Entertainment
102 - 2935 Spruce St.
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6H 3N6
(604) 734-0390
(604) 734-0380
dark_horse@telus.net
www.darkhorse-ent.com

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Art d'être parent II (L')

Becoming a parent is about creating new life and watching that life evolve into something unique. It’s about forging a new relationship into which you pour all your desires, ambitions, beliefs, intuitions and emotions. Being a parent also involves learning how to avoid laying down your brush before the work is finished – finding the courage to keep working until your “art” no longer needs your attention, until your child is ready, in turn, to undertake his own act of creation.

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17 x 47 minutes

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Producers

Louise Viens

Jacques Bonin

Claude Veillet

Associate Producer

Lucie Veillet

Directors

Jean-Pierre Maher

Norbert Pickering

Jean-François Després

Host

Geneviève Rioux

Production

Téléfiction Productions inc.
4446, boul. Saint-Laurent
7^e étage
Montreal, Quebec
H2W 1Z5
(514) 499-0972
(514) 844-5498
information@telefiction.com
www.telefiction.com

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Artiste dans l'âme

This documentary series features 26 Canadian artists. In each installment, two artists exchange one of their works and reinterpret it according to their own personal styles. Offering insight into the creative process, each program attempts to demystify and de-mythologize the artist. The series invites us to briefly share in the artist’s life, allowing us to both “see” and “hear” the world through the artist’s very soul.

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13 x 25 minutes

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Producer

Aurore Thériault

Executive Producers

Monique Leblanc

Michael R. Leblanc

Directors

Monique Leblanc

Pamela Gallant

Renée Blanchar

Charles Thériault

Scriptwriter

Monique Leblanc

Cast

Various / Divers

Production

CinImage Productions Inc.
39, av. Bromley
Moncton, New Brunswick
E1C 5T8
(506) 386-1616
(506) 855-7025
cinimage@rogers.com

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Attempted Murder

After having survived an attempt on his life by criminal biker gangs, Montréal reporter Michel Auger recounted his story in a bestselling book, L’Attentat. Based on Auger’s book, this documentary, told in the style of an investigative report, looks at crime in Quebec and Canada and explains how it has evolved over the last 30 years. Auger puts himself at the centre of his investigation and revisits some of the incidents in his life.

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48 minutes

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Producer

Jacques W. Lina

Executive Producers

Julien Béliveau

Jacques W. Lina

Director

Daniel Creusot

Scriptwriters

Michel Auger

Michel Creusot

Narrator and Host

Michel Auger

With

Jean-Pierre Charbonneau

Production

Orbi-XXI Productions
3629, rue St-Denis
Montreal, Quebec
H2X 3L6
(514) 843-6919
(514) 843-9321
production@orbi-xxi.ca

Distribution

ORBI-XXI Distribution inc.
2010, rue Plessis
Bureau 300
Montreal, Quebec
H2L 2Y3
(514) 843-6919
(514) 843-9321
jwlina@orbi-xxi.ca

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Back to Pikangikum

An Aboriginal and former television reporter, filmmaker Coleen Rajotte was deeply affected by a trip to the Pikangikum First Nation in 1994. Pikangikum, located in northwestern Ontario, has one of the highest suicide rates in the world. What has changed since Rajotte’s visit? Has the suicide epidemic worsened or improved? What is being done in communities across Canada to tackle this problem? What Coleen Rajotte finds out will shock and outrage viewers.

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48 minutes

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Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Coleen Rajotte

Production

Rajotte Productions Inc.
58 Home St.
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3G 1W6
(204) 786-2798
(204) 775-8091
rajotte@mts.net

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Bar Life

An exposé of bar culture, Bar Life examines the personal stories, peculiar circumstances, triumphs and traumas of those involved in an industry fueled by romance and funded by alcohol. From rock clubs to dance bars, the series offers a multi-layered look at bar owners, patrons, bartenders and psychologists, and covers sexual mores and tribal events, musical and fashion particulars. An engaging and provocative inquiry into a thriving and unique culture.

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6 x 22 minutes

Colour

Producers

Keith Holding

Diane Robinson

Executive Producers

Phil Dunn

Paul Quigley

Director

Keith Holding

Scriptwriter

Ron Leblanc

Production/Distribution

Bar Life Productions Ltd./Mediatribe Interactive Inc.
55 Antioch Dr.
Toronto, Ontario
M9B 5V5
(416) 617-2276
(416) 621-6069
kholding@mediatribe.com

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Bare Naked Truth: The Life & Times of the Barenaked Ladies (The)

The Barenaked Ladies are five guys from Scarborough, Ontario, who started their musical careers jamming in their parents’ rec rooms more than a decade ago. Their smart, catchy tunes about suburban teenage life caught the ear of a generation. Today, they are grown-up, international pop music stars. Offering viewers intimate access to band members and great music from exclusive concert footage, The Bare Naked Truth tells the revealing story of the Barenaked Ladies’ extraordinary journey to success.

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52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Barbara Barde

Director

David Langer

Scriptwriter

Paul McGrath

Narrator

Ralph Benmergui

Production/Distribution – Canada

Take 3 Productions Inc.
49 Spadina Ave.
Suite 302
Toronto, Ontario
M5V 2J1
(416) 595-5850
(416) 595-5851
lstregger@upfront.ca

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Bien commun : l'assaut final (Le)

Water, seeds, genes, healthcare, traditional and current knowledge – very few things today are not considered to be saleable commodities. What will become of society, confronted as it is by the business world’s voracious appetite for profit? What will happen to the concept of “the common good,” which forms the basis of our communities? Will the marketplace ensure that the common good prevails?

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52 minutes

Colour

Producers

Isaac Isitan

Carole Poliquin

Director and Scriptwriter

Carole Poliquin

Production/Distribution – Canada

Les productions ISCA inc.
6013, rue Jeanne-Mance
Montreal, Quebec
H2V 4K9
(514) 273-9795
(514) 273-0807
info@lesproductionsisca.ca
www.lesproductionsisca.ca

International distribution

Filmoption International inc.
3401, rue Saint-Antoine Ouest
Westmount, Quebec
H3Z 1X1
(514) 931-6180
(514) 939-2034
email@filmoption.com
www.filmoption.com

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Biographie québécoise - Pierre Labelle

Pierre Labelle was one of Quebec’s first stand-up comics. He launched his comedy career in the 1960s, after having become famous as a member of the music group Les Baronets. After suffering a heart attack in 1994, Pierre Labelle fought his way back to health and was able to make one of his dreams come true: to perform in public once again.

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Betacam SP

60 minutes

Colour

Executive Producer

Michel J. Carter

Director

Sylvain Lampron

Scriptwriter

Michel Jasmin

Narrator

Jacques Beaulieu

Production

Les Productions Carrefour
2830, boul. Saint-Martin Est Bureau 200
Laval, Quebec
H7N 5A1
(450) 664-4646
(450) 664-1777

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Biographies : Mia Riddez / France Castel

Each of these two programs pays tribute to a Quebec personality. Actress and singer France Castel is known for her integrity and strength of character. Today, her rich, warm voice speaks of hard-won happiness. Best-known as a writer for radio and television, Mia Riddez-Morisset is also active as an actress and volunteer. A woman of heart and action, her love for ordinary people inspired her to write a string of extremely popular works.

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2 x 45 minutes

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Producers

Pierre Nadeau

Lucie Poulin

Marc St-Onge

Executive Producer

Lucie Poulin

Director

Kristina von Hlatky

Scriptwriters

Dominique Drouin

Bernard Montas

Narrator

Raymond Bouchard

Production

Le Groupe Sagittaire
655, rue Parthenais
Montreal, Quebec
H2K 3R7
(514) 529-2800
(514) 873-8151
sagittaire@sympatico.ca

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Birth Stories III

This cycle of Birth Stories features a steel- worker; a biker chick; a broadcast designer having a baby with sperm and support from her gay friend; a young working mother of two; a radio host; and a Wiccan artist… to name just a few. All of the women are pregnant, and their life challenges are all different. This vérité-style series offers an intimate and revealing look at pregnancy, birth and the human condition.

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26 x 22 minutes

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Producers

Leslie Fruman

Gail Gallant

Executive Producers

David York

Glen Salzman

Directors

Kate Gillen

Catherine Annau

Roxana Spicer

Sheila Pin

Scriptwriters

Leslie Fruman

Gail Gallant

Narrator

Nicky Guadagni

Production

Cineflix Productions Inc.
5505, boul. Saint-Laurent
Bureau 3008
Montreal, Quebec
H2T 1S6
(514) 278-3140
(514) 270-3165
info@cineflix.com
www.cineflix.com

Birth Stories Productions Ontario 2002 Inc.
96 Spadina Ave.
Toronto, Ontario
M5V 2J6
(416) 531-2500
(416) 531-8191
info@cineflix.com
www.cineflix.com

Distribution

Forum 5 inc.
5505 boulevard St-Laurent
Montreal, Quebec
H2T 1S6
(514) 278-3140
(514)270-3165

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Boîte noire (La)

La Boîte noire is a documentary series which examines how history is interpreted on television. From General de Gaulle’s “Vive le Québec libre!” to Neil Armstrong’s first steps on the Moon, to the death of Gilles Villeneuve, the series’ 39 eight-minute documentaries offer a close-up, well-documented look at the icons of our television era. The series shows how our collective cultural memory was constructed by images from our recent past.

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13 x 25 minutes

Colour

Producers and Directors

Luc Cyr

Carl Leblanc

Scriptwriter

Alain Charbonneau

Narrator

James Hyndman

Production/Distribution

Ad Hoc Films inc.
2200, rue Sainte-Catherine Est
Bureau A-106
Montreal, Quebec
H2K 2J1
(514) 529-2198
(514) 864-3882
ad.hoc.f@sympatico.ca

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Bottine Souriante, Boot It Up! (La)

A boisterous, free-wheeling hour of songs, words and music with La Bottine Souriante, the internationally renowned music band from Quebec which specializes in traditional music – with a contemporary edge. In this fascinating musical extravaganza, the band is shown in performance, as well as backstage and during rehearsals.

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53 minutes

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Producers

Ian Boyd

Peter Haynes

Executive Producer

Ian Boyd

Director and Scriptwriter

Rénald Bellemare

With

La Bottine Souriante

Paddy Moloney

Vic Vogel

Freddie Hubbard

Production

Films de L'Isle
210 B, av. Mozart Ouest
Montreal, Quebec
H2S 1C4
(514) 842-2055
(514) 842-6726
info@filmisle.com
www.filmisle.com

Distribution

Filmoption International inc.
3401, rue Saint-Antoine Ouest
Westmount, Quebec
H3Z 1X1
(514) 931-6180
(514) 939-2034
email@filmoption.com
www.filmoption.com

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Boys of Buchenwald (The)

The Boys of Buchenwald is a sweeping story of destruction, rebirth and the power of social ties to renew the individual spirit. From the devastation of the Holocaust, through an orphanage in France to the far-flung corners of the world, the boys continue to stay together, forever bound by the horrors of their common past.

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45 minutes

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Producer

Stacey Offman

Executive Producer

David Paperny

Director and Scriptwriter

Audrey Mehler

Production/Distribution – Canada

Paperny Films Inc.
2043 Quebec St.
2nd Floor
Vancouver, British Columbia
V5T 2Z6
(604) 228-1960
(604) 228-1911
info@papernyfilms.com
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Canada à la carte

Drawing on young peoples’ experiences with various aspects of human and physical geography – the use of public transit, surviving the rigours of winter, the appeal of computer-based careers – Canada à la carte presents Canadian geography to teens aged 13 to 17. The show’s funny and engaging hosts help bridge the gap between the program’s scientific content and real-life experiences.

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13 x 26 minutes

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Producers

Charles Lavack

Louis Paquin

Executive Producer

Louis Paquin

Directors

Pascal Boutroy

Sylvie Peltier

Gary Yates

Scriptwriters

Pascal Boutroy

Claire Corriveau

Sylvie Peltier

Linda Desormeaux

Hosts

Cossette Dorge

Aimé Boisjoli

Production

Les Productions Rivard inc.
354 Marion St.
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R2H 0V3
(204) 233-0694
(204) 231-4010
rivard@productionsrivard.com
www.productionsrivard.com

Distribution – Canada

Source
354 Marion St.
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R2H 0V3
(204) 233-0694
(204) 231-4010
source@productionsrivard.com
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Canada aux Jeux Olympiques (Le)

Canada has a long tradition of participation in the Olympics. This documentary opens with a look at Canada’s performance in the Olympics over the years, and then examines its Olympic program as well as its overall sports training system. The program also compares Canada’s Olympic performance with that of countries such as the United States, Russia, Australia, France, Finland and Norway.

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60 minutes

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Executive Producers

Serge Arsenault

Jean-Paul Arsenault

Michel Chamberland

Director

Michel Gaboury

Scriptwriters

Serge Arsenault

Michel Gaboury

Host and narrator

Richard Garneau

Production

Serdy Video Inc.
992, rue Joliette
Longueuil, Quebec
J4K 4V9
(514) 674-5145
(514) 674-5334
sdussault@serdyvideo.ca

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Canadian Geographic Presents IV

This unique three-part series explores nature’s most dynamic, diverse and pristine repository in the world… Canada! Polar Safari: A once-in-a- lifetime adventure over Hudson Bay as hot-air balloonists attempt the impossible. Immortals of the Arctic: Second-largest of the Earth’s whale species, the Bowhead is believed to be the world’s oldest living being. The Last Wild Mustang: A legacy of Spanish conquistadors, wild horses still roam the valleys of British Columbia.

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3 x 47 minutes

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Producer

John LaRose

Executive Producers

Bill Johnston

Ron Lillie

Lee Herberman

Directors

Ian Kerr

Rick Brenmes

Scriptwriters

John LaRose

Alan Abel

Sid Marty

Narrator

Colm Feore

Production/Distribution

Summerhill Entertainment Inc.
56 Shaftesbury Ave.
Toronto, Ontario
M4T 1A3
(416) 967-6503
(416) 967-1292
ablock@summerhill.tv
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Canadians: Biographies of a Nation (Central) (The)

This series celebrates three Canadians who led extraordinary lives: William Osler, Marion Orr and Georges Vanier. Known as the “father of modern medicine,” William Osler became an idol for generations of medical students and practitioners across Canada, the U.S. and Great Britain. Marion Orr was a dedicated and determined aviator who flew for Air Transport Auxiliary during World War Two. Georges Vanier was a war hero and Canada’s first French-Canadian Governor General.

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3 x 45 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producers

Donna Zuckerbrot

Patricia Phillips

Executive Producer

Daniel Zuckerbrot

Directors and Scriptwriters

Daniel Zuckerbrot

Roberto Verdecchia

Martin Harbury

Narrator and Host

Patrick Watson

Production

Reel Time Images Inc.
41 Cadillac Ave.
Toronto, Ontario
M3H 1S3
(416) 633-5567
(416) 633-6107
donnaz@rogers.com

Distribution – Canada

Alliance Atlantis Motion Picture Distribution Inc.
121 Bloor St. E.
Suite 1500
Toronto, Ontario
M4W 3M5
(416) 967-1174
(416) 960-0971
info@allianceatlantis.com
www.allianceatlantis.com

International distribution

Alliance Atlantis International Television Distribution Ltd.
121 Bloor St. E.,
Suite B1
Toronto, Ontario
M4W 3M5
(416) 967-1174
(416) 960-0971
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Canadians: Biographies of a Nation (East) (The)

These biographies look at the lives of three influential Canadians. Samuel Cunard was the Halifax shipping magnate who founded the Cunard Line, the first company to schedule trans-Atlantic passenger service. Moses Coady, a Cape Breton priest, created the Antigonish movement and spread the ideals of the co-op movement through Atlantic Canada and the world. Sir Sandford Fleming, Chief Engineer and Surveyor of the Canadian Pacific Railway, championed the adoption of international standard time.

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3 x 45 minutes

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Producer

F. Whitman Trecartin

Executive Producer

Sydney Suissa

Directors

F. Whitman Trecartin

Peter Rowe

Matt Trecartin

Scriptwriters

F. Whitman Trecartin

Peter Rowe

Alan Wilson

Narrator and Host

Patrick Watson

Production

Tri Media Production Services Ltd.
5112 Prince St.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3J 1L3
(902) 422-8816
(902) 422-1580
matttmp@hfx.eastlink.ca

Distribution

Alliance Atlantis Distribution Ltd.
121 Bloor St. E.
Suite 1500
Toronto, Ontario
M4W 3M5
(416) 967-1174
(416) 967-1226
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Canadians: Biographies of a Nation (West) (The)

Four distinguished but little-known Canadians are profiled in this series of biographies. Artist Robert Markle emerged as an exceptional painting teacher in the 1960s; Marion de Chastelain shuttled vital enemy secrets during World War II; Fred Rose was a labour activist and MP who battled anti-semitism in the 1940s; Czech-born actor and filmmaker Vladimir Valenta survived six political regimes – and one Oscar-winning film. All four profiles provide intimate glimpses into noteworthy but often unheralded lives.

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Betacam SP

4 x 45 minutes

Colour

Producer

Patricia Phillips

Executive Producers

Patricia Phillips

Laurie McInnes

Directors and Scriptwriters

Patricia Phillips

Tom Radford

Daniel Zuckerbrot

Francine Pelletier

Narrator and Host

Patrick Watson

Production

Great North Productions Inc.
3720 - 76th Ave.
Edmonton, Alberta
T6B 2N9
(780) 440-2022
(780) 440-3400
www.greatnorth.ab.ca

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Ceux qui attendent

After centuries of peaceful coexistence, the Acadians and the Mi’kmaq of New Brunswick found themselves, in the fall of 2000, on opposite sides of a fierce conflict over their respective share of lobster stocks. The name of the community, Burnt Church, became an international byword for Native rights. This documentary looks at both sides of the dispute, providing insight into the men and women who have lived through the events and helping us to understand what separates as well as unites the two communities.

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Digital Betacam

50 minutes

Colour

Producer

Cécile Chevrier

Associate Producer

Jacques Turgeon

Director and Scriptwriter

Herménégilde Chiasson

Production

Productions Phare-Est inc.
140, rue Botsford
Bureau 20
Moncton, New Brunswick
E1C 4X5
(506) 857-9941
(506) 857-1806
phareest@nbnet.ca

Studio documentaire Acadie
Office national du film du Canada 3155, Côte-de-Liesse
Saint-Laurent, Quebec
H4N 2N4
(514) 283-9330
(514) 496-1469
n.cote@onf.ca
www.onf.ca

Distribution

Office national du film du Canada
3155, ch. de la Côte-de-Liesse
Saint-Laurent, Quebec
H4N 2N4
(514) 283-9000
(514) 283-9482
www.onf.ca

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Chantez-nous l'amour les gars

There are infinite ways to sing about love, as this documentary illustrates. Featuring some of Quebec’s leading singer-songwriter-performers, this program explores how men have written and sung about love through the ages.

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Betacam SP

48 minutes

Colour

Producer

Pierre Marchand

Director

Manon Giguère

Narrator

Julie Houle

Cast

Pierre Lalonde

Jean-Pierre Ferland

Michel Rivard

Daniel Bélanger

Production/Distribution

TV Maxplus Productions inc.
355, rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest
Montreal, Quebec
H3B 1A5
(514) 284-7587
(514) 284-1889
dbelleville@musiqueplus.com

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Check Yourself at the Door

Check Yourself at the Door is a fascinating exploration of the karaoke phenomenon through the eyes, throats and hearts of a group of regulars that religiously gather each week to share themselves with one another. The crowd is an electric mix of individuals from all levels of society.

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Betacam SP

46 minutes

Colour

Producer

Lori Kuffner

Director and Scriptwriter

Dave Hansen

Production

Cooper Rock Pictures Inc.
70 Charles Cres.
Regina, Saskatchewan
S4T 5X4
(306) 790-5690
(306) 790-5699
lkfuffner@cooperrock.com
www.cooperrock.com

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Chef at Large

Hosted by chef Michael Smith, Chef at Large offers a creative and insightful exploration of Canadian culinary culture. Michael takes viewers on a culinary journey as he interviews other Canadian chefs, investigates their kitchens and provides in-depth reporting on their – and his – unique and challenging profession.

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Betacam SP

13 x 30 minutes

Colour

Producers

Gretha Rose

Johanna Eliot

Directors

Edward Mowbray

Michael MacDonald

Host

Michael Smith

Production

Cellar Door Productions
126 Richmond Street
Suite 6
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
C1A 4K9
(902) 628-3880
(902) 628-2088
productions@cellardoor.tv
www.cellardoor.tv

Ocean Entertainment Limited
1657 Barrington St.
Suite 404
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3J 2A1
(902) 423-9056
(902) 423-9058
ocean@ocean.ca
www.ocean.ca

Distribution

Talent Group Releasing
3 Malahu Dr.
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
C1A 8A5
(902) 367-3600
(902) 367-3610
lawrie@talentgroup.tv

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Cherry Kingsley - Recognizing The Person

This program documents Cherry Kingsley’s life and work. She tells her story of surviving an abusive early childhood and eight years as a prostitute and drug addict to become an international child advocate and recipient of a Governor General’s Award. Her healing journey involved connecting profoundly with her Aboriginal roots and becoming a proud and devoted mother of a healthy young boy.

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Mini DV

47 minutes

Colour

Producer

Peter C. Campbell

Executive Producer

Hilary Jones-Farrow

Director

Penny Joy

Scriptwriters

Penny Joy

Peter C. Campbell

Production

Gumboot Productions Inc.
666 Herald St., Studio A
Victoria, British Columbia
V8W 1S7
(250) 360-1213
(250) 360-2033
gumboot@coastnet.com
www.gumboot.net

Distribution – Canada

Moving Images Distribution
402 West Pender St.
Suite 606
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6B 1T6
(604) 684-3014
(604) 684-7165
mailbox@movingimages.ca
www.movingimages.ca

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Chiefs II

Chiefs relates the saga of the great leaders, warriors and diplomats of the First Nations whose stories form a central drama of Canada and the North American continent. A blend of documentary and dramatic re-enactment, Chiefs brings to life the power, spirit and mystery of the First Nations. The series also seeks to separate the myth from the men, to tell the story of leaders who could be at once Machiavellian, magnanimous, brilliant and brave.

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Digital Betacam

2 x 47 minutes

Colour

Producers

Richard Elson

Arnie Gelbart

Directors and Scriptwriters

Brian McKenna

Gil Cardinal

Cast

Pierre Chagnon

Lawrence Bayne

Production

Galafilm Productions (IV) Inc.
5643, rue Clark
Bureau 300
Montreal, Quebec
H2T 2V5
(514) 273-4252
(514) 273-8689
galafilm@galafilm.com
www.galafilm.com

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Chrome and Thunder

The “biker” lifestyle is a rapidly growing subculture for millions of men and women around the world. Some are drawn by the romanticism of biker culture, seeing it as a symbol of power, freedom and rebellion. For many others, biker culture evokes fear because of its association with drugs, organized crime and violence. What is the truth? Who are today’s “bikers”? Chrome and Thunder is a unique and unsentimental video odyssey into the biker world.

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Mini DV

48 minutes

Colour

Producers

Tom Mann

Robert "Rosie" Rowbotham

Tiina Soomet

Executive Producers

Jim Hanley

Eric Douglas

Director and Scriptwriter

Tom Mann

Production

Contraband Productions PQ Inc.
55 Fraser Rd.
Aylmer, Quebec
J9H 2H1
(819) 827-2035
(819) 827-5929
info@contraband.ca
www.contraband.ca

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Untamed Canada

Western Canada is home to an abundant variety of wildlife. It is the land of grizzly bear and bison, wolf and majestic moose, a place where the industrious beaver builds spectacular dams and lives side-by-side with the ferocious and legendary wolverine as well as the puma, perhaps the most successful predator in the feline world.

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Digital Betacam

6 x 50 minutes

Colour

Producers

Éloïse Forest

Deborah James

Grégory Schnebelen

Executive Producers

Paul Cadieux

John Panikar

Marie-France Han

Director

Fabrice Averlan

Scriptwriter

Frédéric Lepage

Production

Les Productions Espace Vert IV
3401, rue Saint-Antoine Ouest
Westmount, Quebec
H3Z 1X1
(514) 931-6190
(514) 939-2034

EPI Productions Inc.
9 Channel Nine Court
Toronto, Ontario
M1S 4B5
(416) 332-5000
(416) 332-4409
www.exn.ca

Coproduction – France / International distribution

Télé Images Nature
64, rue Pierre Charron
Paris
France
75008
(33) 1-44-35-17-00
(33) 1-44-35-17-50
nature@teleimages.com
www.teleimages.com

Distribution – Canada

Filmoption International inc.
3401, rue Saint-Antoine Ouest
Westmount, Quebec
H3Z 1X1
(514) 931-6180
(514) 939-2034
email@filmoption.com
www.filmoption.com

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Circus II

This series follows the Garden Bros. Circus during its 2001 tour, capturing all the drama and excitement of life onstage – and backstage. The performers work and live together and, in many cases, their lives depend on each other. The work they do is difficult and, above all, dangerous. Circus provides real insight into this chaotic, usually hidden world — with eye-catching, often breathtaking vignettes, rich in character and full of thrills, humour, frustration, daring and emotion.

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Digital Betacam

26 x 23 minutes

Colour

Producers

Daniel Zuckerbrot

Donna Zuckerbrot

Executive Producer

Patricia Phillips

Director and Scriptwriter

Daniel Zuckerbrot

Production

Circus II Productions Inc.
121 Bloor St. E., Suite 1400
Toronto, Ontario
M4W 3M5
(416) 934-6984
(416) 967-1106
steven.somfalvi.@allianceatlantis.com
www.allianceatlantis.com

Distribution – Canada

Alliance Atlantis Motion Picture Distribution Inc.
121 Bloor St. E.
Suite 1500
Toronto, Ontario
M4W 3M5
(416) 967-1174
(416) 960-0971
info@allianceatlantis.com
www.allianceatlantis.com

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Cirque du Soleil - The Series

This series about the Cirque du Soleil tells the stories behind the scenes as the circus troupe prepares to launch a new show, from conception to creation, from rehearsals to opening night. Shot over a one-year period, the program looks at the professional and personal lives of the people who create the magic, offering us a first-ever inside look at the internationally renowned Canadian troupe which has reinvented the circus.

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Mini DV

13 x 24 minutes

Colour

Producers

Martin Bolduc

Sylvia Wilson

Valérie Beaugrand-Champagne

Executive Producers

Arnie Gelbart

Vincent Gagné

Directors

Lewis Cohen

Bachir Bensaddek

Scriptwriter

Valérie Beaugrand-Champagne

Production/Distribution

Galafilm Productions Inc.
5643, rue Clark
Bureau 300
Montreal, Quebec
H2T 2V5
(514) 273-4252
(514) 273-8689
info@galafilm.com
www.galafilm.com

Créations Musca
8400 2nd Ave.
Montreal, Quebec
H1Z 4M6
(514) 722-2324
(514) 722-3692
mabolduc@montreal.cirquedusoleil.com
www.cirquedusoleil.com

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Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Story

This intimate portrait of Claude Jutra celebrates his extraordinary passion and talent as a filmmaker and artist. The film traces Jutra’s personal and creative journey: from his idyllic childhood, through the exhilarating years of his film career, to his tragic and untimely death. Excerpts from his interviews, films, writings, drawings, paintings and theatrical works cast light on the life of an extraordinary man.

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Digital Betacam

85 minutes or 52 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producers

Anne Frank

André Théberge

Nicole Lamothe

Yves Bisaillon

Director

Paule Baillargeon

Scriptwriter

Jefferson Lewis

Narrator

Paule Baillargeon

Production

Fox-Fire Films Ltd.
190 Bayview Heights Dr.
Toronto, Ontario
M4G 2Z2
(416) 696-7939
(416) 696-6009
amfrank@interlog.com

Production Docu 2
5146, boul. Saint-Laurent Bureau 1
Montreal, Quebec
H2T 1R8
(514) 272-8744
(514) 272-8967
atheberge@aei.ca

Office nationale du film du Canada
3155, Côte-de-Liesse
Montreal, Quebec
H4N 2N4
(514) 283-9330
(514) 496-1469
j.carriere@onf.ca
www.onf.ca/

Distribution

Office nationale du film du Canada
3155, Côte-de-Liesse
Montreal, Quebec
H4N 2N4
(514) 283-9330
(514) 496-1469
j.carriere@onf.ca
www.onf.ca/

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Cold War Love

Yvette Grabner is a young black woman who grew up on the eastern side of the Berlin Wall. When she falls in love with a Westerner, Mark McKoy, she comes face to face with the reality of life in East Germany, her world torn apart by the East German authorities and secret police. A true love story spanning 30 years, Cold War Love offers a rare glimpse into East Germany during the days of the Cold War.

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Betacam SP

47 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer and Director

Wayne Abbott

Scriptwriter

Dave Toms

Production/Distribution – Canada

Northern Sky Entertainment Ltd.
508 Riverside Dr.
Toronto, Ontario
M6S 4B5
(416) 604-1178
(416) 604-0600
northernsky@sympatico.ca

International distribution

Filmoption International inc.
3401, rue Saint-Antoine Ouest
Westmount, Quebec
H3Z 1X1
(514) 931-6180
(514) 939-2034
email@filmoption.com
www.filmoption.com

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Conquête du podium : rêve ou cauchemar (La)

In today’s world of sports, athletes are placing greater and greater importance on medal-winning – perhaps too much importance, say some. This documentary explores all aspects of this phenomenon – training, psychological conditioning, marketing, the media, politics and “the system.” The program also gives voice to those at the centre of the story, athletes and their families.

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Betacam SP

60 minutes

Colour

Executive Producers

Serge Arsenault

Jean-Paul Arsenault

Michel Chamberland

Director

Michel Gaboury

Scriptwriters

Serge Arsenault

Michel Gaboury

Host and narrator

Richard Garneau

Production

Serdy Video Inc.
992, rue Joliette
Longueuil, Quebec
J4K 4V9
(514) 674-5145
(514) 674-5334
sdussault@serdyvideo.ca

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Crossing Bridges

Mozart’s 41st symphony, The Jupiter, provides the musical backbone for this provocative documentary chronicling a Middle East concert tour by Israeli-born maestro Pinchas Zukerman and Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra. Originally slated to include stops in Jordan and the Palestinian town of Ramallah, the tour was shortened due to the latest outbreak of Middle East violence. Crossing Bridges is a moving testament to the dedication of the various artists involved and the bridges that remain to be crossed in the ongoing quest for peace.

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Digital Betacam

45 minutes

Colour

Producers

Niv Fichman

Matt Hornburg

Director

Niv Fichman

Production

Rhombus Media Inc.
99 Spadina Ave.
Suite 600
Toronto, Ontario
M5V 3P8
(416) 971-7856
(416) 971-9647
rhombus@rhombusmedia.com
www.rhombusmedia.com

Distribution

Rhombus International Inc.
99 Spadina Ave.
Suite 600
Toronto, Ontario
M5V 3P8
(416) 971-7856
(416) 971-9647
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www.rhombusmedia.com

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Culture dans tous ses états IV (La)

This series looks at the evolution of Quebec culture. In Québec en ondes, Nicole Giguère examines radio broadcasting, which continues to flourish. In Vie de famille, Mario Desmarais explores the cultural and social impact of television, while in Les Conteurs de vues animées, Richard Jutras discusses Quebec film – in which dialogue takes precedence over action. Finally, in Temps hybrides, Brigitte Nadeau celebrates the way cultures are mixing together.

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Betacam SP

4 x 53 minutes

Colour

Producers

Yves Fortin

André Mailly

Executive Producers

Benoît B. Gourd

Alain Corneau

Mario Desmarais

André Mailly

Directors

Nicole Giguère

Richard Jutras

Mario Desmarais

Brigitte Nadeau

Scriptwriters

Nicole Giguère

Richard Jutras

Marie-Claude Delisle

Jean-Pierre Desaulniers

Brigitte Nadeau

Production/Distribution – Canada (Broadcast)

Synercom Téléproductions inc.
1124, rue Marie-Anne Est.
Bureau 23
Montreal, Quebec
H2J 2B7
(514) 273-4333
(514) 273-2109
info@synercom.ca
www.synercom.ca

Distribution – Canada

Les Presses de l'Université Laval
Pavillon Maurice-Pollack
Bureau 3103
Cité universitaire
Saint-Foy, Quebec
G1K 7P4
(418) 656-2803
(418) 656-3305
presses@pul.ulaval.ca

Télé-Québec
1000, rue Fullum
Montreal, Quebec
H2K 3L7
(514) 521-2424
www.telequebec.qc.ca

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Dancer's Strory: The National Ballet of Canada (The)

A celebration of the 50th anniversary of the National Ballet of Canada, this documentary tells the story of the ballet company from the point of view of its most prominent dancers from the past five decades. A highlight of the program is a compelling reunion of the dancers, which takes place in St. Lawrence Hall during a class at the barre. Also featured are ballet performances by the current stars of the National Ballet.

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35 mm
Digital Betacam

55 minutes

Colour

Producers

Neil Bregman

Veronica Tennant

Executive Producer

Neil Bregman

Directors

Mark Adam

Veronica Tennant

Scriptwriter

Veronica Tennant

Production

Sound Venture Productions
126 York St.
Suite 219
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 5T5
(613) 241-5111 ext. 250
(613) 241-5010
neil@soundventure.com
www.soundventure.com

Distribution – Canada

Sound Venture International Inc.
126 York St.
Suite 219
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 5T5
(613) 241-5111
(613) 241-5010
info@soundventure.com
www.soundventure.com

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Dangerous Obsessions

More than one million women and almost 400,000 men are stalked each year in North America. No one is immune. Anyone can become a target, anyone can be the stalker. In the past decade, Canada, Australia, Britain, all 50 states in the United States, and other countries have passed anti-stalking laws. Based on actual cases and a growing body of scientific research on stalkers, Dangerous Obsessions unveils one of the darkest sides of contemporary society.

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Mini DV

60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Kristina McLaughlin

Tom Perlmutter

Executive Producers

Michael McMahon

Tom Perlmutter

Director

Katherine Gilday

Scriptwriter

Marc de Guerre

Production

Primitive Entertainment Inc.
585 Bloor St. W.
Suite 300
Toronto, Ontario
M6G 1K5
(416) 531-3087
(416) 531-4961
info@primitive.net
www.primitive.net

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De Huron à Wendat

In 1980, Denis Boivin, a young filmmaker, shot a documentary – which was never released – about the Huron Village near Québec City. Boivin returns to meet the proud Huron, who now call themselves the Wendat. What has become of these Native people’s quest for individual and collective identity? De Huron à Wendat explores the complex notion of belonging, as well as the unique form of democracy of the Wendat, who have been profoundly marked by the loss of their traditional language and the effects of mixed marriage.

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96 minutes

Colour

Producers and Scriptwriters

Denis Boivin

Kino Gros-Louis "Ononthio"

Executive Producer

Kino Gros-Louis "Ononthio"

Director

Denis Boivin

Production

TseeTseeK8e Productions artistiques et culturelles inc.
2, rue des Écureuils
Wendake, Quebec
G0A 4V0
(418) 847-74444
(418) 847-0003
info@k8e.ca
www.k8e.ca

Distribution

Les Distributions Netima Ltée
42, rue du Court-Métrage
Quebec, Quebec
G2B 1L7
(418) 847-4488
(418) 843-3202
jo@netima.ca
www.netima.ca

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Debout les comiques

This series explores and dissects the phenomenon of comedy in Quebec. Each installment looks at a particular aspect of the comedy industry: radio comedy; burlesque; comedy for women, young people and night owls; comedy of the absurd; comedy which provokes; and, finally, laughter in all its manifestations. Debout les comiques proves that Quebec comedy is unique in terms of its vitality, range and scope.

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Betacam SP

8 x 48 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jacques W. Lina

Executive Producers

Julien Béliveau

Jacques W. Lina

Directors

Alain Jacques

Jean-François Després

Nicole Giguère

Scriptwriters

Marc Grégoire

Bernard Montas

Isabelle Doré

Mathieu Plante

Narrator

Alain Cadieux

With

Jean-Claude Germain

Alain Cadieux

Production

Orbi-XXI Productions
3629, rue St-Denis
Montreal, Quebec
H2X 3L6
(514) 843-6919
(514) 843-9321
production@orbi-xxi.ca

Distribution

ORBI-XXI Distribution inc.
2010, rue Plessis
Bureau 300
Montreal, Quebec
H2L 2Y3
(514) 843-6919
(514) 843-9321
jwlina@orbi-xxi.ca

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Depression: Fighting the Dragon

Depression and its impact can literally be seen in the brain through sophisticated imaging techniques, and mapping the brain’s chemical and biological changes could unlock the secrets of the disease. Depression: Fighting the Dragon follows several patients through different kinds of treatment, documents how their brains look before and after therapy, and explores the implications of this research for treating a disease that is growing more common with every passing generation.

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Betacam SP

45 minutes

Colour

Producer

Bruce Mohun

Executive Producer and Director

Sue Ridout

Scriptwriters

Sue Ridout

Helen Slinger

Narrator

Kate Corcoran

Production

Dreamfilm Productions Ltd.
251 Tamarack Rd.
North Vancouver, British Columbia
V7N 1S3
(604) 904-4485
(604) 904-3700
dreamfilm@shaw.ca

Distribution – Canada

Moving Images Distribution
402 West Pender St.
Suite 606
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6B 1T6
(604) 684-3014
(604) 684-7165
mailbox@movingimages.ca
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Drames et bonheurs d'occasion

This docu-drama series follows several young social workers who work on the streets of Montréal’s south-shore suburbs. The enthusiastic young men and women, faced with the daily reality of life on the streets, are the only tangible link between the street youths and the resources available to them. The series’ true and moving stories are ones that these urban humanitarians live through every day.

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Betacam SP

13 x 27 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jean-Patrick Lebeux

Executive Producer

Jean-Pierre Morin

Director and Scriptwriter

Guy Simoneau

Production

Vivavision inc.
1973, rue Falardeau
Montreal, Quebec
H2K 2L9
(514) 527-9700
(514) 527-9625
vivavision@vivavision.ca
www.vivavision.ca

Distribution

Avecom Distribution inc.
1973, rue Falardeau
Montreal, Quebec
H2K 2L9
(514) 526-5252
(514) 527-9623
avecom@sympatico.ca

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Drogue dans le sport (La)

Athletes, doctors, experts and reporters discuss a growing trend in sports: the use of perform-ance-enhancing drugs. Today, scientists are able to produce new substances as quickly as they can develop tests to detect the presence of these same substances. This race to increase performance is having a serious impact on the health of athletes.

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Betacam SP

60 minutes

Colour

Executive Producers

Serge Arsenault

Jean-Paul Arsenault

Michel Chamberland

Director

Michel Gaboury

Scriptwriters

Serge Arsenault

Michel Gaboury

Host and narrator

Richard Garneau

Production

Serdy Video Inc.
992, rue Joliette
Longueuil, Quebec
J4K 4V9
(514) 674-5145
(514) 674-5334
sdussault@serdyvideo.ca

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Eastern Tide

Eastern Tide is an anthology series which gives voice to some of the many untold stories of Atlantic Canada’s Wabanaki people, with primary emphasis on the Mi’kmaq. The concept of this series stems from the rich cultural heritage of this diverse people, who for many years have been on an extended journey of “spiritual recovery.” The series embarks on a unique and honest journey into the guiding principles of the Mi’kmaq people.

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Betacam SP

13 x 30 minutes

Colour

Producers

Sam Grana

Brian J. Francis

Executive Producers

Sam Grana

Brian J. Francis

Directors

Sam Grana

Brian J. Francis

J. Hubert Francis

François Savoie

Scriptwriters

Sam Grana

Brian J. Francis

Narrator

J. Hubert Francis

Production/Distribution

Bear Paw Productions / Grana Productions Inc.
91 Driscoll Cres.
Moncton, New Brunswick
E1E 4C8
(506) 877-2252
(506) 382-3980
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With One Heart - The Fight Against Ebola

Ebola War - The Nurses of Gulu tells the story of Ugandan nurses who volunteered to combat Uganda’s first Ebola outbreak in October 2000. An international team of medical professionals, including Canadian doctor Bonnie Henry, was also sent to Uganda to help contain the outbreak. Complicating the situation was Uganda’s 15-year-old war with northern-based rebels. Despite the deaths of their colleagues, discrimination and inadequate medical supplies, the nurses persevered, saving hundreds, if not thousands, of lives.

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DV Cam

47 minutes or 50 minutes

Colour

Producers

Lori Kuffner

David Belluz

Director and Scriptwriter

David Belluz

Narrator

Marina Orsini

Production

Alethia Productions Inc.
4314 Castle Rd.
Regina, British Columbia
S4S 4W3
(306) 585-1596
(306) 586-8655
davebelluz@alethiaprod.com
www.alethiaprod.com

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École de danse

Every week, a group of men and women take ballroom dancing lessons at a school in Montreal’s Rosemont district. They come together to ease their loneliness and isolation, to find a kindred spirit, to overcome shyness, or to fulfill a burning desire to dance. We follow the men and women, from first tentative step to grand finale, as they grow as dancers and as a group.

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DV Cam

6 x 24 minutes

Colour

Producer

Sylvia Wilson

Executive Producers

Francine Allaire

Arnie Gelbart

Directors

Jean-Philippe Duval

Carlos Ferrand

Scriptwriter

Jean-Philippe Duval

Production/Distribution

Galafilm Productions Inc.
5643, rue Clark
Bureau 300
Montreal, Quebec
H2T 2V5
(514) 273-4252
(514) 273-8689
info@galafilm.com
www.galafilm.com

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Elove

Long distance, strong feelings, nerves. Couples in “elove” are crazy about each other before they’ve even met. Making the leap from clicking on-line to meeting in person is a heart-stopping, nerve-wracking experience. elove charts the high hopes and worst fears leading up to the initial face-to-face meeting, and follows the emotional ups and downs of the couple’s first days together.

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DV Cam

13 x 22 minutes

Colour

Producer

Cesca Eaton

Executive Producers

André Barro

Tom Parkhouse

Glen Salzman

David York

Katherine Buck

Directors

Patricia Chica

Mark Soulard

Jelena Ilic

Dominic Longmuir

Scriptwriter

Cesca Eaton

Narrator

Jennifer Seguin

Production

Cineflix Productions Inc.
5505, boul. Saint-Laurent
Bureau 3008
Montreal, Quebec
H2T 1S6
(514) 278-3140
(514) 270-3165
info@cineflix.com
www.cineflix.com

Coproduction – United Kingdom

Elove Productions U.K. Ltd.
72 Harley St.
London
England
W1G 7GH
44-020-7580-4466
44-020-7580-4526

Distribution

Forum 5 inc.
5505 boulevard St-Laurent
Montreal, Quebec
H2T 1S6
(514) 278-3140
(514)270-3165

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Empire des marques (L')

L’Empire des marques is a point-of-view documentary which looks at brand names and their impact on ordinary citizens. The program focuses on several of the world’s best-known and most distinctive brands, tracing their origins, history and, most notably, the evolution of the values they convey.

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DV Cam

50 minutes

Colour

Producers

Joanne Forgues

Christiane Hamelin

Executive Producers

Denis Martel

Bruno Gauthier

Director

Michel Pelletier

Scriptwriter and Narrator

Emmanuelle Garnaud

Production

Locomotion Télévision inc.
318, rue Sherbrooke Est
Montreal, Quebec
H2X 1E6
(514) 840-8486
(514) 840-8844
infoloco@locomotionfilms.com
www.locomotionfilms.com

International distribution

Groupe Multimédia du Canada
261, rue Saint-Sacrement
Montreal, Quebec
H2Y 3V2
(514) 844-3636
(514) 844-4990
mgc@the-mgc.com

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English Teachers

Six twenty-something Canadians journey to Taiwan to teach English. It’s a golden opportunity to learn about a new culture, about communications across linguistic and cultural differences. The English teachers get to learn about culture shock, about adapting, about teaching English to kids who want as much entertaining as educating. Above all, they get to learn about themselves.

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Digital video

8 x 23 minutes

Colour

Producers

Stephen Onda

David Hansen

Executive Producer

Michael Snook

Director

David Hansen

Scriptwriters

David Hansen

Stephen Onda

Production

WestWind Pictures Ltd.
2206 Dewdney Ave.
Suite 402
Regina, Saskatchewan
S4R 1H3
(306) 777-0160
(306) 352-8558
michaelsnook@westwindpictures.com
www.westwindpictures.com

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Entre père et fils

Entre père et fils explores the father-son relationship. Researchers have recently begun studying the role played by fathers in shaping the fundamental character of their sons. In addition, the very concept of masculinity is being redefined, causing men to re-examine, not only what it means to be a man, but to be a father as well. Increasingly, men are paying more attention to the concept of fatherhood. This documentary explores all aspects of this fascinating topic.

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Betacam SP

52 minutes

Colour

Executive Producer

Laurier Bonin

Director, Scriptwriter and Narrator

Serge Ferrand

Production

Icotop inc.
6700, av. du Parc
Bureau 300
Montreal, Quebec
H2V 4H9
(514) 495-9067
(514) 495-4454
lorico@icotop.com

Distribution

Filmwest
2400 Hayman Rd.
Kelowna, British Columbia
V1Z 1Z8
1-888-982-3456
1-800-570-5505
info@filmwest.com
www.filmwest.com

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Entrée côté «court»

Entrée côté « court » introduces a new generation of filmmakers working in film and television. The 12 programs in the series showcase the filmmakers and 24 of their short films, which revolve around 12 themes that reflect their concerns. Through their words and works, we meet a group engaged in rethinking, reinventing and redefining the very language of film and television.

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Betacam SP
Digital Betacam

12 x 46 minutes

Colour

Producer

Yves Fortin

Executive Producer

Yves Lafontaine

Director-Coordinator

Simon-Christian Vaillancourt

Scriptwriters

Various / Divers

Host

Caroline De Laronde

Production

Productions Thalie inc.
2360, ch. Sainte-Foy
Bureau 460
Quebec, Quebec
G1V 4H2
(418) 694-3005
(418) 694-1115
soniadespars@productionsthalie.qc.ca

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Esprit des lieux (L')

There are places that are wild and unspoiled; there are places that have been altered by man; there are sacred places, and profane places; there are animal sanctuaries and animal markets. L’esprit des lieux looks at the spaces we have been given: how we “interpret” them, how we live in them, how we imagine them and, of course, how we have changed them. An exploration of Canadian spaces.

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Betacam SP

26 x 30 minutes

Colour

Producer

Vic Pelletier

Directors

Raoul Jomphe

Marc Lemieux

Scriptwriters

Vincent Audet-Nadeau

Marc Lemieux

André Lemelin

Production

Les Productions Vic Pelletier inc.
330, rue Bon-Pasteur
Bureau 237
Matane, Quebec
G4W 5G5
(418) 566-2040
(418) 562-4643
info@pvp.ca
www.pvp.ca

Distribution

Mediamax International inc.
387, rue Saint-Paul Ouest
Montreal, Quebec
H2Y 2A7
(514) 987-5971
(514) 987-5970
info@lafete.com
www.lafete.com

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Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science V

Exhibit A brings to life some of the most intriguing criminal cases in North America with the help of actual police investigators and forensic scientists. Hosted by Academy Award nominee Graham Greene, this award-winning series, now in its fifth season, has earned acclaim for its innovative combination of documentary truth and powerful dramatic recreation.

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Betacam SP

10 x 23 minutes, 1 x 46 minutes

Colour

Producers

Robert Sandler

Robert Lang

Sophie Arthaud

Susan Flanders

Executive Producers

Robert Sandler

Robert Lang

Directors

Howard Wiseman

Harvey Crossland

Jonny Silver

Alan Gough

Scriptwriters

Rebecca Schechter

Thomas Lackey

Howard Wiseman

Robert Sandler

Host

Graham Greene

Production

Creative Anarchy Inc.
20 Maud St.
Suite 301
Toronto, Ontario
M5V 2M5
(416) 504-6188
(416) 504-6926
rsandler@creativeanarchy.com
www.creativeanarchy.com

Kensington Communications Inc.
451 Adelaide St. W.
Toronto, Ontario
M5V 1T1
(416) 504-9822
(416) 504-3608
info@kensingtontv.com
www.kensingtontv.com

Distribution – Canada

Creative Anarchy Inc.
20 Maud St.
Suite 301
Toronto, Ontario
M5V 2M5
(416) 504-6188
(416) 504-6926
rsandler@creativeanarchy.com
www.creativeanarchy.com

International distribution

Filmoption International inc.
3401, rue Saint-Antoine Ouest
Westmount, Quebec
H3Z 1X1
(514) 931-6180
(514) 939-2034
email@filmoption.com
www.filmoption.com

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Extremis II

At the dawn of the new millennium, millions of people around the world live in extreme conditions. Whether they reside in a country at war, are prisoners on death row, live in a state of slavery, or are citizens of one of the planet’s richest countries and have contemplated suicide, they all have something in common: their lives are a nightmare without end.

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DV Cam

3 x 52 minutes

Colour

Producers

Patricio Henriquez

Robert Cornellier

Raymonde Provencher

Directors and Scriptwriters

Patricio Henriquez

Robert Cornellier

Luc Côté

Narrator

Pierre Lebeau

Production

Productions Macumba International inc.
3862, av. du Parc Lafontaine
Montreal, Quebec
H2L 3M6
(514) 521-8303
(514) 521-0260
macumba@macumbainternational.com
www.macumbainternational.com

Distribution

La Fête
387, rue St-Paul Ouest
Montreal, Quebec
H2Y 2A7
(514) 848 0417
(514) 848 0064
info@lafete.com
www.lafete.com

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Fall Out!

The Canadian Airborne Regiment, Canada’s elite commando force, was disbanded in 1995 amidst controversy over its involvement in murder, torture and shocking hazing rituals. A gag order then prevented soldiers from talking. Six years later, Fall Out! meets former Airborne soldiers – revealing how the force’s disbandment still reverberates through the military.

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Betacam SP

40 minutes

Colour

Producers and Scriptwriters

Brad Quenville

John Ritchie

Executive Producer

Hugh Beard

Director

Brad Quenville

Production

Force Four Entertainment
1152 Mainland St., Suite 310
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6B 4X2
(604) 669-4424
(604) 669-4535
tv@forcefour.com
www.forcefour.com

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Falling from the Sky

By the time she was nine months old, Heather Nguyen MacDonald’s life journey had led her to becoming an abandoned infant, a refugee in an orphanage, a plane crash survivor and an adoptee in a country half a world away from her homeland. At 27, Heather decides to retrace her steps from Canada to Vietnam, her birthplace, to find out who she really is. Falling From the Sky is a poignant first-hand account of her quest.

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Mini DV

48 minutes

Colour

Producer

Barbara Barde

Director

Matt Gallagher

Scriptwriter

Sally Armstrong

Narrator

Heather Nguyen MacDonald

Production/Distribution

Take 3 Productions Inc.
49 Spadina Ave.
Suite 302
Toronto, Ontario
M5V 2J1
(416) 595-5850
(416) 595-5851
lstregger@upfront.ca

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Family Dance: Tales from the Sandwich Generation (The)

They are pulled in all directions at once by kids, work and aging parents. The Family Dance documents the consequences of these demands on a generation of women, telling the stories behind the choices and changes families make and the humour and strength it takes to get through it all.

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Digital Betacam

23 minutes

Colour

Producers

Ira Levy

Peter Williamson

Barri Cohen

Executive Producers

Ira Levy

Peter Williamson

Directors

Karen Shopsowitz

Leslie Cote

Maya Gallus

Ali Kasimi

Narrator

Carolyn Scott

Production/Distribution

Breakthrough Films & Television Inc.
122 Sherbourne St.
Toronto, Ontario
M5A 2R4
(416) 766-6588
(416) 769-1436
business@breakthroughfilms.com
www.breakthroughfilms.com

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Filière canadienne (La)

In this series, reporter Jean-Pierre Charbonneau investigates Canada’s criminal underworld. Each episode brings us stories in which danger, fear, corruption and violence – as well as the underlying lure of money and power – figure prominently. From Marseille’s perfume trade, to Montréal’s red-light district during the 1950s, to New York City’s Little Italy, the series explores the international web of organized crime.

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Betacam SP

12 x 48 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jacques W. Lina

Executive Producers

Julien Béliveau

Jacques W. Lina

Director

Jean Bourbonnais

Scriptwriters

Daniel Proulx

Bernard Paré

Jean Bourbonnais

Host

Jean-Pierre Charbonneau

Production

Orbi-XXI Productions
3629, rue St-Denis
Montreal, Quebec
H2X 3L6
(514) 843-6919
(514) 843-9321
production@orbi-xxi.ca

Distribution – Canada

ORBI-XXI Distribution inc.
2010, rue Plessis
Bureau 300
Montreal, Quebec
H2L 2Y3
(514) 843-6919
(514) 843-9321
jwlina@orbi-xxi.ca

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Filmography

Filmography is a series of biographical documentaries chronicling the lives and achievements of outstanding stars of film and television. The series profiles 20 Canadians and six major international stars who have shot films in various locations across Canada. Each installment goes beyond a review of commercial successes to explore each subject’s childhood, upbringing, home town, school experience, early struggles, challenges met, successes and disappointments.

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Digital Betacam

26 x 24 minutes

Colour

Producers

Matt Burlet

Larry Day

Laura O'Grady

Carey Roberts

Executive Producer

Kirstie Day

Director

Graham Street

Scriptwriters

Kirstie Day

Tyler McLeod

Laura O'Grady

Carey Roberts

Narrator

Jason Priestly

Production/Distribution – Canada

Pyramid Productions Inc.
2875 – 107 Ave. S.E.
Calgary, Alberta
T2Z 3R7
(403) 234-8566
(403) 234-8418
office@pyramidproductions.tv
www.pyramidproductions.tv

International distribution

Oasis Pictures
6 Pardee Ave.
Suite 104
Toronto, Ontario
M6K 3H5
(416) 588-1837
(416) 588-7276
peter@oasispictures.com
www.oasispictures.com

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Finding Our Talk II

According to Statistics Canada, only three of the 50 most prominent Aboriginal languages are expected to survive through this century. These are tough statistics, but it doesn’t have to be that way. People all across Canada are fighting to beat the odds. It’s a remarkable story. The second season of this series celebrates the success of people and organizations who are reclaiming their language – as well as their culture, their stories and their very existence as a people.

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Betacam SP

13 x 24 minutes

Colour

Producers

Paul M. Rickard

George Hargrave

Janice Benthin

Narrators

Paul Chaput

Hilda Nicholas

Production/Distribution

Mushkeg Media
4893 St. Laurent Blvd.
Montreal, Quebec
H2T 1R6
(514) 279-3507
(514) 279-7493
mushkeg@videotron.ca

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Firedance

Firedance is about the fusion of two dance forms – Kathak of India and flamenco of Spain. We are dazzled by the performances of Toronto dancers Joanna Das and Esmeralda Enrique, by their footwork and the rhythms of tabla and guitar. Probing into the historical roots of the dances, the film reveals that flamenco sprang from the classical form of Kathak, brought into Europe by the gypsies of India.

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Betacam SP

50 minutes

Colour

Producer and Director

Vishnu Mathur

Scriptwriter

Rita Mathur

With

Joanna Das

Esmeralda Enrique

Production

SilverTouch Productions Ltd.
140 Brunswick Ave.
Toronto, Ontario
M5S 2M2
(416) 969-9048
(416) 969-9967
ritavishnu@hotmail.com

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Firestorm: The Fire Suspension Paradox

Fifty years of “all-out-war” against forest fires has had a profound effect. With the advent of technology, firefighters have gained the upper hand in a battle to control nature. But there’s a catch. By suppressing wildfires that would have cleared the underbrush, we have created a powder keg of unburned fuel. A powder keg ready to explode… in firestorms that no amount of human effort and technology can control.

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Betacam SP

47 minutes

Colour

Producer

Brian Hamilton

Executive Producer

Michael Chechik

Directors

Jerry Thompson

Cliff Craven

Scriptwriter and Narrator

Jerry Thompson

Production

Omni Film Productions Ltd.
111 Water St.
Suite 204
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6B 1A7
(604) 681-6543
(604) 688-1425
info@omnifilm.com
www.omnifilm.com

Distribution

Water Street Releasing Ltd.
111 Water St.
Suite 204
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6B 1A7
(604) 681-6543
(604) 688-1425
omni@omnifilm.com
www.omnifilm.com

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Fisrt Person Shooter

You are woken by gunfire. You move down the hall to your teenage son’s room and hear the words, “Gotcha, yeah, 40 kills, take that.” On the screen there is mass carnage, blood and bodies everywhere – and it’s your son doing the killing, enjoying every minute of it. First Person Shooter examines the disintegration of one family as the result of video-game addiction and looks at the battle between the $12-billion computer-game industry and morally outraged parents and activists.

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44 minutes

Colour

Producers

Christopher Sumpton

Robin Benger

Director, Scriptwriter and Narrator

Robin Benger

Production

Cogent/Benger Productions
890A Queen St. W.
Toronto, Ontario
M6J 1G3
(416) 535-5394
(416) 535-9619
mail@cogentbenger.com
www.cogentbenger.com

Distribution

Filmoption International inc.
3401, rue Saint-Antoine Ouest
Westmount, Quebec
H3Z 1X1
(514) 931-6180
(514) 939-2034
email@filmoption.com
www.filmoption.com

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Fix: the Story of an Addicted City

Dean Wilson may be Canada’s most powerful junkie. He shoots heroin in Vancouver’s downtown Eastside and strategizes with federal health policy advisors. He is the president of a network of street-level drug users demanding that Vancouver open North America’s first safe injection site – the most controversial step of a daring new drug strategy. Users, residents, activists and police clash while Dean struggles to shake his addiction and discovers an unlikely ally in Vancouver’s conservative mayor.

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DV Cam

60 minutes and 90 minutes

Colour

Producers

Betsy Carson

Nettie Wild

Executive Producer

Gary Marcuse

Director, Scriptwriter and Narrator

Nettie Wild

Production/Distribution

Canada Wild Productions Ltd.
1818 Grant St.
Vancouver, British Columbia
V5L 2Y8
(604) 251-0770
(604) 251-9149
carson@smartt.com

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Flighpath: The Top Ten Aircraft

Which are the top 10 aircraft of all time? And of these 10, which one represents the ultimate in human ingenuity and technical achievement – which best defines aviation’s first century? Flightpath: The Top Ten Aircraft examines aircraft in 10 categories, from bombers to experimental planes. Aviation experts, authors and historians debate the merits of each and decide on the winners.

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Betacam SP

94 minutes

Colour

Producer

Mike Feheley

Executive Producers

Michael Maclear

Mike Feheley

Director

Roger Pyke

Scriptwriter and Narrator

Tom Gould

Production

Great Sky Productions Ltd. c/o Screenlife Productions Ltd.
144 Front St. W.
Toronto, Ontario
M5J 2L7
(416) 260-2099
(416) 260-2042
info@screenlife.net

Distribution

Screenlife Productions Ltd.
144 Front St. W.
Suite 310
Toronto, Ontario
M5J 2L7
(416) 260-2099
(416) 260-2042
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Flight of the Whooping Cranes

Flight of the Whooping Cranes follows internationally renowned naturalist and aviator Bill Lishman, his partner Joe Duff, and their team as they lead a flock of whooping cranes on an ultralight-led migration from Wisconsin to Florida in an effort to save the endangered species. The documentary explores the fragile history of the whooping crane and documents Lishman and his team’s cross-country odyssey to establish a second flock of wild migrating whoopers.

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44 minutes

Colour

Producers

Peter Shatalow

William Lishman

Executive Producer

Christian Bruyère

Director and Scriptwriter

Peter Shatalow

Host

David Suzuki

Narrator

Louise Cranfield

Production/Distribution – Canada

FilmSTAR Inc.
2405 Concession 6
, Ontario
L0H 1H0
(905) 428-1333
(905) 428-0052
shatalow@idirect.com
www.shatalow.com

International distribution

Filmoption International inc.
3401, rue Saint-Antoine Ouest
Westmount, Quebec
H3Z 1X1
(514) 931-6180
(514) 939-2034
email@filmoption.com
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Flower Power II

Flower Power envelopes the viewer in horticultural history, mythology, folklore, propagation and care of some of the world’s most beautiful flowers. Each episode in the series is a biography of one flower, from its origins to today’s modern hybridization techniques. Flower Power offers examples of the exotic, the mystical, the regal, the romantic, the innocent and the captivating from the world of floral fantasy.

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26 x 23 minutes

Colour

Producer and Director

Maria Armstrong

Executive Producers

Bill Johnston

Ron Lillie

Lee Herberman

Scriptwriter

Catherine Fogarty

Narrator and Host

Stephen Westcott-Gratton

Production/Distribution

Summerhill Entertainment Inc.
56 Shaftesbury Ave.
Toronto, Ontario
M4T 1A3
(416) 967-6503
(416) 967-1292
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Footbinding: The Three-Inch Golden Lotus

This documentary explores the beauty myth of footbinding – the “Three-Inch Golden Lotus” – shedding light, through the filmmaker’s personal journey, on its disappearance and increasingly forgotten history. The film focuses on personal stories of foot-bound women, including the filmmaker’s own mother, and reveals the ideology behind the practice and its resemblance with modern fashion.

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Hi8
Super 8

Colour

Production/Distribution

East-West Film Enterprise Ltd.
8058 Fraser St.
Vancouver, British Columbia
V5X 3X4
(604) 322-6146
(604) 322-6146
yang@intouch.bc.ca
www.internetstore.bc.ca/yang

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Fougues gaspésiennes

The filmmakers involved in this documentary d’auteur hail from the Gaspé region of Quebec – either by birth or by choice – and all have paid tribute to or promoted the region in their art, music or public service. Although a celebration of the Gaspé, Fougues gaspésiennes is a concept that can appeal to all Canadians, as every region of Canada has its own committed and devoted artists, fiercely proud of their native soil.

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DVC Pro

60 minutes or 90 minutes

Colour

Producer

Vic Pelletier

Director and Scriptwriter

Carmel Dumas

Production

Les Productions Vic Pelletier inc.
330, rue Bon-Pasteur
Bureau 237
Matane, Quebec
G4W 5G5
(418) 566-2040
(418) 562-4643
info@pvp.ca
www.pvp.ca

Distribution

Mediamax International inc.
387, rue Saint-Paul Ouest
Montreal, Quebec
H2Y 2A7
(514) 987-5971
(514) 987-5970
info@lafete.com
www.lafete.com

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Friday the 13th: The Devil in Dover

Friday the 13th: The Devil in Dover is a documentary about how a motorcycle rally pushed a small Ontario town into the headlines and changed it forever. Told from the perspectives of a local cop, an outlaw biker and an opportunistic business woman, the film provides a gently comic portrait of the conflicts dividing the town, played out against the backdrop of civic disorder, police operations and thousands of bikers who invade Port Dover every year.

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40 minutes

Colour

Producer, Director and Narrator

Allison Grace

Executive Producers

Sun-Kyung Yi

John Haslett Cuff

Scriptwriters

Allison Grace

John Haslett Cuff

Production/Distribution – Canada

Aysha Productions Inc.
6-B Grange Ave.
Toronto, Ontario
M5T 1C5
(416) 598-4959
(416) 598-4785
info@ayshaproductions.com
www.ayshaproductions.com

International distribution

George Matta Mundovision
300 Leo-Parizeau St., Suite 2400 P.O. Box 992
Montreal, Quebec
H2W 2P4
(514) 985-2004
(514) 985-2005
mundo@interlog.com

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Frontiers of Construction III

Frontiers of Construction offers a fascinating look at some of the world’s most impressive building projects – and the equipment, tools and techniques that make them possible. Among the topics covered during season three: the world’s biggest hydraulic excavator; the Netherlands’ North Sea Protection Works, a 30-kilometre-long enclosure dam; the Asian Hercules II, one of the biggest, most powerful floating cranes on the planet; and new construction techniques that enable architects to use glass in unprecedented ways.

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13 x 47 minutes

Colour

Producer

David Langer

Executive Producers

Laszlo Barna

Jim Hogan

Sam Grana

Directors

Liam O'Rinn

Christine McLean

Maurice Aubin

Susan Mawhood

Scriptwriters

Jennifer Power Scott

Elliot Shiff

John Darroch

Laine Drewery

Narrator

David Deacon

Production

Construct III Productions
366 Adelaide St. W., Suite 700
Toronto, Ontario
M5V 1R9
(416) 979-0676
(416) 979-7476
jane@bap.ca
www.barnaalper.com

Fiddlehead III Entertainment
113 Weldon St.
Moncton, New Brunswick
E1C 5W1
(506) 384-2448
(506) 384-2422
tmhogan@nbnet.nb.ca

Distribution

Filmoption International inc.
3401, rue Saint-Antoine Ouest
Westmount, Quebec
H3Z 1X1
(514) 931-6180
(514) 939-2034
email@filmoption.com
www.filmoption.com

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Génération 70

Génération 70 offers a unique look at popular culture in the 1970s. The series devotes one installment to each year in the decade, with each episode featuring a mix of musical and socio-historical archival material. The 10 episodes are complemented by three theme-based installments. Nanette Workman, a performer who had a profound impact on Quebec’s cultural scene during this period, hosts the series.

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13 x 48 minutes

Colour

Producer

Pierre Marchand

Director

Nicolas Houde-Sauvé

Host

Nanette Workman

Narrator

Gaétan Bacon

Production/Distribution

TV Maxplus Productions inc.
355, rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest
Montreal, Quebec
H3B 1A5
(514) 284-7587
(514) 284-1889
dbelleville@musiqueplus.com

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Gentleman cambrioleur

This documentary lifts the mask off housebreakers, revealing their methods and techniques. Police officers, insurance agents and victims of burglaries share their amazing stories, and tell us what we need to know to avoid becoming the next victims of these master thieves.

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60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Robert Montour

Daniel Cormier

Executive Producer

Jean Rémillard

Director

Pierre Paiement

Scriptwriter

Anne Quiron

Narrator and Host

Jacques Duchesneau

Cast

Anne Casabonne

Marie-Josée Normand

Pascal Contamine

Jérémie Verrette

Production

Télé-Vision 84
781, rue Williams Bureau 201
Montreal, Quebec
H3C 1N8
(514) 866-3020
(514) 866-1696
mservant@tele-vision84.com

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Glenn Gould: The Russian Journey

This documentary examines one of the least-known yet most fascinating and important chapters in the life of Canada’s musical genius, Glenn Gould: his 1957 trip to Russia. Gould’s journey would have a lasting impact on the intellectual life of this huge nation.

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Digital Betacam

50 minutes

Colour

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Yosif Feyginberg

Executive Producers

Garry Blye

Mark Shekter

Lon Appleby

Howard Bernstein

Production

Atlantic 4 Productions Inc.
One Atlantic Ave., Suite 103
Toronto, Ontario
M6K 3E7
(416) 537-5004
(416) 537-8984
mail@microtainment.com

Distribution

Chestnut Park Entertainment Inc.
One Atlantic Ave.
Suite 103
Toronto, Ontario
M6K 3E7
(416) 537-5004
(416) 537-8984
mail@microtainment.com
www.microtainment.com

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Going to the Dogs

Going to the Dogs is a flea-on-the tail romp in the competitive world of dog shows. This compelling and irreverent series explores the passionate and perverse lives of devoted dog lovers and provides viewers with a rare look at the furry underbelly of the sometimes crazy and never boring world of canine rivalry.

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13 x 23 minutes

Colour

Producers

Nataline Rodrigues

Barri Cohen

Executive Producers

Elliott Halpern

Jack Rabinovitch

Nataline Rodrigues

Directors

Barri Cohen

Karen Shopsowitz

Chris Romeike

Scriptwriter

Nataline Rodrigues

Production/Distribution

Ace Dog Show Productions Inc. / Ace Pictures Inc.
110 Spadina Ave., Suite 1001
Toronto, Ontario
M5V 2K4
(416) 504-6662
(416) 504-6667
general@acepicturesinc.com

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Graveyard Shift

Graveyard Shift is a rollicking plunge into the neon world of midnight workers. From the tender mercies of unsung heroes to the flashing light of emergency workers, from the thudding pulse of the crime photographer, tow-truck driver and nurse to the nocturnal rhythms of the dominatrix, funeral worker and female impersonator, these are stories of valour, humour, longing and loneliness. Graveyard Shift is close-to-the-bone storytelling that will haunt and delight the human heart.

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Digital video

6 x 24 minutes

Colour

Producers

Peter Raymont

Lindalee Tracey

Directors

Peter Raymont

Lindalee Tracey

Production/Distribution – Canada

White Pine Pictures
822 Richmond St. W.
Suite 200
Toronto, Ontario
M6J 1C9
(416) 703-5580
(416) 703-1691
info@whitepinepictures.com
www.whitepinepictures.com

International distribution

Minds Eye International
480 Henderson Dr.
Regina, Saskatchewan
S4N 6E3
(306) 781-7353
(306) 359-3466
alesiuk@mindseyeinternational.com
www.mindseyeinternational.com

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Great Canadian Rivers II

Rivers are part of Canada’s national heritage. Whether it welcomes only a handful of adventurers each year or serves as a major recreational destination, each river has its own great stories and characters. As in the first season of Great Canadian Rivers, this series explores both “wild” and “people” rivers. Stunningly photographed, the series takes viewers to remote, pristine locations as well as the beautiful rivers closer to home.

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13 x 30 minutes

Colour

Producers

Kristen Colle

Janice Dawe

Executive Producers

Mitchell Azaria

Ihor Macijiwsky

Directors

Various / Divers

Scriptwriters

Various / Divers

Narrator

Lawrence Bayne

Production/Distribution

Rivers Inc. / Good Earth Productions Inc.
314 Roncesvalles Ave.
Toronto, Ontario
M6R 2M7
(416) 535-3379
(416) 535-8622
info@goodearthproductions.com
www.goodearthproductions.com

Distribution – Canada (Educational)

McNabb and Connolly
60 Briarwood Ave.
Mississauga, Ontario
L5G 3N6
1-866-722-1522
1-866-722-1822
mcnabbconnolly@homeroom.ca
www.mcnabbconnolly.ca

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Histoires oubliées

This documentary series looks at events that once made headlines around the world but are now largely forgotten – events which are nevertheless relevant today. Host Robert Tremblay meets some of the key players involved in the events, and sifts through the archival material in order to better understand and present the stories behind the stories. For added authenticity, he also visits the places where the events originally happened.

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10 x 30 minutes

Colour

Producer

Vic Pelletier

Directors

Robert Tremblay

Marc-André Perreault

Scriptwriter, Narrator and Host

Robert Tremblay

Production

Les Productions Vic Pelletier inc.
330, rue Bon-Pasteur
Bureau 237
Matane, Quebec
G4W 5G5
(418) 566-2040
(418) 562-4643
info@pvp.ca
www.pvp.ca

Distribution

Mediamax International inc.
387, rue Saint-Paul Ouest
Montreal, Quebec
H2Y 2A7
(514) 987-5971
(514) 987-5970
info@lafete.com
www.lafete.com

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History's Courtroom

History’s Courtroom documents six 20th-century Canadian legal cases that have radically altered both laws and lifestyles for Canadians. In History’s Courtroom, individuals and issues are on trial – each case a test of national morals and values.

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6 x 47 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer

Pilar Segura

Executive Producers

Michael Maclear

Mike Feheley

Directors

Various / Divers

Scriptwriter

Tom Gould

Host

Kirk Makin

Production

Leading Cases Productions Ltd.
c/o Screenlife Productions Ltd.
144 Front St. W.
Suite 310
Toronto, Ontario
M5J 2L7
(416) 260-2099
(416) 260-2042
info@screenlife.net

Distribution

Screenlife Productions Ltd.
144 Front St. W.
Suite 310
Toronto, Ontario
M5J 2L7
(416) 260-2099
(416) 260-2042
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Historylands V

From Nunavut to Newfoundland, HistoryLands documents 13 of Canada’s most compelling national historic sites. The series travels across the country, bringing to life both the prehistoric and recorded history of Canada’s most famous landmarks. To fully understand where we are today, it is vital for us, as Canadians, to understand our past. HistoryLands offers Canadians a window into some of the most important events and sites in Canadian history, celebrating the events, places and personalities of our rich land.

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13 x 30 minutes

Colour

Producer

Paul Dalby

Executive Producers

Mitchell Azaria

Ihor Macijiwsky

Directors

Various / Divers

Scriptwriters

Various / Divers

Production/Distribution

Good Earth Productions Inc. / Sites Productions Inc.
314 Roncesvalles Ave.
Toronto, Ontario
M6R 2M7
(416) 766-7816
(416) 604-2254
minty@goodearthproductions.com

Distribution – Canada (Educational)

McNabb and Connolly
60 Briarwood Ave.
Mississauga, Ontario
L5G 3N6
1-866-722-1522
1-866-722-1822
mcnabbconnolly@homeroom.ca
www.mcnabbconnolly.ca

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Homme de toute la terre (L')

L’Homme de toute la terre examines the work of one of the 20th century’s greatest scientists and humanists, the Canadian Pierre Dansereau. The show chronicles Dansereau’s avant-garde and humanist-influenced approach to scientific discovery. For many years, Dansereau has dedicated his life to enhancing our understanding of the relationship between man and nature and finding solutions to some of the problems afflicting our planet.

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48 minutes

Colour

Producer

Lucie Tremblay

Director

André Larochelle

Scriptwriter

Denys Saint-Denis

Production

Les Productions Impex inc.
480, ch. Sainte-Marie
Lac-aux-Sables, Quebec
G0X 1M0
(418) 336-3008
(418) 336-3117
impex@videotron.ca

Distribution

Le groupe Multimédia du Canada
261, rue du Saint-Sacrement
Montreal, Quebec
H2Y 3V2
(514) 844-3636
(514) 844-4990
mgc@the-mgc.com

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How the Fiddle Flows

How the Fiddle Flows is a beautifully illustrated musical journey which takes us up the great river systems of Canada as it documents the rich traditions of Métis fiddling and step dancing, and explores the question of what it means to be Métis. Lively, inspiring and passionate, How the Fiddle Flows will put wings on your feet!

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48 minutes

Colour

Producers

Leigh Badgley

Ava Karvonen

Bonnie Thompson

Gerry Krepakevich

Executive Producers

Kirk Shaw

Graydon McCrea

Director and Scriptwriter

Greg Coyes

Narrator

Tantoo Cardinal

Production

Streaming Fiddles Media Inc.
1675 Hornby St., Suite 103
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6Z 2M3
(604) 623-3369
(604) 623-3448
leigh@insightfilm.com
www.insightfilm.com

National Film Board of Canada
3155, ch. de la Côte-de-Liesse
Saint-Laurent, Quebec
H4N 2N4
(514) 283-9000
(514) 283-5487
www.nfb.ca

Distribution

Canamedia Productions Ltd.
381 Richmond St. East Suite #200
Toronto, Ontario
M5A 1P6
(416) 483-7446
(416) 483-7529
canamed@canamedia.com
www.canamedia.com

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Hydrofoils: Flying on Water

This documentary tells the story of the development and science of hydrofoils, the world’s fastest extreme watercraft.

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46 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

John Wesley Chisolm

Production

Hydropede Productions Inc.
1657 Barrington St., Suite 230
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3J 2A1
(902) 446-3414
(902) 431-4773
jwchisholm@hfx.eastlink.ca
www.hydrofoil.ca

Distribution

Dex Distribution
1583 Hollis St.,
2nd Floor
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3J 1V4
(902) 421-1326, ext. 238
(902) 423-0484
clarence@dexdistribution.com
www.topsailentertainment.com

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If a Tree Falls

This is the first-person story of a female television producer. She’s smart, single, attractive and funny. And for reasons the medical profession can’t figure out, she’s going deaf. If A Tree Falls documents her frightening journey into a silent world – a journey that will irrevocably alter her life in ways she cannot imagine.

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46 minutes

Colour

Producer, Scriptwriter and Narrator

Susan Stranks

Director

Dawna Treibicz

Production

Hot Flash Productions
17 Marco Lane
Ottawa, Ontario
K1S 5A1
(613) 730-5174
(613) 730-5273
susan.stranks@sympatico.ca

Distribution – Canada

Kineticvideo
511 Bloor St. W.
Toronto, Ontario
M5S 1Y4
1-800-263-6910
(416) 538-9984
fmb@kineticvideo.com
www.kineticvideo.com

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Indie Exposed

Indie Exposed explores the unique world of independent films. Each of the two programs focuses on one specific genre: the first on documentaries and the second on the surreal world of dream-fantasy movies. With interviews and film clips, each show uncovers the motivation and techniques behind the work of some of the major players in the indie film culture.

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2 x 45 minutes

Colour

Producer

Stacey Offman

Executive Producer

David Paperny

Directors

Carl Bessai

James Dunnison

Production

Indie Exposed Productions Inc.
25 East 2nd Ave., 3rd Floor
Vancouver, British Columbia
V5T 1B3
(604) 228-1960
(604) 228-1911
info@papernyfilms.com
www.papernyfilms.com

Distribution – Canada

Alliance Atlantis Inc.
121 Bloor St. E.
Suite 1500
Toronto, Ontario
M4W 3M5
(416) 967-1174
(416) 960-0971
info@allianceatlantis.com
www.allianceatlantis.com

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InTOLLERance

Toller Cranston was utterly unlike any other figure skater of his time. Both on and off the ice, he was an individualist who wasn’t afraid to be different – and who wasn’t afraid to speak his mind. Intollerance looks at the life of a mercurial man and his remarkable achievements: Olympic medallist; three-time world free-skating champion; Canadian Athlete of the Year; internationally renowned painter, illustrator, author, designer and choreographer; commentator and star of award-winning television specials and films.

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42 minutes

Colour

Producer, Scriptwriter and Narrator

Sylvia Sweeney

Scriptwriters

Philip Shepherd

Sylvia Sweeney

Production

Elitha Peterson Productions
8 Willow Ave.
Toronto, Ontario
M5J 1Y2
(416) 203-9919
(416) 203-8742
epproductions@hotmail.com
www.epproductions.net

Distribution – Canada

EPP Releasing
8 Willow Ave.
Toronto, Ontario
M5J 1Y2
(416) 203-9919
(416) 203-8742
j.land@portalentertainment.com
www.epproductions.net

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Je danse ma vie

By dancing with my experiences, I accept without judging everything that life brings – I am in tune with my emotions. This way, I find a way to cope with what affects me and I act in harmony with who I am. Whether exercising control or letting go, I choose to look at obstacles from a different perspective by seeking the opportunity behind the problem. Je danse ma vie – I dance my life: it’s all about attitude.

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DV Cam

51 minutes

Colour

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

France Gallant

Line Producer

Maryse Grondin

Choreographer and Performer

Charles Pelletier

Narrator

Philippe Beaulieu

Production

Cinémarévie Coop ltée
C.P. 474
Edmunston, New Brunswick
E3V 3L1
(506) 736-6565
(506) 739-6929
cinemavi@nbnet.nb.ca

Distribution – Canada

Centre de communication en santé mentale de l'hôpital Rivière-des-Prairies
7070, boul. Perras
Montreal, Quebec
H1E 1A4
(514) 328-3503
(514) 323-4163

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Jeux de société V

Jeux de société explores social issues in contemporary Quebec society as seen through the eyes of various Quebecers. Focusing on the human dimension, the programs give voice to people who share a passion for something, who have the same cultural background or who have followed a similar path. The series examines their differences, idiosyncrasies, similarities, questionings, fears and ideals.

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26 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producer

André Gariépy

Executive Producers

Jacquelin Bouchard

Daniel Beauchesne

Directors

Sylvie Guernon

Sylvie Bélanger

Anne Dussault

Scriptwriter and Host

Joane Prince

Production

Productions Pixcom inc.
1720, rue du Canal
Montreal, Quebec
H3K 3E6
(514) 931-1188
(514) 931-2126
info@pixcom.com
www.pixcom.com

Distribution

Pixcom International inc.
1720, rue du Canal
Montreal, Quebec
H3K 3E6
(514) 931-1188
(514) 931-2126
info@pixcom.com
www.pixcom.com

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Joe Fafard, l'homme artiste

This biography of internationally renowned Franco-Saskatchewan sculptor Joe Fafard traces the development of his remarkable life and career. Fafard’s rural Francophone roots have served as both seed-bed and raw material for his distinctive works, and as a result his private life and artistic life have always been intimately linked.

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52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Martine Forand

Executive Producer

Roch Brunette

Director

Lorian Bélanger

Scriptwriter

Linda Amyot

Production/Distribution

Productions Roch Brunette inc.
107, rue Champêtre
Gatineau, Quebec
J9H 6W4
(819) 770-6500
(819) 770-7551
prb@prb.ca
www.prb.ca

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A Madman's Diary

“If this isn’t Hell, it’s the next best thing to being there….” Filmmaker Mark Blandford talks about the debilitating depression that he suffered several years ago. He looks at mental illness from within and from without, and examines a number of issues: the sense of despair; the taboo which surrounds mental illness, making it seem as if it were something shameful; the importance of family and loved ones; treatment and cure, which restore happiness and inner peace.

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Betacam SP

42 minutes

Colour

Producer

Claude Godbout

Executive Producers

Michel Bissonnette

Paul Dupont-Hébert

André Larin

Vincent Leduc

Director and Scriptwriter

Mark Blandford

With

Jean-Pierre Bourassa

Denise Charest

Sophie Paradis

Maryse Pelletier

Production

Zone3-VI inc.
1055, boul. René-Lévesque Est, Bureau 300
Montreal, Quebec
H2L 4S5
(514) 284-5555
(514) 985-4458
dharvey@zone3.ca
www.zone3.ca

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Journey to Sovereignty

By following the day-to-day tensions between Natives and non-Natives in Quebec’s North, Journey to Sovereignty reveals why the Crees of Quebec plan to fight for a sovereign status. The film, which includes a lengthy historical section, is written and directed by Aboriginal people.

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Mini DV

2 x 48 minutes

Colour

Producer

Ernest Webb

Executive Producer

Catherine Bainbridge

Directors

Ernest Webb

Neil Damond

Tracey Deer

Scriptwriters

Catherine Bainbridge

Ernest Webb

Tracey Deer

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Rezolution Pictures
5505 St. Laurent Blvd. Suite 3018
Montreal, Quebec
H2T 1S6
(514) 272-3077
(514) 278-9914

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Juchitan des folles

Located on the border with Guatemala, the Mexican town of Juchitan is home to the Zapotec Indians, who have shown remarkable tolerance towards homosexuals. According to legend, the patron saint of Juchitan carried a bag filled with “queers” on his back. Everywhere he travelled – Colombia, Central America, Guatemala – he left behind a homosexual. In Juchitan, however, his bag came undone, and they all fell out at once….

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52 minutes

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Patricio Henriquez

Robert Cornellier

Raymonde Provencher

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Patricio Henriquez

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Macumba International Inc.
3862, av. du Parc Lafontaine
Montreal, Quebec
H2L 3M6
(514) 521-8303
(514) 521-0260

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Adventures in Breathing

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Adventures in Rock

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Among the Disappeared

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Attempted Murder

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