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1800 SECONDS: CHASING CANADA'S SNOWBIRDS

A dynamic journey into the cockpits and the lives of Canada's elite precision flying team, the Snowbirds.

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47 minutes

Colour

Producer

Dianne Carruthers

Executive Producer

Ron French

Director

Mark Miller

Scriptwriters

Mark Miller

Martin Wood

Narrator

Mark Miller

Production

Endless Media Group
1065 24th St.
Suite 12
West Vancouver, British Columbia
V7V 4H1
(604) 913-9838
(604) 913-9839
dcarruth@oanet.com
www.endless-media.com

Distribution

CBC International Sales
P.O. Box 500
Station A
Toronto, Ontario
M5W 1E6
(416) 205-3500
(416) 205-3482
cbcis@cbc.ca
www.cbcis.ca

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A IS FOR ATTILA

Through a dazzling streak of work that rocked the art world for nearly 15 years, Canadian Attila Richard Lukacs became one of the world’s most infamous painters. Likened to Rembrandt, Lukacs was also reviled by Christians for painting skinhead fags in the Garden of Eden. Told from director David Vaisbord’s point of view, A is for Attila explores Lukacs’s mental and physical landscape, providing an original and uncensored perspective on the artist’s personal life.

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48 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producers

Stephanie Symns

Trish Dolman

Director

David Vaisbord

Scriptwriters

David Vaisbord

Kristian Olsen

Production

Screen Siren Pictures Inc.
291 East 2nd Ave.
Suite 300
Vancouver, British Columbia
V5T 1B8
(604) 687-7591
(604) 687-4937
info@screensiren.ca
www.screensirenpictures.com

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AIR GUITAR IN OULU

Each summer, Oulu, Finland, is home to the World Air Guitar Championships. Andrew Buckles dreams of one day winning in Finland and becoming air-guitar champion of the world. This documentary follows Andrew on his quest, providing insight into his rigorous training regime, as well as the financial difficulties and personal conflicts he experiences prior to his arrival in Finland.

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48 minutes

Colour

Producers

Geoffrey Turnbull

Kent Sobey

Executive Producer

Christopher Zimmer

Director

Kent Sobey

Cast

Andrew Buckles

Production

Farmhouse Productions Ltd.
5820 West St.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3K 1J3
(902) 431-8831
(902) 431-8831
kent@farmhouseproductions.ca
www.farmhouseproductions.ca

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ALBERT MILLAIRE

During the 1950s and 1960s, Albert Millaire was an iconic figure for an entire generation of young TV viewers in Quebec, playing the role of famous explorer Pierre Lemoyne D’Iberville, founder of Louisiana. But Albert Millaire is also a renowned stage actor who has played the great roles of the classical theatre repertory. In a career spanning some 40 years, Millaire has left an indelible mark on the history of theatre in Canada.

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45 minutes

Colour

Producer

Lucie Ménard

Executive Producer

Michel Gaumont

Director and Scriptwriter

Michèle Marchand

Narrator

Sophie Gaucher

Production

ScénoVision Vidéo inc.
3631 b, rue Saint-Denis
Montreal, Quebec
H2X 3L6
(514) 281-1818
(514) 982-9226
info@scenovision.com

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ALMOST HOME

In 1972, five young film students made a documentary about the Sayisi Dene, an Aboriginal band in northern Canada that had been forcibly relocated from their ancestral home 20 years earlier. Today, the students, now seasoned filmmakers, revisit these people as they struggle to put their tragic past behind them. The film explores their efforts to keep their values and traditions in balance with the realities of the 21st century.

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60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Robert Lang

Michael Fuller

Sheila Petzold

Executive Producer

Robert Lang

Directors

Michael Fuller

Sheila Petzold

Production/Distribution

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

Distribution (television)

CBC International Sales
P.O. Box 500
Station A
Toronto, Ontario
M5W 1E6
(416) 205-3500
(416) 205-3482
cbcis@cbc.ca
www.cbcis.ca

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ANATOMY OF BURLESQUE (THE )

A fun and furious romp through the history of burlesque, told by those who practice, own, enjoy and abhor the form. Meticulously researched, The Anatomy of Burlesque combines the scholarly with the vernacular, mapping out the written and performed rites of burlesque, examining the social meaning and physical components of the form.

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Betacam SP

2 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Peter Raymont

Lindalee Tracey

Executive Producer

Peter Raymont

Narrator and Host

Lindalee Tracey

Production

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

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ANGAQUIIT: SHAMAN STORIES

The last shamans in the Igloolik region of Canada's Eastern Arctic – the grandparents and great-grandparents, both men and women, of Inuit living today –are known through local oral history and the journals of Knud Rasmussen and the early missionaries. This film examines their lives as healers, spirit mediators, ceremonial leaders and interpreters of the elaborate Inuit spiritual philosophy in the period when Christian missionaries first arrived in the Eastern Arctic and changed the Inuit way of life.

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48 minutes

Colour

Producers

Zacharias Kunuk

Norman Cohn

Pauloosie Qulitalik

Executive Producer

Norman Cohn

Director and Scriptwriter

Zacharias Kunuk

Production

Igloolik Isuma Productions Inc.
P.O. Box 223
Igloolik, Nunavut
X0A 0L0
(867) 934-8809
(867) 934-8700
isuma@isuma.ca
www.isuma.ca

Distribution

Isuma Distributing International
5764, av. Monkland
Bureau 223
Montreal, Quebec
H4A 1E9
(514) 486-0707
(514) 486-9851
distribution@isuma.ca
www.isuma.ca

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ARCTIC DREAMER: THE LONELY QUEST OF VILHJALMUR STEFANSSON

This documentary offers a fascinating exploration of the life of controversial Arctic anthropologist / adventurer Vilhjalmur Stefansson, and includes a fresh perspective from Stefansson's six forgotten grandchildren. In addition to archival material, the film presents contemporary footage of DNA work being done in the Arctic by Icelandic anthropologist Dr. Gisli Palsson, who is testing Stefansson's theory of the origins of the "Blond Eskimo."

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90 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producers

Peter Raymont

Lindalee Tracey

Executive Producer

Peter Raymont

Director

Peter Raymont

Scriptwriter

Barbara Sears

Production

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

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ART D'ÊTRE PARENT III (L')

Being a parent is like being an artist, though it’s not about having the right technique or having an innate talent. Parenting is about helping create new life and watching that life evolve into something unique as you contribute your desires, ambitions, beliefs, emotions and intuition. 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 the “art” no longer needs your attention, until your child is ready, in turn, to undertake his own act of creation.

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20 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Harold Trépanier

Jacques Bonin

Claude Veillet

Associate Producer

Lucie Veillet

Directors

Norbert Pickering

Yvonne Defour

Bernard Lafrenière

André Poulain

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

Distribution

Téléfiction Distribution et Marketing 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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ARTISTES DANS L’ÂME III

Artistes dans l’âme is a nine-part documentary series featuring 18 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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9 x 25 minutes

Colour

Directors

Renée Blanchar

Charles Thériault

Pamela Gallant

Cast

Alan Cooper

Sheilagh O'Leary

Jean-Paul Daoust

Marie Berger

Production

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

Distribution

Distributions Michelle S. Import-Export inc.
419, rue de la Tramontane
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
J2W 2W6
(450) 348-7769
(450) 348-1049
distrms@sympatico.ca

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AU PAYS DE FANFRELUCHE

Fanfreluche was the most famous toy doll on Quebec television. During the 1960s, Fanfreluche, played by actress Kim Yaroshevskaya, created a magical world which delighted young viewers. This documentary features a story written by the gifted actress entitled La petite Kim, which tells of a young Russian girl who is determined to obtain the doll her mother won’t let her have. Through Fanfreluche’s story we learn about the life of her creator, Kim Yaroshevskaya.

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56 minutes

Colour

Producer

Bernar Hébert

Director

Brigitte Nadeau

Scriptwriters

Brigitte Nadeau

Véronique Bellemare-Brière

Cast

Kim Yaroshevskaya

Production

Ciné Qua Non Films inc.
445, rue Saint-Pierre
Bureau 402
Montreal, Quebec
H2Y 2M8
(514) 271-4000
(514) 271-4331
info@cqnmedia.com

Distribution – Canada

Antenna inc.
8500, rue Saint-Hubert
Montreal, Quebec
H2P 1Z7
(514) 271-4515
(514) 271-4005
production@cqni.ca

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AU PAYS DU MADAWASKA SÉRIE FRANCOPHONIE CANADIENNE

This documentary looks at the relationship between the people of the Madawaskan and Acadian regions, in New Brunswick. Most of the featured subjects are Madawaskan. They discuss their home and its distinctiveness, as well as their sometimes harmonious, sometimes strained relationship with Acadians. The documentary segments are interspersed with excerpts from playwright Rino Morin Rossignol’s play Le Pique-Nique, which adds a touch of humour and irony to the subject.

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52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Suzette Lagacé

Executive Producers

François Savoie

Michel Savoie

Director and Scriptwriter

Rodolphe Caron

Production

Connections Productions inc.
1111, rue Main
Bureau 306
Moncton, New Brunswick
E1E 4C8
(506) 382-3984
(506) 382-3980
info@cptv.ca
www.cptv.ca

Distribution – Canada

Source
354 Marion St.
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R2H 0V3
(204) 233-0694
(204) 231-4010
source@productionsrivard.com
www.sourcedistribution.ca

International distribution

Distributions Michelle S. Import-Export inc.
419, rue de la Tramontane
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
J2W 2W6
(450) 348-7769
(450) 348-1049
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AUGER ENQUÊTE

In this fascinating miniseries, celebrated journalist Michel Auger conducts a well-researched and detailed investigation into the world of organized crime. Each of the six episodes focuses on a single, well-defined theme and takes viewers to the very heart of this underworld. Rich in anecdotes and surprising locations, Auger enquête also features a wealth of characters who play by their own particular rules and codes.

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6 x 46 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jacques W. Lina

Executive Producers

Julien Béliveau

Jacques W. Lina

Directors

Philippe Cinq-Mars

Daniel Creusot

Michel Johnson

Jean Picard

Scriptwriters

Marie-Josée Cardinal

Daniel Creusot

Michel Johnson

Host

Michel Auger

Narrator

André Viau

Production/Distribution

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

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AVROCAR! SAUCER SECRETS FROM THE PAST

This documentary combines the most compelling elements of political and aviation history. The 1950s were a time of global unrest, and the race for space was on. Designed by Canadians and funded by Americans, the Avrocar was essentially a flying saucer whose aim was to serve as a deterrent to unwanted visitors, be they Communists or extraterrestrials. During a time of widespread paranoia, the Avrocar became an international object of desire.

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46 minutes

Colour

Executive Producer

Kevin Dunn

Director and Scriptwriter

Cam Bennett

Production/Distribution

MidCanada Production Services Inc.
509 Century St.
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3H 0L8
(204) 772-0368
(204) 772-0360
info@midcan.com
www.midcan.com

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KISS (THE)

The kiss takes viewers on an incredible voyage of discovery into the very nature of the kiss, as depicted in works of art from different art-historical periods. In order to bring the public closer to art, the film focuses on the public itself, its emotions, its experiences. This is achieved through the onscreen presence of a character who serves as a link between art and the viewer. A kiss, whether it is given, received, accepted or refused, leaves an indelible mark on us all.

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48 minutes (English) or 52 minutes (French)

Colour

Producer

Jean-Yves de Banville

Executive Producer

Jean Huppé

Director

Louise-Marie Beauchamp

Scriptwriters

Marie-Andrée Brière

Louise-Marie Beauchamp

Narrators

Marie-Jo Thério

Lorne Brass

Cast

Marc Boivin

Anne Lebeau

Production

Groupe ECP Inc.
1280, av. Bernard
Bureau 202
Outremont, Quebec
H2V 1V9
(514) 273-4458
(514) 273-9790
groupe@groupeecp.ca
www.ecptelevision.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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BEAUX JARDINS (LES)

Each installment in this series takes viewers on a tour of one of the most beautiful public or private gardens in Quebec. We learn about the history of these magical places, and enter the unique worlds of the landscape architects – the artists – who created them. Gardeners share their passion and knowledge, and the owners of the gardens uncover their hidden corners and secret delights.

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26 x 27 minutes

Colour

Executive Producers

Jaquelin Bouchard

Daniel Beauchesne

Line Producer

Gaston Gagnon

Directors

Michel Pelletier

Marshall Johnson

Scriptwriter

Sylvie-Anne Martel

Host

Pascale Tremblay

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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BELIEF AND BETRAYAL

Belief and Betrayal examines treachery at its best. The series tells the stories of: KGB operatives Karl and Hana Koecher, who used sex to penetrate the CIA; Mordechai Vanunu, a hero of the anti-nuclear movement to some, one of Israel’s most reviled traitors to others; Dr. Gerald Bull, the Canadian scientist whose obsession with his “Supergun” led him to work for Saddam’s Iraq; and Oswald Mosley, leader of the British Union of Fascists during WWII.

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Betacam SP

4 x 52 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer

Tim Wolochatiuk

Executive Producers

Simcha Jacobovici

Robert Topol

Felix Golobev

Directors and Scriptwriters

Roger Pyke

David Stein

David New

Tim Wolochatiuk

Production

Associated Producers Ltd.
110 Spadina Ave.
Suite 1001
Toronto, Ontario
M5V 2K4
(416) 504-6662
(416) 504-6667
info@apltd.ca
www.apltd.ca

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
motionpicture@allianceatlantis.com
www.allianceatlantis.com

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BELONGING

Does a stockbroker on Wall Street have something in common with a peasant in Uganda? Can a marginalized, urban homeless person relate to a suburban housewife in Nashville? Based on the prophetic counter-cultural ideas of Jean Vanier, Belonging confronts individuals from around the world – rich and poor, weak and strong – with the same questions: “What is your greatest desire? And what makes you feel you belong?” Poignant and memorable, Belonging celebrates the dignity and diversity of humanity.

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50 minutes

Colour

Producer and Director

Karen Pascal

Scriptwriters

John Dalla Costa

William Finley

Karen Pascal

Narrator

Karen Pascal

Production

Windborne Productions
141 Drakefield Rd.
Markham, Ontario
L3P 1G9
(905) 472-0445
(905) 472-0448
windborn@istar.ca
www.windborneproductions.com

Distribution – Canada

L'Arche Daybreak
11339 Yonge St.
Richmond Hill, Ontario
L4S 1L1
(905) 884-3454
(905) 884-0580
pubs@larchedaybreak.com

Windborne Productions
141 Drakefield Rd.
Markham, Ontario
L3P 1G9
(905) 472-0445
(905) 472-0448
windborn@istar.ca
www.windborneproductions.com

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BETTY GOODWIN

This documentary d’auteur looks at the life and work of one of Canada’s most fascinating contemporary artists. For more than 50 years, Betty Goodwin has embarked on a remarkable visual quest, revealing our humanity and penetrating to the very heart of the human condition. This film takes viewers on a unique journey into the life of this very private woman, exploring her work and inspiration, and the issues she grapples with, as well as her fears and hopes.

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Mini DV

48 minutes (English version)

Colour, black and white

Producer

Jean-Yves de Banville

Executive Producer

Jean Huppé

Director and Scriptwriter

Claude Laflamme

Production

Groupe ECP Inc.
1280, av. Bernard
Bureau 202
Outremont, Quebec
H2V 1V9
(514) 273-4458
(514) 273-9790
groupe@groupeecp.ca
www.ecptelevision.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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BIBLIOTHÈQUE ENTRE DEUX FEUX (LA)

Plans are underway to build a major public library in the heart of Montréal’s Latin Quarter. Inspired by this project, this documentary looks at the history of public libraries in Quebec and elsewhere, and examines the construction of the library broader its within technological and cultural context.

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Betacam SP

51 minutes

Colour

Producer

Luc Harvey

Executive Producer

Jean-Pierre Morin

Directors and Scriptwriters

Luc Bourdon

Serge Cardinal

Narrator

Sylvain Bélanger

Production

Vivadoc inc.
1973, rue Falardeau
Montreal, Quebec
H2K 2L9
(514) 527-9700
(514) 527-9623
receptionvivavision@vivavision.ca

Distribution

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

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BILAN SANTÉ

Bilan Santé aims to help the public better understand the issues related to the health-care system in the various regions of Quebec. By looking at the state of health care in the Outaouais region, Bilan Santé encourages us to examine how we behave as individuals and as a community in matters of health. The show invites us to take stock of the major personal and social issues related to health.

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Betacam SP

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Roch Brunette

Director and Scriptwriter

Louise Dumont

Narrator

Rémy Paquette

Production

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

Distribution – Canada

Nuance Bourdon Audiovisuel inc.
111, ch. Broughton
Montreal, Quebec
H4X 1J9
(514) 486-9292
(514) 486-2565
nuanceb@total.net
www.nuancebourdon.com

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BIOGRAPHIES QUÉBÉCOISES (ORBI XXI - série 1)

Each installment in this biography series looks at the life and career of a personality who has had a major impact on contemporary Quebec. The subjects include judge Robert Cliche, who, in 1974-1975, chaired an inquiry into the exercise of trade-union freedoms; Claude Jasmin, writer, radio host and polemist; and Harold Greenberg, founder of Astral Communications, one of Canada's leading media and television companies.

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Betacam SP

13 x 45 minutes

Colour

Producer

Louise Collette

Executive Producer

Julien Béliveau

Director

Annie Boudin

Scriptwriters

Danièle Bombardier

Hélène Letendre-Leblond

Louise Latraverse

Michel Jasmin

Narrator

Jacques Beaulieu

Production

J. Béliveau Productions inc.
3629, rue Saint-Denis
Montreal, Quebec
H2X 3L6
(514) 843-6919
(514) 843-9321
production@orbi-xxi.ca

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BIOGRAPHIES QUÉBÉCOISES (ORBI XXI - série 2)

This series profiles seven Quebec personalities, each of whom has left a distinct mark on modern-day Quebec. Among the subjects are criminal-law specialist Raymond Daoust, comedienne and entertainer Clémence DesRochers, who has been one of Quebec's biggest stars since the 1960s, and Alain Montpetit who, after a brilliant career in radio, succumbed to drugs and criminality.

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7 x 45 minutes

Colour

Producers

Louise Collette

Jacques W. Lina

Executive Producers

Julien Béliveau

Jacques W. Lina

Directors

Michel Beaudin

Annie Boudin

Scriptwriters

Danièle Bombardier

Alain Gravel

Narrators

Jacques Beaulieu

Alain Gravel

Production

J. Béliveau Productions inc.
3629, rue Saint-Denis
Montreal, Quebec
H2X 3L6
(514) 843-6919
(514) 843-9321
production@orbi-xxi.ca

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BIOGRAPHIES QUÉBÉCOISES (Point de mire)

This biography series looks at the lives of nine notable Quebecers. Included are the controversial Camillien Houde, who served as mayor of Montréal during the middle decades of the 20th century; actor Guy Sanche, who starred as Bobino in a popular children's TV show for more than 20 years; and Alain Stanké, who enjoyed a long and illustrious career as one of Canada's leading book publishers.

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Digital Betacam

9 x 47 minutes

Colour

Producers

Pierre Brochu

Martin Métivier

Executive Producer

Raymond Gauthier

Directors and Scriptwriters

Jean-Claude Marion

Louise Racicot

Production

Les Productions Point de mire inc.
154, av. Laurier Ouest
Bureau 302
Montreal, Quebec
H2T 2N7
(514) 278-8922
(514) 278-8925
info@pdemire.com

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BIOGRAPHIES QUÉBÉCOISES (Vivavision)

This series profiles Quebecers who have earned renown in a variety of fields. Michel Bergeron was the fiery head coach of the NHL’s Québec Nordiques and New York Rangers. Marcel Aubut was the controversial owner of the same Québec Nordiques. Guy Hoffman, for his part, enjoyed a long career as a stage actor, while Pierre Bruneau has been a respected TV anchorman for more than 20 years.

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Betacam SP

4 x 45 minutes

Colour

Producer

Luc Harvey

Executive Producer

Jean-Pierre Morin

Directors

Réjean Chayer

Joël Bertomeu

Sylvio Jacques

Scriptwriters

Réjean Chayer

Joël Bertomeu

Mathias Brunet

Narrators

Richard Garneau

Joël Bertomeu

Production

Vivadoc inc.
1973, rue Falardeau
Montreal, Quebec
H2K 2L9
(514) 527-9700
(514) 527-9623
receptionvivavision@vivavision.ca

Distribution

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

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Birth stories IV

This vérité-style series chronicles the experience of pregnancy for a wide range of women. Birth Stories follows each woman through the weeks leading up to the birth and captures the intensity and emotion of the birth itself. The series interweaves the diverse stories of young and not-so-young couples, new immigrants, determined teens and other mothers-to-be over the course of several episodes, offering an intimate portrait of a profound, pivotal moment in people's lives.

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DV Cam

27 x 22 minutes

Colour

Producer

Gail Gallant

Executive Producers

André Barro

Gail Gallant

Katherine Buck

Emil Glassbourg

Glen Salzman

Directors

Patricia Fogliato

Kate Gillen

Grazyna Krupa

Wendy Trueman

Scriptwriter

Gail Gallant

Narrator

Nicky Guadagni

Production

Birth Stories Productions 2002 Inc.
c/o Cineflix
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 – Canada

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

International distribution

Cineflix International Distribution Ltd.
26 - 28 Wendell Rd.
London
England
W12 9RT
44 208 746 0574
44 208 749 2232
info@cineflix.com
www.cineflix.com

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BLOOD, SMOKE AND TEARS

Returning to his home in Canada’s tobacco country, filmmaker Mark Johnston feels conflicting sympathies for his tobacco farmer friend and his smoker mother, who receives bad news about her health.

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52 minutes

Colour

Producer, Scriptwriter and Narrator

Mark Johnston

Directors

Mark Johnston

Michael Boland

Production/Distribution – Canada

Nomad Films Inc.
99 Atlantic Ave.
Suite 411
Toronto, Ontario
M6K 3J8
(416) 533-9658
(416) 588-7156
mark@nomadfilms.ca
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BLOODLINES: THE DNA DILEMMA

Bloodlines explores the search for human genes in Newfoundland and Iceland, two coveted locations in the field of population genetics. The film follows families suffering from life-threatening diseases who are looking to this new research for hope. In light of the rapid growth of the human gene industry, however, the film also cautions against putting profits before people: With the increasing commercialization of DNA, what guarantees are there that the interests of patients will not be lost in the race to find genes?

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Digital Betacam

48 minutes

Colour

Producer

Annette Clarke

Director

Wendy Rowland

Scriptwriters

Wendy Rowland

Barry Stevens

Narrator

Shirley Douglas

Production/Distribution – Canada

Ruby Line Productions Inc.
172 Patrick St.
St. John's, Newfoundland
A1C 5C4
(709) 753-8111
(709) 754-2351
rubyline@roadrunner.nf.net

International distribution

BuzzTaxi Communications Inc.
1110 Yonge St.
Suite 201
Toronto, Ontario
M4W 2L6
(416) 920-3800
(416) 920-3998
buzztaxi@buzztaxi.com
www.buzztaxi.com

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BOULEVARD SAINT-LAURENT

Montréal’s Saint-Laurent Boulevard is one of North America’s most distinctive thoroughfares. On Saint-Laurent, a true microcosm of multi-ethnic Montréal, various unconventional people talk about the daily challenges of their lives… on camera. Each week, seven subjects are the stars of this “true-life” documentary miniseries.

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DV Cam

6 x 30 minutes

Colour

Producers

Guy Villeneuve

Michel Saint-Cyr

Directors

Philippe Falardeau

Isabelle Lavigne

Stéphane Thibault

Production

Groupe Fair Play
417, rue Saint-Pierre
Bureau 208
Montreal, Quebec
H2Y 2M4
(514) 847-0889
(514)847-0034
info@fairplayweb.com
www.fairplayweb.com

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BUDGE: THE ONE TRUE HAPPINESS OF F. R. "BUDGE" CRAWLEY

Through original and archival footage, film clips, photographs, interviews with friends and foes, this documentary probes the singular career of Canadien filmmaker Budge Crawley (1911-1987), best known for his Academy Award-winning documentary feature The Man Who Skied Down Everest. From his early short films to his ultimately unsuccessful attempts to create a private, self-sustaining feature-film industry in Canada, the program explores the life of a man who initiated many Canadian film-industry firsts.

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Betacam SP

53 minutes and 48 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer and Director

Michael Ostroff

Scriptwriter

Seaton Findlay

Narrator

Don Franks

Production

Cine Metu
342 MacLaren St.
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0M6
(613) 237-0618
(613) 237-6791
m.ostroff@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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C.D. HOY: PORTRAITS FROM THE FRONTIER

Photographer Chow Dong Hoy moved from China to rural British Columbia at the turn of the last century. During an era when most photographers depicted Canada's Aboriginal people as "noble savages", Hoy was advancing the art of ethnographic photography by creating haunting portraits of Aboriginal peoples and their interactions with encroaching settlers. This film draws upon an extraordinary archive of photographs and film footage to document the life and art of Chow Dong Hoy.

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DV Cam

48 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer

Lynn Booth

Directors

Lynn Booth

Faith Moosang

Scriptwriters

Lynn Booth

Faith Moosang

Production

Make Believe Media Inc.
145 Keefer Street
Suite 201
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6A 1X3
(604) 874-9498
(604) 874-9484
trish@makebelievemedia.com
www.makebelievemedia.com

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ÇA CLIQUE !

Drawing on real-life experiences, Ça clique looks at mentoring in the Native communities of Quebec. Under mentoring, an older guide takes a younger "protégé" under his wing in order to help him succeed in life. Mentoring is an important personal experience which benefits all those involved in the process: not only the protégé and the mentor, but those in their circle, who listen and, in turn, also emerge wiser as a result of the experience.

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Betacam SP

13 x 30 minutes

Colour

Producer

Roch Brunette

Directors

Martine Breuillaud

Rachel Labbé

Jason Brennan

Annie Coutu

Host

Annie Galipeau

Production

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

Distribution – Canada

Nuance Bourdon Audiovisuel inc.
111, ch. Broughton
Montreal, Quebec
H4X 1J9
(514) 486-9292
(514) 486-2565
nuanceb@total.net
www.nuancebourdon.com

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CANADA À LA CARTE II

Hosted by two young adults, Canada à la carte teaches young viewers aged 13 to 17 about Canada’s vast geography. Because it touches on history, sociology, natural sciences, demography and anthropology, geography is an ideal tool that can help teens make sense of the world and better understand the events and situations which influence Canadian society today.

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Betacam SP

13 x 30 minutes

Colour

Producers

Charles Lavack

Louis Paquin

Executive Producer

Louis Paquin

Directors

Pascal Boutroy

Sylvie Peltier

Béatrice Gaudet

Carole Ducharme

Scriptwriters

Pascal Boutroy

Sylvie Peltier

Linda Desormeaux

Hosts

Aimé Boisjoli

Cossette Dorge

Production

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

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CANADIAN GEOGRAPHIC PRESENTS V

Canadian Geographic Presents explores in rich, colourful detail the amazing natural history of North America, offering a new perspective on a vast geographical, ecological and biological tapestry without equal on Earth. Like the land, the people and the magnificent diversity of wildlife that flourishes in Canada, Canadian Geographic Presents is a television series as boundless and bountiful as the natural world it champions.

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Digital Betacam

6 x 44 minutes

Colour

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

John LaRose

Executive Producers

William Johnston

Ronald Lillie

Lee Herberman

Narrator

Colm Feore

Production

Summerhill Entertainment Inc.
56 Shaftesbury Ave.
Toronto, Ontario
M4T 1A3
(416) 967-6503
(416) 967-1292
ablock@summerhill.tv
www.summerhill.tv

Distribution

Summerhill Entertainment Inc.
56 Shaftesbury Ave.
Toronto, Ontario
M4T 1A3
(416) 967-6503
(416) 967-1292
ablock@summerhill.tv
www.summerhill.tv

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CARRY ME HOME: THE STORY AND MUSIC OF THE NATHANIEL DETT CHORALE

Carry Me Home profiles choral conductor Brainerd Blyden-Taylor and his extraordinary 20-member Nathaniel Dett Chorale, which performs some of Canadian-born composer Nathaniel Dett’s most rousing works. Through interviews with such luminaries as jazz pianist and educator Ellis Marsalis and conductor and arranger Moses Hogan, the film provides insight into Dett’s inspirational compositions and his influence on black music in North America.

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16 mm
Betacam SP

48 minutes

Colour

Producer

Liam Romalis

Coproducer

Jason Charters

Executive Producer

Lorne Orleans

Directors

Liam Romalis

Gerald Packer

Scriptwriter

Coleman Romalis

Production

Romalis Productions Inc.
68 Bertmount Ave.
Toronto, Ontario
M4M 2X9
(416) 406-3450
(416) 778-4974
liam@riddlefilms.com

Distribution – Canada

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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CASE FOR SHANIA TWAIN (THE)

Undeterred by early criticism that she was the personification of image over substance, Canadian singer/songwriter Shania Twain built a musical career that exceeded her wildest dreams. Featuring interviews with her peers as well as many of the people who were there as she achieved worldwide fame, the program explores Shania’s love/hate relationship with the country-music establishment and takes an entertaining look at the enormous impact she has had on the music world and beyond.

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Betacam SP

47 minutes

Colour

Producer

Martin Melhuish

Executive Producer

Gregory Hall

Director

Gregory Hall

Scriptwriter

Martin Melhuish

Narrator and Host

Elissa Lansdell

Production/Distribution – Canada

Hallway Group Productions Inc.
1912 A Avenue Rd.
Suite E4
Toronto, Ontario
M5M 4A1
(416) 780-1311
(416) 780-9489
lori@hallwaygroup.com

International distribution

Clear Media Inc.
1912 A Avenue Rd.
Suite E4
Toronto, Ontario
M5M 4A1
(416) 780-1311
(416) 780-9489
barbara@thentertainment.com

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CELESTA FOUND

Celesta Found was inspired by the accidental discovery of a cardboard box in an abandoned log cabin in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. The box contained paper, scraps, grocery lists, funeral notices, tax receipts, and seven diaries – all dating from the years between 1895 and 1916. Through these artifacts, the film draws us into the life of a woman who lived and died in an earlier century, a woman who, day by day, wrote herself into consciousness – and into the future.

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Super 16 mm

44 minutes

Colour

Producer

Rina Fraticelli

Director

David McIlwraith

Scriptwriter and Narrator

Rina Fraticelli

Cast

Peggy Baker

Production

Wild Zone Films
401 Richmond St. W.
Suite S-21
Toronto, Ontario
M5T 2B5
(416) 593-9475
(416) 593-9610
wildzone@interlog.com

Distribution – Canada

Magic Lantern Communications
1075 North Service Rd. W.
Suite 27
Oakville, Ontario
L6M 2G2
(905) 827-2755
video@magiclantern.ca

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CHAT ADDICTS

Chat Addicts explores the newest frontier in the realm of human obsession: Web-based addiction. Through interviews with several Canadians, the documentary examines the impact that “chat addiction” can have – and has had – on the lives of people who become so bound up in the world of their computer screens that they remove themselves almost entirely from everyday life.

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DV Cam

46 minutes

Colour

Producers

David Hansen

Maria Spinarski

Executive Producers

Michael Snook

Clark Donnelly

Director

David Hansen

Scriptwriter

Rob Pytlyk

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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CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER: A MAN FOR ALL STAGES

No other Canadian actor can claim the depth and breadth of roles Christopher Plummer has performed in a career that spans more than half a century – from Shakespeare to Broadway, from radio to television. This engaging one-hour documentary explores the many stages, theatrical and personal, of Christopher Plummer’s extraordinary life, in Montréal, New York, and London.

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Digital Betacam

42 minutes or 58 minutes (International version)

Colour

Producers

Hoda Elatawi

Ken Stewart

Director

Ron Allen

Scriptwriters

Susan Stranks

Lois Siegel

Ron Allen

Hoda Elatawi

Narrator

Henry Ramer

Production

GAPC Entertainment Inc.
14 Colonnade Rd.
Suite 180
Ottawa, Ontario
K2E 7M6
(613) 723-3316
(613) 723-8583
helatawi@gapc.com
www.gapc.com

Distribution – Canada

FilmWest Associates Ltd.
2399 Hayman Rd.
Kelowna, British Columbia
V1Z 1Z8
(250) 769-3399
(250) 769-5599
info@filmwest.com
www.filmwest.com

International distribution

Films Transit International inc.
252, boul. Gouin Est
Montreal, Quebec
H3L 1A8
(514) 844-3358
(514) 844-7298
info@filmstransit.com
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CIRCUS SCHOOL

Every year, the National Circus School in Montréal trains up to 60 aspiring circus artists ranging in age from 14 to 29. Hailing from all over the world, they exhibit a level of skill, dedication and potential far superior to that achieved by most young people their age. As they train for their future career, however, they change psychologically and physically. This series looks at how these young men and women overcome fear, struggle with pain, and soar toward their dreams as they become the circus stars of tomorrow.

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60 minutes and 5 x 22 minutes

Colour

Producers

Sylvie Gagné

Michel Ouellette

Sylvie Peltier

Executive Producers

Michel Ouellette

Sylvie Peltier

Director

Sylvie Van Brabant

Scriptwriter

Sylvie Peltier

Production

Red Letter Films Inc.
4620 Yew St.
Suite 202
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6L 2J6
(604) 737-3657
(604) 872-0367
redletter@axion.net
www.redletterfilms.com

Ciné Qua Non Films inc.
445, rue Saint-Pierre
Bureau 402
Montreal, Quebec
H2Y 2M8
(514) 271-4000
(514) 271-4331
info@cqnmedia.com

Distribution – Canada

Antenna inc.
8500, rue Saint-Hubert
Montreal, Quebec
H2P 1Z7
(514) 271-4515
(514) 271-4005
production@cqni.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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CIRQUE FOR LIFE

Cirque for Life follows four young people who have gathered in Québec City to put on a circus show. Sibongile is South African, Marco comes from a poor district of Santiago, Chile, Jasper is a squatter from Amsterdam and Karine is a social worker from Montréal. All four are involved in the Cirque for Life program, sponsored by the Cirque du Soleil and the Quebec-based organization Jeunesse du Monde. Cirque for Life gives troubled youths a chance to help themselves by learning about the art of the circus.

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DV Cam
Betacam SPX

51 minutes

Colour

Producers

Robbie Hart

Luc Côté

Directors

Luc Côté

Robbie Hart

Scriptwriter

Robbie Hart

Production/Distribution

Adobe Productions International inc.
5283, av. du Parc
Bureau 5
Montreal, Quebec
H2V 4G9
(514) 272-3113
(514) 272-3301
courrier@adobeproductions.com
www.adobeproductions.com

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COAST GUARD CHRONICLES

Patrolling the world's longest coastline, linking three oceans and five time zones, is the task of the Canadian Coast Guard. This documentary chronicles the adventures of three Maritimes Region coast guard vessels as they deal with search and rescue assignments, assist a right whale entangled in commercial fishing gear and go up against the U.S. Coast Guard in an attempt to win a dory rowing competition.

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DV Cam

47 minutes

Colour

Producer

Barry Cowling

Executive Producer

Michael Volpe

Director

Charles E. Doucet

Scriptwriters

Barry Cowling

Charles E. Doucet

Production

CGC Productions Limited
1583 Hollis St.
2nd Floor
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3J 1V4
(902) 421-1326
(902) 423-0484
barry.cowling@topsailentertainment.com

Distribution

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

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CONFRONTING THE PAST

This three-part series offers an in-depth look at the history and impact of Aboriginal adoption in Canada, with particular emphasis on the “Sixties scoop” – the time during the 1960s when many Aboriginal children were sent to families outside Canada. Through the eyes of adoptees and their families, the series looks at the effects of adoption, exploring a range of emotions and experiences from a variety of angles.

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Digital Betacam

3 x 48 minutes

Colour

Executive Producer

Coleen Rajotte

Director, Scriptwriter and Narrator

Coleen Rajotte

Production

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

Distribution – Canada

Winnipeg Film Group
100 Arthur St.
Suite 304
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3B 1H3
(204) 925-3456
(204) 942-6799
info@winnipegfilmgroup.com
www.winnipegfilmgroup.com

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COOL THREADS

Using the sartorial icon of jeans as a magnifying glass, Cool Threads examines the Zeitgeist, the mindset, of today's teenagers and young adults as they seek to wrap themselves in the mythical aura of cool. Fast-paced and humorous, Cool Threads reflects on the fractured, fragmented nature of cool today and tomorrow.

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DV Cam

50 minutes (English version)

Colour

Producer

Ian McLaren

Director

Guy Sprung

Scriptwriters

Guy Sprung

Juan Rodriguez

Narrators

Guy Sprung

Jean-Guy Bouchard

Production/Distribution

Productions Grand Nord
1600, av. de Lorimier
Bureau 393
Montreal, Quebec
H2K 3W5
(514) 521-7433
(514) 522-3013
imclaren@grandnord.ca

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COUP DE THÉÂTRE

Coup de Théâtre follows three theatre troupes, made up of young Franco-Ontarians, as they go through the process of mounting a show, from initial concept to public performance. The series features teens from the Étienne Brûlé school in North York, the École Macdonald-Cartier in Sudbury, and the Nouveau Théâtre d'Occasion community theatre, in Mississauga.

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Betacam SP
DV Cam

7 x 30 minutes

Colour

Producer

Danièle Caloz

Director

Lara Fitzgerald

Scriptwriters

Lara Fitzgerald

Alain Boisvert

With

Luc Bernier

Robert-Guy Despatie

Hélène Dallaire

Production

Médiatique inc.
675 King St. W.
Suite 204
Toronto, Ontario
M5V 1M9
(416) 367-8464
(416) 367-8466
mediatique@mediatique.ca
www.mediatique.ca

Distribution – Canada

Source
354 Marion St.
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R2H 0V3
(204) 233-0694
(204) 231-4010
source@productionsrivard.com
www.sourcedistribution.ca

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CRIMES OF THE HEART: ADULTERY

“Crimes of the Heart: Adultery is a one-hour documentary about my lifelong struggle to come to terms with my mother’s adultery and its impact on my own search for happiness through a series of adulteries – my own and those of my wives. This film is a personal narrative. An opportunity for me to confront my mother and try to understand why she cheated and, thereby, understand my own tormented relationships.” – Writer-director John Haslett Cuff

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Mini DV

60 minutes

Colour

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

John Haslett Cuff

Coproducer

Allison Grace

Executive Producer

Sun-Kyung Yi

Narrator

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

Noble Streets International
814 Coxwell Ave.,
Unit 2
Toronto, Ontario
M4C 3E6
(416) 944-1379
(416) 925-3116
mreid@noblestreets.com
www.noblestreets.com

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CROCOPHILES

Crocophiles explores the wonders of the crocodile and the people who have built their lives around these modern dinosaurs. The documentary follows Dr. Mulji Modha as he meets Roberto Soberon, who is studying crocodiles in the steamy swamps of Cuba, helps Winston Kay wrestle huge saltwater crocs in Australia’s northern outback, and returns to his native Kenya, where he first studied crocodiles 35 years ago.

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46 minutes

Colour

Producers

Rob Bromley

Andrew Gardner

Hugh Beard

Executive Producer

Hugh Beard

Director and Scriptwriter

Andrew Gardner

Narrator

Andrew Gardner

Production

Force Four Entertainment Inc.
221 East 10th Ave.
Suite 202
Vancouver, British Columbia
V5T 4V1
(604) 669-4424
(604) 669-4535
tv@forcefour.com
www.forcefour.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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CRUCIFIED SOLDIER

On April 24, 1915 a Canadian soldier was found crucified against a barn door at St-Julien, near Ypres in France. The “Crucified Soldier” caused international outrage. A post-war investigation by the British Government declared the account untrue, claiming it was nothing more than a myth of the trenches and war propaganda. Now, more than eight decades later, new evidence turns the myth back into reality and reveals the identity of the Crucified Soldier.

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46 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producers

Barbara Boyden

Jonathan Dent

Executive Producers

Donna Zuckerbrot

Paul Sommers

Director and Scriptwriter

Jonathan Dent

Narrator

Barbara Flynn

Production

Toro Productions Inc./ Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc.
121 Bloor St. E.
Suite 1500
Toronto, Ontario
M4W 3M5
(416) 966-7249
(416) 966-7251
info@allianceatlantis.com
www.allianceatlantis.com

Coproduction – United Kingdom

Tiger Aspect Productions
7 Soho St.
London
England
W1D 3DQ
020-7434-6753
020-7434-1903
website@tigeraspect.co.uk
www.tigeraspect.co.uk

Distribution – Canada

Alliance Atlantis Motion Picture Distribution Ltd.
121 Bloor St. E.
Suite 1500
Toronto, Ontario
M4W 3M5
(416) 967-1174
(416) 967-1350
info@allianceatlantis.com
www.allianceatlantis.com

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CULTURE DANS TOUS SES ÉTATS V (LA)

This three part series examines the evolution of Quebec culture. Vive le Québec… anglé ! explores the unique outlook of the English community, which lives and works in an environment where its language and identity are continually being called into question. Dans l’oreille du monde looks at the introduction of the art of song to Quebec, an art which has firmly taken root. Sculpte-moi un arbre is an unashamedly opinionated guide to the vibrant art of sculpture.

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3 x 53 minutes

Colour

Producers

Yves Fortin

André Mailly

Line Producers

Yves Fortin

André Mailly

Valérie Bissonnette

Nicole Lafresnaye

Directors

Garry Beitel

Nathalie Martin

Jean Fontaine

Production / Distribution – Canada (Broadcast – télévision)

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 (Non-theatrical)

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

Distribution – Canada (Schools)

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

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D'ICI ET D'AILLEURS

Each year, thousands of immigrants make Quebec their home. How do these new arrivals shape our lives, our relationships, our urban landscape, our eating habits, our leisure activities – in short, our overall culture? Each of the 26 installments in the series explores an ethnic community now settled in Quebec, offering viewers an opportunity to better know those who have immigrated to Quebec from all corners of the Earth.

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DVC Pro
Mini DV

26 x 27 minutes

Colour

Executive Producers

Jaquelin Bouchard

Daniel Beauchesne

Line Producer

Gaston Gagnon

Directors

Monique Labelle

Pierre Marier

Miguel Legault

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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DAUGHTERS OF AFGHANISTAN

This documentary looks at the efforts to rebuild Afghanistan’s infrastructure and culture, as seen through the eyes of women, such as former Deputy Prime Minister Sima Samar, whose fight for education and health-care rights for women and girls put them in danger. Having survived the Taliban, they are putting their lives back together. Their story is told by Canadian journalist Sally Armstrong, who sounded the alarm about their hideous plight.

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53 minutes

Colour

Producer

Barbara Barde

Director

Robin Benger

Scriptwriter

Sally Armstrong

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

International distribution

Mundovision Ltd.
740, rue Notre-Dame Ouest
Bureau 700
Montreal, Quebec
H3C 3X6
(514) 985-2004
(514) 985-2005
mundo@interlog.com

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DEAR JULIET

In the early 1930s, letters began arriving in the small Italian city of Verona, addressed simply to “Juliet of Verona.” A caretaker took an interest, and began replying on Juliet's behalf. Word got out that Juliet was alive and well, and the small stream of letters began to steadily increase. Dear Juliet explores the extraordinary phenomenon of the Juliet correspondence, through the eloquence and poetry of the letters and the impassioned women who endeavour to keep the myth of Juliet alive.

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60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Kristina McLaughlin

Michael McMahon

Executive Producer

Patricia Fogliato

Production/Distribution

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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DEATHLY SILENCE (A)

On May 17th, 2001, 24-year-old Segun Farquharson was shot and murdered 50 feet from his mother’s home. Segun’s murder was part of an outbreak of violence in Toronto over the past six years that has claimed the lives of more than 125 black men – men killed by other young black men. A Deathly Silence is the first-hand account of a single murder and its effect on the victim’s family. It is also a search to understand why black youth are killing each other and how the community is coping with the escalating violence.

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DV Cam

41 minutes or 52 minutes (International version)

Colour

Producer

Nataline Rodrigues

Executive Producers

Elliott Halpern

Jack Rabinovitch

Director

Alison Duke

Production

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

Distribution

CBC International Sales
P.O. Box 500
Station A
Toronto, Ontario
M5W 1E6
(416) 205-3500
(416) 205-3482
cbcis@cbc.ca
www.cbcis.ca

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DES ABEILLES ET DES HOMMES

Bees, the only insects to be domesticated by man, are “social” creatures, and their relationship with humans is rich and complex. This documentary looks at the unceasing and valuable work performed by bees. We know, of course, that bees produce honey and wax; what we may not know is that they were the first to produce mead, one of the world’s oldest alcoholic beverages.

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52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Claude Cartier

Director and Scriptwriter

Gilles Thérien

Production

Productions Virage inc.
6300, av. du Parc
Bureau 605
Montreal, Quebec
H2V 4H8
(514) 276-9556
(514) 276-2262
msimard@virage.ca
www.productionsvirage.com

Distribution – Canada

Films en vue
6300, av. du Parc
Bureau 605
Montreal, Quebec
H2V 4H8
(514) 276-9556
(514) 276-2262
info@filmsenvue.ca
www.virage.ca

International 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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DES BÊTES ET DES HOMMES

Des bêtes et des hommes offers a frank, inquisitive and often unexpected look at the relationship between humans and animals. The series asks us to reconsider our understanding of animal behaviour so that we might better understand ourselves. While remaining faithful to the style of traditional documentaries about animals, the series takes a somewhat more personal approach to the genre.

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6 x 47 minutes

Colour

Producers

Suzanne Clermont

Jacques Blain

Josée Vallée

Directors

Charles Domingue

Marc Roberge

Scriptwriter

Marc Roberge

Production

Cirrus Communications inc.
1211, rue Saint-Mathieu
Montreal, Quebec
H3H 2P7
(514) 270-1918
(514) 270-1825
cirrus@cirruscom.ca
www.cirruscommunications.ca

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DES HISTOIRES D'ALCOOL

Since time immemorial, alcohol has played a major role in human affairs. While the alcohol industry has always been highly lucrative, it has also been illicit and/or disreputable, sometimes forced underground, depending on the prevailing moral attitudes of a given historical period. This fascinating series looks at the history of alcohol in Quebec from the start of the 20th century to the present day.

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Betacam SP

10 x 47 minutes

Colour

Producers

Lise Payette

Raymond Gauthier

Jean-François Mercier

Executive Producer

Raymond Gauthier

Director

André Poulain

Scriptwriters

André Poulain

Richard Angers

Narrators

Dorothy Berryman

Michel Mongeau

Production

Les Productions Point de mire inc.
154, av. Laurier Ouest
Bureau 302
Montreal, Quebec
H2T 2N7
(514) 278-8922
(514) 278-8925
info@pdemire.com

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DES QUÉBÉCOIS AU FRONT, DES CANADIENS AU FRONT

This four-part series tells the often-shattering stories of men and women who have experienced the horrors of war. The four documentary films – Fugitifs et déserteurs, Femmes d’action, Les Prisonniers d’Hitler and Saïgon P.Q. – describe not only the hell of war but the expressions of hope and courage that emerged during wartime, as revealed by the touching, often surprising testimonies of the documentaries’ subjects.

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4 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Nicole Faucher

Executive Producers

Daniel Beauchesne

Jacquelin Bouchard

Directors

Lise Éthier

Pascal Brouard

Scriptwriters

Johanne Hébert

Chantal Deschênes

Ninon Larochelle

Narrators

Gabriel Arcand

Élise Guilbault

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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DESSINE-MOI UN TATTOO

To try to understand the personality and motivations of the tattooed or the tattooist; to explore the historical, social and cultural context from where both are issued, is like visiting a familiar territory charted by maps, symbols and references yet to be deciphered. One feels the same excitement as an archeologist unearthing a tablet in an unknown language.

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60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Brigitte Germain

Director and Scriptwriter

Pascal Sanchez

Production/Distribution

EGM Productions
3440 Hôtel de Ville
Montreal, Quebec
H2X 3B4
514-982-9862
514-982-9948
info@egmfilms.com
www.egmfilms.com

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DESTIN TORDU : FAMILLE HILTON

Born to fight, the five Hilton brothers had everything going for them. They squandered their success, however, by getting involved theft and sexual assault, and ending up in jail. The family’s last remaining hope, Alex Hilton, is the only one who continues to pursue a career in the ring. Using Alex’s personal story as a focal point, and featuring a number of revealing interviews, this biography paints a clear-eyed portrait of the Hiltons, their twisted fate and the world of professional boxing.

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53 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jean-Pierre Paiement

Executive Producers

André Larin

Vincent Leduc

Michel Bissonnette

Paul Dupont-Hébert

Director

Marc Cayer

Scriptwriters

Laurent Boursier

Richard Martineau

Production/Distribution

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

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DESTINY: LIFE AND TIMES OF PAUL ANKA

"I believe that Paul will be the biggest star with an overall career that this world has ever known." – Irving Feld, 1962. Paul Anka’s manager made these extravagant predictions almost a lifetime ago – but more of the hype has come true than anyone expected. Since leaving Ottawa at 15, Anka has sustained a top-50 recording career for five decades. In April 2002, he performed in Ottawa for the first time in more than 20 years. Both his personal and professional lives are returning to their beginnings.

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42 minutes

Colour

Producers

Christopher Sumpton

Robin Benger

Director

Christopher Sumpton

Scriptwriters

Paul McGrath

Christopher Sumpton

Narrator

Nick Mancuso

Production

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

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DISASTERS OF THE CENTURY IV

Too often, disasters from our past are relegated to a few paragraphs in history books. We don't realize that many of those who lost their lives in these disasters helped pave the way for new laws, safer travel, and better early-warning devices. Each episode of Disasters of the Century goes beyond the headlines and brings to life two disasters. Using actual disaster footage, photographs, gripping re-creations and survivors' terrifying memories, the series delves into a world few live to talk about.

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5 x 46 minutes

Colour

Producer

Nova Herman

Executive Producer

Ron Goetz

Director

Chris Triffo

Scriptwriter

Bruce Edwards

Narrator

Bruce Edwards

Production

Partners In Motion
2704 10th Ave.
Regina, Saskatchewan
S4T 1E9
(306) 545-2204
(306) 569-9616
jstecyk@partnersinmotion.com
www.partnersinmotion.com

Distribution

Harmony Entertainment Management Inc.
2704-10th Ave.
Regina, Saskatchewan
S4N 3T3
(306) 545-2228
(306) 569-9616
jstecyk@partnersinmotion.com
www.partnersinmotion.com

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DISCOVERING WILDNESS IV

Take a walk on the wild side and encounter North America's premiere wildlife. Follow the lives of charismatic creatures in breathtaking locations across the continent and come to a new understanding of wilderness. From the fiercest predators on land to the hunters of the sky – these are dramas both large and small. Featuring superior quality images captured on film for widescreen presentation, Discover Wildness reveals animal life as you've rarely seen it before.

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Mini DV

13 x 23 minutes

Colour

Producer

Albert Karvonen

Directors

Andrew Manske

Doug Steele

Sandra Tober

Ray Harper

Scriptwriters

Sandra Tober

Chris Fisher

Chel Macdonald

Narrators

Jeff Haslam

Debbie Williams

Production/Distribution – Canada

Karvonen Films Ltd.
2001 91st Ave.
Edmonton, Alberta
T6P 1L1
(780) 467-7167
(780) 467-7162
films@karvonenfilms.com
www.karvonenfilms.com

International distribution

Mind's Eye International
2440 Broad St.
North Block
Regina, Saskatchewan
S4P 4A1
(306) 359-7618
(306) 359-3466
pblack@mindseyeinternational.com
www.mindseyeinternational.com

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DON BURNSTICK - "YOU MIGHT BE A REDSKIN"

Don Burnstick is one of North America’s funniest and most talented Aboriginal communicators. At an early age, Don, a Cree from Alexander First Nation in Alberta, was asked to leave by his elders: his destructive lifestyle was too much for the community. It wasn’t until Don hit rock bottom that he made a decision to turn his life around. Today, he travels across North America teaching and healing through laughter. His "live" routine combines his real-life experience with the ironic comedy that permeates First Nations culture.

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48 minutes

Colour

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Ron E. Scott

Narrator

Josie Auger

Production/Distribution – Canada

Prairie Dog Productions Ltd.
10 Huntly Court
, Alberta
T8N 6M7
(780) 459-0619
(780) 459-0617
info@prairiedog.ab.ca
www.prairiedog.ab.ca

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DOUCE FOLIE DE L'AVENTURE III (LA)

In this series, the camera serves as the traveler’s personal diary, capturing feelings and emotions. The third installment takes viewers to the heart of a slum in El Salvador, a forest in California, marketplaces in Asia, a river in the Amazon, Quebec’s Far North, across Canada by car, a desert in India and along the major waterways of Quebec. More than a simple travel journal, the program takes viewers on an adventure of the spirit.

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13 x 22 minutes

Colour

Producer

Vic Pelletier

Director

Jacques Bouffard

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

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EASTERN TIDE II

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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13 x 24 minutes

Colour

Producers

Brian J. Francis

Sam Grana

Executive Producers

Sam Grana

Brian J. Francis

Directors

Brian J. Francis

Sam Grana

J. Hubert Francis

Felix Atencio-Gonzales

Scriptwriters

Brian J. Francis

Hubert Francis

Sam Grana

Production/Distribution – Canada

Bear Paw Productions (Big Cove, NB)/Grana Productions Inc.
880 Main St.,
Suite 210
Moncton, New Brunswick
E1C 1G4
(506) 877-2252
(506) 877-2255
info@grana.ca

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EATONS : A CANADIAN SAGA

For more than 130 years, the Eaton retail chain changed the Canadian landscape and became a part of the country's identity. Eatons: A Canadian Saga chronicles the influential family dynasty and the retail giant it built, from Timothy Eaton's first Toronto store in 1869 to the demise of the Eaton empire in 1999.

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94 minutes

Colour

Producer

Mike Feheley

Executive Producers

Michael Maclear

Mike Feheley

Director

John McGreevy

Scriptwriter

Barbara Sears

Narrator

Martha Henry

Production

Far Reach 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 – Canada

Screenlife Productions Ltd.
144 Front St. W.
Suite 310
Toronto, Ontario
M5J 2L7
(416) 260-2099
(416) 260-2042
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ÉCOLE DES RÊVES (L’)

L’École des rêves offers an intimate look at five youths who attend the Centre d’excellence artistique at the École De La Salle in Ottawa. By exploring the youths’ artistic and personal development, the program highlights the school’s vibrantly creative environment, where students have an opportunity to make themselves heard and to grow as individuals – from the time they audition for a place at the school to the time they begin dreaming of a professional career.

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60 minutes

Colour

Executive Producer and Producer

Robert Charbonneau

Director

Stéphanie Larrue

Scriptwriters

Marie Thé Morin

Pier Rodier

Production

Les Productions R. Charbonneau inc.
450, rue Rideau
Bureau 301
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 5Z4
(613) 230-0913
(613) 230-0916
cri@istar.ca

Distribution

Distributions Michelle S. Import-Export inc.
419, rue de la Tramontane
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
J2W 2W6
(450) 348-7769
(450) 348-1049
distrms@sympatico.ca

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EDGAR CHRISTIAN : LOST ON THE BARRENS

In the winter of 1926, 18-year-old Edgar Christian and an ill-prepared team undertook a fateful expedition to the Canadian Arctic. Their tragic story springs from the detailed diary that Christian wrote during the voyage. It is a story of blind trust and devotion, and pride and arrogance versus the unforgiving elements of nature. Christian’s expedition is recreated by three modern adventurers who canoe and snowshoe into the heart of the “Barren Ground.”

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60 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producers

Brian Dooley

Helen William-Ellis

Executive Producers

Penny Ritco

Cenwyn Edwards

Director

Helen William-Ellis

Scriptwriter

Brian Dooley

Narrator

Jeff Haslam

Production

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

Coproduction – United Kingdom

Cwmni Da
Cae Llenor, Lon Parc
Caernarfon
United Kingdom
LL55 2HH
44 1286-685300
44 1286-685301
post@cwmnida.co.uk

Distribution – Canada

Alliance Atlantis Motion Picture Distribution Ltd.
121 Bloor St. E.
Suite 1500
Toronto, Ontario
M4W 3M5
(416) 967-1174
(416) 967-1350
info@allianceatlantis.com
www.allianceatlantis.com

International distribution (excluding U.K.)

Alliance Atlantis International Television Distribution Ltd.
Block 1, Unit C,
Shannon Business Park
Shannon
Ireland
+353.61.47.23.29
+353.61.47.22.28
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EDGE CODES

What role does film editing play in the art of cinema? How has it evolved, what does it reflect in the world around us, and where is it taking us next? Edge Codes addresses these most fundamental of cinematic questions and elevates awareness and appreciation of the history, art, craft, and technology of motion picture editing through film excerpts and interviews with eminent editors, directors, and academics.

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Betacam SP

90 minutes

Colour

Producers

Phillip Daniels

S. Wyeth Clarkson

Director and Scriptwriter

Alex Shuper

Cast

Ronald Sanders

David Wu

Bruce MacDonald

Stephen Mary

Tony Gibbs

Thelma Schoonmaker

Christopher Tellefsen

Production/Distribution

Travesty Productions
398 Adelaide St. W.
Suite 609
Toronto, Ontario
M5V 1S7
(416) 968-6206
(416) 968-1519
travesty@travestyproductions.com
www.travestyproductions.com

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ÉLOGE DU BUNGALOW (L')

After 1950, bungalow-style homes became increasingly popular in Quebec, and they were built in large numbers throughout the province. L'Éloge du bungalow looks at the advantages and disadvantages of this type of construction, its effect on prevailing attitudes and its impact on Quebec’s architectural heritage. The program also chronicles the director’s efforts to have a Quebec bungalow classified as a “historical site.”

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DV Cam

52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Claude Cartier

Director and Scriptwriter

Danièle Pigeon

Production

Productions Virage inc.
6300, av. du Parc
Bureau 605
Montreal, Quebec
H2V 4H8
(514) 276-9556
(514) 276-2262
msimard@virage.ca
www.productionsvirage.com

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Elove II

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

26 x 22 minutes

Colour

Producer

Cesca Eaton

Executive Producers

André Barro

Glen Salzman

Tom Parkhouse

Katherine Buck

Directors

Patricia Chica

Pierre Thériault

Robin McKenna

Nadine Schwartz

Scriptwriter

Cesca Eaton

Production

Elove 2 Productions Inc.
c/o Cineflix
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 2 Productions U.K. Ltd.
72 Harley St.
London
England
W1G 7HG
44 207 580 4466
44 207 580 4526

Distribution – Canada

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

International distribution

Cineflix International Distribution Ltd.
26 - 28 Wendell Rd.
London
England
W12 9RT
44 208 746 0574
44 208 749 2232
info@cineflix.com
www.cineflix.com

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ENQUÊTE SUR LES OVNIS

This documentary series follows a Quebec journalist as he investigates the phenomenon of UFOs, and in so doing offers a look at the current state of UFO research. Objective in its approach, the series sheds light on the financial, political and media interests which have been associated with the UFO phenomenon over the years. In a rare moment, Canadian experts share their knowledge about this fascinating topic.

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Betacam

13 x 46 minutes

Colour

Producer

Roberto Luca

Executive Producers

André Larin

Vincent Leduc

Michel Bissonnette

Paul Dupont-Hébert

Director

Jean Leclerc

Scriptwriters

Jean Leclerc

François Renaud

Host

Christian Pagé

Production/Distribution

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

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ENTRE PÈRE ET FILS

What does a father do? What role do today's men want to play in the lives of their children? What kind of fathers do they want to be? In trying to answer these important questions, this film explores issues in the father-son relationship and examines the redefinition of fatherhood – which is having such an impact on both men and women. This is a vital and timely inquiry now that, more than ever, the well-being and future of boys is at stake.

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Betacam SP

53 minutes

Colour

Producer and Executive Producer

Laurier Bonin

Director

Serge Farand

Production/Distribution

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

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ENVOL DU MONARQUE (L')

Thirty-six-year-old Claude Messier is a writer and activist. Although he has lost the use of his arms and legs, he works actively to promote the rights of the severely disabled. Neither voyeuristic, pitying nor mocking, this documentary profiles a man who has experienced the worst that life has to offer, and who yet continues to forge ahead when most of us would have long given up.

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DV Cam

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Yves Langlois

Executive Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Yves Langlois

With

Claude Messier

Diane Jules

Production

Les Productions Lany
18, 8e av.
Saint-Armand, Quebec
J0J 1T0
(450) 248-3209
(450) 248-0017
info@lany.ca

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FAMILY SECRETS

Family Secrets takes viewers on an intensely personal, humorous and emotional journey into the private world of family relationships. Using a direct-cinema approach, the series captures the raw underpinnings of the family dynamic as emotional baggage is brought out, old problems are confronted and present relationships are evaluated. Throughout, family members attempt to find answers to who they are and understand the impact of family secrets on their lives.

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Mini DV

13 x 23 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer

Maureen Judge

Directors

Maureen Judge

Catherine Annau

Katherine Gilday

Alan Zweig

Production

Making Movies Inc.
265 Albany Ave.
Toronto, Ontario
M5R 3C7
(416) 516-1833
(416) 920-8130
maureen@makinmovies.tv

Distribution – Canada

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

International distribution

BuzzTaxi Communications Inc.
1110 Yonge St.
Suite 201
Toronto, Ontario
M4W 2L6
(416) 920-3800
(416) 920-3998
buzztaxi@buzztaxi.com
www.buzztaxi.com

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FAUT-TU QUE JE TUE MON PÈRE ?

Along the rocky shores of Quebec’s Upper Gaspé region, six youths, for whom nothing appears to be going right, struggle against forces seemingly beyond their control. Having recently returned home, a young filmmaker listens to what the youths have to say. Aware that she and the youths have all strayed, in some way, from their paths, the filmmaker – a woman in her early thirties – takes the opportunity to examine her own life as she casts an anthropological eye on a forgotten corner of North America. Y faut-tu que je tue mon père ? is a documentary d’auteur driven by a sense of urgency.

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DV Cam

83 minutes

Colour

Producer

André Mailly

Director, Scriptwriter and Narrator

Nathalie Synnett

Production

Productions Prise XIII inc.
370, boul. Jessop
Rimouski, Quebec
G5L 1M8
(418) 724-0950
(418) 725-3396
proxiii@globetrotter.net

Distribution

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

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FESTIVAL OF STARS IV - CORAL EGAN

The young Montréal jazz singer Coral Egan’s first album has been a hit. Not surprising, given that she is the daughter of renowned singer Karen Young. In this show, taped at the Spectrum in Montréal, Coral Egan offers ample proof of her talent. In an interview segment, she also talks about her artistic journey.

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Digital Betacam

60 minutes

Colour

Executive Producers

Daniel Beauchesne

Jacquelin Bouchard

Line Producer

Térèse Pinho

Director

Mario Rouleau

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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FILMOGRAPHY II

Filmography is a series of biographical documentaries that chronicle the lives and achievements of outstanding Canadian stars of film and television. Each installment goes beyond a review of commercial successes to explore each subject’s childhood, upbringing, hometown, school experience, early struggles, challenges met, successes and disappointments.

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Digital Betacam

26 x 24 minutes

Colour

Producers

Larry Day

Carey Roberts

Executive Producer

Kristie McLellan Day

Directors

Laura O'Grady

Carey Roberts

Scriptwriters

Trevor Alberts

Jennifer Avis

Michele Lehmann

Tyler McLeod

Laura O'Grady

Carey Roberts

Narrator

Ed Robinson

Production/Distribution

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

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END OF THE VOICE (THE), Chamber Music Collection X

Giacomo Puccini was probably the last major composer in the long tradition of Italian opera. The End of the Voice recounts Puccini's life and work through documentary vignettes as well as dramatic re-enactments inspired by old movies and choreographed to music for voice and piano. We learn about his Bohemian life in Milan, the creation of his greatest operas, his love life – which ended tragically –and his political involvements, particularly with Fascism.

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Super 16 mm

52 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer

Michel Ouellette

Line Producer

Sylvie Gagné

Director

Olivier Asselin

Scriptwriters

Olivier Asselin

Lucille Fluet

Narrator

Dorothy Berryman

Cast

Monique Pagé

Lucille Fluet

Production

Ciné Qua Non Films inc.
445, rue Saint-Pierre
Bureau 402
Montreal, Quebec
H2Y 2M8
(514) 271-4000
(514) 271-4331
info@cqnmedia.com

Distribution

Antenna inc.
8500, rue Saint-Hubert
Montreal, Quebec
H2P 1Z7
(514) 271-4515
(514) 271-4005
production@cqni.ca

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FIRST SCIENTISTS

First Scientists is a fast-paced introduction to the breadth of Native Canadian science and technology. The documentary uses examples ranging from igloo geometry to food chemistry to forest ecology to show how traditional knowledge is as valuable today as it ever was.

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Betacam SP

46 minutes

Colour

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Mark Sandiford

Executive Producer

Andrew Burnstein

Narrator

Raoul Trujillo

Production/Distribution

Exploration Production Inc.
9 Channel Nine Court
Scarborough, Ontario
M1S 4B5
(416) 332-5000
(416) 332-4619
eyim@ctv.ca
www.exn.ca

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FIVE CENT WAR (THE )

The Five Cent War tells the incredible story of a 1947 revolt by Canadian children against the rise of chocolate-bar prices from five to eight cents – and how it was crushed by Cold War anti-Communist paranoia.

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Betacam SP

47 minutes

Colour

Producers

Phillip Daniels

S. Wyeth Clarkson

Director and Scriptwriter

Phillip Daniels

Cast

Doug Myra

Parker Williams

Julie Guard

Larry Hamant

Production/Distribution

Travesty Productions
398 Adelaide St. W.
Suite 609
Toronto, Ontario
M5V 1S7
(416) 968-6206
(416) 968-1519
travesty@travestyproductions.com
www.travestyproductions.com

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FLATLY STACKED

Flatly Stacked is a humorous yet poignant look at the world of flat-chested women which asks the question: How can a flat-chested woman find happiness in a world obsessed with big breasts? With personal interviews, archival footage and animation, Flatly Stacked lifts and enhances this marginalized and fast-disappearing female silhouette.

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Betacam SP

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Judy Holm

Executive Producers

Michael McNamara

Judy Holm

Director

Michael McNamara

Scriptwriters

Judy Holm

Michael McNamara

Narrator

Judy Holm

Production/Distribution – Canada

Flatly Stacked Films Inc. / Markham Street Films Inc.
516 Markham St.
Toronto, Ontario
M6G 2L5
(416) 536-1390
(416) 536-6405
jholm@markhamstreetfilms.com

International distribution

BuzzTaxi Communications Inc.
1110 Yonge St.
Suite 201
Toronto, Ontario
M4W 2L6
(416) 920-3800
(416) 920-3998
buzztaxi@buzztaxi.com
www.buzztaxi.com

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FREE TRADE IS KILLING MY MOTHER

Free Trade Is Killing My Mother is an idiosyncratic and revealing documentary told from inside the anti-globalization revolution. Shot from the hip on Mini DV, intercut with stock footage, it traces the filmmakers’ Roger & Me-style journey to the Québec City Summit, in spring 2001, their encounters with protesters high and low, and their attempts to comprehend and join the revolution.

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Mini DV

55 minutes

Colour

Producers

Jamie Kastner

Guy O'Sullivan

Executive Producer

Jamie Kastner

Directors

Jamie Kastner

Guy O'Sullivan

Scriptwriter, Narrator and Host

Jamie Kastner

Production

Cave 7 Productions Inc.
173A King St. E.
Suite 3
Toronto, Ontario
M5A 1J4
(416) 368-7324
(416) 368-6907
j.kastner@utoronto.ca

Distribution

Rebel Media Ventures Corp.
46 Wickstead Way
Thornhill, Ontario
L3T 5E4
(905) 707-6000
(905) 882-0069
avruskin@interlog.com

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FROM A PLACE CALLED WAR 1939-1945

From a Place Called War is a documentary series on World War II told through the letters and diaries of the soldiers and civilians who experienced the war. The letters offer insight into combat conditions, and declarations of hatred, fear, pride and valour. Also included are love letters, poignant last letters, some written only days before soldiers were killed. Letters from the home front also give a unique insight into life in Canada during these difficult years.

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Betacam SP
Mini DV
Super 8

4 x 49 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Wayne Abbott

Production

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

Distribution – Canada

History Television Inc.
121 Bloor St. E.
Suite 200
Toronto, Ontario
M4W 3M5
(416) 967-0022
(416) 967-8061
www.historytelevision.ca

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FROM GRIEF TO ACTION

From Grief to Action chronicles 17 months in the lives of four middle-class Vancouver families whose children are addicted to hard drugs. The documentary follows their personal trauma of trying to keep their kids alive and in treatment while at the same time advocating for more education, resources, treatment and harm-reduction measures. Director Nijole Kuzmickas was herself a volunteer "Big Sister" whose "little sister" Melissa died from drug-related causes.

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Betacam SP

58 minutes

Colour

Producers

Nijole Kuzmickas

Rob Bromley

Executive Producer

Hugh Beard

Director

Nijole Kuzmickas

Production

Force Four Entertainment Inc.
221 East 10th Ave.
Suite 202
Vancouver, British Columbia
V5T 4V1
(604) 669-4424
(604) 669-4535
tv@forcefour.com
www.forcefour.com

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FROM NEW AGE TO NEW EDGE

Can we really change the world without changing ourselves? From New Age to New Edge explores this question as it travels to the remote rainforests of western Canada, where a revolution is in the making. Here, the face of environmental activism is going through radical changes as it dovetails with the personal-growth movement. So far, it’s been a winning combination, keeping chainsaws away from one of the planet’s largest remaining stands of old-growth forest.

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DV Cam

46 minutes

Colour

Producers

Bill Weaver

Nora Arajs

Executive Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Bill Weaver

Narrator

Ann Mortifee

Production/Distribution – Canada

Across Borders Media
1316 Point St.
Victoria, British Columbia
V8S 1A5
(250) 386-3182
(250) 386-3183
details@acrossborders.com
www.acrossborders.com

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FRONTIERS OF CONSTRUCTION IV

Frontiers of Construction is a show about building for tomorrow. The series takes its audience on a trip to the most modern, technologically complicated construction projects in the world – where the future is being built in concrete and sand. Each episode focuses on a single engineering specialty and introduces us to visionaries with grand designs for our future – sometimes mad, sometimes utopian, and sometimes surprisingly realistic.

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Betacam SP

13 x 46 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer

David Langer

Executive Producers

Laszlo Barna

Sam Grana

W. James Hogan

Directors and Scriptwriters

Susan Mawhood

Christine McLean

Elliot Schiff

Liam O'Rinn

Narrator

David Deacon

Production

Construct IV Productions Inc. / Barna-Alper Productions
366 Adelaide St. W.
Suite 700
Toronto, Ontario
M5V 1R9
(416) 979-0676
(416) 979-7476
www.bap.ca

Fiddlehead IV Entertainment Inc.
250 Lutz St.
Moncton, New Brunswick
E1C 5G3
(506) 854-1057
(506) 382-4144

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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GALILEO'S SONS

Galileo's Sons is a documentary film about the only community of astrophysicists in the world who are theologians and philosophers: the Jesuits of the Vatican Observatory. This is a journey from old world to new, from these Jesuits' headquarters in the Papal Summer Palace south of Rome to their advanced telescope on a mountain above the Arizona desert, and from Galileo's trial to the overwhelming implications of modern science for our understanding of God.

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16 mm
DV Cam
Mini DV

48 minutes

Colour

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Alison Rose

Executive Producer

Deborah Parks

Production

Inigo Films
337 Palmerston Blvd.,
Apt. H
Toronto, Ontario
M6G 2N5
(416) 928-0422
(416) 928-0560
aerose@sympatico.ca

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GÉNÉRATION 80

Génération 80 provides an overview of the 1980s, looking at activities and events in all areas of life: music, local and international current events, television, the cinema of Quebec and elsewhere, politics, sports, literature, consumer affairs, and the world of the arts. Hits from the 1980s provide the soundtrack to this "biography" of the decade.

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Betacam SP

13 x 48 minutes

Colour

Producer

Pierre Marchand

Executive Producer

Johanne Mercier

Director

Nicolas Houde-Sauvé

Hosts

Claude Charron

Martine St-Clair

Production

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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GENERATION OF HATE

At the end of September 2002, and on the eve of a possible U.S. invasion, award-winning filmmaker Shelley Saywell travelled to Iraq to take the pulse of ordinary Iraqis and explore what a full-scale conflict could mean to the country, the region and the world. Generation of Hate shows these realities through the eyes and the voices of ordinary people, especially the young who will determine the future of the country.

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Mini DV

49 minutes

Colour

Producers

Deborah Parks

Shelley Saywell

Director, Scriptwriter and Narrator

Shelley Saywell

Production

Bishari Film Productions Inc.
43 Northumberland St.,
Rear Building
Toronto, Ontario
M6H 1R2
(416) 504-2610
(416) 504-9342
bisharifilms@bellnet.ca

Distribution – Canada

Films Transit International inc.
252, boul. Gouin Est
Montreal, Quebec
H3L 1A8
(514) 844-3358
(514) 844-7298
info@filmstransit.com
www.filmstransit.com

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GENUINE ARTICLE (THE)

For three days in November the fiercest competition in the Canadian legal profession rages not in the courtrooms, but in the towers of Bay Street, Toronto. The prize is not winning a case, but winning law students. The Genuine Article follows one Bay Street law firm and three law students through this courting ritual. The pace is hectic, the schedule frantic and, for both the firms and students, the stakes are as high as they get.

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Betacam SP
DV Cam

60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Judy Holm

Michael McNamara

Executive Producer

Judy Holm

Director and Scriptwriter

David Bezmozgis

Production

Call Day Films Inc. / Markham Street Films Inc.
516 Markham St.
Toronto, Ontario
M6G 2L5
(416) 536-1390
(416) 536-6405
jholm@markhamstreetfilms.com

Distribution – Canada

Markham Street Films Inc.
720 Bathurst St.
Suite 300
Toronto, Ontario
M5S 2R4
(416) 536-1390
(416) 536-7986
info@markhamstreetfilms.com
www.markhamstreetfilms.com

International distribution

Films Transit International inc.
252, boul. Gouin Est
Montreal, Quebec
H3L 1A8
(514) 844-3358
(514) 844-7298
info@filmstransit.com
www.filmstransit.com

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GÉRARD THIBAULT DANS LES RUES DE QUÉBEC

During the 1950s and 1960s, all the great French chansonniers from Europe and Quebec who performed in Québec City – stars such as Brel, Brassens, Trenet, Piaf, Vigneault and others – rubbed shoulders with club owner Gérard Thibault. Thibault’s Chez Gérard was the place for the stars to hang out in. This documentary captures an era in music history and profiles a man who, from behind the scenes, played a key role in the development of French song.

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Betacam SP

45 minutes

Colour

Producer

Lucie Ménard

Executive Producer

Michel Gaumont

Director and Scriptwriter

Carmel Dumas

Narrator

Marthe Faucher

Production

ScénoVision Vidéo inc.
3631 b, rue Saint-Denis
Montreal, Quebec
H2X 3L6
(514) 281-1818
(514) 982-9226
info@scenovision.com

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GHOST OF LOMAKO

This adventure documentary goes in search of the vanishing Bonobos apes, whose habitat is restricted to a small area of the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo, a country that is trying to return from the brink of annihilation. The human-like Bonobos, whose anatomy resembles that of “Lucy,” the most famous of the pre-humanoid hominids, walk more like humans than apes. Estimates now suggest that there are only 10,000 Bonobos in existence, the victims of a war that has devastated the Congo.

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Mini DV

43 minutes

Colour

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Kenton Vaughan

Executive Producer

Gordon Henderson

Host

David Suzuki

Production

90th Parallel Film & Television Productions Ltd.
203 Gerrard St. E.
Toronto, Ontario
M5A 2E7
(416) 364-9090
(416) 364-0580
info@90thparallel.ca
www.90thparallel.ca

Distribution

CBC International Sales
P.O. Box 500
Station A
Toronto, Ontario
M5W 1E6
(416) 205-3500
(416) 205-3482
cbcis@cbc.ca
www.cbcis.ca

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Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

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GLOBAL VILLAGERS II (THE)

Through visits to 13 developing communities in three regions, Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean, The Global Villagers explores the long-standing relationships between members of the Canadian international development community and their overseas partners. The series explores the experiences, knowledge and motivations of these Canadian global villagers, who constitute the front line of Canada’s international compassion and generosity.

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13 x 24 minutes

Colour

Producers

Dawn Deme

Steven J. Deme

Director

Steven J. Deme

Scriptwriter

Dawn Deme

Narrators

Genevieve Holt

Jack Panozzo

Production

Villagers Media Productions Inc.
110 Cottingham St.
Toronto, Ontario
M4V 1C1
(416) 323-3228
(416) 323-1201
webmaster@villagersmedia.com
www.villagersmedia.com

Distribution – Canada

Magic Lantern
1075 North Service Rd. W.
Suite 27
Oakville, Ontario
L6M 2G2
(905) 827-2766
(905) 827-2655
video@magiclantern.ca
www.magiclantern.ca

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Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

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GRANDES INSTITUTIONS DU QUÉBEC III (LES)

This documentary series looks at the major institutions which have both shaped Quebec society and personified its development over the years, from the perspective of the institutions’ past, present and future. Laval University and the Quebec Winter Carnival are two notable examples of the subjects covered in the series.

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11 x 47 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jacques W. Lina

Executive Producers

Julien Béliveau

Jacques W. Lina

Directors

Marie-Hélène Grenier

Michel Beaudin

Vali Fugulin

Martin Jolicoeur

Scriptwriters

Marie-Frédérique Laberge-Milot

Nathalie Charbonneau

Production

ORBI-XXI Productions inc.
2010, rue Plessis
Bureau 300
Montreal, Quebec
H2L 2Y3
(514) 843-6919
(514) 843-9321
jwlina@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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Canadian Television Fund

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1800 SECONDS: CHASING CANADA'S SNOWBIRDS

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47 minutes

Colour

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Executive Producer

Director

Scriptwriters

Narrator

Production

Distribution

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A IS FOR ATTILA

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48 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producers

Director

Scriptwriters

Production

With the support of

AIR GUITAR IN OULU

Super 8DV Cam

48 minutes

Colour

Producers

Executive Producer

Director

Cast

Production

With the support of

ALBERT MILLAIRE

Betacam SP

45 minutes

Colour

Producer

Executive Producer

Director and Scriptwriter

Narrator

Production

With the support of

ALMOST HOME

Betacam SPDV Cam

60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Executive Producer

Directors

Production/Distribution

Distribution (television)

With the support of

ANATOMY OF BURLESQUE (THE )

Betacam SP

2 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Executive Producer

Narrator and Host

Production

With the support of

ANGAQUIIT: SHAMAN STORIES

Betacam SPDigital BetacamDV CamMini DV

48 minutes

Colour

Producers

Executive Producer

Director and Scriptwriter

Production

Distribution

With the support of

ARCTIC DREAMER: THE LONELY QUEST OF VILHJALMUR STEFANSSON

Betacam SP

90 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producers

Executive Producer

Director

Scriptwriter

Production

With the support of

DV Cam
Mini DV

Super 8
DV Cam

Betacam SP
DV Cam

Betacam SP
Digital Betacam
DV Cam
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