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100% WOMAN

Shot over two years, 100% Woman chronicles Canadian mountain-bike champion Michelle Dumaresq's controversial foray into the adrenaline-charged world of downhill mountain-bike racing. For the first 20 years of her life, Michelle was Michael. As the first transgendered athlete ever named to a national team, she's testing all the limits. Whether it's friendships with her teammates or the political climate of international sport, Michelle forces us all to ask: can a transsexual be 100% Woman?

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59 minutes

Colour

Producer

Diana Wilson

Executive Producers

Cari Green

Harry Sutherland

Director

Karen Duthie

Scriptwriters

Karen Duthie

Diana Wilson

Production

Artemis Dreams Productions Ltd.
1433 Burnaby St.
Suite 802
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6G 1W6
(604) 258-4030
(604) 258-4029
diana@artemisdreams.com
www.100percentwoman.com

Producers on Davie Pictures Inc.
1033 Davie St.
Suite 520
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6E 1M7
(604) 801-5256
(604) 801-5286
info@producersondavie.com

Distribution – Canada (Non-theatrical)

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

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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109 (SANG NEUF)

A keen eye. Intelligent ideas. An unequivocal point of view. Karina Marceau looks at some of the leading cultural and social issues of our time. With the help of young filmmakers from different regions and cultural backgrounds, she explores social trends which are reshaping the Canadian identity.

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Betacam SP

13 x 30 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jean Ménard

Directors

Mark Thoburn

Michelle Smith

Geneviève Tremblay

Ilan Saragosti

Host

Karina Marceau

Production

Mixed Média Productions inc.
181 Carlaw St.
Suite 200
Toronto, Ontario
M4L 1H7
(416) 466-4500
(416) 466-6610
jean@mixed.com

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72 HOURS: TRUE CRIME II

Every detective knows that the first 72 hours after a crime are crucial to solving it, even if it sometimes takes years to put the criminal away. 72 Hours: True Crime focuses on true cases drawn from the files of police and forensic scientists. Shot in a "nouveau noir" style, 72 Hours combines dramatic recreations with dynamic documentary footage of real people who were involved in each case. The result is a riveting series about the twists and turns in a criminal investigation and the clever techniques used to solve these true crime thrillers.

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13 x 23 minutes

Colour

Producers

Richard Meech

Ximena Bensusan

Marianne Kushmaniuk

Bill Robertson

Executive Producers

Robert Lang

Richard Meech

Robert Sandler

Directors

Harvey Crossland

Jonny Silver

Howard Wiseman

Ximena Bensusan

Scriptwriters

Thomas Lackey

Rebecca Schechter

Allen Booth

Narrator

Diane D'Aquila

Production

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

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

International distribution

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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ABLONI / LA CHEMISE

Many of us get rid of unwanted yet still wearable clothes by donating them to charitable organizations. Most of us don't realize, however, just what happens to these clothes after they have been donated. Abloni tells the story of one such piece of clothing, an ordinary shirt which takes an extraordinary trip from Quebec to Togo. As we follow the shirt's travels we also embark on a fascinating look at the world of second-hand clothing.

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60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Danièle Caloz

Director

Alexandre Oktan

Scriptwriters

Alexandre Oktan

Lara Fitzgerald

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

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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ACADIE EN CHANSONS (L')

L'Acadie en chansons chronicles the making of the eponymous album, which features more than 20 songs by a line-up of renowned Acadian singers and songwriters covering some of the biggest hits in Acadian music from the past 30 years. The documentary was shot in spring 2004 in recording studios, houses, chalets - even garages - in such places as Cap-Pelé, Halifax, Ottawa, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Caraquet and Montréal.

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Betacam SP

90 minutes

Colour

Producer

François Savoie

Director and Scriptwriter

Pierre Desjardins

Production

Connection Productions
1111, rue Main
Bureau 306
Moncton, New Brunswick
E1C 1H3
(506) 382-3984
(506) 382-3980
info@cptv.ca
www.cptv.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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ADAM'S EYES

Adam's Eyes is the moving story of a 12-year-old boy with autism struggling to navigate today's youth culture. A rare view of Asperger's Syndrome from the inside, the program follows Adam's last year of elementary school - a pivotal time when Adam and his family must decide whether he has the life skills to survive in a regular high school. Directed by Adam's mother, the film paints a compelling portrait of a complex young boy, the people who love him and a world that may never understand him.

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46 minutes

Colour

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Marianne Kaplan

Production

MSK Productions Inc.
2124 William St.
Vancouver, British Columbia
V5L 2S3
(604) 251-5994
(604) 253-1251
mkaplan@telus.net
www.mskproductions.ca

Distribution – Canada

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

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ADDIS-ABEBA-CANADA : L'ESPRIT DU LYCÉE

The subjects of this documentary, who live in Ottawa, Montréal and Toronto, share a very special bond with hundreds of Ethiopians who have settled in Canada and thousands of others who live around the world: values of brotherhood and tolerance expressed - as we discover to both our surprise and joy - in the language and culture of France. What do they have in common? They are all graduates of the Lycée français Guebre Mariam in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia.

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Betacam SP

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Danièle Caloz

Director

Carol Ann Pilon

Scriptwriters

Carol Ann Pilon

Bruno Moynié

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

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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ALEXANDRA'S ECHO

Alexandra Morton lives in paradise - remote Echo Bay in the Broughton Archipelago off British Columbia. And she fears that it will be paradise lost if she cannot stem the relentless tide of fish farms into the area. As she bluntly puts is, "What's the real price of cheap farmed fish? Nothing less than the destruction of the last temperate rain forest in the world." This film follows Morton, a foremost expert on killer whales, as she gathers evidence in her desperate crusade to save the wild Pacific salmon and the coastal ecology.

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DVC Pro

47 minutes

Colour

Producers

Maureen Palmer

Helen Slinger

Natalie Southworth

Executive Producer

Maureen Palmer

Director and Scriptwriter

Helen Slinger

Narrator

Jim Brynes

Production

Echo Bay Films
2755 Maple St.
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6J 5K1
(604) 709-0034
(604) 734-2843
mopalmer@uniserve.com
www.bountiful.ca

Distribution

Picture Box Distribution Inc.
1150 Barclay St.
Suite 101
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6E 1H1
(604) 681-3174
(604) 681-3172
info@picturebox.ca
www.picturebox.ca

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ALTER EGOS

Ryan Larkin and Chris Landreth are Alter Egos. More than 30 years ago, Ryan was among the world's most celebrated animators and an Oscar nominee. Today, he panhandles on the street to make ends meet. Chris, a rising star in animation, is beginning to experience the kind of adulation Ryan saw decades earlier. In this poignant study of artists, addiction and creativity, director Laurence Green explores these renowned filmmakers, their complex relationship and the reasons for their divergent paths.

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Mini DV
Super 8
Super 16 mm

52 minutes

Colour

Original version in English

Subtitled in English and French

Producers

Steve Hoban

Mark Smith

Adam Symansky

Executive Producers

Karyn Nolan

David Verral

Sally Bochner

Noah Segal

Director and Scriptwriter

Laurence Green

With

Ryan Larkin

Chris Landreth

Production

Copperheart Entertainment Inc.
121 John St.
Suite 1
Toronto, Ontario
M5V 2E2
(416) 516-4950
(416) 516-1712
info@copperheart.ca
www.copperheart.ca

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

Distribution

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

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AMOUR EN PEN (L')

Inmates serving long prison sentences talk about the one true love of their life, whether a father, brother, child, or spouse. From the four walls of their sentences and endless, everyday routines arise their odes to love - astonishing, irreverent, moving. They are a new Song of Songs, a cry. Through these pure and luminous accounts of unconditional love we come to understand how crucial it is that we be loved, from childhood on.

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HD Cam

52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Monique Simard

Director and Scriptwriter

Manon Barbeau

Production

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

Distribution

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

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ANNE MURRAY: THE MUSIC OF MY LIFE

Anne Murray: The Music of My Life features a new and exclusive interview with the celebrated singer, in which she offers insightful and compelling anecdotes as she covers the career and personal milestones of her life. Complementing Anne's reminiscences are newly shot footage of the singer on tour as well as interviews with her band members and others. This biographical profile provides an insight into Anne's musical success as well as her strong personal commitment to family, friends and small-town roots.

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Digital Betacam
DVC Pro

45 minutes

Colour

Producer

Kent Wingerak

Executive Producers

Derik Murray

John N. Hamilton

Directors

Derik Murray

Greg Donis

Scriptwriter

Martin Melhuish

Production

Network Entertainment Inc. / Network Pictures Eleven Inc.
1168 Hamilton St.
Suite 400
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6B 2S2
(604) 739-8825
(604) 739-8835
reception@network-ent.com

Distribution – Canada

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
P.O. Box 500
Station A
Toronto, Ontario
M5W 1E6
(416) 205-7140
(416) 205-6875
www.cbc.ca

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APPASSIONATA

Sophie-Carmen (Sonia) Eckhardt-Gramatté - a great modern classical composer of the 20th century - shared her passion with two men. An artistic rebel who defied all barriers, her creativity was nourished first by German Expressionist artist Walter Gramatté, and later by art historian and writer Ferdinand Eckhardt. In an astonishing career that took her from Paris, Berlin and Vienna to Western Canada, Sonia and her two great loves remained inseparable, in death as much as in life.

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Super 16 mm

88 minutes

Colour

Producers

Liz Jarvis

Paula Kelly

Director and Scriptwriter

Paula Kelly

Cast

Colomba Demers

Marc-André Hamelin

Production

Buffalo Gal Pictures Inc.
70 Arthur St.
Suite 777
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3B 1G7
(204) 956-2777
(204) 956-7999
info@buffalogalpictures.com
www.buffalogalpictures.com

Journey Films Inc.
38 Home St.
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3G 1W6
(204) 775-7980
(204) 775-7980
turnleft@shaw.ca

Distribution

Sonia Film Productions Inc.
70 Arthur St.
Suite 777
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3B 1G7
(204) 956-2777
(204) 956-7999
info@buffalogalpictures.com
www.buffalogalpictures.com

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ART D'ÊTRE PARENT V (L')

Being a parent is like being an artist, though it's not about having the right technique or an innate talent. Parenting is about helping create new life that will evolve into something unique, and fully devoting one's desires, ambitions, beliefs, intuition and emotions to that life. Being a parent also means avoiding the temptation to lay down the paintbrush and walk away before the work is completed. It's about finding the courage to keep at it until the child is ready, in turn, to engage in his or her own act of creation.

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DV Cam

20 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Lucie Veillet

Jacques Bonin

Claude Veillet

Directors

Norbert Pickering

Diane Beaudry

André Poulain

Scriptwriter

Chantale Boileau

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 – Canada

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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ARTISANS DU REBUT GLOBAL (LES)

Aiming to examine how individual actions have an impact on our planet's ecological balance, this series sets a unique challenge: five idealists are given just 13 weeks and only $15,000 to build a house using nothing but...scrap materials! The series allows us to examine our consumption habits and discover what our society is doing to promote environmental values.

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DV Cam

13 x 25 minutes

Colour

Producers

Alain Girard

Marc St-Onge

Executive Producer

Alain Girard

Directors

Marc St-Onge

Julie Simard

Mélissa Panneton

Scriptwriters

Sylvestre Rios Falcon

Marc St-Onge

Host

Jacques Languirand

With

Michel Bergeron

Yves Dubreuil

Chantal Larivière

Marc Ricard

Production

Blue Storm Télé inc.
225, rue Roy
Bureau 204
Montreal, Quebec
H2W 1M5
(514) 842-0039
(514) 842-2276
info@bstorm.ca
www.rebutglobal.tv

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ASHLEY MACISAAC: ME, MYSELF & THE DEVIL

This film documents fiddler Ashley MacIsaac's rise to musical and tabloid prominence on a journey that begins in Creignish, Nova Scotia. Interviews with his family, friends and musical mentors begin to illuminate how Ashley's roots in Cape Breton inspired his music and cast the mold of personality that he continually shatters. The film chronicles his experiences on Broadway and Carnegie Hall, in the recording studio, and in Athens, where Ashley performed during the 2004 Olympics.

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42 minutes

Colour

Producers and Executive Producers

Joel Awerbuck

Anna Gerb

Director, Scriptwriter and Narrator

James Hyslop

With

Ashley MacIsaac

Production

Charlotte Bernard Films / Big Fiddle Films Inc.
53 Ontario St.
2nd Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M5A 2V1
(416) 532-2213
(416) 531-5378

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AT DEATH'S DOOR

Armande Bethiaume and her sons René, Yves and Robert are Hawkesbury, Ontario's first family of funerals. The Berthiaumes have been dealing in death since 1896. Their story takes us from life and death in small-town Ontario to Nashville, Tennessee and the largest funeral trade show in the world. This rare, behind-the scenes look at a funeral-home family helps lift the veil of mystery that still shrouds those who work in the funeral business.

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Digital Betacam

43 minutes or 48 minutes

Colour

Original version in English

Subtitled in English and French

Producer, Executive Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Susan Stranks

Production

Hot Flash Productions / Good Grief Productions
17 Marco Lane
Ottawa, Ontario
K1S 5A1
(613) 730-5174
(613) 730-5273
sue@hotflashproductions.com

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AVIONS

This documentary explores the fascinating history of aviation in the 20th century, and looks at its various social and cultural aspects through the experiences and stories of aviation experts and enthusiasts.

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DV Cam

10 x 47 minutes

Colour

Producer

Luc Harvey

Executive Producer

Jean-Pierre Morin

Director

Alain Fournier

Scriptwriter

Florence Migneault

Host

Jean-Nicolas Verreault

Production

Vivazoom inc.
1973, rue Falardeau
Montreal, Quebec
H2K 2L9
(514) 527-9700
(514) 527-9625
lharvey@vivavision.ca
www.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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AVIS D'ARTISTES (L')

In the series L'Avis d'artistes, various celebrities discuss issues of particularly concern and interest to them. Filmmaker Micheline Lanctôt talks about her experiences as a mother in Le Mythe de la bonne mère. In Fais pas çi, fais pas ça, actress Pascale Bussières, who admits to a long-standing attraction to disobedience, attempts to understand how to reconcile her personal beliefs with her responsibilities as a mother.

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High definition - 24 P

2 x 60 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producers

Pierre Gendron

Christian Larouche

Maxime Vanasse

Directors and Hosts

Micheline Lanctôt

Pascale Bussières

Scriptwriters

Micheline Lanctôt

Benoit Pilon

Production

Christal Films Productions inc.
1217, rue Notre-Dame Est
Montreal, Quebec
H2L 2R3
(514) 336-9696
(514) 905.3282
info@christalfilms.com
www.christalfilms.com

Distribution

Christal Films Distribution inc.
1217, rue Notre-Dame Est
Montreal, Quebec
H2L 2R3
(514) 336-9696
(514) 815-1542
info@christalfilms.com
www.christalfilms.com

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SEX, TRUTH AND VIDEOTAPE

Sex, Truth and Videotape looks at contemporary sexual practices by giving voice to those who are at the forefront of the discussion today: women. The program deals bluntly, personally and irreverently with the topic - by listening not to what the experts have to say but by letting women themselves talk frankly about their sex lives.

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DV Cam

6 x 46 minutes

Colour

Producers

Mary Armstrong

Monique Simard

Director and Scriptwriter

Francine Pelletier

Production

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

Distribution

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

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BALLET GIRLS

Ballet Girls is a behind-the-scenes documentary series that follows nine girls on a quest to land the coveted role of Clara in the Royal Winnipeg Ballet's Nutcracker. The girls come from across Canada - gap-toothed 10-year-olds and willowy teens with ballerina dreams dancing in their heads. In this "Canadian Idol" of the ballet world, ambitious young dancers compete to share the stage with professionals, taking the first pointed step in their own careers as dancers.

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Mini DV

3 x 48 minutes

Colour

Producers

Merit Jensen Carr

Vonnie Von Helmolt

Director

Elise Swerhone

Production

Merit Motion Pictures / Ballet Girls Inc.
34 Carlton St.
2nd Floor
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3C 1N9
(204) 775-4092
(204) 783-2311
merit@meritmotionpictures.com

Vonnie Von Helmolt Film
225 Symington Rd.
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R2C 5J7
(204) 222-6153
(204) 229-9879
(204) 224-9513
v.v.h@mb.aibn.com

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BEETHOVEN'S HAIR

Beethoven's Hair traces the unlikely journey of a lock of hair cut from Beethoven's corpse and unravels the mystery of his tortured life and death. The film begins in modern times, when a pair of Beethoven enthusiasts purchase the hair at a Sotheby's auction. The story then looks at the lock's previous owners and culminates in the science that reveals Beethoven's "medical secret." Set to a lush score of some of Beethoven's most glorious music, the film explores the world of forensic testing in sharp relief against the romance of 19th-century Vienna and the horrors of 20th-century Nazi Germany.

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8 mm
Super 16 mm
High definition - 24 P

60 minutes

Colour

Original version in English

Producers

Jody Shapiro

Larry Weinstein

Jessica Daniel

Executive Producers

Daniel Iron

Niv Fichman

Danny Krausz

Director

Larry Weinstein

Scriptwriter

Thomas Wallner

Production

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

Coproduction – Austria

Dor Film
Neulerchenfelderstr. 12
Vienna
Austria
A-1160
402 21 38
402 21 39
dorfilm@magnet.at

Distribution

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

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BEHIND THE MASK

Its chilling image is of a masked militant: a symbol of rage. Perceived in the West as an intransigent terrorist group devoted to the destruction of Israel, Hamas is seen by many in the Muslim world as a popular resistance movement which has given a sense of pride to a people who have only known despair. Behind the Mask looks at the people behind the terrorist image - their passion, beliefs and sense of injustice. In a time of terrorism, Behind the Mask is a cautionary tale about the cost of oppression.

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Mini DV

60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Shelley Saywell

Deborah Parks

Director and Scriptwriter

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

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

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

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BHOPAL: THE SEARCH FOR JUSTICE

Bhopal: The Search for Justice straddles science, politics and human rights as it explores charges that the true toll of the 1984 gas-leak disaster was officially covered up. Set against the rich visual tapestry of India, the film follows Raajkumar Keswani, a local journalist whose prediction of the Union Carbide disaster proved prophetic. Keswani travels through the Indian bastiis where the poorest victims live, visits the offices of frustrated doctors and scientists, and, finally, makes his first trip to North America in search of answers.

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Digital Optical Disc Camera

52 minutes or 46 minutes

Colour

Producers

Peter Raymont

Lindalee Tracey

Harold Crooks

Claude Bonin

Executive Producer

Éric Michel

Directors

Lindalee Tracey

Peter Raymont

Narrator

Lindalee Tracey

With

Raajkumar Keswani

Production

White Pine Pictures
822 Richmond St. W.
Suite 301
Toronto, Ontario
M6J 1C9
(416) 703-5580
(416) 703-1691
info@whitepinepictures.com
www.whitepinepictures.com

Distribution

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

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BIG "V" (THE)

The Big "V" offers an honest and vulnerable look into the lives of 14 modern-day virgins ranging in age from 18 to 61. Meet one woman who had her first kiss at the altar, a recovering sex addict turned born-again virgin, a young Muslim woman who is secretly getting her hymen reconstructed, and the outspoken doctor who performs this surgery. Mixing snippets from popular culture and movies, the documentary spotlights the new face of virginity and calls into question our own views on sex, intimacy and love.

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Betacam SP

48 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producers, Directors and Scriptwriters

Michelle Welygan

Erin Mussolum

Production

Artizan Productions Inc.
3737 Oak St.
Suite 201
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6H 2M4
(604) 255-5774
(604) 738-5766
mail@artizanproductions.com
www.artizanproductions.com

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BIG GAZELLE

Big Gazelle offers an up-close and personal look at world-class sprinter Nicolas Macrozonaris, exploring the two aspects of his personality: the committed athlete and the candid, happy-go-lucky young man. The film follows Nicolas on the eve of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, tracking his journey from Laval, where he lives, to Budapest and Corfu, his father's homeland. It chronicles the significant events leading to the Olympics, which culminate in the race itself.

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52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Orlando Arriagada

Director

Danic Champoux

Scriptwriter

Pascal Sanchez

With

Nicolas Macrozonaris

Bruny Surin

Spiros Macrozonaris

Production

Altau Tutti Frutti Films Inc.
225, rue Roy est
Bureau 200
Montreal, Quebec
H2W 1M5
(514) 843-3355
(514) 272-3858
info@altaututtifrutti.com
www.frvmedia.com

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BIG SUGAR

Big Sugar pierces the hidden history and modern power of the sugar cartels. It explores how Big Sugar worked eight million African slaves to death to create an international empire of wealth, power and staggering political influence. Today, its payola-sweetened scientists and politicians deny Big Sugar is behind another form of sugar slavery: the soaring consumption of pop and sugar junk food, which has created a worldwide obesity crisis...

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High definition
Mini DV

2 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Sylvia Wilson

Stephen Phizicky

Executive Producer

Arnie Gelbart

Director and Scriptwriter

Brian McKenna

Production/Distribution – Canada

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

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BIOGRAPHER'S VOICE (THE): THE LIFE AND TIMES OF PETER C. NEWMAN

Peter C. Newman, one of the most influential biographers in Canadian history, came to Canada as a young boy in 1940, a refugee from Nazi Europe. His quest to gain a voice in his adopted country was immediately smothered by another, more powerful feeling: that he didn't belong, that he was an outsider. Peter Newman has been affected by the events of his dramatic life - and those events have, in turn, affected what he's written, who he's profiled and how he's interpreted his subjects' lives.

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Super 8

42 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Mike Sheerin

Executive Producer

Gordon S. Henderson

With

Michael Kirby

Production/Distribution

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

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BIOGRAPHIE - FRANCINE CHALOULT

For more than 30 years, Francine Chaloult has been Quebec's most visible press attaché. A woman of boundless passion and energy, she has worked for some of Quebec's greatest stars, including Céline Dion and Garou. This documentary introduces us to a charming and dynamic woman who has spent her life behind the scenes in the fabulous world of showbiz.

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DVC Pro

46 minutes

Colour

Producer

Guy Latraverse

Director

Joanne Comte

Host

Patrick Labbé

Production

Sogestalt Télévision Québec inc.
822, rue Sherbrooke Est
Montreal, Quebec
H2L 1K4
(514) 526-7090
(514) 526-7873
guy.latraverse@equipespectra.ca
www.equipespectra.ca

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BIOGRAPHIE - LUCIE LAURIER

Despite her youth, actress Lucie Laurier has appeared in numerous, and notable, movies and television shows. This documentary traces the life and career of this remarkable actress.

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DVC Pro

46 minutes

Colour

Producer

Guy Latraverse

Director

Joanne Comte

Host

Patrick Labbé

Production

Sogestalt Télévision Québec inc.
822, rue Sherbrooke Est
Montreal, Quebec
H2L 1K4
(514) 526-7090
(514) 526-7873
guy.latraverse@equipespectra.ca
www.equipespectra.ca

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BIRTH STORIES VI

Birth Stories charts the emotional weeks leading up to and culminating in the birth of a child. The series depicts the drama, intensity, joy and fears as parents-to-be face one of the most defining moments of their lives. In vérité-style, we follow a diverse group of people preparing themselves for parenthood, and witness up close the intimate experience of labour and delivery.

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DV Cam

26 x 22 minutes

Colour

Producer and Scriptwriter

Gail Gallant

Executive Producers

André Barro

John Vandervelde

Katherine Buck

Glen Salzman

Directors

Kate Gillen

Nadine Schwartz

Wendy Trueman

Patricia Fogliato

Narrator

Nicky Guadagni

Production

Cineflix Productions (Birth 2004) Inc.
5505, boul. St-Laurent
Bureau 3008
Montreal, Quebec
H2T 1S6
(514) 278-3140
(514) 270-3165
info@cineflix.com
www.cineflix.com

Birth Stories Productions 2004 Inc.
96 Spadina Ave.
Suite 302
Toronto, Ontario
M5V 2J6
(416) 504-7316
(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 Media Ltd.
13 Merrion Sq.
Dublin
Ireland
2
353 1 662 0423
353 1 662 0422
sales@cineflix.com
www.cineflixinternational.com

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BLUE BUDDHA (THE)

The Blue Buddha tells the story of the miraculous survival of the atlas of traditional Tibetan medicine. What does Tibetan medicine have to offer? Is it scientific in Western terms? Does it promise new treatments and new pharmaceuticals to cure human suffering? Doctors, patients, and drug companies all have an interest in establishing the validity of this ancient body of newly rediscovered knowledge, and this film examines all angles of the subject.

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High definition

2 x 48 minutes

Colour

Original version in English

Producers

Harry Sutherland

Cari Green

Noriko Uchida

Directors

Aerlyn Weissman

Tetsu Itano

Scriptwriters

Aerlyn Weissman

Gary Marcuse

Tetsu Itano

Host

David Suzuki

Production

Producers on Davie Pictures Inc.
1033 Davie St.
Suite 520
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6E 1M7
(604) 801-5256
(604) 801-5286
info@producersondavie.com

Coproduction - Japan

MediAtelier
K.T bldg. 3F 1-26-30 Higashi Shibuya-ku
Tokyo
Japan
150-0011
81 3 5469 5591
81 3 5469 5592
tetsu@mediatelier.com
www.mediatelier.com

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BODY OF KNOWLEDGE

Body of Knowledge is a fascinating documentary series that takes an unconventional look at our bodies. Anchored by compelling personal stories, each episode is an intimate portrait of a single bodily feature: the heart, penis, foot, teeth, stomach and nose. Featuring riveting characters, legends and myths, strange medical procedures, and a healthy dose of humour, the series quenches a thirst for knowledge about the human body. You may never look at yourself the same way again!

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Betacam SP

6 x 22 minutes

Colour

Producer and Director

Mary Lynk

Executive Producers

Charles Bishop

Mary Lynk

Scriptwriter

Donna Gabriel

Host

Daemon Fairless

Production

Halifax Film Company
1559 Brunswick St.
Suite 501
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3J 2G1
(902) 423-0260
(902) 422-0752
info@halifaxfilm.com
www.halifaxfilm.com

BOK Productions Inc.
1559 Brunswick St.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3J 2G1
(902) 423-3936
(902) 422-6365

Distribution – Canada

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

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BOMBER BOYS: THE FIGHTING LANCASTER

Bomber Boys celebrates the exciting story of the Lucky H Lancaster crew and their experiences as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP). Using a blend of first-person interviews, living-history elements, CGI and never-before-seen footage from the period, the series explores the importance of the BCATP in relation to the Lancaster crews and how their combined contributions led to the ultimate Allied victory.

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DV Cam
Mini DV

4 x 46 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producers

Jamie Brown

Lynne Skromeda

Executive Producer

Jamie Brown

Director and Scriptwriter

Don Young

With

Joe English

Mathew English

Harvey Gottfried

Production

Frantic Films Live Action Productions Inc.
70 Arthur St.
Suite 300
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3B 1G7
(204) 949-0070
(204) 949-0050
liveaction@franticfilms.com
www.franticfilms.com

Distribution – Canada

History Television / Alliance Atlantis Broadcasting Inc.
121 Bloor St. E.
Suite 1300
Toronto, Ontario
M4W 3M5
(416) 967-0022
(416) 934-7880
www.historytelevision.ca

International distribution

Monarch Films Inc.
368 Danforth Ave.
Jersey City, New Jersey
United States
07305
1-888-229-4260
(201) 451-3770
(201) 451-3877
monarchfilms@aol.com
www.monarchfilms.com

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BOOTLEGGERS D'ATLANTIQUE

In 1920, the United States attempted to ban liquor by launching Prohibition. Canada, however, continued to tolerate the consumption of alcohol. Under these ideal conditions, a major network devoted to the smuggling of contraband liquor quickly sprang up. Acadian communities have a wealth of stories to tell about the bootlegging operations, and this program recounts a few of them - with the help of two rather special bootleggers. This humorous docu-drama is based on real-life events.

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DV Cam

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jacques Gervais Levesque

Executive Producer

Colette Mallais

Director and Scriptwriter

Raynald Basque

With

Éric Thériault

Gérald Arsenault

Production

Cojak Productions Inc.
1962, Route 530
Grande-Digue, New Brunswick
E4R 5M2
(506) 576-0010
(506) 576-6758
cojak@nb.sympatico.ca
www.cojak.ca

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BOYS FROM THE FRINGE

In the Bible, Job suffers through a long, tumultuous journey of faith before he is rewarded by God. In the present day, Jerome Saibil and Eli Batalion, the talented Montréal-born creators/performers of Job: The Hip Hop Musical, are suffering through their own tumultuous journey of faith in an effort to gain international recognition. Will the gods of theatre reward their perseverance and talent? Will these ambitious young Canadians succeed? Boys From the Fringe tells their story.

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DV Cam

42 minutes

Colour

Producers

Paul Pope

Tiffany Martin

Director

Deanne Foley

Cast

Eli Batalion

Jerome Saibil

Production

Alpha Productions Ltd.
114 Water St.
St. John's, Newfoundland
A1C 1A8
(709) 722-7673
(709) 738-7285
ppope@nfld.net
www.popeproductions.com

Distribution

Pope Productions Ltd.
114 Water St.
St. John's, Newfoundland
A1C 1A8
(709) 722-7673
(709) 738-7285
info@popeproductions.com
www.popeproductions.com

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BURIED AT SEA

Weapons of mass destruction aren't new. Between the Second World War and the 1970s, millions of tons of chemical weapons and munitions were dumped or dropped into the ocean and forgotten. Today, a new awareness of the ocean's importance inspires efforts to rediscover these lethal time capsules. We join the ocean search and weave the stories of people around the world whose lives have been affected by chemical weapons and munitions Buried at Sea.

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DV Cam
High definition

41 minutes

Colour

Producers

John Wesley Chisolm

Kent Martin

Director and Host

John Wesley Chisolm

Scriptwriters

John Wesley Chisolm

Allen Abel

Production

Arcadia Entertainment / Buried at Sea Inc.
6203 Allen St.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3L 1G8
(902) 446-3414
(902) 446-3416
jwc@thesea.ca
www.thesea.ca

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

Distribution

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

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C.W. JEFFERYS: PICTURING CANADA

C.W. Jefferys' historical illustrations of the defining moments in Canada's past are filled with action, controversy, praise and pride. As well as an illustrator and historian, Jefferys was an accomplished landscape artist and political cartoonist. Through the artist's own words, expert opinion, and personal accounts from his family members, this documentary provides a comprehensive look into Jefferys' life and work and explains why he remains relevant for anyone interested in Canada's political and cultural past.

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30 minutes or 60 minutes

Colour

Producer and Director

John Bessai

Scriptwriters

John Bessai

Joan Prowse

Production

CineFocus Canada Productions Inc.
680 Queens Quay W.
Suite 702
Toronto, Ontario
M5V 2Y9
(416) 504-9940
(416) 504-7917
mail@cinefocus.com
www.cinefocus.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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CAMPUS VETS II

Campus Vets is a documentary series exploring the lives and experiences of students and patients at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan. In addition to revealing the monumental challenges faced by these young western Canadian vets-in-training, the series explores the role of veterinarians in our society and the unique importance of veterinarians to western Canada.

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Betacam SP

13 x 26 minutes

Colour

Producers

Blair Reekie

Stan Feingold

Executive Producer

Blair Reekie

Directors

Linda Sanche

Eunice Lee

Scriptwriter

Cathy Parke

Production

The Eyes / Campus Vets (Season II) Productions Inc.
1710 Columbia St.
Vancouver, British Columbia
V5Y 4A1
(604) 688-3937
(604) 688-3977
breekie@theeyes.ca
www.theeyes.ca

Distribution – Canada

The Eyes
1710 Columbia St.
Vancouver, British Columbia
V5Y 4A1
(604) 688-3937
(604) 688-3977
breekie@theeyes.ca
www.theeyes.ca

International distribution

Peace Arch Entertainment
124 Merton St.
Suite 407
Toronto, Ontario
M4S 2Z2
(416) 487-0377
1-888-588-3608
(416) 487-6141
info@peacearch.com
www.peacearch.com

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CAPTIVE - THE STORY OF ESTHER

Captive tells the story of the filmmaker's ancestor, Esther Wheelwright, who was abducted by the Abenaki people in 1703 as a child and taken from New England to Quebec. Raised a Puritan, Esther converted to Catholicism, refused to return to her family, and became an Ursuline nun. Among her extraordinary achievements, she became Mother Superior of her Order, fought for women's education, buried General Montcalm and helped to ensure the survival of the French Canadian people and the Catholic Church after the British Conquest of 1759.

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Digital Betacam

48 minutes

Colour

Producer

Penny Wheelwright

Directors

Penny Wheelwright

Tim Southam

Scriptwriters

Julie Wheelwright

Penny Wheelwright

Cast

Holly Dennison

Emilie LeClerc Côté

Production

Wheelwright Ink Ltd.
99 Browning Ave.
Toronto, Ontario
M4K 1W2
(416) 925-3766
(416) 925-3116
starryn@direct.ca

Distribution

THA Media
175 Bloor St. E.
Suite 610
Toronto, Ontario
M4W 3R8
(416) 925-3766
(416) 925-3116
tominternational@msn.com

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CATCHING THE CHAMELEON

Andy Seidemann, a constable with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, isn't brilliant, well-spoken or highly ranked, and he isn't well-known within his community or his country. There's nothing distinctive about him... except that he's a bonafide hero. Louis Barron, on the other hand, is a brilliant man. He's articulate, can speak five languages, and has been a bush pilot and a missionary. He should be someone to admire, but instead... he's evil incarnate. Catching the Chameleon tells the compelling true story of how a small-town cop makes it his mission to track down and bring to justice a brilliant, elusive pedophile.

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DVC Pro

45 minutes

Colour

Producer

Lisa Miller

Executive Producer

Josh Miller

Director

Geoff Browne

Scriptwriter

Scot Morison

Cast

Tim Post

Vladimir Bondarenko

Production

Panacea Entertainment Inc.
9876A 33rd Ave.
Edmonton, Alberta
T6N 1C6
(780) 490-1220
(780) 490-5255
jmiller@panaceaentertainment.com
www.panaceaentertainment.com

Ordinary Hero Productions Inc.
13707-87 Ave.
Edmonton, Alberta
T5R 4C8
(780) 984-1165
(780) 484-9564
lmiller@compusmart.ab.ca

International distribution

CCI Entertainment Ltd. (Cambium Catalyst International)
18 Dupont St.
Toronto, Ontario
M5R 1V2
(416) 964-8750
(416) 964-1980
info@ccientertainment.com
www.ccientertainment.com

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CHAÎNE ALIMENTAIRE COMME UN DÉPOTOIR ! (LA)

The food we eat seems edible, but is it really safe? Mad cows, BSE, and dioxins have helped raise the alarm about the food we eat. Private and public companies, which claim to be champions of environmental protection, have directly or indirectly introduced harmful substances into the human food chain: waste matter from processing plants, industries, slaughterhouses, and purification plants. This documentary reveals the underside of the food business, examines food quality as it is today and will be in future, and offers a harsh and ironic look at those who are meant to be protecting us.

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DV Cam

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

André Mailly

Director and Scriptwriter

Mario Desmarais

Production/Distribution

Productions Thalie inc.
1220, rue Albert-Lozeau
Quebec, Quebec
G1T 1H4
(418) 694-3005
(418) 694-1115
thalie@productionsthalie.qc.ca

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CHANTIERS

Chantiers looks at eight major construction projects which Quebec undertook in the 1960s and 1970s, from initial idea and concept, to production, and impact on society. These projects had a number of things in common: their size, scope and technical and technological challenges, the ideological debate they fostered, the domino effect of subsequent projects they engendered... and other mega-construction issues which Quebec had to face for the first time in its history.

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Digital Betacam

8 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Jean Tourangeau

Pierre-Paul Larivière

Director and Scriptwriter

Ivan Lamontagne

Narrator

Pierre Lebeau

Production

Trinôme inc.
1157, rue Sainte-Catherine Est

H2L 2G8
(514) 527-9070
(514) 597-1571
courrier@trinome.com
www.trinome.com

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

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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CHARIA AU CANADA (LA)

In December 2004, Marion Boyd, Ontario's former Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Women's Issues, issued a report recommending that family disputes among Muslims in Ontario be arbitrated using religious Islamic law. How have the hundreds of thousands of Muslim women in Canada reacted to the possible implementation of "Canadian Sharia law"? Will Canada, in the name of multiculturalism, allow "its" Muslims to settle disputes within their communities using their own laws?

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Betacam SP
Mini DV

2 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Danièle Caloz

Director and Scriptwriter

Dominique Cardona

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

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CHEMIN D'EAU DE LA BASSE-CÔTE-NORD (LE)

Le Chemin d'eau de la Basse-Côte-Nord examines what it means to live in an isolated community on Quebec's Lower North Shore through the prism of three cultures: First Nations people, Anglophones and Francophones. This documentary by renowned filmmaker Jean-Claude Labrecque expresses both hope and concern for the communities' survival. The film revolves around the supply ship Nordik Express's first trip of the season to these communities.

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Betacam HD

90 minutes

Colour

Producer

Vic Pelletier

Director

Jean-Claude Labrecque

Scriptwriters

Jean-Claude Labrecque

Robert Tremblay

Narrator

Robert Tremblay

Production

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

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CHEMIN FAISANT

Chemin faisant looks at children who are suffering in some way, physically, emotionally - children whom we see giving voice to their pain, fear, despair, anger, and immense need for affection. These are children who have been dealt a terrible blow, and who reveal a part of themselves to us. We witness their suffering, their individual capacity to emerge from the "grey zone" of their lives, and the initiatives that they, and those of the adults in their lives, undertake to overcome their condition.

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Mini DV

52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Monique Huberdeau

Executive Producers

Monique Huberdeau

Francine Forest

Director and Scriptwriter

André Melançon

Production

Sherpas Films inc.
48, rue Le Royer Ouest
Montreal, Quebec
H2Y 1W7
(514) 287-9707
(514) 287-7441
info@uberdo.com

Distribution – Canada

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

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CHIEFS AND CHAMPIONS

Chiefs and Champions profiles elite Native sports heroes, Olympians and legends. We learn the sacrifice of breaking out and the victory of bringing it back home.

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DVC Pro

6 x 24 minutes

Colour

Producers

Ken Malenstyn

Annie Frazier Henry

Directors and Scriptwriters

Annie Frazier Henry

Doug Cuthand

Host

Tom Jackson

Production

Tribute Film Productions Ltd.
6556 60th Ave.
Delta, British Columbia
V4K 4E2
(604) 946-6329
(604) 946-2604
ken@brbmg.com

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CHURCHWOMEN (THE)

A poignant and often humorous look at the growing importance of the volunteer spirit in our churches, and at the handful of elderly women volunteers who increasingly keep the wheels of church business turning. The film looks at St. Matthew's United Church, St. Mary's Basilica and St. Paul's Anglican Church, all in Halifax.

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Mini DV

47 minutes

Colour

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Kurt Palka

Production

Kurt Palka Productions Ltd.
19 Rose St.
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
B3A 2T4
(902) 453-0686
kurt-palka@tallships.ca

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CINDY KLASSEN - WORLD RECORD SPEED

Recovering from a serious practice injury, Winnipeg-born speed skater Cindy Klassen works her way back into shape, at the gym and on the speed-skating oval. From her Olympic medal in 2002 to her now world-record form, Cindy's determination is an inspiring story.

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Digital Betacam

23 minutes

Colour

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Jeremy Torrie

Production

High Definition Pictures Inc.
222 Oxford St.
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3M 3J6
(204) 953-2600
(204) 953-2610
jeremy@highdefinitionpictures.com
www.highdefinitionpictures.com

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CIRCUMPOLAR BEARS

The largest and most powerful bears live only in the northern reaches of the globe. From Canada's Yukon and Hudson Bay region, to Alaska, Finland and Russia, the polar bear and the grizzly bear make their living as the largest predators on land. They also maintain an uneasy co-existence with humankind.

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Super 16 mm
Betacam PAL

54 minutes

Colour

Original version in English

Producers

Albert Karvonen

Kari Kemppainen

Directors

Sandra Tober

Kari Kemppainen

Scriptwriter

Sandra Tober

Production/Distribution

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

Coproduction - Finland

Boreal Picture
Hankarannantie 32
Kuhmo
Finland
88900
011-358-400-284069
Era.video@kuhmo.net

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CIRCUS OF GOD

Circus of God is a story of tent revivals, preachers and worshippers. Come on out to the Revival!

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Betacam SP
DV Cam
Mini DV
Super 8

45 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer

Nova Herman

Executive Producer

Ron Goetz

Director

Chris Triffo

Production

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

Distribution – Canada

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

International distribution

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

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COLOUR OF MEMORY (THE): CONVERSATIONS WITH GUIDO MOLINARI

This documentary looks at the life of painter Guido Molinari (1933-2004), a major Canadian artist renowned for his colour abstractions.

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DV Cam
Mini DV

48 minutes

Colour

Producer

Ari A. Cohen

Directors

Donald Winkler

Nicola Zavaglia

Scriptwriter

Donald Winkler

Production/Distribution

Diversus Productions Inc.
224, av. Laurier Ouest
Montreal, Quebec
H2T 2N8
(514) 844-2422
(514) 844-8868
info@diversus.com
www.diversus.com

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COMEDY GOLD

Comedy Gold is a hilarious documentary mini-series that celebrates Canadian comedy from Mack Sennett to Mike Myers. Combining intimate interviews with classic comedy clips, Comedy Gold features John Candy, Martin Short and SCTV, Michael J. Fox, Dan Aykroyd, Eric McCormack, Lorne Michaels and Saturday Night Live, as well as Codco, Kids in the Hall, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, Royal Canadian Air Farce, Ken Finkleman and many others.

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Digital Betacam

2 x 90 minutes

Colour

Producers

Martha Kehoe

Elizabeth Allan

Executive Producers

John Brunton

Barbara Bowlby

Director

Martha Kehoe

Scriptwriters

Martha Kehoe

Alex Ganetakos

Jamie Kastner

With

Dan Aykroyd

Michael J. Fox

Lorne Michaels

and others / et autres

Production

Insight Production Company Ltd. / Insight-Comedy Gold Ltd.
489 King St. W.
Suite 401
Toronto, Ontario
M5V 1K4
(416) 596-8118
(416) 596-8270
sfarr@insighttv.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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COMING HOME: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF UMBERTO MENGHI

Coming Home: The Life and Times of Umberto Menghi celebrates the life of one of Canada's most extraordinary men. Umberto Menghi has written award-winning cookbooks, created and managed what are arguably the finest Italian restaurants on Canada's West Coast, and developed some of the most celebrated Italian wines and olive oils in the world. Coming Home brings us the glorious sights and sounds of Tuscany and British Columbia and the amazing life of a wonderful Canadian.

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Betacam

47 minutes

Colour

Producer

Cathy Chill

Executive Producer

Tony Papa

Director

Alan Gordon

Scriptwriter

Helen Slinger

Production

Avanti Pictures Corporation
2339 Columbia St.
Suite 102
Vancouver, British Columbia
V5Y 3Y3
(604) 609-0339
(604) 609-0336
info@avantipics.com
www.avantipics.com

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CREATIVE NATIVE IV (THE)

The Creative Native is a lively, high-quality series dedicated to celebrating the diversity and artistic excellence of the Aboriginal world. Producer/Host Tamara Bell introduces unique Aboriginal artists and craftspeople to the viewer, providing a greater understanding of indigenous art and culture.

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Mini DV

13 x 24 minutes

Colour

Original version in English

Other versions: Cree, Hopi, Navajo and Halkomelem

Producers

Karen Wong

Karen Lam

Executive Producer, Scriptwriter and Host

Tamara Bell

Directors

Heather Bohn

Danaan Dallas

Doreen Manuel

Kevin Burton

Production

The Creative Native Television Series Inc.,
650 Roche Point Dr.
Suite 61
North Vancouver, British Columbia
V7H 2Z5
(604) 924-9999
(604) 986-9711
tamara123@shaw.ca
www.thecreativenative.com

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CRI D'ALARME (LE)

The documentary series Le Cri d'alarme tells the stories of people suffering from manic depression, anxiety and depression, and of their attempts to negotiate the twists and turns of the health-care system to obtain the help they need to treat their illness and relieve their pain. The sick are crying for help... can we hear their pleas?

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DV Cam

3 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Guy Latraverse

Director

Jean-Pierre Maher

Scriptwriter

Monique Fournier

Production

Sogestalt Télévision Québec inc.
822, rue Sherbrooke Est
Montreal, Quebec
H2L 1K4
(514) 526-7090
(514) 526-7873
guy.latraverse@equipespectra.ca
www.equipespectra.ca

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CRIME STORIES II

This investigative series takes viewers behind the scenes with those who record crime investigations up close - on film, on paper, and on tape. Along with police officers, the family and friends of the victims, defence lawyers and prosecutors, they share their recollections of the crimes and their consequences. These first-hand accounts, coupled with dramatic re-enactments, news footage, clippings and photographs, paint a comprehensive picture of the grim truth.

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16 mm
Betacam SP

6 x 45 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer

Nova Herman

Executive Producer

Ron Goetz

Director

Chris Triffo

Scriptwriter

Colin McNeil

Host

John Barrow

Production

Partners in Motion / CS Series Productions Inc.
2704-10th Ave.
Regina, Saskatchewan
S4N 3T3
(306) 545-2228
(306) 569-9616
jstecyk@partnersinmotion.com
www.partnersinmotion.com

Distribution – Canada

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

International distribution

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

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CROSS AND BONES (THE)

Welcome to Drumheller, Alberta, a small town in the middle of the Canadian Badlands where Jesus Christ, Tyrannosaurus Rex and 3000 bikers collide in steaming irony. Juxtaposing a summer production of The Passion Play with the world's richest dinosaur graveyard and an annual Harley Davidson rally, The Cross and Bones is an ironic exploration of the faith-or-science dilemma. Drumheller is revealed like never before through the eyes of locals and tourists who flock to this mythical landscape to either worship a theatrical God, dig for precious skeletons or party hardy in the dusty hills.

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Digital Betacam

52 minutes

Colour

Producers

Lisa Cochrane

Alain Simard

Pierre L. Touchette

Executive Producer

Luc Châtelain

Director

Paul Carrière

Scriptwriters

Paul Carrière

Lisa Cochrane

Production

Amérimage Spectra inc.
822, rue Sherbrooke Est
Montreal, Quebec
H2L 1K4
(514) 525-7833
(514) 525-8033
pierre.touchette@equipespectra.ca
www.amerimage-spectra.ca

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DAB IYIYUU II / ABSOLUTELY ABORIGINAL

Dab Iyiyuu II / Absolutely Aboriginal builds upon Rezolution Pictures' acclaimed series, Dab Iyiyuu I / Absolutely Cree. Each episode of Absolutely Aboriginal features an elder, or a couple, who provide instruction on particular skills, insight into a related ceremony, and an account of an indigenous legend. Inheritors of a rich oral tradition, the elders are natural storytellers; a re-enacted account of the legend they recount, featuring Aboriginal performers, rounds out each episode.

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Mini DV

6 x 24 minutes

Colour

Producer

Ernest Webb

Executive Producer

Catherine Bainbridge

Directors

Neil Diamond

Philip Lewis

Ernest Webb

Scriptwriters

Neil Diamond

John Hepworth

Production

Rezolution Pictures International Inc.
440, rue Villeneuve Ouest
Outremont, Quebec
H2V 2R5
(514) 272-8241
(514) 273-7476
rezolutionpictures@sympatico.ca

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DANCES WITH BULLS

"Eight seconds on any bull is a long time. It's even longer when you’re under it! Nothing funny about it, yet they call us clowns. We're not the matadors. We're the red cape." His name is David "Sandman" Sandilands. The last place you want to be is where he goes everyday. We step into the rodeo ring with him. In an adrenalin-soaked presentation of sight and sound, Dances With Bulls immerses viewers in the life-threatening frenzy of what many call the "rodeo clown," and the profession calls a bullfighter.

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Mini DV

22 minutes

Colour

Producer, Executive Producer and Scriptwriter

Larry Giesbrecht

Directors

Larry Giesbrecht

John Barnard

Production/Distribution – Canada

CLG Communications
122 Charing Cross Cres.
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R2N 1NS
(204) 253-5126
(204) 256-3785
clgcomm@mts.net

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DANS LES COULISSES DU HOCKEY

Dans les coulisses du hockey is a series of eight episodes, with each focusing on a particular theme. Host Pierre Houde explores the human side of professional hockey - the dramas, victories, personal achievements, fears and anxieties, failures, as well as the generosity of the athletes upon whom fortune has smiled.

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Betacam SP
DV Cam

8 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jacques W. Lina

Executive Producers

Julien Béliveau

Pierre Houde

Jacques W. Lina

Directors

Pierre Bastien

Michel Beaudin

Roger Cantin

Bernard Lafrenière

Scriptwriters

Pierre Bastien

Bernard Lafrenière

Yves Thériault

Roger Cantin

Host

Pierre Houde

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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DARK PINES: A DOCUMENTARY INVESTIGATION INTO THE DEATH OF TOM THOMSON

The docu-drama Dark Pines: A Documentary Investigation Into the Death of Tom Thomson blends intrigue, art, compelling characters and startling revelations as it examines and alters the myths surrounding Tom Thomson, a man who may be considered the "archetypical Canadian." Thomson was an artist, woodsman, lover and tragic hero - but was he also the victim of a crime?

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DV Cam

48 minutes

Colour

Producer and Scriptwriter

Ric Beairsto

Director

David Vaisbord

Cast

David Abbott

Judith Berlin

Mary Black

David Bloom

William B. Davis

Pamela Perry

Mathew Walker

Tim Webber

Production

Laughing Mountain Communications Inc.
1035 Pacific St.,
Suite 113
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6E 4G7
(604) 669-6887
(604) 669-6887
laughingmountain@shaw.ca

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DAY INSIDE - CALGARY STAMPEDE

Following events over the course of a single day, and told through the eyes of four very different personalities, Day Inside: Calgary Stampede investigates what makes this world event "tick". As the actions and pressures of the day unfold, our cameras follow Robin Burwash, Stampede rodeo manager, Andy Burelle, bullfighter, Jim Nevada, chuckwagon driver, and Steven Turner, bull rider. We invite the viewer to participate as each of our subjects realizes his dreams and goals... or fails in the attempt.

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DVC Pro 24 P

47 minutes

Colour

Producers and Directors

Harington Telford

Eppo Erkes

Executive Producers

Lance Mueller

Jean Merriman

Scriptwriter

Harington Telford

Production/Distribution – Canada

White Iron Pictures Inc.
1201 Fifth St. S.W.
Suite 533
Calgary, Alberta
T2R 0Y6
(403) 298-4700
(403) 233-0528
lmueller@whiteiron.tv
www.whiteiron.tv

International distribution

Fireworks Media Inc.
81 Barber Greene Rd.
Toronto, Ontario
M3C 2A2
(416) 446-5311
(416) 446-5449

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DE LA SOURCE AU RUISSEAU

This documentary recounts the history of the Missionary Oblate Sisters of the Sacred Heart and of Mary Immaculate, the only religious community to be founded in Manitoba. From its humble origins as community founded by Archbishop Langevin to train teachers who would help preserve the French language in Manitoba, to its missions abroad; from the Renewal Centre to the Cross Lake Mission and the poor neighbourhoods of Montréal, the program traces the community's 100 years of work.

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DVC Pro
Super 8

60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Charles Lavack

Louis Paquin

Executive Producer

Louis Paquin

Director and Scriptwriter

Laurence Véron

Production

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

Distribution – Canada

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

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DE VIRTUEL AU RÉEL

This program tells the story of a dozen or so African youths who come to Canada after having worked "virtually" with young Canadians from various ethnic backgrounds. In the summer of 2004, these young Africans and Canadians left Edmonton, Alberta on board an RV for a cross-country trip to Nova Scotia. There they attended the Third World Acadian Congress and participated in celebrations marking the 400th anniversary of Acadie.

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DV Cam

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jean-Claude de Bellefeuille

Director and Scriptwriter

Ian Vanhecke

Production

Bellefeuille Production ltée
795, rue Main
Bureau 300
Moncton, New Brunswick
E1C 1E9
(506) 857-1090
(506) 857-0352
telvision.production@nb.aibn.com

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DÉFAILLANCES TECHNIQUES II

When technology fails, everything comes to a standstill. What should we do about our society's aging infrastructure? What are the human dramas that result from the constant threat of technological failure? Who controls the technology that is meant to serve us? How do we handle the growing complexity of technology - which we seem to ignore? Défaillances techniques examines these questions by speaking to the men and women who create technology.

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Digital Betacam

13 x 23 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jean Tourangeau

Pierre-Paul Larivière

Director and Scriptwriter

Ivan Lamontagne

Narrator

Sylvain Massé

Production

Trinôme inc.
1157, rue Sainte-Catherine Est

H2L 2G8
(514) 527-9070
(514) 597-1571
courrier@trinome.com
www.trinome.com

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

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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DEMENTIA

Most people find the notion of losing their mind terrifying. But in fact people do not lose their minds; they lose cognitive skills. Their identity and feelings remain. They can be funny, moving, deeply touching, and as human as ever. In this film, they are.

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DV Cam

2 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Allan King

Sarah Zammit

Executive Producer

Kathy Avrich-Johnson

Director and Scriptwriter

Allan King

Production

Allan King Associates Limited / The Cognitive Support Film Inc.
965 Bay St.
Suite 2409
Toronto, Ontario
M5S 2A3
(416) 964-7284
(416) 964-7997
info@allankingfilms.com
www.allankingfilms.com

Distribution

Allan King Associates Limited
965 Bay St.
Suite 2409
Toronto, Ontario
M5S 2A3
(416) 964-7284
(416) 964-7997
info@allankingfilms.com
www.allankingfilms.com

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DERNIER MATCH DE LA VIE (LE)

The three-part documentary Le dernier match de la vie examines how death is handled in Quebec today. Hosted by well-known journalist Claude Charron, the series takes viewers to diverse locations - hospitals, private homes, palliative care centres - and meets Quebecers who have been touched, directly or indirectly, by death and who, in their own way, have travelled along the "final path." The series revolves around three main groups of people: the dying, their friends and next of kin, and their caregivers.

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DV Cam

3 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Pierre Lawrence

Executive Producers

André Laurin

Vincent Leduc

Michel Bissonnette

Paul Dupont-Hébert

Directors

Pierre Lawrence

Lisette Marcotte

German Gutierrez

Scriptwriters

Monique Fournier

Stéphane Baillargeon

Host

Claude Charron

Production/Distribution

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

Les dernières violences is a POV documentary about the elderly and the difficulties they may face: economic and social hardship, exploitation and abuse. The underlying theme of the documentary is the filmmaker's quest to understand the source of violence against the elderly. She speaks to experts, who shed light on the various processes and mechanisms of violence, as well as to people who have themselves been involved in this violence.

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Betacam SP

49 minutes

Colour

Producer

Laurier Bonin

Director and Scriptwriter

Denise Payette

Production/Distribution

Groupe Icotop inc.
6700, av. du Parc
Bureau 240
Montreal, Quebec
H2V 4H9
(514) 495-9067
(514) 495-4454
lorico@icotop.com

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DES MORUES ET DES HOMMES

Des morues et des hommes examines the closure of the Atlantic cod fishery in 1994 and helps us to understand and even feel the closure's impact on the people, communities and industries who, for generations, depended on the fishery. The documentary also looks at the rare instances of hope that remain for the future.

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Betacam SP

50 minutes

Colour

Producer

Vic Pelletier

Director and Scriptwriter

Jean Guénette

Narrator

Gilbert Sicotte

Production

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

Distribution

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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DESTINIES APART

Destinies Apart follows Newfoundland writer Lisa Moore on a journey through Newfoundland and Iceland to delve into the idea of destiny and how it relates to these two island cultures. Sixty years ago, Iceland and Newfoundland were both colonies, dependent on the motherland. In 1944, Iceland, a desperately poor place, achieved independence from Denmark. Five years later, Newfoundlanders went in the opposite direction and voted to join Canada. Both countries, at a crossroads, chose very different routes and landed in very different places.

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XD Cam

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Lynne Wilson

Executive Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Barbara Doran

Host

Lisa Moore

Production

Morag Productions
PO Box 52
St. John's, Newfoundland
A1C 5H5
(709) 739-0447
(709) 739-0467
info@morag.ca
www.morag.ca

Distribution

Domino Film and Television International Ltd.
4002, av. Grey
Montreal, Quebec
H4A 3P1
(514) 484-0446
(514) 484-0468
domino@dominofilm.ca
www.dominofilm.ca

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DEUIL DE LA VIOLENCE (LE)

Through interviews and discussions involving therapists in Québec, France and the Gaza Strip, and their patients who have been victims of various types of assault, this documentary seeks to better understand the traumatic effects of violence that humans perpetrate against one another.

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Digital Betacam

52 minutes

Colour

Original version in French and in Arabic

Subtitled in French

Producers

Nathalie Barton

Fabrice Estève

Director and Scriptwriter

Olivier Lassu

Production/Distribution – Canada

InformAction Films inc.
460, rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest
Bureau 927
Montreal, Quebec
H3B 1A7
(514) 284-0441
(514) 284-0772
info@informactionfilms.com
www.informactionfilms.com

Coproduction – France

Ampersand
13, Passage Landrieu
Paris
France
75007
+33 (0)1 44 11 12 34
+33 (0)1 44 11 12 30
info@ampersand.fr
www.ampersand.fr

International distribution

Ampersand
13, Passage Landrieu
Paris
France
75007
+33 (0)1 44 11 12 34
+33 (0)1 44 11 12 30
info@ampersand.fr
www.ampersand.fr

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DISAPPEARANCE OF THE PX-15 (THE)

In the shadow of the Cold War, the Vietnam conflict, and the Apollo moon walk, a revolutionary Swiss-built submarine changed history. In 1969, the PX-15 Ben Franklin, the world's first manned deep-sea research sub, drifted up the Gulf Stream from Florida to Halifax, gathering crucial data for NASA. The Disappearance of the PX-15 follows maritime archeologist James Delgado 35 years later as he restores the sub and unites the surviving aquanauts in an emotional story of courage and vision.

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Betacam SP

47 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer

Leigh Badgley

Executive Producer

Gabriela Schonbach

Director and Scriptwriter

Lauren Millar

Production

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

Distribution – Canada

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

Distribution – United States

Discovery Communications Inc.
One Discovery Pl.
Silver Spring, Maryland
United States
20910-3354
(240) 662-0000
(240) 662-1558
www.discovery.com

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DJANGOMANIA!

Djangomania! is a personal journey into a bizarre new obsession, a forgotten genius, and the tangled soul of gypsy jazz. The world is suddenly rife with diehard fans of a 50-year-dead gypsy jazz legend. Who was Django Reinhardt and why are these new fans disabling their fingers and growing mustaches to emulate him? Travelling the world using digital-video vérité, rare stock footage, and a goldmine of archival photos, Djangomania! finds out.

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DV Cam

52 minutes

Colour

Producer, Executive Producer, Director, Scriptwriter 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

Filmoption International
1686 Wedmore Way
Mississauga, Ontario
L5J 2J8
(905) 916-4000
(905) 916-4001
mrosilio@filmoption.com
www.filmoption.com

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DOCUMENTARY GURU

James Beveridge was a documentary pioneer and co-founder of the National Film Board of Canada. Through his daughter's eyes, Documentary Guru explores his life as a filmmaker, teacher and activist filmmaker in Canada, the U.S. and India. The program uses Beveridge's letters, sketches from Norman McLaren and interviews with filmmakers, musicians, authors, and artists to tell the fascinating story of a brilliant and complex Canadian filmmaker.

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DVC Pro 50

58 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Nina Beveridge

Executive Producer

Peter Raymont

Production

Beevision Productions Inc.
366 Adelaide St. E.
Suite 425
Toronto, Ontario
M5A 3X9
(416) 868-1700
(416) 868-9512
ninab@beevision.com
www.beevision.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

Distribution – United States

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

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DONNELLYS (THE) - MURDER AND RETRIBUTION IN THE NEW WORLD

On a cold night in February, 1880, five members of the Donnelly family were brutally murdered by their neighbours, near London, Ontario. There were two eyewitnesses to the massacre and two trials followed, but there were no convictions. This compelling documentary probes the historical and social issues that bore down on the community: Irish history and culture, the penal laws, secret societies, potato famines and abject poverty that caused millions of Irish to emigrate to all corners of the globe.

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Betacam SP
Mini DV
Super 8

45 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer

Nova Herman

Executive Producer

Ron Goetz

Director

Chris Triffo

Scriptwriter

Colin McNeil

Production

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

Distribution – Canada

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

International distribution

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

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DOSSIERS JUSTICE III

Dossiers Justice puts Canada's justice system under the spotlight by following the development of recent criminal cases. In each episode, reporter Yves Boisvert explores the "machinery" of justice and looks at the work done by its principal players: the justices, lawyers and cops. Boisvert highlights the fundamental principles which underlie the justice system, and examines the chronic problems from which it suffers.

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Betacam SP

10 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jacques W. Lina

Executive Producers

Julien Béliveau

Jacques W. Lina

Directors

Jean-Pascal Morneau

Mélanie Moisan

Scriptwriter

Daniel Proulx

Host

Yves Boisvert

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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DOUBLE MIXTE

Double mixte looks at multiracial couples, who are becoming more and more numerous in large urban areas. Living in a committed relationship is never easy. But what's it like when two partners speak a different language, come from different cultures, have different religious beliefs? How do they reconcile their cultural differences? How do you hang on to your culture while sharing your partner's? How do you make room in your life for "extra" values, customs and traditions? Do multiracial couples manage to live in harmony despite or because of their cultural particularities?

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DV Cam

26 x 30 minutes

Colour

Producer

Nicole Faucher

Executive Producers

Jaquelin Bouchard

Daniel Beauchesne

Directors

Mario Mercier

Pierre Marier

Sophie I. Gagnon

Bernard La Frenière

Scriptwriter

Johanne Hébert

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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DRUM!

Drum! is a music and dance celebration of Nova Scotian and Canadian cultures. Celtic, African-Canadian and First Nations' artists as well as entertainers from other diverse cultural groups band together in a unique musical celebration focused on the commonality and power of the drum. Featuring music composed and arranged by Jac Gautreau and Mary Jane Lamond.

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Digital Betacam

45 minutes

Colour

Producer

Greg Morris

Executive Producers

Brookes Diamond

Michael Volpe

Director

Shelagh O'Brien

Production

Brookes Diamond Productions Ltd.
24 Rockwood
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3N 1X5
(902) 492-4444
(902) 492-8383

Topsail Entertainment Ltd.
5240 Blowers St.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3J 1J7
(902) 422-0680
(902) 422-0410
contact@topsailentertainment.com
www.topsailentertainment.com

Distribution

Topsail International Ltd.
1583 Hollis St.
2nd Floor
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3J 1V4
(902) 421-1326
(902) 423-0484
contact@topsailentertainment.com
www.topsailentertainment.com

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DU QUÉBEC À LAS VEGAS

Over the last few years, Quebec performers and technical crews have increasingly made their presence felt in Las Vegas, the unofficial capital of international show business. Thanks to such show-biz phenomena as the Cirque du Soleil and Céline Dion, hundreds of Quebecers have settled in Las Vegas, forming a distinct community. This documentary looks at the community's way of life and profiles the two men who initiated and continue to drive the phenomenon, Guy Laliberté and René Angelil.

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DV Cam

46 minutes

Colour

Producers

Marleen Beaulieu

André Provencher

Director and Scriptwriter

Joël Bertomeu

Production

La Presse Télé ltée
54, rue Saint-Antoine Ouest
Montreal, Quebec
H2Y 1J5
(514) 285-7210
(514) 285-6851
elise.belanger@lapressetele.ca

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EMBRYO ADOPTION

Across North America, hundreds of thousands of human embryos lie frozen in fertility clinics. A controversial program now allows their owners to let infertile couples "adopt" the embryos. Embryo Adoption follows Canadian and American couples through this unregulated process. It profiles donor couples searching for the best home for their "unborn children," as well as adopting couples desperate for a child who hope this unusual option will fulfill their dream.

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Betacam SP

47 minutes

Colour

Producer and Scriptwriter

Krystina Romocki

Executive Producer

Joe Novak

Directors

Neil Thomas

Krystina Romocki

Production

joeMedia Group Inc.
305 10th Ave. S.E.
Calgary, Alberta
T2G 0W6
(403) 264-5400
(403) 228-9304
info@joemedia.tv
www.joemedia.tv

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ENFANTS DE LA BALLE (LES)

Fifteen-year-olds Elvis and Aghilès, both recent immigrants to Quebec, play on a soccer team coached by Philippe, a 26-year-old Quebecer. At the end of the school day, the two boys dream of soccer - of winning, of the World Cup. More than anything, though, they dream of one day seeing their parents in the stands at a game. As first-generation immigrants, Elvis and Aghilès find their dreams as North Americans conflicting with the dreams of their immigrant parents.

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DV Cam

52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Orlando Arriagada

Director and Scriptwriter

Bachir Bensaddek

With

Philippe Fallu

Elvis Sheqar

Aghilès Bandou

Production

Altau Tutti Frutti Films Inc.
225, rue Roy est
Bureau 200
Montreal, Quebec
H2W 1M5
(514) 843-3355
(514) 272-3858
info@altaututtifrutti.com
www.frvmedia.com

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ENFANTS DE LA DPJ

"Repression rather than prevention," "short-sighted management," "process heavy"... When it comes to our youth-protection services, everybody has something to say. But no-one seems prepared to listen to the system's principal stakeholders: the children themselves. The documentary Ces enfants de la DPJ lets the children speak.

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Betacam SP

90 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jacques W. Lina

Executive Producers

Julien Béliveau

Jacques W. Lina

Director

Joël Bertomeu

Scriptwriter

Marie-Josée Cardinal

Production/International distribution

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

Distribution – Canada

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

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ENGLISH TEACHERS III

English Teachers follows a group of six young Canadian men and women who travel to Taipei, the thriving capital city of Taiwan, to teach English as a Second Language (ESL) to Taiwanese children. Each person has different reasons for leaving home and embarking on this grand adventure. They don't know the culture, they don't know the language, and they're half a planet away from home. Unprepared, inexperienced, and uncertain of their fate, they never know just how crazy things will get.

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DV Cam

13 x 30 minutes

Colour

Producers

David Hansen

Maria Spinarski

Executive Producers

Michael Snook

Clark Donnelly

Director and Scriptwriter

David Hansen

Narrator

Angela Lamarche

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

Distribution – Canada

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

International distribution

Portfolio Entertainment Inc.
110 Eglinton Ave. E.
Suite 602
Toronto, Ontario
M4P 2Y1
(416) 483-9773
(416) 483-6537
portfolio@portfolio-ent.com
www.portfolioentertainment.com

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ENQUÊTE D'AVENTURE

Our attitude toward adventurers and thrill-seekers alternates between admiration and condemnation. We may envy them, even as we don't really understand what motivates them. What compels adventurers to seek out extreme experiences? Enquête d'aventure explores the reasons that certain people need to push themselves to their limit - and beyond - and looks at how the phenomenon has exploded in popularity over the last 10 years.

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Betacam SP

10 x 22 minutes

Colour

Producer

Vic Pelletier

Directors and Scriptwriters

Karina Marceau

Élisabeth Daigle

Host

Karina Marceau

Production/Distribution

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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ENQUÊTES III

Enquêtes III examines how organizations with perfectly legitimate objectives are hijacked by opportunistic decision-makers, who abuse their positions to benefit themselves, their friends or their own organizations.

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DV Cam

10 x 45 minutes

Colour

Producer

Sophie Deschênes

Executive Producer

Vincent Gabriele

Directors

Lakshmi Nguon

Yves Thériault

Production

Les Productions Sovimage inc.
1035, av. Laurier Ouest
1^er étage
Outremont, Quebec
H2V 2L1
(514) 277-6123
(514) 277-1139
productions@sovimage.qc.ca
www.sovimage.qc.ca

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ENTRE L'AUTONOMIE ET LA DÉPENDANCE

Entre l'autonomie et la dépendance explores addiction - specifically to smoking and gambling - as it affects people living in Quebec's Outaouais region. We hear from those struggling with the problem, as well as from addiction experts. The show also offers valuable advice to those trying to break with their addictions.

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Betacam SP

45 minutes

Colour

Producer

Louise Dallaire

Director and Scriptwriter

Monique Fecteau

Production

Mouska inc.
32, rue de l'Atmosphère
Gatineau, Quebec
J9A 2V9
819-778-0687
louise.dallaire@gmail.com
www.mouskamedia.com

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ESCAPE FROM IRAN: THE HOLLYWOOD OPTION

Escape From Iran commemorates the 25th anniversary of the "Canadian Caper," taking us back to this startling affair through the direct testimony of the Americans who found sanctuary at the Canadian embassy in Teheran, and the Canadians who risked their own safety to shelter their closest neighbours.

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16 mm
Betacam SP
Mini DV
Super 8

45 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer

Nova Herman

Executive Producer

Ron Goetz

Director

Chris Triffo

Scriptwriter

Colin McNeil

Host

Robert Souer

Production

Partners in Motion / Harmony Documentary Inc.
2704-10th Ave.
Regina, Saskatchewan
S4N 3T3
(306) 545-2228
(306) 569-9616
jstecyk@partnersinmotion.com
www.partnersinmotion.com

Distribution – Canada

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

International distribution

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

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EST RENCONTRE L'OUEST SUR LA ROUTE DE LA SOIE (L')

This documentary, a co-production with China about the historic Silk Road, is less a history-focused treatment of the subject than a personal chronicle resulting from travels which Serge Losique has made to China over the years. The documentary employs a cinematic approach to the subject, in which dialogue serves only as a guide to the images of the fabled Road, site of both glory and tragedy.

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6 x 43 minutes

Colour

Original version in French

Dubbed in Chinese

Producer

Sylvie Krasker

Executive Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Serge Losique

Narrator

Jean-Marie Moncelet

Production

Tournage naturel de Potton inc.
300, rue Saint-Sacrement
Montreal, Quebec
H2Y 1X4
(514) 848-3883
(514) 848-0060
krasfin@sympatico.ca

Coproduction - China

China Films Group Corporation
No. 25 Xin Wai St.
Beijing
China
10008

Distribution – Canada

Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm
455, rue Saint-Antoine Ouest
Bureau 300
Montreal, Quebec
H2Z 1J1
(514) 878-2282
(514) 878-2419
info.vivafilm@allianceatlantis.com
www.allianceatlantisvivafilm.com

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ÉTÉ, C'EST PAS JUSTE NOËL ! (L')

It's "Christmas in July" at the holiday campground. As they prepare for the festivities, vacationers from Montréal talk about what the modern family means to them. While they discuss and praise the benefits of the traditional family, we see another couple in the process of breaking up. Meanwhile, bad weather threatens the campground's Santa Claus parade, and another family drama unfolds. In the neighbouring village, a man has just murdered his wife and two daughters. The campground is on edge...

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Digital Betacam

52 minutes

Colour

Producers and Directors

Guylaine Maroist

Éric Ruel

Scriptwriter

Guylaine Maroist

Host

Marcel Sabourin

Production

Productions de la ruelle inc.
6010 2ième avenue
Montreal, Quebec
H1Y 2Y9
(514) 899-0449
(514) 899-5900
productionsdelaruelle@videotron.ca
www.productionsdelaruelle.com

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EXTREMIS III

Extremis is a documentary series about the persistence of brutality and oppression in the 21st century - and the men and women who take a stand against them. Désobéir looks at soldiers from Chile, the United States and Israel who, in the name of ethical morality, have refused to follow orders. Sauver sa peau tells the story of illegal immigrants in Guatemala, Morocco and the Dominican Republic, growing more numerous and more determined day by day. And Erreurs humaines ! examines the tragic long-term consequences of technological disasters in the U.S., India and Ukraine.

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DV Cam

3 x 52 minutes

Colour

Original version in French

Dubbed and subtitled in English

Producers, Directors and Scriptwriters

Robert Cornellier

Patricio Henriquez

Raymonde Provencher

Production/Distribution – Canada

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

International distribution

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

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FACE OF VICTORY (THE)

Created to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Allied victory in World War II, The Face of Victory is woven entirely from rare archival photographs taken in the summer and autumn of 1945. The photos record the initial moments when people all over the world first grasped the consequences of the war's resolution; a time when history paused and people stood on a strange brink between the carnage of the past and their hope for the future.

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High definition

70 minutes

Black and white

Producers

Laszlo Barna

Kristina McLaughlin

Michael McMahon

Executive Producers

Laszlo Barna

Michael McMahon

Director and Scriptwriter

Kevin McMahon

Production

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

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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Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

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Television - Documentaries 2005

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WHAT'S THAT ABOUT?

This series explores the technological and scientific secrets behind everyday objects. These are the ordinary, widespread, even banal items we use daily, items which, beneath their apparent simplicity, contain a world of surprising scientific discoveries. They are associated with a variety of ordinary tasks: drinking, cooking, sleeping, washing, lighting a room, walking, cleaning, transportation, renovation... and seduction!

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Digital Betacam

10 x 46 minutes

Colour

Producers

Nicola Merola

Nicole Faucher

Executive Producers

Jaquelin Bouchard

Daniel Beauchesne

Directors

François Méthé

Denis Blaquière

Michel Pelletier

Serge Marcil

Jean-François Monette

Scriptwriters

Denis Blaquière

Jacques Davidts

Robert Davidts

Gilles Brien

Maura Kealy

Jon Kalina

Hosts

Karine Lavergne

Simon Boudreault

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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Canadian Television Fund

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FAMILY TREE NARRATIVE (A)

A Family Tree Narrative shares the legacies of six Native families through the oral tradition of story telling. The documentary revisits the family tree as far back as the stories allow - seven generations and a little beyond - taking viewers on a journey back in time to a place that opens a vista into the lives of this land's first people.

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6 x 24 minutes

Colour

Producer, Director and Series Concept

Martin de Valk

Production

Chiaro Productions Inc.
3944 Circle Dr.
Victoria, British Columbia
V9C 4A9
(250) 598-9989
(250) 598-9989
chiaro@shaw.ca

Distribution – Canada

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

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Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

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FIRES THAT BURN (THE)

The Fires That Burn explores the life and work of Sister Elaine MacInnes - professional musician, Roman Catholic nun, Zen master, and prison activist - and her unusual journey to greater understanding. The documentary retreads 80-year old Sister Elaine's life path of spiritual redefinition, and uncovers the journey from her harrowing days as a body shield and activist during civil war in the Philippines, to her present-day campaign to get meditation teachers into prisons across Canada.

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Mini DV

47 minutes

Colour

Producers and Scriptwriters

Hilary Pryor

Garfield Lindsay Miller

Executive Producer and Director

Hilary Pryor

Production

The May Street Group Film, Video & Animation Ltd.
4412 Wilkinson Rd.
Victoria, British Columbia
V8Z 5B7
(250) 380-6656
(250) 380-6670
maystreet@maystreet.ca
www.maystreet.ca

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FIRST CANADIANS

Who were the first people to arrive in North America? Amazing new scientific evidence reveals that Stone Age man first crossed the Atlantic almost 17,000 years before Christopher Columbus. The docu-drama First Canadians brings to life this incredible journey, telling the story of a small group of seal hunters who make an epic voyage across the ice-age Atlantic.

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90 minutes

Colour

Original version in English

Dubbed in French

Producer

Alan Eyres

Executive Producers

Laszlo Barna

Alex West

Director

Nick Brown

Scriptwriters

Alan Eyres

Nick Brown

Cast

Lawrence Bayne

Kathleen Munroe

Craig Stanghetta

Stephen McCarthy

Production

First NA Productions Inc. / Barna-Alper Productions Inc.
366 Adelaide St. W.
Suite 700
Toronto, Ontario
M5V 1R9
(416) 979-0676
(416) 979-7476
myro@bap.ca
www.barnaalper.com

Co-production - United Kingdom / International distribution

Wall to Wall Productions Inc.
8-9 Spring Pl.
Kentish Town
London
England
NW5 3ER
20 7 485 7424
20 7 267 5292
email@walltowall.co.uk
www.walltowall.co.uk

Distribution – Canada

Barna-Alper Releasing Inc.
366 Adelaide St. W.
Suite 700
Toronto, Ontario
M5V 1R9
(416) 979-0676
(416) 979-7476
myro@bap.ca
www.bap.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

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100% WOMAN

DV Cam

59 minutes

Colour

Producer

Executive Producers

Director

Scriptwriters

Production

Distribution – Canada (Non-theatrical)

International distribution

With the support of

109 (SANG NEUF)

Betacam SP

13 x 30 minutes

Colour

Producer

Directors

Host

Production

With the support of

72 HOURS: TRUE CRIME II

High definition

13 x 23 minutes

Colour

Producers

Executive Producers

Directors

Scriptwriters

Narrator

Production

International distribution

With the support of

ABLONI / LA CHEMISE

Betacam SP

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Director

Scriptwriters

Production

Distribution

With the support of

ACADIE EN CHANSONS (L')

Betacam SP

90 minutes

Colour

Producer

Director and Scriptwriter

Production

Distribution

With the support of

ADAM'S EYES

DV Cam

46 minutes

Colour

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Production

Distribution – Canada

With the support of

ADDIS-ABEBA-CANADA : L'ESPRIT DU LYCÉE

Betacam SP

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Director

Scriptwriters

Production

Distribution

With the support of

ALEXANDRA'S ECHO

Betacam SPDVC Pro

47 minutes

Colour

Producers

Executive Producer

Director and Scriptwriter

Narrator

Production

Distribution

Betacam SP
DVC Pro

DVC Pro
Mini DV
Super 8
Super 16 mm

Original version in English

Subtitled in English and French

DVC Pro
HD Cam

Digital Betacam
DVC Pro

DVC Pro
Super 16 mm