TELEFILM CANADA INVESTMENTS
FOR OCTOBER 1 TO DECEMBER 31 1998
CANADIAN TELEVISION FUND EQUITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM / TELEVISION
ONTARIO
Ajawajiwesi (Documentary)
Production Company: Les
Productions Digame inc., Hull
Producers: Stéphanie Larue, Marcel
Clément
Director and Scriptwriter: Carlos Ferrand
Broadcasters:
Radio-Canada, Vision TV, Knowledge Network
Financial Participation:
$151,000
Cover Me (Drama/Mini-Series)
Production Company:
Screenventures XXXIV Productions Ltd., Toronto
Producers: Mark Winemaker,
Robert Lantos, Peter Lauterman
Directors: Stacy Curtis, Marc F.
Voizard
Scriptwriter: Peter Lauterman
Broadcaster: CBC
Financial
Participation: $1,384,614
External Affairs (Drama)
Production Company: External
Affairs Limited, Toronto
Producer: Christina Jennings
Director: Peter
Moss
Scriptwriter: Jeremy Hole
Broadcaster: CBC
Financial
Participation: $1,000,000
Extraordinary People II (Documentary)
Production Company:
K.A. Productions Inc., Toronto
Producers: John Zaritsky, Virginia
Storring
Director and Scriptwriter: John Zaritsky
Broadcaster:
CBC
Financial Participation: $230,000
Justice (Drama/Pilot)
Production Company: Juris Productions
Inc., Toronto
Producers: Brian Dennis, Seaton McLean, Alyson
Feltes
Director: Richard Lewis
Scriptwriter: Alyson Feltes
Broadcaster:
Global Communications
Financial Participation: $700,000
Life
& Times of Bill Lishman (Documentary)
Production Company:
Filmstar Inc., Toronto
Producers: Martin Harbury, Peter N.
Shatalow
Director and Scriptwriter: Peter N. Shatalow
Broadcaster:
CBC
Financial Participation: $92,043
Life & Times: The Follows (Documentary)
Production
Company: How To Productions Inc., Toronto
Producer: Blanca
Turcott
Director and Scriptwriter: Dennis Murphy
Broadcaster:
CBC
Financial Participation: $93,835
Lifting the Shadow: Surviving Technology
(Documentary)
Production Company: Primitive Features Inc.,
Toronto
Producer: Michael McMahon
Director and Scriptwriter: Kevin
McMahon
Broadcaster: CBC
Financial Participation: $150,000
Lost and Found (Documentary)
Production Company: Paradigm
Pictures Corporation, Toronto
Producers and Directors: Ted Remerowski, Marrin
Canell
Scriptwriter: Ted Remerowski
Broadcaster: CBC
Financial
Participation: $130,340
Power Play I (Drama/Series)
Production Company:
Screenventures XXXVII Production Inc., Toronto
Producers: William Laurin,
Glenn Davis, Robert Lantos
Directors: Various
Scriptwriters: Jack Blum,
William Laurin, Glenn Davis, Sharon Corder, Paul Quarrington, Julie
Lacey
Broadcaster: CTV
Financial Participation: $2,500,000
ATLANTIC REGION
Camp 'X' (Documentary)
Production
Company: Victor Motion Pictures, Halifax
Producer and Scriptwriter: Jeremy
McCormack
Director: David Langer
Broadcasters: History Television, Canal
D
Financial Participation: $73,290
Passeport musique
(Documentary/Mini-Series)
Production Company: Connections Productions /
Ressources Inc., Riverview, NB
Producers: François Savoie, Francis
Bourque
Directors: François Savoie, Pierre Desjardins
Scriptwriters:
François Savoie, Michael R. Leblanc
Broadcaster: Radio-Canada
Financial
Participation: $150,000
La Pointe de l'iceberg (Ô Canada) (Documentary)
Production
Company: Productions du Phare est Inc., Moncton
Producers: Diane Poitras,
Cécile Chevrier
Director and Scriptwriter: Renée Blanchar
Broadcaster:
TFO
Financial Participation: $123,289
Shelter (Drama)
Production Company: A Little Something
Productions Inc., Halifax
Producers: Jono Nemethy, Christopher
Zimmer
Director: Cecil Fernando
Scriptwriters: Cecil Fernando, Michael
O'Leary
Broadcaster: BBS
Financial Participation: $195,480
The Spark and the Keeper of the Flame
(Documentary)
Production Company: Triad Spark and Flame Productions Ltd.,
Dartmouth, NS
Producer: Peter d'Entremont
Director: James
Houston
Scriptwriter: Geoff Leboutilier
Broadcasters: BBS, Vision
TV
Financial Participation: $100,000
Triple Étoile (Variety/Mini-Series)
Production Company:
Connections Productions / Ressources Inc., Riverview, N.B.
Producers:
François Savoie, Ronald Bourgeois, Francis Bourque
Director: François
Savoie
Scriptwriter: Michael R. Leblanc
Broadcaster:
Radio-Canada
Financial Participation: $65,000
WESTERN REGION
The Beat (Drama)
Production Company: Great
North Productions Inc., Edmonton
Producers: Brian Dooley, Patricia
Phillips
Director: Patricia Phillips
Scriptwriter: Conni
Massing
Broadcaster: CBC
Financial Participation:
$135,000
The Maximum Dimension (12-26)
(Children/Series)
Production Company: Maxematics Productions,
Regina
Producers: Stephen Onda, André Picard
Director: Douglas
Williams
Scriptwriters: Bruce Edwards, Donna Caruso, Guy Mullally, Stephen
Hall
Broadcasters: Vision TV, SCN, TVO
Financial Participation: $550,000
Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy I (Drama/Series)
Production
Company: Western Cowboy Productions Ltd., Vancouver
Producers: Ogden
Gavanski, David Barlow, Charles Lazer
Directors: Roman Buchok, Gary Harvey,
Scott Summergill, Peter D. Marshall,
Jane Thompson, Graeme Lynch, Neill
Fearnley, James Head, John L'Écuyer
Scriptwriters: David Barlow, Douglas
Bowie, Dennis Foon, Charles Lazer, Susin Nielsen,
Ian Weir, Stacey Kaser,
Graeme Manson, Maureen McKeon
Broadcaster: CBC
Financial Participation:
$3,000,000
These Arms of Mine (Drama/Mini-Series)
Production Company:
Arms Length Productions Inc., Vancouver
Producer: Phil Savath
Director:
John Pozer
Scriptwriters: Phil Savath, Susan Duligal
Broadcaster :
CBC
Financial Participation: $702,164
The Everywhere Spirit (Aboriginal-Language
Documentary)
Production Company: Native Multimedia Productions Inc.,
Winnipeg
Producers: Curtis Jonnie, Debra Prince
Director and Scriptwriter:
Don Marks
Broadcaster: TVNC
Financial Participation: $100,000
Out of the Ashes, We Will Dance Again (Aboriginal-Language
Documentary)
Production Company: Nimpkish Wind Productions Inc.,
Vancouver
Producers: Carri Green, Barb Cranmer
Director and Scriptwriter:
Barb Cranmer
Broadcasters: TVNC, SCN, CanWest Global, CFCF-12, Knowledge
Network
Financial Participation: $80,000
Warrior Spirits (Aboriginal-Language Documentary/
Mini-Series)
Production Company: Manitoba Indian Cultural Education Center
Inc., Winnipeg
Producers: James Compton, Ron Missyabit
Director and
Scriptwriter: James Compton
Broadcaster: TVNC
Financial Participation:
$100,000
QUÉBEC
Amandine Malabul / The Worst Witch
(Children/Series)
Co-production with the United Kingdom (HTV
Limited)
Production Company: Galafilm Inc., Montréal
Producers: Ian
Whitehead, Arnie Gelbart
Directors: Stefan Pleszczynski, Andrew
Morgan
Scriptwriters: Don Arioli, Martin Riley
Broadcasters: Radio-Canada,
TFO, YTV
Financial Participation: $700,000
Bob Morane / Blake & Mortimer
(Children/Series)
Co-production with France (Ellipse Animation
S.N.C.)
Production Company: Cactus Animation inc., Montréal
Producers:
André A. Bélanger, Robert Rea, Stephane Bernasconi
Director: Norman J.
Leblanc
Scriptwriters: Jean-Pierre Liccioni, Geneviève Lefèbvre, Louise Roy,
Claude Landry, Normand Canac-Marquis, Denis Côté, Eric Rondeau, Yves Coulon,
Béatrice Marthouret, Dominique Latil, Jean-Christophe Derien
Broadcasters:
Super Écran, Télétoon, CanWest Global
Financial Participation: $360,000
Insectia II (8-13) (Documentary/Mini-Series)
Co-production
with France (Cineteve S.A.)
Production Company: Productions Pixcom inc.,
Montréal
Producers: André Barro, Fabienne Servan-Schreiber
Director:
German Gutierrez
Scriptwriters: Denis Blaquière, Georges Brossard, Nathalie
Lauthier
Broadcasters: Canal D, Discovery Channel
Financial Participation:
$451,500
Juste pour rire 1998 (Variety/Series)
Production Company:
Les Distribution Rozon inc., Montréal
Producer: Pierre Girard
Director:
François Dunn
Scriptwriter: Jacques Chevalier
Broadcaster:
Radio-Canada
Financial Participation: $320,287
Un lieu, une chanson (Documentary)
Production Company:
9050-5173 Québec inc., Matane
Producer: Vic Pelletier
Directors and
Scriptwriters: Vic Pelletier, Nathalie Martin
Broadcaster:
Radio-Canada
Financial Participation : $33,200
La Lumière des
oiseaux (Documentary)
Production Company: Max Films Télévision inc.,
Montréal
Producer: Jean Lemire
Director and Scriptwriter: Jean-Philippe
Duval
Broadcasters: Radio-Canada, TV5, Bravo!, CF TV
Financial
Participation : $219,040
Les Reichmann / The Reichmanns
(Documentary/Mini-Series)
Production Company: Alan Handel Productions Inc.,
Montréal
Producer: Barry Lazar
Director and Scriptwriter: Alan
Handel
Broadcasters: TVA, CanWest Global
Financial Participation: $200,000
Réseaux II (Drama/Series)
Production Company: Émergence
(Réseaux) inc., Montréal
Producers: Louise Gendron, Pierre Lalande, André
Viau
Director: Benoit Pilon
Scriptwriter: Réjean Tremblay
Broadcaster:
Radio-Canada
Financial Participation : $3,000,000
Le Rêve d'Alonso (Documentary)
Production Company:
Alter-ciné inc., Montréal
Producer: Claire Lapointe
Directors and
Scriptwriters: Yvan Patry, Danièle Lacourse
Broadcasters: TVA, TV5, Vision
TV, History Television
Financial Participation: $102,066
Revenge of the Land (Drama/Mini-Series)
Production Company:
Productions Dust Cloud Inc., Montréal
Producers: Bernard Zukerman, Gerry
Sperling
Director: John W. Smith
Scriptwriter: Sharon
Riis
Broadcasters: CBC, CBS
Financial Participation: $2,000,000
Un syndicat avec ça? (Documentary)
Production Company: Les
Productions Virage inc., Montréal
Producer: Marcel Simard
Director and
Scriptwriter: Magnus Isacsson
Broadcaster: Télé-Québec
Financial
Participation: $123,815
L'Univers fantastique de Jean Leloup
(Variety)
Production Company: Amérimage Spectra inc.,
Montréal
Producers: Pierre L. Touchette, Alain Simard
Director: Clodine
Galipeau
Scriptwriter: Jean Leloup
Broadcaster: Radio-Canada
Financial
Participation: $147,000
Les Vertiges de l'histoire (Documentary)
Production Company:
Productions Coscient inc., Montréal
Producer: François Carignan
Director:
Jocelyn Barnabé
Scriptwriter: Jean Barbe
Broadcaster:
Radio-Canada
Financial Participation: $45,000
Zaza d'abord (Drama)
Production Company: Productions
Coscient inc., Montréal
Producer: François Carignan
Director: Régent
Bourque
Scriptwriter: Sophie Clément
Broadcaster:
Radio-Canada
Financial Participation: $68,000
FEATURE FILMS
TELEFILM CANADA - FEATURE FILMS FUND
CANADIAN TELEVISION FUND - EQUITY
INVESTMENT PROGRAM
WESTERN REGION
Heater (Drama)
Production Company: Heater
Film Corporation, Winnipeg
Producer: Ritchard Findlay
Broadcasters: TMN,
Vision TV
Financial Participation: $171,500
ATLANTIC REGION
Misery Harbour (Drama)
Co-production with
Norway (Motlys A/S), Denmark (Angel Arena Films APS) and Sweden (Triangle Art
Film Production AB)
Production Company: Red Ochre Productions Ltd., St.
John's
Producers: Ken Pittman, Sigve Endresen, Ulrik Bolt Jorgensen,
Claes-Göran Lillieborg
Director: Nils Gaups
Scriptwriters: Kenny Sanders,
Signe Endresen
Distribution Company: Alliance Releasing (1994) Corporation
(Canada only)
Financial Participation: $735,000
ONTARIO
The Highwayman (Drama)
Production Company:
Highwayman Productions Inc., Toronto
Producer: Peter Simpson
Director:
Keoni Waxman
Scriptwriter: Richard Beattie
Distribution Company: Behaviour
Distribution Inc.
Broadcasters: City TV, TMN, Superchannel
Financial
Participation: $663,247
The Five Senses (Drama)
Production Company: Five Senses
Productions Inc., Toronto
Producers: Jeremy Podeswa, Camelia
Frieberg
Director and Scriptwriter: Jeremy Podeswa
Distribution Company:
Alliance Releasing (1994) Corporation
Broadcaster: CBC
Financial
Participation: $1,375,000
eXistenZ (Drama)
Co-production with the United Kingdom
(Existence Productions Limited)
Production Company: Screenventures XXIV
Productions Ltd., Toronto
Producers: David Cronenberg, Andras Hamori, Robert
Lantos, Damon Bryant,
Bradley Adams
Director and Scriptwriter: David
Cronenberg
Distribution Company: Alliance Releasing (1994)
Corporation
Financial Participation: $1,500,000
REGULAR FUND
ATLANTIC REGION
La Voix humaine (Drama)
Production
Company: Transmar Films Inc., Caraquet, NB
Producer, Director and
Scriptwriter: Rodrigue Jean
Broadcaster: Radio-Canada
Financial
Participation: $10,000
MULTIMEDIA FUND
WESTERN REGION
Don't Tell Me You're Bored
(Game/CD-ROM)
Production Company: WonderFall Productions Inc.,
Vancouver
Producer: Edward Kolic
Financial Participation: $60,725
Jammin' Jack in the Musical Paint Box
(Game/CD-ROM)
Production Company: ITP Entertainment Inc.,
Vancouver
Producer: Rex Bromfield
Financial Participation: $100,000
Masks: Faces of the Pacific (Edutainment/CD-ROM)
Production
Company: DNA Productions Inc., Vancouver
Producer: Marek
Gronowski
Financial Participation: $150,000
Media Literacy (Edutainment/CD-ROM)
Production Company:
Pebble Beach Interactive Inc., Regina
Producer: Leif Storm
Financial
Participation: $30,000
QUÉBEC
L'ABC des médias (Documentary/CD-ROM)
Production
Company: Communications Kaomax inc., Montréal
Producer: Jean Guy
Jacques
Director: Louise Dansereau
Scriptwriter: Pierre
Olivier
Financial Participation: $55,450
Le Cédérom Riopelle (Documentary/CD-ROM)
Production Company:
Tram Design Multimédia inc., Montréal
Producers: Michel Jolicoeur, Robert
Bernier
Director: Sophie Malouin
Scriptwriter: Robert Bernier
Financial
Participation: $98,000
Collection Nature et Multimédia
(Documentary/CD-ROM)
Production Company: Corporation Hortipédia inc.,
Bromont
Producer: Pierre Langis
Financial Participation: $150,000
Colorific (Game/CD-ROM)
Production Company: Interactive
Media Quest 3003 Inc., Montréal
Producer: Pari Arshagouni
Director:
Jacques Bourbonnais
Scriptwriter: Éric Henry
Financial Participation:
$150,000
Midgard (Game/CD-ROM)
Production Company: Les Productions
Micomek Inc./ Strategy First Inc., Mont-Rolland
Producer: Marcel
Émond
Director: Stéphane Rainville
Scriptwriters: Dany Bélanger, Yanick
Piché
Financial Participation: $150,000
La Science en un clin
d'oeil (Educational/CD-ROM)
Production Company: Gestion Micro-Intel
inc., Montréal
Producers: Annick Hernandez, Bruno Légaré
Director:
Frédéric Amyot
Scriptwriter: Annick Hernandez
Financial Participation:
$250,000
Site Internet de Génération W (Educational/Internet
Site)
Production Company: Cirrus Productions inc., Montréal
Producer:
Jacques Blain
Director: Julie Brault
Financial Participation: $98,000
Terre des Inuits (Educational/CD-ROM)
Production Company:
Édirom inc., Montréal
Producer: Mireille Kermoyan
Financial Participation:
$50,000