100 SASKATCHEWAN STORIES

100 Saskatchewan Stories is a series that tells the history of Saskatchewan. These 100 stories are woven together with photographs, illustrations, music, interviews, narration and archival and current footage. The stories, like ripples from a pebble tossed into a pond, touch all of us, not just in Canada but in the world at large.

DV Cam

13 x 30 minutes

Colour

Producers

Jarret Rusnak

Michael Snook

Director

Jarret Rusnak

Scriptwriters

Jeff Martel

Karin Martel

Jarret Rusnak

Production/Distribution – Canada

Dacian Productions Inc.
2206 Dewdney Ave.
Suite 403
Regina Saskatchewan
S4R 1H3
Canada
(306) 545-5511
(306) 545-5322
dacian@dacian.biz
www.dacian.biz

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

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Documentaries 2006

35 YEARS IN THE LIFE I, II

In the late 1960’s, the CBC created Five Years in the Life, a series that captured on film the lives of 42 Canadian families. Only a handful were followed up before the show was cancelled in 1973. 35 Years in the Life explores what happened to nine of those families and celebrates moments in their lives... moments of great joy and, at times, of deep despair.

Betacam SP

5 x 45 minutes

Colour

Producers

Richard Games

Bill Kendrick

Director and Scriptwriter

Bill Kendrick

Production

Salt Water Communications Inc.
2820 Blackwood St.
Victoria British Columbia
V8T 3W8
Canada
(250) 383-5922
(250) 383-0795
richard@saltwater.ca
www.35Years.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

72 HOURS: TRUE CRIME II

Every detective knows that the first 72 hours after a crime are crucial to solving it. After that, clues disappear, evidence is contaminated and the trail goes cold. Each episode of 72 Hours focuses on one unforgettable crime, combining powerful dramatic recreations with captivating interviews with police and forensic scientists. The result is a riveting series about the techniques and insights of investigators as they solve these true crimes.

High definition

13 x 23 minutes

Colour

Producers

Robert Lang

Richard Meech

Robert Sandler

Directors

Harvey Crossland

Jonny Silver

Howard Wiseman

Scriptwriters

Al Booth

Tom Lackey

Rebecca Schechter

With

Diane D'Aquila

Production/Distribution – Canada

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

International distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

GREENPEACE: MAKING A STAND

Based on a book by Vancouver journalist Rex Weyler, Greenpeace: Making a Stand chronicles the early Greenpeace years through anecdotes, archival footage and period music that depict an exceptional era. Bringing this story from the 1970s into the moment, we watch some of the founding members of Greenpeace, one of the oldest environmental groups, interact with young activists working to save the forests of Argentina -- two generations sharing the passion that continues to transform the planet.

Betacam SP

46 minutes

Colour

Producers

Leigh Badgley

Bette Thompson

Michael Chechik

Director

Leigh Badgley

Scriptwriter

Chris Aikenhead

Production

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

Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

IN SEARCH OF A SOUL: BUILDING THE CANADIAN WAR MUSEUM

It may have been poetic irony or fate that had a hand in entrusting world-class architect Raymond Moriyama with the noble responsibility of searching for the soul of the new Canadian War Museum. From vivid memories of a treehouse he built in a Canadian internment camp when he was a young boy, Raymond Moriyama has created an indelible symbolic experience that can be felt in every corner of this concrete building of war and hope.

Betacam SP

48 minutes

Colour

Producers

Neil Bregman

Katherine Jeans

Director

Katherine Jeans

Scriptwriter

Mike Laewen

With

Sonja Smits

Production

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

Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

ABASARUZI, UNE MOISSON D'ESPOIR

Abasaruzi introduces us to a Toronto church that welcomes, counsels, comforts and directs immigrants from the Great Lakes countries of Africa: Burundi, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Through the film, we grasp the importance and the strength of the message of peace and love that find its meaning in the context of a difficult integration into one of North America’s big cities.

Betacam SP

52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Danièle Caloz

Director and Scriptwriter

Joseph Bitamba

Production

Médiatique inc.
675 King St. W.
Suite 204
Toronto Ontario
M5V 1M9
Canada
(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
Canada
(450) 348-7769
(450) 348-1049
distrms@sympatico.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

ACTUALITY: THE LIFE AND ART OF ALLAN KING

Actuality: The Life and Art of Allan King is a lyrical portrait of a great filmmaker whose 50-year career encompasses the history of television and documentary filmmaking in Canada. The film is a fine weave of images and passages from King’s life and filmmaking from 1956 to 2006. Clips from such films as A Married Couple and Warrendale are interspersed with interviews with the groundbreaking filmmaker and with the cinema vérité of his most recent film, Memory.

DV Cam

51 minutes

Colour

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

John Haslett Cuff

Production

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

ADOLESCENCE, UN DÉFI DE TAILLE (L')

Being short may not be a big problem but when you’re a teenager, it can take on larger proportions! It’s during this period of life that all the big transformations occur and how can you be expected to find your identity when you’re short!? Eight teenagers, between the ages of 12 and 18, reveal what it’s like to be short in a world of tall people and it’s a heartfelt cry for relief!

Digital Betacam

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Roch Brunette

Director

Pierre-Frédéric Chénier

Scriptwriter

Martine Breuillaud

Production

PRB Média
107, rue Champêtre
Gatineau Quebec
J9H 6W4
Canada
(819) 770-6500
(819) 770-7551
prb@prb.ca / roch@prb.ca
www.prb.ca

Distribution – Canada

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

International distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

ALBERTA: FRONTIERS AND FUTURES

Alberta: Frontiers and Futures, is a quick-paced, fact-filled historical trip through the magnificent province of Alberta. Our guide, Tim Francis, takes us on parallel tours, one through the legislature in Edmonton and another through the province. Along the way, we meet such illustrious Albertans as historian Hugh Dempsey, Deb Grey, member of Parliament from 1989 to 2003, gold medal cyclist Lori-Ann Muenzer, Peter Lougheed, provincial premier from 1971 to 1985, filmmaker Anne Wheeler, Senator Tommy Banks, and many more.

Betacam SP
High definition

48 minutes

Colour

Director and Scriptwriter

Mark G. Power

With

Tim Francis

Production/Distribution – Canada

NetworkONE Productions
P.O. Box 4517
Edmonton Alberta
T6E 4T7
Canada
(780) 944-2980
(780) 944-2980
Ray@NetworkONE.ca
www.NetworkONE.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

AMERICANO

This is filmmaker Carlos Ferrand’s road-movie of his trip through the Americas from Patagonia to the Arctic. In this highly personal journey, Ferrand picks up the route he has travelled over the past 30 years to meet all his old friends again. Americano crosses all the rocky social, political and cultural terrain that is the Americas of today.

High definition

90 minutes

Colour

Producer

Sylvain L'Espérance

Director and Scriptwriter

Carlos Ferrand

Production

Les Films du Tricycle
9172, rue Foucher
Montreal Quebec
H2M 1V8
Canada
(514) 389-1968
(514) 382-2435
sylvainlesperance@sympatico.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

AND THEY DANCED

And They Danced celebrates the dance hall culture of Cape Breton Island, taking viewers on a musical journey to a place where rhythm and reels are the heartbeat of communities. Set in sprawling Inverness County, the documentary is rich with song, dance and stories. Summer nights on this tranquil island are anything but. As the sun sets, the music rises, and the dance halls pulsate with a cadence that is uniquely Cape Breton.

HD Cam

47 minutes

Colour

Producer and Director

Donna Leon

Production

Genuine Pictures Inc.
R.R. #4
11 Links Dr. S.
Ashton Ontario
K0A 1B0
Canada
(613) 253-2296
(613) 253-3229
office@genuinepictures.com
www.genuinepictures.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

ANTICHAMBRE DES GRANDS (L')

This documentary takes us into the worlds of three Quebec athletes who move in the elite circles of their respective sports. They compete at a high level but not high enough to get the VIP treatment of the stars. Geneviève Simard (downhill skiing), Marie-Ève Pelletier (tennis) and Isabelle Blais-Beisieger (golf) are, for the moment, standing on the threshold of greatness.

DVC Pro

75 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jean Langevin

Director

Danielle Godin

Production

Production Altau inc.
171, boul. de Mortagne
Boucherville Quebec
J4B 6G4
Canada
(450) 449-4431
(450) 655-9215
narel@altau.tv
www.altau.tv

Distribution – Canada

FRV Média International
225, rue Roy
Bureau 200
Montreal Quebec
H2W 2M5
Canada
(514) 843-3355
(514) 272-3858
distribution@frvmedia.com
http://frvmedia.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

ARRIÈRE-SCÈNE

This is an insider’s look at Quebec’s behind-the-scenes music industry. Arrière-scène invites the viewer to get to know such lesser known music artisans as the bar musician, the musical tour director, the CD salesperson, the composer of advertising jingles and those who write the musical scores for films. Quebec has a bounty of such artisans that have made their name here and abroad and this 13-part series lets us in on why they do what they do and why they have chosen to live their art.

Betacam SP

13 x 30 minutes

Colour

Producer and Scriptwriter

Nicolas Boucher

Directors

Nicolas Boucher

Jaxon Picard

Production

DBcom Média
3691, rue Saint-Dominique
Montreal Quebec
H2X 2X8
Canada
(514) 861-8669
(514) 861-5979
info@dbcommedia.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

ART DU NU (L')

The Art of Nude Modelling tells the story of the nude in painting, sculpture and photography. Aside from the artists and their works, this documentary series shines the light on the models themselves, the men and women who pose for artists, making possible a genre of art that is as old as the world itself.

DV Cam

3 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producers, Directors and Scriptwriters

Bernar Hébert

Renée Claude Riendeau

Production/Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

AU-DELÀ DES APPARENCES - PORTRAIT DE MARIE-CLAIRE BLAIS

Au-delà des apparences - portrait de Marie-Claire Blais opens a door on the life and work of one of Quebec’s most celebrated writers. Interviews with fellow writers, such as Margaret Atwood, Antonine Maillet, Jacques Crête and Pauline Michel bear witness to the strength and impact of Blais’ writing on our era. Others speak more of the personal and the socially engaged side of Blais. The author herself speaks of her first works, like La Belle Bête and of her most recent, Augustino ou le choeur de la destruction.

DVC Pro 50

60 minutes

Colour

Producers

François Savoie

Suzette Lagacé

Director and Scriptwriter

Suzette Lagacé

Production

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

Productions Mozus
45, ave. Norwood
Moncton New Brunswick
E1C 6L8
Canada
(506) 382-1116
(506) 382-3980
mozus@nb.sympatico.ca

Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

AUGER ENQUÊTE III

Considered one of Canada’s greatest investigative reporters, Michel Auger, of the Journal de Montréal chases down the crimes that haunt the daily lives of honest citizens. Knowing better than anyone what’s brewing in the shadows, Auger presents here a clear eye on the world of crime. His integrity and experience give him access to exclusive police information and to the testimony of criminals and victims, alike.

Betacam SP

8 x 46 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jacques W. Lina

Directors

Bernard La Frenière

Marie-Hélène Grenier

Mélanie Moisan

Jean-Pascal Morneau

Pierre Bastien

Scriptwriters

Bernard La Frenière

Marie-Hélène Grenier

Mélanie Moisan

Jean-Pascal Morneau

Pierre Bastien

Daniel Creusot

Alain Marillac

With

Michel Auger

Production

ORBI-XXI Productions inc.
2006, rue Plessis
Bureau 300
Montreal Quebec
H2L 2Y3
Canada
(514) 843-6919
(514) 843-9321
jwlina@orbi-xxi.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

BARBIERS - UNE HISTOIRE D'HOMMES

Barbers – A Men’s Story opens the door of the barbershop, one of the last bastions of male fraternity. The barbers, used to being confided in, reveal themselves with no reserve. We discover warm and devoted men who know they are at the twilight of their ancient profession, to which the film pays homage.

DVC Pro 50

minutes

Colour

Producers

Claude Demers

Richard Brouillette

Director and Scriptwriter

Claude Demers

With

Michel Billoto

Stefano Cella

Normand Boisvert

Carlo Paventi

Production

Les Productions CDFilms inc.
210, av. Laurier Ouest
Bureau 5
Montreal Quebec
H2T 2N8
Canada
(514) 271-7472
cdfilms@sympatico.ca

Distribution

Christal Films
1217, rue Notre-Dame Est
Montreal Quebec
H2L 2R3
Canada
(514) 336-9696
(514) 336-0607
info@christalfilms.com
www.christalfilms.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

BAZART

Bazart is a cross-continental discovery of some surprising North American artists, visionaries and seasoned collectors that takes us beyond the established ideas on art and culture. All along the way we meet the artists of all sorts who speak about their unusual or grandiose creations. Each episode is a postcard of a place and the wild and wonderful artists defining it.

Mini DV

10 x 23 minutes

Colour

Producer

Monique Leblanc

Directors

Marie-Josée Ferron

Pamela Gallant

Scriptwriters

Monique Leblanc

Marie-Josée Ferron

Production

CinImage Productions Inc.
35 Bromley Ave.
Moncton New Brunswick
E1C 5T8
Canada
(506) 386-1616
(506) 855-7025
cinimage@rogers.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

BEYOND WORDS VI

Beyond Words is a history of Canada’s Aboriginal artists told through the biographies of First Nations singers, artists, poets, dancers, comedians and musicians as well as through presentations and performances of their respective art forms. Included among the artists are Tanya Tagaq, Derek Miller and Leela Gilday.

High definition
DV Cam

13 x 24 minutes

Colour

Producers

Delores Smith

Douglas Proulx

Warren Arcan

Directors

Curtis Cameron

Douglas Proulx

Scriptwriters

Delores Smith

Douglas Proulx

Warren Arcan

Piper Mckenzie

With

Douglas Proulx

Production

Wone Woman Works Productions Ltd.
750 West 6th Ave.
Suite 1
Vancouver British Columbia
V5Z 1A5
Canada
(604) 877-0111
(604) 877-0112
wonework@telus.net
www.beyond-words.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

BIEN OU MAL ?

Hosted by the highly respected Quebec journalist Yves Boisvert, this series deals with the subjects that raise the major ethical questions of the day: organ transplants, euthanasia, video surveillance in public area, assisted suicide. In short, these are the topics that are frequently debated and that present important social, political and economic implications. This hard-hitting series takes no sides; rather, it’s a reflection upon the fundamental human rights and the values of Quebec society.

Betacam SP

13 x 24 minutes

Colour

Producers

Marleen Beaulieu

André Provencher

Directors

Philippe Cinq-Mars

Mary-Katherine Bouchard

Scriptwriter

Daniel Proulx

With

Yves Boisvert

Production

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

BIOGRAPHIES : HUGO GIRARD ET LOUIS GARNEAU

This mini-series follows the unique paths of two Quebecois: Hugo Girard, an athlete considered to be one of the strongest men on earth and Louis Garneau, former Canadian cycling champion turned prosperous businessman whose sells than 2000 different sporting goods around the world under the Louis Garneau name.

DV Cam

2 x 45 minutes

Colour

Producers

André Mailly

Pierre Brochu

Director and Scriptwriter

Pierre Brochu

Production

Productions Thalie inc.
230, 3^e rue
Bureau 200
Quebec Quebec
G1L 2S8
Canada
(418) 694-3005
(418) 694-1115
thalie@productionsthalie.com
www.productionsthalie.com

Distribution

Distribution Thalie inc.
2360, ch. Sainte-Foy
Bureau 460
Quebec Quebec
G1V 4H2
Canada
(418) 694.3005
(418) 694.1115
thalie@productionsthalie.qc.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

BIOGRAPHIES IV

Back on the air, once again, Biographies scans the horizon for well-known Quebec personalities who have captured the public’s imagination and presents four of them in their own space and time. To peak the audience’s interest and curiosity this year are showbiz journalists son and father Erick and Edward Rémy, comedian Jici Lauzon, television talk show host Guy A. Lepage and radio host Mario Lirette.

Betacam SP

4 x 45 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jacques W. Lina

Directors

Joël Bertomeu

Roger Cantin

Scriptwriters

Isabelle Doré

Mathieu Plante

Production

ORBI-XXI Productions inc.
2006, rue Plessis
Bureau 300
Montreal Quebec
H2L 2Y3
Canada
(514) 843-6919
(514) 843-9321
jwlina@orbi-xxi.ca

Distribution

ORBI-XXI Distribution inc.
2006, rue Plessis
Bureau 300
Montreal Quebec
H2L 2Y3
Canada
(514) 843-6919
(514) 843-9321
jwlina@orbi-xxi.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

OISEAUX AUX PLUMES DE CRISTAL (LES)

Birds with Crystal Wings exposes the inequality, exclusion and poverty in Colombia, Honduras and the Dominican Republic. Its purpose is to raise awareness among Canadians about the effects of the creation of the Free Trade Area for the Americas (FTAA) and an understanding of the role played by the United States.

DV Cam

50 minutes

Colour

Producer

Ian McLaren

Director and Scriptwriter

Edgar Soldevilla

Production/Distribution – Canada

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

International distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

BLEDI, MON PAYS EST ICI

Bledi, mon pays est ici examines the daily realities of life for non-status Algerians living in Quebec and threatened with deportation. The story of Mohamed Cherfi, who has come to symbolize the issue, lies at the heart of the film. In March 2004, Cherfi made headlines when police, in the first such action of its kind in Canada, forcibly removed him from a Quebec City church where he had sought sanctuary. Through Cherfi's story, the film depicts the courage displayed by members of the Algerian community as well as the impact that years of uncertainty have had on their lives.

Mini DV

53 minutes

Colour

Producers

Lucie Pageau

Michelle Smith

Directors and Scriptwriters

Malcolm Guy

Eylem Kaftan

Production/Distribution

Productions Multi-Monde inc.
4067, boul. Saint-Laurent
Bureau 201
Montreal Quebec
H2W 1Y7
Canada
(514) 842-4047
(514) 842-9858
films@pmm.qc.ca
www.pmm.qc.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

BLONDE MYSTIQUE (THE)

The Blonde Mystique takes viewers on an in-depth exploration of what is so special about blondes. By following the personal journey of three female subjects, The Blonde Mystique offers a captivating analysis of how each woman feels about herself, how others perceive and respond to her and how that all changes once she changes her hair colour. The results of the on-camera transformations are supported by scientific experts and pop icons.

DVC Pro

45 minutes

Colour

Producers

Audrey Mehler

Lisa Nault

Director and Scriptwriter

Sally Aitken

Production/Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

BLUE RODEO IN STEREOVISION: 20 YEARS OF SWEET SOUL MUSIC

Blue Rodeo In Stereovision: 20 Years of Sweet Soul Music is an intimate tour of the musical influences and historical confluences that have made Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor a cherished national treasure. With on-camera narration by award-winning author Paul Quarrington, the film is Quarrington’s personal appreciation of the pair, from Jim and Greg's early days as high school chums, all the way to their collaboration on their 12th album.

High definition

48 minutes

Colour

Producer and Director

Ron Mann

Scriptwriter

Paul Quarrington

With

Paul Quarrington

Greg Keelor

Jim Cuddy

Production

Sphinx Productions
24 Mercer St.
Toronto Ontario
M5V 1H3
Canada
(416) 971-9131
(416) 971-6014
mann@sphinxproductions.com
www.sphinxproductions.com

Distribution

CHUM Television
299 Queen St. W.
Toronto Ontario
M5V 2Z5
Canada
(416) 591-7400
(416) 591-1757
caroll@chumtv.com
www.chumtv.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

QUARTER TONE

Cairo, Alexandria, Tel Aviv, Beirut, Damascus, Alep, Palmyra... In a troubled world, these cities share a common inheritance, that of classical Arab music. The director’s journey is transformed by the people she meets along the way, mainly musicians, who are also poets and visionaries of this history of the Middle East that they carry and pass on in the sound of their voices, the melodies of their songs and the rhythm of their hands.

DV Cam
Digital Betacam

minutes

Colour

Producers

Amit Breuer

Colette Loumède

Serge Lalou

Director

Florence Strauss

Scriptwriters

Mano Siri

Florence Strauss

Production/Distribution – Canada

Amythos Films Inc.
97 Hillcrest St.
Toronto Ontario
M6G 2E5
Canada
(416) 652-2379
(416) 920-4113
info@amythosfilms.com
www.amythosfilms.com

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

www.onf.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

BOMBER'S DREAM (THE)

The Bomber’s Dream tells the extraordinary and controversial story of a century of strategic bombing. The documentary looks at how bombers dreamed of using air power to attack the enemy with precision. Ironically, these same bombers made civilians the main victims of 20th century warfare. How did we come to have such power? How has it changed with technology? Where will it go in the future?

Mini DV
Digital Betacam

76 minutes

Colour

Producers

Laszlo Barna

Barry Stevens

Director and Scriptwriter

Barry Stevens

Production

Barna-Alper Productions Inc.
175 Bloor St. E.
North Tower 14th Floor
Toronto Ontario
M4W 3R8
Canada
(416) 646-2400
(416) 979-7476
INFO@bap.ca
www.bap.ca

Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

BONE

Bone joins the vision of Montreal's Snell Thouin Project with the extraordinary talents of Willy Tsao's Beijing Modern Dance Company. In this first-ever China-Canada dance co-production, Bone follows the intertwined trajectories of lovers through an elemental landscape of heartache. The film marries a new-wave filmmaking style with natural and surreal landscapes as it documents the coming together of this east-west production.

Mini DV

48 minutes

Colour

Producers

Mila Aung-Thwin

Daniel Cross

John Christou

Director

Mila Aung-Thwin

Production

EyeSteelFilm Inc.
7095 rue Marconi
Bureau 201
Montreal Quebec
H2S 3K4
Canada
(514) 937-4893
info @eyesteelfilm.com
www.eyesteelfilm.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

BONNES À TOUT FAIRE

Since 1981, a federal government program has allowed Canadians to hire foreigners willing to work as family helpers in Canada. Shot in Montréal and the Philippines, Bonnes à tout faire tells the stories of three family helpers now living in Quebec, and of the families they left behind in the Philippines. Through its intimate portrait of these three women – who are part of the largest migration of women in the world – the film examines the social conditions under which family helpers live and reflects on the state of families in western societies today.

Mini DV

52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Orlando Arriagada

Director and Scriptwriter

Hélène Choquette

Production

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

BREAKING PATTERNS: THE STORY OF GRAND MASTER SCOTT KOPPERUD

Scott Kopperud is one of the highest ranking taekwon-do grand masters in the world. This story explores his quest to reach the top as well as to modify his art. In doing so he becomes an outcast. But this doesn't stop his ambition. Today Kopperud has schools around the world and is one of only a handful to be called grand master.

Mini DV

45 minutes

Colour

Producers

Lori Kuffner

Linda Hepp Davis

Directors

Lori Kuffner

Antonio Hrynchuk

Scriptwriters

Dean Sauer

Lori Kuffner

Production

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

Distribution – Canada

CR Releasing
70 Charles Cres.
Regina Saskatchewan
S4T 5X4
Canada
(306) 790-5690
(306) 790-5699
lkuffner@cooperrock.com
www.cooperrock.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

BUFFY SAINTE MARIE: A MULTIMEDIA LIFE

Native America singer/songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie has spent her life making connections between mainstream and aboriginal cultures, and between musical disciplines, political ideologies and the old and new technologies. Throughout the film, the viewer witnesses Buffy’s transformation from a young folksinger, born on the “wrong side of the blanket” in rural Saskatchewan and raised in working-class America, to an international music icon, digital artist and respected spokesperson for Native rights.

DV Cam

60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Gilles Paquin

Joan Prowse

John Bessai

Director

Joan Prowse

Scriptwriter

John Einarson

Production

Paquin Entertainment Group
395 Notre Dame Ave.
Winnipeg Manitoba
R3B 1R2
Canada
(204) 988-1120
(204) 988-1135
info@paquinentertainment.com
www.paquinentertainment.com

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

Distribution – Canada

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

BUILDING THE BIGGEST

Building the Biggest is about the billion dollar construction projects that shape our world. From pipelines in Norway to metro lines in Singapore, and as far reaching as the International Space Station in orbit, we reveal the teams and machines working on these amazing projects that make our lives possible. We follow the process and concentrate on the dramatic “crunch points,” the ones that demand the steadiest hands, hottest steel and heaviest machines.

High Definition - 25 P

6 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Guy O'Sullivan

Katy Thorogood

Directors and Scriptwriters

Dennis Beauchamp

Jeff Cole

Ann-Marie Redmond

Matthew Ainsworth

Paul Kewley

Production

Building the Biggest Canada Inc.
409 King St. W.
Suite 201
Toronto Ontario
M5G 1N6
Canada
(416) 598-2500
(416) 598-2550
info@propertelevision.com
www.propertelevision.com

Coproduction – United Kingdom

North One Television Ltd.
Mayward House
52 Pentonville Rd.
Suite 46
London
N1 9HF
United Kingdom
44 20 7502 6000
44 20 7502 5600

www.northonetv.com

Distribution – Canada

Proper Television Distribution
409 King St. W.
Suite 201
Toronto Ontario
M5V 1K1
Canada
(416) 598-2500
(416) 598-2550
info@propertelevision.com
www.propertelevision.com

International distribution

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

www.discovery.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

HITLER'S CANADIANS

Canada was home to some 40,000 German prisoners of war during the Second World War. Hitler’s Canadians chronicles the POWs’ experience of the transition from warrior to captive, and their obsessive, often comical attempts to get back to Germany. Canada’s effect on the POWs did not stop with their return home. After the war, several hundred former prisoners returned to Canada to build new lives and raise families in the country that once was their prison.

Digital Betacam

46 minutes

Colour

Producers

Ed Barreveld

Ted Biggs

Production/Distribution

Storyline Entertainment Inc.
115 Palmerston Ave.
Toronto Ontario
M6J 2J2
Canada
(416) 603-8333
(416) 603-6318
ed@storylineentertainment.ca
www.storylineentertainment.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

CANDY CANE LANE

For three magical weeks in December, a stretch of 200 Edmonton homes is transformed into a dazzling display of lights and decorations. Candy Cane Lane has become a must-see attraction of the Christmas season. This documentary follows three guys who get caught up in the whirlwind of decorating, determined to show their creative side despite tight budgets and the looming deadline of opening night.

DVC Pro 50

50 minutes

Colour

Producer

Deb Proc

Director and Scriptwriter

Neil Grahn

With

Lynda Steele

Production/Distribution

Kaizen West Productions Inc.
3132 Parsons Rd.
Suite 208
Edmonton Alberta
T6N 1L6
Canada
(780) 413-9285
(780) 465-0580
lmcinnes@anaid.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

CANOE QUEST

The Churchill and Sturgeon Weir river system is recognized as one of the greatest canoeing routes in the world. As Saskatchewan celebrates its first Century, 13 northern communities host the Saskatchewan Centennial Canoe Quest. Thirty teams travel this historical route in voyageur canoes across 1018 km of lakes, rivers, rapids and portage trails. Canoe Quest explores the physical and emotional journey of very diverse teams as they travel this ancient waterway. No one returns unchanged.

High definition

2 x 56 minutes

Colour

Producer

Sandra Panko

Director

McLeay Upshall

Scriptwriters

Jeff Martel

Karin Martel

Narrator

Art Gilles

Production

Juxtapose Productions
100 33rd St. E.
Saskatoon Saskatchewan
S7K 0S2
Canada
(306) 651-4115

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

CELLULE ANTI-GANG

Experiencing difficulty integrating into Quebec society, some members of Montreal’s Haitian community find themselves vulnerable to joining street gangs. Cellule Anti-Gang presents the efforts of two street workers to help young Québécois of Haitian origin resist the pressure. Harry Delva and Jean-Yves Sylvestre, both of Haitian origin, are the guardian angels and big brothers in the St-Michel neighbourhood and they put all their experience and humanity into helping vulnerable kids avoid the worst.

Mini DV

48 minutes

Colour

Producers

Michel Saint-Cyr

Guy Villeneuve

Josée Turcot

Director

Simon Dallaire

Scriptwriter

Julie Perron

With

Harry Delva

Jean-Yves Sylvestre

Production

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

CEREAL THRILLER: AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE AFFAIRS OF THE KLONDIKE BIG INCH LAND COMPANY

In 1955, North American children embarked on an unprecedented feeding frenzy. Free, inside boxes of Quaker prepared cereals were deeds to 21 million tiny lots of land in the fabled Yukon where North America’s favourite Mountie, Sergeant Preston, always got his man. Cereal Thriller traces the bizarre, half-century-long saga of the Klondike Big Inch Land Co. to discover the fate of what was once the largest subdivision on the planet.

High definition

47 minutes

Colour

Producers

Jan Nathanson

Susan Terrill

Director and Scriptwriter

David McDonald

Production

Big Inch Films
96 Upper Lorne Pl.
Ottawa Ontario
K1R 7G9
Canada
susankterrill@gmail.com

straight edge films
69 ½ O’Hara Ave. Toronto, ON
Toronto Ontario
M6K 2R3
Canada
straightedgefilms@gmail.com

Distribution – Canada (Educational)

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

CHECKLIST: A MEASURE OF EVIL

Checklist: A Measure of Evil investigates the phenomenon of the psychopath and the psychological tests used to identify people suspected of being psychopaths. The documentary examines the effect that psychopaths have on those close to them and on the public and the steps being taken to control their actions. Finally, Checklist looks at how to protect society from predatory violence while upholding the rights of the individual.

Betacam SP

46 minutes

Colour

Producers and Scriptwriters

Hilary Pryor

Verna Hall

Director

Hilary Pryor

With

Nicole Oliver

Production

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

Distribution

Filmoption International Inc.
26 Cambridge Ave.
Toronto Ontario
M4K 2L1
Canada
(416) 598-1557
(416) 593-0013
mrosilio@filmoption.com
www.filmoption.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

CHEZ SCHWARTZ'S

Chez Schwartz’s captures the energy of a Montreal institution, famous for its smoked meat and ambience. The film’s guides are the busboys and the meat-cutters, some of whom have been at the tiny greasy spoon for more than 25 years. Filmed over four seasons, Chez Schwartz’s introduces us to the regulars, some of whom have been patrons for 60 years, to the tourists that come from all over the world, and to the beggars that hang out at the entrance. They’re all part of the legend.

DVC Pro

52 minutes

Colour

Producers

Richard Elson

Barry Lazar

Director and Scriptwriter

Garry Beitel

Production

Les Productions du Boulevard inc.
2218, rue Old Orchard
Montreal Quebec
H4A 3A8
Canada
(514) 487-4562
(514) 487-9726
boulevard@videotron.ca

Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

CITADINS DU REBUT GLOBAL (LES)

Take five committed urbanites, an abandoned Montreal building, $15,000, 75 litres of gas and all the scrap materials they can scavenge and give them 13 weeks to make themselves a home. What do you have ? Les Citadins du rebut global, a highly unusual experiment in ecological urban living !

XD Cam

13 x 52 minutes

Colour

Producers

Alain Girard

Marc St-Onge

Directors

Marc St-Onge

Yves-Martin Allard

Érik Cimon

Michel Pelletier

Scriptwriters

Sylvestre Rios Falcon

Marc St-Onge

With

Caroline Boyer

Jacques Languirand

Production

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

Distribution – Canada

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

CLAY IN HAND

Clay in Hand celebrates the rich tradition of Alberta ceramic art and its renowned place in the world. Paying particular attention to two internationally acclaimed couples, John Chalke and Barbara Tipton and Richard and Carol Selfridge, the film follows the artists in their daily lives to understand what makes them tick. Discover the Selfridge style and just why John Chalke is regarded as the Gordon Lightfoot of Canadian ceramic artists.

Mini DV

24 minutes

Colour

Producers

Pirkko Karvonen

Albert Karvonen

Directors

Ray Harper

Pirkko Karvonen

Scriptwriter

Michele MacDonald

Production/Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

CONNORS ET BLACKS HARBOUR

One community: Blacks Harbour. One local company: Connors. One resource: the sardine. They’re united by solid connections, a shared history and by a changing economy that’s edging them all toward an uncertain future. Connors et Blacks Harbour is the story of the company, the village and the small fish that has kept the village going for the past 100 years.

DVC Pro 50

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jean-Claude Bellefeuille

Director

Roger Leblanc

Scriptwriter

André Véniot

Production

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

COUNTRY

Cowboys, musicians, singers, fans: for six months of the year, these colourful and charming characters immerse themselves in the special world of country festivals. Carole Laganière travels with them to various festivals held throughout Quebec during the summer months, and discovers a unique and welcoming culture. Through her documentary, we also learn to share in, and ultimately understand, the passion of these fans, who travel from town to town to live life with a "country" rhythm.

Betacam SP

minutes

Colour

Producers

Alain Corneau

Jacques Turgeon

Director and Scriptwriter

Carole Laganière

Production

Les Productions de la Chasse Galerie inc.
251, rue Bossé
C.P. 1415, Succursale Racine
Chicoutimi Quebec
G7H 5K3
Canada
(418) 545-2277
(418) 545-2566
chassegalerie@videotron.ca

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

www.onf.ca

Distribution

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

www.onf.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

CRACKING UP

Cracking Up follows 12 brave individuals as they take a course in stand-up comedy. They also happen to suffer from schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression. "It's like The Full Monty except people want us to keep our clothes on," jokes counselor and comedian David Granirer who devised the program. The film knocks the wind out of the stereotypes associated with mental illness and shows how a slightly skewed perspective on the world can be a very funny gift indeed.

High definition

56 minutes

Colour

Producers

Lionel Goddard

Todd Craddock

Tara Shortt

Director and Scriptwriter

Tara Shortt

Production

HDTV Vancouver Productions Inc.
4112 Oxford St.
Burnaby British Columbia
V5C 1C9
Canada
(604) 320-0084
(604) 320-0722
lgoddard@hdtv-vancouver.com
www.hdtv-vancouver.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

CREATIVE NATIVE V (THE)

The Creative Native is dedicated to celebrating the diverse artistic excellence of the Native world. Host Tamara Bell introduces unique Aboriginal artists and craftspeople to the viewer, providing a greater understanding of indigenous history, art and culture. The primary goal of the series is to interpret Aboriginal traditions within the context of their environment.

High definition
Mini DV

13 x 24 minutes

Colour

Producers

Tamara Bell

Joe Battista

Director and Scriptwriter

Tamara Bell

Production

The Creative Native
100 Park Royal
Suite 908
West Vancouver British Columbia
V7T 1H9
Canada
(604) 926-9702
(604) 986-9711
tamara123@shaw.ca
thecreativenative.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

CRIME STORIES III

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 all 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.

Betacam SP
16 mm

10 x 46 minutes

Colour

Producers

Paul Lowey

Nova Herman

Ron Goetz

Directors

Chris Triffo

Steve Allen

Scriptwriters

Colin McNeil

Bruce Edwards

Kenneth Bell

Production

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

Distribution

Harmony Entertainment
2704 10th Ave.
Regina Saskatchewan
S4T 1E9
Canada
(306) 545-2228
(306) 569-9616
jstecyk@partnersinmotion.com
www.partnersinmotion.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

CRIME STORIES IV

Crime Stories chronicles some of the most intriguing crimes in the history of the United States. This investigative series takes the viewer behind the scenes, revealing what occurred, introducing the people involved, unveiling techniques used in solving the crime, exposing the emotion experienced by those affected, and, finally, presenting the resolution of the case.

Betacam SP
16 mm

6 x 47 minutes

Colour

Producers

Heather Kaisler

Ron Goetz

Directors

Chris Triffo

Steve Allen

With

Bill Courage

Production

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

Distribution – Canada

Harmony Entertainment
2704 10th Ave.
Regina Saskatchewan
S4T 1E9
Canada
(306) 545-2228
(306) 569-9616
jstecyk@partnersinmotion.com
www.partnersinmotion.com

International distribution

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

www.onf.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

CRIMES OF PASSION

Without judgment, Crimes of Passion unravels the events that take love to its darkest place. Not that we might ever be able to explain, only that we might find a way to understand how someone, who seemingly functions well in other areas of his or her life, might loose balance enough to commit the unthinkable...

DV Cam
Digital Betacam

6 x 30 minutes

Colour

Producers

Karen Wookey

Bill Johnston

Ron Lillie

Lee Herberman

Directors

Chris Boehnisch

Karen Wookey

Scriptwriters

Peter Mohan

Karen Wookey

With

Wendy Crewson

Production

Summerhill Television
56 Shaftesbury Ave.
Toronto Ontario
M4T 1A3
Canada
(416) 967-6503
(416) 967-1212

www.summerhill.tv

Distribution

Summerhill International
56 Shaftesbury Ave.
Toronto Ontario
M4T 1A3
Canada
(416) 967-6503
(416) 967-1212

www.summerhill.tv

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

CRYSTAL FEAR, CRYSTAL CLEAR

Using cinema vérité, Crystal Fear, Crystal Clear documents a year in the life of three families affected by the street drug, crystal meth. Relationships between parents and children are torn apart, a high school girl moves in with her drug-dealing boyfriend, a young musician grapples with this powerful and seductive substance and a teenage girl becomes estranged from her mother.

DV Cam

43 minutes

Colour

Producers

Patti Poskitt

Eva Wunderman

Director and Scriptwriter

Eva Wunderman

Production

Wunderman Film Inc.
21387 Thacker Mountain Rd.
Hope British Columbia
V0X 1L1
Canada
(604) 869-9283
(604) 869-5145
wunfilm@telus.net

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

DAB IYIYUU III

The elders have a special place in indigenous cultures. The James Bay Cree call them the Dab Iyiyuu, a term which translates loosely as the real people, or the authentic ones. They are spiritual guides, teachers and living links to the world’s remaining hunter-gatherer cultures. In societies based on oral tradition, it is the elders who tell and retell the history of their people. It is the elders who tend to the flame of tradition.

High definition

4 x 24 minutes

Colour

Producers

Ernest Webb

Catherine Bainbridge

Christina Fon

Linda Ludwick

Directors and Scriptwriters

Neil Diamond

Jeff Dorn

Ernest Webb

Production

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

Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

DANGEROUS WHEN PROVOKED: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF TERRY MOSHER

Few sharper eyes have turned their attention to the weaknesses and foibles of Canadian leaders than those of Terry Mosher. The veteran Montreal cartoonist, known to thousands of Gazette newspaper readers simply as Aislin, has been aptly described as "a barber with a chainsaw." Among the proud and mighty who have sat in his chair over the past 40 years are René Lévesque, Brian Mulroney and Jean Chrétien.

High definition - 24 P

42 minutes

Colour

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

John Curtin

With

Cedric Smith

Production

Kaos Productions Inc.
3846, av. du Parc-Lafontaine
Montreal Quebec
H2L 3M6
Canada
(514) 848-9944
(514) 848-9606
jcurtin@kaosfilms.com
www.kaosfilms.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

DEEP WRECK MYSTERIES

Britain is surrounded by shipwrecks, many sunk during the past two world wars. Deep below the sea surface, they remain silent witnesses to the conflict and carnage of their sinking. Until now, they've been difficult to find, their waters too deep to dive in, too dark and dangerous to film. With the United Kingdom's top technical diving camera team, we descend into the unexpectedly crystal clear waters to reveal a world of political intrigue, cover-up and atrocity.

DV Cam

minutes

Colour

Producers and Directors

Wayne Abbott

Crispin Sadler

Scriptwriter

Jeremy Evans

Production/Distribution – Canada

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

Coproduction - United Kingdom / Distribution United Kingdom

Mallinson Sadler Productions Ltd.
18 Mortimer Rd.
Clifton
BS8 4EY
United Kingdom
117 973 1935
117 973 1941
crispin_sadler@blueyonder.co.uk

International distribution

ZDF Enterprises GmbH
Lise-Meitner-Str. 9
Mainz
D-55129
Germany
49 6131 991 325
49 6131 991 262
huelbusch.n@zdf.de

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

DEGRASSI STORY (THE)

Through interviews and behind-the-scenes footage, The Degrassi Story reveals how the Degrassi television franchise has thrived over 25 years. The secret ingredient remains its ability to speak directly to its audience, tackling the toughest issues of adolescence in a realistic way. The show is hosted by Stefan Brogren, a.k.a. Archie “Snake” Simpson.

Betacam SP
Mini DV

45 minutes

Colour

Producers

Mike Sheerin

Gordon Henderson

Director

Mike Sheerin

Scriptwriters

Mike Sheerin

Stefan Brogren

With

Stefan Brogren

Production

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

Distribution

Epitome Distribution Inc.
220 Bartley Dr.
Suite 1500
Toronto Ontario
M4A 1G1
Canada
(416) 752-7627
(416) 752-7837
info@epitomepictures.com
www.epitomepictures.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

STACKED LIKE ME: WALK A MILE IN MY DOUBLE Ds

In a world obsessed with big breasts, it’s not easy being the owner of them. The problems are myriad. Finding relief from back ailments, respect from peers and strangers, clothes that fit and bras that will do the job without too much pain -- these are the challenges faced daily by a woman who is stacked. As Stacked Like Me demonstrates, the world may love big breasts, but it has a funny way of showing it.

DV Cam

minutes

Colour

Producer

Judy Holm

Director and Scriptwriter

Michael McNamara

Production/Distribution

Markham Street Films Inc.
487 Adelaide St. W.
Suite 201
Toronto Ontario
M5V 1T4
Canada
(416) 536-1390
(416) 536-7986
info@markhamstreet.com
www.markhamstreetfilms.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

DESTINATION NOR’OUEST

This historical documentary tells of the events and emotions experienced by nine men and women during a 2,500 km canoe trip from the Lachine Canal, in Montreal, to the Red River Valley near Winnipeg. Inspired by the Voyageurs who, 200 years ago, took the same route in the quest for furs, the group faces enormous natural and human challenges throughout their 100 days of paddling.

High definition
Mini DV
Digital Betacam

8 x 46 minutes

Colour

Producers

Robert Charbonneau

Louis Paquin

Director

Martin Cadotte

Scriptwriter

Guy Boutin

Production

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

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

Distribution – Canada

Source Distribution
354 Marion St.
Winnipeg Manitoba
R2H 3V0
Canada
(204) 233-0694
(204) 231-4010
source@productionsrivard.com
www.sourcedistribution.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

SKIN DEEP VI

Currently in its sixth season, Skin Deep looks at a wide variety of cosmetic procedures including breast reduction and augmentation, liposuction, injectibles, abdominoplasty, rhinoplasty, lipo-transfers, body lifts, face lifts, threadlifts and calf implants. Each episode follows the medical and emotional process of two individuals from the moment of the decision, through the operation and, finally, to the new look.

DV Cam

52 x 30 minutes

Colour

Producers

Susan Tonna

Amos Adetuyi

Directors

Alfons Adetuyi

Sarah Sked

Peter St. Laurent

Anna Ceraldi

Wendy Kirschner

Production

Inner City Films Inc.
260 Spadina Avenue
Suite 400
Toronto Ontario
M5T 2E4
Canada
(416) 368-3339
(416) 368-5234
info@innercityfilms.ca
www.innercityfilms.ca

International distribution

Plus3entertainment
64 Banatyne Drive
Toronto Ontario
M2L 2P1
Canada
(416) 444-1740
(416) 444-4077
ditta@plus3entertainment.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

DIEU ET NOUS

From the first missionaries to the guitar-strumming masses of the 1970s, the Catholic Church in Quebec has been a major player in the province’s history. The evidence is abundant: Quebec French is peppered with swear words whose origins are in religious artefacts; every village is overshadowed by the enormous church spire. Clearly, Quebec society was once number one on God’s best-sellers list. Dieu et nous tells the story of the irrisistible rise and cataclysmic fall of the Church in Canada’s once most pious province.

DV Cam

4 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producers, Directors and Scriptwriters

Luc Cyr

Carl Leblanc

Production/Distribution

Ad Hoc Films inc.
24, av. du Mont-Royal Ouest
Bureau 905
Montreal Quebec
H2T 2S2
Canada
(514) 529-2198
(514) 529-8884
ad.hoc.f@sympatico.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

DISASTERS OF THE CENTURY VII

Over the years, disasters have rocked the world, stealing innocence and destroying lives. Some of these disasters are easily remembered, others forgotten, but all should be reflected upon. Disasters of the Century, looks not only at the devastating toll of natural and man-made disasters, but also at the far reaching implications of each tragedy on our social history, at how something that happened long ago affects the way we live today.

Betacam SP
16 mm

8 x 47 minutes

Colour

Producers

Aidan Morgan

Ron Goetz

Directors

Chris Triffo

Steve Allen

Scriptwriters

Bruce Edwards

Jeff Martel

Nick Crowe

Colin McNeil

Production

Partners In Motion
2704 10th Ave.
Regina Saskatchewan
S4T 1E9
Canada
(306) 545-2228
(306) 569-9616
jstecyk@partnersinmotion.com
www.partnersinmotion.com

Distribution

Harmony Entertainment
2704 10th Ave.
Regina Saskatchewan
S4T 1E9
Canada
(306) 545-2228
(306) 569-9616
jstecyk@partnersinmotion.com
www.partnersinmotion.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

NORTHERN MYSTERIES

Northern Mysteries retraces some of the strangest events in Canadian history – strange and disturbing events that were either unreported or ridiculed by the media even though there were eye witnesses. Journalists, the police and those in positions of authority try to explain just what happened.

Betacam SP
Digital Betacam

minutes

Colour

Producers

Roberto Luca

Jean Leclerc

Directors

Éric Santerre

Jean Leclerc

Scriptwriters

Christian Page

Jean Leclerc

With

Kenneth Welsh

Michel Dumont

Production

Planète Bleue Télévision inc.
528, Place des Tuileries
Repentigny Quebec
J5Y 4C5
Canada
(450) 582-9990
(450) 582-5990
luca.r@videotron.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

TERRITOIRES INFESTÉS

Canadian soldier Master Corporal Mark Isfelds was killed by a landmine explosion while on a peace-keeping mission in Croatia in 1994. Before his death, Corporal Isfelds spent his evenings handing out knitted dolls, representing UN peace-keepers, to children in neighbouring villages. The dolls were made by Corporal Isfelds' mother, Carol, and giving them away allowed him to take his mind off the enormous pressures of his work defusing landmines. Carol Isfelds continued knitting the dolls after her son's death, and has now made tens of thousands of them. In this documentary, you'll meet a few of them...

Mini DV

52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Orlando Arriagada

Director

Danic Champoux

Scriptwriters

Pascal Sanchez

Isabelle Leblanc

Production

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

Distribution – Canada (Non-theatrical)

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

ÉLOGE DU MENSONGE EN AMOUR (L')

We’re all a bunch of liars... and it’s a good thing we are! Why? Because daily lies are necessary to maintaining social harmony. The lover’s lie is the most common. We all know its perverse effects. But might there also be benefits? Here’s a personal, provocative and amusing reflection on an age-old subject.

DV Cam

46 minutes

Colour

Producers

Jean-François Mercier

Raymond Gauthier

Directors and Scriptwriters

Jean-Claude Lord

Marie-Josée Laporte

Production

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

EN MAL DE MÈRE

We expect mothers to provide their children with both love and protection. But what happens when the mother-child relationship is poisonous? And particularly when the child is a girl? Soul-destroying words, systematic criticism, unpleasant comments... certain mothers have a knack for words that wound and leave permanent scars. Deprived of the most basic bond with their mothers, these daughters learn to bury their suffering deep within themselves in order to survive. In this documentary, they tell their stories with clarity and insight.

DVC Pro

46 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jacques W. Lina

Director

Joël Bertomeu

Scriptwriter

Marie-Josée Cardinal

Production

ORBI-XXI Productions inc.
2006, rue Plessis
Bureau 300
Montreal Quebec
H2L 2Y3
Canada
(514) 843-6919
(514) 843-9321
jwlina@orbi-xxi.ca

Distribution

ORBI-XXI Distribution inc.
2006, rue Plessis
Bureau 300
Montreal Quebec
H2L 2Y3
Canada
(514) 843-6919
(514) 843-9321
jwlina@orbi-xxi.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

INSIDE THE GREAT MAGAZINES

Inside the Great Magazines takes us on location, to the editor's suite, the photo shoots and the parties of the world’s great magazines. The series reveals the brilliance, tensions and conflicts of the people who make the magazines. From the established players like Vanity Fair, Playboy, Time, Paris Match and Rolling Stone, to upstarts that are defining the cutting-edge like Wallpaper* and InStyle, the inner workings of these magazines are captured and revealed.

Betacam SP

3 x 52 minutes

Colour

Producers and Directors

Irene Angelico

Abbey Neidik

Scriptwriters

Irene Angelico

Abbey Neidik

Jeremiah Hayes

Howard Crooks

Production

DLI Productions
1114, av. Laurier Ouest
Montreal Quebec
H2V 2L4
Canada
(514) 272-2220
(514) 272-2551
info@dliproductions.ca
www.dliproductions.ca

Distribution – Canada

Film Transit
252, boul. Gouin E.
Montreal Quebec
H3L 1A8
Canada
(514) 844-3358
(514) 844-7298
janrofekamp@filmstransit.com
www.filmstransit.com

International distribution

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

Lysar Films Inc.
1114 Laurier Ave. W.
Montreal Quebec
H2V 2L4
Canada
(514) 272-2220
(514) 272-2551
info@dliproductions.ca
www.dliproductions.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

ERREURS MÉDICALES

In North America, between 4% and 5% of medical procedures are either unsuccessful or fail to produce desired results. One percent of these procedures are the result of medical error. In this documentary, victims of such mistakes finally have their say, sorting through their most intimate memories to recount the disturbing and shocking experiences they suffered. From revelation to reaction, Erreurs médicales lets its subjects tell their personal stories while also providing viewers with relevant legal and medical information.

DV Cam

2 x 46 minutes

Colour

Producer

Luc Wiseman

Director and Scriptwriter

Jacques Despins

With

Eric Cabana

Production

Avanti Ciné Vidéo inc.
225, rue Roy
Bureau 100
Montreal Quebec
H2W 1M5
Canada
(514) 288-7000
(514) 288-1675
productions@avanticinevideo.com
www.avanticinevideo.com

Distribution – Canada

Distribution Avanti Ciné Vidéo inc.
225, rue Roy
Bureau 100
Montreal Quebec
H2W 1M5
Canada
(514) 288-7000
(514) 288-1675
productions@avanticinevideo.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

EXILÉS DE GAIA (LES)

There are 25 million eco-refugees wandering the planet and, for the first time ever, they outnumber the planet’s 23 million war refugees. Some specialists predict that the numbers of this new brand of refugee could quadruple between now and 2025. And the issue isn’t unique to the developing countries. Everyone is affected. Les Exilés de Gaïa presents its reflection on this phenomenon by look at three states: Brazil, the Maldives and Canada.

High definition - 24 P

52 minutes

Colour

Producers

Monique Simard

Marcel Simard

Yves Bisaillon

Luc Martin-Gousset

Directors and Scriptwriters

Jean-Philippe Duval

Hélène Choquette

Production

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

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

www.onf.ca

Coproduction – France / International distribution

Point du Jour
38, rue Croix des Petits Champs
Paris
75001
France
33 1 47 03 40 00
33 1 47 03 39 48
l.martingousset@pointdujour-prod.fr
www.pointdujour.fr

Distribution – Canada

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

www.onf.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

FAMILY RESTAURANT (THE)

The Family Restaurant serves up the behind-the-scenes drama of fiery restaurateur Yianni Psalios, his colourful family, and their three bustling Greek eateries. With a sprinkle of ouzo and arm waving, a dash of table dancing and plate smashing and a few slabs of pride, ego and passion thrown on top, The Family Restaurant, is sure to satisfy the viewer’s appetite!

Betacam SP

6 x 22 minutes

Colour

Producer

Margaret Mardirossian

Directors

Marina Michaelides

Connie Edwards

Scriptwriters

Marina Michaelides

Dennis Kambeitz

Sophie Mardirossian

Production

Anaid Productions
3132 Parsons Rd.
Suite 208
Edmonton Alberta
T6N 1L6
Canada
(780) 413-9285
(780) 465-0580
anaid@anaid.com
www.anaid.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

FATHERLAND

Fatherland is a personal essay on history and memory. A filmmaker sets out on a quest to understand his father’s past and what it means to be German living in the shadow of history.

Super 8
Mini DV
Digital Betacam

76 minutes

Colour

Producers

Laszlo Barna

Manfred Becker

Director and Scriptwriter

Manfred Becker

Production

Barna-Alper Productions Inc.
175 Bloor St. E.
North Tower 14th Floor
Toronto Ontario
M4W 3R8
Canada
(416) 646-2400
(416) 979-7476
INFO@bap.ca
www.bap.ca

Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

FEMMES DE LA BRUCKMAN (LES)

In 2001, during the financial crisis that rocked Argentina, the female employees of a men's-clothing business took over the factory where they worked, and that had been abandoned by its owners. The factory, now under worker management, continued production. This documentary tells the story of their daily struggle – a struggle marked by courage, sacrifice, hope and solidarity, as well as inevitable conflict. What began as a simple act of survival became a lesson in citizenship that forever changed the women of the factory.

DV Cam

52 minutes

Colour

Producers and Scriptwriters

Carole Poliquin

Isaac Isitan

Director

Isaac Isitan

Production/Distribution – Canada

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

FERRY COMMAND

At the beginning of the Second World War, aircraft produced in North America were shipped across the Atlantic. Ever-present enemy submarines and battleships made the crossing dangerous and the supply sporadic. The Atlantic Ferry Organization, a civilian aviation team, had the vision, spirit and determination to devise a plan that saw the aircraft flown from North America to Europe. Ferry Command portrays their efforts and resolve in overcoming natural, human and technological obstacles.

Betacam SX

44 minutes

Colour

Producers

Paul Pope

Tiffany Martin

Director and Scriptwriter

John W. Doyle

Production

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

FILMOGRAPHY IV

Filmography is a series chronicling the most influential documentary achievements of “Hollywood North.” More than a location for shooting movies, Canada is a community of producers, directors, writers, actors, art directors, musicians, costumers, set decorators, animal wranglers, stunt artists, photographers, lighting technicians and animators. Each episode of Filmography portrays the beginnings, successes and disappointments of an individual in the film industry. This season, the fourth, includes Jim Carrey, Donald Sutherland, Sandra Oh and Michael J. Fox.

High definition

18 x 30 minutes

Colour

Producer and Director

Carey Roberts

Scriptwriters

Trevor Alberts

Laura O'Grady

Sheila Rae

Carey Roberts

Host

Larry Day

Production

Pyramid HD Inc.
2875 107th Avenue S.E.
Calgary Alberta
T2Z 3R7
Canada
(403) 234-8566
(403) 234-8418
office@pyramidproductions.tv
www.pyramidproductions.tv

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

FINAL CURTAIN

Final Curtain ventures backstage and underground to explore some of the most fascinating stories that lurk behind the scenes of the greatest theatres in Canada and the world. Viewers come face to face with tragedy at the Garnier Opera House in Paris, investigate a curse at London’s Globe, and examine the seat of a mystery at Toronto’s Winter Garden Theatre. The drama is the theatre, where actors and patrons have met... their final curtain.

DVC Pro 50

46 minutes

Colour

Producer and Director

Connie Edwards

Scriptwriter

Drake Dresen

With

David Bruns

Production/Distribution – Canada

Souleado Entertainment
9353 50th St.
Unit 14
Edmonton Alberta
T6B 2L5
Canada
(780) 490-4506
(780) 490-4507
souleado@compusmart.ab.ca
www.souleado.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

FINAL WORD: THE ROAD TO CANSPELL (THE)

The Final Word: The Road to CanSpell follows the journey of 4,000 spellers in the 10 to 13-year-old age range as they make their way to the regional spelling competitions, then to the CanWest CanSpell National Spelling Bee. The champ wins a $10,000 scholarship and a trip to Washington for the U.S. National Bee.

Betacam SP

47 minutes

Colour

Producers

Kyle Irving

Kevin Dunn

Directors

Noah Erenberg

Doug Howe

Scriptwriter

Noah Erenberg

Production/Distribution – Canada

MidCanada Entertainment
509 Century St.
Winnipeg Manitoba
R3H 0L8
Canada
(204) 772-0368
(204) 772-0360
info@midcan.com
www.midcanadaentertainment.com

International distribution

CanWest International Distribution Ltd.
Westgate Business Park
Ballymount
Dublin
24
Ireland
(353) (1) 419-3333
(353) (1) 419-3300

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

FINDING FIDEL

Finding Fidel tells the story of Erik Durschmied, one of the top war correspondents in the world. The film examines his extraordinary career through the focus of his remarkable meeting and interview with Fidel Castro on the eve of the Cuban Revolution in 1958. The film interweaves Durschmied’s original film footage with footage from a contemporary Cuban journey, while reflecting on the journalist's career as a witness to some of the major events of our times.

Digital Betacam

85 minutes

Colour

Producer and Director

Bay Weyman

Production

Close Up Films
36 Springhurst Ave.
Toronto Ontario
M6K 1B6
Canada
(416) 588-7482
(416) 588-7583
bayweyman@sympatico.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

FORGIVENESS

Katy Hutchison is a vivacious 45-year-old widow with two children. Ryan Aldridge is the young man who killed Katy’s husband Bob. Katy offered Ryan her forgiveness and has never wavered from that. Forgiveness follows Katy and Ryan for more than a year, building a psychological portrait of two people whose lives came together only through tragic circumstance. Are stories of hope and reconciliation more than just politically correct tales for our troubled times?

Betacam SP

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Sue Ridout

Director and Scriptwriter

Helen Slinger

Production

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

FRANÇOIS GIRARD EN TROIS ACTES

François Girard en trois actes documents the world of one of Canada’s most important creators, François Girard. First known for his groundbreaking film, Thirty-Two Short Films About Glenn Gould, Girard has now directed three major musical productions, Le Procès, Lost Objects and Siegfried and this film puts us in the front row to observe the genesis of each production and follow Girard as he continues to use his scenic skills to shape a musical universe.

High definition
DVC Pro
Mini DV

minutes

Colour

Producer

Francine Forest

Director and Scriptwriter

Mathieu Roy

Production/Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

FRANKENSTEER

Frankensteer is a disturbing documentary that reveals how the ordinary cow has been turned into an antibiotic-dependent, hormone-laced potential carrier of toxic bacteria, all in the name of cheap food. Frankensteer exposes the harsh and sometimes frightening realities of how our beef gets to the table.

Betacam SP
Digital Betacam

48 minutes

Colour

Producers and Directors

Marrin Canell

Ted Remerowski

Scriptwriter

Ted Remerowski

With

Ted Remerowski

Production

Paradigm Pictures Corporation
130 Rosewell Ave.
Toronto Ontario
M4R 2A4
Canada
(416) 927-7404
(416) 927-9839
info@paradigmpictures.com
www.paradigmpictures.com

Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

FREE AND UNBROKEN: THE STORY OF THE CALGARY STAMPEDE HORSE DRIVE

Free and Unbroken: The Story of the Calgary Stampede Horse Drive follows the drive of 200 rodeo broncs from the Calgary Stampede ranch to the rodeo grounds located in the heart of downtown Calgary. The year was 2005 and the professional wranglers covered 300 kilometres in six days, accompanied by 20 neophyte cowboys, each of whom paid $15,000 to experience the historic ride, dramatic journey and breathtaking vistas.

DVC Pro

24 minutes

Colour

Producers

Charles Laird

Jean Merriman

Lance Mueller

Director

Gregory Sheppard

Scriptwriter

Charles Laird

Production/Distribution – Canada

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

FREEDOM III

Freedom is hosted by contemporary dance legend Robert Desrosiers who explores choreographers, creators and companies in their own environments and cultures. In the third cycle of this documentary dance series, Desrosiers features seven cutting edge choreographers including Anne Troake, Louise Bédard, Peter Boneham (Le Groupe Lab), Santee Smith and David McIntosh (Battery Opera).

DVC Pro

7 x 24 minutes

Colour

Producers

Neil Bregman

Bob Barrett

Ric Randmaa

Director and Scriptwriter

Bob Barrett

Production

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

ACME Pictures Inc.
535 Queen St. E.
Suite 5
Toronto Ontario
M5A 1V1
Canada
(416) 366-2263
(416) 366-6355
info@acmepictures.com
www.acmepictures.com

Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

FRINGE (THE)

The Fringe is a hilarious program documenting the highs and lows of a group of young actors as they vie for audiences and recognition at one of North America’s largest theatre festivals, the Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival, held every August. The Fringe features veteran comedy performers Joe Flaherty (SCTV), Ron Pederson (MAD TV) and Dana Anderson (Second City).

Betacam SP

60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Michael Chyz

Josh Miller

Director

Neil Grahn

Scriptwriter

Michael Chyz

Production/Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

AMERICAN FUGITIVE: THE TRUTH ABOUT HASSAN

Introduced to the world in the 2001 movie Kandahar, David Theodore Belfield is wanted in the U.S. for the 1980 killing of an Iranian diplomat. He now lives in exile in Iran. The story of an unrepentant assassin and an articulate accuser, American Fugitive: The Truth About Hassan explores a web of international intrigue and state-sponsored violence.

DV Cam
Digital Betacam

75 minutes

Colour

Producer

Nathalie Barton

Director and Scriptwriter

Jean-Daniel Lafond

Production

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

Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

GARDIENS EN PRISON

Gardiens en prison overturns the stereotypes of the prison guard. Through testimony from the men and women on the job, the film shows their work in a light not usually seen in film where the clichés of the “brutish” guards tend all too often to prevail.

DVC Pro

92 minutes

Colour

Producer

Luc Harvey

Director and Scriptwriter

Réjean Chayer

Production

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

GEOMETRY OF LOVE (THE)

Based on a best-selling book by Margaret Visser, The Geometry of Love, is a thought-provoking inquiry into the symbolism of churches. Visser enters the ancient church of Sant'Agnese fuori le Mura in Rome and explains the meanings hidden in every aspect of its design, from the altar to the shape of the church itself. Her study leads to unique insights into Christian thought, the evolution of Western civilization and her own spiritual renewal.

High definition

48 minutes

Colour

Producers

Bev Bliss

Colin Neale

Director and Scriptwriter

Paul Carvalho

With

Margaret Visser

Production

Moving Films Inc.
2038 119th St.
Crowsnest Pass Alberta
T0K 0E0
Canada
(403) 562-8829
(514) 371-9725
bbliss@shaw.ca

Les Productions Colin Neale inc.
4830, rue du Tremblay
Laval Quebec
H7W 2T1
Canada
(514) 217-5590
(450) 688-4364
colinneale@videotron.ca

Distribution – Canada (Educational)

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

International distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

VILLE FANTÔME

Lük Fleury’s great-grandmother Madeleine lived in a mining village at the beginning of the last century and through a masterful pastiche of interviews, archival photographs, voice-overs and his own choreography, the master jig dancer and choreographer depicts her life. Ghost Town also shows a new role for contemporary jigging and Lük Fleury is one of its foremost creators.

Digital Betacam

48 minutes

Colour

Producer

Michel Ouellette

Director

Raymond Saint-Jean

Scriptwriters

Raymond Saint-Jean

Marie-Christine Letourneux

Antoine Saito

With

Lük Fleury

Luca Palladino

Nancy Gloutnez

Production/Distribution

Ciné Qua Non Média inc.
445, rue St-Pierre
Bureau 402
Montreal Quebec
H2Y 2M8
Canada
(514) 271-4000
(514) 271-4331

info@cqnmedia.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

GILLES CARLE OU L'INDOMPTABLE IMAGINAIRE

Gilles Carle, a renowned Quebec filmmaker, is struggling valiantly against the Parkinson’s disease that disables him a little bit more every day. Working with Carle’s most recent script, completed in 2000 and entitled Mona McGill et son vieux père malade, film director Charles Binamé takes an intimate and friendly look at a brave and lucid creator confronted with suffering and the perspective of death.

DV Cam

52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jeannine Gagné

Director and Scriptwriter

Charles Binamé

With

Gilles Carle

Chloé Sainte-Marie

Production/Distribution

Amazone Film inc.
5905, rue Louis-Hémon
Montreal Quebec
H2G 2K5
Canada
(514) 393-3560
(514) 393-3565
info@amazonefilm.com
www.amazonefilm.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

GOD ONLY KNOWS: SAME SEX MARRIAGE

The deeply personal values of a gay minister and a religious family man collide when they agree to exchange lives to debate same-sex marriage in a fascinating television experiment. From conservative Alberta beef country to the heart of Vancouver’s gay community, these men move into each others homes and lives and attempt to hang on to their belief systems while facing off with the opposing social networks.

DVC Pro

63 minutes

Colour

Producer and Director

Brent Kawchuck

With

Dylan Crozier

Craig Chandler

Vinnie Chiodo

Production

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

MEGA BUILDERS

Mega Builders is all about superlatives: the biggest, the most complex, the most stressful, the most dangerous. The series presents seven dramatic hours about the construction projects, ranging from the construction of artificial islands off the coast of Dubai and the installation of a swing bridge in the middle of Manhattan. Each episode follows the engineers and their teams as they attempt to complete projects so enormous and so challenging that the viewer is compelled to ask: “How are they EVER going to pull this off?”

Digital Betacam

7 x 47 minutes

Colour

Producers

Laszlo Barna

Christine Nielsen

Directors and Scriptwriters

Colin King

Dugald Maudsley

Nora Pratt

Wendy Trueman

Production/Distribution

Barna-Alper Productions Inc.
175 Bloor St. E.
North Tower 14th Floor
Toronto Ontario
M4W 3R8
Canada
(416) 646-2400
(416) 979-7476
INFO@bap.ca
www.bap.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

MEGA BUILDERS II

Mega Builders II presents a second series about the world’s major construction projects, including the sinking of a Boeing 747 to create an artificial reef and the construction of North America’s largest rollercoaster. Each episode follows the engineers and their teams as they attempt to complete projects so enormous and so challenging, that the viewer is compelled to ask: “How are they ever going to pull this off?”

High definition - 24 P

7 x 47 minutes

Colour

Producers

Laszlo Barna

Christine Nielsen

Directors and Scriptwriters

Colin King

Wendy Trueman

Adrian Callender

Production

Barna-Alper Productions Inc.
175 Bloor St. E.
North Tower 14th Floor
Toronto Ontario
M4W 3R8
Canada
(416) 646-2400
(416) 979-7476
INFO@bap.ca
www.bap.ca

Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

HABBAKUK: SHIP OF ICE

During the Second World War in an effort to support Allied Forces in the U-boat plagued North Atlantic, an eccentric British genius, Geoffrey Pyke, made an unusual proposal that captured the imagination of Winston Churchill and Lord Mountbatten. Pyke intended to build an indestructible ship of ice to serve as a floating airfield in the frigid Atlantic waters. With the help of the Canadian government, a prototype, “Habbakuk,” was constructed in Alberta’s Patricia Lake.

High definition

50 minutes

Colour

Producer

John Davis

Director

Peter Lynch

Scriptwriter

Thor Henrikson

With

Mike Fletcher

James Delgado

Warren Fletcher

Production/Distribution – Canada

Eco-Nova Productions Inc.
2762 Robie St.
Halifax Nova Scotia
B3K 4P2
Canada
(902) 423-7906
(902) 423-6226
info@eco-nova.com
www.shipwreckcentral.com

International distribution

Parthenon Entertainment
Parthenon House
Station Approach
Chorleywood
WD3 5PF
United Kingdom
44 1923 286 886
44 1923 286 686

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

HAMMER AND TICKLE

Communism in Europe may have been nothing to joke about – or wasn’t it? Hammer and Tickle explores just how humour contributed to the defeat of the infamous regimes. More than a compilation of jokes -- of which there are thousands -- the film presents the people who created the jokes, those who tried to silence them, the ones who risked punishment merely in documenting them and the unfortunates who were imprisoned for telling them.

16 mm
DV Cam
Mini DV

90 minutes

Colour

Producers

Christine Camdessus

Leah Mallen

Director

Ben Lewis

Scriptwriters

Ben Lewis

Christine Camdessus

With

Adam Hendersonn

Lee Tokar

Production/Distribution – Canada

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

International distribution

TV 2 Denmark A/S
Sortedam Dossering 55A
Copenhagen
2100
Denmark
45 65 21 22 23
45 65 21 41 99
sales@TV2.dk
www.TV2world.com

Alegria SARL
22, rue Charles Baudelaire
Paris
75012
France
1 43 43 99 23
1 43 43 20 42
Christine@alegria-productions.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

HARVEST IN THE HEARTLAND

Harvest in the Heartland chronicles the struggles of two of Manitoba’s 21,000 farm families. Larry McBurney is a third generation farmer who, along with his wife and son, has to work off-farm, to keep afloat his beef and grains operation. William Dyck has more security in dairy farming but the gruelling hours, 4 a.m. to 7 p.m., seven days a week, take their toll. Welcome to western Canadian farming in the 21st century.

Betacam SP

22 minutes

Colour

Producers

Doug Howe

Colleen Alksnis

Liz Jarvis

Director and Scriptwriter

Doug Howe

With

Roger Currie

Production

Greenwich Productions Ltd.
177 Coniston St.
Winnipeg Manitoba
R2H 1P8
Canada
(204) 772-0368
(204) 786-1655
colleen@midcan.com

Distribution – Canada

Century Street Distribution
509 Century St.
Winnipeg Manitoba
R3H 0L8
Canada
(204) 772-0368
(204) 772-0360
info@centurystreet.ca
www.centurystreet.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

HEARTBEATS II

Heartbeats explores the emerging world of medicine for women. Each episode features patients as they make critical journeys from illness and treatment to recovery – all in the care of courageous and compassionate medical teams. Cardiovascular disease, cervical cancer, high-risk pregnancy and facial reconstruction are a few of the medical situations touched upon.

DV Cam

16 x 22 minutes

Colour

Producers

Ira Levy

Peter Williamson

Barri Cohen

Ron Singer

Directors

Nadine Schwartz

Lara Fitzgerald

Jackie May

Maya Gallus

Narrator

Julie Stewart

Production

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

Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

HEARTS OF DARTMOUTH: LIFE OF A TRAILER PARK GIRL

In Hearts of Dartmouth: Life of a Trailer Park Girl, filmmaker Annemarie Cassidy explores the genesis, growing pains, and eventual success of the cult comedy show Trailer Park Boys, a series about life in a Dartmouth, Nova Scotia trailer park. As hair and make-up artist for the show since its beginning, Cassidy brings her particular point of view to Hearts of Dartmouth, showing why, in her words, the show "represents a revolution in Canadian television."

DV Cam

45 minutes

Colour

Producers

Karen Wentzell

Mike Volpe

Director and Narrator

Annemarie Cassidy

Scriptwriters

Annemarie Cassidy

Karen Wentzell

Production

Trailer Park Productions Ltd.
5240 Blowers St.
Upper Level
Halifax Nova Scotia
B3J 1J7
Canada
(902) 422-0680
(902) 422-0410
question@trailerparkproductions.tv

Topsail Productions Ltd.
5240 Blowers St.
Upper Level
Halifax Nova Scotia
B3J 1J7
Canada
(902) 422-0680
(902) 422-0410
michael.volpe@topsailentertainment.com
www.trailerparkboys.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

HERE'S A HOW DEE DO

For 45 years Roy and Diana Schatz have been producing Gilbert & Sullivan operettas as fundraisers for St. Anne’s Church in Toronto. Roy, 74, still plays leading roles, while Diana produces, and daughter Laura directs and sings the lead. The joy in their work is palpable, but now as the Schatz parents reach the end of their careers, Laura, with a family to raise, is pondering her own future as well as St. Annes’.

Digital Betacam

42 minutes

Colour

Producer

Barbara J. Allinson

Director and Scriptwriter

Donald Shebib

Production

MY Production Company
9 Woodstock Pl.
Toronto Ontario
M4X 1T7
Canada
(416) 929-1267
(416) 929-0323
bja@hojo.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

HI HO: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE GRUMPY BURGER

Hi Ho: The Rise and Fall of the Grumpy Burger follows obsessive, indie filmmaker Marshall Sfalcin as he chronicles the rise and fall of his family's hamburger empire - an empire that some say was the inspiration for today's fast-food industry. Along the way, Marshall confronts dark family secrets, the cutthroat business of fast food, the fickle whims of history and the madness that comes with making a no-budget film.

Mini DV

52 minutes

Colour

Producers

Cornelia Principe

Matt Gallagher

Director

Matt Gallagher

Scriptwriter

Michael Allcock

Production

Border City Pictures Inc.
337 Palmerston Blvd.
Unit F
Toronto Ontario
M6G 2N5
Canada
(416) 972-6194
corneliaprincipe@yahoo.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

HISTOIRE DE JACKIE VAUTOUR (L')

Through the story of Jackie Vautour, this documentary takes viewers back to the creation of Kouchibougouac National Park in 1969 when eight villages -- and their 1,500 citizens – were expropriated from their land in eastern New Brunswick. Cajun singer-songwriter, Zachary Richard dedicates his recording, Coeur fidèle, « to all my francophone brothers and sisters in America. To Louis Riel, Beausoleil and Jackie Vautour... » Inspired by his own words and 35 years after the fact, Richard looks at what happened to those expropriated and to the politicians of the era.

DVC Pro 50

60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Jean-Claude Bellefeuille

Vic Pelletier

Director

Jean Bourbonnais

Scriptwriter

Jacques Hamelin

With

Zachary Richard

Jackie Vautour

Production

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

Productions Vic Pelletier inc. (Les)
296 rue Saint-Pierre

Matane Quebec
G4W 2B9
Canada
(418) 566-2040
(418) 562-4643
info@pvp.ca
www.pvp.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

HISTOIRES DE ZIZIS

Histoires de zizis is a film about the penis. It presents different points of view on the subject and treats the member, whenever possible, with humour. Which, given how easily the subject raises embarrassed laughter and sarcastic commentary, doesn’t take much. Often, the mere mention of the word elicits lively conversation. The film asks: How does today’s man relate to his penis? And, how do men, women, children and the specialists speak about the penis?

DV Cam

52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Claude Cartier

Director and Scriptwriter

Isabelle Raynauld

Production

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

Distribution – Canada

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

HISTOIRES OUBLIÉES V

This documentary series chronicles some of the significant events and true-life stories that shaped our collective history – but which are now largely forgotten. Well-researched and documented, the series looks closely at stories which once made headlines around the world, but that, over the years, have become "anonymous," removed from their specific historical context.

Betacam SP

10 x 28 minutes

Colour

Producer

Vic Pelletier

Directors

Robert Tremblay

Jean Guénette

Michel St-Pierre

Simon Poulin

Jacques Bérubé

Scriptwriters

Robert Tremblay

Jean Guénette

Michel St-Pierre

Production/Distribution – Canada

Productions Vic Pelletier inc. (Les)
296 rue Saint-Pierre

Matane Quebec
G4W 2B9
Canada
(418) 566-2040
(418) 562-4643
info@pvp.ca
www.pvp.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

LOTTERY ON ICE

Lottery on Ice explores the intense world of kids in elite hockey programs, a world full of drama, high expectations and often fraught with controversy, a world driven by parents and a corporate zeal for these future NHL (National Hockey League) stars. At the heart of this world is a relentless sense that each and every avenue must be explored at almost any cost.

Mini DV

46 minutes

Colour

Producer

Leonard Terhoch

Directors and Scriptwriters

Michael Mazo

Blake Williams

Production

On Ice Productions
1820 Parker St.
Vancouver British Columbia
V5L 2K9
Canada
(604) 255-5353
(604) 255-9598
lizards@telus.net

Distribution – Canada

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

HOCKEY BRAWL: BATTLE ON THIN ICE

A small, prairie-town promoter embarks on a North-American journey to stage a controversial, prize-fighting event: hockey fights without the hockey. It all culminates in a live pay-per-view extravaganza where the chaos behind the scenes often overshadows the spectacle on the ice.

Betacam SP

46 minutes

Colour

Producers

Jeff Newman

Shawn Watson

Rob Sauvey

Director and Scriptwriter

Jeff Newman

Production

Behind The Brawl Inc.
441 Main St.
Suite 304
Winnipeg Manitoba
R3B 1B4
Canada
(204) 942-6520
(204) 942-6307
shawn_ocular@mts.net

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

HUMANIMA

Humanima invites us to meet men and women who are exceptionally close to nature and to animals. Following the seasons, the series discloses the passion that pushes such people to dedicate their lives to caring for and protecting animals, and simply to maintain a daily contact with animals and their environment.

High definition

13 x 24 minutes

Colour

Producers

Yves Lafontaine

Jacques Turgeon

Directors

Simon C. Vaillancourt

Jean-François Bouchard

Robert Cornellier

Jean Fontaine

Scriptwriters

Jean Fontaine

Louise Girard

With

Maryo Pépin

Guy Fitzgérald

Janie Giard

Pascale Otis

Production

Productions Nova Média inc.
34, rue Gamble Est
Bureau 201
B.P. 161
Rouyn-Noranda Quebec
J9X 3B7
Canada
(819) 767-6454
(819) 797-4945
ylafontaine@productionsnovamedia.com
www.productionsnovamedia.com

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

www.onf.ca

Distribution

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

www.onf.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

HUMOUR PQ

Why is comedy so important in Quebec? Just what makes the Québécois laugh so much? How do the comedians deal with their success and failure, and how did they become comedians in the first place? In 10 episodes, Humour PQ paints a picture of Quebec’s thriving comedy scene complete with interviews and extracts from comedy shows.

DVC Pro

10 x 46 minutes

Colour

Producer

Guy Latraverse

Director

Louis-Roland Leduc

Scriptwriters

Sylvain Larocque

Richard Z. Sirois

With

André Ducharme

Production

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

Distribution

Spectra International Distribution
400, boulevard De Maisonneuve Ouest
Montreal Quebec
H3A 1L4
Canada
(514) 525-7732
(514) 525-8033
international@equipespectra.ca
www.spectra-international.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

I WANT TO BE HAPPY: THE JACKIE WASHINGTON STORY

I Want To Be Happy tells the life story of an astounding 86-year-old Canadian jazz/swing/blues/folk singer, guitarist, storyteller and personality. Jackie Washington has a musical repertoire of nearly 1,300 songs and his legendary lifetime spans close to a century of musical history and black history. The film includes rare archives, numerous live performances, interviews and several candid scenes with the master.

Betacam
DV Cam

48 minutes

Colour

Producer and Director

Ari A. Cohen

Production/Distribution

Ari A. Cohen Films
1001 Lenoir
Studio B416
Montreal Quebec
H4C 2Z6
Canada
(514) 937-8594
(514) 937-8132
ari.cohen@bellnet.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

ICE STORM: THE SALÉ AND PELLETIER AFFAIR

Canadian figure skaters, Jamie Salé and David Pelletier skated a flawless routine at the 2002 Winter Oympics that deserved a gold medal. Instead, despite obvious errors, a Russian pair won, resulting in massive controversy. Ice Storm: The Salé and Pelletier Affair reconstructs the events in Salt Lake City as seen through the eyes of the skaters, the officials, experts and journalists who lifted the veil of corruption on figure skating.

Betacam SP
DV Cam
XD Cam

46 minutes

Colour

Producers

Richard Martyn

Howard Bernstein

Director

Richard Martyn

Scriptwriter

Joanne O'Sullivan

With

Colm Feore

Production

DocuTainment Productions Ltd.
1 Atlantic Ave.
Suite 103
Toronto Ontario
M6K 3E7
Canada
(416) 537-5004
(416) 537-8984
mail@microtainment.com
www.microtainment.com

Windchill Entertainment 1 Inc.
1 Atlantic Ave.
Suite 103
Toronto Ontario
M6K 3E7
Canada
(416) 537-5004
(416) 537-8984
joewoodward@microtainment.com
www.microtainment.com

Distribution – Canada

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

IF DAY: THE NAZI INVASION OF WINNIPEG

Imagine that Winnipeg is invaded by Nazi soldiers and that the city and its surrounding municipalities are conquered in the name of the Führer. It happened in February 1942 on ‘If Day’, in a simulation that was as bizarre as it was financially successful for the Canadian government.

High definition

22 minutes

Colour

Producer

Kyle Bornais

Director and Scriptwriter

Aaron Floresco

Production

Past Perfect Productions Inc.
129 Machray Ave.
Winnipeg Manitoba
R2W 0Z2
Canada
(204) 223-5997
(204) 772-0045
aaronf23@yahoo.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF MICHELANGELO

In The Footsteps of Michelangelo documents the life of an artist-priest, Father Dunstan Massey, who, while living in the 21st century, practises an art form perfected by Michelangelo, the art of fresco. It is an intimate portrait of a man who has devoted his life to his God and his art. The Benedictine monastery where he has lived for more than 50 years has become his gallery, a showcase for his paintings, fresco and sculpture.

Digital Betacam

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Sharon Bliss

Production

Metro Productions Ltd.
1080 Broughton St.
Suite 404
Vancouver British Columbia
V6G 2A8
Canada
(604) 662-3805
(604)662-3805
sharonb@knowledgenetwork.ca

Distribution – Canada

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

IN-BETWEEN WORLD OF M.G. VASSANJI (THE)

The Times of London has compared him to Graham Greene but you wouldn’t know M.G. Vassanji from a bar of soap. Filmmaker Robin Benger changes all that with a lush, incisive, full-access profile that takes the viewer from Vassanji’s home in Toronto to the Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) of his childhood, a Nairobi (Kenya) of corruption and murder, and back to Deep River, Ontario where he worked as nuclear physicist.

Betacam SP

49 minutes

Colour

Producers

Christopher Sumpton

Robin Benger

Director and Scriptwriter

Robin Benger

Production

Cogent/Benger Productions Inc.
1352 Bathurst Street
Suite 201
Toronto Ontario
M5R 3H7
Canada
(416) 535-5394
(416) 535-9619
mail@cogentbenger.com
www.cogentbenger.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

INDICTMENT OF INNOCENCE

Some of the most brutal persecution in the world today takes place in China against the popular spiritual and exercise movement, Falun Gong. Indictment of Innocence exposes the persecution, with testimony from such survivors of torture as Canadian sculptor, Kunlan Jiang, engineer Lizhe He and Australian art collectors Tony and Meiling Dai. We also hear from former Minister of Justice Irwin Cotler, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ian Johnson and David Ownby, historian at the University of Montreal.

DV Cam

46 minutes

Colour

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Peter Rowe

Production/Distribution

Pinewood Films Inc.
180 Pinewood Trail
Mississauga Ontario
L5G 2L1
Canada
(905) 891-9498
(905) 891-9952
prowe@interlog.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

INÉDITS (LES)

This series is a medley of images taken from family films made in Quebec from the '20s through to the '60s. Beautiful, surprising, funny, refreshing, authentic and moving... all qualify to describe the scenes taken from every corner of the province. Family films are made of the flotsam of daily life: winter, the holidays, childhood, births, holidays. It’s all here in Les Inédits.

DVC Pro

13 x 25 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jean-Pierre Paiement

Director and Scriptwriter

Yann Langevin

With

Michel Rivard

Production/Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

IP : LA VIE SURPRENANTE DE L'INFORMATION PERSONNELLE

Every day, each one of us leaves behind a trail of electronic information about ourselves – without our knowledge. How is this data being used? What effect does the use of personal data have on our individual and collective lives? This is a major issue in today's society. IP examines this social phenomenon, whose implications are often little understood, and invites audiences to question the creation, management and use of data banks and new technologies.

Digital Betacam

42 minutes

Colour

Producers

Michel Beaudet

Lucie Tremblay

Director

André Larochelle

Scriptwriter

Denys Saint-Denis

Production

MAG2TV
210, rue Dominion
Montreal Quebec
H3J 2X1
Canada
(514) 937-7999
(514) 937-5062
mbeaudet@mag2.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC

Pianist Marc-André Hamelin continues to astonish the musical world with his artistry. Filmed in Vancouver, Scotland and the Hyperion Recording Studios in London, England, It’s All About the Music portrays the Quebec-born artist in his exploration of the works of Busoni, Godowsky and other brilliant composer/pianists from the early 20th century 'Golden Age' of the piano.

Digital Betacam

47 minutes

Colour

Producer and Director

Robert Chesterman

Scriptwriter

Peter Haworth

Production/Distribution

Prometheus Productions Ltd.
5583 Alma Rd.
Vancouver British Columbia
V6N 1Y2
Canada
(604) 266-6612
(604) 266-6417
info@prometheusfilms.com
www.prometheusfilms.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

IVRESSE DES SOMMETS (L')

Looking at the lives of those who love to climb mountains, L’Ivresse des sommets tells the big and the small story of Canadians’ unshakeable attachment to their mountains. These are stories of courage, tenacity and daring as well as stories of passion, vision and rapture.

DV Cam

60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Charles Lavack

Louis Paquin

Director

Pascal Boutroy

Scriptwriters

Jacques Couture

Pascal Boutroy

Production

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

Distribution – Canada

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

JEAN LAPOINTE - LES SENTIERS DE MA VIE

Whether as singer, actor, comedian, variety artist or, more recently, as senator, Jean Lapointe’s vocation has been to make people laugh. Accompanied by his son, Jean-Marie, himself an entertainer, Lapointe takes us to the places that shaped his life and the moments that brought him to don a variety of costumes, create such memorable characters, recount his stories of friendship and, especially, to explore the full range of human emotions.

Mini DV

minutes

Colour

Producer

Guy Latraverse

Director

Joanne Comte

Scriptwriters

Joanne Comte

Mouffe

Production

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

Distribution

Spectra International Distribution
400, boulevard De Maisonneuve Ouest
Montreal Quebec
H3A 1L4
Canada
(514) 525-7732
(514) 525-8033
international@equipespectra.ca
www.spectra-international.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

JEUX DE SOCIÉTÉ IX

Now in its ninth season, Jeux de société continues in its analysis of Quebec, its preoccupations, conflicts and evolution. Treating a single theme every week, host Joane Prince interviews guests so that viewers may discover new things about their society.

DVC Pro

26 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Jacquelin Bouchard

Sylvie Desrochers

Carole Dufour

Nicole Faucher

Directors

Sylvie Guernon

Anne Dussault

Liliane Bergevin

Hugues Savoie

Production

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

International distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

JOANNA

In the southwestern corner of Canada, in the city of Vancouver, to be more exact, there lives a woman who touches the world. She searches it for materials to weave into fantastical clothing, landscapes and stories. In turn, museums and businesses alike compete for the work of her hands. People from around the Earth come to study her marvelous talent. Her name is Joanna Staniszkis.

DV Cam
Mini DV

24 minutes

Colour

Producers

Albert Karvonen

Pirkko Karvonen

Directors

Ray Harper

Pirkko Karvonen

Scriptwriter

Michele MacDonald

Production/Distribution – Canada

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

JOHN ALLAN CAMERON

John Allan Cameron is a documentary celebrating the life, music and achievements of one of Canada’s national treasures. John Allan’s contribution to Canadian music and his influence on the Canadian music industry is legendary. By adapting traditional Celtic fiddle and bagpipe tunes for the guitar he brought Celtic music to the masses and, in doing so, blazed a trail of success for other East Coast artists to follow.

Mini DV

48 minutes

Colour

Producers

Janice Evans

Gregory Jones

Director and Scriptwriter

Janice Evans

Production

Creative Atlantic Communications Ltd.
2089 Maitland St.
Halifax Nova Scotia
B3K 2Z8
Canada
(902) 423-1989
(902) 423-3711
info@creativeatlantic.ca
www.creativeatlantic.com

Crooked Finger Productions Inc.
2089 Maitland St.
Halifax Nova Scotia
B3K 2Z8
Canada
(902) 423-1989
(902) 423-3711
info@creativeatlantic.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

TARGET: REPORTERS IN IRAQ

Since 2004, the war in Iraq has become impossibly dangerous for journalists. Target: Reporters in Iraq meets a few that continue to work “unembedded,” including Canadian Scott Taylor who was kidnapped, tortured and released, and Hannah Allam, Knight-Ridder’s courageous correspondent who experienced the terrible loss of several co-workers at her Baghdad bureau. The film also looks at how the violence has affected Iraqi reporters and the very nature of war correspondence.

Super 8
DV Cam
Mini DV

43 minutes

Colour

Producers

Josette Gauthier

Peter Svatek

Director

Maziar Bahari

Scriptwriters

Peter Svatek

Maziar Bahari

Production/Distribution

Triplex Films Inc.
1487, av. Argyle
Montreal Quebec
H3G 1V5
Canada
(514) 938-0880
(514) 938-8347
josettegauthier@vl.videotron.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

JOURNEY TO CANNIBAL ISLAND

Far from civilization lies a mysterious, uninhabited land mass known as Cannibal Island. Where is this tiny, barely-charted islet? The South Seas, perhaps? Third star to the left and straight on ‘till dawn? No, Cannibal Island is real, and it can be found in the vast North Basin of Manitoba’s Lake Winnipeg. Journey to Cannibal Island is the story of one man’s visit to the island and what made him travel there.

DV Cam

22 minutes

Colour

Producer

Kyle Bornais

Directors

Caelum Vatnsdal

Matt Holm

Scriptwriter

Caelum Vatnsdal

With

Evan Kroeker

Matt Holm

Mike Dunitz

Production

Mighty Kraken Films
196 Lipton Ave.
Winnipeg Manitoba
R3G 2G9
Canada
(204) 478-1296
(204) 772-0045
info@farpointfilms.com

Distribution – Canada

Farpoint Films Inc.
1335 Erin Street
Suite 202
Winnipeg Manitoba
R3C 2S7
Canada
(204) 222-3755
(204) 772-0045
info@farpointfilms.com
www.farpointfilms.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

KEEPING UP WITH CATHY JONES

Keeping Up With Cathy Jones is a biography of the outrageously funny Cathy Jones. We follow her career from the first celluloid glimpses in Cathy at 16, to her work with Codco, the infamous Newfoundland theatre and television troupe, up to her current work in the TV series This Hour Has 22 Minutes. We get views on Cathy from fellow comedians Rick Mercer and brother Andy, and discover Cathy the mother, sister, lover and friend.

XD Cam

42 minutes

Colour

Producer

Lynne Wilson

Director and Scriptwriter

Barbara Doran

With

Cathy Jones

Rick Mercer

Greg Malone

Andy Jones

Production/Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

UN TUEUR SI PROCHE III

Presented as a drama, this documentary series takes a look at 10 recent murders, chosen from Canadian court records. What distinguishes these particular crimes is that they were committed by people known to the victims. Using interviews, archival photos and footage and family documents, The Killer Next Door recreates the dramas and has psychiatrists and criminologists present their interpretations. The viewer is left with the ominous question: Would you know the signs in someone close to you?

Digital Betacam

10 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Jaquelin Bouchard

Sylvie Desrochers

Carole Dufour

André Dupuy

Directors

Bernard Nadeau

Michel Beaudin

Scriptwriters

Michelle Allen

Isabelle Poissant

Manon Vallée

Production

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

International distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

KIVIAQ VERSUS CANADA

Zacharias Kunuk, the award-winning Inuit director of Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner, travels to Edmonton to meet Kiviaq, Canada’s first Inuit lawyer, former Golden Gloves boxing champion, city alderman, and the only Inuk to play with the Edmonton Eskimos football team. Kiviaq is currently suing the federal government of Canada with a claim demanding equal rights for Inuit, whom, he argues, are neither defined in law nor granted the same privileges as other aboriginal people.

DV Cam

48 minutes

Colour

Producer

Katarina Soukup

Director

Zacharias Kunuk

Scriptwriters

Zacharias Kunuk

Katarina Soukup

Production

Kunuk Cohn Productions Inc.
5764, av. Monkland
Bureau 223
Montreal Quebec
H4A 1E9
Canada
(514) 486-0707
(514) 486-9851
cohn@isuma.ca
www.isuma.ca

Igloolik Isuma Productions Inc. (Montréal)
5764, av. Monkland
Bureau 223
Montreal Quebec
H4A 1E9
Canada
(514) 486-0707
(514) 486-9851
info@isuma.ca
www.isuma.ca

Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

LANDSCAPE AS MUSE II

Landscape as Muse is a cinematic study and celebration of artistic inspiration. It is set in unique and often remote Canadian environments. Each episode features one artist who is situated and filmed outdoors as they participate in a mini art-nature residency. These artists use landscape as a source of inspiration and as a catalyst in the creation of art. They work in a variety of visual media: photography, traditional Indian art, sculpture, painting and installation.

16 mm
DV Cam

13 x 24 minutes

Colour

Producer

Ian Toews

Directors and Scriptwriters

Ian Toews

Jason Nielsen

Production

291 Film Company Inc.
1717 13th Ave.
Regina Saskatchewan
S4P 0A5
Canada
(306) 757-8437
(306) 569-7994
contact@291filmcompany.ca
www.291filmcompany.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

LAST DAWN (THE)

When Germany set off the First World War in 1914, millions of young men from the British Empire flocked to enlist. But by 1917, thousands were deserting monthly even at the risk of being shot to death by their fellow soldiers. The Last Dawn tells the story of six of them.

Digital Betacam

50 minutes

Colour

Producers

Deb Proc

Brian Dooley

Dafydd Llyr James

Director

Colin Thomas

Scriptwriter

Vern Thiessen

With

Jim Thalheimer

Production/Distribution – Canada

Kaizen West Productions Inc.
3132 Parsons Rd.
Suite 208
Edmonton Alberta
T6N 1L6
Canada
(780) 413-9285
(780) 465-0580
lmcinnes@anaid.com

Coproduction – United Kingdom

Cynhyrchiadau Boomerang Cyf.
218 Penarth Rd.
Cardiff Wales
CF11 8NN
United Kingdom
44 2055 0550
44 29 2055 0551
dafyddllyr@boomerang.co.uk

International distribution

S4C International
50 Lambourne Cres.
Llanishen
Cardiff Wales
CF14 5DU
United Kingdom
44 1 2920 741 227
44 1 2920 754 444

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

LEADING MAN

“I don’t believe that when you are on stage you are a different person. You are the same person in different circumstances. “

William Hutt has performed more Shakespeare than any other actor. He is English Canada’s leading classical actor and his body of work is enormous, but his life off-stage is largely unknown. Leading Man follows the pivotal moments of Hutt’s life, to reveal his complex, contradictory, yet delightful character.

Betacam SP

42 minutes

Colour

Producers

Richard Nielsen

Joel Gordon

Director

Joel Gordon

Scriptwriters

Joel Gordon

David Gilmour

Production

Norflicks Productions Ltd.
124 Dupont St.
Toronto Ontario
M5R 1V2
Canada
(416) 351-7558
(416) 351-8165
mail@norflicks.com
www.norflicks.com

V-Formation Productions
2 College St.
Suite107
Toronto Ontario
M5G 1K3
Canada
(416) 923-3676
(416) 492-3781

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

LEGACY IN STONE: MANITOBA'S LEGISLATIVE BUILDING FROM CONCEPTION TO COMPLETION

When work began on Manitoba’s Legislative building, Winnipeg was one of the fastest growing cities in North America. A centre of trade and industry, its future was bright - and politicians planned a new provincial capital building that would reflect their grand visions of the future. Legacy in Stone takes us on a fascinating tour of the creation of Manitoba’s legislative building and explores the scandal that led to a government’s fall.

DV Cam

21 minutes

Colour

Producer

Kyle Bornais

Director

John Barnard

Scriptwriter

Chris Charney

With

Jeff Derraugh

Production

Farpoint Films Inc.
1335 Erin Street
Suite 202
Winnipeg Manitoba
R3C 2S7
Canada
(204) 222-3755
(204) 772-0045
info@farpointfilms.com
www.farpointfilms.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

LÉGENDES URBAINES

This series looks at a curious and fascinating element in our society: the urban legend. With dramatizations of the legends and the commentary of those who have studied the infamous tales, the series probes such questions as: How do rumours begin? How are the stories spread? And why are they believed?

Digital Betacam

10 x 46 minutes

Colour

Producer

Daniel Harvey

Directors

Chantal Limoge

Audrey Riberdy

Mathieu Fontaine

Sébastien Chabot

Scriptwriters

Johanne de Bellefeuille

Pierre Couture

Host

Frédéric Pierre

Production/Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

LEGENDS AND LORE OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC

Newfoundland and Maritime history is a deep, rich vein of folklore and eerie epic tales, both the supernatural and the unbelievably true. Legends and Lore of the North Atlantic recounts these stories of myth and mystery, heroes and monsters, shocking facts and true-life tales more incredible than fiction. Guided by host, Gordon Pinsent, the series explores each legend through rich narration, vivid re-enactments and revealing interviews with experts, eyewitnesses and true-believers.

High definition
DV Cam

13 x 24 minutes

Colour

Producers

Paul Pope

Maggie Keiley

Directors

Dorian Rowe

Justin Simms

Scriptwriters

Dorian Rowe

Jordan Canning

Todd O'Brien

Paula Gale

With

Gordon Pinsent

Production

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

International distribution

Wild Mushroom Distribution
114 Water St.
St. John's Newfoundland
A1C 1A8
Canada
(709) 722-7673
(709) 738-7285
tmartin@popeproductions.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

LETTRES DU FRONT

Letters From the Front tells the story of the First World War through the letters exchanged between Canadian soldiers and their wives, parents and children, as well as through Canadian, French, German and British soldiers’ diaries. This is a touching story, inspired by the reality of life at the front and at home.

High definition - 24 P

2 x 45 minutes

Colour

Producers

Bertrand Weissgerber

Suzanne Girard

Luc Châtelain

Director

Yves Boisset

Scriptwriters

Claude Marcil

Bertrand Weissgerber

Alain Scoff

Production

BBR Productions inc.
3430, rue Saint-Denis
Bureau 300
Montreal Quebec
H2X 3L3
Canada
(514) 288-0080
(514) 288-0081
info@bbrprod.com
www.bbrprod.com

Coproduction - France and Germany

ArtLine Films
101, rue Saint-Dominique
Paris
75007
France
33 1 45 55 14 19
33 1 45 55 18 47

www.artlinesfilms.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

LETTERS FROM THE SUMMER SOLSTICE

“Within the past 10 years, I have had the magical experience of standing out under the Arctic sky at midnight during the summer solstice on three occasions, in three very different locations.” – R.J. Long

Letters from the Summer Solstice recounts these three experiences. The film explores the significance of the summer solstice to ancient peoples and wonders why it is now so difficult for many of us to connect with Nature.

Mini DV

53 minutes

Colour

Producer

Karen P. Henders

Director, Scriptwriter and Narrator

Robert J. Long

Production

Waterhen Film Productions Ltd.
P.O. Box 69
Balgonie Saskatchewan
SOG OEO
Canada
(306) 771-2713
(306) 771-2713
bob@earthseeker.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

FREEDOM II

Freedom is a documentary dance series hosted by contemporary dance legend Robert Desrosiers that features some of Canada’s most eccentric, eclectic and leading edge urban dance performers, movers, choreographers and companies. Freedom takes the viewer into the subculture of dance with Canada as the backdrop.

DVC Pro

7 x 24 minutes

Colour

Producers

Neil Bregman

Bob Barrett

Ric Randmaa

Director and Scriptwriter

Bob Barrett

Production

ACME Pictures Inc.
535 Queen St. E.
Suite 5
Toronto Ontario
M5A 1V1
Canada
(416) 366-2263
(416) 366-6355
info@acmepictures.com
www.acmepictures.com

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

Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

LIFE AND TIMES OF EVELYN HART (THE)

The Life and Times of Evelyn Hart is a celebration of one of Canada’s greatest ballerinas. An intense and demanding perfectionist, Ms Hart was the prima ballerina of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet for 25 years and known worldwide for her passionate portrayal of the great roles of classical ballets such as Giselle and Sleeping Beauty. Shot over two years, this film goes backstage and into the daily world of Ms Hart’s life and dance.

Digital Betacam X

42 minutes

Colour

Producers and Directors

Betsy Carson

Dan Schlanger

Scriptwriter

Betsy Carson

Production

Dilemma Productions Inc.
1027 West 8th Ave.
Vancouver British Columbia
V6H 1C3
Canada
(604) 633-1441
(604) 321-7464
info@dilemmaproductions.ca
www.dilemmaproductions.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

LOVABLE

Lovable is the third film in Alan Zweig’s trilogy of autobiographical documentaries that began with Vinyl and continued with I, Curmudgeon. This time the focus is on the challenge to find love and happiness when finding someone with whom to share your life proves illusive. Alternating between Zweig’s stories and those of the people he interviews, Lovable also touches on the role romanticism and love songs play in our feelings on love.

Mini DV

75 minutes

Colour

Producers

Kristina McLaughlin

Michael McMahon

Director and Scriptwriter

Alan Zweig

Production

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

MADE IN QUÉBEC IV

Made in Québec looks at the origins and development of several notable Quebec institutions: the Port of Montréal, the daily newspaper La Presse, the Mont Tremblant ski resort, Montréal firefighters, Granby Zoo, and the Vachon baked-goods company. Each instalment recounts the story of these institutions, highlighting their defining moments at critical periods of their existence. Above all, these portraits bring out the unique aspects of each story, of each setback and turnaround...

Betacam SP
DV Cam

6 x 46 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jacques W. Lina

Directors and Scriptwriters

Pierre Bastien

Joël Bertomeu

Marie-Hélène Grenier

Julie Simard

Production

ORBI-XXI Productions inc.
2006, rue Plessis
Bureau 300
Montreal Quebec
H2L 2Y3
Canada
(514) 843-6919
(514) 843-9321
jwlina@orbi-xxi.ca

Distribution

ORBI-XXI Distribution inc.
2006, rue Plessis
Bureau 300
Montreal Quebec
H2L 2Y3
Canada
(514) 843-6919
(514) 843-9321
jwlina@orbi-xxi.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

MAKE SOME NOISE

Make Some Noise showcases teens and young adults who will stop at nothing to make themselves heard. Some pick up video cameras and risk their lives in wartorn lands; others walk across the country demanding resources for the 25,000-plus teens that attempted suicide last year; while others put their feelings into songs on everything from peace to poverty. Make Some Noise makes it clear: young people aren’t going to wait for adults to change the world.

DVC Pro
Mini DV

13 x 30 minutes

Colour

Producers

Michael Chechik

Brian Hamilton

Heather Hawthorne-Doyle

Directors

Cathy Parke

Jordan Kawchuk

Scriptwriter

Heather Hawthorne-Doyle

Production

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

Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

MAKING OF LOST IN CANADA (THE)

The Making of Lost in Canada is a hilarious documentary look at what it takes to create a television talk show on a bus. Writer, director and producer Mike Johnston takes the viewer on a journey from network-boardrooms to concrete workshops, from disaster interviews to interviews that make the grade. Filled with funny characters, The Making of Lost in Canada will keep viewers on the edge of their seat on a road trip like no other.

DVC Pro
Mini DV

44 minutes

Colour

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Mike Johnston

Production/Distribution – Canada

Lucky Canuck Inc.
154 London St.
Suite 1
Peterborough Ontario
K9H 2Y7
Canada
(705) 743-2925
mikey101@hotmail.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

MALL (LE)

Hidden in the neon world of slogans and sales pitches of the local shopping centre are the fabulous stories of people who might appear to have few stories to tell. The « residents » of Edmonton’s Bonnie Doon shopping centre, invite us to follow them into their world, a world that functions much like the neighbourhood or the parish hall of yesteryear.

Betacam SP
Digital Betacam

30 minutes

Colour

Producers

Charles Lavack

Louis Paquin

Claudette Jaiko

Director and Scriptwriter

Josée Thibeault

Production

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

Office national du film du Canada
150 John St.
3rd Floor
Toronto Ontario
M5V 3C3
Canada
(416) 973-6856
(416) 973-7007

www.nfb.ca

Distribution – Canada

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

MANGER II

Can we really prevent cancer by eating certain fruits and vegetables? Can trendy diets really help us lose weight? Are we taking a chance by eating meat? This documentary series explores the major issues and latest research surrounding food and diet.

XD Cam

20 x 30 minutes

Colour

Producers

Jaquelin Bouchard

Sylvie Desrochers

Carole Dufour

Nicole Faucher

Jean Fugazza

Directors

Alain Berthiaume

Stéphanie Larrue

Mireille Paris

Norbert Pickering

With

Hélène Laurendeau

Production

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

International distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

MARS RISING

Mars Rising lays out the significant challenges facing a mission to Mars and explores the efforts being made by scientists, engineers and planners to grapple with the key problems that must still be solved before any mission can proceed. Over six episodes, we see the world’s Mars experts in action as they search for new ways of looking at these challenges and new approaches to meeting them.

High Definition - 25 P

6 x 46 minutes

Colour

Producers

Arnie Gelbart

Phyllis Platt

Directors and Scriptwriters

Francine Pelletier

Jon Kalina

Brian Murphy

Laura Turek

Denis Blaquière

Production/Distribution

Galafilm inc.
443 St-Vincent Street
Montreal Quebec
H2Y 3A6
Canada
(514) 273-4252
(514) 273-8689
info@galafilm.com
www.galafilm.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

MEDICARE SCHMEDICARE

Is one-tier universal healthcare a myth? Have we been saluting its founder, the “Greatest Canadian” Tommy Douglas, as an emperor who really has no clothes? As the country languishes in the debate over whether to move to a parallel private healthcare system, Medicare Schmedicare takes the unorthodox stance that two-tier health care is already here.

Digital Betacam

43 minutes

Colour

Producers

Carolyn Schmidt

Robert Duncan

Director and Scriptwriter

Robert Duncan

Production/Distribution

International Documentary Television Corp.
73 Alexander St.
Vancouver British Columbia
V6A 1B2
Canada
(604) 664-0450
(604) 664-0451
Hello@doctv.com
www.doctv.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

MÉLOMANIAQUES II

Hosted by the well known Quebec actor, musician and music-lover, Gregory Charles, this documentary series is a reflection on the place of music in Quebec. Under six themes, Mélomaniaques introduces the viewer to ordinary Quebecers who are extraordinary musicians and to their respective processes for making their art.

DV Cam
Digital Betacam

6 x 50 minutes

Colour

Producer

Pierre Lawrence

Directors

Alain Fournier

Sylvain Laforest

Simon Dallaire

Scriptwriters

Gregory Charles

Monique Fournier

Production/Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

MÉMOIRES DE LA LIBÉRATION

August, 1944. The Allies have successfully launched the invasion of Normandy, thereby ushering in a new phase of the Second World War: a war of pursuit against an enemy in retreat. Their target: Berlin. Mémoires de la Libération examines various aspects of this phase of the war, its origins and how it subsequently unfolded. The documentary also looks at the lives of the soldiers during these last few months of the war, their motivation, anxiety, doubts and struggle to carry on.

DV Cam

52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Nicolas Boucher

Director and Scriptwriter

Marie-Andrée Mauger

With

Charly Forbes

Pierre Gauthier

Serge Bernier

Béatrice Richard

Production

DBcom Média
3691, rue Saint-Dominique
Montreal Quebec
H2X 2X8
Canada
(514) 861-8669
(514) 861-5979
info@dbcommedia.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

METROPOLIS II

In its second series, Metropolis takes us to 15th century Paris and Master François Villion’s poems and ballads denouncing social injustice; then it’s to Constantinople and the influence of Nicholas Cusanus, a great thinker, philosopher and scientist of the era. Finally, we’re in Venice with Albrecht Durer, painter, illustrator and printmaker who, like the Andy Warhol of our time, will help change the art of his day... from medieval to Renaissance.

Digital Betacam PAL

3 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Nicola Merola

Jaquelin Bouchard

Directors

Hannes Schuler

Manfred Baur

Scriptwriters

Christian Bauer

Hannes Schuler

Manfred Baur

Production/Distribution – Canada

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

Coproduction – Germany

Tangram-Christian Bauer Filmproduktion
Herzog - Wilhelm - Str. 27
Munich
80331
Germany

International distribution

ZDF Enterprises GmbH
Lise-Meitner-Str. 9
Mainz
D-55129
Germany
49 6131 991 325
49 6131 991 262
huelbusch.n@zdf.de

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

MIDDLE OF SOMEWHERE (THE)

The Middle of Somewhere embraces the noble act of exploring Saskatchewan. It rejects the stereotypes of flat, vast, dwarfing, lonely, hostile, diminishing and focuses on the intimate, miniature, individual and detailed nature of the province. Writer Sean Virgo narrates his encounters with people and their environments in a poetic, nearly hypnotic way. Individual things, creatures and people are the focus while the wide backdrop of the province gives these intimate realities their special luminosity.

High definition

13 x 27 minutes

Colour

Producer

Sandra Panko

Director

Darryl Kesslar

Scriptwriter

Sean Virgo

Production

Juxtapose Productions
100 33rd St. E.
Saskatoon Saskatchewan
S7K 0S2
Canada
(306) 651-4115

Plan9Films
733 Broadway Ave.
Suite 102
Saskatoon Saskatchewan
S7N1B3
Canada
(306) 955-6463
dkesslar@plan9films.com
www.plan9films.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

FORCES OBSCURES

Missing Link investigates paranormal phenomenon from a scientific point of view. Focusing primarily on the findings of researchers, the series looks at the current state of paranormal research. Told in an edgy, innovative style, each instalment of Missing Link explores a specific topic, providing information about the strange event and conducting an inquiry into the mystery from a more rational, scientific angle. Science and para-science (the science of the paranormal) come together in this series which aims to demystify the mystery, while re-enacting it.

Betacam SP
Digital Betacam

13 x 46 minutes

Colour

Producers

Roberto Luca

Jean Leclerc

Directors

Éric Santerre

Jean Leclerc

Scriptwriter

Christian Page

Production

Planète Bleue Télévision inc.
528, Place des Tuileries
Repentigny Quebec
J5Y 4C5
Canada
(450) 582-9990
(450) 582-5990
luca.r@videotron.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

MISSION XY

Mission XY helps nine to 13 year-olds better understand their bodies and how to look after them on a daily basis. Organized in the format of a science fantasy, with all the suspense of a detective story, the series explores the links between the body and its environment.

DV Cam

13 x 30 minutes

Colour

Producers

Charles Lavack

Louis Paquin

Director and Scriptwriter

Pascal Boutroy

With

Pierre Simpson

Eugénie Gaillard

Production

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

Distribution – Canada

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

MODIGLIANI: BODY AND SOUL

Modigliani: Body and Soul tells the story of the Italian-Jewish painter Amedeo Modigliani. One of the best-loved of the moderns, he was born in Livorno, Italy and died tragically in Paris at only 35. His was a sensuous, hectic existence of love affairs, illness, poverty, drink and drugs, one that yielded magnificent creations.

Betacam

58 minutes

Colour

Producers

Harry Rasky

Arlene Rasky

Director, Scriptwriter and Narrator

Harry Rasky

Production/Distribution

Harry Rasky Productions Inc.
15 Gregory Ave.
Toronto Ontario
M4W 2X7
Canada
(416) 205-6867
harry_rasky@cbc.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

MOMMY, MOMMY

Filmed in the road-movie genre, Mommy, Mommy follows Linda and Mona for more than four years, charting the highs, lows, and debates associated with adopting a baby as a gay couple. With the benefit of extensive access into their lives and those of their extended families, this documentary captures the drama and emotion of this couple’s quest to legally adopt a child.

High definition

42 minutes

Colour

Producers

Ernest Webb

Catherine Bainbridge

Christina Fon

Director

Sylvie Rosenthal

Scriptwriter

Catherine Bainbridge

Production

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

MON OEIL

Six comedians and actors use a documentary-style approach to present their unique look at aspects of contemporary society: actor Marc Labrèche looks at a sport he loves to hate, golf; TV personality Chantal Lamarre explores the British roots of Quebecers; actor Yves P. Pelletier explains why he wants to become an Inuit; comedian Pierre Brassard gets to know all about legal-affairs journalism; TV/radio host Paul Houde examines the complex preparations that lie behind every charter flight; and actor Patrick Huard evaluates the quality of customer service in Quebec.

DV Cam

6 x 46 minutes

Colour

Producer

Anne-Marie Jean

Directors

Philippe Desrosiers

Marc Labrèche

Pierre Brassard

Pierre-Étienne Lessard

Scriptwriters

Richard Gohier

Chantal Lamarre

Marc Labrèche

Pierre Brassard

Production/Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

MONDE EST SEXE II (LE)

This series looks at our world, history, current events, the economy and science from a sexual perspective. The program's originality lies in the fact that it offers a sexual look at the world rather than a look at the world of sex. There are strong opinions, first-person points-of-view, as well as unique – and sometimes theoretical – ways of looking at reality. The approach throughout is highly rigorous and serious. In plain language, Le Monde est sexe rests on the imperfect, albeit appealing notion that men and women are the products of sex and that sex has a profound effect on their private as well as public lives.

Mini DV

6 x 46 minutes

Colour

Producer

Luc Wiseman

Director and Scriptwriter

Jacques Despins

With

Anne Létourneau

Production

Avanti Ciné Vidéo inc.
225, rue Roy
Bureau 100
Montreal Quebec
H2W 1M5
Canada
(514) 288-7000
(514) 288-1675
productions@avanticinevideo.com
www.avanticinevideo.com

Distribution – Canada

Distribution Avanti Ciné Vidéo inc.
225, rue Roy
Bureau 100
Montreal Quebec
H2W 1M5
Canada
(514) 288-7000
(514) 288-1675
productions@avanticinevideo.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

MONEY AND THE MAKER

“My church is dying and nobody gives a damn.”

Organized religion in Canada is in a tailspin and filmmaker Robin Benger cancelled all his projects in a desperate attempt to save his church, St. Stephen In-The-Fields. The result is Money and the Maker, a tragic-comic documentary about a middle-aged Anglican, in-fighting between bishops and parishioners, and the heroic attempts of a secular neighbourhood to save a church that couldn’t save itself.

Betacam SP
DV Cam
Mini DV

2 x 48 minutes

Colour

Producers

Christopher Sumpton

Robin Benger

Director and Scriptwriter

Robin Benger

Production

Cogent/Benger Productions Inc.
1352 Bathurst Street
Suite 201
Toronto Ontario
M5R 3H7
Canada
(416) 535-5394
(416) 535-9619
mail@cogentbenger.com
www.cogentbenger.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

MOZARTBALLS

Mozartballs is a light-hearted exploration of what Mozart symbolizes in our age. Meet a retired Swiss school teacher obsessed by all things Mozart, an ex-pop musician in Oklahoma who believes that her body is actually inhabited by Mozart’s spirit, a computer genius in California whose software created a Mozart cello concerto in less than one second and an Austrian astronaut who carried a score of The Magic Flute and delicious chocolate Mozartkugeln into space.

High definition - 24 P

55 minutes

Colour

Producers

Jessica Daniel

Larry Weinstein

Director

Larry Weinstein

Scriptwriter

Thomas Wallner

Production

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

Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

MUPU

Through this documentary series, we discover the life of the Innu of La Romaine, Quebec, through the eyes of a white, urban Québécois family. For a period of eight weeks, the family gets to know the Innu and their struggle to conserve their traditions and culture. During their stay, the family members get attached to their hosts and find their perceptions of this welcoming and peaceful people forever changed.

DVC Pro

13 x 30 minutes

Colour

Producers

Jean Carl Jorizzo

Pierre-Louis Laberge

Director

Joséphine Bacon

Scriptwriter

Nicole Gravel

Production

Swan Productions
4330, av. Papineau
Montreal Quebec
H2H 1S9
Canada
(514) 282-1010
(514) 282-0050
info@swanprod.tv
www.swanprod.tv

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

MY OPPOSITION: THE DIARIES OF FRIEDRICH KELLNER

My Opposition: The Diaries of Friedrich Kellner reveals the extraordinary diaries of Friedrich Kellner, a non-Jewish political activist who tried desperately to stop the Nazis from obtaining power. Kellner’s story is told through the eyes of his grandson Robert Scott Kellner who, despite a tragic childhood, has made it his life’s mission to translate the diaries and bring them to the world’s attention to ensure his grandfather’s wish that genocide will never again take place.

Mini DV
Digital Betacam

minutes

Colour

Producers and Directors

Fern Levitt

Arnie Zipursky

Scriptwriter

Fern Levitt

Production

Opposition Productions Inc.
18 Dupont St.
Toronto Ontario
M5R 1V2
Canada
(416) 964-8750
(416) 964-1980
info@ccientertainment.com
www.ccientertainment.com

Distribution

CCI Releasing Inc.
18 Dupont St.
Toronto Ontario
M5R 1V2
Canada
(416) 964-8750
(416) 964-1980
info@ccientertainment.com
www.ccientertainment.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

VOYAGE DE NADIA (LE)

Nadia returns to Tazmalt, the Algerian village she left 16 years ago for an arranged marriage with an Algerian in Montreal. The walls of the houses and the ancestral traditions continue to divide men and women but the latter seem more imprisoned than ever now that the Islamic fundamentalists are in power. Through her meetings with the village women, Nadia tells her own story of the submissive woman who found her freedom in Quebec.

Mini DV

60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Carmen Garcia

Yves Bisaillon

Directors

Nadia Zouaoui

Carmen Garcia

Scriptwriter

Nadia Zouaoui

Production

Argus Films inc.
5685, rue Fullum
Bureau 104
Montreal Quebec
H2G 2H6
Canada
(514) 523-7440
(514) 523-9884
cgarcia@argusfilms.ca
www.argusfilms.ca

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

www.onf.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

NAKED ARCHAEOLOGIST (THE)

The Naked Archaeologist follows amateur archaeologist and filmmaker Simcha Jacobovici as he uncovers lost treasures and solves unresolved Biblical mysteries. Could a Black Nubian pharaoh have saved Jerusalem from being sacked by the Assyrians in 701 BC? Were the Philistines really philistines? And, did sickness make Herod so brutal? The naked archaeologist explores such questions and many more on the historicity of the Bible, exposing what is fact and what is fiction?

Betacam SP
Super 8
DV Cam
Mini DV

26 x 24 minutes

Colour

Producers

Simcha Jacobovici

Leslie Fruman

Tara Jan

Directors

Bruce Thorson

Christopher Behnisch

Victor Kushmaniuk

Concetta Principe

Karen Dougherty

Scriptwriters

Simcha Jacobovici

Bruce Thorson

Victor Kushmaniuk

Concetta Principe

Production

AP TSU Productions Ltd.
110 Spadina Ave
Suite 1001
Toronto Ontario
M5V 2K4
Canada
(416) 504-6662
(416) 504-6667
sjacobovici@apltd.ca
www.apltd.ca

Distribution – Canada

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

RÈGLES DU JEU (LES)

Acting might look easy and glamorous but as the actors in The Name of the Game make clear, their trade is fraught with difficulties, especially where their personal lives are concerned. The camera takes us off the movie set and into the lives of Canadian actors such as Roy Dupuis, Sarah Polley, Isabelle Blais and Alberta Watson, where they speak of their craft and reveal the person behind the movie character.

DV Cam

8 x 24 minutes

Colour

Producers, Directors and Scriptwriters

Bernar Hébert

Renée Claude Riendeau

With

Roy Dupuis

Isabelle Blais

Alberta Watson

Sarah Polley

Production/Distribution

Ciné Qua Non Films International inc.
8500, rue Saint-Hubert
Montreal Quebec
H2P 1Z7
Canada
(514) 271-4515
(514) 271-4005
production@cqni.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

NO MOE BLUES

Jazz icon Moe Kaufman passed away in 2001 after a long bout with cancer, but the musical legacy he left behind is still enjoyed by lovers of jazz. Recordings profiling his proficiency on alto sax and flute, along with his 1958 hit tune, Swinging Shepherd Blues, are recognized as mainstream moments in Canadian jazz. No Moe Blues is a tribute to Moe’s genius as remembered by his wife and some of Canada’s most influential jazz musicians.

Betacam SP

48 minutes

Colour

Producers

Jery Rowan

Keith Dunnet

Director and Scriptwriter

Jery Rowan

With

Gisele Kaufman

Rob McConnell

Guido Basso

Doug Riley

Production

JYRO Productions
490 Veterans Dr.
Suite 3
Barrie Ontario
L4N 9N4
Canada
(705) 734-9872
(705) 734-9141
Jyro@vianet.on.ca

Distribution – Canada

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

NOT YOUR DADDY'S COUNTRY

Not Your Daddy’s Country is a series that profiles a diverse range of Canadian musicians and songwriters who have captured the imagination of the record labels and critics. Artists featured include The Corb Lund Band, Jimmy Rankin, Danny Michel and Emerson Drive.

Digital Betacam

3 x 46 minutes

Colour

Producer

Petros Danabassis

Director and Scriptwriter

Joel Stewart

Production

November 17 Film Co.
31 MacEwan Park Rd. N.W.
Calgary Alberta
T3K 3G4
Canada
(403) 685-5357
(403) 685-5358
petros@november17film.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

OLDEST BASKETBALL TEAM IN THE WORLD (THE)

The world’s first “over 65” women’s basketball team competed at the World Master Games in Edmonton in July, 2005. To qualify, the rules state that you just need to be in the right age bracket and “still breathing.” Nevertheless, many former Olympic athletes enter the games and the competition is serious. This documentary follows a Canadian team over four months, from preparation for the games through to the final competition.

Mini DV

48 minutes

Colour

Producers

Sharon McGowan

Shirley Vercruysse

Peggy Thompson

George Baptist

Director and Scriptwriter

Sharon McGowan

Production

Basketball Productions Alberta Ltd.
1537 9th Ave. S.E.
Calgary Alberta
T2G 5N4
Canada
(403) 265-6023
(403) 262-8469
burnsfilmltd@telus.net
www.burnsfilm.com

Blue Heron Media Ltd.
1815 Pine St.
Suite 103
Vancouver British Columbia
V6J 3C8
Canada
(604) 408-1693
(604) 408-1670
ravefilm@telus.net
www.ravefilm.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

ON A RIDGE IN NORMANDY

On a Ridge in Normandy is the true story of Operation Spring that took place on July 25th, 1944, on Verrieres Ridge in Normandy, France. The Black Watch Regiment of Montreal was sent up the ridge in broad daylight with no artillery support and was slaughtered by the Germans. What was supposed to be a victory ended in the tragic loss of many young lives. How did this major military operation go so terribly wrong?

Betacam SP
High definition
DVC Pro

47 minutes

Colour

Producer and Director

Wayne Abbott

Scriptwriters

Wayne Abbott

David O'Keefe

Narrator

David O'Keefe

Production/Distribution – Canada

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

ORACLE (THE)

The Oracle is about the ancient practice of spirit possession in Tibetan Buddhism. The filmmaker, granted by the Dalai Lama exclusive access to the State Oracle of Tibet, explores this magical practice through his Western eyes and is forced to confront the mysterious nature of the self.

High definition

minutes

Colour

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

David Cherniack

Production

David Cherniack Productions Ltd.
1 Woodland Hts.
Toronto Ontario
M6S 2W3
Canada
(416) 766-9244
(416) 766-8474
davidC@AllinOneFilms.com
www.AllinOneFilms.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

OUTSIDER: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF ROBERT LANTOS (THE)

The Outsider: The Life and Times of Robert Lantos chronicles the rise from poverty of Canada’s foremost film and television producer. Rich in interviews with the important people in his life, The Outsider allows unprecedented access to Lantos himself as this consummate story-teller retraces his sometimes arduous journey. With stars Annette Benning and Jeremy Irons adding their unique insights, The Outsider explores the reasons why Robert Lantos is called the godfather of Canadian cinema.

Digital Betacam

43 minutes

Colour

Producer and Director

Peter Gentile

Scriptwriter

Peter Pallotta

With

Robert Lantos

Annette Benning

Jeremy Irons

Paul Gross

Production/Distribution – Canada

Northern Outlaw Productions
148 Parliament St.
Toronto Ontario
M5A 2Z1
Canada
(416) 934-1100
(416) 934.1099
peter@mdfproductions.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

PALAIS MONTCALM : MÉMOIRE ET AVENIR

More than simply a concert hall, the Palais Montcalm is one of the beacons of cultural life in Quebec City. Intimately linked to the evolution of the city, the institution has, since its opening in 1932, witnessed all the political, social and artistic movements in Quebec’s capital. Today, home to the well-known musical ensemble, the Violons du Roy, the Palais continues to be a centre for music and for a variety of audiences.

Digital Betacam

60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Michel Laliberté

Sylvie Pagé

Directors

Lise Bonenfant

Yves Doyon

Scriptwriters

Nicole Marchand

Lise Bonenfant

Yves Doyon

Production/Distribution – Canada

Productions Tout Écran inc.
2333, av. Chapdelaine
Bureau 800
Saint-Foy Quebec
G1V 4X4
Canada
(418) 657-1744
(418) 657-1655
productions@toutecran.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

PARIS STORIES: THE WRITING OF MAVIS GALLANT

Paris Stories: The Writing of Mavis Gallant is a profile of one of Canada’s leading writers and a master of the short story. Selected readings, in-depth interviews and archival footage of a young Mavis Gallant bring the author and her writing into sharp focus. Robert Fulford, Margaret Atwood, Russell Banks and others offer insight into the Paris-based author’s influences and legacy, a literary record of twentieth century Europe and North America.

Super 8
Mini DV

48 minutes

Colour

Producer and Director

Lynn Booth

Scriptwriter

Timothy Taylor

Production

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

PAROLES ET MUSIQUE IV

In this new series of Paroles et Musique, intimate portraits of 10 Quebec singer-songwriters are presented. These pop artists come from a variety of backgrounds and from several generations. The series looks at their beginnings, musical path, influences and the personal values they hold, all in relation to their professional lives.

Betacam SP
Mini DV

10 x 47 minutes

Colour

Producers

Alain Simard

Pierre L. Touchette

Luc Châtelain

Director

Simon Dallaire

Scriptwriter

Sanders Pinault

With

Pierre Lapointe

Sylvain Cossette

Loco Locass

Michel Rivard

Stefie Shock

Production

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

Distribution

Spectra International Distribution
400, boulevard De Maisonneuve Ouest
Montreal Quebec
H3A 1L4
Canada
(514) 525-7732
(514) 525-8033
international@equipespectra.ca
www.spectra-international.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

PASSEUR TROP DISCRET (LE)

In 1953, a small man with a round face began to make known his creativity and audacity. Through the story of Laurie Henri, who founded Acadian New Brunswick’s first theatre company in 1956 but died in near anonymity in Montreal in 1982, this documentary brings to the screen a little know side of Acadian life. Here is a church-defined, rural Acadia that rose from its modest roots to create in ways never before seen.

Betacam SP

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jean-Claude Bellefeuille

Director

Paul Arseneau

Scriptwriter

Marie Cadieux

With

Robert Melanson

Production

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

PAST LIVES III

This series takes us on incredible journeys through Europe, the United States and Canada as the protagonists venture to discover their roots. Their stories are intense, heartwarming and filled with mystery.

Mini DV

13 x 23 minutes

Colour

Producers

Suzanne Girard

Luc Châtelain

Directors

Rohan Fernando

Martin Barry

Karen Cho

Martin Fournier

Production

BBR Productions inc.
3430, rue Saint-Denis
Bureau 300
Montreal Quebec
H2X 3L3
Canada
(514) 288-0080
(514) 288-0081
info@bbrprod.com
www.bbrprod.com

Distribution – Canada

Canwest Global Broadcasting Inc.
81 Barber Greene Rd.
Don Mills Ontario
M3C 2A2
Canada
(416) 446-5311
(416) 446-5398

www.canwest.com

International distribution

Spectra International Distribution
400, boulevard De Maisonneuve Ouest
Montreal Quebec
H3A 1L4
Canada
(514) 525-7732
(514) 525-8033
international@equipespectra.ca
www.spectra-international.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

PERFECT

Perfect follows two families, a single mother with a teen-aged daughter and a nuclear family of five, both recent transplants to sprawling new suburbs from the inner city. While experts in the field lay out solutions to urban sprawl, our family members, through humour and self-revelation, reflect on their decision to join the exodus and describe how they are coping where, some would argue, no one should be forced to live.

High definition - 24 P

90 minutes

Colour

Producers

Shirley Vercruysse

Bonnie Thompson

Directors and Scriptwriters

Gary Burns

Jim Brown

Production

Burns Film Ltd.
1537 9th Ave. S.E.
Calgary Alberta
T2G 5N4
Canada
(403) 265-6023
(403) 262-8469
burnsfilmltd@telus.net
www.burnsfilm.com

Distribution – Canada

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

www.nfb.ca

Distribution - U.S. and Latin America

National Film Board of Canada
821 Bay St.
Suite A4
Santa Monica California
90405
United States
(800) 542-2164
(310) 399-4519
c.rogers@nfb.ca
www.nfb.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

PETITES VUES DE CHEZ NOUS

Petites vues de chez nous shines the spotlight on the people of four cities and villages in New Brunswick in order to reveal their particularities. Through the intimacy created by the documentary process, the people, without pretension, titles or glory, tell the stories of their neighbourhoods and villages.

Mini DV

4 x 26 minutes

Colour

Producer

Monique Leblanc

Directors

Monique Leblanc

Charles Thériault

Production

CinImage Productions Inc.
35 Bromley Ave.
Moncton New Brunswick
E1C 5T8
Canada
(506) 386-1616
(506) 855-7025
cinimage@rogers.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

SIDESHOW STARS: THE TRUE STORY

The true superstars of the 19th century were the incredible people who worked the stages of circus sideshows. Audiences flocked to see the three-legged man, the hairiest boy and the smallest woman, people whose afflictions were barely understood until today. Sideshow Stars: The True Story uses animation, inside-the-body imaging and special effects to solve the medical riddles of these stars and explore the fine line between monstrosity and celebrity.

48 minutes

Colour

Producers

Stephen Ellis

Kip Spidell

Mary Anne Alton

Director

Mitchell Gabourie

Scriptwriter

Robert Colapinto

With

Dr. Robert Buckman

Production

Ellis Vision
1300 Yonge St.
Suite 300
Toronto Ontario
M4T 1X3
Canada
(416) 924-2186
(416) 924-6115
vision@ellisent.com
www.ellisent.com

Distribution – Canada

Ellis Releasing
1300 Yonge St.
Suite 300
Toronto Ontario
M4T 1X3
Canada
(416) 924-2186
(416) 924-6115
sales@ellisent.com
www.ellisent.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

POINGS D’APPUI

After becoming the world champion middleweight boxer, Otis Grant had a serious car accident. For one week, he wavered between life and death. Four years later, he tried to reclaim his title. But beyond that battle, Poings d’appui tells the story of a young Jamaican who immigrates to Canada, earns a university degree, becomes a teacher and creates a foundation to help those in need.

Betacam SP

50 minutes

Colour

Producer

Martin Métivier

Director

Bob Babinski

Scriptwriter

Tony Babinski

Production

Les Productions Magenta inc.
3691, rue Saint-Dominique
Montreal Quebec
H2X 2X8
Canada
(514) 861-8669
(514) 861-5979
metivier@prodmagenta.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

POLITICAL PLAYWRIGHT (THE)

The Political Playwright is more than a documentary about one of Canada's seminal writers. George Ryga participated in Canadian culture in an era when Canada was first acquiring a professional theatre. Thus he worked in the very theatre he helped create. The Political Playwright speaks to a population that doesn’t realize that Canadian theatre can hum with expectation and alerts us to the dangers of both artistic risk and artistic complacency.

Betacam SP

48 minutes

Colour

Producers

Jim Eidt

Michael Maitland

Director and Scriptwriter

Michael Maitland

Production

Pan Productions
1770 Brymea Lane
Victoria British Columbia
V8N 6B7
Canada
(250) 389-6781
(250) 383-6514
pan@panproductions.com
www.panproductions.com

Harbinger Films
3170 Aldridge St.
Victoria British Columbia
V8P 4L4
Canada
(250) 658-2783
info@harbingerfilms.com
www.harbingerfilms.com

Distribution – Canada

Filmwest Associates
2400 Hayman Rd.
Kelowna British Columbia
V1Z 1Z8
Canada
(250) 769-3399
1-800-570-5505
info@filmwest.com
www.filmwest.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

POMPIERS BORÉALS

During the summer of 2005, more than 1,250 forest fires raged through close to 400,000 acres of territory! And it was in the first half of June that the fires took their worst toll, threatening the town of Chibougamau in Quebec. Thanks to the efforts of dozens of men and women -- some of them professional forest fire-fighters on the ground, some of them forest fire-fighters from the air -- the town, its people and a part of Quebec’s heritage were saved.

Digital Betacam

minutes

Colour

Producers

Richard Blackburn

Louise Leroux

Directors

Louise Leroux

Bruno Boulianne

Scriptwriter

Bruno Boulianne

Production

Shootfilms inc.
200, ch. du Quatrième Rang
Morin-Heights Quebec
J0R 1H0
Canada
(450) 226-8684
(450) 226-8616
shoot@shootfilms.ca
www.shootfilms.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

PORT HOPE: A QUESTION OF POWER

Idyllic Port Hope, on the shores of Lake Ontario has struggled for decades with a serious environmental hazard: thousands of tons of radioactive waste. When Cameco Limited, the local uranium enriching processing plant, announces plans to produce an new enriched fuel to revive Canada’s nuclear industry, some citizens raise questions about health and security. In a classic David and Goliath showdown, they take on the company, the industry, their own town council and federal regulators.

High definition
HD Cam
XD Cam

42 minutes

Colour

Producers and Directors

Sheila Petzold

Michael Fuller

Scriptwriter

Sheila Petzold

Narrator

David Suzuki

Production

Telewerx Productions Inc.
163 Holmwood Ave.
Ottawa Ontario
K1S 2P3
Canada
(613) 231-5400
(613) 231-5494
spetzold@telewerx.com

Distribution – Canada

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

FIRST CANADIANS

Who were the first people to arrive in North America? Amazing new scientific evidence shows that Stone Age man first crossed the Atlantic almost 17,000 years before Christopher Columbus. First Canadians brings to life this incredible journey. It tells the story of a small group of seal hunters who made an epic voyage across the Atlantic during the Ice Age.

Mini DV
Digital Betacam

96 minutes

Colour

Producers

Alan Eyres

Laszlo Barna

Pim Van Der Toorn

Director

Nick Brown

Scriptwriters

Alan Eyres

Nick Brown

Cast

Lawrence Bayne

Kathleen Munroe

Craig Stanghetta

Stephen McCarthy

Production

Barna-Alper Productions Inc.
175 Bloor St. E.
North Tower 14th Floor
Toronto Ontario
M4W 3R8
Canada
(416) 646-2400
(416) 979-7476
INFO@bap.ca
www.bap.ca

Co-production - United Kingdom / International distribution

Wall to Wall Productions Inc.
8-9 Spring Pl.
Kentish Town
London
NW5 3ER
England
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
Canada
(416) 979-0676
(416) 979-7476
myro@bap.ca
www.bap.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

PRIVATE PARTIES: LIVES EXPOSED

Ever wonder what goes on behind your neighbour’s closed doors? Private Parties uncovers a world where unexpected things happen in the unlikeliest of places, where sexual exploration lives alongside grocery lists and PTA meetings. Some explore sexuality, others use it as a path to a personal truth, and others are drawn by the lure of Internet revenue. Private Parties offers surprising choices, but choices all the same.

Mini DV - 24 P

12 x 48 minutes

Colour

Producers, Directors and Scriptwriters

Ian Beube

J.D. Hazen

Production/Distribution – Canada

8 Storey Entertainment
72 Vermont Ave.
Suite 3
Toronto Ontario
M6G 1X9
Canada
ian@8storey.com
www.8storey.com

International distribution

CHUM Television International
299 Queen St. W.
Toronto Ontario
M5V 2Z5
Canada
(416) 591-1604
(416) 591-1757
international@chumtv.com
www.chumtv.com/international

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

BIG HELLOS (THE)

The Big Hellos is a comedy documentary about the fictional academic discipline of Qallunology, the Inuit study of white people. Based on the writings of Zebedee Nungak, it uses humour to explore the complex relationship between Inuit and Qallunaat, the Innuit term for white people. The Big Hellos takes us on a trip through the cultural looking glass.

High definition - 24 P

50 minutes

Colour

Producers

Mark Sandiford

Kent Martin

Director

Mark Sandiford

Scriptwriters

Mark Sandiford

Zebedee Nungak

Production

Beachwalker Films Inc.
21 Grafton St.
Charlottetown
C1A 1K6
Canada
(902) 629-4991
(902) 628-6620
info@beachwalkerfilms.com
www.beachwalkerfilms.com

National Film Board of Canada
5475 Spring Garden Rd.
Suite 201
Halifax Nova Scotia
B3J 3T2
Canada
(902) 426-7351
(902) 426-8901
atlantic@nfb.ca
www.nfb.ca

Distribution

National Film Board of Canada
5475 Spring Garden Rd.
Suite 201
Halifax Nova Scotia
B3J 3T2
Canada
(902) 426-7351
(902) 426-8901
atlantic@nfb.ca
www.nfb.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

QUAND LA PEUR NOUS TIENT

Quand la peur nous tient is an examination of a worrisome paradox in our society: while crime levels are decreasing, our fear of crime only increases. The film looks at how this obsession with security has come to be, how it poisons community life and private life, and how, at times, “security“ is used to justify the suppression of civil liberties.

DV Cam
Mini DV

52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Monique Simard

Director and Scriptwriter

Louise Lemelin

Production

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

RACONTE-MOI...

Raconte-moi... is a meeting of two generations from the same family, a grandparent and a grandchild, one of whom is a well-known to the public. Both of them, of course, lead lives that are diametrically opposed to the other. But during the course of the show, the two are brought closer by an enriching human adventure and the discovery of a fascinating and mysterious universe: that of the unknown generation.

DVC Pro

2 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Guy Villeneuve

Michel St-Cyr

Directors

Miryam Bouchard

Rafaël Ouellet

Scriptwriters

Guy Fournier

Martin Fournier

Maryse Beauregard

With

Patrick Groulx

Catherine Brunet

Paul Buissonneau

Janine Sutto

Jean-François Breau

Marianne Fortier

Production

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

RADIATION ROULETTE

Many people are putting their health at risk when they have diagnostic tests involving radiation – and no one is warning them. A significant proportion of the population may be genetically sensitive to radiation and, therefore, vulnerable to getting cancer from the low levels used in such medical screening technologies as mammograms and CT scans. Radiation Roulette tells the stories of three women who have had very different experiences with medical radiation.

Betacam SP
Super 16 mm

46 minutes

Colour

Producers

Terence McKeown

John Zaritsky

Director and Scriptwriter

Terence McKeown

Production

Point Grey Pictures Inc.
1214 7th Ave. W.
Suite 4
Vancouver British Columbia
V6H 1B6
Canada
(604) 742-9967
(604) 742-9957
info@pointgreypictures.com
www.pointgreypictures.com

International distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

RALLYE DES PHARAONS (LE)

Patrick Trahan is the only Canadian ever to have participated in the Pharaons International Cross Country Rally that takes place in Egypt. For a period of one week, bikers cover more than 3,000 kilometres, often in extreme conditions. Following Trahan’s steps along the way, Le Rallye des pharaons shows all the preparation demanded of these athletes both before and during the race, something that is rarely presented in standard sports reporting.

Digital Betacam

44 minutes

Colour

Producers

Denis Lecours

Martin Lalande

Director

Martin Lalande

Scriptwriter

Denis Lecours

Production/Distribution – Canada

Accro-TV inc.
C.P. 64013
Le Gardeur Quebec
J5Z 4R4
Canada
(450) 657-0330
(450) 654-7881
martinlalande@accro.tv
www.accro.tv

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

RAOUL WALLENBERG - L'ANGE DE BUDAPEST

Raoul Wallenberg - l’Ange de Budapest is the extraordinary story of Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish diplomat that saved thousands of Hungarian Jews during the Second World War. The life of this noble and courageous man is presented through the personal experiences of four Canadians: Susan Vadnay of Montreal, Dr. Erwin Koranyi of Ottawa, and Maria Gomori of Winnipeg, all of whom survived Budapest’s Jewish ghetto, and David Matas, a Winnipeg-based human rights lawyer.

High definition

60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Charles Lavack

Louis Paquin

Director

Marcel Collet

Scriptwriter

Georges Payrastre

Production

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

Distribution – Canada

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

RE-INVENTORS (THE)

Patently Absurd is about the inventions that we should be grateful never made it off the ground. Not only do we get a history of the chocolate sausage snack, but we learn about its inventor and the time and circumstances that might have caused him to think humanity needed such a thing. Then there’s the amphibious motorcycle. Patently Absurd's team of investigators and inventors will actually attempt to bring these patents to life.

High definition

6 x 30 minutes

Colour

Producers

Nova Herman

Ron Goetz

Director

Chris Triffo

Scriptwriter

Colin McNeil

Production

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

Distribution

Harmony Entertainment
2704 10th Ave.
Regina Saskatchewan
S4T 1E9
Canada
(306) 545-2228
(306) 569-9616
jstecyk@partnersinmotion.com
www.partnersinmotion.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

READING ALISTAIR MACLEOD

A brooding Cape Breton landscape, contemplative readings, evocative music and insightful conversations with family, friends and contemporary authors (Margaret Atwood, Russell Banks, Colm Toíbín, among others), combine to create an engaging and often amusing portrait of one of the world's greatest living writers, Alistair MacLeod.

High definition

minutes

Colour

Producers

Terry Greenlaw

Kent Martin

Director and Scriptwriter

William D. Macgillivray

With

Alistair MacLeod

Margaret Atwood

Russell Banks

Colm Toíbín

Production

Picture Plant Ltd.
983 Kingsburg Beach Rd.
Rose Bay Nova Scotia
B0J 2X0
Canada
(902) 766-0174
(902) 766-0175
tgreenlaw@pictureplant.com
www.pictureplant.com

Distribution – Canada

Picture Plant Releasing
983 Kingsburg Beach Rd.
Rose Bay Nova Scotia
B0J 2X0
Canada
(902) 766-0174
(902) 766-0175
tgreenlaw@pictureplant.com
www.pictureplant.com

International distribution

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

www.nfb.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

RECREATING EDEN III

Recreating Eden is back for a third season with 13 new episodes. Combining sumptuous gardens with fascinating biographies of gardeners from around the world, the Gemini award-winning series inspires each one of us to recreate an Eden in our own backyard. Featured stories include artist Robert Bateman and his “natural” garden, the rooftop garden created by Mike Moody on top of a Toronto warehouse, and the man-made lagoon sculpted in John Grassl’s suburban backyard.

DV Cam

13 x 22 minutes

Colour

Producers

Merit Jensen Carr

David Fox

Donna Gall

Directors

Barry Lank

Elise Swerhone

Gwynne Basen

Erna Buffie

Scriptwriters

Donna Gall

Erna Buffie

Gwynne Basen

Elise Swerhone

With

Robert Bateman

Mike Moody

John Grassi

Lucina Flemer

Production

Merit Motion Pictures
248 Princess St.
Winnipeg Manitoba
R3B 1M2
Canada
(204) 775-4092
(204) 783-2311
info@meritmotionpictures.com
www.meritmotionpictures.com

International distribution

David Fox and Associates Inc.
4 Huntington Ct.
Briarcliff Manor New York
10510
United States
(914) 762-0998
(914) 762-0998
david.fox@mindspring.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

REMEMBERING ARTHUR

Remembering Arthur is about an influential yet little-known Canadian filmmaker, Arthur Lipsett. Although the Montreal-born artist’s work won many awards and received an Oscar nomination for Very Nice, Very Nice, his life ended tragically in suicide in 1986. This personal portrait, directed by Lipsett’s closest friend, Martin Lavut, explores the filmmaker’s creative genius and impact on film while illuminating his fascinating life story.

DV Cam

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Dennis Mohr

Director

Martin Lavut

Production

Gizmo Films Inc. O/A
Public Pictures
171 Waverley Rd.
Toronto Ontario
M4L 3T4
Canada
(416) 573-0265
dmohr67@yahoo.com

Distribution

Gizmo Films Inc. O/A
Public Pictures
171 Waverley Rd.
Toronto Ontario
M4L 3T4
Canada
(416) 573-0265
dmohr67@yahoo.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

RETOUR DES QIMUTSIIT (LE)

The Return of the Qimutsiit is the story of the great Ivakkak dogsled race. For the past five years, Inuit from all over Nunavik, the Inuit territory in northern Quebec, have come together to share in this truly sociocultural event. More and more young Inuit are gaining interest in their traditions and participating in the race. This film looks at the rapport between the young and their elders and how, together, they see reintroducing the dog sled.

Digital Betacam

48 minutes

Colour

Producer

Patricia Nestruck

Director and Scriptwriter

Bob May Jr.

With

Adamie Inukpuk

Production

Chinook Communications inc.
661, rue d’Youville
Chateauguay Quebec
J6J 5V2
Canada
(450) 692-5798
(450) 692-1345
info@chinookinc.ca
www.chinookinc.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

RHYTHM & RAAGA

Indian classical music meets modern jazz. Intense discipline collides with exuberance. Passion meets perfection. This documentary explores the highs and lows of Vineet Vyas, a young and talented Indian-Canadian tabla player who is on his way to international fame. He leads an exciting life that most only dream of, shuttling between performances in Canada and India every year. Rhythm & Raaga explores how it feels to be artistic, aware and culturally conflicted in contemporary Canada.

DVC Pro
Mini DV

48 minutes

Colour

Producers

Dave Smith

Andrew Barnsley

Rama Rau

Director and Scriptwriter

Rama Rau

Production

Raaga Productions Inc.
219 Dufferin St.
Suite 100A
Toronto Ontario
M6K 3J1
Canada
(416) 260-0538
(416) 260-1628
andrew@ssp.ca

Distribution

S & S Productions Inc.
219 Dufferin St.
Suite 100A
Toronto Ontario
M6K 3J1
Canada
(416) 260-0538
(416) 260-1628
andrew@ssp.ca
www.ssp.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

ROAD HAMMERS (THE)

The Road Hammers follows award-winning country musician Jason McCoy as he launches a new band with one goal in mind: to record the ultimate driving album, a collection of classic and original songs that pay tribute to the trucking lifestyle. Each episode follows Jason’s frantic journey; from concept to recruiting a band to recording the album and, finally, to the band’s first concert, as Jason’s dream becomes a reality.

Digital Betacam

6 x 23 minutes

Colour

Producer

Petros Danabassis

Director and Scriptwriter

Joel Stewart

Host

Jason McCoy

Production/Distribution

November 17 Film Co.
31 MacEwan Park Rd. N.W.
Calgary Alberta
T3K 3G4
Canada
(403) 685-5357
(403) 685-5358
petros@november17film.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

ROAD SCHOLARS IV

Road Scholars takes a novel approach to the examination of Aboriginal cultures, by sending young Canadian Aboriginals, the “student hosts,” to study and work in indigenous communities around the globe. They record their stories on digital video cameras. Through their eyes, we witness the cultural exchange between them and their hosts. In one episode, for instance, Road Scholar host Vanessa performs an Ojibway fancy shawl dance to traditional Meke dancers in Fiji.

Mini DV

6 x 24 minutes

Colour

Producers and Scriptwriters

Jane Hawtin

Deborah Burgess

Maria Papaioannoy

Brenton Bentz

Director

Jason Pichonsky

With

Ayla Brown

Mario Dupont

Chehala Leonard

Jessie Fraser

Production/Distribution – Canada

Amberlight Productions
2 Haig Ave.
Toronto Ontario
M1N 2W1
Canada
(416) 694-3131
(416) 694-2784
jane@amberlight.ca
www.roadscholars.ca

International distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

ROAD TO VICTORY (THE)

A 60-something year-old retired pipeline mechanic, a 20-year-old supermarket cashier, and the 22-year-old manager of a tanning salon: What could these three possibly have in common? At first glance, not much. But what Ashley Donald, Danny Staff and Wayne Fidler unquestionably share is an unconditional love for their true passion in life: racing cars. The Road to Victory chronicles the 2005 racing season of Ashley, Donald and Wayne at Winnipeg’s Victory Lane Speedway.

Betacam SP
Mini DV

23 minutes

Colour

Producers

Doug Howe

Colleen Alksnis

Liz Jarvis

Director and Scriptwriter

Doug Howe

With

Dan Pollard

Production

Greenwich Productions Inc.
177 Coniston St.
Winnipeg Manitoba
R2H 1P8
Canada
(204) 237-4748
(204) 237-4748
greenwich@shaw.ca

Distribution – Canada

Century Street Distribution
509 Century St.
Winnipeg Manitoba
R3H 0L8
Canada
(204) 772-0368
(204) 772-0360
info@centurystreet.ca
www.centurystreet.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

ROMANCING THE LABRADOR

The Innu of the Ungava Peninsula in the early 1900s were nomads who lived in caribou-skin lodges called shaputuans and speared caribou crossing the Mushuau-shipu (George) River. Despite periodic starvation, they lived in intimate familiarity with the land that shaped their culture. That strangers like Herman J. Koehler from New Jersey and others from southern cities would cherish the wilderness these Innu called home was incomprehensible to them. Romancing the Labrador explores this paradox.

DV Cam
Mini DV
Digital Betacam

48 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jerry A. Evans

Director

Christine Poker

Scriptwriters

Jerry A. Evans

Christine Poker

Production

Muinjij Productions Inc.
114 Water St.
St. John's Newfoundland
A1C 1A8
Canada
(709) 722-7673
(709) 738-7285
jevans@popeproductions.com
www.popeproductions.com

Distribution – Canada

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

DIAMOND ROAD

Diamond Road explores the historical, cultural and socio-political facets of the world’s most intriguing gem. Boring deep into the world of diamonds, the series is filmed on four continents with miners and moguls, geologists and master cutters, dealers and collectors. It seeks to understand the multiple meanings of an object that is as old as Earth itself, steeped in a history of conflict, love and hope.

High Definition – 24 P X

3 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Robert Lang

Coproducer

Cornelia Principe

Director

Nisha Pahuja

Co-director

Manfred Becker

Writers

John Kramer

Nisha Pahuja

Production/Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

RUN YOUR OWN RACE - DR. MARLA'S JOURNEY WITH BREAST CANCER

Dr. Marla Shapiro takes us through her diagnosis of breast cancer and the barrage of options with which she was faced. Even though she’s a medical doctor, she was overwhelmed by the decisions she had to make. We’ll explore how this disease changed her life and what it means to her future.

Betacam SP

46 minutes

Colour

Producers

Marla Shapiro

Gordon Henderson

Director

Mary Anne Alton

Scriptwriters

Mary Anne Alton

Marla Shapiro

Host

Marla Shapiro

Production/Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

RUNNING ON A DREAM: THE LEGACY OF TERRY FOX

If Terry Fox were to walk into a doctor’s office today complaining of pain in his right leg, how might the outcome be different from what it was 25 years ago? Answer: He likely wouldn’t have died or have lost a leg. Running on a Dream is the story of the great progress made by cancer scientists thanks in part to money raised by Terry and the millions in 50 countries who have joined his Marathon of Hope.

Betacam SP

44 minutes

Colour

Producers

Leigh Badgley

Bette Thompson

Brian Hamilton

Director and Scriptwriter

Jerry Thompson

Production/Distribution – Canada

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

RURAUX DU 21e (LES)

Earning a living in rural areas is not always easy: today, at the beginning of the 21st century, families who have chosen this lifestyle often have to face major social challenges. In examining the complex issues confronting the men, women and children who live in rural areas, Les ruraux du 21^e offers a vibrant, up-to-date look at the profound changes affecting farming in Quebec today.

DV Cam

minutes

Colour

Producers

Josette D. Normandeau

Jacques Nadeau

Abhish S. Birla

Directors

Vincent Audet-Nadeau

Alexandre Frenois

German Gutierrez

Scriptwriters

Tiziana Saad

Josette D. Normandeau

Jacques Nadeau

Production/Distribution – Canada

International distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

S'TIE

This documentary looks at the role played by cursing and swear words in contemporary as well as traditional Quebecois French, examining the historical, sociological, linguistic, psychological, anthropological, cultural, artistic and religious aspects of the subject. The film explores such issues as the decline of church attendance, the influx of immigrants from non-Catholic cultural and religious backgrounds, and the rise of globalization, which tends to diminish the importance of regional differences. Do these factors signal the death of this unique feature of Quebecois's collective identity?

Mini DV

45 minutes

Colour

Producer

Luc Wiseman

Director

Sylvain Roy

Scriptwriters

Sylvain Roy

Jacques Davidts

With

Sébastien Rocard

Production

Avanti Ciné Vidéo inc.
225, rue Roy
Bureau 100
Montreal Quebec
H2W 1M5
Canada
(514) 288-7000
(514) 288-1675
productions@avanticinevideo.com
www.avanticinevideo.com

Distribution – Canada

Distribution Avanti Ciné Vidéo inc.
225, rue Roy
Bureau 100
Montreal Quebec
H2W 1M5
Canada
(514) 288-7000
(514) 288-1675
productions@avanticinevideo.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

SATISFACTION: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF MICHAEL COHL

A provocative, behind the scenes look at the most powerful concert promoter in the world featuring interviews with Bono, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.

Digital Betacam

60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Nat Brescia

Tori Hockin

Director and Scriptwriter

Barry Avrich

With

Michael Cohl

Mick Jagger

Keith Richards

Bob Saget

Production

Melbar Entertainment Group
33 Hazelton Ave.
Suite 306
Toronto Ontario
M5R 2E3
Canada
(416) 280-6165
(416) 280.6167
barry@endeavourmarketing.com
www.melbarentertainment.com

Distribution – Canada

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

www.cbc.ca

International distribution

William Morris Agency
1 William Morris Place
Beverly Hills California
90212
United States
(310) 859-4000
(310) 248-5738

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

SATURDAY NIGHT IN SASKATCHEWAN

Saturday Night in Saskatchewan is a celebration of the province’s 100th birthday, and tells stories that will be as relevant years into the future as they are today. Saskatchewan’s people can be champion whiners and occasional malcontents but also fighters, innovators and survivors who have substantially contributed, often in little known and surprising ways, to the formation of this country... and we have a lot yet to offer.

Digital Betacam

48 minutes

Colour

Producers

Michael Snook

Trevor Grant

Director

Trevor Grant

Scriptwriters

Trevor Grant

Michael Snook

With

Tom Jackson

Production

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

Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

ESCAPE TO CANADA

Canada is considered a boring country, but a new image is emerging. In 2003, gay marriage is legalized and marijuana is decriminalized. Citizens from “the land of the free” flock across the border to marry their same-sex partners, smoke marijuana or escape army service. Could Canada suddenly be cool?

Mini DV

80 minutes

Colour

Producers

Shannon Brown

Silva Basmajian

With

Albert Nerenberg

Production

Elevator Films Inc.
486A College St.
Toronto Ontario
M6G 1A4
Canada
(416) 926-8886
(416) 926 8884
adriane@trailervision.com

National Film Board of Canada
150 John St.
3rd Floor
Toronto Ontario
M5V 3C3
Canada
(416) 973-6856
(416) 973-9640
ontarioinfo@nfb.ca
www.nfb.ca

Distribution – Canada

National Film Board of Canada
150 John St.
3rd Floor
Toronto Ontario
M5V 3C3
Canada
(416) 973-6856
(416) 973-9640
ontarioinfo@nfb.ca
www.nfb.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

SAVIOUR OF CEYLON (THE)

Winston Churchill, upon hearing of Leonard Birchall's heroics in relaying information on Japanese forces heading for Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), dubbed him the “Saviour of Ceylon.” As a result of his heroism, Birchall’s plane was shot down over the Indian Ocean and he was captured by the Japanese. The Saviour of Ceylon brings to life Birchall's harrowing three years in POW camps and the controversy surrounding the war crimes trials in which he participated.

Betacam SP

2 x 46 minutes

Colour

Producer and Scriptwriter

Richard Nielsen

Director

Marta Nielsen

Production

Norflicks Productions Ltd.
124 Dupont St.
Toronto Ontario
M5R 1V2
Canada
(416) 351-7558
(416) 351-8165
mail@norflicks.com
www.norflicks.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

SECRET MULRONEY TAPES (THE)

The Secret Mulroney Tapes is an intimate look at the legacy and character of one of Canada’s most influential and still controversial prime ministers, Brian Mulroney. Based on the reflections of Peter C. Newman, one of Canada’s most respected political and business columnists, the film is an inside look at the Mulroney years from deep inside the Prime Minister’s Office.

Betacam SP

88 minutes

Colour

Producers

Mike Sheerin

Gordon Henderson

Director

Mike Sheerin

Production/Distribution – Canada

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

SECRET WORLD OF PROFESSIONAL BRIDGE (THE)

It's not easy making your living playing cards, especially when you're playing a dying game. The Secret World of Professional Bridge follows two young Canadians as they travel the world searching for paying bridge games. Can they survive the poker craze - and each other - and achieve the respect they're convinced they deserve?

Betacam SP
DV Cam

44 minutes

Colour

Producers

Mark Pederson

Jon Pedersen

Director and Scriptwriter

Andy Pedersen

With

Gavin Wolpert

Vince Demuy

Production

Pedersen Productions Inc.
108 Wallace Cove Rd.
Blacks Harbour New Brunswick
E5H 1H1
Canada
(506) 754-5948
(506) 657-3401
mark@pedersenproductions.com
www.pedersenproductions.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

LORD OF THE BRUSH (THE)

Lord of the Brush is the biography of the Canadian artist John Howe who has had a major impact on the world through his illustrations of J.R.R. Tolkien’s books as well as conceptual designs for the film trilogy of The Lord of the Rings. His iconic images of Middle Earth have become world renowned.

DVC Pro

52 minutes

Colour

Producers

Werner Aellen

Gretchen Jordan-Bastow

Director

Gretchen Jordan-Bastow

Scriptwriter

Werner Aellen

Production

Basilea Entertainment Ltd.
2227 Victoria Dr.
Vancouver British Columbia
V5N 4K7
Canada
(604) 254-1139
(604) 254-1159
jordanbastow@shaw.ca
wtaellen@shaw.ca

Distribution – Canada

Access Media Group
10212 Jasper Ave.
Edmonton Alberta
T5J 5A3
Canada
(780) 440-7777
(780) 440-8899
info@accesstv.ca
www.accesslearning.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

SHARING CIRCLE XIV (THE)

The Sharing Circle is a documentary series featuring intimate and detailed stories about First Nations people and issues. In season 14, we explore such topics as disappearing native languages, urban reserves, environmental issues, two-spirited people, as well as presenting profiles of musicians, artists, athletes and other Aboriginal role models. All stories are told with an eye to Native spirituality.

Betacam SP

20 x 24 minutes

Colour

Producers

Lisa Meeches

Kyle Irving

Kim Bell

Directors and Scriptwriters

Noah Erenberg

Doug Howe

Cam Bennett

Curtis Kaltenbaugh

Host

Lisa Meeches

Production

Meeches Video Productions Inc.
417 Elmhurst Rd.
Winnipeg Manitoba
R3R 0T8
Canada
(204) 256-7411
(204) 257-2046
lisa@midcan.com

Century Street Productions Inc.
509 Century St.
Winnipeg Manitoba
R3H 0L8
Canada
(204) 786-1655
(204) 786-1655
colleen@midcan.com
thesharingcircle.com

Distribution – Canada

Century Street Distribution
509 Century St.
Winnipeg Manitoba
R3H 0L8
Canada
(204) 772-0368
(204) 772-0360
info@centurystreet.ca
www.centurystreet.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

SIERRA'S SONG

Why should we hang on to the art of our ancestors? What can centuries of cultural tradition give us in a fast-paced modern world? The answer is simple: a strong sense of self. Meet 15-year-old fiddling sensation Sierra Noble. Sierra is doing her best to further the revival of the traditional music of her Metis ancestors.

Super 16 mm

21 minutes

Colour

Producer

Kyle Bornais

Director

John Barnard

Scriptwriters

Chris Charney

John Barnard

With

Sierra Noble

Production

Farpoint Films Inc.
1335 Erin Street
Suite 202
Winnipeg Manitoba
R3C 2S7
Canada
(204) 222-3755
(204) 772-0045
info@farpointfilms.com
www.farpointfilms.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

SINGING HOME THE BONES: A POET BECOMES HIMSELF

Singing Home the Bones documents the transfiguration of a personality through the fusion of two spiritual paths. Canadian poet Gregory Scofield’s written works, live readings, humorous interviews and his first meeting with his father’s British widow tell the story of how the conflicts in this artist’s life are resolved. The film captures a dynamic man’s grasping for a sense of wholeness from the discovery of the identity of his estranged father.

Betacam SP

48 minutes

Colour

Producers

Sandy Mayzell

Hilary Pryor

Director

Hilary Pryor

Scriptwriter

Sandy Mayzell

Production

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

SINGLE GIRL DIARIES

Single Girl Diaries follows five single, smart and distinctive women as they venture out into the world of dating. Each character-driven episode examines the challenges of finding love in the modern world. Inevitably, sex, standards, gender role confusion and the pressures of singlehood become hot topics of discussion for these five remarkable women.

DVC Pro

6 x 22 minutes

Colour

Producer

Paula Butorac

Director

Bert Kish

Production

In Theory TV
29 Fraser Ave.
Toronto Ontario
M6K 1Y6
Canada
(416) 532-2200
(416) 532-2204

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

SLUTS: THE DOCUMENTARY

High school can be cruel. Divisions are drawn between all types of kids - jocks, nerds, Goths... But there is one person who exists outside the cliques who is never welcomed into any group. She’s the high school slut. Many remember her from their school days but how many have thought about her significance? We explore the life of the high school slut through the first hand experience of those who lived with the label.

Betacam SP

48 minutes

Colour

Producer

John Wesley Chisolm

Director

Andrea Dorfman

Scriptwriters

Andrea Dorfman

John Wesley Chisolm

Production/Distribution – Canada

Arcadia Entertainment Inc.
6203 Allan St.
Halifax Nova Scotia
B3L 1G8
Canada
(902) 446-3414
(902) 446-3416
jwc@thesea.ca
www.arcadiatv.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

SPAM: THE DOCUMENTARY

Spam: The Documentary is a humorous and insightful look into the global culture of spam, possibly the 20th century’s most annoying and harmful invention. What is spam? Where does it come from? How does it work? Who is sending it and who could possibly be dopey enough to answer any of this stuff? Our search for answers takes us on a journey inside a bizarre cyber culture that is surprisingly human and three-dimensional.

Mini DV

42 minutes

Colour

Producers

Jeannette Loakman

Sally Blake

Scott Dobson

Director

Dave Manning

Production

Chocolate Box Entertainment
720 Bathurst
Suite 304
Toronto Ontario
M5S 2R4
Canada
(416) 534-9426
(416) 534-1755
info@chocboxent.com
www.chocboxent.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

SPIRIT OF HARMONY (THE)

North America is home to many music festivals but few have maintained such a laid-back sense of community as the Winnipeg Folk Festival. Entering its 36th straight year, this harmonious event transcends the traditional separation between performers, staff and patrons. In The Spirit of Harmony, this relationship is experienced first hand as the event is shown through the eyes of three people: a spectator, a musician and a volunteer.

DV Cam

22 minutes

Colour

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Jeff Newman

Production

Nüman Production Inc.
50 Carriere Ave.
Winnipeg Manitoba
R2M 0A3
Canada
(204) 237-1095
(204) 942-6307
numanproduction@hotmail.com
numanproduction.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

SPIRIT OF STOLEN SISTERS

Is a Native woman's life worth less in Canada than a non-native one? Female Aboriginal prostitutes in Canadian cities are preyed upon by men who abuse, rape and kill them. Virtually no media attention is paid to this situation despite the numbers. If it were happening to white women, public outcry would be immense and swift justice sought. Spirit of Stolen Sisters asks why nothing is being done for Aboriginal women.

Betacam
DV Cam

45 minutes

Colour

Producer

Tanya Brunel

Director and Scriptwriter

Jeremy Torrie

Production

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

ST. LAURENT GOES TO WASHINGTON

St. Laurent Goes to Washington follows a delegation of Mechif from their village of St. Laurent on the shores of Lake Manitoba to the grand opening of the National Museum of the American Indian. The exhibit they have prepared for the museum includes a “Bombardier” – pronounced Bombadeer – a tank-like, heated snow vehicle used by the Mechif for ice fishing, set amidst the other trappings of the modern and traditional life of the Mechif.

Betacam SP

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Raoul J. McKay

Directors

Raoul J. McKay

Jim Compton

Scriptwriters

Raoul J. McKay

Susan McIntyre

Production

First Voice Multimedia Inc.
111 1/2 Marion St.
Winnipeg Manitoba
R2H 0T2
Canada
(204) 953-1320
(204) 953-1324
mechif@mts.net
www.firstvoicemultimedia.com

Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

STEALING MARY: LAST OF THE RED INDIANS

Our story begins in 1827 when William Cormack, a young British explorer, stumbles upon an Indian tomb hidden in the forest of Newfoundland. He takes two skulls and burial objects back to his university in Scotland. Almost 200 years later, the artefacts become evidence surrounding the abduction and murder of Demasduit, whom they called Mary March, and her husband, Chief Nonosabasut. This docudrama traces the last years of the Beothuk Indians of Newfoundland.

High definition

48 minutes

Colour

Producers

Christopher Gagosz

Marian Frances White

Director

Tim Wolochatiuk

Scriptwriters

Christopher Gagosz

Jeff Sturge

Cast

Jacqueline Selma

Jerry Evans

Nicole Power

Neil Butler

Production

Windup Filmworks Inc.
96 Fermanagh Ave.
Toronto Ontario
M6R 1M2
Canada
(416) 410-7618
christopher@windupfilmworks.com

Fire Crown Productions
348 Mount Scio Rd.
St. John's Newfoundland
A1B 4L6
Canada
(709) 753-6542
mfwhite@nl.rogers.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

STUNTDAWGS

Led by former Arnold Schwarzenegger stunt double Peter H. Kent, Stuntdawgs goes behind the scenes of the adrenaline-loving world of movie stunt-making. In each episode, a team of pros recreates stunts from actual films, such as the motorcycle plunge in Terminator II. From falls off skyscrapers to full body burns to crash-em-up car rolls, the dawgs reveal what it takes to concoct some of the movies’ most spectacular stunts.

High definition
35 mm

13 x 27 minutes

Colour

Producers

Gabriela Schonbach

David Gullason

Directors and Scriptwriters

Lionel Goddard

Kelly McClughan

Brad Quenville

With

Peter H. Kent

Production

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

SUPERWOMAN... RAS-LE-BOL !

Has "superwoman" had enough? It appears so. After 40 years of feminism, Quebec women are exhausted by the demands of balancing work and family. Superwoman... Ras-le-bol puts an ear to the ground and examines why women are fed up. More broadly, it offers a critical look at our society and attempts to analyze how women live today. Seven hours of healthy emotional release which, with a measure of self-mockery, explore women's behaviours and journeys, trying to understand how and why it's come to this.

Betacam

7 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Jaquelin Bouchard

Sylvie Desrochers

Carole Dufour

Nicole Faucher

Directors

Yvonne Defour

Hugues Savoie

Denise Payette

Geneviève Poulette

With

Marcia Pilote

Production

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

International distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

SUR LE CHEMIN DES ÉTOILES

Sur le chemin des étoiles follows Quebec actor Marcel Leboeuf as he walks the Camino de Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route in Spain. The documentary chronicles Marcel's encounters with other pilgrims and records their thoughts about the meaning of life, religion, what it takes to succeed, the importance of being open to others, their expressions of solidarity – ideas and reflections that come up spontaneously over the course of the lengthy journey. Marcel's arrival in Santiago marks the end of the adventure, the joy of achievement mixed with a little sadness...

DV Cam

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jean-Claude Marion

Director and Scriptwriter

Louise Racicot

Production

Les Productions du Versant Est
365, ch. Cooke Sud
Sutton Quebec
J0E 2K0
Canada
(450) 538-6854
jcl.marion@sympatico.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

SUR LES TRACES DE LUCK

This intimate documentary tells the story of Luck Mervil, focusing on his career as a singer/performer and immigrant Quebecer and his work as a socially engaged citizen of Haitian origin. Indeed, Luck's commitment to humanitarian ideals lie at the heart of this portrait. The film explores the reasons he has chosen to devote his time and energy to various human-rights issues, and why he donates a portion of the proceeds from his recordings and performances to his favourite causes.

Digital Betacam

44 minutes

Colour

Producers

Marie Nadeau

Chantal Bélanger

Director

Loïc Guyot

Scriptwriter

Vincent Sicotte

With

Luck Mervil

Production

Les Productions HyperZoom inc.
82, rue Sherbrooke Ouest
Montreal Quebec
H2X 1X3
Canada
(514) 528-1236
(514) 528-1250
marie@hyperzoom.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

SURVIVRE

Dorion, Quebec, October 7, 1966. In filmmaker Francine Tougas's home town, a school bus carrying some 40 high-school kids is hit by a CN train at a level crossing. Nineteen of the teens are killed, along with the bus driver. Francine Tougas, now older and wiser, wants to know just how those who survived the accident, her friends at the time, have managed to cope with the tragedy. What does it mean to be a survivor, day after day, for 40 years?

DV Cam

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Sylvie Van Brabant

Director and Scriptwriter

Francine Tougas

Production

Films du Rapide-Blanc inc.
5768, rue Chabot
Montreal Quebec
H2G 2S7
Canada
(514) 388-0482
(514) 388-6845
productions@rapideblanc.ca
www.rapideblanc.ca

Distribution – Canada

Les Productions du Rapide-Blanc
5685, rue Fullum
Bureau 103
Montreal Quebec
H2G 2H6
Canada
(514) 388-0482
(514) 388-6845
coordination@rapideblanc.ca
www.rapideblanc.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

TABITHA'S JOURNEY

A father sells everything to raise enough cash to buy an RV (recreational vehicle) and drive across Canada. His destination is to fulfill his disabled daughter’s dream of seeing the country before her diminishing eyesight deteriorates further.

Betacam SP
DV Cam

44 minutes

Colour

Producers

Mark Pederson

Jon Pedersen

Directors and Scriptwriters

Jari Osborne

Jon Pedersen

With

Steve Hawkins

Tabitha Dunphy

Production

Pedersen Productions Inc.
108 Wallace Cove Rd.
Blacks Harbour New Brunswick
E5H 1H1
Canada
(506) 754-5948
(506) 657-3401
mark@pedersenproductions.com
www.pedersenproductions.com

Pedersen-Tabitha Inc.
10 Paddock St.
Saint John New Brunswick
E2L 3A6
Canada
(506) 639-5050
(506) 657-3401
jon@pedersenproductions.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

TEN DAYS TO VICTORY

Combining large-scale reconstructions with traditional documentary storytelling, Ten Days to Victory evokes the climactic last moments of the Second World War. The program interweaves the stories of 10 very different people caught up in the liberation of Europe from the grip of Nazi terror. Their diaries, letters and interviews provide insight into the dramatic events of some of the most gripping and terrifying days in history.

Digital Betacam

100 minutes

Colour

Producers

André Barro

Dan Korn

Glen Salzman

Katherine Buck

Director and Scriptwriter

Tim Conrad

With

Jean Nicolai

Laurence Hobbs

Tim Hewitt

Jeff Peterson

Production

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

Coproduction – United Kingdom

3BM
32 Woodstock Grove
London
W12 8LE UK
United Kingdom
44 208 740 4780
44 208 740 4470

Distribution – Canada

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

International distribution

Cineflix International Media Ltd.
13 Merrion Sq.
Dublin
2
Ireland
353 1 662 0423
353 1 662 0422
sales@cineflix.com
www.cineflixinternational.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

TERRY FOX REMEMBERED

Beyond the funds raised for cancer research, Terry Fox and his Marathon of Hope left another, less visible legacy: a profound impact on the lives of the thousands who crossed paths with the courageous young runner. These people remember Terry, not from television or newspaper reports, but from personal experience. For most, it was an unforgettable meeting. For many, it was an encounter that changed their lives forever. Terry Fox Remembered is their story.

High definition

48 minutes

Colour

Producer and Director

Jim Eidt

Scriptwriter

Joe Fisher

Production

Pan Productions
1770 Brymea Lane
Victoria British Columbia
V8N 6B7
Canada
(250) 389-6781
(250) 383-6514
pan@panproductions.com
www.panproductions.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

THAT INCREDIBLE STATE

Believe it or not, Frankenstein, pizza and author Guy Vanderhaeghe have something in common. They are all part of That Incredible State, a documentary that explores the precious crossroad where notions and attitudes take shape in the mind of a child, where the questions come in waves and the answers do not always make sense. This documentary juxtaposes recollections by several well-known Canadians, with musings on the same subjects by kids.

Mini DV

56 minutes

Colour

Producers, Directors and Scriptwriters

Jan Nowina-Zarzycki

Rob W. King

Production

Novina Motion Pictures Inc.
2741 Thornton Ave.
Regina Saskatchewan
S4S 1J2
Canada
(306) 586-3431
(306) 586-3431
novina@sasktel.net
www.novinakids.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

THINGS THAT MOVE

From the hearse to the icebreaker, from the first submarine to the passenger jet, human innovation has been driven by a desire to move beyond the limitations of our body’s design. Things That Move is about how the mixture of starry-eyed inventors, technological innovation and historical confluence has led to our travelling in ever more interesting ways. Each episode focuses on a unique machine and examines the struggles, triumphs and occasional failures of its history.

High definition

20 x 23 minutes

Colour

Producers

Kristina McLaughlin

Kevin McMahon

Michael McMahon

With

Jeff Douglas

Production/Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

THIRST FOR LIFE

Part travel, part science, part epicurean adventure, Thirst for Life takes viewers on a surprising journey deep inside their wineglass, revealing the healthful secrets contained in the ruby elixir. Hosted by Bob Blumer, Thirst for Life goes to the frontlines where the latest research now links wine to the prevention of such illnesses as heart disease, prostate cancer and Alzheimer’s disease, making a compelling argument for adding a little red wine to daily life.

DV Cam

46 minutes

Colour

Producer

Trevor Hodgson

Director

Aynsley Vogel

Scriptwriters

Aynsley Vogel

Bob Blumer

Host

Bob Blumer

Production

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

Distribution – Canada

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

TOMB (THE)

Mary Magdalene continues to make headlines. But we've got the real thing. In an undisputed archaeological discovery, the final resting place of Mary Magdalene has been found and The Tomb is the exclusive venue for telling the story. Throwing new light on Mary Magdalene's relationship with Jesus, the film presents the discovery, its authenticity, and the two faces of this woman. This is where science meets archaeology meets history, triggering a media explosion that will be felt around the world.

High definition - 24 P

minutes

Colour

Producers

Simcha Jacobovici

Ric Bienstock

Felix Golubev

Director and Scriptwriter

Simcha Jacobovici

Production

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

TURNING POINTS OF HISTORY VIII

Turning Points of History recaptures those milestone events in Canadian and international history that dramatically changed the world. Canadian in its point-of-view and always providing revealing looks at Canadians involved as actors, bystanders or evaluators of history, Turning Points of History breathes life into landmark moments, both infamous and inspiring. In season eight we explore the fascinating story of Canada’s bush pilots and the perils of Minimata disease on Native reserves, among other stories.

Betacam SP
Mini DV

13 x 47 minutes

Colour

Producers

Laszlo Barna

Alan Mendelsohn

Directors and Scriptwriters

Manfred Becker

Colin King

Nadine Paqueneza

Peter Findlay

Production

Barna-Alper Productions Inc.
175 Bloor St. E.
North Tower 14th Floor
Toronto Ontario
M4W 3R8
Canada
(416) 646-2400
(416) 979-7476
INFO@bap.ca
www.bap.ca

Distribution

Alliance Atlantis
121 Bloor St.
Toronto Ontario
M4W 3M5
Canada
(416) 967-0022
(416) 967-0044

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

TOWN IN AFRICA (A)

Filmmaker and veteran foreign correspondent for CBC and CTV, Michael Maclear revisits South Africa after almost 50 years away. Starting at the town of Maclear in the Eastern Cape, named after his great- great-grand uncle, Astronomer-Royal Sir Thomas Maclear, the filmmaker takes a novel approach in documenting the lives of white people under majority rule; he tracks down and profiles fellow descendants of Maclear whom today comprise a cross-section of urban South African whites.

Digital Betacam

72 minutes

Colour

Producer, Director, Scriptwriter and Narrator

Michael Maclear

Production

Memory Films II Inc.
517 Wellington St. W.
Suite 205
Toronto Ontario
M5V 1G1
Canada
(416) 260-2099
(416) 260-2042
mikemaclear @aol.com

Distribution

Tha Inc.
175 Bloor St. E.
Toronto Ontario
M4W 3R8
Canada
(416) 925-3766
(416) 925-3116
info@thamedia.ca
www.thamedia.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

TRAGÉDIES

Tragédies presents a new and profoundly humane way of seeing how tragedy has changed the lives of ordinary Quebecers. The aftermaths of the ice storm in Quebec in January 1998, the World Trade Centre attack in September 2001, the Québecair plane crash in March 1979, the flooding of the Saguenay River in July 1996 and the shootings at the École polytechnique de Montréal in December 1989, are examined.

DVC Pro

5 x 47 minutes

Colour

Producer

Luc Harvey

Director

Line Lampron

Scriptwriter

Pierre Szalowski

With

Jocelyne Cazin

Production

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

TRAGÉDIES II

Hosted by journalist Jocelyne Cazin, Tragédies II looks at history as seen through the personal reminiscences of those who lived through various tragic events in the recent past. The four documentaries cover: a school-bus crash that occurred in Quebec's Charlevoix region (October 1997); the Oka Crisis (1990); the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster (December 25, 2004); and a fire at Chapais, in northern Quebec (December 31, 1979).

DVC Pro

4 x 47 minutes

Colour

Producer

Luc Harvey

Directors

Luc Harvey

Line Lampron

Scriptwriter

Pierre Szalowski

Production/Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

TREIZIÈME LUNE (LA)

In La 13^e lune, the 13 lunar cycles, so important to the ancestral culture of Native peoples, set the rhythmn, one at a time, for each episode in the series. Through interviews with members of various First Nations communities, we discover the symbolism that each cycle represents and how this affects their lives. These reflections help us get to know the Aboriginal peoples of Quebec from a little-known point of view.

DV Cam

13 x 24 minutes

Colour

Producers

Pierre-Paul Larivière

Geneviève McKenzie

Director

Michel Jacques

Host

Alexandre Bacon

Production

Les Découvertes de Shanipiap inc.
1157, rue Sainte-Catherine Est
Montreal Quebec
H2L 2G8
Canada
(514) 527-9070
(514) 597-1571
shanipiap@trinome.com
www.shanipiap.tv

Distribution

Trinôme-Inter inc.
1157, Sainte-Catherine Est
Montreal Quebec
H2L 2G8
Canada
(514) 527-9070
(514) 597-1571
distribution@trinome.com
www.trinome.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

TROIS JOURS D'HUMANITÉ

Many Quebecers and Canadians, working abroad, contribute actively to the political, economic and cultural development of other countries. This documentary profiles one Quebecer whose job it is to better understand the tragedies that afflict other countries, as well as their hopes: Carolyn McAskie, the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Burundi, a country in conflict. Through the eyes of reporter François Bugingo, Trois jours d’humanité looks at life in Burundi during the elections of 2005. Over the course of three intense days, we learn about the issues facing the country, meet some of its people, and discover its appeal.

Mini DV

52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jean-Pierre Paiement

Director

André St-Pierre

Scriptwriters

François Bugingo

André St-Pierre

Production/Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

TUEURS INVISIBLES

From the beginning of civilization, people have battled viruses and bacterial infection. In the mid-1940s, with international campaigns to vaccinate against smallpox and the discovery of antibiotics, science promised a germ-free third millennium. But the microorganisms have refined their strategies and are still on the attack. Tueurs invisibles brings us up to date on the tireless work of scientists to destroy the indomitable invaders.

Digital Betacam

3 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Jaquelin Bouchard

Sylvie Desrochers

Carole Dufour

Claudette Viau

Director

Yvonne Defour

Scriptwriter

Isabelle Poissant

Production

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

International distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

TŠEPONG: A CLINIC CALLED HOPE

Tšepong: A Clinic Called Hope is a story from the front lines in the battle against AIDS in Africa. At a Canadian-initiated clinic in Lesotho, HIV/AIDS-inflected people are receiving life-saving antiretroviral (ARV) drugs but there aren’t enough for the one in three adults afflicted. Failure, though, is not an option. If the pilot project collapses, an ARV-resistant strain of HIV may develop, spreading across the continent and, eventually, the world. This battle must be won.

Super Optical Disc

minutes

Colour

Producer

Peter Raymont

Director

Patrick Reed

Production

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

Distribution – Canada

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

International distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

ULLUMI

Ullumi is an unusual, sometimes irreverent and often moving documentary directed by four young Inuit directors from Nunavik and Nunavut: Qajaaq Ellsworth, Lena Ellsworth, Evie Mark and Tunu Napartuq. Full-fledged members of today’s Northern baby-boom generation, the four mean to show the world, at home and down South, just how they see themselves living as Inuit in this age of information technology and self-government.

High definition

52 minutes

Colour

Producers

Ian Boyd

Bobby May Jr.

Suzann Méthot

Directors and Scriptwriters

Qajaaq Ellsworth

Lena Ellsworth

Evie Mark

Tunu Napartuk

Production

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

Arqsaniit Productions inc.
C.P. 135
Kuujjuaq Quebec
J0M 1C0
Canada
(819) 964-1802
arqproductions@magma.ca
www.arqsaniitproductions.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

UNE ÎLE BAROQUE

For the past 30 years, a small fishing community on Lamèque island in Acadian New Brunswick has been home to the International Baroque Festival. This film is homage to the people of Lamèque who, despite their relative cultural isolation, venture to welcome the world’s greatest baroque artists. Through Une île baroque, we witness how the pride and generosity of a people have created an event that is unique in Canada.

DVC Pro 50

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jean-Claude Bellefeuille

Director and Scriptwriter

Aurore Thériault

Production

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2006

TALE OF TWO MOGULS (A)

A Tale of Two Moguls tells the inside story of Egard Bronfman Jr. and Jean-Marie Messier and the rise and fall of one of the biggest modern media empires, Vivendi Universal. With access to key players and revelations, A Tale of Two Moguls is an epic tale of family and national pride, the lure of Hollywood and the terrible price people pay for their ambition.

Mini DV

2 x 50 minutes

Colour

Producer

Alan Handel

Director

Don Young

Scriptwriters

Alan Handel

Don Young

Production

Alan Handel Productions II Inc.
424, rue Guy
Bureau 110
Montreal Quebec
H3J 1S6
Canada
(514) 487-1881
(514) 487-7796
irene@handelproductions.ca
www.handelproductions.ca

Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

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Documentaries 2006

VENDRE UN BOEUF POUR UN OEUF

Vendre un boeuf pour un oeuf takes a measure of the impact that mad cow disease has had on the beef and dairy industries. Looking specifically at producers in Prescott-Russell county, the film shows the consequences of this serious crisis in eastern Ontario and summarizes how the crisis has also affected producers in Quebec, Alberta and the rest of the country.

Betacam SP

44 minutes

Colour

Producer

Robert Charbonneau

Director and Scriptwriter

André R. Lavoie

Production

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

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Documentaries 2006

VIEILLIR EN SOLO : LE DÉFI

Young fifty-somethings, quasi-centenarians... these social innovators have decided to grow old alone. They amaze us, they make us think, they force us to ask if there are any limits to our ability to reinvent ourselves.

DVC Pro 50

52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Nathalie Barton

Director

Doïna Harap

Scriptwriter

Iolande Cadrin-Rossignol

Production

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

Distribution

FRV Média International
225, rue Roy
Bureau 200
Montreal Quebec
H2W 2M5
Canada
(514) 843-3355
(514) 272-3858
distribution@frvmedia.com
http://frvmedia.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

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Documentaries 2006

VILLAGE EN VUE II

Village en vue spotlights Quebec's most beautiful villages. The series travels to the most attractive regions of Quebec, and highlights the villages' architectural heritage, the beauty of their natural surroundings, and the people who live there.

Digital Betacam

13 x 24 minutes

Colour

Producers

Marie Nadeau

Chantal Bélanger

Director and Scriptwriter

Loïc Guyot

With

Yves Laframboise

Production

Les Productions HyperZoom inc.
82, rue Sherbrooke Ouest
Montreal Quebec
H2X 1X3
Canada
(514) 528-1236
(514) 528-1250
marie@hyperzoom.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

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Documentaries 2006

VILLAGES ET VISAGES II

From 1975 to 1977, the series Villages et Visages II presented a portrait of Franco-Ontarian society. The lives of people from a variety of backgrounds, including the clergy, agriculture, industry and business, were presented as well as the descendents of the pioneering families. Thirty years later, we meet up with these same people and their children and grandchildren who speak proudly of how their society has adapted to changing times.

Betacam SP

26 x 29 minutes

Colour

Producers

Pierre L. Touchette

Alain Simard

Luc Châtelain

Director

Michel Cloutier

Production

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

Distribution – Canada

Spectra International Distribution
400, boulevard De Maisonneuve Ouest
Montreal Quebec
H3A 1L4
Canada
(514) 525-7732
(514) 525-8033
international@equipespectra.ca
www.spectra-international.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

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Documentaries 2006

VIVRE AVEC LA MORT II

Vivre avec la mort is a two-part documentary which examines prostate cancer and skin cancer from a scientific and medical viewpoint.

Betacam SP

2 x 51 minutes

Colour

Producer

Laurier Bonin

Directors and Scriptwriters

Denise Payette

Jean-Guy Montpetit

Production

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

Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

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Documentaries 2006

VU DU LARGE II

Still aboard the Sedna IV, the crew of Vu du large travels up the St. Lawrence River to the Great Lakes. While this series' first season offered viewers a new and up-to-date look at the St. Lawrence, the second season explores the river's source, thereby providing an overall picture of the river's varied and interrelated ecosystems, which co-exist in a state of delicate interdependence. The voyage begins at the mouth of the Saguenay River and concludes at the entrance to Lake Erie.

Betacam SP
DV Cam

5 x 45 minutes

Colour

Producers

André Mailly

Vic Pelletier

Directors and Scriptwriters

Alain Corneau

Stéphan Gravel

Richard Jutras

Ole Gjerstad

Jean-François Bouchard

With

Chloé Sainte-Marie

Geneviève Néron

Marianne Néron

Zachary Richard

Florent Vollant

Serge Bouchard

Production

Productions Thalie inc.
230, 3^e rue
Bureau 200
Quebec Quebec
G1L 2S8
Canada
(418) 694-3005
(418) 694-1115
thalie@productionsthalie.com
www.productionsthalie.com

Productions Vic Pelletier inc. (Les)
296 rue Saint-Pierre

Matane Quebec
G4W 2B9
Canada
(418) 566-2040
(418) 562-4643
info@pvp.ca
www.pvp.ca

Distribution – Canada

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

International distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

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Documentaries 2006

WALK WITH US

Walk With Us explores the work and creative process of internationally acclaimed artists Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller. Cardiff and Miller have made a name for themselves creating “audio-walks” and other sound-based art that frequently ask listeners to actively participate. Walk With Us gives a unique insight into Cardiff and Miller’s ephemeral and often mesmerizing work that can envelop observers in a sense of altered reality.

Betacam SP

52 minutes

Colour

Producers

Barbara Barde

Linda Stregger

Director and Scriptwriter

Wiebke von Carolsfeld

Production

Up Front Entertainment Inc.
49 Spadina Ave.
Suite 302
Toronto Ontario
M5V 2J1
Canada
(416) 595-5850
(416) 595-5851
lstregger@upfront.ca

Distribution – Canada

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

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Documentaries 2006

WHEELS OF THUNDER

Wheels of Thunder follows three Aboriginals who compete in the chuck wagon event at the Calgary Stampede. Ray Mitsuing, a First Nations driver, is the leader after eight nights of racing but takes a two-second penalty that knocks him out of the top four. Métis Luke Tournier wins the overall aggregate and takes home the big money and a new pickup. As for Brian Laboucane, he finishes in the middle of the pack.

DVC Pro

48 minutes

Colour

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Doug Cuthand

Host

Randy Gaudry

Production

Blue Hill Productions
335 Packham Ave.
Suite 204
Saskatoon Saskatchewan
S7N 4S1
Canada
(306) 477-4572
(306) 477-4561
d.cuthand@shaw.ca
www.dougcuthand.com

Distribution – Canada

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

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Documentaries 2006

QUAND LA VIE EST UN RÊVE

For the young people of Haiti, the only road out is exile and the price to pay is high. They all dream of leaving because elsewhere is where life begins. Filmmaker Charles Gervais follows three such Haitians who attempt to defy destiny and find a better life. With nothing in their pockets, only two choices are possible: cross the border into the Dominican Republic or brave the seas in one of those precarious boats.

DVC Pro

52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Eric Deghelder

Director and Scriptwriter

Charles Gervais

Production

Embryo Productions inc.
1750, rue Saint-André
Bureau 3039
Montreal Quebec
H2L 3T8
Canada
(514) 461-9600
(514) 227-5194
info@embryo.tv
www.embryo.tv

Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

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Documentaries 2006

SUR LES TRACES DE L'HIVER

In most of Canada, winter is long and arduous. As the cold season approaches, every species of animal prepares, in its own way, for the coming months of often extreme weather conditions. Winter Tails shows just how they do it.

Digital Betacam

52 minutes

Colour

Producers

Maryse Rouillard

Harold Arsenault

Éloïse Forest

Director and Scriptwriter

Harold Arsenault

With

Yves Desgagnés

Production

Les Productions Bord de Mer
547, Montée Wakheam
Gaspe Quebec
G4X 1Z9
Canada
(418) 368-3866
(418) 368-1859
harolda@globetrotter.net

Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

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Documentaries 2006

WORLD'S STRANGEST UFO STORIES (THE)

From the tales of unexplained crashes obliterating the landscape, to reports of secret alien-human breeding programmes, The World’s Strangest UFO Stories searches out the evidence and tracks down witnesses and victims who’ve got up close and personal with aliens. Viewers meet the experts, sceptics and extraterrestrial obsessives who’ve dedicated their lives to uncovering the truth about the biggest, best and most extraordinary alien tales of all time.

High definition
HD Cam
Digital Betacam

6 x 46 minutes

Colour

Producers

Guy O'Sullivan

Liesel Evans

Directors and Scriptwriters

Robin Bicknell

Dov Freedman

Martin Williams

Production

Proper Television Inc.
409 King St. W.
Suite 201
Toronto Ontario
M5V 1K1
Canada
(416) 598-2500
(416) 598-2550
info@propertelevision.com
www.propertelevision.com

Coproduction – United Kingdom

Mentorn UFOs Ltd.
43 Whitfield St.
London
WIT 4HA
United Kingdom
44 207 258 6800
44 207 258 6888
mentorn@mentorn.co.uk
www.mentorn.co.uk

Distribution – Canada

Proper Television Distribution
409 King St. W.
Suite 201
Toronto Ontario
M5V 1K1
Canada
(416) 598-2500
(416) 598-2550
info@propertelevision.com
www.propertelevision.com

International distribution

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

www.discovery.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

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Documentaries 2006

X-WEIGHTED

X-Weighted explores the journey taken by people struggling to lose weight. During each episode, one person reveals the underlying reasons for weight gain and strives to make changes that will help overcome the battle with the bulge. Digging deep into the issues surrounding weight loss, the series sets the scene for touching stories of adversity and transformation and reveals the fear, pain, joy and triumph of losing weight.

Betacam SP

13 x 46 minutes

Colour

Producer

Margaret Mardirossian

Directors

Glynis Whiting

Fred Frame

Natasha Ryan

Patricia Harris Seely

Scriptwriters

Mieko Ouchi

Scott Rollans

Joanne Levenick

Rosie Dransfeld

Production

Anaid Productions
3132 Parsons Rd.
Suite 208
Edmonton Alberta
T6N 1L6
Canada
(780) 413-9285
(780) 465-0580
anaid@anaid.com
www.anaid.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

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Documentaries 2006

Y A PAS D'ÂGE POUR L'AFRIQUE

Every year, hundreds of men and women of all ages and backgrounds go to live in third-world countries, simply for the sake of helping others. Y a pas d’âge pour l’Afrique looks at a few of these remarkable individuals who, despite the fullness of their lives, have decided to give of themselves to those in need. For their boundless courage and unusual sense of devotion, they deserve our attention and, most of all, our admiration.

Digital Betacam

10 x 30 minutes

Colour

Producer

Roch Brunette

Directors

Guilhem Rondot

Jean René

Scriptwriter

Guilhem Rondot

Production

PRB Média
107, rue Champêtre
Gatineau Quebec
J9H 6W4
Canada
(819) 770-6500
(819) 770-7551
prb@prb.ca / roch@prb.ca
www.prb.ca

Distribution – Canada

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

International distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

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Documentaries 2006