Adventures in Comedy II

Adventures in Comedy is a unique variety show that travels across Canada seeking out new and outstanding comics. This show scours the country from Vancouver to Halifax, searching for everything from the bizarre to the conventional in comedy.

Betacam SP

18 x 30 minutes

Colour

Producers

Catherine Fogarty

Maria Armstrong

Executive Producer

Maria Armstrong

Director

Maria Armstrong

Scriptwriters

Elvira Kurt

Wendy Hopkins

Host

Elvira Kurt

Production

X Spot
181 Carlaw Ave., Suite 254
Toronto Quebec
M4M 2S1
Canada
(416) 778-0600
(416) 778- 7821
marmstrong@canadafilm.com

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Television 2001

Alain Lefèvre

Filmed at the Domaine Forget in Quebec’s beautiful Charlevoix region, this concert showcases the talents of internationally renowned piano virtuoso Alain Lefèvre. Lefèvre performs works by Bach, Listz and Wagner.

Betacam SP

58 minutes

Colour

Executive Producer

Michel Préfontaine

Director

Jean-Jacques Sheitoyan

Narrator

Michel Mongeau

Cast

Alain Lefèvre

Production/Distribution

Cinéma 3180 B.E.
19, rue Leroyer Ouest
Bureau 201
Montreal Quebec
H2Y 1W4
Canada
(514)271-9164
(514)849-6675
cinema3180@sympatico.ca

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Television 2001

Bach au café Zimmermann

Filmed at the Festival international du Domaine Forget in Quebec’s Charlevoix region, this concert features the renowned chamber group Les Violons du Roy and vocalists Karina Gauvin, Nils Brown and Brett Polegato in a performance of Bach’s music. Works include Bach’s Coffee Cantata, Orchestral Suite No. 1 and Concerto for Oboe d’Amore, as well as Telemann’s Viola Concerto. A remarkable meeting between a group of brilliant musicians and one of the world’s greatest composers.

Betacam SP

58 minutes

Colour

Executive Producer

Michel Préfontaine

Director

Jean-Jacques Sheitoyan

Narrator

Michel Mongeau

Cast

Les Violons du Roy

Karina Gauvin

Nils Brown

Brett Polegato

Production/Distribution

Cinéma 3180 B.E.
19, rue Leroyer Ouest
Bureau 201
Montreal Quebec
H2Y 1W4
Canada
(514)271-9164
(514)849-6675
cinema3180@sympatico.ca

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Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

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Television 2001

Belle et rebelles

This program brings together three of Quebec’s most successful singers: Diane Dufresne, Claude Dubois and Kevin Parent. In a sumptuous setting, “Beauty” and her two “Rebels” offer viewers a series of magnificent songs – and create a wonderful cultural event.

Betacam SP

2 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Guy Latraverse

Executive Producer

Luc Châtelain

Director

Jocelyn Barnabé

Cast

Diane Dufresne

Claude Dubois

Kevin Parent

Production

Sogestalt 2001
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

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Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

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Television 2001

Black Light Dreams: 25 Years of the Famous People Players

This heart-warming documentary celebrates the silver anniversary of the Famous People Players, Canada’s black-light theatre troupe. The dedication of founder Diane Dupuy and the talent and hard work of the mentally handicapped adults who comprise the company have gained them international fame. Their story, told with archival performance footage, scenes from their 25th anniversary production, celebrity interviews and behind-the-scenes vignettes, is an inspiration to us all.

Digital Betacam

minutes

Colour

Producer

Barbara Barde

Director

Mitch Ness

Scriptwriter

Ronalda Jones

Narrator

R.H. Thompson

Production/Distribution – Canada

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

International distribution

Chestnut Park Productions Ltd.
1 Atlantic Ave.
Suite 103
Toronto Ontario
M6K 3E7
Canada
(416) 537-5004
(416) 537-8984

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Television 2001

Buzz II

Buzz takes its audience (ages 13-25) on a wild ride into the streets, clubs, cafes and stages of urban Canada. We meet other funny people… stand-up comedians who are just starting out, and enjoy the crazy chutzpah of hosts Mista Mo and Daryn as they talk their way into and out of life’s weird situations. Buzz is always where it’s hot and where it’s not; two Canadian guys turning life toe to heel. What more can you ask for?

Betacam SP

13 x 30 minutes

Colour

Producers

Merilyn Read

Mike MacKinnon

Executive Producers

Merilyn Read

Steve Jarosz

Director

Mike MacKinnon

Scriptwriters

Daryn Jones

Morgan Oliver Smith

Hosts

Daryn Jones

Morgan Oliver Smith

Cast

Daryn Jones

Morgan Oliver Smith

Jason Rousse

Production/Distribution – Canada

MTR Entertainment Ltd.
180 Metcalfe St.,
Suite 500
Ottawa Ontario
K2P 1P5
Canada
(613) 234-3488
(613) 234-8704
dlacelle@mtrentertainment.com

International distribution

Salter Street Films International
1668 Barrington St.
5th Floor
Halifax Nova Scotia
B3J 2A2
Canada
(902) 420-1577
(902) 425-8260
salter@salter.com
www.salter.com/distribution

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Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

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Television 2001

RAVEL'S BRAIN

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) is widely acknowledged as one of the world’s greatest composers. For the last five years of his life, however, he was afflicted by aphasia and apraxia: his brain produced music, but he was unable to write it down. Ravel’s Brain is a musical/visual tone poem at once tragic and celebrative in its mood. Expressionistic and abstract, it portrays the inner being of an artist who was rendered incapable of communicating with the outside world.

Digital Betacam

52 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producers

Niv Fichman

Pierre-Olivier Bardet

Larry Weinstein

Director and Scriptwriter

Larry Weinstein

Cast

Richard Cowan

Thierry Costa

Jacques Dewitt

Morgane Maugran

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

International distribution

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

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Canadian Television Fund

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Television 2001

Chicane (La)

This program documents a wonderful musical encounter between the band La Chicane and rocker Éric Lapointe. Filmed on location in beautiful Québec City, the concert was part of the Festival d’été international de Québec – a musical event that offers audiences a chance to experience something a little out of the ordinary. With La Chicane and Éric Lapointe, new rock takes centre stage!

Betacam SP

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Daniel Cormier

Executive Producer

Jean Rémillard

Line Producer

Robert Montour

Director

Pierre Séguin

Cast

Boum Desjardins

Éric Lapointe

Production

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

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Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

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Television 2001

Comedy Now! IV

Canada’s acclaimed comedy series, Comedy Now!, has been a ratings hit across North America for four years. Its daring and unusual format of solo performances has resulted in dozens of awards in both Canada and the United States. Comedy Now! has been The Comedy Network’s highest-rated original Canadian series and continues to be the network’s Sunday night showcase event. The show also airs on Comedy Central in the U.S.

Betacam SP

minutes

Colour

Producers

Sandra Faire

Trisa Dayot

Executive Producer

Sandra Faire

Director

Alan Manson

Cast

Kristeen von Hagen

Rick Bronson

Andrew Grose

Jason Rousse

and others / et autres

Production

HaydenKid Productions
55 Adelaide St. E., Suite 300
Toronto Ontario
M5C 1K6
Canada
(416) 214-9900
(416)214-9300
inquire@sfaproductions.com
www.sfaproductions.com

Distribution

Leopard Distribution Inc. / SFA Productions Inc.
55 Adelaide St. E.,
Suite 300
Toronto Ontario
M5C 1K6
Canada
(416) 214-9900
(416) 214-9300
inquire@sfaproductions.com
www.sfaproductions.com

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Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

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Television 2001

Dominic et Martin

Dominic et Martin, two newcomers to Quebec’s comedy scene, helped develop the concept of this new-style variety series in which they also star. The series has them sharing an apartment – and sharing with audiences their everyday life, with its ups and downs, great joys and minor miseries. All topped with an incredible amount of humour!

Betacam SP

26 x 30 minutes

Colour

Producer and Director

Robert Léveillé

Executive Producer

Robert H. Parent

Scriptwriters and Hosts

Dominic Sillon

Martin Cloutier

Cast

François Léveillé

Danielle Fichaud

Guy Jodoin

Production

Les Productions Point-Final inc.
612, rue Saint-Jacques
Bureau 100
Montreal Quebec
H3C 5R1
Canada
(514) 390-6135
(514) 390-6100

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Television 2001

Drôles de femmes

Drôles de femmes offers a spirited and humorous defense of women and their role in Canadian society, from the “dark ages” of the 1940s and 1950s to the Quiet Revolution, from World War Two to the war between the sexes. The show provides abundant opportunities for viewers to chuckle at the foibles of both men and women.

Digital Betacam

90 minutes

Colour

Producer

Guy Latraverse

Executive Producer

Luc Châtelain

Director

Pierre Séguin

Scriptwriters

Mario Bélanger

Luc Boily

Clémence Desrochers

Lise Dion

Marielle Léveillé

François Léveillée

Marie Perreault

Louise Roy

Christiane Vien

Cast

Lise Dion

Clémence Desrochers

Sylvie Potvin

Diane Lavallée

Production/Distribution

Sogestalt 2001
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

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Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

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Television 2001

Ensemble Arion (L')

L’Ensemble Arion is a renowned quartet which performs classical music on period instruments. In this concert, filmed at the Festival international du Domaine Forget in Quebec’s beautiful Charlevoix region, the quartet performs works by Telemann, Bach, Alexandre de Villeneuve and Jean-Philippe Rameau.

Betacam SP

58 minutes

Colour

Executive Producer

Michel Préfontaine

Director

Jean-Jacques Sheitoyan

Narrator

Michel Mongeau

Cast

Claire Guimond

Chantal Rémillard

Hank Knox

Betsy MacMillan

Production/Distribution

Cinéma 3180 B.E.
19, rue Leroyer Ouest
Bureau 201
Montreal Quebec
H2Y 1W4
Canada
(514)271-9164
(514)849-6675
cinema3180@sympatico.ca

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Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

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Television 2001

Festival of Stars III

These four programs of performances by Canadian musicians were shot in beau- tiful Québec City, designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. The series, which opens with scenes from this most romantic of capital cities, features electric performances by talented musicians, singers and songwriters. Festival of Stars truly captures the enthusiasm and party spirit of a great musical happening.

Betacam SP

4 x 60 minutes

Colour

Executive Producers

Jaquelin Bouchard

Daniel Beauchesne

Producer

Luc Harvey

Director

Mario Rouleau

Host

Crystal Garrett

Cast

Soul Attorneys

Blue Rodeo

Kevin Parent

Simon Wilcox

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

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

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Television 2001

Gueule de star

Each program in this series features a Quebec musician in performance at the prestigious Festival d’été international de Québec. The program highlights the artist’s songs and music, and introduces us to the artist’s more private side: personal likes and dislikes, dreams and cultural background. The featured performer guides viewers on a tour through Québec City’s old quarter, and the entire program succumbs to the festive charms of this dazzling musical event.

Betacam SP

10 x 30 minutes

Colour

Producer

Daniel Cormier

Executive Producer

Jean Rémillard

Director and Scriptwriter

Margot Richard

Cast

La Chicane

Angèle Dubeau

Luce Dufault

Claude Léveillée

and others / et autres

Production

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

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Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

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Television 2001

Improv Comedy Games (The)

The Improv Comedy Games features Canada’s brightest improv comedy stars facing off against one another in a variety of side-splitting games. Two rival teams, each consisting of two “athletes,” compete for the hallowed Improv Comedy Cup. But it is the audience that always walks away the winner in this wild and wacky comedic festival of fun! Host and referee Roman Danylo is joined by regulars Ellie Harvie, Peter Kelamis, Rod Crawford, Dan Joffre and others.

Betacam SX

6 x 30 minutes

Colour

Producers

Richard Side

Pat O'Brien

Executive Producers

Richard Side

Dan Carriere

Director

Shel Piercy

Scriptwriter

Richard Side

Host

Roman Danylo

Cast

Ellie Harvie

Rod Crawford

Dan Joffre

Peter Kelamis

Production

Infinity Films
1412 West 7th Avenue
Suite 100
Vancouver British Columbia
V6H 1C1
Canada
(604) 681-5650
(604) 681-5664
info@infinityfilms.ca
www.infinityfilms.ca

Side Entertainment
1825 West 8th Ave. Suite 109
Vancouver British Columbia
V6J 1V9
Canada
(604) 733-1696
(604) 733-1696
side@istar.ca

Distribution

Infinity Films
1412 West 7th Avenue
Suite 100
Vancouver British Columbia
V6H 1C1
Canada
(604) 681-5650
(604) 681-5664
info@infinityfilms.ca
www.infinityfilms.ca

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Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

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Television 2001

Jacynthe

This 20-year-old singer has already achieved popular success in Japan. Her dynamic performance of songs in English by Canadian songwriters Michael Abatzidis and Paul Galati evokes Britney Spears – with a decidedly personal twist. Featuring a group of enthusiastic dancers, this show has something for everyone.

Betacam SP

46 minutes

Colour

Executive Producer

Michel Préfontaine

Director

Mario Rouleau

Cast

Peter Ranallo

Danny Ranallo

Steve Gagné

Production/Distribution

Cinéma 3180 B.E.
19, rue Leroyer Ouest
Bureau 201
Montreal Quebec
H2Y 1W4
Canada
(514)271-9164
(514)849-6675
cinema3180@sympatico.ca

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Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

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Television 2001

Jorane

This 24-year-old musician has carved out a unique niche for herself in the musical world: she plays the cello and sings her own compositions – in a language of her own invention. The program features Jorane performing an outdoor show before 6,000 fans, who greet each of her songs with enthusiastic applause. The concert footage is interspersed with brief interviews produced in the style of music videos.

Betacam SP

46 minutes

Colour

Executive Producer

Michel Préfontaine

Director

Mario Rouleau

Cast

Alexandre Dumas

Alexis Martin

Jean-François Lemieux

Production/Distribution

Cinéma 3180 B.E.
19, rue Leroyer Ouest
Bureau 201
Montreal Quebec
H2Y 1W4
Canada
(514)271-9164
(514)849-6675
cinema3180@sympatico.ca

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Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

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Television 2001

Juste pour Rire 2000

The first program in this series, taped at the prestigious Juste pour Rire comedy festival, features highlights of the various Gala events, as well as street performances and commentary from some of the festival’s regular performers. Eight subsequent programs offer performances from the festival Galas. The last installment, Comicographie : François Morency, features an interview with comic François Morency, interspersed with scenes from his show.

Betacam SP

10 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Pierre Girard

Executive Producer

Gilbert Rozon

Directors

Guy Gagnon

Alain Chicoine

Stéphane Lapointe

Margot Ricard

François Dunn

Scriptwriters

André Ducharme

Daniel Chiasson

Laurent Paquin

Hosts

Mario Jean

Anthony Kavanagh

Normand Brathwaite

Martin Petit

Michel Boujenah

François Massicotte

Lise Dion

Pierre Brassard

Cast

Jean-Michel Anctil

Peter McLeod

Michel Barrette

Pierre Verville

Production/Distribution

Les Distributions Rozon
2101, boul. St-Laurent
Montreal Quebec
H2X 2T5
Canada
(514) 845-3155
(514) 845-8261
cpaquin@hahaha.com
www.hahaha.com

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Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

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Television 2001

Lyne Fortin

This concert featuring renowned soprano Lyne Fortin is divided into two parts: day and night. Fortin performs some 20 short excerpts from the works of selected composers, including Brahms, Schubert, Strauss, Ravel and Bizet. During the last two years, Fortin has earned a reputation as one of the busiest and most talented sopranos in Canada.

Betacam SP

58 minutes

Colour

Executive Producer

Michel Préfontaine

Director

Jean-Jacques Sheitoyan

Narrator

Michel Mongeau

Cast

Lyne Fortin

Michael McMahon

Production/Distribution

Cinéma 3180 B.E.
19, rue Leroyer Ouest
Bureau 201
Montreal Quebec
H2Y 1W4
Canada
(514)271-9164
(514)849-6675
cinema3180@sympatico.ca

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Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

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Television 2001

Mass Appeal

Mass Appeal looks at the culture, personalities and performances of Canada’s most unique entertainers: drag queens, buskers, circus artists and 1950s’-style burlesque dancers. Fast-paced and original, Mass Appeal focuses on one art form per episode – offering performance, humour, music, behind-the-scenes interviews and history. An ultra-hip, pop- culture trip through contemporary arts that appeal to the masses, the show challenges the very definition of performance art.

Betacam SP

4 x 24 minutes

Colour

Producer

Tiina Soomet

Executive Producer

Jim Hanley

Director

Dan Robinson

Narrator

Ellen Dubin

Cast

The B-Girlz

Cirque Éos

The Dangerettes

The performers of Ottawa's Buckerfest 2000

Production

Sleeping Giant Productions
260 Richmond St. W., Suite 100
Toronto Ontario
M5V 1W6
Canada
(416) 351-9240
(416) 351-9241
giant@inforamp.net

Distribution

Kaleidoscope Entertainment
23 Lesmill Rd., Suite 201
Don Mills Ontario
M3B 3P6
Canada
(416) 443-9200
(416) 443-8685

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Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

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Television 2001

More Than a Thousand Kisses

More Than a Thousand Kisses serves Bach’s music in a contemporary cup. The Coffee Cantata pitches a grumpy old father against his cunning daughter Liesgen in a fight over the three daily cups of coffee she loves “more than a thousand kisses.” Shot entirely in Vancouver, the film cuts through layers of time and reality and steams up a baroque brew of anachronism, reflection and aesthetic delight with a subtle, surrealist twist.

Betacam SP
Digital Betacam

38 minutes

Colour

Producer

Robert Chesterman

Directors

Robert Chesterman

Kris Fleerackers

Scriptwriter

Kris Fleerackers

Cast

Suzie LeBlanc

Nathaniel Watson

Blaine Hendsbee

Pacific Baroque Orchestra

Production

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

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Canadian Television Fund

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Television 2001

National d'impro Juste pour Rire 2000

National d’impro 2000 is based on the improv comedy games created in 1977 by Robert Gravel and Yvon Leduc, and which were subsequently popularized by the Ligue Nationale d’Improvisation (national improv league). Each game pits two teams of comedians who face off against each other in a “rink” and improvise scenes or situations based on themes randomly chosen by a referee.

Betacam SP

32 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Pierre Girard

Executive Producer

Gilbert Rozon

Directors

Pierre Gagnon

Patrick Boivin

Scriptwriter

Yvon Leduc

Narrator and Host

Luc Senay

Cast

Sylvie Moreau

Jean-Michel Anctil

Christian Vanasse

Claude Legault

Production/Distribution

Les Distributions Rozon
2101, boul. St-Laurent
Montreal Quebec
H2X 2T5
Canada
(514) 845-3155
(514) 845-8261
cpaquin@hahaha.com
www.hahaha.com

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Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

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Television 2001

OSM Branché

This series presents two productions by the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal. The first, OSM Branché Ravel, is a multimedia performance of Ravel’s Boléro and L’enfant et les sortilèges which combines symphonic music, opera, dance and giant marionettes. The second, OSM Branché The Red Violin, is a technologically sophisticated show based on the music and imagery of the film The Red Violin as well as the music of its composer, John Corigliano.

Betacam SP

minutes

Colour

Producers

Charles Joron

Alain Simard

Pierre L. Touchette

Executive Producer

Luc Châtelain

Directors

Évelyne Robidas

Simon-Christian Vaillancourt

Jocelyn Barnabé

Scriptwriters

François Girard

René-Richard Cyr

Cast

Orchestre symphonique de Montréal

Théâtre sans fil

Joshua Bell

Christoph Koncz

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

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Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

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Television 2001

Plaisir croît avec l'usage III (Le)

For three years now this variety series has been a source of immediate and guaranteed pleasure. Each week, the show brings together well-known performers, artists, writers and other public personalities with friends, colleagues and family members, who eloquently and generously talk about the guest, sharing their stories, anecdotes and love. Through these wonderful and moving encounters we learn about the cultural and personal lives of these diverse public figures.

Betacam SP

26 x 90 minutes

Colour

Producer

Guy Latraverse

Executive Producer

Luc Châtelain

Directors

Pierre Séguin

Mario Rouleau

Scriptwriter

Dominic Champagne

Host

René-Richard Cyr

Production

Sogestalt 2001
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

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Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

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Television 2001

Plus beau voyage (Le)

Like a hushed, eternal echo, Le plus beau voyage revisits some of Quebec’s greatest songs, from the moment of their creation 30 years ago to today. Written by such songwriters as Leclerc, Vigneault, Léveillée and Gauthier, these still-relevant songs are performed by artists from different generations. This program offers a unique look at contemporary Quebec through the great songs that have become an indelible part of its identity.

Betacam SP

90 minutes

Colour

Producers

Pierre L. Touchette

Alain Simard

Executive Producer

Luc Châtelain

Directors

Mario Rouleau

Élisabeth Paradis

Cast

Claude Gauthier

Louise Forestier

Bruno Pelletier

Daniel Boucher

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

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Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

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Television 2001

Requiem pour Fanny (Collection Musique de Chambre VII)

Requiem for Fanny recreates the world of Felix Mendelssohn, to the musical accompaniment of his beautiful String Quartet No. 2. In a period setting, actors and dancers perform around and about the musicians, evoking the composer’s happy childhood and sophisticated milieu, as well as his close relationship with Goethe and his symbiotic relationship with his sister Fanny, herself a major composer.

Betacam SP
Super 16 mm
Digital Betacam

52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Michel Ouellette

Director

Lorne Brass

Scriptwriter

Marie-Christine Le Tourneux

Narrators

Vlasta Vrana

Dorothy Berryman

Cast

Le Quatuor Claudel

Paul-Antoine Taillefer

Estelle Clareton

Production

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

Distribution – Canada

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

International distribution

EuroArts
Hohenzollerndamm, 150 D - 14199
Berlin

Germany
49.30.887.08.200
49.30.887.08.101
info@euroarts.com

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Canadian Television Fund

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Television 2001

Respectables (The)

Since the release of their debut album in the fall of 1999, the rock band The Respectables have achieved enormous success in Quebec. In this live concert, the band performs some of their best songs (in English). Although they have been around for 12 years, the band has only recently achieved the recognition it deserves. In 2001, the group plans to go to France after wrapping up a tour of Quebec and Canada.

Betacam SP

46 minutes

Colour

Executive Producer

Michel Préfontaine

Director

Mario Rouleau

Cast

Sébastien Plante

Pascal Dufour

Stéphane Dussault

Stéphane Beaudin

Production/Distribution

Cinéma 3180 B.E.
19, rue Leroyer Ouest
Bureau 201
Montreal Quebec
H2Y 1W4
Canada
(514)271-9164
(514)849-6675
cinema3180@sympatico.ca

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Television 2001

Sola

Sola is based on a trilogy of solo contemporary dance works – Birth, ABO/ashes and Sadhana – danced and choreographed by Alvin Erasga Tolentino. These provocative and critically acclaimed dances follow the journey of transformation through various states of being and levels of consciousness: the birth of a seed, the pervasive decay of existence and finally the path to enlightenment. Woven between the dances is a voice-over of the creator’s vision and thoughts, accompanied by footage on the making of the program.

Betacam SP

24 minutes

Colour

Producers

Gigi Boyd

Kevin Cottam

Executive Producer

Gigi Boyd

Director

Kevin Cottam

Cast

Alvin Erasga Tolentino

Production/Distribution

King Arthur Productions
1509 West 32nd Ave.
Vancouver British Columbia
V6J 3A5
Canada
(604) 916-5344
karthurp@compuserve.com

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Canadian Television Fund

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Television 2001

Solstice 2000

This program is a glorious celebration of Native music, song and rhythm. Under the general theme “Millennial Nunavik,” the show takes an open and creative approach to First Nations culture, providing an hour of diverse musical delights featuring talented artists who convey all the richness, emo- tion, spirit and joie-de-vivre of Native American culture.

Betacam SP

60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Jean-Yves de Banville

Jean Huppé

Directors

Mario Rouleau

Élisabeth Paradis

Hosts

Florent Vollant

Michael Lawrenchuk

Cast

Richard Desjardins

Florent Vollant

Maten

Sinuupa

Ulali

Production/Distribution

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

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Canadian Television Fund

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Television 2001

Studios TV5

In this series, the renowned and multi-talented performer Michel Rivard gets together with French-speaking singers and songwriters from Quebec and elsewhere for nine unique and lively musical performances. Taped before a live audience, each episode takes viewers on a tour of different and little-known musical styles. Everything comes together in a real musical happening inspired by Michel Rivard and his guest band, the Flybin String Ensemble.

Betacam SP

9 x 90 minutes

Colour

Producers

Pierre L. Touchette

Alain Simard

Executive Producer

Luc Châtelain

Director

Pierre Séguin

Host

Michel Rivard

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

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Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

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Television 2001

Homme de verre (L') (Collection Musique de Chambre VI)

Set to a musical soundtrack featuring the Serenade for Strings, one of his best-known works, this program takes us into the life of the great 19th- century Russian composer Pyotr Illich Tchaikovsky. Behind the scenes at an Italian theatre, actors and dancers perform an evocative representation of the composer’s private life, illustrating his repressed homosexuality, his relationship with his wife Antonina, his ambiguous association with Baroness von Meck, his patron, and his persecution complex, which ultimately hastened his death.

Betacam SP
Super 16 mm
Digital Betacam

52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Michel Ouellette

Director

Raymond St-Jean

Scriptwriter

Marie-Christine Le Tourneux

Narrators

Vlasta Vrana

Dorothy Berryman

Cast

Yuli Turovsky & I Musici de Montréal

Harold Rhéaume

Michèle Bastien

Lucie Boissinot

Production

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

Distribution – Canada

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

International distribution

EuroArts
Hohenzollerndamm, 150 D - 14199
Berlin

Germany
49.30.887.08.200
49.30.887.08.101
info@euroarts.com

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Canadian Television Fund

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Television 2001

Un air de famille

In French Canada, many performing artists are members of the same extended family. For live audiences as well as TV viewers, these family ties add a level of enjoyment to the performances. Un Air de famille is a 20-part series which brings together musicians, songwriters and singers who share family connections. Hosted by well-known Quebec singer Marie Michèle Desrosiers, each episode is tailor-made for its featured performers.

Betacam SP

20 x 27 minutes

Colour

Producers

Danièle Caloz

Louis Paquin

Director

François Savoie

Scriptwriters

Danièle Caloz

Louis Paquin

Host

Marie-Michèle Desrosiers

Cast

Mario Chénart

Marie-Claire Séguin

Robert Taillefer

Gisèle Fredette

Production

Médiatique
11 Ontario St.
Toronto Ontario
M5A 4L7
Canada
(416) 367-8464
(416) 367-8466
caloz@globalserve.net

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

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Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

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Television 2001

Variations on a New Generation

Variations on a New Generation spotlights young, exceptionally talented artists from Montréal’s diverse ethnic communities. These 15- to 20-year-olds all share the same dream: to surpass themselves using different forms of dance.

Betacam SP

60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Pierre L. Touchette

Alain Simard

Executive Producer

Luc Châtelain

Director

Michel Barbeau

Cast

Diana Diaz

Travis Knights

Jonas Napoleon

David Rancourt

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

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Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

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Television 2001