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he Jason Priestly comedy Cas & Dylan, shot by Gerald Packer csc, was recently selected as the Film Circuit People’s Choice Award winner for 2013. Now in their 10th year, the annual Film Circuit People’s Choice Awards are decided by audiences across the country who vote for their favourite films screening through Film Circuit. Meanwhile, Atom Egoyan’s feature film The Captive, shot by Paul Sarossy csc, asc, bsc was one of three Canadian films in competition at the 67th Festival de Cannes, held from May 14 to 25. The other two Canadian films in competition are Xavier Dolan’s Mommy and David Cronenberg’s Maps to the Stars.
Equipment Rental House Opens in East End Toronto The Canuck Camera Corporation (CCC Rental House) is the newest equipment supply company to hang out its shingle in the GTA. Located in the Scarborough area of Toronto, CCC offers an array of cameras from Canon to RED for rent-
al, plus lenses, image stabilization systems, the newly developed Air Xposure drone and a large green screen studio space.
Postproduction House 902 Post Opens New Digital Facility in Atlantic Canada Halifax-based postproduction boutique 902 Post Inc. earlier this year announced it was bringing its film picture finishing technology to Atlantic Canada with 902 Post Digital Theatre One, a new custom-designed digital screening theatre equipped with a Christie Digital DCI compliant digital projector. The facility is the first of its kind in the region, enabling producers to colour correct and screen their work in an industry-standard environment rather than travelling elsewhere to do so, Playback reports. The facility also boasts a Dolby Digital Cinema Sound Processor and a high-tech colour management system.
Industrial Light and Magic Opens Permanent Studio in Vancouver Lucasfilm’s Industrial Light and Magic in March officially opened its 30,000-square-foot studio in Vancouver. Some see page 4
From The PRESIDENT, continued We also have a duty to forge ahead and embrace the new talent and the younger generation as they emerge in the film and television industry. This and more will be driven by our mandate “to foster and promote the art of cinematography.” The membership of the CSC is what makes up the society. We rely on you and ask for your continued support and assistance in helping us to achieve all that we have planned for the future. This is a very exciting time for the CSC, and over the next while we will be announcing plans that we know will take us to greater heights. It is our intention to elevate the status of the Canadian Society of Cinematographers and to create an awareness never seen before. At this time, I would like to acknowledge the confidence and trust that you, the membership, have placed in me. I am extremely honoured, and together with the Executive, I will do everything possible to continue in the same spirit and with the same energy, commitment and passion as my predecessors. I look forward to this new challenge. Thank you. George Willis csc, sasc Canadian Cinematographer - June 2014 •
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