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In December, George Hosek csc was awarded an Emmy award for Outstanding Crafts Achievement Off-Air: Photographer – Program from Chicago/Midwest chapter for his work in the documentary Liberating a Continent: John Paul IIand the Fall of Communism.

CSC Member Projects among TIFF Canada's Top Ten

Projects shot by CSC members have been selected as 2016’s TIFF Canada’s Top Ten films, it was announced in December. Among the feature films are Mean Dreams (Steve Cosens csc), while the short films Emma, shot by Daniel Grant csc, and A Funeral for Lighting, shot by associate member Evan Prosofsky, were among the 10 films named Canada’s Top Ten Film Festival shorts for 2016. Canada’s Top Ten Film Festival celebrates and promotes contemporary Canadian cinema and raises awareness of Canadian achievements in film. The expanded 14-day festival runs from January 13 to 26, at the TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto.

REEL CANADA Receives Government Support for One-Day Film Festival for Canada’s 150th

In late November, REEL CANADA announced that one of its key initiatives, National Canadian Film Day, has been identified by both the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario as an official Signature Project of Canada’s 150 th anniversary of Confederation. Both governments have pledged major funding to the cross-country event, which will allow National Canadian Film Day 150 (NCFD 150) to become the world’s largest one-day film festival. The announcement was made at the TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto with Colm Feore and Patrick Huard – stars of the upcoming Bon Cop Bad Cop 2, shot by Ronald Plante csc –producer Robert Lantos, Ontario Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport Eleanor McMahon and REEL CANADA co-founders Jack Blum and Sharon Corder. NCFD 150 will take place on April 19 and will include: more than 600 community screenings across the nation in various venues; tent-pole events in major cities around the country; 150 free screenings of selected Canada on Screen titles at various Film Circuit locations across Canada; interactive webcasts in English and French for students across the country through REEL CANADA’s “Our Films in Our Schools”

ACCEPTANCES / AWARDS / NOMINATIONS

Maya Bankovic, Associ te Me ber (DP) Wexford Plaza (feature), U.S. premiere at Slamdance Film Festival, January 20-26, Park City, Utah Robert Murdoch, Associ te Me ber (Cinematographer) Moods Like Jazz (documentary), winner for Best Cinematography at the CineSiege Awards, October 26, Toronto Vic Sarin csc (DP, Director) Keepers of the Magic (documentary), international premiere at The International Film Festival of India, November 27, 2016, Goa John Tarver csc (DP) Valley Children’s Hospital “Worth Fighting For” (commercial), won Northern California Emmy Award, SF, California, June, 2016 (see John’s article Playing with Time in the June 2015 issue of Canadian Cinematographer for details on shooting this commercial) John Minh Tran csc (DP) Dopesick: Fentanyl’s Deadly Grip (documentary), won (NOV 10/16) NextMedia DIGI Award, Best Non-fiction Content (VICE Canada Reports), November 10, 2016, Toronto

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The AFC, the lifeline for Canada’s entertainment industry, has announced that in 2015 they provided more than $491,000 in emergency financial aid to film and TV workers going through difficult times. Through confidential and compassionate support, The AFC helps entertainment professionals maintain their health, dignity and ability to work. The Reel Friends Payroll Donation Program is a simple, industry-specific way to support a charity that’s for you and your colleagues. You can specify how much you want taken off each paycheque and for how long; and donations are so small, you may not even notice them every week. Sign up to help your colleagues in need on The AFC’s website (afchelps.ca). If you have any questions, contact The AFC at 1.877.399.8392.

programme; Canadian films aired on various channels and streaming platforms by major broadcasters like CBC, Bell Media and Corus, APTN and Quebecor Media Inc.; and French film screenings across Quebec and francophone communities throughout the country in universities, colleges and libraries, in partnership with Quebec Cinema and Annexe Communications. Additionally, to acknowledge the cinematic territory of Canada’s original peoples, REEL CANADA will feature a special indigenous Film Summit in Abbotsford, B.C., on March 6 and 7. This will involve screenings of indigenous films and workshops for 3,000 students, as well as a gala event for the community.

Two Lovers and a Bear Screening Kicks Off Government’s Movie Nights Across Canada Initiative

The Minister of Canadian Heritage Mélanie Joly in November launched Movie Nights Across Canada at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa with a screening of Two Lovers and a Bear, shot by Nicolas Bolduc csc and written and directed by Kim Nguyen. As Canada celebrates the 150th anniversary of Confederation, Movie Nights Across Canada will bring premiere screenings of homegrown feature films on a crosscountry tour. The year-long event is poised to be the biggest celebration of Canadian talent – shining a spotlight on film, television and digital artists. Each Movie Nights Across Canada event will happen in partnership with its host province and cultural agencies, regional film festivals and private sector sponsors. The next Movie Nights Across Canada event is scheduled for January 26 in Toronto. A full schedule is available on the Government of Canada website.

TIFF Launches Campaign to Preserve Film Print Collections

In the fall, TIFF launched a campaign entitled Save This Moment, which aims to raise funds to cover storage, revision and maintenance costs of film prints the organization acquired from NBC Universal, Mongrel Media, eOne/Les Films Séville and Canadian filmmaker Peter Mettler, consisting of 1,460 film prints in 16 mm and 35 mm formats. Among the collections are 11 Alfred Hitchcock titles, including the classic Rear Window (1954) and horror masterpieces such as Tod Browning’s Dracula (1931), from Universal; international art house treasures such as Michelangelo Antonioni’s The Passenger (1975) and Abbas Kiarostami’s Certified Copy (2011), from Mongrel Media; and Canadian favourites such as Black Robe (1991) and Whale Music (1994), from eOne/Les Films Séville. The Peter Mettler collection includes 35 mm prints of many of the director’s films, including Top of His Head (1989) and Picture of Light (1994); 16 mm prints of his earlier works, such as Scissere (1982) and Eastern Ave (1985); and correspondence, research materials, scripts, production documents, promotional materials and news clippings for several of his films. Mettler also donated a wealth of postproduction materials to the Cinémathèque suisse, including notes, work prints, film and tape raw footage, as well as hard drives, negatives and printing elements for Gambling Gods and LSD (2002) and Picture of Light. The first $15,000 raised by this campaign, which ran through the end of the year, will be matched, dollar for dollar, by an anonymous donor, with start-up support provided by the Ontario Arts Foundation.

Elevation Pictures Launches Production Arm

Canadian distributor Elevation Pictures recently announced the launch of a production division. Canadian film production veteran Christina Piovesan will partner with Elevation on the new division, which will build on Elevation’s existing distribution business by providing production services to all types of projects shooting in Canada, from U.S. and international to Canadian

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CSC Annual General Meeting

Monday, February 6, 2017 at 6:30 p Technicolor Toronto. Boardroom No. 1 49 Ontario Street

Following the meeting we will have a light dinner and refreshments, courtesy of the good folks at Technicolor. Great opportunity to meet and chat with your fellow cinematographers! Hope to see you there, CSC member!

The CSC Awards Gala will be held at the Arcadian Court in Toronto on April 1, 2017. Award entry forms are available online at csc.ca. The entry deadline is January 31, 2017.