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APPENDIX C
LIST OF WITNESSES

Associations and Individuals

Date

Meeting

 

 

Canada Council for the Arts

Carol Bream, Acting Director, Arts division

John Hobday, Director

David Poole, Head, Media Arts Section

17/02/2005

18

 

National Film Board of Canada

Jacques Bensimon, Government Film Commissioner and Chairperson

Laurie Jones, Director General, Communications and Outreach Development

 

 

 

Canadian Independent Film and Video Fund

Mary Armstrong, Vice-President

Robin Jackson, Executive Director

22/02/2005

19

 

Canadian Audiovisual Certification Office

Robert Soucy, Director

24/02/2005

20

 

Department of Canadian Heritage

Jean-François Bernier, Director General, Film, Video and Sound Recording

 

 

 

Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission

Nick Ketchum, Director, English-language Radio and Television Policy

Jacques Langlois, Director General, Broadcasting Policy Group

Marc O’Sullivan, Executive Director, Broadcasting Directorate

08/03/2005

21

 

Telefilm Canada

Charles Bélanger, Chair of the Board of Directors

M.S. Wayne Clarkson, Executive Director

Karen Franklin, Director, English Operations

Ralph Holt, Sector Head, Feature Film

Michel Pradier, Director, French Operations and Quebec Office

10/03/2005

22

 

Canadian Motion Picture Distributors Association

Douglas Frith, President

Susan Peacock, Vice-President

22/03/2005

23

 

Motion Picture Theatre Associations of Canada

Adina Leboe, Executive Director

 

 

 

Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists

Thor Bishopric, National President, National ACTRA

Wendy Crewson

24/03/2005

24

 

Canadian Conference of the Arts

Peter Fleming, Consultant

Jean Malavoy, National Director

 

 

 

Manitoba Film & Sound

Carole Vivier, Chief Executive Officer

04/04/2005

25

 

Manitoba Motion Picture Industry Association

C.V. Caryl Brandt, Executive Director

 

 

 

Saskatchewan Film & Video Development Corporation

Valerie Creighton, Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

Saskatchewan Motion Picture Association

David Hayter, Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

Winnipeg Film Group

Victor Jerrett-Enns, Executive Director

Kevin Nikkel, Board Member

Carole O’Brien, Board Member

 

 

 

Alberta Motion Picture Industries Association

George Baptist

Shirley Vercruysse

 

26

 

Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists

Wendy Anderson, National Councillor, Saskatchewan

Michael Burns, Branch Representative, Saskatchewan

Claude Dorge, Member

Rob Macklin, Member, Manitoba

 

 

 

National Screen Institute

Marci Elliott, Senior Director, Marketing and Development

Susan Millican, Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

ACTRA — Toronto Performers

Don McKellar, Actor, Writer and Director

Sarah Polley, Actor, Director

06/04/2005

27

 

FilmOntario

Sarah Ker-Hornell, Managing Director

Brian Topp, Co-Chair

06/04/2005

27

 

Guild of Canadian Film Composers

Christopher Dedrick, President

Paul Hoffert, Chair, Board of Directors

 

 

 

Producers’ Roundtable of Ontario

Victoria Hirst, Producer

Jennifer Jonas, Producer

Martin Katz, Producer

Dan Lyon, Producer

 

 

 

Canadian Association of Film Distributors & Exporters

Ted East, President

Jeff Sackman, Chairman, Board of Directors

 

28

 

Canadian Film Centre

Kathryn Emslie, Interim Executive Director, Film & TV

Justine Whyte, Executive Director, Feature Film Project

 

 

 

Documentary Organization of Canada

Sandy Crawley, National Executive Director

 

 

 

Ontario Media Development Corporation

Marcelle Lean, Chair, Board of Directors

Kristine Murphy, Director, Business Affairs and Research

Raina Wells, Manager, Research and Strategic Planning

 

 

 

Toronto Film Board

Jack Blum, Industry Co-Chair, Domestic Development Working Group

 

 

 

White Pine Pictures

Peter Raymont, President

 

 

 

Directors Guild of Canada

Pamela Brand, National Executive Director

Sturla Gunnarsson, Chair, National Directors Division and Filmmaker

Arden Ryshpan, Manager, Director Affairs

07/04/2005

29

 

PS Production Services Inc.

Doug Dales, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

Women in Film and Television — Toronto

Kate Hanley, President

Natalie Kallio, Communications Coordinator

07/04/2005

29

 

Writers Guild of Canada

Gail Martiri, Director of Policy

Maureen Parker, Executive Director

Judith Thompson, Screenwriter

 

 

 

Canadian Film and Television Production Association

Robin Cass, Triptych Media Inc.

Sandra Cunningham, Strada Film

Danny Iron, Foundry Films

Robert Lantos, Serendipity Point Films

Alexandra Raffé, Savi Media Inc.

 

30

 

Cineplex Galaxy LP

Pat Marshall, Vice-President, Communications and Investor Relations

Dan McGrath, Executive Vice-President

 

 

 

Corus Entertainment Inc.

Scott Dyer, Executive Vice-President, Production and Development, Nelvana Limited

Andrew Eddy, Vice-President and General Manager, Movie Central

Gary Maavara, Vice-President and General Counsel

Elaine Partridge, Vice-President, Business Affairs, Nelvana

 

 

 

Famous Players

Nuria Bronfman, Vice-President, Corporate Affairs

Michael Kennedy, Executive Vice-President, Film

 

 

 

Canadian Diversity Producers Association

Paul de Silva, President

14/04/2005

32

 

Canadian Opportunities Partnership

Andrew Cardozo, Member

 

 

 

Canadian Screen Training Centre

Max Berdowski, Executive Director

Tom Shoebridge, Founder

 

 

 

Independent Producer

Hoda Elatawi, Producer

 

 

 

Library of Parliament

Joseph Jackson, Senior Analyst

14/04/2005

32

 

As An Individual

David Black, Consultant

 

 

 

Anglophone Filmmakers Outside Montreal

Nicholas Kinsey

20/04/2005

33

 

Canadian Association of Film Distributors & Exporters

Christian Larouche, President, Christal Film

Patrick Roy, Vice-Chairman

 

 

 

Canadian Film and Television Production Association

Arnie Gelbart, Producer

Kevin Tierney, Producer, Park EX Pictures

 

 

 

Conseil québécois des arts médiatiques

Deborah MacInnes, General Manager, Main Film

Barbarra Ulrich, Director General

 

 

 

Documentary Network

Malcolm Guy, Member, Board of Directors

Monique Simard, Vice-Chair

 

 

 

Independent Media Arts Alliance

Jennifer Dorner, National Director

Katherine Jerkovic, Communications Coordinator

Peter Sandmark, Consultant

 

 

 

Institut national de l’image et du son

Michel Bissonnette, Vice-President, Board of Directors

Suzanne Samson, Assistant Director General

 

 

 

World Film Festival

Serge Losique, President

 

 

 

As Individuals

Bernard Émond

Catherine Martin

 

 

 

Association des réalisateurs et des réalisatrices du Québec

Jean-Pierre Lefebvre, President

21/04/2005

34

 

Association nationale des doubleurs professionnels

Guylaine Chénier, Director, Dubbing, Technicolor

 

 

 

Cinemathèque québécoise

Pierre Jutras, Director, Conservation and Program

Yolande Racine, Chief Executive Officer

Kevin Tierney, President

21/04/2005

34

 

Festival du cinema international en Abitibi-Témiscaminque

Jacques Matte, President

Guy Parent, Administrator

 

 

 

Société des auteurs de radio, télévision et cinéma

Joanne Arseneau, Secretary, Board of Directors

Mario Bolduc, Vice-President

 

 

 

Vues d’Afrique

Nathalie Barton, Treasurer

Gérard Le Chêne, President and Director General

 

 

 

Association des producteurs de films et de télévision du Québec

Marc Daigle, President, ACPAV

Lorraine Richard, President, Cité-Amérique

Claire Samson, Director General

 

35

 

Association des professionnels en audio

Chantal Barrette, Chief Executive Officer

Raymond Vermette, Vice-President, Board of Directors

 

 

 

Association des propriétaires de cinémas et ciné-parcs du Québec

Jean Colbert, President

Tom Fermanian, President, Cinéma Pine (1991) Inc.

Mario Fortin, Administrator

Ré Jean Séguin, Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

Hexagram

Alban Asselin, Director General

Alain Gourd, President, Board of Directors

Cilia Sawadogo, Member of the research staff, “Emerging Cinema and Virtual Characters” axis

 

 

 

National Film Board of Canada

Jacques Bensimon, Government Film Commissioner and Chairperson

Laurie Jones, Director General, Communications and Outreach Development

Sayedaly Rawji, Director

21/04/2005

35

 

Société de développement des enterprises culturelles

Dominique Jutras, Assistant to the Director General, Politics, Communication and International Relations

Joelle Levie, Chief Executive Officer, Film and Television

 

 

 

As An Individual

Hervé Fischer

 

 

 

Competition Bureau

Gaston Jorré, Senior Deputy Commissioner of Competition, Mergers Branch

Richard Taylor, Deputy Commissioner of Competition, Civil Matters Branch

10/05/2005

37

 

Department of Finance

Len Farber, General Director, Tax Policy Branch

Edward Short, Senior Tax Policy Officer, Tax Policy Branch

 

 

 

Department of Canadian Heritage

Jean-François Bernier, Director General, Film, Video and Sound Recording

Philip Stone, Director General, Trade Investment

17/05/2005

38

 

Department of Foreign Affairs

Renetta Siemens, Director, Arts and Cultural Industries Promotion Division

 

 

 

Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (International Trade)

Sharon Harrison, Acting Director General, International Business Opportunities Centre

 

 

 

Société Radio-Canada

Suzanne Laverdière, Director, Corporate Affairs and Strategic Planning/French Television

02/06/2005

41

 

Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists

Nigel Bennett, President, ACTRA — Maritimes

06/06/2005

42

 

Canadian Film and Television Production Association

Mary Sexton, Rink Rat Productions Inc.

06/06/2005

42

 

Directors Guild of Canada

Jarrod Baboushkin, Business Agent, Atlantic Regional Council

John Houston, First Vice-Chair

 

 

 

Nova Scotia College of Arts and Design Fine & Media Arts

Bruce Barber, Professor, Media Arts Department

Deborah Carver, Executive Director, Development and Special projects

 

 

 

Nova Scotia Film Development Corporation

Ann MacKenzie, Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative

Walter Forsyth, Executive Director

 

43

 

Box Gang Productions

Bruce McKenna

 

 

 

Creative Action Digital Video

Kimberly John Smith, Director

 

 

 

Empire Theatres Limited

Dean Leland, Director of Marketing

 

 

 

Halifax Film Company Limited

Michael Donovan

 

 

 

Telefilm Canada

Charles Bélanger, Chair, Board of Directors

M. S. Wayne Clarkson, Executive Director

Elizabeth Friesen, Director, Policy, Planning and Research

Ralph Holt, Sector Head, Feature Film

Michel Pradier, Director, French Operations and Quebec Office

07/06/2005

44

 

ACTRA — Toronto Performers

Ken Thompson, Director

09/06/2005

45

 

Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists

Brian Gromoff, National President, ACTRA — Calgary

 

 

 

International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, its Territories and Canada

Don Ramsden, President, Vancouver

09/06/2005

45

 

As Individuals

Bart Beaty, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Communication and Culture, University of Calgary

Zoe Druick, Assistant Professeur, Simon Fraser University, School of Communication

Catherine Murray, Associate Professor, Simon Fraser University, School of Communication

 

 

 

Canadian Film and Television Production Association

Trish Dolman, Producer

Julia Keatley, Keatley Film Ltd

 

46

 

Echelon Talent Management

Andrew Ooi, President

 

 

 

Landmark Cinemas of Canada

Neil Campbell, Chief Operating Officer

 

 

 

Motion Picture Production Industry Association of British Columbia

Peter Leitch, Chair

 

 

 

Voice Pictures Inc.

Wendy Hill-Tout, President

 

 

 

As Individuals

Dave Thomas, President and Owner, Maple and Palm Productions

Nic Wry

 

 

 

British Columbia Film

Lodi Butler, Manager, Film Financing

Michael Francis, Chair, Board of Directors

Liz Shorten, Manager, Marketing and Communications

10/06/2005

47

 

Citizen’s Coalition for the Protection of Canadian Films

Carl Bessai, Chairperson

 

 

 

First Weekend Club

Anita Adams, Executive Director

 

 

 

Moving Pictures: Canadian Films on Tour

Sauching Ng, General Manager

 

 

 

Union of B.C. Performers

Rob Morton, Treasurer, ACTRA — Vancouver

Howard Storey, President

Thom Tapley, Business Agent and Digital Media Advisor, ACTRA — Vancouver

Mercedes Watson, Chief Executive Officer,
ACTRA — Vancouver

10/06/2005

47