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After Dresden

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, financial, legal, and publicity and advertising activities relating to this project. This potential dramatic feature film was developed with writer David Vainola. It was about a young man searching for his family and his home, taking up residence in a family estate in rural England without revealing his identity. This series contains correspondence, development agreement working files, development schedule, notes, reports, scripts, synopses, and one-sheets.

Air Guitar in Oulu : [film production records]

Series consists of records documenting the creative and legal activities of this project. This quirky one-hour documentary directed by Kent Sobey follows Andrew Buckles on his journey to Oulu, Finland to compete in the World Air Guitar Competition. The film was produced between 2002 and 2003 for Bravo!, and the Independent Film Channel. Geoffrey Turnbull was producer and Chris Zimmer was Executive Producer. Cinematography was done by Les Krizsan. Air Guitar in Oulu received attention from international media and has been compared to such acclaimed films as Project Grizzly and American Movie. This series contains agreements,, a synopsis, and a production overview.

And I Loved them Madly

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, and financial activities of this project. The project was a potential feature film to be based on the novel of the same name by Matthew Parkhill. This series contains biographies, correspondence, a script, notes, a draft budget, and location images.

imX

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, financial, legal, production, and publicity and marketing activities of this company. All corporate files relating to imX have been retained, including the electronic records of corporate administration and operations of imX copied from hard drives. Electronic materials include textual, graphic, and audio-visual materials in various digital formats. Some of these materials are digital copies of materials in project series that were maintained on drives. Some materials in this series exist in project files printed on paper or copied to disc or tape. This series contains accounting and budget information, agreements, annual financial statements, biographies, business plans, business and legal arrangements and agreements, corporate logos, conference records, correspondence, demos, distribution arrangements and agreements, educational mentorship information, film development information, playback questionnaires, pre-development scripts, promotional materials for various film festivals, press releases, promotional stills, and documentation on web site development and design.

The Divine Ryans

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, financial, legal, production, and publicity and marketing activities of this project. A feature film set in 1960s St. John's, Newfoundland, The Divine Ryans was based on the Wayne Johnston novel of the same name and was the first of Johnston's novels to be made into a feature film. The 90-minute drama tells the story of how young Draper Doyle tries to solve the mystery of his father's death with the help of an eccentric uncle. Johnston also wrote the screenplay. The Divine Ryans was directed by Stephen Reynolds and starred Pete Postlethwaite, Robert Joy, Wendel Meldrum, Mary Walsh, and Jordan Harvey. It was nominated for three Genies and won the Best Actor Award for Jordan Harvey and Best Atlantic Canadian Screenwriting at the Atlantic Film Festival. It was shown at film festivals in Dublin, Vancouver, and Sedona, among others. Files for this production have been fully retained. This series contains agreements, applications, call sheets, ACTRA contracts, continuity notes, correspondence, credits, crew lists, daily production reports, film posters, financial accounting and budget records, incorporation documents, interviews, location-related administrative materials, licenses, negative footage, payroll, photographs, picture and sound reports, press releases, press kits, release prints, sound tracks, screening copies, a synopsis, trailers, trims and other film, and video and audio recordings.

Helix Animation

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, financial, legal, and publicity and marketing activities of this group. This is the branch of imX Communications that operated an animation studio in Halifax and in Sydney. The series contains accounting records, agreements, auditor's reports and financial statements, a company outline, a company publicity profile, correspondence, employment records, management reports, and project materials.

Keep Away from Me

Series consists of records documenting the administrative and creative activities of this project. The project was a potential feature film about a young man who believes he is bad luck and vows to stay away from women until he meets the woman of his dreams. This series contains correspondence, a script, and a synopsis.

In Service

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, financial, legal, production, and publicity and marketing activities of this project. This short drama is based on a story written by Maxine Tynes, with the screenplay written by Maxine Tynes and Lulu Keating. It is set in Halifax's black community in the 1990s and tells the story of a young girl working for an affluent family. The program was broadcast as part of the CBC series Inside Stories. This series contains agreements, budgets, call sheets, contact lists, correspondence, crew lists, incorporation documents, schedules, scripts, tape records, and video recordings.

The Beastery

Series consists of records documenting the creative activities of this project. The project was a potential co-production with Lion Share Pictures of an action film developed by Pinewood Studios, written by Frank Graves in 1995. The series includes one script.

Buddy and Hoss

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, financial, and legal activities of this project. Developed by David Abitson, this animation project was centred on two auto mechanics and the world of car racing. It remained in pre-development and was never brought to production. This series contains agreements, applications, biographies, budget development, correspondence, character and set sketches, a storyboard, one-sheets, a synopsis, and treatments.

Cashfire

Series consists of records documenting the creative and legal activities of this project. The project was a potential feature film about the story of a Russian immigrant in the United States who finds herself caught up in a financial scandal. It was intended to be co-produced with a Russian production company. This series contains an agreement, a script, and a synopsis.

Cassandra's Wedding

Series consists of records documenting the administrative and creative activities of the project. The project was a potential feature film about one twin sister trying to undo the wedding of the other. This series contains correspondence, a script, and a proposed treatment.

The Divine Ryans : The Series

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, financial, and legal activities of this project. The project was a potential 13-episode dramatic series for television based on the book and feature film The Divine Ryans written by Wayne Johnston. This series contains agreements, development applications, biographies, a development budget, a development schedule, a synopsis, and a one-sheet.

The Event

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, financial, and legal activities of this project. The project is a feature film that went on to be produced by Emotion Pictures, the company of director and co-writer Thom Fitzgerald. This series contains agreements, biographies, correspondence, director's notes, incorporation documents, investment applications, marketing notes, a script, and a synopsis.

Evil Dwarf

Series consists of records documenting the creative activities of this project. This series contains a comic book published by ImageX.

Folle Embellie

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, financial, legal, production, and publicity and marketing activities of this project. This feature film is set in 1942 war-time France and follows inmates released from an institution by the chaos of the war. The 100-minute drama was written and directed by Dominique Cabrera and starred Miou-Miou, Jean-Pierre Leaud, Yoland Moreau, Gabriel Arcand, and Pascale Montpetit. A France/Belgium/Canada co-production, the film was completed in French with English sub-titles. This series contains agreements, applications, a cast list, a chain of title, correspondence, cost reports, credits, dialogue translations, director's notes, incorporation documents, press releases, publicity-related materials, schedules, scripts, a synopsis, and video recordings.

The River King

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, financial, legal, production, and publicity and marketing activities of this project. This feature film, based on best-selling novelist Alice Hoffman's book The River King, is a mystery thriller about small town cops called in to investigate the death of an elite prep school student. The 110-minute drama was filmed in and around Halifax, co-produced by imX, written by Alice Hoffman (novel) and David Kane (screenplay), and directed by Nick Willing. The cast starred Edward Burns, Jennifer Ehle, Rachelle Lefevre, and John Kapelos. This series contains agreements, applications, biographies, budgets, call sheets, cast lists, cast photographs, clearances, contact lists, correspondence, crew lists, daily production reports, director's notes, film posters, financial statements, a Genie award application, location and production stills and transparencies, marketing plans, music rights, press releases, press kits, set design sketches, shooting scripts, and video recordings.

No One Thinks of Greenland/Guy X

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, financial, legal, production, and publicity and marketing activities of this project. No One thinks of Greenland was a Cold War-era black comedy based on John Griesemer's novel by the same name. Materials in this series document imX's involvement in the pre-production of the film, which was eventually produced and released by another company as Guy X. This series contains agreements, applications, biographies and crew resumes, casting research, correspondence, character descriptions, financial breakdowns and a proposed budget, potential location stills, a provisional schedule, a set listing, and a script.

The Peggy

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, legal, and publicity and marketing activities of this project. This short thirty-minute drama for television tells the story of two Acadian brothers deciding the fate of their inherited island, playing their childhood game “peggy.” It was set and shot in Sambro, Nova Scotia and represents contemporary Acadian life effectively. It was based on a radio play written by Silver Donald Cameron, with the script also written by Cameron. The Peggy was produced by Chris Zimmer, co-produced and directed by Cordell Wynne, and starred Gabrielle Rose, Marcel Sabourin, and Dennis O'Connor. It was broadcast as part of the CBC series Inside Stories. This series contains agreements, a cast list, credits, correspondence, English dialogue transcripts, music cue sheets, publicity stills, a synopsis, and video recordings.

Perseverance

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, financial, legal, production, and publicity and marketing activities of this project. Released as A Lobster Tale, this feature film tells the story of an impoverished Maine lobster fisherman who discovers a handful of glowing seaweed that heals various ailments and the dilemmas about what will be done with the discovery. Perseverance was directed by Adam Massey, written by Court Crandall, and starred Colm Meaney, Alberta Watson, and Graham Greene. This series contains agreements, biographies, a budget, correspondence, location stills, research notes, schedules, scripts, and one-sheets.

Pier 19

Series consists of records documenting the creative and financial activities of this project. The project was a potential dramatic series for television based on an imaginary dance club on the Halifax waterfront for under-the-drinking-age young people. The pilot script was written by Michael Melski. This series contains development funding documentation and scripts.

Politoons

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, financial, legal, production, and publicity and marketing activities of this project. The project is a series of animated cartoons done in the style and tradition of editorial cartoons for television broadcast as interstitial programs and inserts in news magazines and current affairs commentary programs. Animations were based on the cartooning of award-winning Halifax Chronicle-Herald cartoonist Bruce McKinnon. The program was produced by imX, directed by Geoff D’Eon, and broadcast by the CBC. This series contains agreements, applications, broadcaster releases, budget and cash flow reports, cartoonist's work, correspondence, a one-sheet, press kits, press releases, schedules, storyboards, s synopsis, and video recordings.

Real Howard Spitz, The/Writer's Block

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, financial, legal, production, and publicity and marketing activities of this project. An Imagex co-production with the UK’s Metrodome, this children's feature film is about a down-and-out crime writer who hits it big with his "Crafty Cow" series about a bovine detective. Filmed in and around Halifax and in Los Angeles, the 97-minute children's film was directed by Vadim Jean, written by Jurgen Wolff, and starred Kelsey Grammer, Amanda Donohoe, Genevieve Tessier, and Joseph Rutten. This series contains ACTRA work reports, agreements, applications, audit records, biographical information, budget and other financial information, call sheets, cast and crew lists, correspondence, a credit list, daily production reports, film festival publicity materials, a film inventory, immigration records, insurance documents, location stills, negatives, notes, production stills, publicity materials and prints, schedules, scripts and script revisions, set drawings, shipping information, a synopsis, and video recordings.

Love, Sex and Eating the Bones

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, financial, legal, production, and publicity and marketing activities of this project. This feature film is set in the contemporary black urban underground of Toronto and focuses on a man in the early stages of a relationship with a woman while trying to overcome his addiction to pornography. The 100-minute romantic comedy was co-produced by imX, written and directed by David Sutherland, and starred Hill Harper and Marlyne Afflack. This series contains agreements, a budget, correspondence, daily production sheets, a marketing plan, a project summary, a proposal, producer's notes, a public relations packet, readers' reports, scripts, schedules, a synopsis, and test screening data.

Bailey

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, financial, legal, and publicity and marketing activities of this project. Also known as Puppy Love, this potential feature film co-production with Devine Entertainment in England was eventually made by another co-producer in Ontario. It was released as Bailey’s Billions, about a dog that inherits a fortune. This series contains applications, biographies, budget matters, cast and crew lists, legal matters, schedules, and marketing plans.

The Bird Artist

Series consists of records documenting the creative activities of this project. The project was a potential feature film set in early 20th-century Newfoundland and Nova Scotia and delves into a family's dark secrets. This series includes one script.

Christmas Story

Series consists of records documenting the preliminary legal activities of this potential project. This series includes a co-production agreement.

Clothesline Patch

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, financial, legal, production, and publicity and marketing activities of this project. This half-hour television program, written by Donna Morrisey and directed by Mary Lewis, was a coming-of-age tale of a girl in 1960s Newfoundland. It received the 2002 Gemini Award for Best Dramatic Short Program. This series contains agreements, correspondence, a credit list, a production schedule, screening copies, video recordings, a script, a one-sheet, and a press kit.

Stargazing

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, financial, and legal activities of this project. This potential feature film was set in rural Alberta in the 1960s. It was about a mysterious woman who bears a striking resemblance to Marilyn Monroe who arrives in town and then disappears mere days before Monroe is found dead in California. The script was written by Conni Massing and Geoff LeBoutillier. This series contains agreements, applications, biographies, a budget, cast lists, correspondence, director's notes, a one-sheet, plans, schedules, scripts, a slate package, and a treatment.

Stolen Lives

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, financial, and legal activities of this project. This made-for-television movie, based on the life of international womanizer and swindler Albert Walker, was developed by imX with all rights sold to Alliance and Atlantis, where it was completed and broadcast as A.K.A The Albert Walker Story. The movie was based on the stage play by Peter Colley. This series contains agreements, biographies, character profiles, correspondence, notes, play reviews and a script, a synopsis, scripts, and a treatment.

Sweet Angel Mine

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, financial, legal, production, and publicity and marketing activities of this project. This feature film tells the story of a son's quest that reveals long-buried secrets about his long-lost father and the resulting horrifying consequences. A 94-minute psychological thriller, this Canada/United Kingdom co-production was set and filmed in Nova Scotia, written by Sue Maheu, and directed by Curtis Radcliffe. Key cast members include Alberta Watson, Anna Massey, and Oliver Milburn. The film won the 1997 International Fantasy Film Special Jury Award. This series contains agreements, audit and financial information, biographies, calendars, call sheets, correspondence, a credit list, crew lists, crew time reports, a film poster, daily production reports, day lists, insurance claims, a music cue sheet, press kits, production stills, resumes, schedules, scripts, storyboards, a synopsis, and video recordings.

One Love

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, financial, and legal activities of this project. The project was a potential feature film based on the script by Tom Gallant that has now been published as A Hard Chance - Sailing into the Heart of Love. This series contains agreements, biographies, correspondence, one-sheet publicity promotion, script notes, and a synopsis.

Partition

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, financial, legal, production, and publicity and marketing activities of this project. The project is a dramatic feature film set in India in 1947 that tells the love story of a Sikh soldier and a young Muslim woman in a world dominated by hate. The script was written by Vic Sarin, who also directed the film, and Patricia Finn. It was developed by imX. Partition was released in 2007 and starred Jimi Mistry, Kristin Kreuk, and Neve Campbell. This series contains agreements, applications, biographies, budgets, cast lists, correspondence, crew lists, financial information, location stills, one-sheets, reader's reports, schedules, script notes, scripts, shoot notes, a shot list, a synopsis, a test screening questionnaire and results, viewer feedback, and video recordings.

Travelling Medicine Show

Series consists of records documenting the administrative and creative activities of this project. This potential fantasy feature film was about a boy, Akiva, who lives in a world addicted to a "miracle" drug. Akiva must find the secret of the only antidote to the drug in his new home: Dr. Theo's Travelling Medicine Show and Circus. This series contains correspondence, a script, and a one-sheet.

Trial at Fortitude Bay

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, financial, legal, production, and publicity and marketing activities of this project. The project is an award-winning television drama set in a contemporary Inuit community about a trial of a young Inuit man accused of rape. It focuses on the conflicting cultures and senses of justice. The 92-minute film was shot in Iqaluit, Baffin Island, and Winnipeg. It was co-produced by imX, written by Keith Ross Leckie, directed by Vic Sarin, and starred Henry Czerny and Lolita Davidovich. This series contains agreements, articles of incorporation, correspondence, financial statements, press releases, publicity stills, reports, scripts, the storyboard, and video recordings.

Una Casa con Vista al Mar

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, financial, legal, production, publicity, and marketing activities of this project. This Spanish-language drama (with English sub-titles) was a Venezuela/Spain/Canada co-production set in the foothills of the Andes. It tells the story of a widowed father and son surviving amidst the cruelty of their neighbours. The 93-minute drama was written and directed by the Venezuelan director Alberto Arvelo and featured the Canadian actor Gabriel Arcand. The cast also included Imanol Arias and Leandro Arvelo. It won awards at film festivals in Biarritz, Huelva, Havana, Mons, Cartagena, and Friburg and was selected as Venezuela's official entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards in 2002. This series contains agreements, applications, biographies, correspondence, a Cannes festival guide, cast and crew lists, character descriptions, a production budget, credits, a dubbing master, electronic press kits, a film pitch, incorporation documents, a marketing and release strategy, negatives and print film, posters, press releases, production stills, release prints, schedules, scripts, a synopsis, trailers, and video recordings.

Wise Girls

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, financial, legal, and production activities of this project. A service production by imX, this comedy feature film was directed by David Anspaugh, written by John Meadows, and starred Mira Sorvino and Mariah Carey as waitresses who become entangled with the mob. This series contains agreements, call sheets, correspondence, daily production reports, and financial information.

Quilts

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, financial, and legal activities of this project. The project is a thirty-minute dramatic television show filmed in Halifax in 2002 in which a man learns to quilt and finds purpose in his altered circumstances. The script was written by Brian Heighton. This series contains agreements, biographies, a budget, correspondence, scripts, and schedules.

Formerly, Gus McPhee

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, financial, legal, and production activities of this project. This potential dramatic feature film was a romantic comedy based on a script by Hans Boggild. It tells the story of a Nova Scotian fisherman who reinvents himself as a successful singer in Toronto under a new persona. This series contains agreements, budgets, correspondence, casting audition sheets, resumes, an editor's report, a distribution/marketing plan, music notes, a synopsis, scripts, notes on the screenplay, and a production schedule.

Hank and Jimmie

Series consists of records documenting the legal activities of this project. The project is a documentary film about country singer Hank Snow and his son, the Rev. Jimmie Rogers Snow. This series contains distribution and production agreements.

Human Amusements

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, financial, and legal activities of this project. This potential television series followed the Pendergast family from St. John's to Toronto and was based on Wayne Johnston's first novel of the same title. The program was based on characters created by Wayne Johnston and was about a young man who spent his childhood as a child star and now has to find his own identity. This series contains agreements, applications, biographies, cast lists, correspondence, director's notes, a marketing and distribution plan, one-sheets, outlines, schedules, set detail lists, a series treatment, script notes and scripts, a show bible, a slate package, and a synopsis.

Mindshadows

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, financial, legal, production, and publicity and marketing activities of this project. This film was based on J. Bernlef's best-selling novel Hersenschimmen ( Out of Mind). It focuses on a Dutch married couple living in Cape Breton and coping with the husband's advancing Alzheimer's disease. The 113-minute drama was co-produced by Imagex, directed by Heddy Honigman, and written by J. Bernlef. The cast starred Joop Admiraal and Marja Kok. Mindshadows was shown at film festivals in Berlin and Montreal in the 1980s and was also included in the 1993 retrospective of Canadian film Les Cinema du Canada in Paris. This series contains agreements, correspondence, a crew list, credits, film posters, production stills, promotional materials, release prints, scripts, transcripts, a treatment, and video recordings.

Dr. Rock and Roll

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, financial, and legal activities of this project. The project was a potential feature film about a doctor that plays in a band and lives in the seedy part of the city who comes to learn the stories of the people who live on the streets. This series contains applications, budgets, correspondence, development agreements, proposals, scripts, and a series treatment.

East of the Moon

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, financial, and legal activities of this project. The project was a potential feature film set in Second World War Iceland in a place where the villagers' belief in the "hidden people" of Icelandic mythology foil military attempts to build a look-out. This series contains agreements, a budget, a cast list, correspondence, a pitch, a one-sheet, reports, a synopsis, and scripts.

ImageX

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, financial, legal, production, and publicity and marketing activities of this project. ImageX was a subsidiary company of imX Communications. The two names, ImageX and imX, are sometimes found within the same file. All corporate records relating to ImageX have been retained.

Les Deux Charles

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, financial, and legal activities of this project. The project was a potential two-part television movie based on Alfred Silver's novel Acadia that was to tell the story of Charles de la Tour and Charles d'Aulnay and their historical battles to gain control of Acadie in the 17th century. This series contains agreements, applications, biographies, a budget, correspondence, a distribution plan, one-sheets, outlines, schedules, and scripts.
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