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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.

Rita MacNeil in Japan

Series consists of records documenting the production and publicity and marketing activities of this project. The project is a documentary which follows Rita MacNeil touring and performing in Japan in 1985. Chris Zimmer's first production was produced for the CBC. It was directed by Lulu Keating and written by Chris Zimmer. This series contains a two-sheeter and video recordings.

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.

Midday Sun

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 Canadian volunteer with good intentions to change the world who is placed in a small African village. It was shot in Zimbabwe and is notable for its unsentimental documentation of the contemporary African landscape, people, and lifestyle. The 94-minute drama was co-produced by Imagex, written and directed by Lulu Keating, and starred Isabelle Mejias, George Seremba, and Jackie Burroughs. This series contains agreements, a cast contact list, credits, crew lists, dialogue transcripts, film posters, location stills, a music cue sheet, a one-sheet, a press kit, release prints, a script, a synopsis, and video recordings.

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.

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.

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.

Pierre Boulez : The Rite of Spring

Series consists of records documenting the creative, financial, legal, and production activities of this project. This potential program for CBC television documenting Pierre Boulez at the Scotia Festival of Music in 1991 performing the Rite of Spring was never broadcast because rights for the music were not procured. The series contains research documents, a budget, a production agreement, and video recordings.

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 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.

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.

Cadillac Girls

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, financial, legal, production, and publicity and marketing activities of this project. This feature film, set in Cape Breton and filmed in various Nova Scotia locations, tells the story of a Maritime woman and her daughter coming home from British Columbia and offers the 1990's response to what happens after Maritimers “go down the road". The 96-minute drama was co-produced by Imagex, directed by Nicholas Kendall, and written by Peter Behrens. The cast starred Jennifer Dale, Mia Kirshner, and Gregory Harrison. The film also featured Adam Beach early in his career. This series contains agreements, biographies, a budget, copyright documents, correspondence, a cost summary, film posters, licenses, negatives, a press kit, production stills, publicity stills, a release copy, schedules, screening copies, scripts and transcripts, the trailer, and video recordings.

Great Butterfly Hunt

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, financial, and legal activities of this project. Also known as Brendan's Dream and The Dream Warrior, this potential children's feature film was written by T.H. Hatte and centres on the Monarch butterfly migration that occurs in Mexico every year. This series contains agreements, applications, a biography, correspondence, research, script notes and a script, and a synopsis and treatment.

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.

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.

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.

Doc McLelland

Series consists of records documenting the creative activities of this project. The project was a potential television series about a doctor in rural Cape Breton. This series contains a series outline and input.

Celtic Mass for the Sea

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, financial, legal, and publicity and marketing activities of this project. The project was a potential Canada/Scotland co-production that was to be an hour-long television program based on the Scottish premier of Celtic Mass for the Sea, written by Scott MacMillan and Jennyfer Brickenden. This series contains agreements, applications, correspondence, proposals, a production schedule and budget, research, press releases, and press clippings. Also included is an audio recording of Celtic Mass for the Sea.

Margaret's Museum

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, financial, legal, production, and publicity and marketing activities of this project. This feature film, based on the short story by Sheldon Currie entitled "The Glace Bay Miners' Museum," focuses on coal miners and their families in 1940s Cape Breton. The 114-minute drama was co-produced by Imagex, directed by Mort Ransen, written by Sheldon Currie, and starred Helena Bonham Carter, Clive Russell, and Kate Nelligan. It was nominated for eleven Genies in 1995, winning the awards for Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actress. The film was also awarded best picture awards at the annual San Sebastian Festival in Spain, the Vancouver International Film Festival, and the Atlantic Film Festival. All records were kept as an example of the imX production process. The series contains accounting and payroll records, agreements, applications, biographies, budgets, call sheets, correspondence, cost reports, a credit and contact list, crew lists, a dialogue list, location scout stills, location sketches, music cue sheets, press kits, press releases, production documents, production stills, posters, production reports, research notes, schedules, scripts, a supplier contact list, a synopsis, and video recordings.

Christmas Story

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

Love and Death on Long Island

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 venerated English novelist obsessed with a young American B-movie actor. The 93-minute drama was co-produced by Imagex, directed and written by first-time director Richard Kwietniowski, and starred John Hurt and Jason Priestley. Kwietniowski was awarded prizes for the best new director at BAFTA in London, at Cannes, and at the New York Film Festival. This series contains agreements and contracts, a budget, cast and crew lists, correspondence, accounting and payroll records, daily production reports, daily shooting and tape logs, film footage, film posters, press kits, press releases, production stills, rush tape reports, schedules, storyboards, and a synopsis.

Crafty Cow

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, financial, legal, production, and publicity and marketing activities of this project. The project was a potential children's animated series starring a bovine detective, introduced in Imagex's The Real Howard Spitz. It was a major initiative for imX. This series contains agreements, an assignment of copyright, biographies, consent documents, correspondence, financial development applications, notes, a one-sheet, research, scripts, schedules, sample images, video and audio recordings, and a website proposal.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Flight : Searching for Scotland

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, financial, legal, production, and publicity and marketing activities of this project. This 50-minute documentary for television follows and documents traces of Scottish identity which survive in Canada and includes extensive visual evidence of Scottish influences across Canada. The film was a co-production between Imagex Films and Antonine Films in Glasgow and was filmed mainly in Cape Breton and Ontario. This series contains applications, agreements, correspondence, cue sheets, a project synopsis, proposals, scripts, and video recordings.

The Last Dwarf

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, financial, legal, and publicity and marketing activities of this project. The project was a potential series of thirty-minute animated programs with computer generated backgrounds. It was in pre-development but was never completed. The project was set in the near future and proposed to create the character of a strange but lovable outsider looking for clues about his origins. A companion comic book series was also developed. This series contains agreements, applications, a budget, character sketches, comic books, contract lists, research, a script, a series proposal, a press kit and posters, and trademark and treatment documents.

North/Northeast Ventures

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, financial, and legal activities of this group. North/Northeast Ventures was a branch of imX Communications that owned an interest in the CineSite Film and Television Production Centre in Burnside, Nova Scotia together with other film and television production companies. This series contains agreements, correspondence, a corporate seal, and wind-up of the corporate group.

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.

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.

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.

New Waterford Girl

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, financial, legal, production, and publicity and marketing activities of this project. This feature film is a 95-minute comedy that tells the story of coming of age and wanting to go down the road and escape 1970s Cape Breton. This re-telling of a perennial Atlantic Canadian story is now told from the perspective of two girls and the challenges of actually leaving. It was also notable for being written by Tricia Fish as her first script after her year at the Canadian Film Centre. The film was co-produced by Imagex, directed by Allan Moyle, and starred Liane Balaban, Nicholas Campbell, Cathy Moriarty, Andrew McCarthy, Tara Spencer-Nairn, and Mary Walsh. New Waterford Girl was nominated for seven Genie Awards and won best Canadian and Nova Scotia features at the Atlantic Film Festival. It was also screened at film festivals in Berlin, New York, Rotterdam, Sundance, Toronto, and Vancouver. This series contains agreements, applications, a cast list, clearances, correspondence, a crew report, film posters, incorporation documents, payroll reports, a press kit, publicity stills, a script, a synopsis, and video recordings.

Take That

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, financial, legal, production, and publicity and marketing activities of this project. The project is a thirty-minute pilot for a television series on alternative medicine that was never broadcast. It was hosted by Ann Dirksen, directed by Ron Murphy, written by Valerie Mansour, and developed with Robin Johnston (the producer of the CBC’s Street Cents). This series contains agreements, applications, a budget, correspondence, credits, crew lists, research notes, photographs, scripts, schedules, press materials, and video recordings.

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.

House of Mirth

Series consists of records documenting the administrative activities of this project. The project was a potential feature in co-production with the South African Film Finance Corporation based on the Edith Wharton novel of the same name. This series contains the slate package.

Matthew

Series consists of records documenting the administrative activities of this project. The project was a potential animated television program for children. This series contains correspondence about the production.

The Movies Come to Gull Point

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, financial, and legal activities of this project. The project was a potential feature film based on a combination of Will R. Bird short stories, including the title story. It was to focus on a fictional Newfoundland village in 1915 and three local boys who are drawn into the First World War. This series contains agreements, applications, biographies, a budget, correspondence, the original story, outlines, production notes, research materials, one-sheets, scripts, and schedules.

Stanley's Palace

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, financial, and legal activities of this project. The project was a potential television series in co-production with Sienna Films in Ontario that did not go ahead with a distributor/broadcast commitment. This series contains agreements, applications, biographies, correspondence, outlines and proposals, reports, schedules, scripts, and treatments.

Shelter

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, financial, and legal activities of this project. The project was a potential co-production with the company A Little Something Productions Inc. of a television pilot thirty minutes in length. This series contains agreements, a budget, correspondence, scripts, a treatment, a production cost report, and video recordings.

The Sickle and the Stranger

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, and legal activities of this project. This series contains agreements, correspondence, scripts, and a synopsis.

Stay Tooned

Series consists of records documenting the administrative activities of this project. The project was a potential thirty-minute animated television sketch-comedy series in the vein of Saturday Night Live and Politoons. This series contains correspondence and development applications.

The Greg Malone Show

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, financial, and legal activities of this project. This potential thirty-minute television situational comedy series is about the star of a comedy show and his on-air and off-air adventures as a homosexual. It was developed by Greg Malone, formerly of CODCO, with imX. This series contains agreements, applications, potential cast and crew lists, a working budget and cost reports, a series overview, and draft scripts.

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.

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.

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.

Julie Walking Home

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, financial, legal, production, and publicity and marketing activities of this project. This feature film was a Canada/Poland/Germany co-production under the direction of Agniezska Holland. It stars Miranda Otto and Lothaire Bluteau. The film is a 118-minute drama that tells the story of a woman finding a cure for the inoperable cancer of her son and, simultaneously, a new love and meaning for her life. This series contains agreements, applications, biographies, budgets, a cast list, a credit list, crew lists, correspondence, electronic press kits, day files, music cue sheets, press releases and other materials, production stills, schedules, scripts, and video recordings.
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