In our latest issue of Reel West Magazine:

March April 2012

16 GAME CHANGER
Although there have been many changes in the distribution landscape, Canadian companies are still working with filmmakers to get movies into local cinemas. The key difference in the modern era is the difficulty of finding ancillary sources of funding after the films move on from theatres.

17 CASE IN POINT: THE SELLING OF DOPPELGÄNGER PAUL
Dylan Akio Smith and Kris Elgstrand of Doppelgänger Paul look back at working with Toronto-based Filmswelike on the distribution of their BC-produced film.

18 RARE BIRDS
Vancouver’s Joel Heath spent seven years documenting the past and present of a small northern community.
In his diary on the making of People of a Feather, he looks back at the day he fended off polar bears with a rifle, the day he helped to build a traditional igloo and the day he brought his collaborators from the north to his hometown for its premiere.

22 COST AND EFFECT
Vancouver-based filmmakers Vince Prokop and Ross Ferguson went into the making of the film Primary with the feeling that the combination of a strong cast and a frugal budget would be the best way to tell their story. It stars Dustin Milligan as a man with a secret that could destroy his life.

26 WESTERN ALIENATION
Saskatchewan’s Karma Film has taken the trendy vampire theme and moved it to a rural Prairie town. They are hoping that setting teenaged angst against an isolated backdrop will set a mood that separates their film from others.

Beginnings: Mary M. Frymire

Behind the Scenes: Action Talent

Question and Answer: George Miller

Legal Briefs: Ghost Hunters Case could Change Approach to Pitch Sessions

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