Publication: Take One
Publication Date: 01-DEC-04
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Author: Alioff, Maurie
Article Excerpt
There were several potent movies on view during the Montreal World Film Festival's 28th edition, but they played out in the shadow of an intense real-life drama. Just before the festival opened, Telefilm Canada and Quebec funding agency SODEC released a report chastizing MWFF for numerous sins. The litany of alleged offences included bad management, poor relations with the industry and the media, and ticket sales that are not high enough for a city the size of Montreal. When the show was over, the agencies invited proposals for a new international film event. MWFF president Serge Losique and his V.P., Daniele Cauchard, scoffed at these moves and refused to play along. The duo insisted that the 2005 edition will go ahead even if they are cut loose from Telefilm and SODEC funding.
After saying nothing about the public scolding, Losique "showed his teeth," as one daily put...
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