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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2013 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
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Pioneer of the Year
1940–41 Clair Hague
1942 O.R. Hanson
1943–45 Clair Hague
1946 Leo Devaney
1947–49 Hon. J. Earl Lawson, K.C.
1950 Ray Lewis
1951 O.R. Hanson
1952–55 N.A. Taylor
1956–57 Morris Stein
1958–59 R.W. Bolstad
1960–62 Frank H. Fisher
1963–65 Dan Krendel
1966–67 Leonard Bishop
1968–69 Myer Axler
1970 A.L. “Pat” Travers
1971 Lloyd C. Pearson
1972–73 Leonard Bernstein
1974–75 Lionel Lester
1976–77 Don Watts
1978 Gerald Dillon
1979–80 Orval Fruitman
1981–82 Jack Bernstein
1983 Ted Hulse
1984–85 Dudley Dumond
1986–88 Barry Carnon
1989–90 Ron Emilio
1990 Barry Silver
1990–92 Robert Stinson
1993–94 Michael Taylor
1995–97 Phil Carlton
1998–2001 Cathy Watson
2002–Present Phil May
HarrietBernstein,KarenBurke-Keniston,MargaretBurnside,LouiseCampbell,KarenDavis,DarleneElson,
JasonFulsom,JenniferHofley,MichaelKennedy,ErnieMacDonald,GregMason,MichaelMosca,SarahNecoloff,
JohnPedersen,SandyPower,IanShaw,SandraStewart,RobertWales,CathyWatson,JasonWright,ClintonYoung,
HONOURARYLIFEDIRECTORBarry Chapman
PRESIDENTLouiseCampbell
VICE PRESIDENTDale Reimer
SECRETARY / TREASURERDarleneUllman
TRUST FUND LIAISONNeil Campbell
PRESIDENTMichael Mosca
VICE PRESIDENTArmandZwibel
TREASURERTomFermanian
SECRETARYMarioFortin
TRUST FUND LIAISONJohnXinos
PRESIDENTErnieMacDonald
VICE PRESIDENTAdamNoble
SECRETARY TREASURER Wayne Carter Don Mitchell
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First Row: JohnFreeborn,SarahNecoloff,SandyStewart,JasonFulsom,GregMason,LouiseCampbell,PhilMay,IanShaw,PaulWroe,JenniferHofley, Ted Bielby
Back Row: JohnPedersen,DarrenStokes,MichaelKennedy,KarenBurke-Keniston,DeniseJames,CathyWatson,SandyPower,DanishVahidy, MargaretBurnside,DarleneElson
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PIONEER OF THE YEAR SPECIAL AWARD RECIPIENTS
1991 RonEmilio LouBarr,PhilCarlton,RolyRickard,BryanRudston-Brown
1992 TedHulse JoanBrown,GailShiffman,RonTiboni
1993 RobertStinson GordonPurnell,CathyWatson
1994 HerbMathers BrianRogers,RichardLothian,BobShackleford,EllieMunro
1995 MichaelTaylor HankHeck,DeniseJames,GaryD.Martin
1996 DougPinder AncillaryAwardsnotpresentedin1996
1997 PaulWroe DeneJoyal,BobMacDonald
1998 PhilipR.Carlton KarenDavis,BobScott
1999 OrvalFruitman TedBielby,BrianStewart,SandyStewart
2000 JohnBailey RayMainland,IanShaw,AlWhittle.TomFermanian
2001 DougIsman MarieFormosa,JohnFreeborn,MichaelGoldberg
2002 CathyWatson ColinDavis,BruceElves,PhilMay,KenWilliamson
2003 SandraStewart HarrietBernstein,MichaelKennedy,GregMacNeil,JohnPedersen
2004 AllenKarp NeilCampbell,JenniferHofley,DeanLeland,ClintonYoung
2005 KarenDavis DianneSchwalm,RobertWales,JohnXinos
2006 BrianStewart KelleyBowman,BarryChapman,DenisHurtubise, IsabellaMiddletonHowe
2007 MichaelKennedy AdinaLebo,KevinNorman,RaffaelePapalia,DanishVahidy
2008 EugeneAmodeo MargaretBurnside,PierreGauthier,DanMcGrath,MichaelMosca
2009 DeniseJames StanFord,GregMason,DarrenStokes
2010 StuartFraser GuyGagnon,KarenBurkeKeniston,LeonardSchein
2011 MichaelGoldberg AdamNoble,DarleneUllman,JasonWright,DonnaGrant
2012 NeilCampbell JasondeCourcy,RonFlynn,SarahNecoloff,SusanSmythe-Bishop
2013 RobertWales LouiseCampbell,DarleneElson,ErnieMacdonald,FrankKettner
1952-FirstCanadianPicturePioneersGalaDinnercelebrating50YearsofTheatreExhibitionacrossCanadaHonourspresentedto-JuleAllen,GeorgeGanetakos,A.J.Mason,ErnestOuimet,JohnSchubergandF.G.Spencer
PIONEER OF THE YEAR SPECIAL AWARD RECIPIENTS1953 JohnJ.FitzgibbonsC.B.E. Lt.ColJohnA.Cooper,RayLewis,BernardE.Norrish
1954 JackArthurO.B.E. WilliamMcLaughlin,CharlesStephenson
1955 LouisRosenfeld HyBossin
1956 OscarHanson JamesA.Whitebone,WinnipegBranch
1957 WilliamSummervilleSr. KennethLeach
1958 N.A.(Nat)Taylor A.J.Laurie,WilliamSingleton,WalterWilson, J.HowardBooth,CharlesKrupp
1959 HaskellMasters FrankGow,JoshuaLieberman,HaroldPfaff,DavidRothstein,
1960 MorrisStein RegDoddridge,TomCleary,ClareAppel,SteveRolsten
1961 ReubenW.Bolstad BertCopper,WilliamRedpath,RobertHurwitz,J.F.( Jimmy)Davies, IzzyH.Allen
1962 WilliamLester RoyTash,BillStewart,HughSedgwick
1963 FrankFisher KenBeach,J.M.Rice,WilliamReeves
1964 RobertD.Hurwitz&HarryW.Hurwitz O.J.Silverthorne,TomDaley
1965 HerbertAllen CharlesDentelbeck,F.GordonSpencer,FredVarlow
1966 DanKrendel ArtBahen,MaynardJoiner,DavidRothstein,A.L.(Pat)Travers
1967 HaroldPfaff First50yearScrollsawardedtoover100Pioneermembers
1968 HarveyHarnick HarryIrvingHoward,JamesNairn,MayChinn,HySwartz
1969 LeonardBishop WalterDuPerrier,NatGordon,AbeLevy,ZekeSheine
1970 DavidRothstein JackFitzgibbons,FergMartin,IvanAckery
1971 MyerAxler OwenBird,LionelLester,PhilMaurice,AndyRouse
1972 ZekeSheine BertBrown,FlorenceLong,HectorRoss,SamSwartz
1973 DavidOngleyQ.C. GerryDillon,JohnFerguson,CurlyPosen
1974 O.J.Silverthorne LloydPearson,MurrayLynch,GeraldSutherland
1975 LeonardBernstein MorrisAppleby,JackArmstrong-Taylor,RobertMyers,LarryStrick
1976 LionelLester RomeoGoudreau,DawsonExley,BarryMyers,BillDevitt
1977 HectorRoss LesSprague,FrankMarshall,MartinSimpson,HarryBlumsom
1978 N.A.(Nat)Taylor RossCampbell,BlainCovert
1979 GerryDillon DougGow,HaroldJoyal,FredLeavens,BertWiber
1980 GeorgeDestounis DonWatts,JohnBernard,GreigJones
1981 BarryMyers OrvalFruitman,HerbMathers,MarkKramer,FredLevitt
1982 RobertMyers DudleyDumond,AlYoungson,SydSniderman,CecilJohnston
1983 JackBernstein BarryCarnon,MortPrevost,AlLaubenstein,ViHosford
1984 DonWatts HilliardGunn,GeorgeHeiber,GennyLeBlanc,IrvingStern
1985 ChrisSalmon TedHulse,A.W.Shackelford,NadieWolk,CedricWoodbury
1986 MorrisAppleby HerbBlack,DougIsman,OliveMacDonald,BudPrygrocki
1987 DougGow JackGow,GraydonHulse,RuthMelman,MichaelTaylor
1988 BarryCarnon BettyBellamy,JackFranko,JimFustey,DanJardine
1989 A.L.(Pat)Travers DonMcKelvie,DougPinder,DavidWolk
1990 DudleyDumond DanMcLeod,PatMcIntyre,PaulWroe
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Morris Stein1960
R.W. Bolstad1961
William G. Lester1962
Hector Ross1977
N.A. Taylor1978
Robert Myers1982
Gerald Dillon1979
George P. Destounis1980
Barry Myers1981
Jack Bernstein1983
Don Watts1984
Chris Salmon1985
Barry Carnon1988
Morris Appleby1986
Doug Gow1987
John Bailey2000
Michael Taylor1995
Doug Pinder1996
Paul Wroe1997
Philip R. Carlton1998
Orval Fruitman1999
A.L. “Pat” Travers1989
Dudley Dumond1990
Ron Emilio1991
Ted Hulse1992
Robert Stinson1993
Herb Mathers1994
Doug Isman2001
Cathy Watson2002
Sandra I. Stewart2003
Allen Karp2004
Karen Davis2005
Brian Stewart2006
Neil Campbell2012
Robert Wales2013
Michael Kennedy2007
Eugene Amodeo2008
Denise James2009
Stuart Fraser2010
Michael Goldberg2011
Haskell Masters 1959
William Summerville Sr.1957
Oscar Hanson1956
Jack Arthur, O.B.E.1954
Louis Rosenfeld1955
N. A. Taylor1958
Dan Krendel1966
Harold Pfaff1967
Frank H. Fisher1963
Harry W. Hurwitz1964
Robert D. Hurwitz1964
Herbert Allen1965
David Rothstein1970
Harvey Harnick1968
Len Bishop1969
Myer Axler1971
Zeke Sheine1972
David J. Ongley, Q.C.1973
O.J. Silverthorne1974
Leonard Bernstein1975
Lionel Lester1976
John J. Fitzgibbons, C.B.E1953
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GenewasnamedPioneerofTheYearin2008 andIwashonouredtobetheM.C.fortheevent.WhenIwasawardedthesamehonourlastyear,Icouldn’tthinkofanyonemoreperfectthanmyfriend‘Mr.ShowBusiness’tointroduceme.ItturnedouttobeGene’sfinalappearanceformanyofus,ashewasgonelessthanamonthlater.AheartattacktookGeneonDec.8,2013.
Gene never lost his love of the movies and especially the movies of the 1950’s. My favorite photo of Genewas taken lastyearata3DFilmFestival inHollywood.Wewereata screeningofUniversal’s1950’s classic Wings of The Hawk and Gene pretty much levitated off the ground because of a personal appearance by star Julia Adams,who kindlymet and signed autographs for anyonewhowantedtomeether.Foranyonewhoreallyknewhim,thelookonhisfaceispureGene.
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Eugene Amodeo was so identified as the face of Universal Films Canada for so many years thatpeopleforgetabouthisearliercareersintheindustry.HisfirstmovieexperienceseeingWaltDisney’s“Cinderella”atage6startedalife-longloveandpassionforthemovies.HisdeterminationtogetintothebusinessinanywaypossibleledhimtohisfirstjobintheFamousPlayers’AuditDept,laterjoiningParamount Pictures as an accounting assistant before moving on to National General Pictures where hefinallygothischancetobecomeabooker.GenelatermovedtoAstralFilms,whereherosetoSalesManagerbeforethefatefulcallfromUniversalPicturesin1980.
FewpeopleinourindustryeverbecamesoidentifiedwiththeircompanyasEugene.Asalifelongfilmlover,helovedboththeshowandthebusinesspartofshowbusiness.TheUniversalLunchbecameanannualtraditionatShowCanada,asEugenedonnedavarietyofcostumesovertheyearstopromoteUniversal’supcomingline-upofhits.Nocostumeorstuntwasconsideredtoooutrageousifitcoulddraw attention to a particular film. From Undercover Brother (my favorite), to Cinderella Man, toRiddick,Genealwaysdrewlotsoflove&laughterfromconventionattendees.Inlateryears,itbecameacarefullyguardedsecretastowhichfilmorcharacterGenewasgoingtohighlightuntilthedayofthelunch – once again proving what a true showman was buried inside.
Gene didn’t just love the business; he also loved the people in our business. Many of his closest friends were from the industry; some as travel companions, some as poker buddies and some as just plain friends. His heart of goldmeant he could always be counted on for 100% supportwhenever thePioneersapproachedhim(andUniversalFilms).(WhileUniversalalwayssupportedthePioneerGolfTournament,thereisnoexistingrecordthatGeneeverplayedgolfwithus.)
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AttheripeoldageofnineteenImovedfrom EdmontontoTorontototakemyfirstjobin distributionatSaguenayFilmswithMarty BochnerandGordGuiry,whereIdistributed such classics as She’s Seventeen and Anxious and The Pom Pom Girls.
SincethatillustriousbeginningIhaveworkedfornumerous companies on both sides of the phone. Iwon’tboreyouwiththelistbutitisinterestingtonotethatonlythreeoftheelevencompaniesIhaveworkedforarestillinbusiness.Iamsurethatis coincidence and not a comment on my abilities.
WhenImovedtoToronto,Iattendedmany Pioneer events and became interested in the organization.Comingfromafamilythatstressedgiving back to the community, the fact that the PioneersonlylookedafterpeopleintheFilm Industrystruckachordwithme.
NormSterncalledmetheyearhisfatherpassed,andaskedifIwoulddohimafavorandtakeoverrunning the annual Christmas Chanukah party thatyear.Ijumpedatthechanceandthatwasthe beginningofmyloveaffairwiththePioneers. OvertheyearsIhavehadtheprivilegeofworkingwith many wonderful, dedicated people organizingeventssuchastonight’sDinner.
2014P ioneer of the YearP hil MayAs a member of the third generation of my family in the Motion Picture industry, it is a little hardtosayexactlywhenIstartedinthebusiness.My parents were running a theatre in the small townofManvillewhenIwasborn.Welivedinanapartment behind the screen and my mother tells me she rocked my carriage with her foot while sellingticketsattheboxoffice.Soyousee,Ineverhad a chance!
AlifeintheMotionPictureindustrywasmy destiny.
Somuchofmyearlylifewashappilyspentinmovietheatres.Iremembersummernightswhenallfivekidswereputintoourpajamas,loadedupintothestationwagonandtrundledofftothe StardustDriveIninWainwrightwherewewatchedthe movies and my parents ran the theatre. Ourbusinesshasgonethroughsomanychangessince those idyllic years and has been counted out bythefinancialpunditscountlesstimes.Butwehave been able to adapt, weather the storms and here we all are in 2014.
Imanagedmyfirsttheatreattheageof seventeen.Icouldn’tevengointotheauditorium(legally)ifwewereplayingarestrictedpicture.
IhaveservedontheBoardofDirectorssince1995and was honored to be elected President in 2002 and am happy to serve in that capacity to this day. OneofmydutiesasPresidentisbeingoneofthefiveTrustFundTrustees.Thatpositionallowsmetoseefirsthand,allofthegoodthatgetsdonebytheTrustFundyouallsupport.
Inanindustryassmallasoursitisimpossibletoemphasizeenoughhowimportanttheanonymityof our work is. When someone is in need, the last thing they should have to worry about is their issues being made public.
IcannotexpresshowmuchthePioneersmean tomeandthehonorIamreceivingtonightis precious beyond words. The epitaph on my Grandfathersgravestonereads“ServiceBeforeSelf”.Iamsureheislookingdowntonightwith a big smile and a twinkle in his eye.
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Joe PeixotoYOUR DEDICATED LEADERSHIP TO THE INDUSTRY AND COMMUNITY IT SERVES IS AN INSPIRATION TO US ALL.
Joe Peixoto was born in Faial,asmall islandinthemid-Atlanticarchipelagoofthe Azores,Portugal.Duetoavolcaniceruptionwhichdestroyedasubstantialpartoftheisland, JoeandhisfamilyimmigratedtotheUnitedStatesatage7. HelivedinSanJose,CAuntilmovingtoLosAngelesin1971toattendUniversityofCaliforniaatLosAngeles. Whileattendingschool,JoeworkedasanusherandthenAssistantManageratthevariouscinemasinWestwood.
Joe launched his career in the Motion Picture Industry in 1975 at the Los Angeles branch of United ArtistsDistribution. From 1975 to 1980, Joe held various distribution positions including booking, sales and salesmanageratbothUnitedArtistandtheAssociatedFilmDistributorsworkingfrombranchofficesinLosAngeles,SanFranciscoandNewYork.In1980,Joe’scareerpath turnedtowardsexhibitionjoiningMannTheatresasafilmbuyerinboththeirLosAngelesandDallasoffices.AfterabriefstintindistributionatDeLaurentisEntertainmentGroup,itwasbacktoexhibitionatMetropolitanTheatreswhereJoecontributedtoallaspectsofthebusiness.
In1992ParamountStudiostappedJoetobecomePresidentoftheirCanadianExhibitionchain:FamousPlayers.MovingtoTorontoopenedupnewhorizonsandopportunitiesbothpersonallyandprofessionally.WhileatFamous,Joedevelopedstrategiestoexpandandtransformtheoldertheatredominatedcompanytoamodernmultiplexcircuit.Heintroducedinnovativedesignthatfocusedonretail,deliveredincreasedmarketshareandincreasedcashflowforownerParamount/Viacom.Personally,JoeandhisfamilyembracedCanadaastheirhome.
“It always makes me smile when I hear my children answer the question as to where they’re fromwith thereply, ‘Canada’,’’saysJoe.
In1997,Joewasagainonthemove.WhileremainingaParamount/ViacomemployeehewasassignedtoUnitedCinemasInternationalassumingtheroleofPresidentandCEOofthemultinationalcircuitwhichwasajointventureofUniversalStudiosandParamountPictures.Atthetimetheworld’slargestinternationalcircuitUCIoperatedin14countriesandwithover1100screens.Thecircuitwassoldin2004totheinvestmentfirmTerraFirma.
In2005,JoejoinedRealDasthe4th member of the Management team, creating a business that would transform moviegoing.AsPresidentofWorldwideCinemaJoe’sresponsibilitiesrangedfromhelping createthebusinessplan tothedaytodaymanagementofaninternationalteamofexecutivesandestablishingofficesthroughouttheworld. Today, RealD is the world’s largest 3D Platform comprising of over 25,000 screens in more than 60 countries withmorethan1000exhibitorpartners.JoeretiredhispositioninAprilof2014.
While semi-retired and enjoying more timewith his familyandhispersonalpursuits, Joecontinuestostayactiveintheindustry. Joe is advising companies throughout the worldleveraging his global knowledge and passion for innovation in theentertainmentindustry.Today,JoeisastrategicadvisortoRealD and the Canadian based TimePlay.
“My greatest accomplishment? No doubt…My Family” saysJoe.
MarriedtoJanisin1977, theyraisedthreechildren:Michaelage 33,visitingprofessorUniversityofOregon.Davidage30,ConceptArtistatMicrosoft.Christineage28,ballerinawiththe Sarasota Ballet of Florida and have one granddaughterMatilda age 2 1/2. His interests include travel, gardening,design,architecture,sailing,theartsandsports.HisfavoritecharitiesincludeVarietyChildren’sCharityandMotionPicturePioneers.JoeandJancurrentlyresideinOxnard,California.
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JOE PEIXOTO
CONGRATULATIONS TO2014 PIONEER OF THE YEAR
AND TO THE SILVER AND DIAMOND SPOTLIGHT RECIPIENTS
FROM YOUR FRIENDS AT
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CongratulationsCanadian Picture Pioneers2014 Annual Award Dinner
Honorees
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Celebrating a century of business excellence1911- 2011
Carol Burgoyne, Tony Cianciotta, Vincenzo Guzzo, Shaun McAlpine
Joe Peixotofrom
Carol started her career in 1968workingparttimeatParamount,FamousPlayersandCanfilmfilmServices.From1970to1980,sheworkedatParamountPictureswhereshelearnedallaspectsofbookingfilms.
Inlate80's,shewasofferedajobatBellviewFilmsasBranchManager.ThenAstralFilmsmergedwithBellevue.Ayearafterthat,CriterionboughtoutBellevueandshewasmadeWesternBranchManagerforBC-Alberta-Saskatchewan-ManitobaandNWT.Iheldthispositionfor20yearsuntil2003 in which she retired.
The Picture Pioneers of B.C.would not allowwomen to golf in their tournaments. They finallyrelentedandmyself,DeanJoyal,PauletteKindandLydiaNormanwereonthefirstwoman’steam.Withourluck,itpouredandeveryballwehitsankinthemud.WeweredeterminedtofinishandwestayedoutuntilwedidfinishwhileeveryonewasdressedupandenjoyingtheircocktailsatUBC.Wehave golfed on the tournament ever since.
OneprojectIwasveryproudofwasprogrammingandputtingVHStapesonthebusesinCanada.ItwasaverysuccessfulVentureatthattime.AlsoanotherprojectthatIenjoyedwasbookingforthearmedforcesandchoosingthefilmstosend.
IamproudtobeapartofthisindustryandgivebacktothePioneersthathasgivensomuchtoourmembers.
Locally,Ihavebeenoncommitteestoothercommunityactivities as well. I have served for 11 years in theDelta Auxiliary for the Delta Hospital andwas headcoordinator for the Hospital Thrift Store. Also havebeen amember of Beta Sigma Phi for 29 years andhave supported their service projects.
Carol is proud of the accomplishments of her children. Sandy,whoisaPioneeranddidworkfortwentyyearsintheindustry.HersonDavidisaDoctorofChemistryandOceanography.
The British Columbia Picture Pioneers and The Motion Picture Theatre Association of British Columbia
congratulate this year’s award recipients.
Congratulations, Carol!
Pioneer of the YearPhil May
Silver Spotlight AwardsCarol Burgoyne, Tony Cianciotta, Vincenzo Guzzo & Shaun McAlpine
Diamond Spotlight AwardJoe Peixoto
Carol Burgoyne Silver Spotlight Award Winner
Tony sailed to CanadafromhisnativeItalyin1961;ayoungmanonhisownwithjust$100inhispocketandthedreamofmakingalifeforhimselfinToronto.JobopportunitiesinTorontoforanyonepossessingnoEnglishlanguageskillswerescarce,butTonyworkedsteadilyuntilonedayhenoticeda“part-timeUsherwanted”signinfrontofhislocalmovietheatre.AsapassionatefilmenthusiastraisedonadietofclassicAmericanfilmsdubbedinItalian,andItalianNeorealistfilms,fromdeSicatoRosseliniandVisconti,heexcitedlyimaginedthepossibilities.Afewminuteslaterthejobwashis;thusbeganhisforayintotheCanadianmoviebusiness.Bydiligentlymemorizingmoviedialogue,Tony’sEnglishimprovedremarkably—infact,nowsomemightevendescribehimas “loquacious.”
Throughouthisremarkablecareer,Tonyhasmovedseamlesslybetweentheatricalexhibitionanddistribution.HispassionforfilmandhisuncannyunderstandingoffilmaudiencesledhimtothepositionofakeyfilmbuyerfortheJ.ArthurRankOrganization—whichultimatelybecameCineplexOdeonin1980.AsVice-PresidentandGeneralManagerof20thCenturyFox,Canadaheoversawthe theatrical release of numerous blockbusters, including Die Hard and Home Alone.Hislife-longloveof independentfilm ledhim toAllianceReleasing in1990,wherehe servedas SeniorVicePresidentandGeneralManageroftheatricaldistribution,overseeingtheextraordinarilysuccessfulrelease of indie hits such as Trainspotting, The English Patient, and Pulp Fiction.
Tony returned to his exhibition roots in 1999 as SeniorVice-President, Film at CineplexOdeonCorporation.Followingthathebroughthisexpertisetoseveralboutiquedistributioncompanies,includingDFilmsandCapriReleasing,whichunderhisleadership,acquiredSarahPolley’sOscar-nominatedfilmAway From Her at script stage. Currently, Tony runs his own independent consulting agency,T.C.FilmMarketingandDistribution;hisadviceisfrequentlysoughtoutonfilmacquisitions,scriptdevelopmentanddistributionandmarketinginitiatives.
Tony’shonoursanddistinctionsincludeanappointmentin2004bytheCanadianHeritageMinistertoathree-memberpanelofexpertstostudytheissueofCanadians’accesstopublicbroadcastingservices in languages other than English andFrench. He has served on international film festivaljuries, including the premiere of Spazio Taorminaat the Taormina Film Festival, as well as the DubaiInternationalFilmFestivalwhereheservedasoneofthreejudgesforTheDubaiFilmConnection(DFC),theco-productionmarketofDIFF.
Tonyhasbeenaguest lecturerat theCanadianFilmCentreandatQueen’sUniversity.In1997,hereceivedthe CESAR Award for Excellence in Teaching fromRyersonUniversity.Tonycontinuestonurtureaspiringfilmmakers, offering assistance in countless ways,from imparting advice and information to providing connectionstotheinternationalfilmindustry.
Entertainment One congratulates
Canadian Picture Pioneers2014 Pioneer of the Year
PHIL MAY
Silver Spotlight Award Winners:
Carol Burgoyne
Tony Cianciotta
Vincenzo Guzzo
Shaun McAlpine
Diamond Spotlight Award Winner:
Joe Peixoto
We’re thrilled to celebrate your contribution
to the motion picture industry.
Tony Cianciotta Silver Spotlight Award Winner
L’engouement de VincentpourledomaineducinémaluiprovientdesonpèreAngeloGuzzo,un pionner de l’industrie des cinémasmultiplexes indépendants au Canada. Passionné par cetteformed’art depuis l’âge de 4 ans,Vincent a suivi les traces de son père, avec qui il d’ailleurs travaillé.À titrededirecteurdesopérationsetvice-président exécutif deCinémasGuzzo Inc., Vincentaassurélacroissancedel’entrepriseetsupervisélaconstructiondeplusde100sallesde cinéma et de neuf écrans IMAX, aujourd’hui repartis et exploités dans les 10mégaplex dela grande région de Montréal. Ceux-ci comptent au total plus de 650 employés. Vincent, entant que membre actif de la communauté cinématographique au Québec depuis plusieurs années, a renouvelé plusieurs de nos traditions afin d’offrir un meilleur rendement à notre industrie.LeQuébecestdevenu la1reprovinceàsedoterà95%d’équipementsentièrement numériques.Uneréussitequel’ondoitenpartieàVincentetàsondésirdesurpasser lesdeuxautresgéantsdanslacourseaupassageaunumériqueà100%.Ilaremportédenombreuxprixde reconnaissance, lesquels ont toujours été accueillis avec humilité au nom de son équipe. Vincentpoursuitsamissionetvisetoujoursàaméliorerl’expérienceducinéphileenérigeantdes mégaplexà lafinepointede la technologie.Lastagnationet l’immobilismenefontpaspartie de son vocabulaire.
Ses racines familiales ont également donné naissance à d’autres passions: ses enfants et la philanthropie. Avec sa femme Maria, il a fondé la Chaire Environnement-Cancer Guzzo del’Université de Montréal et le célèbre Notte In Bianco. Il a siégé sur de nombreux conseilsd'administrationets’estimpliquéauprèsdeplusieursorganismesdebienfaisance,notammentl’Ordre souverainetmilitairedeMalte, la FondationCitéde laSanté, la FondationMgrArthurDeschênesetBalletMontréal.Seseffortsphilanthropiquesontpermisd’amasserdesmillionsdedollars pour la recherche contre le cancer et diverses causes au sein de sa collectivité. Chaque année,VincentetMariaouvrentlesportesdeleurdemeureàplusde450invitésensoutienàlarecherchecontrelecancer.Pourceseulprogramme,ilsontàcejouramasséplusde2,1millionsde dollars.
Ilestleprésidentdel’APCQdepuis2011.Àsatête,ilanaviguécontreventsetmaréespouréviterlesobstaclesauxquelsfaisaitfacel’industrie.
Vincentestl’heureuxpèredecinqmerveilleuxenfants:Angelo,Vittoria-Emanuele,Vito,DelanoetRossella.Bienquepèreetfilsontconstruitunempiredudivertissementetde l’immobilier, Vincent Guzzo caresse toujours le rêve de travailler avec ses enfants et de les voir un jour perpétuer la tradition familiale.
Vince’s fervour for the film industry stemmed from his father Angelo Guzzo a pioneer of independentmulti-screenmovie theatres in Canada. Having found his passion at the youngageof4,Vincehasfollowedinhisfather’sfootstepsaswellasworkedside-by-sidewithhim.InhiscapacityasChiefOperatingOfficer&ExecutiveVicePresidentofCinemasGuzzoInc.,Vince oversaw the construction and expansion of over 100 screens and 9 IMAX screens now being operatedwithin10Mega-PlexTheatreswithinexcessof650employeesinthegreaterMontrealarea.Vince,asanactivememberoftheQuebecfilmcommunity,hasovertheyearsshakenupmanyofourtraditionsandhashelpedmakeour industrymoreefficient.Quebechavebecomethe 1stProvincetobecome95%+digitalandthisweowemostlytoVince’squesttobethefirstof the big three to be 100%digital. He haswonmany awards of recognition, forwhich,with humilityhehasalwaysacceptedonbehalfofhisteam. Vincecontinuestoenhancethemovie goingexperiencefortheiraudiencesbuildingstate-of-the-artMega-Plextheatres,neverrestingon his success... as like a shark stopping to move would signal the end.
Vince’sstrongfamilyroots,havespurredtwootherpassions,havingchildrenandphilanthropy.Vincehasco-foundedwithhiswifeMaria,TheGuzzoEnvironment-CancerResearchChairoftheUniversityofMontrealandtheinfamousNotteInBianco.HehasbeenpartofnumerousboardandofcharitableorganizationsincludingandtonameonlyafewSovereignMilitaryOrderoftheKnightsofMalta,CitedelaSanteHospitalFoundation,MgrArthurDeschenesFoundationandtheMontrealBallet.Hisvariousphilanthropiceffortshaveraisedmillionsofdollarstosupportcancerresearchandvariousothercauseswithinhiscommunity.EachyearVince&Mariaopentheirhometo450guestsinsupportofcancerresearchandhaveraisedinexcessof2.1Millionforthisvitalprogram alone.
HehasbeenthePresidentoftheAPCQsince2011and has helped it face some of this industries hardest times.
Vince is the proud father of five wonderful children. Angelo, Vittoria-Emanuele, Vito, Delano and Rossella. While father and son have built an entertainment and real estate empire, Vince’s greatest achievement would be to see his children one day work side-by-side with him and one daycarry on the family tradition.
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Shout Outs
“I forgot you were starting this morning.”
ThatwasmyintroductiontotheentertainmentindustryandsobeganmycareeratMIJO.Finally,Ihadajobthatwaseasytoexplain.Afteryearsofdesigningadsthatnoonewouldseeorcreatingadsforthetelepersonalsindustry–notthesexads–thetelepersonals.Youknow,likeLavalife?TheonlythingmyfamilyknewwasthatmyadsappearednearthebackofNOWmagazine.ItwasjusteasierformymomtotellherfriendsIwasunemployedratherthantrytoexplainwhatIdid.
Butnolonger.Iwasgoingtobemakingadsthatappearedinsectionsofthenewspaperthatpeopleactuallyread.Iwasgoingtobemakingadsformoviesthatpeoplehadheardof.Iwouldn'thavetoexplainanything.OrsoIthought.
“Wow!Youdesignedthat?”wasthereactionIgotaftershowingpeopleadoubletruckadIdidforLost In Space.(Foryoungpeople,adouble truck ad is two full page ads side by side in the newspaper. Alsoforyoungpeople,anewspaperissomethingpeopleusedtousetofindoutwheremoviesareplaying.)IthenhadtoexplainthatIdidn'tdesignthead.ThatwasdonebysomeoneinLosAngeles.ButIdidsizetheadtothespecificationsoftheTorontoStarandmakesuretheinkwouldn'tcomeoffonyourfingersifyoutouchedit.ItwasatthispointIrealizedproductionwasnotthesexypartofentertainmentadvertising.Forthenext16years,myjobwouldbetobringotherpeople'seffortstolifeandmakethemlookasgoodastheycanbe.You'veseenexamplesofmyworkinmagazines,newspapers,wrappedaroundasubwaycar,onthesideofabuildingonBloorStreet, intheHoltRenfrewwindow,ontheGardinerExpresswayorifyouGoogle"TorontoSun"and"Brüno".Youjustdidn'tknow it was my work.
ItwasalsowhenIwasatMIJOthatIwasgiventheassignmenttodesignaneditionofthePioneerAwardsBook. PuttingtogetherthebookmeantIhadtocarefullyreadeverybioandeverystoryabouttheCanadianPicturePioneers.Igottoknowagreatdealabouttheorganization,whattheydid for people andwhat they stood for. It was alsoevident from reading the bios, that members happily dedicatetheirfreetimeandexpertisetohelptheCPPin any way they can. After reading about what theawardrecipientshaddone,IdecidedtheAwardsBookwouldbemycontributiontohelp.Idon'tconsidermycontribution to be on the same level as what others havedone. I'mnot beinghumble – I've just read allthebios.Iknowpeoplecontributemorethanme.Myjob is to give those people a keepsake as recognition of the efforts they have made within our industry.To showcase them and let everyone know what they have done for theCanadianPicturePioneers.Or toputitanotherway;tobringotherpeople'seffortstolife and make them look as good as they can be.
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THIS LAST YEAR WE LOST THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS ACROSS CANADA
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ONTARIO BRANCH
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MARJORIEBRANDSTON
LEONARDHERBERMAN
WILLIAMPFAFF
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Reegan GoehrCineplex
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Alyssa HumesLandmark
Michael MerciecaCineplex
Alex GreigCineplex
Thibieya ArudpiragasamCineplex
Breanna JessopCineplex
Shannon PaulgaardCineplex
Stephanie GuenetteLandmark
Chance CalvertCriterion Pictures
Kaitlin McDonaldCineplex
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The Canadian PicturePioneers Scholarship Fund
Thanks, PioneersYour contributions have made a huge difference!
Your Canadian Picture Pioneers Scholarship Fund has awardedmore than $155,500 in the past eleven years... changing the
lives of 119 young people associated with our industry.
Movies are magic and the film industry is full of ambitious,intelligent and creative young people. If you would like
to support the Pioneers’ future movers-and-shakers,please consider the Scholarship program.
Let’s keep changing young lives!
Congratulations to all the Stars honoured at the Canadian Picture Pioneer Awards
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It was the year
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Washington”,“Stagecoach”and
“Gunga Din” opened in theatres.
In1939agroupofmovieindustryexecutives gatheredtorememberthepassingofafriend.JackCohn, one of the founding partners of Columbia Pictures, was concerned that it only seemed to be funerals that brought industry friends together. Motivated by this thought, Cohen and a group of industrypeersstartedthePicturePioneersInc.; anorganizationtobringpeopleintheindustry together for fellowship and friends willing to help eachotheroutintimeofneed.Inthebeginningmembership was restricted to only those who had been in the industry for 25 years.
Many of the original members had help to start the majorstudiosinHollywood.Inthefirstyearover200other industry members joined, including some Canadians,amongthempioneertheatreexhibitor OscarHansonandJohnFitzgibbons,wholaterbecamepresidentofFamousPlayers.ThesemenbroughttogethertheirfriendsClairHagueandRayLewistoworkonformingaCanadianequivalentandbytheendof1940ratifiedacharterformingTheCanadianPicturePioneers.Inthebeginningyears,
it became obvious that the need for help would increasebeyondwhathadbeenfirstcontemplated,and that formal fundraising plans would have to be developedtomeetsuchdemands.AnimportantfirststepinthoseplanswouldbetoapplytotheCanadianIncomeTaxDepartmenttoregisterwhatwould become the Canadian Picture Pioneers Trust Fundasaqualifiedcharitywiththerighttoissuereceiptsforincometaxpurposes.
Ittookuntil1947,butthisallcametogetherwiththe Trust Document that we still operate under today stating that; “The Canadian Picture Pioneers TrustFundshallbeusedandoperatedexclusivelyasacharitablefundandnotforthebenefitorprivategainorprofitofanypersons,orofthePioneersandshall be used solely for the relief of needy, poor or indigent persons generally throughout Canada and more particularly for the relief of any needy, poor or indigent persons who have been or are employed or were a part of the motion picture industry, or any affiliatedindustry.”FromthebeginningtheTrusteesstruggled to build up a sustaining capital fund.
Eachyear,littlebylittle,withthegenerous support of Pioneer members and supporting companies the fund has grown but the Pioneers still need your assistance. Please remember to donate to the Picture Pioneers with regular annual contributions, in memory donations and planned giving through insurance and estate planning.
Total Assistance provided 1947 to 2013: $2.8 Million CanadianPicturePioneers.ca
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