"It's been a monster to put together," he adds, "because we've never really attempted to do anything like this in our domestic cinema history. We've done some co-productions that have been large, but as a purely Canadian domestic production, it's well outside the normal model.For more information, check out the full article at this link.
"The ceiling on a pure Canadian film is about $7 (million) or $8 million. And we're aiming for somewhere closer to $20 million.
"I hope we're going to go to camera probably Aug. 1," Gross adds. "Shooting for, I don't know, 50 days I think. Plus weekends, so somewhere into the fall."
Passchendaele tells the story of a large battalion of Alberta soldiers who participated in the third Battle of Ypres, in Belgium, during the First World War. The film got a $5.5-million kickstart during Alberta's 2005 centennial celebrations, when Gross pitched the project to then premier Ralph Klein.
Sunday, March 25, 2007
Funding Delays Passchendaele
Passchendaele, the World War I film Paul Gross was supposed to shoot in Alberta last summer, has been delayed due to funding issues. Alexandra Burroughs and Stephen Hunt discussed the matter surrounding the postponement of the production for the Calgary Herald and the Edmonton Journal.
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I think it's important that our WWI and WWII history is depicted in film for new generations to learn from and not forget the sacrifices made for our freedom.
Those who fought in these wars will soon be no longer with us, and with them will go the history of what we went through as a nation. We are fortunate we have those in the film industry who are passioante to bring these stories to life and they should be supported.
As we commemorate the anniversary of Vimy Ridge, hopefully this will bring about a renewed committment to help see this film be made.
Krista T
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