Fonds paa-9034 - Century II Motion Pictures fonds

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Century II Motion Pictures fonds

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PAA paa-9034

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9 films. - 0.01 m of textual records

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In 1971, filmmaker Ron Brown moved to Edmonton from Vancouver and formed the company, Century II Motion Pictures, with Tommy Banks. Century II Motion Pictures was specifically a film production company that created films for independent companies and organizations, for television, and for the government of Alberta. Banks had previously formed Century II Studios, Century II Records, and Century III Productions as music production and advertising production companies. Ron Brown was one of five members who founded the Alberta Motion Picture Industry Association In 1973.

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An anonymous individual donated the material to the Provincial Archives of Alberta. The provenance of the material is unknown.

Scope and content

The fonds consists of four completed film productions, elements and cue sheets for the Alberta television series, Heading Out:;1. Cy Hampson Wilderness;2. Country Vacations and Lakeland Area;3. North Forestry;4. Backpacking;Also includes outtakes and raw footage of subjects such as coal mining and tree nursery operations, roadside signs, ferries, bridges, the Lethbridge Japanese garden, and the Prince of Wales Hotel at Waterton.

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  • The material is in English.

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Original film elements may not be viewed. Completed productions may be viewed. Subject to the Copyright Act. Permission for use required.

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Associated materials

Other Century II Motion Pictures productions are located in various private records fonds in the Provincial Archives of Alberta holdings: Jim Tustian, Tommy Banks, Social Credit, Brian and Donald Baker, Grant Notley, and Denny Ranson. Century II Motion Pictures productions are also included in various government records fonds: Culture, Education, ACCESS TV, Agriculture, Social Services and Community Health, Travel Alberta, and Public Affairs Bureau. See Moving Image Shelf List.

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Record No. PR2008.0316<br><br>

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