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François N. Macerola

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film-makers of the French Program could not claim the status of permanent employees, which helped to save the NFB money, as more salaried employees would mean less budget available for actual film production. There was also a concern at the NFB that if a core regular team of
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In December 1988, six months before his contract was due to come to an end, Macerola stepped down as commissioner of the NFB to join Lavalin Communications. In 1991 he left Lavalin to take up a position as vice president of the board of directors of the film company
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to answer charges that the film inaccurately portrayed Bishop's career and achievements. Macerola refused to withdraw the film from circulation, although a caption was later added to the start of it to clarify that it was a drama-documentary and not a pure
630: 239:. He served as the organisation's executive director from 1995 until 2001, and was chairman of the board from 2000 until 2002. He then worked as a lawyer for the Canadian government before joining the 198:
tasked the organisation with becoming "a world centre of excellence in production of films and videos" and "a national training and research centre in the art and technique of film and video".
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Macerola had two children, Stéphanie and Louis. He died on the morning of November 8, 2018, at the age of 76 in Montreal, Quebec.
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Program at the National Film Board (NFB). During this time, he tried to make sure that the predominantly
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Macerola became involved in the film industry in 1976, when he was appointed director of the
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In the National Interest: A Chronicle of the National Film Board of Canada from 1949 to 1989
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In April 1979, he was promoted to the position of assistant film commissioner, making him
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Government Film Commissioners and Chairpersons of the National Film Board of Canada
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film-makers was allowed to build up, they could cause political problems with
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in 1971, and began practising law with the firm Malouf, Pateras, Macerola.
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and film executive. He held a number of senior positions with the
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Macerola dealt with the controversy surrounding the 1982
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Montreal
Quebec
Canada
Université de Montréal
Canadian
lawyer
National Film Board of Canada
Telefilm Canada
Montreal
Quebec
Université de Montréal
BA
Bachelor of Civil Law
Bar of Quebec
French
freelance
French Canadian
Quebec nationalism
James de Beaujeu Domville
Minister of Communications
Francis Fox
docudrama
The Kid Who Couldn't Miss
Billy Bishop
Senate
documentary
Malofilm Distribution Limited
Canadian government
Telefilm Canada

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