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film Cadence Hits the Right Note Campbell by Leanne North Vancouver Production Nominated for Five Genie Awards B e f o r e I even a r r i v e at t h e C a d e n c e E n t e r t a i n m e n t offices in N o r t h Vancouver's L o w e r Lonsdale, t h r e e different p e o p l e tell m e I must ride the elevator. "It's o n e of t h o s e o l d o n e s , w i t h a gate and everything," e n t h u s e d t h e C a d e n c e publicist. I greet the p r o m i s e d grillwork w i t h a mighty s h o v e and e n t e r a c l o s e t - s i z e d space that makes m e grateful I'm n o t c l a u s t r o p h o b i c . " E n j o y t h e r i d e ? " the r e c e p t i o n i s t smiles as I smile m e e k l y back, t r y i n g n o t t o l o o k as t h o u g h I've just w r e s t l e d t h e d o o r o p e n w i t h m o s t o f my s t r e n g t h . S c o t t K e n n e d y and B i l l T h u m m a r e c e r t a i n l y e n j o y i n g t h e ride. P r e s i d e n t a n d vice p r e s i d e n t , r e s p e c tively, of C a d e n c e E n t e r t a i n m e n t , they have n u m e r o u s p r o j e c t s in d e v e l o p m e n t . T h e i r latest film. Tail Lights Fade, is t o be r e l e a s e d in F e b r u a r y o f this year, a n d 1 9 9 8 s Rupert's Land has b e e n n o m i n a t e d f o r five G e n i e a w a r d s (the C a n a d i a n equivalent of the O s c a r awards). Rupert's Land is an off-beat tale o f h a l f - b r o t h e r s w h o . having b e e n separ a t e d since c h i l d h o o d , reunite and travel t o P r i n c e R u p e r t f o r t h e i r father's f u n e r a l . T h e m o v i e was s h o t b e t w e e n C a c h e C r e e k and H o p e d u r i n g S e p t e m b e r 1997, o n a g r u e l i n g 30-day s c h e d u l e . "It w a s fun, e x c e p t t h a t w e w e r e at t h e m e r c y of t h e e l e m e n t s . By s h o o t i n g in S e p t e m b e r , w e figured w e ' d have g o o d w e a t h e r , but that S e p t e m b e r b r o k e r e c o r d s f o r rain. W e didn't have the m o n e y t o r e s c h e d u l e o r simply o p t n o t t o s h o o t that day; w e s o l d i e r e d o n , " says Kennedy. T h u m m adds, " W e ' d s c o u t e d o u t a l o c a t i o n f o r the t w o lead a c t o r s [Samuel W e s t and Ian Tracey] t o w a d e a c r o s s a river. W h e n we went g r o u n d s w e t l of w a n t i n g t o make the film i n d u s t r y in B C w o r k , " T h u m m c o n t i n u e s . T h e r e w e r e a w h o l e lot of p e o p l e o n Rupert's Land u s e d t o making a lot m o r e m o n e y than they d i d o n that s h o w . T h e fact that they did o u r m o v i e is a n o d t o us and t h e industry." T h e n , w i t h a g r i n , he adds, " T h a t , and t h e fact that S c o t t and I agreed t o clean t h e i r h o u s e s o n w e e k e n d s . " In a d d i t i o n t o p r o d u c i n g , T h u m m is a w r i t e r and m e m b e r of the W r i t e r ' s G u i l d of C a n a d a . W h e n a s k e d if any of his o w n s c r i p t s are slated f o r t h e c a m e r a , he smiles. "Eventually, I'll d e v e l o p my o w n s c r i p t s . But, by t h e t i m e w e ' v e d o n e o u r janitorial duties o n w e e k e n d s , there's n o t m u c h t i m e . " Rupert's Land, w r i t t e n by G r a e m e Manson, garnered Cadence E n t e r t a i n m e n t its first G e n i e n o m i n a tions. T h e film w a s c i t e d in five categories: Best M o t i o n Picture, A c h i e v e m e n t in D i r e c t i o n (Jonathan T a m m u z ) , P e r f o r m a n c e by an A c t o r in a L e a d R o l e (Samuel W e s t ) , P e r f o r m a n c e by an A c t o r in a Supporting Role (George W e n d t of Cheers fame), and A c h i e v e m e n t in S o u n d Editing. e v i d e n c e that implicates h e r b r o t h e r in a d r u g ring. " W e d o n ' t aspire t o be kings o f t h e r o a d m o v i e s , " say b o t h K e n n e d y and T h u m m . "In fact, w e don't have a n o t h e r r o a d m o v i e o n t h e b o o k s right n o w . A s far as r o a d m o v i e s are c o n c e r n e d , w e have a b e e n t h e r e , d o n e that' attitude." K e n n e d y d e s c r i b e s Tail Lights Fade as a " n i c e , tasty little film." T h e C a d e n c e E n t e r t a i n m e n t office reflects the p a r t n e r s ' f u n k y - y e t - p r a c t i cal style. S c o t t K e n n e d y is a t e n - y e a r v e t e r a n of t h e film i n d u s t r y w h o g o t his s t a r t as a stills p h o t o g r a p h e r and w e n t o n t o s e r v e as d i r e c t o r of p h o tography f o r several W a r r e n M i l l e r ski films. Bill T h u m m , a N o r t h V a n c o u v e r native, has e x t e n s i v e w r i t i n g c r e d i t s in b o t h m o v i e s and t e l e v i s i o n , notably N e o n Rider f o r the small s c r e e n , and the d o c u m e n t a r y The Edge Beyond, w h i c h he also p r o d u c e d . C a d e n c e E n t e r t a i n m e n t ' s inaugural p r o d u c t i o n , in 1995, was a C B S M o v i e o f the W e e k called A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes.The Annette Funicello George W e n d l (/) stars as Bloat, Samuel West (c) is Rupert, and Ian Tracey stars as Dale in Rupert's Land. Photo courtesy of Cadence Entertainment Story, and last year they r e l e a s e d the critically a c c l a i m e d Kitchen Party, w h i c h was d i s t r i b u t e d by C i n e p l e x . t o d o t h e l o c a t i o n s h o t t h r e e days later, that s t r e t c h of the river was 30 yards wider. W e hadn't p l a n n e d on getting stunt m e n , a n d e n d e d u p n o t o n l y hiring t h e m but changing the Tail Lights Fade is a n o t h e r r o a d m o v i e . It's a b o u t a w o m a n and h e r b o y f r i e n d w h o travel a c r o s s C a n a d a d e s t r o y i n g W h e n a s k e d if they're p r o u d o f t h e i r a c h i e v e m e n t s , b o t h are m o d e s t . K e n n e d y blushes slightly and says, "It's