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I n d u s t r y statistics, kept by t h e B C Film C o m m i s s i o n , s u p p o r t t h e a r g u m e n t that losing a s e r i e s , even a staggeringly p o p u l a r o n e s u c h as X Files, has had little i m p a c t o n the local s c e n e . In 1997, 169 p r o d u c t i o n s (repr e s e n t i n g features, m a d e - f o r - T V m o v i e s , pilots, a n i m a t i o n s , a n d d o c u mentaries) brought $630.59 million d o l l a r s t o local c o m m u n i t i e s ; in 1998 (the last y e a r f o r w h i c h statistics are available). 171 p r o d u c t i o n s spilled $ 8 0 7 . 9 9 m i l l i o n i n t o d o m e s t i c coffers. S o it s e e m s as t h o u g h t h e film business o n t h e N o r t h S h o r e is n o t just alive and w e l l but thoroughly aspiring key grips a n d gaffers t o i d e n tify t h e i r areas of i n t e r e s t a n d t a i l o r t h e i r studies a p p r o p r i a t e l y . " W e are n o t e n c o u r a g i n g t h e m t o go o u t o f G r a d e 12 a n d right i n t o the film industry." P a r t i c i p a n t s ' p r o g r e s s is being t r a c k e d , a n d M o o i h o p e s that, a few years d o w n the r o a d , s o m e of t h e m will have r e a l i z e d t h e i r goals. M o o i was inspired to create the p r o g r a m after reading an a r t i c l e in People magazine a b o u t a p r o d u c e r in C a l i f o r n i a w h o left the film i n d u s t r y a n d w a n t e d t o give s o m e t h i n g back t o it. " [ T h e p r o j e c t ] w a s called S t r e e t Lights a n d t h e idea w a s t o b r i n g inner-city kids i n t o t h e industry, through the producer's friends and c o n n e c t i o n s . " T h e s u c c e s s of S t r e e t Leanne Campbell and radio is a freelance writer " S o m e even w e n t as far as w o r k i n g on Speilberg films--that's h o w successful t h e p r o g r a m w a s . W e t h o u g h t it w o u l d be nice t o s h o w t h e kids o n t h e N o r t h S h o r e that t h e r e are jobs in t h e film i n d u s t r y o t h e r than p r o d u c i n g , acting, a n d d i r e c t i n g , and t o p r e p a r e t h e m -- t o give t h e m a realistic v i e w o f w h a t t h e film business is all a b o u t . " F o r i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t Y o u t h In F i l m , call 9 2 9 - 7 9 8 1 . thriving. David and Gillian w h o ? W h a t rain? Youth in Film A project to introduce young people t o t h e f i l m i n d u s t r y is thriving. Y o u t h in Film began in 1997 a n d , n o w t h a t W e s t V a n c o u v e r has c o m e o n b o a r d w i t h N o r t h V a n c o u v e r , it is n o w o p e n t o all i n t e r e s t e d t e e n a g e r s living o n the N o r t h S h o r e . A f t e r an initial o r i e n t a t i o n , t h e t e e n s identify t h e specific areas o f t h e business that i n t e r e s t t h e m a n d t h e n are p a i r e d w i t h w o r k i n g m e n t o r s w h o take t h e m o n - s e t a n d give t h e m an idea of w h a t w o r k i n g in film is l i k e -- t h e reality of w h i c h is o f t e n m u c h less g l a m o r o u s than a n t i c i pated. P a r t o f t h e p r o g r a m includes m a n d a t o r y p a r t i c i p a t i o n in C a p i l a n o College's two-day Introduction to the Film Industry c o u r s e , w h i c h takes its syllabus f r o m t h e B C Film Industry and is r e c o g n i z e d by IATSE. T h e d i r e c t i n g o r g a n i z a t i o n f o r the Y o u t h in Film p r o j e c t is t h e P a r k g a t e C o m m u n i t y C e n t r e , and t h e i r e x e c u tive d i r e c t o r , A n n e M o o i , is tremendously excited about starting the t h i r d r o u n d . " E n r o l l m e n t has t r i p l e d , a n d w e ' r e o n l y beginning t h e t h i r d project." She stresses that the o b j e c t o f Y o u t h in Film is t o assist Lights p a r t i c i p a n t s ignited M o o i . broadcaster. < 17 g i v e t o t h e Fund for the Arts on the North Shore The arts are vital and integral to the well-being of a community. They help to create the very fabric of society. The Fund for the Arts on the North Shore needs your help to build our community's permanent cultural legacy. For more information on how to give, contact the North Shore Arts Commission at 980-3559. Your tax deductible donation will give forever. The interest earned from the fund will be used to assist North Shore artists.