Bookmaker's progress

Canada, 1979

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A film on the Quebec publishing scene in general, and on Robert Davies’ Les Editions l’Etincelle in particular. Davies, an Anglophone publishing French books, is attempting to expand into the international marketplace without sacrificing his own integrity. He discusses the difficulties of survival in the limited Quebec book market, and is shown at work in Montreal, Paris and at the Frankfurt Book Fair.

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Credits

production company

ONF | NFB

co-producer

Marrin Canell

Barrie Howells

director

Donald Winkler

Duration

00:27:00:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1979

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

016258

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Booksellers and bookselling

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Businessmen

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Publishers and publishing

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Montreal (Quebec)

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Quebec (Province)

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Canada

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Multiculturalism

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Pluralism (Social sciences)

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Books

Literature → Books

Literature → Booksellers and bookselling

Literature → Literature

Literature → Publishers and publishing

People → Davies, Robert

Places → Montreal (Quebec)

Places → Quebec (Province)

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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