Beverly Shaffer Fonds
- Collection
- Beverly Shaffer Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 6 film reels ; 2 folders of textual material
- Fonds No.
- 1070
- Date
- 1977-1986 (predominant 1977)
- Scope and Content
- Contains 6 film reels, mainly from the Children of Canada Series but also "Bioethics: Who Should Decide?" Also contains accompanying textual material for classroom and promotional use.
- Collection
- Beverly Shaffer Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 6 film reels ; 2 folders of textual material
- Scope and Content
- Contains 6 film reels, mainly from the Children of Canada Series but also "Bioethics: Who Should Decide?" Also contains accompanying textual material for classroom and promotional use.
- Date
- 1977-1986 (predominant 1977)
- Fonds No.
- 1070
- Storage Location
- JPL
- 2-6C
- 2-6D
- 2-6G
- Creator
- National Film Board of Canada
- History / Biographical
- Oscar-winning director Beverly Shaffer (I'll Find a Way: Best Live Action Short, 1978) was born in Montreal, earning degrees from McGill and Macdonald College. She began working for the National Film Board under the Studio D project in 1975, directing for the next ten years all of the "Children in Canada" series films, which included "I'll Find a Way". Other notable films by Ms. Shaffer include "Mr. Mergler's Gift" (2005) and the 1999 follow-up to "I'll Find a Way", "It's Just a Wedding".
- Custodial History
- Transferred directly from Beverly Shaffer to the JPL-A
- Name Access
- Shaffer, Beverly (1945 - )
- National Film Board of Canada
- Subjects
- Documentary films - Canada.
- Filmmakers.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Less detail
Exterior portrait of filmmaker Marek Halter holding an umbrella in a snowy landscape with train in background.
- Collection
- Photograph Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.2 x 17.2 cm
- Fonds No.
- 1255; 019153
- Date
- 1994
Fundraising Promotional Material
- Collection
- Montreal Jewish Film Festival Collection
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Fonds No.
- 1067; 00004
- Date
- 1998
Highlights of the Montreal Jewish Film Festivals
- Collection
- Montreal Jewish Film Festival Collection
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 10 bound volumes
- Fonds No.
- 1067; 00017
- Date
- 1995-2005
Interior snapshot, Filmmaker Gail Singer at work with camera.
- Collection
- Photograph Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.4 x 25.5 cm
- Fonds No.
- 1255; 019271
- Date
- [between 1980 and 1990]
Montreal Jewish Film Festival Collection
- Collection
- Montreal Jewish Film Festival Collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 0.25m of multiple media
- Fonds No.
- 1067
- Scope and Content
- Consists of promotional material, videos, DVDs, posters and additional ephemera related to the Festival.
- Collection
- Montreal Jewish Film Festival Collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 0.25m of multiple media
- Scope and Content
- Consists of promotional material, videos, DVDs, posters and additional ephemera related to the Festival.
- Fonds No.
- 1067
- Storage Location
- O/S Drawer 20
- JPL
- History / Biographical
- Founded by Susan Alper, the Montreal Jewish Film Festival existed from 1995-2005. Showcasing a wide variety of cinematic creations, the Festival was an instrumental tool in community engagement and outreach.
- Language
- English
- French
- Acquisition Source
- Susan Alper
- Custodial History
- Collection deposited by Susan Alper.
- Accession No.
- 07-001
- Subjects
- Film
- Filmmakers.
- Montreal Jewish Film Festival
- Alper, Susan
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Less detail
Posters, Montreal Jewish Film Festival
- Collection
- Montreal Jewish Film Festival Collection
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 24 posters
- Fonds No.
- 1067; 00015
- Date
- c1995-c2005
Posters, Montreal Jewish Film Festival
- Collection
- Montreal Jewish Film Festival Collection
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 3 posters
- Fonds No.
- 1067; 00016
- Date
- 1997, 2001
Programmes, 4th Annual Montreal Jewish Student Film Festival
- Collection
- Montreal Jewish Film Festival Collection
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Fonds No.
- 1067; 00013
- Date
- 2004
Promotional Material
- Collection
- Montreal Jewish Film Festival Collection
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Fonds No.
- 1067; 00001
- Date
- 1995
Promotional Material
- Collection
- Montreal Jewish Film Festival Collection
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Fonds No.
- 1067; 00002
- Date
- 1996
Promotional Material
- Collection
- Montreal Jewish Film Festival Collection
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Fonds No.
- 1067; 00003
- Date
- 1997
Promotional Material
- Collection
- Montreal Jewish Film Festival Collection
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Fonds No.
- 1067; 00005
- Date
- 1999
Promotional Material
- Collection
- Montreal Jewish Film Festival Collection
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Fonds No.
- 1067; 00006
- Date
- 2000
Promotional Material
- Collection
- Montreal Jewish Film Festival Collection
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Fonds No.
- 1067; 00007
- Date
- 2001
Promotional Material
- Collection
- Montreal Jewish Film Festival Collection
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Fonds No.
- 1067; 00009
- Date
- 2002
Promotional Materials
- Collection
- Montreal Jewish Film Festival Collection
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Fonds No.
- 1067; 00010
- Date
- 2003
Promotional Materials
- Collection
- Montreal Jewish Film Festival Collection
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Fonds No.
- 1067; 00011
- Date
- 2004
Promotional Materials
- Collection
- Montreal Jewish Film Festival Collection
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Fonds No.
- 1067; 00012
- Date
- 2005
Stickers, Montreal Jewish Film Festival
- Collection
- Montreal Jewish Film Festival Collection
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Fonds No.
- 1067; 00014
- Date
- c1995-c2005