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(Continued from page 1) always striving to deliver something with a message," Kabelik explained. "Mostly what you see on television is entertainment and a message may come along only in a secondary way. I am not in the business because of entertainment. I am in it to solve probâ€" lems and explore themes." Instructor‘s second love is photography "There is nothing wrong with findâ€" ing more interesting ways to put your message across," he added, "but we all have our personal limitsâ€"as to what is acceptable. We have different tastes. Film is not like making carsâ€"each one is different, each filmmaker is differâ€" ent. We have a point (if we are honâ€" est), beyond which we will not go (to sell an idea)." Kabelik comes from a line of filmâ€" makersâ€"both his father and grandfaâ€" ther were bitten by the bug. He calls it a disease. Raised in the beautiful city of Prague, Vladimir studied at the Prague Academy of Film and Television Arts. He married his wife Eva and the couâ€" ple had two sons, David and Adam (now 18 and 14), while Vladimir worked as a director and writer in the Kratky Film studio. As a freelancer, he produced for Czech TV and Radio Prague. But it was a time of occupaâ€" tion and oppression in his country. By 1976, the repressive atmosphere became unbearable for the filmmaker. "Yes," he said with cheerful cyniâ€" cism, "I was the third idiot." "The system was melting downâ€" crushed by circumstances. I realized we were at a deadâ€"end," he said. "When you see your friends detained by the authorities and kicked out of the country, then you start to think seriously about your own goals in life and the future of your kids." It took the family four years to plan and execute their escape through Hungary and Yugoslavia to Austria and then Switzerland, where they were granted political asylum. But Canada was always their final destination, both Eva and Vladimir maintained. They believed this counâ€" try to be a free and democratic country and they knew a core of Czech intelliâ€" gentsia had already settled in Toronto. Declared the softâ€"spoken Kabelik: "I felt intuitively, if this country was bad, these people (Czech intellectuals) would not be here." The filmmaker has few regretsâ€"and no complaintsâ€"although he did say with a hint of lost illusions, "Dreams are dreams and reality is reality. We cannot change it." The Kabeliks have lived in Oakville since 1986. It is a cosy town, they say, a nice, safe place to raise a family. Still, they miss Prague someâ€" times, the architecture dating back a SIMMONS MATTRESS SALE â€" See Page 15 We handpaint wall clocks, switch plates, lamps parchment lampshades to suit your decor as well as tiles for kitchen, bath tabletops. Margaret Keenan Design Studio 121â€"123 Chisholm Street 338 thousand years and the culture. Though he has been a professor at Sheridan College for a decade, Vladimir Kabelik continues to grow into his job. "Prague has a certain magic," said Kabelik, "I do miss it, but I do not cry. I find solace in the lake hereâ€"so quiet and beautiful." He said ironically: "I started to understand the job lately. At first I though my job was to teach film and televisionâ€"and it isâ€"but I have come to the conclusion that film and TV will pass. What remains are the people, their thoughts and their spiritual strength." "It would be a sad story to teach film and television," he added, "and not to have some personal attachâ€" ments. Not to share values and experiâ€" ence. To me, that makes no sense." As for his own craft, which he is encouraged to pursue as much as ever, "I like what I am doing. It is beautiful but exhausting and sometimes scary." "My second love is photography," he said. "When I am tired of film and TVâ€"and I am sometimesâ€"I can always call on ‘stills‘ and they will bring something nice inside." "In my early years," he added, "I learned more about art from photograâ€" phers than from filmmakers." _ While he admits the broadcasting business is an expanding one, it is also constantly changing. In his career he Will Not Damage _ Oil Gard * electrical connections * is clean e rubber * is odouriess * paint + is effective Offers: e Pre/Postnatal fitness e Lamaze Childbirtth preparation, group private classes EITNESS HEALTH PROGRAMS Certified Fimess Lamaze Instructor For more information contact Sue Rodgers at (905) 637â€"8546 Tested _ Proven _ Warranty Lab developed and road tested to provide effecâ€" tive rust protection on any vehicle of any age or condition. has moved from film to video tape and is now making the transition to computer disks. It takes a flexible mind to make these leaps in technoloâ€" gy and tools. Only a small percentage of students in his course, he feared, would actually end up making a living in the field in the longâ€"run. "They will go through cruel disapâ€" pointments," he noted, cautioning all to ‘think three times‘ before starting out. Until recently, Kabelik was a partâ€" ner in a commercial TV enterprise called Cutaway Productions. It was a useful moneyâ€"maker, he said. Last year, however, he turned his back on commercial TV to concentrate on more meaningful and thoughtful documentaries for his own company, Artcore Productions. He knows this will mean less money but he‘s hopâ€" ing for more personal satisfaction. Meanwhile, Vladimir‘s wife Eva, who was a lawyer in what is now the Czech Republic, is hoping to find success in her new career as a maker of ceramics. The couple would love to have a dual show at a local gallery featuring Eva‘s ceramic art objects and Vladimir‘s photographs. (This dream may become a reality.) 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