Adding to the Power File Here are some ideas as to how to fill your power file to overflowing: 1. Read the trades The American trades are Hollywood Reporter and Variety; the British trades are Screen International, The Business of Film, and Screen Finance. In Canada there is Playback; and in France there are Film Français and Ecran Totale. Buy a copy of a trade magazine. You will find that they are organized like this: ­ Front-page story to remind you what is currently the hot topic ­ Inside front three to five pages there are production notes from around the world about films in production. Here you would note any projects either similar to the one you are working on or would like to start work- ing on ­ The centre of the trade magazine generally covers topics of interest to filmmakers, exhibitors, distributors and other executives ­ for example a focus on Icelandic cinema ­ The end pages have a production survey where all of the films from around the world are listed and tracked through the production proc-