A shift in Behaviour by MATTHEW HAYS The Behaviour empire is again undergoing some major evolution. Behaviour Film Distribution, which changed its name from Malofilm after media mogul Richard Szalwinski bought it in 1996, has been sold to David Reckziegel, John Hamilton and Pierre Brousseau. Their new film company, titled Seville Films, is launching itself this month, and will also incorporate Industry Entertainment, the independent film company Szalwinski also had an investment in. (Part of the reason for the change in name for Industry, an insider tells me, is because an American company has the same name.) The shift in monikers and offices indicates a further withdrawal from Montreal by Szalwinski, who told me earlier this year that, despite the much-publicized problems Behaviour had experienced, he intended to stick with the company and make it work. Since then Szalwinski has reportedly picked up and shuffled himself and his core support staff to Manhattan. The fate of Behaviour's film distribution arm was the stuff of much speculation; the company had once released numerous films on an almost weekly basis, but in recent months had slowed its output down to a trickle. The Genie nominations were announced on Tuesday, and to virtually no one's surprise, Istvan Svabo's Sunshine has swept multiple categories, with 14 nods. At the ceremony where the announcements were made, industry types again declared 1999 a banner year for Canuck cinema. Have we had enough lists yet? Apparently not. The Cinematheque Ontario released its list of the top 25 films of the '90s, with heavy emphasis on non-American fare, in what seems to be an effort to counterpoint the ludicrously Americacentric list of the century's best the AFI released last summer. The list was culled from the views of almost 60 curators at cinematheques and festivals from around the world. Wong Kar-wai (Chungking Express) and Takeshi Kitano (Fireworks) make the list but--what? No Showgirls? Such snobbery! International film star Rutger Hauer is in town making a film. No big surprise there, seeing as Montreal has become a major location choice for filmmakers everywhere. But local rep house manager Don Lobel, of the Cinema du Parc, was surprised to receive a message from Hauer, saying he'd love to attend a special screening of the 1982 cult movie Blade Runner and answer audience questions afterward. In the film, Hauer plays a sexy evil droid who battles Harrison Ford. Lobel soon found out that copies of Blade Runner are hard to come by; Hauer's people are looking into helping get hold of a print. Lobel promises to let me know exactly if and when the screening will take place. Stay tuned. Finally, the World Film Festival announced earlier this week that French superstar Gerard Depardieu has joined their permanent administrative team as a copresident. Though the position is undoubtedly largely symbolic, the association of Depardieu is an undeniable coup for the festival, which has come under fire in recent years for being short on international star power. : COMMENTS: matt_hays@babylon.montreal.qc.ca