The 15th Canadian Film Awards were held on May 10, 1963 to honour achievements in Canadian film.
| 15th Canadian Film Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | May 10, 1963 |
| Location | Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal, Quebec |
| Hosted by | Jeanine Beaubien |
| Highlights | |
| Film of the Year | Lonely Boy |
This year saw a new record in film submissions: 175 productions from 44 producers, with the greatest increases in the TV Information and Travel and Recreation categories. As one in five submissions was a French-language film, more bi-lingual judges were added and, for the first time, the Canadian Society of Cinematographers joined the CFA.
The event took place in Montreal and returned to being a publicly-attended gala, hosted by Montreal International Theatre founder Jeanine Beaubien.[1]
Winners
editFilms
edit- Film of the Year: Lonely Boy — National Film Board of Canada, Roman Kroitor producer, Wolf Koenig and Roman Kroitor directors[2]
- Feature Film: No entries submitted
- Theatrical Short: Nahanni — National Film Board of Canada, Donald Wilder director[3]
- Arts and Experimental: Jour après jour (Day After Day) — National Film Board of Canada, Fernand Dansereau, Victor Jobin, Hubert Aquin producers, Clément Perron director[4]
- TV Information: Listen with Your Eyes — Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Philip Keatley producer and director
- Les Annanacks — National Film Board of Canada, René Bonnière producer and director[5]
- TV Entertainment: Not awarded
- Films for Children: Fantastique — National Film Board of Canada, Jacques Bobet producer, Fernand Rivard director[6]
- The Climates of North America — National Film Board of Canada, Joe Koenig director[7]
- Travel and Recreation: Grey Cup Festival '62 — Chetwynd Films, Arthur Chetwynd producer and director
- Wilderness Treasure — Wilber Sutherland, Bill Mason producers, Bill Mason director[8]
- General Information: Lonely Boy — National Film Board of Canada, Roman Kroitor producer, Wolf Koenig and Roman Kroitor directors[9]
- Public Relations: Arctic Island Wildcat — Spence Crilly Film Productions, Spence Crilly producer and director[10]
- Sales Promotion: Partners in Progress — Crawley Films, James Turpie producer and director[11]
- Patterns — Williams Drege & Hill, Colin Y. Smith director[12]
- Training and Instruction: Mathematics at Your Fingertips — National Film Board of Canada, Joe Koenig producer, John Howe director[13]
- Filmed Commercial, Company or Product: Kraft Strawberry — Rabko Television Productions, Don McLean producer
- Filmed Commercial, Public Service: Not awarded
- Amateur: Cathy — Peter Gerretsen director[14]
- Certificate of Merit: Poison — Derek A. Davy, Maurice Stevens directors[15]
Non-Feature Craft Awards
edit- Black and White Cinematography: Guy Borremans — Jour après jour (Day After Day) (NFB)
- Colour Cinematography: Donald Wilder, Nahanni (NFB)
- Honourable Mention: Christopher Chapman, Saguenay (Crawley Films)[16]
Special Awards
edit- Four-Line Conics, (NFB) Trevor Fletcher director — "in recognition of its imaginative and experimental illustration of a specialized mathematical concept".[17]
- Dorothy Burritt and Oscar Burritt — "for pioneering work over three decades for the development and appreciation of film in Canada".
- Gaudry Delisle — "for his many years of devoted service for the promotion of a wider understanding and better use of films for educational purposes"
References
edit- ^ Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-7737-3238-1. pp. 61-63.
- ^ Townend, Paul; Mcintosh, Andrew. "Canadian Film Awards". thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ "Nahanni". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "Day After Day". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "The Annanacks". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ "Fantastique". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ "The Climates of North America". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ "Wilderness Treasure". screenculture.org. CESIF. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ "Lonely Boy". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "George Spencer Crilly, Calgary, Alberta". digitalcollections.ucalgary.ca. University of Calgary. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ "Partners in Progress". screenculture.org. CESIF. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "Patterns". screenculture.org. CESIF. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "Mathematics at Your Fingertips". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ "Cathy". amateurcinema.org. University of Calgary. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ "Poison". amateurcinema.org. University of Calgary. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ "Saguenay". screenculture.org. CESIF. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ "Four-Line Conics". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 16 March 2023.