The 21st Canadian Film Awards were held on October 4, 1969 to honour achievements in Canadian film. The ceremony, attended by 1,200 people, was hosted by broadcaster Fred Davis.
| 21st Canadian Film Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | October 4, 1969 |
| Location | Royal York Hotel, Toronto, Ontario |
| Hosted by | Fred Davis |
| Highlights | |
| Most awards | The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar |
| Film of the Year | The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar |
As a result of 1968's selection process controversy, the judging process was revamped again. The pre-selection committees were dropped and one jury composed of an appointed member from each participating industry organization selected three nominees in each category, with the exception of Feature Films and Feature Crafts, which were chosen by an international jury.[1]
The most unusual characteristic of this year's competition was that no theatrical feature film was awarded.[2] Several films whose directors had intended to submit them were not completed by the submission deadline, the few features which were submitted were deemed not of award-worthy quality.[2][3] There were many other Canadian features which could have been eligible but, due to cynicism, apathy and politics, they were not entered.[1]
Winners
editFilms
edit- Film of the Year: The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar - National Film Board of Canada, John Kemeny and Barrie Howells producers, Peter Pearson director[4]
- Feature Film: Not awarded
- Film Under 30 Minutes: At Home - Allan King Associates, Martin Lavut director[5]
- Film Over 30 Minutes: Vertige - National Film Board of Canada, Gilles Boivin and Clément Perron producers, Jean Beaudin director[6]
- Documentary Under 30 Minutes: Juggernaut - National Film Board of Canada, Walford Hewitson producer, Eugene Boyko director[7]
- Documentary Over 30 Minutes: Good Times Bad Times - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Donald Shebib producer and director[8]
- Animated: Walking - National Film Board of Canada, Ryan Larkin producer and director[9]
- TV Drama: The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar - National Film Board of Canada, John Kemeny and Barrie Howells producers, Peter Pearson director
- TV Information: The Style Is The Man Himself - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Cameron Graham producer[10]
- Sports and Recreation: Les canots de glace (Ice Rally in Quebec) - Office du Film du Québec, Jean-Claude Labrecque producer[11]
- Public Relations: Rye on the Rocks - Westminster Films, Don Haldane producer[12]
- Sales Promotion: More Logs Follow the Leader - Peterson Productions, S. Dean Peterson producer
Technical Development and Innovation Awards
edit- Warren Collins for Musical Chairs[13]
- Kar Liang and John Pley "for the application of computer control to animation stand cinematography".
Non-Feature Craft Awards
edit- Performance by a Lead Actor: Chris Wiggins - The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar (NFB)
- Performance by a Lead Actress: Jackie Burroughs - Dulcima (CBC)[14]
- Supporting Actor: Michael Posner - And No Birds Sing (University of Manitoba Students' Union, Pasquefilm)[15]
- Supporting Actress: Ruth Springford - Corwin: Does Anybody Here Know Denny? (CBC)
- Art Direction: Michael Milne - The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar (NFB)
- Black-and-White Cinematography: Tony Ianzelo - The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar (NFB)
- Colour Cinematography: Réo Grégoire - Là ou Ailleurs (No Matter Where) (NFB)[16]
- Direction: Peter Pearson - The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar (NFB)
- Film Editing: Michael McKennirey - The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar (NFB)
- Sound Editing: Donald Shebib - Good Times Bad Times (CBC)
- Screenplay: Joan Finnigan - The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar (NFB)
- Written Commentary: James Carney - In One Day (NFB)[17]
- Sound Recording: Hans Oomes - Saul Alinsky Went to War (NFB)[18]
- Sound Re-Recording: Ron Alexander - Les canots de glace (Office du Film du Québec)
Special Awards
edit- Margot Kidder, "in recognition of an outstanding new talent for Corwin: Does Anybody Here Know Denny? (CBC)
- Serge Gerand, "for outstanding original achievement in Motion Pictures scoring in Vertige".
- John Drainie Award: Andrew Allan, for "distinguished service to broadcasting".
- Wendy Michener Award: Jean-Claude Labrecque "for outstanding artistic achievement".
References
edit- ^ a b Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-7737-3238-1. pp. 111-114.
- ^ a b "No Theatre Films Up for Awards". Ottawa Journal. September 24, 1969. p. 31. Retrieved January 7, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Best Damn Fiddler' Wins Film of the Year Award". Ottawa Journal. October 6, 1969. p. 19. Retrieved January 7, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar". Collection. National Film Board of Canada. 1968. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
- ^ "At Home". bfi.org.uk. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 30, 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "Vertige". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Juggernaut". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Good Times Bad Times (The Veterans)". cfe.tiff.net. Canadian Film Encyclopedia. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "Walking". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "TGIF to THIS HALF HOU" (PDF). queensu.ca. Queens University. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ "Les canots de glace". archivescanada.accesstomemory.ca. Canadian Archival Information Network. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "Rye on the Rocks". screenculture.org. CESIF. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ "Musical Chairs". bfi.org.uk. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 30, 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "Dulcima". bfi.org.uk. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 23, 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "And No Birds Sing". bfi.org.uk. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on January 21, 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "Là ou Ailleurs". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "In One Day". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Saul Alinsky Went to War". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 8 February 2023.