The 4th Canadian Film Awards were presented on April 27, 1952 to honour achievements in Canadian film.[1]
| 4th Canadian Film Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | April 27, 1952 |
| Location | Victoria Theatre, Toronto, Ontario |
| Hosted by | Sidney Earle Smith |
This year's submissions were 20 documentaries and 50 films, including five full-length features, three of them French-language. Several changes were made; categories were expanded, the jury screenings were moved to Montreal, and more French-speaking judges were included. Also, the awards ceremony was moved from Ottawa to Toronto; this year's host was University of Toronto president Sidney Earle Smith.[1]
Winners
editFilms
edit- Film of the Year: Newfoundland Scene: A Tale of Outport Adventure — Crawley Films, F. R. Crawley producer and director[2]
- Theatrical Feature Length (Documentary): Royal Journey — National Film Board of Canada, Tom Daly producer, David Bairstow, Gudrun Parker, Roger Blais directors[3]
- Honourable Mention: La petite Aurore, l'enfant martyre (Little Aurore's Tragedy) — L'Alliance Cinematographique Canadienne, Jean-Yves Bigras director[4]
- Theatrical Short: Opera School — National Film Board of Canada, Guy Glover producer, Gudrun Parker director[5]
- Honourable Mention: The Fruitful Earth — Associated Screen Studios, Bernard Norrish producer, Gordon Sparling director[6]
- Honourable Mention: The Man in the Peace Tower — National Film Board of Canada, Sydney Newman producer, Roger Blais director[7]
- Honourable Mention: Struggle for Oil — National Film Board of Canada, Sydney Newman producer, Ronald Dick director[8]
- Non-Theatrical, Open: Newfoundland Scene: A Tale of Outport Adventure — Crawley Films, F. R. Crawley producer and director[9]
- Honourable Mention: The Longhouse People — National Film Board of Canada, Tom Daly producer, Allan Wargon director[10]
- Honourable Mention: Les moines de Saint-Benoît (Monastery) — National Film Board of Canada, Guy Glover producer, Roger Blais director[11]
- Non-Theatrical, Government Sponsored: Milk-Made — National Film Board of Canada, Michael Spencer producer, Larry Gosnell director[12]
- Honourable Mention: Ski à Québec — Service de ciné-photographie de la province de Québec, Abbé Maurice Proulx producer and director[13]
- Non-Theatrical, Non-Government Sponsored: Packaged Power — Crawley Films, Quentin Brown producer[14]
- Amateur: A Camper and His Canoe — David Palter producer and director[15]
- Honourable Mention: Cours primaire de français — French Ciné Club, University of Toronto[16]
- Honourable Mention: Story of a Georgian Coffee Pot — Victoria, B.C. Movie Club, Douglas Flintoff director[17]
- Special Award: Around Is Around and Now is the Time - National Film Board of Canada, Norman McLaren and Evelyn Lambart producers, Norman McLaren director, "in recognition of research in a new area of filmmaking".[18][19]
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. 17-19.
- ^ "Newfoundland Scene : A Tale of Outport Adventure". screenculture.org. CESIF. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Royal Journey". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "L'Alliance Cinematographique Canadienne". collections.tiff.net. Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ "Opera School". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "Opera School". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "The Man in the Peace Tower". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "Struggle for Oil". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "Newfoundland Scene : A Tale of Outport Adventure". screenculture.org. CESIF. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "The Longhouse People". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "Monastery". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "Mile-Made". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "Ski à Québec". screenculture.org. CESIF. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "Packaged Power". screenculture.org. CESIF. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Film Record: Camper and His Canoe, A". amateurcinema.org. University of Calgary. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Film Record: Cours primaire de français". amateurcinema.org. University of Calgary. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Film Record: Story of a Georgian Coffee Pot, The". amateurcinema.org. University of Calgary. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ "Around is Around". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "Now is the Time". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2023.