15th Canadian Film Awards explained

15th Canadian Film Awards
Date:May 10, 1963
Location:Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal, Quebec
Host:Jeanine Beaubien
Award1 Type:Film of the Year
Award1 Winner:Lonely Boy
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The 15th Canadian Film Awards were held on May 10, 1963 to honour achievements in Canadian film.

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]

Films

Lonely Boy — National Film Board of Canada, Roman Kroitor producer, Wolf Koenig and Roman Kroitor directors[2]

No entries submitted

Les Annanacks — National Film Board of Canada, René Bonnière producer and director[5]

The Climates of North America — National Film Board of Canada, Joe Koenig director[7]

Wilderness Treasure — Wilber Sutherland, Bill Mason producers, Bill Mason director[8]

Patterns — Williams Drege & Hill, Colin Y. Smith director[12]

Certificate of Merit: Poison — Derek A. Davy, Maurice Stevens directors[15]

Non-Feature Craft Awards

Black and White Cinematography: Guy BorremansJour après jour (Day After Day) (NFB)

Colour Cinematography: Donald Wilder, Nahanni (NFB)

Honourable Mention: Christopher Chapman, Saguenay (Crawley Films)[16]

Special Awards

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"

Notes and References

  1. Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. . pp. 61-63.
  2. Web site: Townend . Paul . Mcintosh . Andrew . Canadian Film Awards . thecanadianencyclopedia.ca . The Canadian Encyclopedia . 5 March 2023.
  3. Web site: Nahanni . onf-nfb.gc.ca . National Film Board of Canada . 24 March 2023.
  4. Web site: Day After Day . onf-nfb.gc.ca . National Film Board of Canada . 24 March 2023.
  5. Web site: The Annanacks . onf-nfb.gc.ca . National Film Board of Canada . 16 March 2023.
  6. Web site: Fantastique . onf-nfb.gc.ca . National Film Board of Canada . 16 March 2023.
  7. Web site: The Climates of North America . onf-nfb.gc.ca . National Film Board of Canada . 16 March 2023.
  8. Web site: Wilderness Treasure . screenculture.org . CESIF . 16 March 2023.
  9. Web site: Lonely Boy . onf-nfb.gc.ca . National Film Board of Canada . 2 February 2023.
  10. Web site: George Spencer Crilly, Calgary, Alberta . digitalcollections.ucalgary.ca . University of Calgary . 16 March 2023.
  11. Web site: Partners in Progress . screenculture.org . CESIF . 24 March 2023.
  12. Web site: Patterns . screenculture.org . CESIF . 24 March 2023.
  13. Web site: Mathematics at Your Fingertips . onf-nfb.gc.ca . National Film Board of Canada . 16 March 2023.
  14. Web site: Cathy . amateurcinema.org . University of Calgary . 16 March 2023.
  15. Web site: Poison . amateurcinema.org . University of Calgary . 16 March 2023.
  16. Web site: Saguenay . screenculture.org . CESIF . 16 March 2023.
  17. Web site: Four-Line Conics . onf-nfb.gc.ca . National Film Board of Canada . 16 March 2023.