16th Canadian Film Awards explained

16th Canadian Film Awards
Date:	May 8, 1964
Location:	Royal York Hotel, Toronto
Host:	Wayne and Shuster
Award1 Type:	Film of the Year
Award1 Winner:	Pour la suite du monde
Award2 Type:	Best Feature Film
Award2 Winner:	À tout prendre
Previous:	15th
Main:	Canadian Film Awards
Next:	17th

The 16th Canadian Film Awards were held on May 8, 1964 to honour achievements in Canadian film.

This year saw 148 films entered, including five features, and the fact that a French-language film won Film of the Year was a tremendous boost for Francophone film production. The awards' international reputation was also cemented, as the gala was attended by 500 people from all over North America, including a large number of international journalists.

The ceremony was moved back to Toronto; its hosts were comedians Johnny Wayne and Frank Shuster.^[1]

Films

• Film of the Year

Pour la suite du monde — National Film Board of Canada, Fernand Dansereau producer, Pierre Perrault and Michel Brault directors^{[2] [3]}

• Feature Film

À tout prendre (aka All Things Considered aka Take it All) — Les Films Cassiopée, Orion Films, Claude Jutra and Robert Hershorn producers, Claude Jutra director

• Theatrical Short: Anniversary — National Film Board of Canada, William Weintraub producer and director^[4]
• Arts and Experimental: Not awarded
• TV Information: Cardiac Team — Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Doug Gillingham producer
• TV Entertainment: The Education of Phyllistine — Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Philip Keatley producer and director
• Films for Children: The Origins of Weather — National Film Board of Canada, Tom Daly producer, Joe Koenig director^[5]
• Travel and Recreation: Rogers Pass — Pageant Productions, Peter J. Elkington producer and director^[6]

Stanley Cup Finals 1963 — Chetwynd Films, Arthur Chetwynd producer

• General Information: Fields of Sacrifice — National Film Board of Canada, Donald Brittain producer and director^[7]
• Public Relations: Brampton Builds a Car — Crawley Films, James Turpie producer and director^[8]
• Sales Promotion: Land on the Move — Westminster Films, Don Haldane producer and director
• Training and Instruction: Mrs. Reynolds Needs a Nurse — Robert Anderson Associates, Robert Anderson producer and director^[9]
• Filmed Commercial, Company or Product: Kiln — Williams Drege & Hill, Colin Y. Smith director

Molson Export, Wheels — Film Assistance Productions, A. J. Chesterman producer

• Filmed Commercial, Public Service: What Shall I Be? — Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Warren Collins producer
• Amateur: House of Toys — London Film Society, Donald Carter director^[10]

Certificate of Merit: The Day of the Beginning — John P. FitzGerald director^[11]

Certificate of Merit: Fête de nuit — Claude Savard director^[12]

Certificate of Merit: Perspective — Derek A. Davy director^[13]

Certificate of Merit: Summer's Come to the City — Howard F. Pole director^[14]

Non-Feature Craft Awards

• Black and White Cinematography: John Spotton, The Hutterites (NFB)^[15]
• Colour Cinematography: Stan Brede, Brampton Builds a Car (Crawley Films)^[16]

Special Award

• Pour la suite du monde, National Film Board of Canada, Pierre Perrault and Michel Brault — "in recognition of its visual qualities, perceptions and artistry, which involve the audience in a revival of earlier traditions at Île-aux-Coudres".

Notes and References

1. Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. . pp. 65-67.
2. Web site: Pour la suite du monde - English Version . onf-nfb.gc.ca . National Film Board of Canada . 24 March 2023.
3. Web site: Townend . Paul . Mcintosh . Andrew . Canadian Film Awards . thecanadianencyclopedia.ca . The Canadian Encyclopedia . 5 March 2023.
4. Web site: Another Side of the Forest . onf-nfb.gc.ca . National Film Board of Canada . 4 February 2023.
5. Web site: The Origins of Weather . onf-nfb.gc.ca . National Film Board of Canada . 16 March 2023.
6. Web site: Rogers Pass . screenculture.org . CESIF . 19 April 2023.
7. Web site: Fields of Sacrifice . onf-nfb.gc.ca . National Film Board of Canada . 26 March 2023.
8. Web site: Brampton Builds a Car . screenculture.org . CESIF . 16 March 2023.
9. Web site: Mrs. Reynolds Needs a Nurse . screenculture.org . CESIF . 14 February 2023.
10. Web site: Film Record: House of Toys . amateurcinema.org . University of Calgary . 16 March 2023.
11. Web site: Film Record: Day of the Beginning, The . amateurcinema.org . University of Calgary . 16 March 2023.
12. Web site: Film Record: Fête de nuit . amateurcinema.org . University of Calgary . 16 March 2023.
13. Web site: Film Record: Perspective . amateurcinema.org . University of Calgary . 16 March 2023.
14. Web site: Film Record: Summer's Come to the City . amateurcinema.org . University of Calgary . 16 March 2023.
15. Web site: The Hutterites . onf-nfb.gc.ca . National Film Board of Canada . 16 March 2023.
16. Web site: Brampton Builds a Car . screenculture.org . CESIF . 24 March 2023.