5th Canadian Film Awards
5th Canadian Film Awards | ||||
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Date | April 30, 1953 | |||
Location | Avenue Theatre, Montreal, Quebec | |||
Hosted by | Jacques DesBaillets | |||
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The 5th Canadian Film Awards were presented on April 30, 1953 to honour achievements in Canadian film.[1]
Sixty films were entered this year and, in keeping with a new policy of rotating ceremony venues, the event was moved to Montreal and the presentations were in English and French. The ceremony was hosted by Quebec radio and television personality Jacques DesBaillets, with special guest Dorothy Lamour.[1]
Winners
- Film of the Year: Tit-Coq — Les Productions Gratien Gélinas, Gratien Gélinas producer, René Delacroix and Gratien Gélinas directors[2]
- Theatrical Feature Length: Tit-Coq — Les Productions Gratien Gélinas, Gratien Gélinas producer, René Delacroix and Gratien Gélinas directors
- Theatrical Short: L'Homme aux oiseaux (The Bird Fancier) — National Film Board of Canada, Guy Glover producer, Bernard Devlin, Jean Palardy directors[3]
- Honourable Mention: Îles-de-la-Madeleine (The Wind-Swept Isles) — National Film Board of Canada, Bernard Devlin producer, Jean Palardy director[4]
- Honourable Mention: Canine Crimebusters — Associated Screen Studios, Bernard Norrish producer, Gordon Sparling director[5]
- Honourable Mention: Citizen Varek — National Film Board of Canada, Nicholas Balla producer, Gordon Burwash director[6]
- Honourable Mention: The Roaring Game — Associated Screen Studios, Bernard Norrish producer, Gordon Sparling director[7]
- Non-Theatrical, Open: Angotee: Story of an Eskimo Boy — National Film Board of Canada, Michael Spencer producer, Douglas Wilkinson director[8]
- Special Awards:
- L'Âge du castor (Age of the Beaver) — National Film Board of Canada, Tom Daly producer, Colin Low director[9]
- Neighbours — National Film Board of Canada, Norman McLaren producer and director[10]
- Birds That Eat Flesh — Crawley Films, Quentin Brown producer[11]
- A Phantasy — National Film Board of Canada, Norman McLaren producer and director[12]
- Honourable Mention: The Son — National Film Board of Canada, Michael Spencer producer, Julian Biggs director[13]
- Honourable Mention: The Romance of Transportation in Canada — National Film Board of Canada, Tom Daly producer, Colin Low director[14]
- Honourable Mention: The Power Within — Crawley Films, Sally McDonald producer[15]
- Honourable Mention: Hot Hickory : Featuring the Skiing of Ernie McCulloch — Ashley and Crippen Ltd., Dan Gibson producer[16]
- Non-Theatrical, Government Sponsored: Shyness — National Film Board of Canada, Tom Daly producer, Stanley Jackson director[17]
- Special Award: Jeunesse rurale — Service de ciné-photographie de la province de Québec, Abbé Maurice Proulx producer and director[18]
- Honourable Mention: Western Wheat — National Film Board of Canada, Michael Spencer producer, Larry Gosnell director[19]
- Honourable Mention: Operation Budworm — Omega Productions, Henri Michaud producer[20]
- Non-Theatrical, Non-Government Sponsored: Immediate Action — Crawley Films, George Gorman producer and director[21]
- Special Awards:
- High Powder — Associated Screen Studios, Jean-Pierre Sénécal producer[22]
- Les Bouts d'chou tissent de la laine — Crawley Films[23]
- The King's Man — United Church of Canada, Rev. Anson C. Moorehouse producer[24]
- Honourable Mention: Calgary Stampede — Chetwynd Films, Arthur Chetwynd producer[25][26]
- Honourable Mention: Rogerstone — Crawley Films[27]
- Amateur: Not awarded
- Honourable Mention: Magic of the Tropics — Dr. S. Copeland[28]
- Honourable Mention: Experiment in Animation — Michael A. Riche[29]
References
- ^ 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. 21-23.
- ^ "Tit-Coq". cfe.tiff.net. Canadian Film Encyclopedia. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "The Bird Fancier". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "Îles-de-la-Madeleine". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "Canine Crimebusters". screenculture.org. CESIF. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Citizen Varek". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "The Roaring Game". screenculture.org. CESIF. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "Angotee: Story of an Eskimo Boy". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "Age of the Beaver". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "Neighbours". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "Birds That Eat Flesh". acmi.net.au. ACMI. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ "A Phantasy". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "The Son". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "The Romance of Transportation in Canada". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "The Power Within". screenculture.org. CESIF. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ "Hot Hickory : Featuring the Skiing of Ernie McCulloch". screenculture.org. CESIF. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "Shyness". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "Jeunesse rurale". screenculture.org. CESIF. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "Western Wheat". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "Operation Budworm". screenculture.org. CESIF. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "Immediate Action". screenculture.org. CESIF. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "High Powder". screenculture.org. CESIF. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Les Bouts d'chou tissent de la laine". screenculture.org. CESIF. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "The King's Man". screenculture.org. CESIF. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Calgary Stampede 1964". screenculture.org. CESIF. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ Pill, Jaan. "Precarious Establishment". cinemacanada.athabascau.ca. Athabasca University. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ "Library of Congress catalog: Motion pictures...1953". lantern.mediahist.org. Lantern. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ "Film Record: Magic of the Tropics". amateurcinema.org. University of Calgary. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Film Record: Experiment in Animation". amateurcinema.org. University of Calgary. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
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