11th Canadian Film Awards
The 11th Canadian Film Awards were held on June 5, 1959 to honour achievements in Canadian film.[1] The ceremony was hosted by W. J. Sheridan, the president of the Canadian Public Relations Society.
| 11th Canadian Film Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | June 5, 1959 |
| Location | King Edward Hotel, Toronto, Ontario |
| Hosted by | W. J. Sheridan |
Winners
Films
- Theatrical Short: Money Minters — Ted De Wit
- The Quest — Nicholas Balla, Stanley Jackson
- The Tall Country — Lew Parry, Osmond Borradaile
- TV Information: Winter Crossing at l'Île-aux-Coudres — Pierre Perrault
- One Day's Poison — Grant Munro
- Blood and Fire — Terence Macartney-Filgate
- Travel and Recreation: Grey Cup Festival '58 — Arthur Chetwynd
- Quetico — Christopher Chapman
- General Information: The Living Stone — John Feeney
- Public Relations: Saskatchewan, Our University — Edmund Reid
- Sales Promotion: Beauty to Live With — Edmund Reid
- Training and Instruction: Fire in Town — Julian Biggs
- Filmed Commercial: "Du Maurier Cigarettes" — Richard Jarvis
- Amateur: Watch Out — Jack Ruddell
- Pinoke — J. S. Grassick
Special awards
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation — "for its encouragement of the appreciation of good filmmaking over the years through Gerald Pratley's two weekly radio programs, The Movie Scene and Music from the Films"
- Dean Walker — "for encouragement of high standards in Canadian film production through his articles"
References
- Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-7737-3238-1. pp. 45-47.
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