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28th Canadian Film Awards
The 28th Canadian Film Awards were held on November 20, 1977 to honour achievements in Canadian film."Ceremony dominated by two feature films: NFB Triumphs at Film Awards". ''The Globe and Mail'', November 21, 1977. The ceremony was hosted by Gordon Pinsent.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. . pp. 117-199. Winners and nominees Feature Non-feature Special awards *John Grierson Award: Fernand Dansereau *Wendy Michener Award: Zale Dalen, ''Skip Tracer'' *Golden Reel Award: ''Lies My Father Told Me'' — Anthony Bedrich, Harry Gulkin *Special achievement: Ralph L. Thomas References {{Canadian Screen Awards Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ... 1977 in Canadian cinema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westin Harbour Castle Hotel
The Westin Harbour Castle Toronto is a large hotel opened in 1975 on the waterfront of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Westin Hotels chain within Marriott International. History The hotel was built by the Campeau Corporation, after Canadian real estate tycoon Robert Campeau was given permission by the city of Toronto in 1972 to turn industrial land on the city's waterfront into a 30-acre residential and commercial development. The 38-story twin-towered 963-room hotel opened in April 1975 as the Harbour Castle Hotel. Cut off from the city by the Gardiner Expressway, the hotel was at first unsuccessful, with an occupancy rate of only 46.2% in its first year and an even lower rate in its second. Hilton Worldwide, Hilton International assumed management in 1977, and the hotel was renamed the Toronto Hilton Harbour Castle. Hong Kong business magnate Li Ka-Shing purchased the hotel from Campeau in 1981. In a complicated management swap in 1987, Hilton Hotels traded operatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henk Van Der Kolk
Henk Van der Kolk is a Canadian film producer, best known as a cofounder of the Toronto International Film Festival and the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. Originally from Zwolle, Netherlands, Van der Kolk emigrated to Canada in 1959."Expat lives: Split screens" '''', October 26, 2012. His credits as a film producer include '''' (1977), '''' (1979), '' |
Craig Russell (Canadian Actor)
Russell Craig Eadie (January 10, 1948 – October 30, 1990), better known by his stage name Craig Russell, was a Canadian female impersonator and actor.Peter Knegt"For 40 years, this classic Canadian film has had an 'Outrageous!' impact on the LGBTQ community" CBC Arts, December 5, 2017. Early life and career Born in Toronto, Russell became president of Mae West's fan club as a teenager, and he briefly worked and lived in Los Angeles as her secretary. He returned to Toronto, where he moved in with the writer Margaret Gibson. He worked as a hairdresser while pursuing his career as a stage entertainer. By 1971, he was a regular performer in Toronto gay clubs and had a burgeoning international following. He toured Las Vegas, Hollywood, San Francisco, Berlin, London, Paris, Amsterdam, Hamburg and Sydney. His celebrity impersonations included Carol Channing, Bette Davis, Mae West, Barbra Streisand, Tallulah Bankhead, Marlene Dietrich, Bette Midler, Anita Bryant, Shirley Bassey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skip Tracer
''Skip Tracer'', also known as ''Deadly Business'', is a Canadian drama film, directed by Zale Dalen and released in 1977.Jay Scott, "Skip Tracer: Dalen connects with the man who collects". ''The Globe and Mail'', November 25, 1978. Plot The film stars David Petersen as John Collins, a repo man who begins to regret his career choice after being paired with Brent Solverman ( John Lazarus), a new trainee whose very different perspective on the job begins to trigger Collins' conscience. Production and Release ''Skip Tracer'' was Dalen's feature-length directorial debut. The film was made for a budget of just $250,000 after Dalen and his wife Laara, acting as the film's producer, decided that they were dissatisfied with their jobs and wanted to work in film."Skip Tracer first Canadian film at N.Y. festival". ''The Globe and Mail'', September 25, 1978. The film was released on VHS under the name ''Deadly Business.'' Reception and legacy Petersen received a Canadian Film Award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Petersen (actor)
David Petersen (May 15, 1947 – November 2, 2018) was a Canadian actor. He was most noted for his performance in the 1977 film ''Skip Tracer'', for which he received a Canadian Film Award nomination for Best Actor at the 28th Canadian Film Awards. Born in Cardston, Alberta, and raised in Whitehorse, Yukon and Richmond, British Columbia, Petersen studied theatre at the University of British Columbia in the 1960s. He was one of the founding members of Vancouver's Tamahnous Theatre collective.Chris Dafoe, "A small town with something to say to the world". ''The Globe and Mail'', October 27, 1999. In addition to ''Skip Tracer'', he also appeared in the films ''The Grey Fox'' (1982), ''Big Meat Eater'' (1982) and ''Samuel Lount'' (1986), and made recurring or guest appearances in the television series ''The Beachcombers'', ''Danger Bay'', ''Airwolf'', '' Wiseguy'', '' Bordertown'', ''The X-Files'', ''Da Vinci's Inquest'' and ''Cold Squad ''Cold Squad'' is a Canadian police procedural ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Len Cariou
Leonard Joseph Cariou (; born September 30, 1939) is a Canadian actor and Theatre director, stage director, best known for his portrayal of Sweeney Todd in the original cast of ''Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'', for which he won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical, and for playing the patriarch Henry Reagan, NYPD Police Commissioner (retired), in the multi-generational television series ''Blue Bloods (TV series), Blue Bloods'' on CBS. Early years Cariou's father was Breton people, Breton and his mother was of Irish descent. Cariou attended Miles Macdonell Collegiate for grades 10 and 11, where he directed and starred in the school plays, and he later attended St. Paul's College (Manitoba), St Paul's College. Career Cariou made his first appearance in ''Damn Yankees'' at Rainbow Stage in Winnipeg in 1959, and was a founding member of the Manitoba Theatre Centre. He was offered a scholarship at the National Theatre School of Canada in Montreal but, married ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Screen Award For Best Actress
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television presents an annual award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role to the best performance by a lead actress in a Canadian film. The award was first presented in 1968 by the Canadian Film Awards, and was presented annually until 1978 with the exception of 1969, when no eligible feature films were submitted for award consideration, and 1974 due to the cancellation of the awards that year. From 1980 until 2012, the award was presented as part of the Genie Awards ceremony; since 2013, it has been presented as part of the Canadian Screen Awards. From 1980 to 1983, only Canadian actresses were eligible for the award; non-Canadian actresses appearing in Canadian films were instead considered for the separate Genie Award for Best Performance by a Foreign Actress. After 1983, the latter award was discontinued, and from 1986 both Canadian and foreign actresses were eligible for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role. In August ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Screen Award For Best Actor
The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television presents an annual award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role to the best performance by a lead actor in a Canadian film.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. . The award was first presented in 1968 by the Canadian Film Awards, and was presented annually until 1978 with the exception of 1969, when no eligible feature films were submitted for award consideration, and 1974 due to the cancellation of the awards that year. From 1980 until 2012, the award was presented as part of the Genie Awards ceremony; since 2013, it has been presented as part of the new Canadian Screen Awards. From 1980 to 1983, only Canadian actors were eligible for the award; non-Canadian actors appearing in Canadian films were instead considered for the separate Genie Award for Best Performance by a Foreign Actor. After 1983, the latter award was discontinued, and bot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Spry
Robin Spry (October 25, 1939 – March 28, 2005) was a Canadian film director and television producer and screenwriter. Spry was perhaps best known for his documentary films '' Action: The October Crisis of 1970'' and '' Reaction: A Portrait of a Society in Crisis'' about Quebec's October Crisis. Profile Robin Spry was born in Toronto, Ontario to Canadian broadcast pioneer Graham Spry and economic historian Irene Spry. After studies at Oxford University and the London School of Economics, Spry began his filmmaking career in 1964 at the National Film Board in Montreal, earning a place on its payroll in 1965 and remaining there until stepping down in 1978. While at the NFB Spry built a reputation as a documentarist engaged with the issues of the day, with films on abortion, youth rebellion, and contemporary politics. His ''Prologue (1970 film), Prologue'' documented the riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, weaving narrative with archival footage to become ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silvio Narizzano
Silvio Narizzano (8 February 192726 July 2011) was a Canadian film and television director who worked primarily in the United Kingdom. His directorial credits included the critically acclaimed films ''Georgy Girl'' (1966) and '' Loot'' (1970), which brought Narizzano several accolades, and television dramas like ''ITV Play of the Week, Zero One, Court Martial, Come Back, Little Sheba, Staying On,'' and ''The Body in the Library''. He was nominated for four BAFTA Awards (including once for Best British Film), winning once for Best Drama Series. Life and career Born in Montreal to a family of Italian background, Narizzano was educated at Bishop's University, Quebec. His cinematic influences included Richard Lester, Tony Richardson, John Schlesinger, and the French New Wave. He initially worked for the Mountain Playhouse in Montreal and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). He then emigrated to the United Kingdom, where he directed various TV series and his first film, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Who Has Seen The Wind (1977 Film)
''Who Has Seen the Wind'' is a 1977 Canadian drama film directed by Allan King and written by Patricia Watson. The film is an adaptation of W. O. Mitchell's influential novel '' Who Has Seen the Wind''. It was the first narrative feature film ever directed by King, who was previously known primarily as a documentary filmmaker."Allan King, 79: Pioneer filmmaker directed Warrendale" '''', June 16, 2009. The film stars Brian Painchaud as Brian O'Connall, with a supporting cast including Douglas Junor, Patricia Ham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allan King
Allan Winton King, (February 6, 1930 – June 15, 2009), was a Canadian film director. Life Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, during the Great Depression, King attended Henry Hudson Elementary School, in Kitsilano.''Memories of Maria: A Contribution to the Discussion on "The Image of the Working Class in Canadian Media"'' Allan King, ''Take One'', December 1, 2001 With documentary filmmakers and Beryl Fox, King was a partner in Film Arts, a |
