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Genie Award For Best Motion Picture
The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television presents an annual award for Best Motion Picture to the best Canadian film of the year.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. . The award was first presented in 1949 by the Canadian Film Awards under the title Film of the Year. Due to the economics of Canadian film production, however, most Canadian films made in this era were documentaries or short films rather than full-length narrative feature films. In some years, a Film of the Year award was not formally presented, with the highest film award presented that year being in the Theatrical Short or Amateur Film categories. In 1964, the Canadian Film Awards introduced an award for Best Feature Film. For the remainder of the 1960s, the two awards were presented alongside each other to different films, except in 1965 when a Feature Film was named and a Film of the Year was not, and in 1967 when the same ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Of Canadian Cinema And Television
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television is a Canadian non-profit organization created in 1979 to recognize the achievements of the over 4,000 Canadian film industry and television industry professionals, most notably through the Canadian Screen Awards The mandate of the Academy is to honour outstanding achievements; to heighten public awareness of and increase audience attendance of and appreciationпа of Canadian film and television productions; and to provide critically needed, high-quality professional development programs, conferences and publications. Background Since 2012, the Academy's primary national awards program is the Canadian Screen Awards, which were announced that year as a replacement for the formerly distinct Genie Award (for film) and Gemini Award (for television) ceremonies. The Prix Gémeaux for French-language television remains a separate awards program. The organization also administers the Prism Prize for music videos. The current chief executive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gratien Gélinas
Gratien Gélinas, (December 8, 1909 – March 16, 1999) was a Canadian writer, playwright, actor, director, producer and administrator who is considered one of the founders of modern Canadian theatre and film. His major works include ''Tit-Coq'' (1948), ''Bousille et les Justes'' (1959), and ''Hier, les enfants dansaient'' (1968). He also wrote a series of satirical revues known as the ''Fridolinades''. The ''Fridolinades'' revues, consisting of comic sketches, songs, and monologues, were named for the often-featured character Fridolin. A poor boy from Montreal, he wore a tri-colour Canadiens hockey jersey, knee socks, and suspenders. While not quite joual, the French he spoke was reflective of what a person would hear on the streets of Montreal, which made it stand out in sharp contrast to the continental French being spoken in most other theatres. Fridolin's boundless optimism in the face of constant disappointment came to emblemize the Quebec spirit of "survivance", a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolf Koenig
Wolf Koenig (October 17, 1927 – June 26, 2014) was a Canadian film director, Film producer, producer, animator, cinematographer, and a pioneer in Direct Cinema at the National Film Board of Canada. Early life Born in Dresden, Germany, Koenig emigrated to Canada with his family in 1937, when they fled Nazi Germany. They settled in farm along the Grand River (Ontario), Grand River, outside what is now known as Cambridge, Ontario. In 1948, a local representative for the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canadian department of agriculture needed the family's tractor to demonstrate a new tree-planting machine. As the young Koenig pulled the machine across a field, he noticed a small film crew from the NFB's former agricultural film unit, recording the demonstration. After filming was complete, he approached the men, who included director Raymond Garceau, and told them he loved films, especially animation, and hoped to work in filmmaking. They suggested he send in a job application an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Low (filmmaker)
Colin Archibald Low (July 24, 1926 – February 24, 2016) was a Canadian animation and documentary filmmaker with the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). Colin Low born in Cardston, Alberta, Low attended the Banff School of Fine Arts and the Calgary Institute of Technology, now known as the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology. His NFB career in Montreal spanned over six decades, on more than 200 productions, most often as director, producer, or executive producer. He died on February 24, 2016 in Montreal, Quebec. Early work Low's 1952 animated short, '' The Romance of Transportation in Canada'', won a Short Film Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, a special BAFTA Award and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Cartoons. His 1954 documentary ''Corral'' received was named best documentary at the Venice Film Festival. He followed that with a second documentary shot in southern Alberta, the 1960 film ''Circle of the Sun'', which marked the fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Daly (producer)
Thomas Cullen Daly, OC (April 25, 1918 – September 18, 2011) was a Canadian film producer, film editor and film director, who was the head of Studio B at the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) in the 1950s and 1960s. On April 27, 2000, he was honored by being made an Officer in the OC (Order of Canada). During his 44-year career at the NFB, Daly produced and executive-produced more than 300 films."NFB pioneer Tom Daly dies at age 93." '''' September 21, 2011. Retrieved: May 2, 2016. Early years Daly learned the art of film editing from filmmaker Stuart Legg and doc ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Gold (1957 Film)
''City of Gold'' is a 1957 Canadian documentary film by Colin Low and Wolf Koenig, chronicling Dawson City during the Klondike Gold Rush. It made innovative use of archival photos and camera movements to animate still images, while also combining narration and music to bring drama to the whole. Its innovative use of still photography in this manner has been cited by Ken Burns as the source of inspiration for his so-called Ken Burns effect, a type of panning and zooming effect used in video production to animate still images. The film is narrated by Pierre Berton and produced by the National Film Board of Canada. Production The film grew out of an earlier 1952 idea to promote tourism and sport in Yukon. In researching the film, Low and Koenig found some still photos in an Ottawa archive and tried to improve the panning method Low had employed on his 1955 visual arts documentary, ''Jolifou Inn''. Low then discovered a much larger set of archival images of the Yukon Gold Rush, fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
10th Canadian Film Awards
The 10th Canadian Film Awards were held on June 21, 1958 to honour achievements in Canadian film.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. . pp. 41-43. The ceremony was hosted by Davidson Dunton, the chair of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Winners Films *Film of the Year: '' City of Gold'' — Colin Low, Wolf Koenig *Theatrical Short: '' The Sceptre and the Mace'' — John Howe *Arts and Experimental: ''Legend of the Raven'' — Judith Crawley ::''A Chairy Tale'' — Norman McLaren, Claude Jutra ::'' City of Gold'' — Colin Low, Wolf Koenig *TV Information: ''Skidrow'' — Allan King *Film for Children: ''En roulant ma boule'' — Studio 7 *Travel and Recreation: ''Stampede Stopover'' — Master Film Studios *General Information: ''Canadian People'' — Allan Wargon ::''Canadian Wheat'' — Stanley Moore *Public Relations: ''Generator 4'' — F. R. Crawley *Sales Promotion: ''Spirit of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
9th Canadian Film Awards
The 9th Canadian Film Awards were held on June 15, 1957 to honour achievements in Canadian film.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. . pp. 37-39. The ceremony was hosted by Leonard Brockington. Due to dissatisfaction with the organization of the awards, there were no awards presented in almost any of the traditional film categories; instead, an increased number of special awards were given to individuals and organizations, and only the Amateur Film award was presented to films.Ronald Johnson, "Canadian Film Awards Honor 'Modest Effort'". ''The Globe and Mail'', June 17, 1957. Winners *John Grierson — "in recognition of his unique contribution to Canada's filmmaking and art industry" * Yorkton Film Council — "in recognition of its distinguished international film festival, which demonstrates the contribution of the film council movement in Canada" *Associated Screen Studios — "for its init ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8th Canadian Film Awards
The 8th Canadian Film Awards were held on August 6, 1956 to honour achievements in Canadian film.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. . pp. 33-35. The ceremony was hosted by actor Maurice Evans. Winners *Theatrical Short: ''Gold'' — Colin Low ::Honorable Mention: ''Jolifou Inn'' — Colin Low ::Honorable Mention: ''The Shepherd'' — Julian Biggs *TV Information: ''Saskatchewan Traveller'' — Don Haldane ::Honorable Mention: ''Monkey on the Back'' — Julian Biggs ::Honorable Mention: ''L'Alpinisme'' — R. Gamble *Non-Theatrical Open: ''Colour of Life'' — J. V. Durden ::Honorable Mention: ''Les Aboiteaux'' — Roger Blais ::Honorable Mention: ''Face of Saskatchewan'' — Stanley Moore *Non-Theatrical, Government Sponsored: ''First Aid for Air Crew'' — Walford Hewitson ::Honorable Mention: ''Huff & Puff'' — Grant Crabtree ::Honorable Mention: ''Identity'' — Nova Scotia Film Bur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Glover
Guy Glover (November 5, 1910 in London, U.K. – May 17, 1988 in Hudson, Canada) was a senior National Film Board of Canada (NFB) producer and administrator. Career Guy Glover's career as an NFB senior producer and administrator spanned more than 35 years and more than 200 films. His family immigrated from England in 1913, and as a young man studied at the University of British Columbia. He co-founded the Progressive Arts Club of Vancouver and in 1936 participated in a production of ''Waiting for Lefty'', which played Vancouver and was invited to the Dominion Drama Festival in Ottawa. A chance meeting with Norman McLaren back in London, England, in 1937 changed the course of his professional and personal life. The pair relocated to New York City in 1939 then in 1941, Film Commissioner John Grierson invited both McLaren and Glover to join the fledgling NFB. By 1945 the bilingual Glover was put in charge of a small group of French-Canadian filmmakers then working in the Ottawa studi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Stratford Adventure
''The Stratford Adventure'' is a 1954 National Film Board of Canada documentary film about the founding of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, directed by Morten Parker. It tells the story of what was to become North America's premiere Shakespearean festival, on the banks of the Avon River in the small Ontario town of Stratford. It was named Film of the Year at the Canadian Film Awards and nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 27th Academy Awards. Cast * Michael Bates as Himself * Timothy Findley as Himself * Alec Guinness as Himself * Tyrone Guthrie as Himself * Irene Worth as Herself See also * William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ... References External links *Watch ''The Stratford Adventure'' at NFB.ca 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7th Canadian Film Awards
The 7th Canadian Film Awards were announced in 1955 to honour achievements in Canadian film.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. . pp. 29-31. Due to organizational constraints, the award organizers did not plan or stage a ceremony this year, instead announcing the winners solely by press release. Winners Films *Film of the Year: ''The Stratford Adventure'' — Morten Parker *Theatrical Documentary: ''The Stratford Adventure'' — Morten Parker *Theatrical Short: ''no winner'' ::Honorable Mention: '' High Tide in Newfoundland'' — Grant McLean *Non-Theatrical, Open: ''Riches of the Earth'' — Colin Low ::Honorable Mention: ''One Little Indian'' — Grant Munro *Non-Theatrical, Government Sponsored: ''Gift of the Glaciers'' — K. Hutchinson ::Honorable Mention: ''The Homeless Ones'' — Leslie McFarlane *Non-Theatrical, Non-Government Sponsored: ''Where None Shall Trust'' — Anson C. Moor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
