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Genie Award For Outstanding Performance By An Actor (Non-Feature)
Best Performance by an Actor (Non-Feature) is a defunct Canadian award, which was presented by the Canadian Film Awards from 1969 to 1978, by the Genie Awards in 1980 and by the shortlived Bijou Awards in 1981, to honour the best performance by an actor in film which was not a theatrical feature film, such as television films or short films.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''. Stoddart Publishing Stoddart Publishing was a Canadian book publisher and distributor, owned by Jack Stoddart, which ceased operations in 2002.UncreditedBook giant Stoddart files for creditor protection CBC News, May 1, 2002. Retrieved 2016-01-15. History General ..., 2000. . 1960s 1970s 1980s References {{DEFAULTSORT:Genie Award For Best Performance By An Actor In A Leading Role Genie Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching , is the world's longest binational land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various armed conflicts, France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
23rd Canadian Film Awards
The 23rd Canadian Film Awards were held on October 1, 1971 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. 93-95. The ceremony was hosted by Leslie Nielsen. Winners Films *Best Picture: '' Mon oncle Antoine'' — Marc Beaudet *Documentary Over 30 Minutes: '' Les Philharmonistes'' — Yves Leduc *Documentary Under 30 Minutes: '' The Sea'' — Bané Jovanovic *Theatrical Short: '' Don't Knock the Ox'' — Tony Ianzelo *Animated: ''Evolution'' — Michael Mills *Arts and Experimental: '' Essai à la mille'' — Jean-Claude Labrecque; '' Found Sculpture: Victor Tinkl'' — Christopher Homer *TV Drama: '' The Megantic Outlaw'' — Ron Kelly *TV Information: '' The Human Journey: The Early Years'' — Jerry Lawton *Nature and Wildlife: ''Temples of Time'' — William Canning *Travel and Recreation: '' Alberta: Under the Sun'' — C. N. Ross, Eric Jensen; ''S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed McNamara
Ed McNamara (21 June 1921 – 11 October 1986) was a Canadian film actor."Ed McNamara" '''', June 10, 2012. He appeared in more than forty films from 1941 to 1986. At the in 1976, McNamara and his costar Hugh Webster jointly won the |
27th Canadian Film Awards
The 27th Canadian Film Awards were held on October 24, 1976 to honour achievements in Canadian film. The ceremony was hosted by Lorne Greene, and was held at the conclusion of the inaugural 1976 Toronto International Film Festival, 1976 Festival of Festivals. Due to ongoing issues with Quebec filmmakers, the CFA's receipt of its annual government grant was contingent upon the reaching of a compromise by the two groups. It was eventually agreed that the two sides would take turns hosting the awards. To shore up public support, there was an increased PR campaign and Canadian Television Network, CTV aired a one-hour broadcast of the awards ceremony. After pre-selection, total submissions to the jury were 171 films, including 17 features and 76 documentaries. After much discussion about whether or not to add a commercial-value award, the CFAs introduced the Golden Screen Award (Canada), Golden Reel Award, presented to the year's top-grossing Canadian film.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The National Dream (miniseries)
''The National Dream'', also known as ''The National Dream: Building the Impossible Railway'', was a 1974 Canadian television docudrama miniseries based on Pierre Berton's 1970 book of the same name, plus Berton's 1971 follow-up book '' The Last Spike''. The television adaptation was written by William Whitehead and Timothy Findley. Berton is listed as a consultant on the credits. Production The series portrayed the concept and construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway during the late 19th century, with Berton himself as narrator. ''The National Dream'' combined dramatic reconstructions of the events (directed by Eric Till) with documentary content (directed by James Murray). Production required two years and cost $2 million. Royal Trust, which was the executor of Cornelius Van Horne's estate, paid $400,000 to be a principal sponsor. CBC Television premiered the eight-part hour-long series on 30 March 1974 and aired its final instalment on 28 April 1974. The series' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Hutt (actor)
William Ian DeWitt Hutt, (May 2, 1920 – June 27, 2007) was a Canadian actor of stage, television and film. Hutt's distinguished career spanned over fifty years and won him many accolades and awards. While his base throughout his career remained at the Stratford Festival in Stratford, Ontario, he appeared on the stage in London, New York and across Canada. Early life Hutt was born in Toronto, Ontario, the second of three children. A graduate of Toronto's Vaughan Road Collegiate Institute (now Vaughan Road Academy), he served five years as a medic during World War II, receiving a Military Medal for "bravery in the field". After the war, he received his BA in 1948 from Trinity College at the University of Toronto, and subsequently joined the Stratford Festival of Canada for its first season in 1953. About his early life, theatre director Richard Nielsen said, "As a young man, he was openly gay at a time when being openly gay was a very dangerous identity. He shunned viole ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
26th Canadian Film Awards
The 27th Canadian Film Awards were held on October 12, 1975 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. 111-114. The ceremony was hosted by Peter Gzowski. Due to the Quebec boycott crisis which protested the treatment of films from Quebec at the 25th Canadian Film Awards in 1973, and the resulting cancellation of the awards in 1974, the 1975 awards covered films released in both 1974 and 1975. Accordingly, the Canadian Film Awards committee revived the Film of the Year category, which had not been used since 1970, so that it could name separate Best Picture winners for both 1974 and 1975. In all other categories, however, separate winners were not named for the two years. Winners Films *Film of the Year (1974): '' The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz'' — John Kemeny *Film of the Year (1975): ''Orders (Les Ordres)'' — Gui Caron, Bernard Lalonde *Fea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Des Armes Et Les Hommes
Des is a masculine given name, mostly a short form (hypocorism) of Desmond. People named Des include: People * Des Buckingham, English football manager * Des Corcoran, (1928–2004), Australian politician * Des Dillon (other), several people * Des Hasler (born 1961), Australian rugby league player-coach * Desmond Des Kelly (born 1965), British journalist * Desmond Des Lynam (born 1942), British television presenter * Desmond Des Lyttle (born 1971), English footballer * Desmond Des O'Connor (1932–2020), British entertainer * Des O'Connor, Australian rugby league player in the 1970s * Desmond Des O'Grady (born 1953), Irish retired Gaelic footballer * Des O'Hagan (1934–2015), Irish communist * Desmond O'Malley (1939–2021), Irish politician, government minister and founder and leader of the Progressive Democrats * Desmond Des O'Neil (1920–1999), Australian politician * Des O'Reilly (1954–2016), Australian rugby league player * Desmond Smith (general) (1911 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcel Sabourin
Marcel Sabourin, OC (born March 25, 1935) is a Canadian actor and writer from Quebec.Gaetan Charlebois and Anne Nothof"Sabourin, Marcel" ''Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia'', October 20, 2015. He is most noted for his role as Abel Gagné, the central character in Jean Pierre Lefebvre's trilogy of '' Don't Let It Kill You (Il ne faut pas mourir pour ça)'', ''The Old Country Where Rimbaud Died (Le Vieux pays où Rimbaud est mort)'' and '' Now or Never (Aujourd'hui ou jamais)'',"Marcel Sabourin" '' Canadian Film Encyclopedia''. and his performance as Professor Mandibule in the children's television series ''Les Croquignoles'' and ''La ribouldingue''. Career Sabo ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
25th Canadian Film Awards
The 25th Canadian Film Awards were announced on October 12, 1973, 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. 111-114. Quebec boycott The awards were marred by controversy, when 14 Quebec film directors signed an open letter announcing a boycott of the awards over their handling of Quebec films."Group fights to save Film Awards after Quebec directors bow out". ''The Globe and Mail'', October 10, 1973. The signatories were Gilles Carle, Denis Héroux, Claude Jutra, Marcel Carrière, Denys Arcand, Clément Perron, André Melançon, Jacques Gagné, Gilles Therien, René Avon, André Bélanger, Jean Saulnier, Roger Frappier and Aimée Danis. They expressed the view that English Canadian and French Canadian film were two different domains which could not be directly compared against each other in the same categories but instead needed to each have their own ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Springhill (film)
Springhill may refer to: Places Canada * Springhill, Nova Scotia, a community in Cumberland County * Springhill, Ontario, an unincorporated community in Champlain * Springhill, a former hamlet now part of King City, Ontario Malaysia * Bandar Springhill, a town in Negeri Sembilan United Kingdom * Springhill (Bangor suburb), a suburb of Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland * Springhill, East Renfrewshire, a location in Scotland * Springhill, Glasgow, a neighborhood of Glasgow, Scotland * Springhill, Isle of Wight, a location in England * Springhill, North Lanarkshire, a neighbourhood of Shotts, Scotland * Springhill, Lichfield, a location in Staffordshire, England * Springhill, South Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England * Springhill House, Northern Ireland, a notable house and estate in Moneymore, County Londonderry United States * Springhill, Alabama * Springhill, Faulkner County, Arkansas * Springhill, Indiana * Springhill, Louisiana * Springhill, Missouri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Sullivan (actor)
Sean Sullivan (December 21st 1921 - June 3rd 1985) was a Canadian actor. He is most noted for his stage and television performances in productions of David French's play ''Of the Fields, Lately'', for which he won an ACTRA Award in 1977 as Best Television Actor for the CBC Television film; and his film performances in ''Springhill'', for which he won a Canadian Film Award as Best Actor in a Non-Feature Film in 1972, and '' The Boy in Blue'', for which he received a posthumous Genie Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the 7th Genie Awards in 1986."Joshua, American Cousin lead pack in Genie pursuit: Phillip Borsos and Hal Banks miss the cut". ''The Globe and Mail'', February 14, 1986. Born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, he began his career as an actor when a stage play he appeared in in his 20s, ''Golden Boy'', reached the finals of the Dominion Drama Festival."Sean Sullivan: Luck played part in varied career of versatile actor". ''The Globe and Mail'', June 5, 1985. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
