The 11th Canadian Film Awards were held on June 5, 1959 to honour achievements in Canadian film.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''.

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, 2000. . pp. 45-47. The ceremony was hosted by W. J. Sheridan, the president of the

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Winners

Films

*Theatrical Short: '' Money Minters'' — Ted De Wit ::'' The Quest'' — Nicholas Balla,

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The Tall Country ''The Tall Country'' is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Osmond Borradaile and released in 1958."Centennial Film, 'Tall Country' Tops". ''Vancouver Sun'', May 7, 1958. Commissioned by the Government of British Columbia to commemorate ...

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Lew Parry Llewellyn Maddock Parry (October 5, 1905 - May 13, 1993) was a Canadian film producer, commonly credited as the "father" of the film industry in British Columbia.Denny Boyd, "Father of B.C. film left behind some of city's brightest lights". ''Vanco ...

Osmond Borradaile Osmond Hudson Borradaile (17 July 1898 – 23 March 1999) was a Canadian cameraman, cinematographer, and veteran of World War I and World War II. Biography Born in 1898 in Winnipeg, Osmond Borradaile grew up in Alberta, moving often during h ...

*TV Information: ''Winter Crossing at l'Île-aux-Coudres'' —

Pierre Perrault Pierre Perrault (29 June 1927 – 24 June 1999) was a Québécois documentary film director. He directed 20 films between 1963 and 1996. He was one of the most important filmmakers in Canada, although largely unknown outside of Québec. In ...

::''One Day's Poison'' — Grant Munro ::''Blood and Fire'' —

Terence Macartney-Filgate Terence Macartney-Filgate (6 August 1924 – 11 July 2022) was a British-Canadian film director who directed, wrote, produced or shot more than 100 films in a career spanning more than 50 years. Early life Born in England, Macartney-Filgate l ...

*Travel and Recreation: ''Grey Cup Festival '58'' —

Arthur Chetwynd Arthur Chetwynd Bt. (1913– 2004) was a Canadian film producer and founder and president of the pioneering film production company Chetwynd Films. He was an early, prolific producer of high-quality sponsored short documentaries; it has been est ...

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Christopher Chapman Christopher Chapman (January 24, 1927 – October 24, 2015) was a Canadian film writer, director, editor and cinematographer. Best known for his award-winning 1967 short film '' A Place to Stand'', he also pioneered the multi-dynamic image tech ...

*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 Julian Biggs (1920 in Port Perry, Ontario – 1972 in Montreal) was a director, producer and administrator with the National Film Board of Canada for 20 years responsible for two Academy Award nominees, ''Herring Hunt'' (1953, as director) and '' Pa ...

*Filmed Commercial: " Du Maurier Cigarettes" — Richard Jarvis *Amateur: ''Watch Out'' — Jack Ruddell ::''Pinoke'' — J. S. Grassick

Special awards

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— "for its encouragement of the appreciation of good filmmaking over the years through

Gerald Pratley Gerald Arthur Pratley (September 3, 1923 – March 14, 2011) was a Canadian film critic and historian. Piers Handling"Gerald Arthur Pratley" ''The Canadian Encyclopedia'', September 18, 2011. A longtime film critic for the Canadian Broadcasting Cor ...

'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

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Canadian Film Awards (1949–1978) 1959 in Canada