The 15th Canadian Film Awards were held on May 10, 1963 to honour achievements in Canadian film.
This year saw a new record in film submissions: 175 productions from 44 producers, with the greatest increases in the TV Information and Travel and Recreation categories. As one in five submissions was a French-language film, more bi-lingual judges were added and, for the first time, the Canadian Society of Cinematographers joined the CFA.
The event took place in Montreal and returned to being a publicly-attended gala, hosted by Montreal International Theatre founder
Jeanine Beaubien.
[Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. . pp. 61-63.]
Winners
Films
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Film of the Year: ''
Lonely Boy'' —
National Film Board of Canada
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB; french: Office national du film du Canada (ONF)) is Canada's public film and digital media producer and distributor. An agency of the Government of Canada, the NFB produces and distributes documentary f ...
,
Roman Kroitor
Roman Kroitor (December 12, 1926 – September 17, 2012) was a Canadian filmmaker who was known as an early practitioner of ''cinéma vérité'', as co-founder of IMAX, and as creator of the Sandde hand-drawn stereoscopic animation system. ...
producer,
Wolf Koenig
Wolf Koenig (October 17, 1927 – June 26, 2014) was a Canadian film director, 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 Ca ...
and
Roman Kroitor
Roman Kroitor (December 12, 1926 – September 17, 2012) was a Canadian filmmaker who was known as an early practitioner of ''cinéma vérité'', as co-founder of IMAX, and as creator of the Sandde hand-drawn stereoscopic animation system. ...
directors
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Feature Film
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: ''No entries submitted''
*Theatrical Short: ''
Nahanni'' —
National Film Board of Canada
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,
Donald Wilder director
*Arts and Experimental: ''Jour après jour'' ''(
Day After Day)'' —
National Film Board of Canada
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,
Fernand Dansereau
Fernand Dansereau (born April 5, 1928) is a Canadian film director and film producer.
Biography
After five years working as a reporter for the Montreal daily Le Devoir, Dansereau joined the NFB in 1955. He was a founding member of the NFB's ...
, Victor Jobin,
Hubert Aquin
Hubert Aquin (24 October 1929 – 15 March 1977) was a Quebec novelist, Activism, political activist, essayist, filmmaker and editor.
Aquin was born in Montreal and graduated from the Université de Montréal in 1951. From 1951 to 1954, he stu ...
producers,
Clément Perron director
*TV Information: ''Listen with Your Eyes'' —
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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, Philip Keatley producer and director
::''Les Annanacks'' —
National Film Board of Canada
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,
René Bonnière
René Gabriel Bonnière (born 10 March 1928) is a Canadian film director and editor, originally from France. He has had a prolific career, working in television and film in both French and English productions.
Biography
Bonnière was born in Lyo ...
producer and director
*TV Entertainment: ''Not awarded''
*Films for Children: ''Fantastique'' —
National Film Board of Canada
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, Jacques Bobet producer, Fernand Rivard director
::''The Climates of North America'' —
National Film Board of Canada
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,
Joe Koenig
Joseph (Joe) Koenig (born August 14, 1930) is a Canadian filmmaker and entrepreneur who was the founder and president of Electronics Workbench.
Biography
Koenig was born in Dresden, Germany; his family fled Nazi Germany in 1937, emigrating to Ca ...
director
*Travel and Recreation: ''Grey Cup Festival '62'' — Chetwynd Films,
Arthur Chetwynd producer and director
::''Wilderness Treasure'' — Wilber Sutherland,
Bill Mason
Bill Mason was a Canadian naturalist, author, artist, filmmaker, and conservationist, noted primarily for his popular canoeing books, films, and art as well as his documentaries on wolves. Mason was also known for including passages from Christ ...
producers, Bill Mason director
*General Information: ''
Lonely Boy'' —
National Film Board of Canada
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB; french: Office national du film du Canada (ONF)) is Canada's public film and digital media producer and distributor. An agency of the Government of Canada, the NFB produces and distributes documentary f ...
,
Roman Kroitor
Roman Kroitor (December 12, 1926 – September 17, 2012) was a Canadian filmmaker who was known as an early practitioner of ''cinéma vérité'', as co-founder of IMAX, and as creator of the Sandde hand-drawn stereoscopic animation system. ...
producer,
Wolf Koenig
Wolf Koenig (October 17, 1927 – June 26, 2014) was a Canadian film director, 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 Ca ...
and
Roman Kroitor
Roman Kroitor (December 12, 1926 – September 17, 2012) was a Canadian filmmaker who was known as an early practitioner of ''cinéma vérité'', as co-founder of IMAX, and as creator of the Sandde hand-drawn stereoscopic animation system. ...
directors
*Public Relations: ''Arctic Island Wildcat'' — Spence Crilly Film Productions, Spence Crilly producer and director
*Sales Promotion: ''Partners in Progress'' —
Crawley Films
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, James Turpie producer and director
::''Patterns'' — Williams Drege & Hill, Colin Y. Smith director
*Training and Instruction: ''Mathematics at Your Fingertips'' —
National Film Board of Canada
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,
Joe Koenig
Joseph (Joe) Koenig (born August 14, 1930) is a Canadian filmmaker and entrepreneur who was the founder and president of Electronics Workbench.
Biography
Koenig was born in Dresden, Germany; his family fled Nazi Germany in 1937, emigrating to Ca ...
producer,
John Howe director
*Filmed Commercial, Company or Product: ''Kraft Strawberry'' — Rabko Television Productions, Don McLean producer
*Filmed Commercial, Public Service: ''Not awarded''
*Amateur: ''Cathy'' — Peter Gerretsen director
::Certificate of Merit: ''Poison'' — Derek A. Davy, Maurice Stevens directors
Non-Feature Craft Awards
::Black and White Cinematography: ''
Guy Borremans
Guy Borremans (July 11, 1934 - December 29, 2012) was a Belgian-Canadian cinematographer and photographer.Jean-François Nadeau"Décès du photographe Guy Borremans" ''Le Devoir'', January 2, 2013. He was most noted for his work on Clément Perron ...
'' — ''Jour après jour'' ''(
Day After Day)'' (
NFB)
::Colour Cinematography: ''
Donald Wilder'', ''
Nahanni'' (
NFB)
::Honourable Mention: ''Christopher Chapman'', ''Saguenay'' (Crawley Films)
Special Awards
::''Four-Line Conics'', (
NFB) Trevor Fletcher director — "in recognition of its imaginative and experimental illustration of a specialized mathematical concept".
::''Dorothy Burritt'' and ''Oscar Burritt'' — "for pioneering work over three decades for the development and appreciation of film in Canada".
::Gaudry Delisle — "for his many years of devoted service for the promotion of a wider understanding and better use of films for educational purposes"
References
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