The 2nd Canadian Film Awards were presented on April 19, 1950 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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General ...
, 2000. . pp. 9-11. The ceremony was hosted by Prime Minister
Louis St. Laurent
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Winners
*Theatrical Short: '' North Shore (La Terre de Cain)'' —
James Beveridge
James Beveridge (1917–1993) was a Canadian filmmaking, filmmaker, author and educator. Beveridge was a pioneering filmmaker at the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) and became Head of Production at the NFB in the post-war years.
Early years
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Stanley Jackson
Sir Francis Stanley Jackson Jackson's obituary in the 1948 ''Wisden Cricketers' Almanack''. This gives his full name as ''Francis'' Stanley Jackson, whereas Cricinfo and CricketArchive both give his full name as ''Frank'' Stanley Jackson. This ...
*Non-Theatrical, Open: ''Family Circles'' —
Morten Parker
Morten Parker (July 29, 1919 – May 26, 2014) was a Canadian director, producer and writer.
Biography
Parker was born and raised in a Jewish family in Winnipeg, Manitoba, attended the University of Winnipeg and began his career as a journalist ...
::Honourable mention: ''Children's Concert'' —
Gudrun Parker
Gudrun Johanna Bjerring Parker (March 16, 1920 – November 15, 2022) was a Canadian filmmaker, writer, and producer. She worked on films with the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) during the Second World War and in the early 1950s. Parker wr ...
*Non-Theatrical, Sponsored: ''Science at Your Service'' — Ronald Dick
::Honourable mention: ''Zero for Conduct'' —
F. R. Crawley
Frank Radford "Budge" Crawley, (November 14, 1911 – May 13, 1987) was a Canadian film producer, cinematographer and director. Along with his wife Judith Crawley, he co-founded the production company Crawley Films in 1939.Perpetual Movement (Mouvement perpétuel)'' —
Claude Jutra
Claude Jutra (; March 11, 1930 – November 5, 1986) was a Canadian actor, film director, and screenwriter.
::Honourable mention: ''In the Daytime'' — Stanley Fox, Peter Varley
*Special Awards: ''Primitive Artists of Haiti'' — Réal Benoît, André de Tonnancourt, "for its successful attempt to interpret other cultures and other peoples to Canadians"
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Begone Dull Care
''Begone Dull Care'' is a 1949 visual music animated film directed by Norman McLaren and Evelyn Lambart.
Summary
Using drawn-on-film animation, McLaren and Lambart painted and scratched directly onto film stock to create a visual representa ...
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Norman McLaren
William Norman McLaren, LL. D. (11 April 1914 – 27 January 1987) was a Scottish Canadian animator, director and producer known for his work for the National Film Board of Canada (NFB).Rosenthal, Alan. ''The new documentary in action: a caseb ...
,"in recognition of the successful contribution of an experimental approach to filmmaking by Norman McLaren and his associates"
:: Paul L'Anglais and René Germain of Quebec Productions, "for sustained and creative effort in establishing a feature-length film industry in Canada" through its creation of the films '' The Village Priest (Le Curé de Village)'', ''
Whispering City
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'', April 15, 1950.
*Special Citations:
::''The Canadian Heritage'' — Audio Films
::''Animules'' — Louis Shore
::''Borderline Cases'' — Associated Screen Studios
::'' Ballet Festival'' —
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 ...
::''Portrait'' — Robert Sparks, Phyllis Mawdsley
::''A Mile Below the Wheat'' — Gerald Moses
::'' The Rising Tide'' — National Film Board of Canada
References
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Canadian
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