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

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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 ...

*TV Information: ''Saskatchewan Traveller'' — Don Haldane ::Honorable Mention: ''Monkey on the Back'' —

::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 Bureau ::Honorable Mention: ''Harvest in the Valley'' — Larry Gosnell *Non-Theatrical, Non-Government Sponsored: ''no winner'' ::Honorable Mention: ''Miracle of the Bees'' — Carey Studios ::Honorable Mention: ''Sibling Relations & Personality'' —

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::Honorable Mention: ''The Revolution Is Now'' — Peter Cock ::Honorable Mention: ''Jamboree'' — Chetwynd Films *Amateur: ''Calgary Stampede'' — Jack W. Ruddell ::Honorable Mention: ''Fox Hunting in Canada'' — W. Lynch ::Honorable Mention: ''Mexico: Land of Contrast'' — Norman Cowan, George Herman ::Honorable Mention: ''Experiment in Animation'' — Donna Martinez

References

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