2nd Canadian Film Awards
The 2nd Canadian Film Awards were presented on April 19, 1950 to honour achievements in Canadian film.[1] The ceremony was hosted by Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent.[1]
| 2nd Canadian Film Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | April 19, 1950 |
| Location | Little Elgin Theatre, Ottawa, Ontario |
| Hosted by | Louis St. Laurent |
Winners
- Theatrical Short: North Shore (La Terre de Cain) — James Beveridge
- Honourable mention: Summer Is for Kids — Stanley Jackson
- Non-Theatrical, Open: Family Circles — Morten Parker
- Honourable mention: Children's Concert — Gudrun Parker
- Non-Theatrical, Sponsored: Science at Your Service — Ronald Dick
- Honourable mention: Zero for Conduct — F. R. Crawley
- Amateur: Perpetual Movement (Mouvement perpétuel) — Claude Jutra
- 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")
- Begone Dull Care — Norman McLaren ("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 Corporation ("for sustained and creative effort in establishing a feature-length film industry in Canada")
- Special Citations:
- The Canadian Heritage — Audio Films
- Animules — Louis Shore
- Borderline Cases — Associated Screen Studios
- Ballet Festival — National Film Board of Canada
- Portrait — Robert Sparks, Phyllis Mawdsley
- A Mile Below the Wheat — Gerald Moses
- The Rising Tide — National Film Board of Canada
References
- Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-7737-3238-1. pp. 9-11.
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