4th Canadian Film Awards

4th Canadian Film Awards
4th Canadian Film Awards
Date	April 27, 1952
Location	Victoria Theatre, Toronto, Ontario
Hosted by	Sidney Earle Smith

The 4th Canadian Film Awards were presented on April 27, 1952 to honour achievements in Canadian film.^[1]

This year's submissions were 20 documentaries and 50 films, including five full-length features, three of them French-language. Several changes were made; categories were expanded, the jury screenings were moved to Montreal, and more French-speaking judges were included. Also, the awards ceremony was moved from Ottawa to Toronto; this year's host was University of Toronto president Sidney Earle Smith.^[1]

Winners

Films

Film of the Year: Newfoundland Scene: A Tale of Outport Adventure — Crawley Films, F. R. Crawley producer and director^[2]
Theatrical Feature Length (Documentary): Royal Journey — National Film Board of Canada, Tom Daly producer, David Bairstow, Gudrun Parker, Roger Blais directors^[3]

Honourable Mention: La petite Aurore, l'enfant martyre (Little Aurore's Tragedy) — L'Alliance Cinematographique Canadienne, Jean-Yves Bigras director^[4]

Theatrical Short: Opera School — National Film Board of Canada, Guy Glover producer, Gudrun Parker director^[5]

Honourable Mention: The Fruitful Earth — Associated Screen Studios, Bernard Norrish producer, Gordon Sparling director^[6]

Honourable Mention: The Man in the Peace Tower — National Film Board of Canada, Sydney Newman producer, Roger Blais director^[7]

Honourable Mention: Struggle for Oil — National Film Board of Canada, Sydney Newman producer, Ronald Dick director^[8]

Non-Theatrical, Open: Newfoundland Scene: A Tale of Outport Adventure — Crawley Films, F. R. Crawley producer and director^[9]

Honourable Mention: The Longhouse People — National Film Board of Canada, Tom Daly producer, Allan Wargon director^[10]

Honourable Mention: Les moines de Saint-Benoît (Monastery) — National Film Board of Canada, Guy Glover producer, Roger Blais director^[11]

Non-Theatrical, Government Sponsored: Milk-Made — National Film Board of Canada, Michael Spencer producer, Larry Gosnell director^[12]

Honourable Mention: Ski à Québec — Service de ciné-photographie de la province de Québec, Abbé Maurice Proulx producer and director^[13]

Non-Theatrical, Non-Government Sponsored: Packaged Power — Crawley Films, Quentin Brown producer^[14]
Amateur: A Camper and His Canoe — David Palter producer and director^[15]

Honourable Mention: Cours primaire de français — French Ciné Club, University of Toronto^[16]

Honourable Mention: Story of a Georgian Coffee Pot — Victoria, B.C. Movie Club, Douglas Flintoff director^[17]

Special Award: Around Is Around and Now is the Time - National Film Board of Canada, Norman McLaren and Evelyn Lambart producers, Norman McLaren director, "in recognition of research in a new area of filmmaking".^[18]^[19]

References

^ ^a ^b Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-7737-3238-1. pp. 17-19.
^ "Newfoundland Scene : A Tale of Outport Adventure". screenculture.org. CESIF. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
^ "Royal Journey". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
^ "L'Alliance Cinematographique Canadienne". collections.tiff.net. Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
^ "Opera School". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
^ "Opera School". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
^ "The Man in the Peace Tower". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
^ "Struggle for Oil". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
^ "Newfoundland Scene : A Tale of Outport Adventure". screenculture.org. CESIF. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
^ "The Longhouse People". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
^ "Monastery". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
^ "Mile-Made". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
^ "Ski à Québec". screenculture.org. CESIF. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
^ "Packaged Power". screenculture.org. CESIF. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
^ "Film Record: Camper and His Canoe, A". amateurcinema.org. University of Calgary. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
^ "Film Record: Cours primaire de français". amateurcinema.org. University of Calgary. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
^ "Film Record: Story of a Georgian Coffee Pot, The". amateurcinema.org. University of Calgary. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
^ "Around is Around". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
^ "Now is the Time". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

[topalovich-1] Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-7737-3238-1. pp. 17-19.

[2] "Newfoundland Scene : A Tale of Outport Adventure". screenculture.org. CESIF. Retrieved 17 March 2023.

[3] "Royal Journey". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

[4] "L'Alliance Cinematographique Canadienne". collections.tiff.net. Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved 15 March 2023.

[5] "Opera School". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

[6] "Opera School". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

[7] "The Man in the Peace Tower". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

[8] "Struggle for Oil". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

[9] "Newfoundland Scene : A Tale of Outport Adventure". screenculture.org. CESIF. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

[10] "The Longhouse People". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

[11] "Monastery". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

[12] "Mile-Made". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

[13] "Ski à Québec". screenculture.org. CESIF. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

[14] "Packaged Power". screenculture.org. CESIF. Retrieved 17 March 2023.

[15] "Film Record: Camper and His Canoe, A". amateurcinema.org. University of Calgary. Retrieved 17 March 2023.

[16] "Film Record: Cours primaire de français". amateurcinema.org. University of Calgary. Retrieved 17 March 2023.

[17] "Film Record: Story of a Georgian Coffee Pot, The". amateurcinema.org. University of Calgary. Retrieved 15 March 2023.

[18] "Around is Around". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

[19] "Now is the Time". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

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