4th Canadian Film Awards

1952 awards ceremony

4th Canadian Film Awards

Date| April 27, 1952
Location| Victoria Theatre, Toronto, Ontario
Hosted by| Sidney Earle Smith
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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

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### Films

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* 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

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1. ^ 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.
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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