15th Canadian Film Awards
| 15th Canadian Film Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | May 10, 1963 |
| Location | Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal, Quebec |
| Hosted by | Jeanine Beaubien |
| Highlights | |
| Film of the Year | Lonely Boy |
The 15th Canadian Film Awards were held on May 10, 1963 to honour achievements in Canadian film.[1] The ceremony was hosted by Jeanine Beaubien.
Winners
Films
- Film of the Year: Lonely Boy — Wolf Koenig, Roman Kroitor
- Theatrical Short: Nahanni — Donald Wilder
- Arts and Experimental: Jour après jour — Clément Perron
- TV Information: Listen with Your Eyes — Philip Keatley
- Film for Children: Fantastique, Fantastique — Fernand Rivard
- Climates of North America — Joe Koenig
- Travel and Recreation: Grey Cup Festival '62 — Arthur Chetwynd
- Wilderness Treasure — Wilber Sutherland, Bill Mason
- General Information: Lonely Boy — Wolf Koenig, Roman Kroitor
- Public Relations: Arctic Island Wildcat — Spence Crilly
- Sales Promotion: Partners for Progress — James Turpie
- Patterns — Colin Y. Smith
- Training and Instruction: Mathematics at Your Fingertips — John Howe
- Filmed Commercial, Company or Product: Kraft Strawberry — Don McLean
- Amateur: Cathy — Peter Gerretsen
- Poison — Derek Davy, Maurice Stevens
Craft
- Colour Cinematography: Donald Wilder, Nahanni
- Black and White Cinematography: Guy Borremans, Jour après jour
Special awards
- Trevor Fletcher, Four Line Conics — "in recognition of its imaginative and experimental illustration of a specialized mathematical concept"
- Dorothy Burritt and Oscar Burritt — "for pioneering work over three decades for the development and appreciation of film in Canada"
- Gaudry Delisle — "for his many years of devoted service for the promotion of a wider understanding and better use of films for educational purposes"
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. 61-63.