12th Canadian Film Awards
| 12th Canadian Film Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | June 3, 1960 |
| Location | King Edward Hotel, Toronto, Ontario |
| Hosted by | Albert Trueman |
The 12th Canadian Film Awards were held on June 3, 1960 to honour achievements in Canadian film.[1] The ceremony was hosted by Albert Trueman, the director of the Canada Council.
Winners
Films
- Theatrical Short: Royal River — Gordon Sparling
- Arts and Experimental: Les Bateaux de neige — Jacques Giraldeau
- TV Information: Bad Medicine — F. R. Crawley
- Man of Kintail — Arthur Chetwynd
- Film for Children: Tales of the Riverbank — Riverbank Productions
- The Chairmaker and the Boys — Tim Wilson
- Travel and Recreation: Pressure Golf — F. R. Crawley
- General Information: A Is for Architecture — Gerald Budner, Robert Verrall
- Public Relations: It's People That Count — F. R. Crawley
- Sales Promotion: Hosiery Facts and Fashions — Richard Jarvis
- Training and Instruction: Introduction to Jet Engines — René Jodoin
- Radiation — Hugh O'Connor
- Filmed Commercial: "Duet" — John Ross
- Amateur: Paperchase — University of British Columbia
Special awards
- Arthur Chetwynd, Chetwynd Films — "for dedicated service in the interest of Canadian filmmakers as an executive officer of the Association of Motion Picture Producers and Laboratories of Canada"
- Joseph Morin, Ciné-Photographic Branch, Government of Quebec — "for over forty years of service to Canadian filmmaking in the fields of production, distribution and exhibition"
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. 49-51.