17th Canadian Film Awards

Canadian film awards ceremony April 2026 17th Canadian Film Awards May 15, 1965 Westbury Hotel, Toronto, Ontario Max Ferguson Best Feature Film The Luck of Ginger Coffey 16th Canadian Film Awards 18th The 17th Canadian Film Awards were held on May 15, 1965 to honour achievements in Canadian film. Entries this year numbered 104, including four features. Interest in the event, which was hosted by radio personality Max Ferguson, was such that an overflow crowd had to spill into the Hot Stove Club at Maple Leaf Gardens, where they viewed the ceremony on closed-circuit television. The entire Canadian film industry was presented with a special medal to commemorate International Co-Operation Year (ICY),Johnson Lyndon B. Remarks Upon Proclaiming 1965 as International Cooperation Year https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/remarks-upon-proclaiming-1965-international-cooperation-year presidency.ucsb.edu University of California Santa Barbara 24 March 2023 a celebratory designation by the United Nations to direct attention to the common interest and purpose of humanity in achieving peace and human dignity. Dr. J. Roby Kidd,Mowat Susanne James Robbins Kidd https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/james-robbins-kidd thecanadianencyclopedia.ca The Canadian Encyclopedia 24 March 2023 founding director of the CFA and head of ICY Canada, presented the medal to cinematographer Roy Tash, who accepted it on behalf of the industry.Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. 0-7737-3238-1. pp. 69-71. Winners Films Film of the Year: Not awarded Feature Film: The Luck of Ginger Coffey — Crawley Films, Roth-Kershner Productions, Leon Roth producer, Irvin Kershner directorThe Luck of Ginger Coffey https://screenculture.org/cesif/film/luck-ginger-coffey screenculture.org CESIF 24 March 2023 Arts and Experimental: Canon — National Film Board of Canada, Norman McLaren and Grant Munro directorsCanon http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=68215 onf-nfb.gc.ca National Film Board of Canada 17 February 2023 17 February 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230217082954/http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=68215 dead Le Monde va nous prendre pour des sauvages (People Might Laugh at Us) — National Film Board of Canada, Jacques Godbout and Françoise Bujold directorsLe monde va nous prendre pour des sauvages http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/fr/notre-collection/?idfilm=863 onf-nfb.gc.ca National Film Board of Canada 16 March 2023 TV Information: Summer in Mississippi — Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Beryl Fox producer and directorSummer in Mississippi https://cfe.tiff.net/canadianfilmencyclopedia/content/films/summer-in-mississippi cfe.tiff.net Canadian Film Encyclopedia 25 March 2023 TV Entertainment: The Open Grave — Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Ron Kelly producer and directorThe Open Grave https://cfe.tiff.net/canadianfilmencyclopedia/content/films/open-grave cfe.tiff.net Canadian Film Encyclopedia 25 March 2023 Films for Children: Québec 1603 - Samuel de Champlain — National Film Board of Canada, Fernand Dansereau and André Belleau producers, Denys Arcand directorQuébec 1603 - Samuel de Champlain http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/fr/notre-collection/?idfilm=73417 onf-nfb.gc.ca National Film Board of Canada 16 March 2023 Travel and Recreation: Upper Canada Village — Moreland-Latchford ProductionsUpper Canada Village https://www.screenculture.org/cesif/film/upper-canada-village screenculture.org CESIF 16 March 2023 Valley of the Swans — Photographic Branch, Government of British Columbia, Bernard H. Atkins directorValley of the Swans https://www.screenculture.org/cesif/film/valley-swans screenculture.org CESIF 16 March 2023 General Information: Caroline — National Film Board of Canada, Georges Dufaux and Clément Perron directorsCaroline http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/fr/notre-collection/?idfilm=1581 onf-nfb.gc.ca National Film Board of Canada 16 March 2023 Some Are Sunfishers - Chetwynd Films, Arthur Chetwynd producer, Robert Barclay directorSome are Sunfishers https://screenculture.org/cesif/film/some-are-sunfishers screenculture.org CESIF 24 March 2023 Public Relations: Something Personal — Master FilmsSomething Personal https://screenculture.org/cesif/film/something-personal screenculture.org CESIF 24 March 2023 Sales Promotion: A Solid Investment — Williams, Drege & HillA Solid Investment https://screenculture.org/cesif/film/solid-investment screenculture.org CESIF 24 March 2023 Training and Instruction: The Perception of Orientation — National Film Board of Canada, Sidney Goldsmith producer, Grahame Parker and Jacques Parent directorsThe Perception of Orientation http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=10576 onf-nfb.gc.ca National Film Board of Canada 16 March 2023 Filmed Commercial, Company or Product: Rose Brand Pickles, Obsession — Robert Lawrence Productions Filmed Commercial, Public Service: Money Burned — National Film Board of Canada, Grant McLean director Amateur: Portrait of Lydia — John Straiton directorFilm Record: Portrait of Lydia https://www.amateurcinema.org/index.php/film/portrait-of-lydia amateurcinema.org University of Calgary 16 March 2023 Certificate of Merit: Kente — Gordon Rose directorFilm Record: Kente https://www.amateurcinema.org/index.php/film/kente amateurcinema.org University of Calgary 16 March 2023 Certificate of Merit: Restless Journey — Hugh Greig producer and directorFilm Record: Restless Journey https://www.amateurcinema.org/index.php/film/restless-journey amateurcinema.org University of Calgary 16 March 2023 Certificate of Merit: The World Is Our Classroom — Helen Webb-Smith and Doris Kerr directorsThe World is Our Classroom https://www.amateurcinema.org/index.php/film/the-world-is-our-classrom amateurcinema.org University of Calgary 24 March 2023 Non-Feature Craft Awards Black and White Cinematography: Jean-Claude Labrecque, Walls of Memory (Mémoire en fête) (NFB)Walls of Memory http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=15525 onf-nfb.gc.ca National Film Board of Canada 24 March 2023 Colour Cinematography: Francis Chapman and Christopher Chapman, Expedition BluenoseExpedition Bluenose https://screenculture.org/cesif/film/expedition-bluenose screenculture.org CESIF 24 March 2023 Special Award Sweet Substitute (aka Caressed), Larry Kent producer and director — "for the very great promise and already substantial accomplishment clearly shown by director and actors alike, and for the sensitive and imaginative handling of the story". 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