15th Canadian Film Awards

Canadian film awards ceremony April 2026 15th Canadian Film Awards May 10, 1963 Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal, Quebec Jeanine Beaubien Film of the Year Lonely Boy 14th Canadian Film Awards 16th The 15th Canadian Film Awards were held on May 10, 1963 to honour achievements in Canadian film. This year saw a new record in film submissions: 175 productions from 44 producers, with the greatest increases in the TV Information and Travel and Recreation categories. As one in five submissions was a French-language film, more bi-lingual judges were added and, for the first time, the Canadian Society of Cinematographers joined the CFA. The event took place in Montreal and returned to being a publicly-attended gala, hosted by Montreal International Theatre founder Jeanine Beaubien.Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. 0-7737-3238-1. pp. 61-63. Films Film of the Year: Lonely Boy — National Film Board of Canada, Roman Kroitor producer, Wolf Koenig and Roman Kroitor directorsTownend Paul Mcintosh Andrew Canadian Film Awards https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/canadian-film-awards thecanadianencyclopedia.ca The Canadian Encyclopedia 5 March 2023 Feature Film: No entries submitted Theatrical Short: Nahanni — National Film Board of Canada, Donald Wilder directorNahanni http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=72889 onf-nfb.gc.ca National Film Board of Canada 24 March 2023 Arts and Experimental: Jour après jour (Day After Day) — National Film Board of Canada, Fernand Dansereau, Victor Jobin, Hubert Aquin producers, Clément Perron directorDay After Day http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=11534 onf-nfb.gc.ca National Film Board of Canada 24 March 2023 16 March 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230316220635/http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=11534 dead TV Information: Listen with Your Eyes — Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Philip Keatley producer and director Les Annanacks — National Film Board of Canada, René Bonnière producer and directorThe Annanacks http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=11503 onf-nfb.gc.ca National Film Board of Canada 16 March 2023 TV Entertainment: Not awarded Films for Children: Fantastique — National Film Board of Canada, Jacques Bobet producer, Fernand Rivard directorFantastique http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/fr/notre-collection/?idfilm=2116 onf-nfb.gc.ca National Film Board of Canada 16 March 2023 The Climates of North America — National Film Board of Canada, Joe Koenig directorThe Climates of North America http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=11095 onf-nfb.gc.ca National Film Board of Canada 16 March 2023 Travel and Recreation: Grey Cup Festival '62 — Chetwynd Films, Arthur Chetwynd producer and director Wilderness Treasure — Wilber Sutherland, Bill Mason producers, Bill Mason directorWilderness Treasure http://www.screenculture.org/cesif/film/wilderness-treasure screenculture.org CESIF 16 March 2023 General Information: Lonely Boy — National Film Board of Canada, Roman Kroitor producer, Wolf Koenig and Roman Kroitor directorsLonely Boy http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=10480 onf-nfb.gc.ca National Film Board of Canada 2 February 2023 Public Relations: Arctic Island Wildcat — Spence Crilly Film Productions, Spence Crilly producer and directorGeorge Spencer Crilly, Calgary, Alberta https://digitalcollections.ucalgary.ca/CS.aspx?VP3=DamView&VBID=2R3BXZ7GHDE13&PN=32&DocRID=2R3BF1S7RJAO&FR_=1&W=1653&H=858 digitalcollections.ucalgary.ca University of Calgary 16 March 2023 Sales Promotion: Partners in Progress — Crawley Films, James Turpie producer and directorPartners in Progress http://screenculture.org/cesif/film/partners-progress screenculture.org CESIF 24 March 2023 Patterns — Williams Drege & Hill, Colin Y. Smith directorPatterns http://screenculture.org/cesif/film/patterns screenculture.org CESIF 24 March 2023 Training and Instruction: Mathematics at Your Fingertips — National Film Board of Canada, Joe Koenig producer, John Howe directorMathematics at Your Fingertips http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=65611 onf-nfb.gc.ca National Film Board of Canada 16 March 2023 19 September 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220919045600/http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=65611 dead Filmed Commercial, Company or Product: Kraft Strawberry — Rabko Television Productions, Don McLean producer Filmed Commercial, Public Service: Not awarded Amateur: Cathy — Peter Gerretsen directorCathy https://www.amateurcinema.org/index.php/film/cathy amateurcinema.org University of Calgary 16 March 2023 Certificate of Merit: Poison — Derek A. Davy, Maurice Stevens directorsPoison https://www.amateurcinema.org/index.php/film/poison amateurcinema.org University of Calgary 16 March 2023 Non-Feature Craft Awards Black and White Cinematography: Guy Borremans — Jour après jour (Day After Day) (NFB) Colour Cinematography: Donald Wilder, Nahanni (NFB) Honourable Mention: Christopher Chapman, Saguenay (Crawley Films)Saguenay http://screenculture.org/cesif/film/saguenay screenculture.org CESIF 16 March 2023 Special awards Four-Line Conics, (NFB) Trevor Fletcher director — "in recognition of its imaginative and experimental illustration of a specialized mathematical concept".Four-Line Conics http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=11835 onf-nfb.gc.ca National Film Board of Canada 16 March 2023 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 Canadian Category:Canadian Film Awards (1949–1978) Canadian Film Awards Canadian Film Awards Canadian Film Awards