12th Canadian Film Awards

Award to honour achievements in Canadian film April 2026 12th Canadian Film Awards June 3, 1960 King Edward Hotel, Toronto, Ontario Albert Trueman 11th Canadian Film Awards 13th The 12th Canadian Film Awards were held on June 3, 1960, to honour achievements in Canadian film. This year saw 115 films entered for consideration and the judging panel consisted of 55 people in Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal. The ceremony took the form of an informal luncheon hosted by Albert Trueman, Director of the Canada Council.Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. 0-7737-3238-1. pp. 49-51. Winners Film of the Year: Not awarded Feature Film: No entries submitted Theatrical Short: Royal River — National Film Board of Canada, Grant McLean producer, Gordon Sparling and Roger Blais directorsRoyal River http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=11605 onf-nfb.gc.ca National Film Board of Canada 17 March 2023 Arts and Experimental: Les Bateaux de neige — Studio 7, Jacques Giraldeau director TV Information: Bad Medicine — Crawley Films, Harry Horner and F. R. Crawley producers, Don Haldane directorBad Medicine http://www.screenculture.org/cesif/film/bad-medicine screenculture.org CESIF 17 March 2023 Man of Kintail — Chetwynd Films, Arthur Chetwynd producerMan of Kintail http://screenculture.org/cesif/film/man-kintail screenculture.org CESIF 17 March 2023 Films for Children: Tales of the Riverbank — Riverbank Productions, Paul Sutherland directorTales of the Riverbank http://screenculture.org/cesif/film/tales-riverbank-episode-no-4 screenculture.org CESIF 24 March 2023 The Chairmaker and the Boys — National Film Board of Canada, Tim Wilson producerThe Chairmaker and the Boys http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=76029 onf-nfb.gc.ca National Film Board of Canada 17 March 2023 Travel and Recreation: Pressure Golf — Crawley Films, F. R. Crawley and Peter Cook producers, Peter Cook directorPressure Golf http://www.screenculture.org/cesif/film/pressure-golf screenculture.org CESIF 17 March 2023 General Information: A Is for Architecture — National Film Board of Canada, Tom Daly and Colin Low producers, Gerald Budner and Robert Verrall directorsA is for Architecture http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=54902 onf-nfb.gc.ca National Film Board of Canada 17 March 2023 Public Relations: It's the People That Count — Crawley Films, F. R. Crawley producerIt's the People That Count http://www.screenculture.org/cesif/film/9281 screenculture.org CESIF 17 March 2023 Sales Promotion: Hosiery Facts and Fashions — Omega Productions, Richard J. Jarvis producer Training and Instruction: An Introduction to Jet Engines — National Film Board of Canada, Frank Spiller producer, René Jodoin directorAn Introduction to Jet Engines http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=65978 onf-nfb.gc.ca National Film Board of Canada 17 March 2023 Radiation — National Film Board of Canada, Hugh O'Connor producer and directorLa Radiation http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=2956 onf-nfb.gc.ca National Film Board of Canada 24 March 2023 Filmed Commercial: Duet — Robert Lawrence Productions, John Ross producer Amateur: Paperchase — University of British Columbia, Werner Aellen directorFilm Record: Paperchase https://www.amateurcinema.org/index.php/film/paperchase amateurfilm.org University of Calgary 15 March 2023 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".Joseph Morin http://www.cinemaparlantquebec.ca/Cinema1930-52/pages/textbio/Textbio.jsp?textBioId=25&lang=en cinemaparlantquebec.ca Cinema in Quebec 16 March 2023 References Canadian Category:Canadian Film Awards (1949–1978) Canadian Film Awards Canadian Film Awards Canadian Film Awards, 1960 Canadian Film Awards