4th Canadian Film Awards

4th Canadian Film Awards
Date	April 27, 1952
Location	Victoria Theatre, Toronto, Ontario
Hosted by	Sidney Earle Smith
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The 4th Canadian Film Awards were presented on April 27, 1952 to honour achievements in Canadian film. ^[1]

This year's submissions were 20 documentaries and 50 films, including five full-length features, three of them French-language. Several changes were made; categories were expanded, the jury screenings were moved to Montreal, and more French-speaking judges were included. Also, the awards ceremony was moved from Ottawa to Toronto; this year's host was University of Toronto president Sidney Earle Smith. ^[1]

Winners

Films

• Film of the Year: Newfoundland Scene: A Tale of Outport Adventure — Crawley Films, F. R. Crawley producer and director ^[2]
• Theatrical Feature Length (Documentary): Royal Journey — National Film Board of Canada, Tom Daly producer, David Bairstow, Gudrun Parker, Roger Blais directors ^[3]

Honourable Mention: La petite Aurore, l'enfant martyre(Little Aurore's Tragedy) — L'Alliance Cinematographique Canadienne, Jean-Yves Bigras director ^[4]

• Theatrical Short: Opera School — National Film Board of Canada, Guy Glover producer, Gudrun Parker director ^[5]

Honourable Mention: The Fruitful Earth — Associated Screen Studios, Bernard Norrish producer, Gordon Sparling director ^[6]

Honourable Mention: The Man in the Peace Tower — National Film Board of Canada, Sydney Newman producer, Roger Blais director ^[7]

Honourable Mention: Struggle for Oil — National Film Board of Canada, Sydney Newman producer, Ronald Dick director ^[8]

• Non-Theatrical, Open: Newfoundland Scene: A Tale of Outport Adventure — Crawley Films, F. R. Crawley producer and director ^[9]

Honourable Mention: The Longhouse People — National Film Board of Canada, Tom Daly producer, Allan Wargon director ^[10]

Honourable Mention: Les moines de Saint-Benoît(Monastery) — National Film Board of Canada, Guy Glover producer, Roger Blais director ^[11]

• Non-Theatrical, Government Sponsored: Milk-Made — National Film Board of Canada, Michael Spencer producer, Larry Gosnell director ^[12]

Honourable Mention: Ski à Québec — Service de ciné-photographie de la province de Québec, Abbé Maurice Proulx producer and director ^[13]

• Non-Theatrical, Non-Government Sponsored: Packaged Power — Crawley Films, Quentin Brown producer ^[14]
• Amateur: A Camper and His Canoe — David Palter producer and director ^[15]

Honourable Mention: Cours primaire de français — French Ciné Club, University of Toronto ^[16]

Honourable Mention: Story of a Georgian Coffee Pot — Victoria, B.C. Movie Club, Douglas Flintoff director ^[17]

• Special Award: Around Is Around and Now is the Time - National Film Board of Canada, Norman McLaren and Evelyn Lambart producers, Norman McLaren director, "in recognition of research in a new area of filmmaking". ^{[18] [19]}

References

1. Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN   0-7737-3238-1. pp. 17-19.
2. "Newfoundland Scene : A Tale of Outport Adventure". screenculture.org. CESIF. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
3. "Royal Journey". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
4. "L'Alliance Cinematographique Canadienne". collections.tiff.net. Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
5. "Opera School". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
6. "Opera School". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
7. "The Man in the Peace Tower". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
8. "Struggle for Oil". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
9. "Newfoundland Scene : A Tale of Outport Adventure". screenculture.org. CESIF. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
10. "The Longhouse People". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
11. "Monastery". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
12. "Mile-Made". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
13. "Ski à Québec". screenculture.org. CESIF. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
14. "Packaged Power". screenculture.org. CESIF. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
15. "Film Record: Camper and His Canoe, A". amateurcinema.org. University of Calgary. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
16. "Film Record: Cours primaire de français". amateurcinema.org. University of Calgary. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
17. "Film Record: Story of a Georgian Coffee Pot, The". amateurcinema.org. University of Calgary. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
18. "Around is Around". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
19. "Now is the Time". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2023.