8th Canadian Film Awards

8th Canadian Film Awards
Date	August 6, 1956
Location	Avon Theatre, Stratford, Ontario
Hosted by	Maurice Evans
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The 8th Canadian Film Awards were held on August 6, 1956 to honour achievements in Canadian film. ^[1] The ceremony was hosted by actor Maurice Evans.

This year, the event was held in Stratford for three reasons. The Stratford Festival was celebrating its third year, Tyrone Guthrie's Oedipus Rex , the filmed version of the Stratford Festival's production, was the only feature-length film made in Canada in 1956, and Stratford was planning the new international Stratford Film Festival. This was also the year that television awards were introduced. ^[1]

Winners

• Film of the Year: Not awarded
• Theatrical Feature Length: Not awarded
• Theatrical Short: Gold — National Film Board of Canada, Tom Daly producer, Colin Low director ^[2]

Honorable Mention: The Shepherd — Julian Biggs producer and director ^[3]

Special Mention: The Jolifou Inn — National Film Board of Canada, Tom Daly producer, Colin Low director ^[4]

• TV Information: Saskatchewan Traveller — National Film Board of Canada, Grant McLean producer, Don Haldane director ^[5]

Honorable Mention: Monkey on the Back — National Film Board of Canada, Grant McLean producer, Julian Biggs director ^[6]

Honorable Mention: L'Alpinisme — National Film Board of Canada, Guy Glover producer, Rollo Gamble director ^[7]

• Non-Theatrical Open: The Colour of Life — National Film Board of Canada, J.V. Durden producer and director ^[8]

Honorable Mention: Les Aboiteaux(The Dikes) — National Film Board of Canada, Roger Blais producer and director ^[9]

Special Mention: Face of Saskatchewan — Crawley Films, F.R. Crawley and J. Stanley Moore producers ^[10]

• Non-Theatrical, Government Sponsored: First Aid for Aircrew — National Film Board of Canada, David Bairstow producer, Walford Hewitson director ^[11]

Honorable Mention: Huff and Puff — National Film Board of Canada, Frank Spiller producer, Graham Crabtree director ^[12]

Special Mention: Identity — Nova Scotia Film Bureau, Margaret Perry director ^[13]

Special Mention: Harvest in the Valley — National Film Board of Canada, Larry Gosnell producer and director ^[14]

• Non-Theatrical, Non-Government Sponsored: Not awarded

Honorable Mention: Miracle of the Bees — Carey Studios ^[15]

Honorable Mention: Sibling Relations and Personality — Crawley Films, Stanley Jackson producer and director ^[16]

Special Mention: The Revolution Is Now — Crawley Films, Peter Cock producer and director ^[17]

Special Mention: Jamboree — Chetwynd Films, Arthur Chetwynd producer ^[18]

• Amateur: Calgary Stampede — Jack W. Ruddell director ^[19]

Honorable Mention: Fox Hunting in Canada — Walter Lynch director ^[20]

Honorable Mention: Mexico - Land of Contrast — Norman Cowan and George Herman directors ^[21]

Special Mention: Experiment in Animation — Donna Martinez

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. 33-35.
2. "Gold". onf-nfb.gc.c. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
3. "The Shepherd". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
4. "The Jolifou Inn". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
5. "Saskatchewan Traveller". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
6. "Monkey on the Back". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
7. "L'alpinisme". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
8. "The Colour of Life". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
9. "Les aboiteaux". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
10. "The Face of Saskatchewan". screenculture.org. CESIF. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
11. "First Aid for Aircrew". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
12. "Huff and Puff". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
13. "Margaret Perry: A Life in Film". archives.novascotia.ca. Nova Scotia Archives. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
14. "Harvest in the Valley". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
15. "Miracle of the Bees". screenculture.org. CESIF. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
16. "Sibling relations and personality". acmi.net.au. ACMI. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
17. "The Revolution Is Now". screenculture.org. CESIF. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
18. "Jamboree". screenculture.org. CESIF. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
19. "Film Record: Calgary Stampede". amateurcinema.org. University of Calgary. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
20. "Film Record: Fox Hunting in Canada". amateurcinema.org. University of Calgary. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
21. "Film Record: Mexico - Land of Contrast". amateurcinema.org. University of Calgary. Retrieved 15 March 2023.