Film Weekly 1956-57 year book : Canadian motion picture industry (1956)

life Productions for the Carling Conservation Club, and Polysar, Crawley Films for Polymer Corp. Ltd. Non-Theatrical — Government Sponsor: World at Your Feet, National Film Board. Honorable Mention to Everybody's Handicapped, Graphic Associates for the Department of Labour. Amateur: Eight-Fifteen, Toronto Film Society. Special Mentions to A-Hunting We Will Go, Edmonton Movie and Photo Club, and to E. F. Attridge of Toronto. Theatrical Short: Farewell Oak Street, National Film Board. Honorable Mention to L'Abatis, Na¬ tional Film Board, and Danish Seining, Atlantic Films & Electronics Ltd. 1954 WINNERS Film of the Year: The Stratford Adventure, National Film Board. Special Award: Hye Bossin, in recognition of his valuable contributions over the years in the field of motion pictures in Canada, and partic¬ ularly his promotion of Canadian Film Archives. Theatrical— Feature: The Stratford Adventure, National Film Board. Theatrical — Short: No award was made in this category by the judges. Honorable Mention to The Homeless Ones, National Film Board. Non-Theatrical — Open: Riches of the Earth, National Film Board. Honorable Mention to One Little Indian, National Film Board. Non Theatrical — Non Government Sponsor: Where None Shall Thirst, Committee on Mission¬ ary Education of the United Church of Canada. Honorable Mention to It's in the Cards, Crawley Films. Non-Theatrical — Government Sponsor: Gift of the Glaciers, Film & Photographic Branch of the Government of the Province of Alberta. Amateur: No award was made in this cate¬ gory by the judges. Canadian Film Weekly CRITICS’ POLL (The following selections were made by news¬ paper, radio and magazine critics across Canada voting for the pictures and stars they considered best during the year.) 1955 WINNERS PICTURES: 1. Mister Roberts (Warners); 2. Marty (UA); 3. The Country Girl (Paramount); 4. East of Eden (Warners); 5. A Star Is Born (Warners); 6. The Blackboard Jungle (MGM); 7. Carmen Jones (20th-Fox); 8. A Man Called Peter (20th-Fox); 9. Trial (MGM); 10. Bad Day at Black Rock (MGM). STARS: 1. Grace Kelly, 2. Glenn Ford, 3. Ern¬ est Borgnine, 4. James Dean, 5. James Cogney, 6. William Holden, 7. Frank Sinatra, 8. Judy Garland, 9, Julie Harris, 10. Katharine Hepburn, WINNER IN PREVIOUS YEARS PICTURES: 1942 — Mrs. Miniver (MGM); 1943 — In Which We Serve (United Artists); 1944 — Going My Way (Paramount); 1945 — No poll; 1946 — Lost Weekend (Paramount); 1947 — The Best Years of Our Lives (RKO); 1948 — Hamlet (J. Arthur Rank); 1949 — The Red Shoes (J. Arthur Rank); 1950 — All About Eve (Fox); 1951 — A Place in the Sun (Paramount); 1952 — The African Queen United Artists; 1953 — From Here to Eternity (Columbia); 1954 — On the Waterfront (Columbia). STARS: 1942 — Greer Garson, 1943 — Greer Garson, 1944 — Barry Fitzgerald, 1945 — No poll, 1946 — Ingrid Bergman, 1947— James Mason, 1948 — Sir Laurence Olivier, 1949 — Olivia de Havilland, 1950 — Bette Davis, 1951 — Vivien Leigh; 1952 — Gary Cooper; 1953 — Shirley Booth; 1954 — Marlon Brando. YORKTON FILM FESTIVAL c/o Secretary, 67 First Ave., Yorkton, Sask. OFFICERS Chairman . John A. Popoff Vice-President . John Ginther Secretary . Miss A. Kryski Sponsor of the International 16 Mm. Docu¬ mentary Film Festival in Canada is the Yorkton Film Council and its executive makes up the Fes¬ tival Committee. A biennial competition, the first was held in October, 1950, with the follow¬ ing ones held every second year in the same month. Canada International Documentary Film Festival Certicates are awarded to prize¬ winning entries in five classes — Agricultural, Industrial, Scientific, Sociological, General NonTheatrical, Natural History and Creative Arts. All films must be in 16 mm. and of not more than 30 minutes running time. A minimum of advertising is permitted and films must have been produced since January 1 of the year in which the last Festival took place. Entries, giving description of film, running time, production details, etc., must be in the hands of the secretary no later than Sept. 1 and if accepted films must reach the Yorkton Film Council preferably before October 1. 156