Canadian Film Weekly Year Book of the Canadian Motion Picture Industry (1960)

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Record Details:

Title:
Canadian Film Weekly Year Book of the Canadian Motion Picture Industry
Date:
1960
Publisher:
Toronto : Film Publications of Canada, Ltd.
Volume:
Canadian Film Weekly 1960-61 Year Book [of the] Canadian Motion Picture Industry with television section
Leaf #:
000157
Language:
English
Collection:
Canada, Hollywood Studio System, Global Cinema, and Year Book
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:

Canadian Film Weekly Year Book of the Canadian Motion Picture Industry

Editor: Hye Bossin (1951-64)

Renamed Canadian Film & TV Bi-Weekly Year Book of the Canadian Entertainment Industry (1965-70, editor: Stan Helleur)

Hye Bossin was central in the 1950s to the creation of the Canadian Film Archive, the Canadian Film Awards, and he wrote some of the first histories of early cinema in Canada, published in the first volumes of the annual Canadian Film Weekly Year Book (1951-1970), an annual directory appendix to Bossin’s editorship at Canadian Film Weekly (1942-1970), owned by Nat Taylor’s Film Publications of Canada, Ltd. Early volumes included several significant historical essays under his byline, remarkably comprehensive and still cited today. Later volumes provided an annual spotlight of the Canadian Picture Pioneers of the Year. In the late 1960s, after Bossin’s death, the magazine was renamed Canadian Film & TV Bi-Weekly, scaling back the pace of publishing but added a purview for television and broadcasting. The annual was renamed similarly, its subtitle amended to “Year Book of the Canadian Entertainment Industry.” When the Film Weekly was relaunched as Canadian Film Digest (1971-76), the publication continued to include an annual, Canadian Film Digest Yearbook (1971-86), which was subsequently renamed Film Canada Yearbook (1986-2007).

– Paul Moore, March 2024

Further Reading

  • Bossin, Hye. “Canada and the Film: The Story of the Canadian Motion Picture Industry.” In Canadian Film Weekly Year Book of the Canadian Motion Picture Industry, 21-41. Toronto: Film Publications of Canada, 1951.
  • ———. “At the Very Beginning, The Holland Brothers of Ottawa Ushered in the World Motion Picture Industry.” In Canadian Film Weekly Year Book of the Canadian Motion Picture Industry, 45-49. Toronto: Film Publications of Canada, 1952.
  • ———. “The Story of L. Ernest Ouimet, Pioneer.” In Canadian Film Weekly Year Book of the Canadian Motion Picture Industry, 23-43. Toronto: Film Publications of Canada, 1952.

Date Added:
May 01, 2025
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THEATRICAL THEATRICAL FEATURE No entries were submitted in this category. THEATRICAL SHORT ROYAL RIVER, produced by the National Film Board of Canada, "for an outstanding theatrical short presentation, excellent in all aspects." NON-THEATRICAL ARTS AND EXPERIMENTAL LES BATEAUX DE NEIGE, produced by Studio 7 Ltd., "for rare sensitivity in subject treatment and delicate tension in the story line and pho¬ tography." CHILDREN TALES OF THE RIVERBANK, produced by Riverbank Productions Ltd., "for an imaginative and delightful entertainment film for young children." THE CHAIRMAKER AND THE BOYS, produced by the National Film Board, "for artistic and dramatic achievement of purpose." GENERAL INFORMATION A IS FOR ARCHITECTURE, produced by the National Film Board, "for outstanding animation and excellent photography, music and editing." PUBLIC RELATIONS IT'S PEOPLE THAT COUNT, produced by Craw¬ ley Films Ltd., "for excellent use of the black and white film medium in an honest, sincere and modestly related story." SALES PROMOTION HOSIERY FACTS AND FASHIONS, produced by Omega Productions Inc., "for imaginative photog¬ raphy, clear exposition of facts and excellent realization of purpose." TRAINING AND INSTRUCTION AN INTRODUCTION TO JET ENGINES, produced by the National Film Board, "for effective color and photography in a clear and concise explana¬ tion of the subject." RADIATION, produced by the National Film Board, "for an excellent presentation of a difficult subject." TRAVEL AND RECREATION PRESSURE GOLF, produced by Crawley Films Ltd., "for realization of purpose and suitability for its intended audience." TELEVISION TELEVISION FILMS BAD MEDICINE, produced by Crawley Films Ltd., "for a fine combination of drama, suspense, human interests and technical production." MAN OF KINTAIL, produced by Chetwynd Films Ltd., "for an example of film for television mak¬ ing the greatest use of its talents." TELEVISION COMMERCIALS DUET, produced by Robert Lawrence Productions (Canada) Ltd., "for an excellent use of the film medium in an effective television commercial." and Laboratories of Canada, given annually for the Best Amateur Film.) PAPERCHASE, produced by a group of amateurs during a summer course at the University of British Columbia, "for a refreshing, imaginative and original use of music and dialogue which are in excellent concinnity with the visuals." Previous Winners 1958 WINNERS Film of the Year: No award was made. Special Awards: To the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation for "its encouragement of the appre¬ ciation of good film-making over the years" and to Dean Walker, Toronto, for "encouragement of high standards in Canadian film production through his articles." Theatrical — Shorts: The Tall Country, Parry Films Ltd.; Money Minters, Crawley Films Ltd.; The Quest, National Film Board. Non-Theatrical — General Information: The Living Stone, National Film Board. Non-Theatrical — Public Relations: Saskatchewan, Our University, Crawley Films Ltd. Non-Theatrical — Sales and Promotion: Beauty to Live With, Crawley Films Ltd. Non-Theatrical — Training and Instruction: Fire in Town, National Film Board. Non-Theatricai — Travel and Recreation: Grey Cup Festival '58, Chetwynd Films Ltd.; Quetico, Chris¬ topher Chapman. Television — Television Films: Winter Crossing at L'lsle Aux Coudres, Crawley Films Ltd.; One Day's Poison, National Film Board; Blood and Fire, Na¬ tional Film Board. Television — Filmed TV Commercials: Du Maurier Cigarette, 608, Omega Films Ltd. Amateur: Watch Out, Jack W. Ruddell, Toronto; Pinoke, J. S. Grassick, Toronto. The Canadian Film Awards started in 1948. For winners before 1958 see previous editions. 35 Mm. Film Festivals MONTREAL FILM FESTIVAL MONTREAL MUSIC AND DRAMA FESTIVAL Montreal Festivals Society Suite 34, 1700 Berri St., Montreal, Que. Chairman . Pierre Juneau Secretary Fernand Cadieux STRATFORD FILM FESTIVAL STRATFORD SHAKESPEAREAN FESTIVAL The Strafford Shakespearean Foundation of Canada Stratford, Ont. Director . . . Louis Applebaum Associate . . John Hayes VANCOUVER FILM FESTIVAL AMATEUR ( (Winner of this of The Association category receives the Trophy of Motion Picture Producers INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS Vancouver Festival Society Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, BC. Director . Graydon Roberts 155