Canadian Film Digest Year Book (1971)

Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award: Robert Wise. Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award: George Bagnall. Foreign Language Film: A Man and a Woman. 1967 Actor: Rod Steiger, In The Heat Of The Night. Actress: Katherine Hepburn, Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner. Picture: In The Heat Of The Night. 1968 Actor: Cliff Robertson, Charly. Actress: Katherine Hepburn, The Lion In Winter, and Barbara Streisand, Funny Girl (tied). Picture: Oliver. 1969 Best Actor: John Wayne in True Grit Best Actress: Maggie Smith in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Best Film: Midnight Cowboy—United Artists 1970 Best Actor: George C. Scott in Patton Best Actress: Glenda Jackson in Women In Love Best Film: Patton—20th Century-Fox Canadian Film Awards 1762 Carling Ave., Ottawa, Ont. AILS | rai wveie-arceeiee te. «e's Walter Herbert Management ........ Canadian Film Institute MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Graydon Roberts, Gordon Noble, A. L. Hepworth, representing the Canadian Film Institute; Walter B. Herbert, Alan Clarke, John Robertson, representing the Canada Foundation; J. Roby Kidd, Alan Thomas, Shirley Cull, representing the Canadian Association for Adult Education; Michael Spencer, Robert Crone, representing The Association of Motion Picture Producers and Laboratories of Canada. GENERAL REGULATIONS 1. Each film entered must be accompanied by a completed official entry form with entry fee attached. All films must be produced by Canadian producers. Films must have been produced, or released generally, during the year being judged. A film may be entered in only one class. The committee reserves the right to place any entry in the most suitable class after consultation with the producer. 6. No award will be made in any class if the judges feel that the entries do not reach a suitable standard. 7. The adjudication of the entries by the judges is final. JUDGES The panels of judges are composed of men and women who are qualified to make evaluations, while not being connected in any way with any film submitted. In the formation of each panel, recognition has been given to the fact that both French and English films will be entered. ® oN sue 66 The judges, in making the awards, will assess the overall effectiveness of the film. They will take into account such factors as: The aim of the film and how well it is achieved; its unity and clarity; the direction, editing, quality of script, photography, sound track, titles, animation, music, etc. The Management Committee may from time to time grant special awards for other outstanding achievement in the motion picture field. AWARDS The judges may recommend a Canadian Film for the Year Award to the film which represents the highest achievement of the year; a Certificate of Merit to the film judged best in each class. Awards for the best black-and-white and color cinematography are presented by the Canadian Society of Cinematographers. Awards for best directing and best editing are presented by the Directors Guild of Canada. BEST FEATURE FILM GOING DOWN THE ROAD, produced by Don Shebib. FILM OF THE YEAR PSYCHOCATRIE, produced by the National Film Board. BEST ACTOR DOUG McGRATH and PAUL BRADLEY (tied) for Goin’ Down The Road, produced by Don Shebib. BEST ACTRESS GENEVIEVE BUJOLD for The Act Of The Heart, produced by Paul Almond. BEST DIRECTOR PAUL ALMOND, for The Act of the Heart. BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR GRATIEN GELNIAS for Red. BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS FERNANDE HEROUX for Red. JOHN DRAINIE AWARD HARRY J. BOYLE for distinguished service to broadcasting. BEST DOCUMENTARY (under 30 mins.) WILD AFRICA, produced by William Banting and John Livingston for the CBC. BEST DOCUMENTARY (over 30 mins.) KW-PLUS, produced by Aimee Danis. BEST FILM (under 30 mins.) BLAKE, produced by Bill Mason for the NFB. BEST FILM (over 30 mins.) A MATTER OF FAT, produced by William Weintraub for the NFB. BEST ANIMATED FILM PSYCHOATRIE, produced by Bretislav Pojar for the NFB. WENDY MICHENER AWARD JEAN-PIERRE LEFEBVRE, in recognition of highest artistic achievement in the Canadian film industry. BEST FEATURE CINEMATOGRAPHY BERNARD CHENTRIER for Red, pro duced by Gille Carre. BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC HARRY FREEDMAN, for The Act Of The Heart, produced by Paul Almond. BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY WILLIAM FRUET, for Goin’ Down The Road, produced by Don Shebib. (9) CANADIAN FILMMAKERS SCORE AT CHICAGO FILM FEST No fewer than eight Canadian films took top honours at the recently held Chicago International Film Festival. In the Business and Industrial competition, Don Haldane’s Westminster Films Ltd. of Toronto and Don Gray of London knocked off Honourable mentions. Haldane for his GROWING, and Gray for COLOUR IT LIVING. In the Educational field a Certificate of Merit went to the Nova Scotia Information Service for OLOGIES AND ISMS, and in the Cultural category a silver Hugo award went to the NFB for UNTOUCHED AND PURE. The NFB received an additional Certificate of Merit for its Social Welfare film SAD SONG OF YELLOW SKIN. A silver Hugo award went to Michael Spivak of Toronto for his SOME SILENCE BETWEEN THE WAVES, which he produced and directed for the Ontario Educational Communications Authority. In the field of International Television/Theatrical Productions a gold Hugo award went to Toronto-based Rose-Magwood Productions Inc. for FRANKENSTEIN, the best single in this category, and another gold Hugo to James Lovick Ltd. of Toronto who produced the best complete series in the same category for the Ontario Department of Tourism and Information. Of especial interest to Torontonians, Walter Susskind who used to be conductor of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra had a film made about him by Confluence Films Inc. of St. Louis, entitled MAESTRO WALTER SUSSKIND. This won the producers a gold Hugo award. Maestro Susskind is presently conductor of the St, Louis Symphony. rewy a