11th Canadian Film Awards

11th Canadian Film Awards
Date	June 5, 1959
Location	King Edward Hotel, Toronto, Ontario
Hosted by	W. J. Sheridan

The 11th Canadian Film Awards were held on June 5, 1959 to honour achievements in Canadian film.^[1]

At this time, independent film production was improving and television production in Canada was booming, largely due to the Board of Broadcast Governors' anticipated Canadian Content ruling for television. Several production companies had been established, sound stages had been built; it was an encouraging atmosphere in which to recognize the previous year's filmmakers. The ceremony was hosted by W. J. Sheridan, the president of the Canadian Public Relations Society.

Winners

• Film of the Year: Not awarded
• Feature Film: No entries submitted
• Theatrical Short: The Tall Country — Parry Films, Lew Parry producer, Osmond Borradaile director^[2]

Money Minters — Crawley Films, Ted De Wit producer and director^[3]

The Quest — National Film Board of Canada, Nicholas Balla producer, Stanley Jackson director^[4]

• Arts and Experimental: Not awarded
• TV Information: Winter Crossing at L'Isle-Aux-Coudres — National Film Board of Canada, Pierre Perrault producer, René Bonnière and Pierre Perrault, directors^[5]

One Day's Poison — National Film Board of Canada, David Bairstow producer, Donald Wilder director^[6]

Blood and Fire — National Film Board of Canada, Wolf Koenig and Roman Kroitor producers, Terence Macartney-Filgate director^[7]

• Films for Children: Not awarded
• Travel and Recreation: Grey Cup Festival '58 — Chetwynd Films, Arthur Chetwynd producer and director

Quetico — Christopher Chapman and Bill Mason producers, Christopher Chapman director^[8]

• General Information: The Living Stone — National Film Board of Canada, Tom Daly producer, John Feeney director^[9]
• Public Relations: Saskatchewan, Our University — Crawley Films, Edmund Reid producer and director^[10]
• Sales Promotion: Beauty to Live With — Crawley Films, Edmund Reid director^[11]
• Training and Instruction: Fire in Town — National Film Board of Canada, Peter Jones producer, Julian Biggs director^[12]
• Filmed Commercial: Du Maurier Cigarettes — Omega Productions, Richard J. Jarvis producer
• Amateur: Watch Out — John W. Ruddell^[13]

Pinoke — Jack S. Grassick^[14]

• Special Awards

- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation — "for its encouragement of the appreciation of good filmmaking over the years through Gerald Pratley's two weekly radio programs, The Movie Scene and Music from the Films".

- Dean Walker (writer) — "for encouragement of high standards in Canadian film production through his articles".

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. 45-47.
2. "The Tall Country". screenculture.org. CESIF. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
3. "Money Minters". screenculture.org. CESIF. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
4. "The Quest". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
5. "Winter Crossing at L'Isle-Aux-Coudres". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
6. "One Day's Poison". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
7. "Blood and Fire". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
8. "Quetico". worldcat.org. Worldcat. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
9. "The Living Stone". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
10. "Saskatchewan, Our University". screenculture.org. CESIF. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
11. "Beauty to Live WIth". screenculture.org. CESIF. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
12. "Fire in Town". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
13. "Film Record: Watch Out". amateurcinema.org. University of Calgary. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
14. "Film Record: Pinoke". amateurcinema.org. University of Calgary. Retrieved 15 March 2023.