21st Canadian Film Awards

21st Canadian Film Awards
21st Canadian Film Awards
Date	October 4, 1969
Location	Royal York Hotel, Toronto, Ontario
Hosted by	Fred Davis
Highlights
Film of the Year	The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar
	← 20th; Canadian Film Awards; 22nd →;

The 21st Canadian Film Awards were held on October 4, 1969 to honour achievements in Canadian film.^[1] The ceremony was hosted by Fred Davis.

The most historically unusual characteristic of the 1969 Canadian Film Awards was that not a single theatrical feature film was entered into competition.^[2] Several theatrical films whose directors had intended to submit them to the awards committee were not completed by the submission deadline, and a few feature films which had been submitted were deemed not of award-worthy quality.^[2] The award for Film of the Year was presented to the television film The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar, but the awards were otherwise presented solely in the non-feature categories.^[3]

Winners[]

Films[]

Film of the Year: The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar — Peter Pearson, John Kemeny,
Film Over 30 Minutes: Vertige — Jean Beaudin,
Film Under 30 Minutes: At Home — Martin Lavut
Documentary Over 30 Minutes: Good Times Bad Times — Donald Shebib
Documentary Under 30 Minutes: Juggernaut —
Animated: Walking — Ryan Larkin
TV Drama: The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar — Peter Pearson
TV Information: —
Sports and Recreation: (Les Canots de glace) — Jean-Claude Labrecque
Public Relations: Rye on the Rocks —
Sales Promotion: More Logs Follow the Leader — S. Dean Peterson

Non-feature craft[]

Actor: Chris Wiggins, The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar
Actress: Jackie Burroughs, Dulcima
Supporting Actor: Michael Posner, And No Birds Sing
Supporting Actress: Ruth Springford, Corwin: "Does Anybody Here Know Denny?"
Art Direction: Michael Milne, The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar
Black & White Cinematography: Tony Ianzelo, The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar
Colour Cinematography: Réo Grégoire, (Là ou ailleurs)
Direction: Peter Pearson, The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar
Editing: , The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar
Sound Editing: Donald Shebib, Good Times Bad Times
Musical Score: Serge Garant, Vertige
Screenplay: Joan Finnigan, The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar
Written Commentary: ,
Sound Recording: Hans Oomes,
Sound Re-Recording: , (Les Canots de glace)

Special awards[]

Outstanding New Talent: Margot Kidder, Corwin: "Does Anybody Here Know Denny?"
John Drainie Award: Andrew Allan, distinguished service to broadcasting
Technical Development and Innovation: , Musical Chairs; and , for the application of computer control to animation stand cinematography
Wendy Michener Award: Jean-Claude Labrecque

References[]

^ Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-7737-3238-1. pp. 111-114.
^ ^a ^b "No Theatre Films Up for Awards". Ottawa Journal. September 24, 1969. p. 31. Retrieved January 7, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "'Best Damn Fiddler' Wins Film of the Year Award". Ottawa Journal. October 6, 1969. p. 19. Retrieved January 7, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

[topalovich-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. 111-114.

[notheatre-2] "No Theatre Films Up for Awards". Ottawa Journal. September 24, 1969. p. 31. Retrieved January 7, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "'Best Damn Fiddler' Wins Film of the Year Award". Ottawa Journal. October 6, 1969. p. 19. Retrieved January 7, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

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