The 1st Canadian Film Awards were presented on April 27, 1949 to honour achievements in Canadian film. The awards came into being at a May 1947 conference of forty-four organizations connected to the Canadian Association for Adult Education, where it was decided that awards should be given to distinguished Canadian radio programs and films. The awards should be similar in stature to the Governor General Awards for Literature, and they should raise standards in film and radio, help Canadians understand the work of Canadian artists and broadcasters, and recognize Canadian creative effort. It was eventually agreed that there would be Canadian Radio Awards, and Canadian Film Awards, and that the physical prizes would be Canadian paintings. For the first awards presentations, twenty-eight short films and one full-length film were entered. The prize to each winner was an original painting by a Canadian artist, valued at $50.00.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''.

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, 2000. . pp. 5-7. The ceremony, which took place at Ottawa's Little Elgin Theatre, was hosted by politician Robert Winters.

Winners

* Film of the Year: '' The Loon's Necklace'' —

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, F.R. Crawley producer and director *Non-Theatrical, Live-Action (Documentary): ''Beans of Bounty'' — Shelley Films, Leon C. Shelly producer, Oscar C. Burritt director ::'' Feeling of Hostility'' —

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, Robert Anderson producer and director ::'' Drug Addict'' —

, Robert Anderson producer and director *Theatrical Short: ''

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and Tom Daly producers, Stanley Jackson director ::Theatrical Short, Honourable Mention: ''

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'' — Associated Screen Studios,

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producer,

Gordon Sparling Gordon Sparling (1900-1994) was a pioneering Canadian filmmaker. He was educated at Trinity College in the University of Toronto. He directed such early Canadian films as '' Rhapsody in Two Languages'' in 1934, '' The Tidy House (La maison en ord ...

director *Non-Theatrical, Animated: ''Chantons Noël'' —

, Jim MacKay producer, Jean-Paul Ladouceur director ::Honourable Mention: ''Suite Two, A Memo to Oscar'' — Dorothy Burritt and Stanley Fox directors ::Honourable Mention: ''Making a Life Mask'' — Louis Shore producer,

Judith Crawley Judith Rosemary (Sparks) Crawley (April 21, 1914 – September 16, 1986) was a Canadian film producer, cinematographer, director, and screenwriter. She and her husband Frank Radford "Budge" Crawley co-founded the production company Crawley Fil ...

director *Amateur: ''Not awarded'' *Special Awards: ::- ''Dots'' and ''Loops'',

Norman McLaren William Norman McLaren, LL. D. (11 April 1914 – 27 January 1987) was a Scottish-Canadian animator, director and producer known for his work for the National Film Board of Canada (NFB).Rosenthal, Alan. ''The new documentary in action: a caseb ...

producer and director — "in recognition of the experimental work of Norman McLaren in the field of animation". ::- ''Un homme et son péché'' ('' A Man and His Sin''), Quebec Productions Corp.,

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producer — "for making a definite advance in Canadian film history".

References

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