The 2nd Canadian Film Awards were presented on April 19, 1950 to honour achievements in Canadian film.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''.

Stoddart Publishing Stoddart Publishing was a Canadian book publisher and distributor, owned by Jack Stoddart, which ceased operations in 2002. History In 1967, General Publishing purchased the Musson imprint, based in Canada, from British publisher Hodder & Stough ...

, 2000. . pp. 9-11. The ceremony was hosted by Prime Minister

Louis St. Laurent Louis Stephen St. Laurent (; February 1, 1882 – July 25, 1973) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 12th prime minister of Canada from 1948 to 1957. Born and raised in southeastern Quebec, St. Laurent was a leading la ...

. The number of entries for this year's awards rose to 43, from 21 producers. Only one feature-length theatrical film was entered—Quebec Productions' ''

Le Curé de village ''Le Curé de village'' (''The Village Priest'') is a novel by Honoré de Balzac. It first appeared in ''La Presse is a French-language online newspaper published daily in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1884, it is now owned by an indep ...

''. The quality of all entries was so high, the jury could not choose a Film of the Year, instead opting to award Special Citations.

Winners

* Film of the Year: ''Not awarded'' *Theatrical Short: ''La terre de Caïn ( North Shore)'' —

National Film Board of Canada The National Film Board of Canada (NFB; ) is a Canadian public film and digital media producer and distributor. An agency of the Government of Canada, the NFB produces and distributes documentary films, animation, web documentaries, and altern ...

James Beveridge James Beveridge (1917–1993) was a Canadian filmmaker, author and educator. Beveridge was a pioneering filmmaker at the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) and became Head of Production at the NFB in the post-war years. Early years James Alexa ...

producer, Pierre Petel director ::Honourable Mention: ''Summer Is for Kids'' —

Sydney Newman Sydney Cecil Newman (; April 1, 1917 – October 30, 1997) was a Canadian producer and screenwriter who played a pioneering role in British television drama from the late 1950s to the late 1960s. After his return to Canada in 1970, he was app ...

producer,

Stanley Jackson Stanley Jackson may refer to: * Stanley Jackson (cricketer) (1870–1947), English cricketer and politician * Stanley Jackson (gridiron football) (born 1975), quarterback * Stan Jackson (quarterback), quarterback for Cal Poly Pomona, set college fo ...

director *Non-Theatrical, Open: ''Family Circles'' —

Gudrun Parker Gudrun Johanna Bjerring Parker (March 16, 1920 – November 15, 2022) was a Canadian filmmaker, writer, and producer. She worked on films with the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) during the Second World War and in the early 1950s. Parker wr ...

and Tom Daly producers, Morten Parker director ::Honourable Mention: '' Children's Concert'' —

producer and director *Non-Theatrical, Sponsored: ''Science at Your Service'' —

, Tom Daly producer, Ronald Dick director ::Honourable Mention: ''Zéro de conduite'' ''(Winter Blunderland)'' — Crawley Films, F. R. Crawley producer *Amateur: ''Mouvement perpétuel ( Perpetual Movement)'' —

Claude Jutra Claude Jutra (; March 11, 1930 – November 5, 1986) was a Canadian actor, film director, and screenwriter.

producer and director ::Honourable Mention: ''In the Daytime'' — Stanley Fox, Peter Varley producers *Special Awards: ::- ''Primitive Artists of Haiti'' — Benoît and de Tonnancourt Films, Réal Benoît, André de Tonnancourt producers, "for its successful attempt to interpret other cultures and other peoples to Canadians". ::- '' Begone Dull Care'' —

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 Evelyn Lambart directors - "in recognition of the successful contribution of an experimental approach to filmmaking by Norman McLaren and his associates". ::-

Quebec Productions Quebec is Canada's largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, New Brunswick to the southeast and a coastal border ...

Paul L'Anglais Paul may refer to: People * Paul (given name), a given name, including a list of people * Paul (surname), a list of people * Paul the Apostle, an apostle who wrote many of the books of the New Testament * Ray Hildebrand, half of the singing duo ...

and

René Germain René (''born again'' or ''reborn'' in French) is a common first name in French-speaking, Spanish-speaking, and German-speaking countries. It derives from the Latin name Renatus. René is the masculine form of the name (Renée being the feminine ...

producers, "for sustained and creative effort in establishing a feature-length film industry in Canada" (through its creation of the films '' The Village Priest (Le Curé de Village)'', ''

Whispering City ''Whispering City'' (also known as ''Crime City'') is a 1947 Canadian black-and-white film noir directed by Fedor Ozep and starring Paul Lukas, Mary Anderson (actress, born 1918), Mary Anderson, and Helmut Dantine.Gerald Pratley, ''A Century of Ca ...

''/'' La Forteresse'', ''

A Man and His Sin ''A Man and His Sin'' () is a Canadian drama film, directed by Paul Gury and released in 1949.Charles-Henri Ramond"Un homme et son péché – Film de Paul Gury" ''Films du Québec'', August 6, 2012. Adapted from Claude-Henri Grignon's 1933 novel ...

(Un homme et son péché)'' and '' Séraphin''). *Special Citations: ::''The Canadian Heritage'' — Audio Pictures ::''Animules'' — Louis Shore ::''Borderline Cases'' — Associated Screen Studios,

Bernard Norrish Associated Screen News of Canada (ASN) was a Montreal-based film production company which, from the mid-1920s to the 1950s, was the largest private film production company in Canada. Background The first-ever sponsored film, the precursor of both ...

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 ::''Ballet Festival'' —

, Don Mulholland producer, Roger Blais director ::''Portrait'' — Robert Sparks, Phyllis Mawdsley ::''A Mile Below the Wheat'' —

Crawley Films Crawley () is a town and Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in West Sussex, England. It is south of London, north of Brighton and Hove, and north-east of the county town of Chichester. Crawley covers an area of and had a populat ...

, Gerald Moses director ::'' The Rising Tide'' —

producer, Jean Palardy director

References

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