{{Short description|Canadian film awards ceremony}} {{Use Canadian English|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox award | name = 11th Canadian Film Awards | image = | date = June 5, 1959 | location = [[King Edward Hotel (Toronto)|King Edward Hotel]], [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]] | host = W. J. Sheridan | most_awards = | most_nominations = | award1_type = | award1_winner = | previous = [[10th Canadian Film Awards|10th]] | main = [[Canadian Film Awards]] | next = [[12th Canadian Film Awards|12th]] }} The '''11th Canadian Film Awards''' were held on June 5, 1959 to honour achievements in Canadian film.<ref name=topalovich>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.</ref>
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== *[[Canadian Screen Award for Best Motion Picture|Film of the Year]]: ''Not awarded'' *Feature Film: ''No entries submitted'' *Theatrical Short: '''''[[The Tall Country]]''''' — Parry Films, [[Lew Parry]] producer, [[Osmond Borradaile]] director<ref>{{cite web |title=The Tall Country |url=http://screenculture.org/cesif/film/tall-country |website=screenculture.org |publisher=CESIF |access-date=24 March 2023}}</ref> ::'''''[[Money Minters]]''''' — [[F. R. Crawley|Crawley Films]], Ted De Wit producer and director<ref>{{cite web |title=Money Minters |url=http://screenculture.org/cesif/film/money-minters |website=screenculture.org |publisher=CESIF |access-date=24 March 2023}}</ref> ::'''''[[The Quest (1958 film)|The Quest]]''''' — [[National Film Board of Canada]], Nicholas Balla producer, [[Stanley Jackson (filmmaker)|Stanley Jackson]] director<ref>{{cite web |title=The Quest |url=http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=11680 |website=onf-nfb.gc.ca |publisher=National Film Board of Canada |access-date=24 March 2023}}</ref> *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<ref>{{cite web |title=Winter Crossing at L'Isle-Aux-Coudres |url=http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=33779 |website=onf-nfb.gc.ca |publisher=National Film Board of Canada |access-date=24 March 2023}}</ref> ::'''''One Day's Poison''''' — [[National Film Board of Canada]], [[David Bairstow (filmmaker)|David Bairstow]] producer, [[Donald Wilder]] director<ref>{{cite web |title=One Day's Poison |url=http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=75852 |website=onf-nfb.gc.ca |publisher=National Film Board of Canada |access-date=2 March 2023}}</ref> ::'''''Blood and Fire''''' — [[National Film Board of Canada]], [[Wolf Koenig]] and [[Roman Kroitor]] producers, [[Terence Macartney-Filgate]] director<ref>{{cite web |title=Blood and Fire |url=http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=11764 |website=onf-nfb.gc.ca |publisher=National Film Board of Canada |access-date=2 February 2023}}</ref> *Films for Children: ''Not awarded'' *Travel and Recreation: '''''Grey Cup Festival '58''''' — Chetwynd Films, [[Arthur Chetwynd (filmmaker)|Arthur Chetwynd]] producer and director ::'''''Quetico''''' — [[Christopher Chapman]] and [[Bill Mason]] producers, Christopher Chapman director<ref>{{cite web |title=Quetico |url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/quetico-a-christopher-chapman-film/oclc/680102233 |website=worldcat.org |publisher=Worldcat |access-date=15 March 2023}}</ref> *General Information: '''''[[The Living Stone]]''''' — [[National Film Board of Canada]], [[Tom Daly (filmmaker)|Tom Daly]] producer, [[John Feeney (filmmaker)|John Feeney]] director<ref>{{cite web |title=The Living Stone |url=http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=10609 |website=onf-nfb.gc.ca |publisher=National Film Board of Canada |access-date=22 January 2023}}</ref> *Public Relations: '''''Saskatchewan, Our University''''' — [[F. R. Crawley|Crawley Films]], Edmund Reid producer and director<ref>{{cite web |title=Saskatchewan, Our University |url=http://screenculture.org/cesif/film/saskatchewan-our-university |website=screenculture.org |publisher=CESIF |access-date=24 March 2023}}</ref> *Sales Promotion: '''''Beauty to Live With''''' — [[F. R. Crawley|Crawley Films]], Edmund Reid director<ref>{{cite web |title=Beauty to Live WIth |url=http://screenculture.org/cesif/film/9405 |website=screenculture.org |publisher=CESIF |access-date=24 March 2023}}</ref> *Training and Instruction: '''''Fire in Town''''' — [[National Film Board of Canada]], Peter Jones producer, [[Julian Biggs]] director<ref>{{cite web |title=Fire in Town |url=http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=11769 |website=onf-nfb.gc.ca |publisher=National Film Board of Canada |access-date=12 February 2023}}</ref> *Filmed Commercial: '''''[[Du Maurier (cigarette)|Du Maurier Cigarettes]]''''' — Omega Productions, Richard J. Jarvis producer *Amateur: '''''Watch Out''''' — John W. Ruddell<ref>{{cite web |title=Film Record: Watch Out |url=https://www.amateurcinema.org/index.php/film/watch-out |website=amateurcinema.org |publisher=University of Calgary |access-date=15 March 2023}}</ref> ::'''''Pinoke''''' — Jack S. Grassick<ref>{{cite web |title=Film Record: Pinoke |url=https://www.amateurcinema.org/index.php/film/pinoke |website=amateurcinema.org |publisher=University of Calgary |access-date=15 March 2023}}</ref>
*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== {{reflist}}
{{Canadian Screen Awards}}
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