{{Short description|Canadian film awards ceremony}} {{Use Canadian English|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox award | name = 13th Canadian Film Awards | image = | date = May 13, 1961 | location = [[King Edward Hotel (Toronto)|King Edward Hotel]], [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]] | host = [[J. Alphonse Ouimet]] | most_awards = ''[[Universe (1960 film)|Universe]]'' | most_nominations = | award1_type = | award1_winner = | previous = [[12th Canadian Film Awards|12th]] | main = [[Canadian Film Awards]] | next = [[14th Canadian Film Awards|14th]] }} The '''13th Canadian Film Awards''' were held on May 13, 1961 to honour achievements in Canadian film.
By now, the young medium of television had dramatically changed the nature of filmmaking in Canada, to the point where the event's host, [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] president [[J. Alphonse Ouimet]], felt the need to assure the audience that videotape would not surpass film in importance to the CBC. Television, now occupying filmmakers' attention, brought about a consistent rise in revenue. Its newfound significance prompted the introduction of new CFA awards for TV, with the CBC clinching all the eligible awards.<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. 53-53.</ref>
==Winners==
===Films=== *[[Canadian Screen Award for Best Motion Picture|Film of the Year]]: '''''[[Universe (1960 film)|Universe]]''''' — [[National Film Board of Canada]], [[Tom Daly (filmmaker)|Tom Daly]] producer. [[Colin Low (filmmaker)|Colin Low]] and [[Roman Kroitor]] directors<ref>{{cite web |last1=Townend |first1=Paul |last2=Mcintosh |first2=Andrew |title=Canadian Film Awards |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/canadian-film-awards |website=thecanadianencyclopedia.ca |publisher=The Canadian Encyclopedia |access-date=5 March 2023}}</ref> *[[Canadian Screen Award for Best Motion Picture|Feature Film]]: ''No entries submitted'' *Theatrical Short: '''''[[Universe (1960 film)|Universe]]''''' — [[National Film Board of Canada]], [[Tom Daly (filmmaker)|Tom Daly]] producer, [[Colin Low (filmmaker)|Colin Low]] and [[Roman Kroitor]] directors<ref>{{cite web |title=Universe |url=http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=10842 |website=onf-nfb.gc.ca |publisher=National Film Board of Canada |access-date=17 March 2023}}</ref> *Arts and Experimental: '''''Lines Vertical''''' — [[National Film Board of Canada]], [[Norman McLaren]] producer, [[Norman McLaren]] and [[Evelyn Lambart]] directors<ref>{{cite web |title=Lines Vertical |url=http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=10457 |website=onf-nfb.gc.ca |publisher=National Film Board of Canada |access-date=17 March 2023}}</ref> *TV Information: '''''Armagh''''' — [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]], Phillip Hersch director *TV Entertainment: '''''Field Trip''''' — [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]], Frank Goodship producer *Films for Children: '''''Life in the Woodlot''''' — [[National Film Board of Canada]], [[Hugh O'Connor (filmmaker)|Hugh O'Connor]] producer, Dalton Muir director<ref>{{cite web |title=Life in the Woodlot |url=http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=11022 |website=onf-nfb.gc.ca |publisher=National Film Board of Canada |access-date=17 March 2023}}</ref> *Travel and Recreation: '''''Waters of the Whiteshell''''' — [[F. R. Crawley|Crawley Films]], Peter Cock producer and director<ref>{{cite web |title=Waters of the Whiteshell |url=http://screenculture.org/cesif/film/waters-whiteshell |website=screenculture.org |publisher=CESIF |access-date=24 March 2023}}</ref> ::'''''Grey Cup Festival '60''''' — Chetwynd Films, [[Arthur Chetwynd]] producer and director *General Information: '''''Marsh Harvest''''' — Wildlife Productions, W. H. Carrick producer and director *Public Relations: '''''Take Four Giant Steps''''' — Pageant Productions, Roy Minter director<ref>{{cite web |title=Take Four Giant Steps |url=http://screenculture.org/cesif/film/take-four-giant-steps |website=screenculture.org |publisher=CESIF |access-date=24 March 2023}}</ref> *Sales Promotion: '''''Hors-d'oeuvre''''' — [[National Film Board of Canada]], [[Colin Low (filmmaker)|Colin Low]] and Victor Jobin producers, [[Gerald Potterton]], [[Robert Verrall]], [[Arthur Lipsett]], Derek Lamb, [[Kaj Pindal]] and Jeff Hale directors<ref>{{cite web |title=Hors-d'oeuvre |url=http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=10930 |website=onf-nfb.gc.ca |publisher=National Film Board of Canada |access-date=17 March 2023}}</ref> *Training and Instruction: '''''Epidural Anaesthesia for Vaginal Delivery in Obstetrics''''' — Chetwynd Films, [[Arthur Chetwynd]] producer, R.A. Gordon director<ref>{{cite web |title=Epidural Anaesthesia for Vaginal Delivery in Obstetrics |url=http://screenculture.org/cesif/film/8925 |website=screenculture.org |publisher=CESIF |access-date=24 March 2023}}</ref> *Filmed Commercial, Company or Product: ''Not awarded'' *Filmed Commercial, Public Service: '''''Mad Driver''''' — [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] *Amateur: '''''Ringers Required''''' — Anthony Collins producer and director<ref>{{cite web |title=Film Record: Ringers Required |url=https://www.amateurcinema.org/index.php/film/ringers-required |website=amateurcinema.org |publisher=University of Calgary |access-date=17 March 2023}}</ref> ::Certificate of Merit: '''''Be Prepared''''' — George Gingras director<ref>{{cite web |title=Film Record: Be Prepared |url=https://www.amateurcinema.org/index.php/film/be-prepared |website=amateurcinema.org |publisher=University of Calgary |access-date=17 March 2023}}</ref> ::Certificate of Merit: '''''Floral Capers''''' — John W. Ruddell director<ref>{{cite web |title=Film Record: Floral Capers |url=https://www.amateurcinema.org/index.php/film/floral-capers |website=amateurcinema.org |publisher=University of Calgary |access-date=17 March 2023}}</ref> ::Certificate of Merit: '''''Italian Marble''''' — Fred W. Borgman director<ref>{{cite web |title=Film Record: Italian Marble |url=https://www.amateurcinema.org/index.php/film/italian-marble |website=amateurcinema.org |publisher=University of Calgary |access-date=17 March 2023}}</ref> ::Certificate of Merit: '''''Wake of the Bluenose''''' — Ken Cucksey director<ref>{{cite web |title=Film Record: Wake of the Bluenose |url=https://www.amateurcinema.org/index.php/film/wake-of-the-bluenose |website=amateurcinema.org |publisher=University of Calgary |access-date=17 March 2023}}</ref> *Special Award: ::'''Dr. [[Albert Trueman]]''', Director [[Canada Council]] — "for his contribution to the art of filmmaking and the distribution of Canadian films"
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{{Canadian Screen Awards}}
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