# 2nd Canadian Film Awards

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1950 awards for Canadian film

2nd Canadian Film Awards Date April 19, 1950 Location Little Elgin Theatre, Ottawa, Ontario Hosted by Louis St. Laurent ← 1st · Canadian Film Awards · 3rd →

The **2nd Canadian Film Awards** were presented on April 19, 1950 to honour achievements in Canadian film.[1] The ceremony was hosted by Prime Minister [Louis St. Laurent](/source/Louis_St._Laurent).

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](/source/The_Village_Priest_(1949_film))*. The quality of all entries was so high, the jury could not choose a Film of the Year, instead opting to award Special Citations.[1]

## Winners

- [Film of the Year](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award_for_Best_Motion_Picture): *Not awarded*

- Theatrical Short: ***La terre de Caïn** ([North Shore](/source/North_Shore_(1949_film)))* — [National Film Board of Canada](/source/National_Film_Board_of_Canada), [James Beveridge](/source/James_Beveridge) producer, Pierre Petel director[2]

- - Honourable Mention: ***Summer Is for Kids*** — [National Film Board of Canada](/source/National_Film_Board_of_Canada), [Sydney Newman](/source/Sydney_Newman) producer, [Stanley Jackson](/source/Stanley_Jackson_(filmmaker)) director[3]

- Non-Theatrical, Open: ***Family Circles*** — [National Film Board of Canada](/source/National_Film_Board_of_Canada), [Gudrun Parker](/source/Gudrun_Parker) and [Tom Daly](/source/Tom_Daly_(filmmaker)) producers, [Morten Parker](/source/Morten_Parker) director[4]

- - Honourable Mention: ***[Children's Concert](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Children%27s_Concert_(1949_film)&action=edit&redlink=1)*** — [National Film Board of Canada](/source/National_Film_Board_of_Canada), [Gudrun Parker](/source/Gudrun_Parker) producer and director[5]

- Non-Theatrical, Sponsored: ***Science at Your Service*** — [National Film Board of Canada](/source/National_Film_Board_of_Canada), [Tom Daly](/source/Tom_Daly_(filmmaker)) producer, Ronald Dick director[6]

- - Honourable Mention: ***Zéro de conduite*** *(Winter Blunderland)* — Crawley Films, [F. R. Crawley](/source/F._R._Crawley) producer [7]

- Amateur: ***Mouvement perpétuel** ([Perpetual Movement](/source/Perpetual_Movement))* — [Claude Jutra](/source/Claude_Jutra) producer and director[8]

- - Honourable Mention: ***In the Daytime*** — Stanley Fox, Peter Varley producers[9]

- 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".[10] - - ***[Begone Dull Care](/source/Begone_Dull_Care)*** — [National Film Board of Canada](/source/National_Film_Board_of_Canada), [Norman McLaren](/source/Norman_McLaren) producer, [Norman McLaren](/source/Norman_McLaren) and [Evelyn Lambart](/source/Evelyn_Lambart) directors - "in recognition of the successful contribution of an experimental approach to filmmaking by Norman McLaren and his associates".[11] - - **[Quebec Productions](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Quebec_Productions&action=edit&redlink=1)**, [Paul L'Anglais](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paul_L%27Anglais&action=edit&redlink=1) and [René Germain](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ren%C3%A9_Germain&action=edit&redlink=1) producers,[12] "for sustained and creative effort in establishing a feature-length film industry in Canada" (through its creation of the films *[The Village Priest](/source/The_Village_Priest_(1949_film)) (Le Curé de Village)*, *[Whispering City](/source/Whispering_City)*/*[La Forteresse](/source/La_Forteresse_(film))*, *[A Man and His Sin](/source/A_Man_and_His_Sin) (Un homme et son péché)* and *[Séraphin](/source/S%C3%A9raphin_(film))*).[13]

- Special Citations:

- - ***The Canadian Heritage*** — Audio Pictures[14] - ***Animules*** — Louis Shore[15] - ***Borderline Cases*** — [Associated Screen Studios](/source/Associated_Screen_News_of_Canada), [Bernard Norrish](/source/Bernard_Norrish) producer, [Gordon Sparling](/source/Gordon_Sparling) director[16] - ***Ballet Festival*** — [National Film Board of Canada](/source/National_Film_Board_of_Canada), [Don Mulholland](/source/Don_Mulholland_(filmmaker)) producer, [Roger Blais](/source/Roger_Blais_(filmmaker)) director[17] - ***Portrait*** — Robert Sparks, Phyllis Mawdsley - ***A Mile Below the Wheat*** — [Crawley Films](/source/F.R._Crawley), Gerald Moses director[18] - ***[The Rising Tide](/source/The_Rising_Tide_(film))*** — [National Film Board of Canada](/source/National_Film_Board_of_Canada), [James Beveridge](/source/James_Beveridge) producer, [Jean Palardy](/source/Jean_Palardy) director[19]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-topalovich_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-topalovich_1-1) Maria Topalovich, *And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards*. [Stoddart Publishing](/source/Stoddart_Publishing), 2000. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-7737-3238-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7737-3238-1). pp. 9-11.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["North Shore"](http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=17153). *onf-nfb.gc.ca*. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Summer is for Kids"](http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=15421). *onf-nfb.gc.ca*. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Family Circles"](http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=11719). *onf-nfb.gc.ca*. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Children's Concert"](http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=14173). *onf-nfb.gc.ca*. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Science at Your Service"](http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=16430). *onf-nfb.gc.ca*. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Zéro de conduite = Winter Blunderland"](https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?app=filvidandsou&IdNumber=20520). *recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca*. Government of Canada. Retrieved 15 March 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Film Record: Mouvement perpétuel"](https://www.amateurcinema.org/index.php/film/mouvement-perpetuel). *amateurcinema.org*. University of Calgary. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Film Record: In the Daytime"](https://www.amateurcinema.org/index.php/film/in-the-daytime). *amateurcinema.org*. University of Calgary. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Primitive Artists of Haiti"](https://www.worldcat.org/title/6031557). *worldcat.org*. WorldCat. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Begone Dull Care"](http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=10456). *onf-nfb.gc.ca*. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 17 March 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Quebec Productions"](http://www.cinemaparlantquebec.ca/Cinema1930-52/pages/textbio/Textbio.jsp?textBioId=50&lang=en). *cinemaparlantquebec.ca*. Cinema in Quebec. Retrieved 11 March 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** Herbert Whittaker, "Show Business". *[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)*, April 15, 1950.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["The Canadian Heritage"](http://screenculture.org/cesif/film/canadian-heritage). *screenculture.org*. CESIF. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["Animules"](https://www.amateurcinema.org/index.php/film/animules). *amateurcinema.org*. University of Calgary. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** ["Borderline Cases"](http://screenculture.org/cesif/film/10130). *screenculture.org*. CESIF. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** ["Ballet Festival"](http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=66830). *onf-nfb.gc.ca*. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** ["A Mile Below the Wheat"](http://screenculture.org/cesif/film/mile-below-wheat). *screenculture.org*. CESIF. Retrieved 11 March 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-19)** ["The Rising Tide"](http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=15365). *onf-nfb.gc.ca*. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

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