10th Canadian Film Awards
1958 Canadian film awards ceremony
The 10th Canadian Film Awards were held on June 21, 1958 to honour achievements in Canadian film.
After a year of discussion, consensus had been reached on rearrangement of categories and the judging system. For this year, more than 140 films were entered, but the roster included no features, which was due to distrust, or lack of interest, on the part of the independent film community--this situation persisted until 1964. Also, as so many had requested, this year's ceremony was a luncheon; its host was Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Chairman Davidson Dunton.
Winners
Film of the Year: City of Gold — National Film Board of Canada, Tom Daly producer, Colin Low and Wolf Koenig directors
Feature Film: No entries submitted
Theatrical Short: The Sceptre and the Mace — National Film Board of Canada, Nicholas Balla producer, John Howe director
Arts and Experimental: Legend of the Raven — Crawley Films, Judith Crawley producer, Peter Cock and Edmund Reid directors
A Chairy Tale — National Film Board of Canada, Norman McLaren and Claude Jutra directors
City of Gold — National Film Board of Canada, Tom Daly producer, Colin Low and Wolf Koenig directors
TV Information: Skidrow — Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Allan King producer and director
Films for Children: Le Vagabond et En roulant ma boule — Associated Screen Studios. L.R. Beaudry director
Travel and Recreation: Stampede Stopover — Master Film Studios, Spence Crilly producer and director
General Information: Canadian Profile — National Film Board of Canada, Tom Daly producer, Allan Wargon director
Canadian Wheat — Crawley Films, J. Stanley Moore producer and director
Public Relations: Generator 4 — Crawley Films, F. R. Crawley, George Gorman and Gerard J. Raucamp producers, F. R. Crawley director
Sales Promotion: Spirit of Algonquin — Ashley and Crippen, Edward Rollins producer, Douglas Sinclair director
Training and Instruction: From Ten to Twelve — Crawley Films, Judith Crawley producer, Edmund Reid director
Emotional Maturity — Crawley Films, George Gorman producer and director
Filmed Commercial: Orlon Acrylic Fibre — Omega Productions, Pierre Harwood producer
Amateur: Three Pairs of Shoes — Ki-Wi Film Club of Hamilton
Special Award:
Imperial Oil — "for its encouragement of high standards in Canadian film productions".
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