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Film of the Year:
The Seasons —
Imperial Oil,
Christopher Chapman producer and director • Theatrical Feature Length (Documentary):
Not awarded • Theatrical Short:
Farewell Oak Street —
National Film Board of Canada, Gordon Burwash producer,
Grant McLean director ::Honourable Mention:
Danish Seining — Atlantic Films and Electronics,
Herman Noelle director ::Honourable Mention: '''''
The Settler (L'Abatis)''''' —
National Film Board of Canada,
Guy Glover producer,
Bernard Devlin and
Raymond Garceau directors • Non-Theatrical, Open:
The Seasons —
Imperial Oil,
Christopher Chapman producer and director ::Honourable Mention:
Embryonic Development: The Chick —
National Film Board of Canada,
J.V. Durden producer and director • Non-Theatrical, Government Sponsored:
The World at Your Feet —
National Film Board of Canada, Michael Spencer producer, Larry Gosnell director ::Honourable Mention: '''''Everybody's Handicapped''''' — Graphic Associates, John Ross producer, Ernest Reid director • Non-Theatrical, Non-Government Sponsored:
Episode in Valleydale —
Crawley Films, George Gorman producer and director ::Honourable Mention:
Polysar —
Crawley Films, Peter Cock producer and director ::Honourable Mention:
The Ring-Necked Pheasant — Wildlife Productions, T. M. Short director • Special Mentions: ::
Les Routes de Québec —
Service de Ciné-Photographie, Service de ciné-photographie de la province de Québec ::
Food for Freddy —
Crawley Films, Peter Cock producer and director ::
1953 Grey Cup Final — Davart Productions ::
Kumak, the Sleepy Hunter — Dunclaren Productions,
Alma Duncan and Audrey McLaren producers ::
Canadian Pattern —
Associated Screen Studios, Earl Clark director ::
Prelude to Kitimat aka
Breakthrough at Alcan — Parry Films,
Lew Parry producer ::
Brasil —
Crawley Films, Peter Cock producer,
F.R. Crawley director ::
Herring Hunt —
National Film Board of Canada,
Guy Glover producer,
Julian Biggs director ::
Treasures of the Ukraine — E. F. Attridge, Robert J. Beale Jr. and Frank J. Martyniuk producers ::
A-Hunting We Will Go — Edmonton Movie and Photo Club • Amateur:
Eight-Fifteen — Toronto Film Society • Special Award ::
Gordon Sparling,
Associated Screen Studios — "for distinguished service to the art of the film in Canada and to the Canadian film industry". ==References==