The Living Stone is a 1958 Canadian short documentary film directed by John Feeney and produced by the National Film Board of Canada. It shows the inspiration behind Inuit sculpture, where the aim of the artist is to release the image he or she sees imprisoned in the stone. Among its numerous honours was a nomination, at the 31st Academy Awards, for Best Documentary Short Film.
The 32-minute film is included in the 2011 Inuit film anthology Unikkausivut: Sharing Our Stories, bringing together over 100 films by and about Canadian Inuit, distributed on DVD to Inuit communities across the Canadian North and available online.
Awards 11th Canadian Film Awards, Toronto: Award of Merit, General Information, 1959 Locarno Film Festival, Locarno, Switzerland: Diploma of Honour, 1959 International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg, Mannheim: Special Commendation, 1959 Robert J. Flaherty Film Awards, City College Institute of Film Techniques: Honourable Mention, 1959 Winnipeg Film Council Annual Film Festival, Winnipeg: Best Canadian Film, Short Subject, 1959 Festival of Tourist and Folklore Films, Brussels: CIDALC Medal of Honour, 1960 American Film and Video Festival, New York: Blue Ribbon, Graphic Arts, Sculpture and Architecture, 1960 Rapallo International Film Festival, Rapallo, Italy: Special Prize, Cup of the Minister of Tourism and Entertainment for Best Foreign Film, 1960 Rapallo International Film Festival, Rapallo, Italy: Second Prize, Silver Cup of the Province of Genoa, 1960 SODRE International Festival of Documentary and Experimental Films, Montevideo, Uruguay: Honourable Mention 1960 International Festival of Films on People and Countries, La Spezia, Italy: Silver Cup for the Most Popular Film of the Festival, 1967 International Festival of Films on People and Countries, La Spezia, Italy: Medal for Best Ethnological Film, 1967 International Maritime and Exploration Film Festival, Toulon, France: Ergo Prize of the Presidency of the Republic, 1969 31st Academy Awards, Los Angeles: Nominee: Best Documentary Short Film, 1958
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