The 16th Canadian Film Awards were held on May 8, 1964, to honour achievements in Canadian film.
This year saw 148 films entered, including five features, and the fact that a French-language film won Film of the Year was a tremendous boost for Francophone film production. The awards' international reputation was also cemented, as the gala was attended by 500 people from all over North America, including a large number of international journalists.
The ceremony was moved back to Toronto; its hosts were comedians Johnny Wayne and Frank Shuster.Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. . pp. 65-67.
Films Film of the Year: Pour la suite du monde — National Film Board of Canada, Fernand Dansereau producer, Pierre Perrault and Michel Brault directors Feature Film: À tout prendre (aka All Things Considered aka Take it All) — Les Films Cassiopée, Orion Films, Claude Jutra and Robert Hershorn producers, Claude Jutra director Theatrical Short: Anniversary — National Film Board of Canada, William Weintraub producer and director Arts and Experimental: Not awarded TV Information: Cardiac Team — Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Doug Gillingham producer TV Entertainment: The Education of Phyllistine — Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Philip Keatley producer and director Films for Children: The Origins of Weather — National Film Board of Canada, Tom Daly producer, Joe Koenig director Travel and Recreation: Rogers Pass — Pageant Productions, Peter J. Elkington producer and director Stanley Cup Finals 1963 — Chetwynd Films, Arthur Chetwynd producer General Information: Fields of Sacrifice — National Film Board of Canada, Donald Brittain producer and director Public Relations: Brampton Builds a Car — Crawley Films, James Turpie producer and director Sales Promotion: Land on the Move — Westminster Films, Don Haldane producer and director Training and Instruction: Mrs. Reynolds Needs a Nurse — Robert Anderson Associates, Robert Anderson producer and director Filmed Commercial, Company or Product: Kiln — Williams Drege & Hill, Colin Y. Smith director Molson Export, Wheels — Film Assistance Productions, A. J. Chesterman producer Filmed Commercial, Public Service: What Shall I Be? — Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Warren Collins producer Amateur: House of Toys — London Film Society, Donald Carter director Certificate of Merit: The Day of the Beginning — John P. FitzGerald director Certificate of Merit: Fête de nuit — Claude Savard director Certificate of Merit: Perspective — Derek A. Davy director Certificate of Merit: Summer's Come to the City — Howard F. Pole director
Non-Feature Craft Awards Black and White Cinematography: John Spotton, The Hutterites (NFB) Colour Cinematography: Stan Brede, Brampton Builds a Car (Crawley Films)
Special Award Pour la suite du monde, National Film Board of Canada, Pierre Perrault and Michel Brault — "in recognition of its visual qualities, perceptions and artistry, which involve the audience in a revival of earlier traditions at Île-aux-Coudres".
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