Television entertainment program. The Academy of Canadian Cinema and the CBC provide an evening of Genie Award presentations for excellence in Canadian film making, which includes showing film clips and the comments of film personalities, giving and receiving awards. The program is enlivened by: broadway-style modern dance routines; magic shows; the comedy sketch of Tony Rosato and Ben Gorde; and songs from 1982 Canadian movies. Presentations are made to the following winners: André and Jean-Jacques Leduc, Best Theatrical Short; Janice Cole and Holly Dale, Best Theatrical Documentary; Don Shebib (on behalf of Terry Heffernan), Best Original Screenplay; Stephane Venne, Claude Denjean, Best Original Song; Gilles Carle, Best Director; Gilles Carle, Roger Lemelin, Best Adapted Screenplay; William McCrown, Best Art Direction; Nicole Pelletier, Best Costume Design; Ron Wiseman, Best Film Editing; Annie Potts (not present), Best Foreign Actress; Richard Leiterman, Best Cinematography; Dan Goldberg, Austin and Joe Grimaldi, et al, Best Overall Sound; Peter Jermyn et al, Best Sound Editing; Alan Arkin, Best Foreign Actor; Pierre Lamy, Air Canada Award; Nic Mancuso, Best Actor; Margot Kidder (not present), best actress. Presentations are made by: Sara Botsford, costume designer; Al Waxman, actor/director; Lois Maxwell, actress; Gail [Garnet], actress; Mariette Hartley, actress; Renalda Jones, actress; Robert Carradine, actor; Len Carriou, actor; Henry Beckman, actor; Larry Dane, actor; Harvey Atkin, actor; Gordon Pinsent, actor; Andrée Pelletier, actress; Daniel Pilon, actor; Jennifer Dale, actress; Marie Tifo, actress; Thomas Peacocke, actor; Peter Ustinov, actor; Glenn Ford, actor; Marcia [Coelle]; producer, Ted Kotcheff, producer.~Comments are made by: Gordon McClellan, film editor (HEAD ON); Ronald Sanders, film editor (SCANNERS); R.H. Thompson, actor (TICKET TO HEAVEN); Saul Rubinek, actor (TICKET TO HEAVEN); Don Shebib, director; Gilles Carle, film director; David Cronenberg, director; Ralph L. Thomas, film director; Gabriel Archand, actor (LES PLOUFFE); Christopher Plummer, actor (THE AMATEUR); Winston Rekert, actor (HEARTACHES); Nick Mancuso, actor (TICKET TO HEAVEN); Lesleh Donaldson, actress (CRIES OF THE NIGHT); Ronalda Jones, actress (ALLIGATOR SHOES); Don Shebib, film director (HEARTACHES); Monique Spaziani, actress (LES BEAUX SOUVENIRS); André Brassard, film director; Pierre Jeanniot, executive vice-president, Air Canada; Pierre Lamy, film director/producer; Jennifer Dale, actress; Denise Filiatrault, actress (LES PLOUFFE); Juliette Huot, actress (LES PLOUFFE); Dixie Seatle, actress (TICKET TO HEAVEN); and Paul Hoffert, Chairman of the Academy.~Shot of: David Silcox, President of CFDC taking a bow; classical dance number with Frank Augustyn and Veronica Tenant; magic performance by Doug Henning. The host is Brian Linehan. Film clips are shown from the following movies: LES PLOUFFE, THE AMATEUR, HEARTACHES, SCANNERS, TICKET TO HEAVEN, CRIES OF THE NIGHT, LES BEAUX SOUVENIRS, SILENCE OF THE NORTH and ALLIGATOR SHOES. The singers presenting the winning songs are: Cecile Frenette and Cathy Michael McGlynn who sing: "Gypsy Born" from SURFACING; "Comes a Time" from SILENCE OF THE NORTH; and "Il Était Une Fois Des Gens Heureux" from LES PLOUFFE. <70mn 26s>
