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Etrog, n.2 Now Hist.|ˈiːtrɒg|
[f. the name of Sorel Etrog (b. 1933), Romanian-born sculptor.]
Any one of the Canadian Film Awards, presented annually between 1968 and 1978 (superseded by the *genie n. 3), for excellence in Canadian film-making; a statuette after a design by Etrog, commemorating the award. Cf. Oscar n.2
1968Globe & Mail (Toronto) 22 May 13/4 Or, as they may become known, the Etrog winners, since Toronto sculptor Sorel Etrog has been commissioned to design the Canadian Oscar. 1970Ibid. 28 Sept. 15/1 A week-long orgy of Canadian movies..to be capped Saturday night by the presentation of the Etrogs. 1978Maclean's Mag. 2 Oct. 49/2 For the first time the Etrogs were this year held under the aegis of the Toronto Festival of Festivals, whose organizer, Bill Marshall, produced and directed the Etrog Show. 1987D. Clandfield Canad. Film p. vii, The abbreviation CFA has been used throughout to signify Canadian Film Awards, which over the years have been variously referred to as Etrogs and Genies. |