Editing John Grierson (section)

=== Films of Scotland Committee ===
Grierson joined the newly revived Films of Scotland Committee in 1955. Also on the committee were [[Norman Wilson (film critic)|Norman Wilson]], [[Forsyth Hardy]], [[George Singleton]], C. A. Oakley and [[Neil Paterson (writer)|Neil Paterson]].<ref name=":0" /> In 1956, Grierson was the president of the [[Venice Film Festival]]'s jury; he was also jury president at the [[Cork Film Festival]] and the [[South American Film Festival]] in 1958.<ref name=":0" /> In 1957, Grierson received a special [[Canadian Film Award]]. Grierson wrote the script for, ''[[Seawards the Great Ships]],'' which was directed by [[Hilary Harris]] and awarded an Academy Award in 1961, a feat for the Films of Scotland Committee.<ref name=":0" />