# Colin Low

> Colin Archibald Low was a Canadian animation and documentary filmmaker with the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). He was known as a pioneer, one of Canada's most important filmmakers, and was regularly referred to as "the gentleman genius". His numerous honors include five BAFTA awards, eight Cannes Film Festival awards, and six Academy Award nominations.

*National Film Board of Canada director and producer (1926-2016)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/colin-low

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Movie Director ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999))
- **Category:** Directors
- **Country:** Canada
- **Born:** 1926-07-24
- **Died:** 2016-02-24
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Colin Archibald Low was a Canadian animation and documentary filmmaker with the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). He was known as a pioneer, one of Canada's most important filmmakers, and was regularly referred to as "the gentleman genius". His numerous honors include five BAFTA awards, eight Cannes Film Festival awards, and six Academy Award nominations.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 40.8 / 100
- **Momentum:** 4.5 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 5.5 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 25.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 40.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0522800/ (@nm0522800)

## Sources
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