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Colin Low

National Film Board of Canada director and producer (1926-2016) · Canada · Directors · Died at 89

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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".

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

A life in dates

2016Died24 February 20161997Prix Albert-TessierAward1992MomentumFilm, Director1986TransitionsFilm, Director1982Standing AloneFilm, Director1975EarthwareFilm, Producer1973Coming HomeFilm, Producer1972Cell 16Film, Producer1970The Winds of FogoFilm, Director1964Free FallFilm, Producer1962My Financial CareerFilm, Producer1961BAFTA Award for Best Animated FilmAwardCircle of the SunFilm, 1961Director, Writer1959City Out of TimeFilm, Director1955The Jolifou InnFilm, Director1954CorralFilm, Director, Writer1948Time and TerrainFilm, Director1926Born24 July 1926

Filmography 40

MOMomentumDirector1992
EMEmergencyDirector, Writer1988
TRTransitionsDirector1986
SAStanding AloneDirector1982
LCLos CanadiensesProducer1976
BLBlackwoodProducer1976
TLThe Sword of the LordProducer1976
WFWaiting for FidelProducer1975
EAEarthwareProducer1975
LULumsdenProducer1975
MUMusicanadaProducer1975
CMCree Hunters of MistassiniProducer1974
AFAnother Side of the ForestProducer1974
KHKing of the HillProducer1974
TAThe New AlchemistsProducer1974
CHComing HomeProducer1973
CECell 16Producer1972
IUI Don't Think It's Meant for Us...Producer1971
TFThe Winds of FogoDirector1970
ILIn the LabyrinthDirector1967
TIThe Children of Fogo IslandDirector1967
FFFree FallProducer1964
THThe HutteritesDirector1964
21-87Producer1963
TRThe RideProducer1963
MCMy Financial CareerProducer1962
VNVery Nice, Very NiceProducer1961
CSCircle of the SunDirector, Writer1961
TGThe Days of Whisky GapDirector1961
UNUniverseDirector, Writer1960
APAppetizersProducer1960
CTCity Out of TimeDirector1959
CGCity of GoldDirector1957
TIThe Jolifou InnDirector1955
COCorralDirector, Writer1954
RERiches of the EarthDirector1954
OIOne Little IndianProducer1954
TCThe Romance of Transportation in CanadaDirector1952
ABAge of the BeaverDirector1952
TTTime and TerrainDirector1948

102 credits on file

Awards

Prix Albert-Tessier1997
BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film1961
Canadian Film Award
Officer of the Order of Canada
Short Film Palme d'Or
Member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
Member of the Order of Canada

About this person

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.

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Country
Canada
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1926 to 2016 · aged 89

In common with Colin

Gordon PinsentAlso in Blackwood (1976)Roman KroitorAlso in Universe (1960)Gerald PottertonAlso in The Ride (1963)Michael RubboAlso in Waiting for Fidel (1975)Arthur LipsettAlso in 21-87 (1963)Grant MunroAlso in One Little Indian (1954)

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