Wolf Koenig
Known For: Production
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: October 17, 1927
Day of Death: June 26, 2014 (87 years old)
Place of Birth: Dresden, Saxony, Germany
Wolf Koenig (October 17, 1927 – June 26, 2014) was a Canadian film director, producer, animator, cinematographer, and a pioneer in Direct Cinema at the National Film Board of Canada. Born in Dresden, Germany, Koenig emigrated to Canada with his family in 1937, when they fled Nazi Germany. They settled in 145-acre (0.59 km2) farm along the Grand River, outside what is now known as Cambridge, Ontario. In 1948, a local representative for the Canadian department of agriculture needed the family's tractor to demonstrate a new tree-planting machine. As the young Koenig pulled the machine across a field, he noticed a small film crew from the NFB's former agricultural film unit, recording the demonstration. After filming was complete, he approached the men, who included director Raymond Garceau, and told them he loved films, especially animation, and hoped to work in filmmaking. They suggested he send in a job application and approximately six weeks later he received a letter offering him the position of a junior splicer for $100 per month. His younger brother Joe Koenig was also a filmmaker.
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The End of the Line
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The Back-breaking Leaf
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Emergency Ward
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Glenn Gould: Off the Record
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Glenn Gould: Off the Record
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Glenn Gould: On the Record
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Glenn Gould: On the Record
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Glenn Gould: On the Record
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Glenn Gould: Off the Record
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Emergency Ward
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The Days Before Christmas
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Country Threshing
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Country Threshing
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The Days Before Christmas
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The Days Before Christmas
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Blood and Fire
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A Foreign Language
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Police
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Pilgrimage
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Pilgrimage
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Blood and Fire
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Memory of Summer
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Memory of Summer
