COLIN LOW

Colin Low
Colin Low
Gender: Male
Known for: Directing
Birthday: July 24, 1926
Deathday: February 24, 2016
Place of Birth: Cardston, Alberta, Canada

Biography

Colin Archibald Low CM RCA (July 24, 1926 – February 24, 2016) 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.

Filmography

Production

2000·
Moving Pictures
Director
1988·
Emergency
Writer, Director
TBA·
I Am an Old Tree
Executive Producer
1986·
Transitions
Director
1983·
The Contour Connection
Director
1979·
A Pinto for the Prince
Director
1976·
Los Canadienses
Producer
1976·
Blackwood
Executive Producer
1976·
No Way They Want to Slow Down
Executive Producer
1975·
Waiting for Fidel
Executive Producer
TBA·
Log House
Executive Producer
1992·
Momentum
Director
1982·
Standing Alone
Director
1976·
The Sword of the Lord
Executive Producer
1976·
The Mad Canadian
Executive Producer
1976·
Christ Is Risen
Executive Producer
1975·
Lumsden
Executive Producer
1975·
Musicanada
Executive Producer
1975·
Alberta Girls
Executive Producer
1975·
Descent
Producer
1975·
Earthware
Producer
1974·
The New Alchemists
Producer
1974·
King of the Hill
Executive Producer
1974·
Freshwater World
Executive Producer
1974·
Bate's Car: Sweet as a Nut
Executive Producer
1974·
In Praise of Hands
Producer
1974·
Cree Hunters of Mistassini
Producer
1974·
In Search of the Bowhead Whale
Executive Producer
1974·
The Boat That Ian Built
Producer
1973·
Kainai
Producer
1973·
Coming Home
Producer
1972·
Cell 16
Producer
1972·
A Memo from Fogo
Producer
1972·
When I Go - That's It!
Director
1971·
I Don't Think It's Meant for Us...
Producer
1970·
The Winds of Fogo
Director
1968·
Introduction to Fogo Island
Director
1967·
Jim Decker's Party
Director
1967·
Discussion on Welfare
Director
1967·
Fogo's Expatriates
Director
1967·
The Fogo Island Improvement Committee
Director
1967·
Tom Best on Co-operatives
Director
1967·
Brian Earle on Merchants and Welfare
Director
1967·
Fishermen's Meeting
Director
1967·
William Wells Talks About The Island
Director
1967·
Joe Kinsella on Education
Director
1967·
Dan Roberts on Fishing
Director
1967·
Some Problems of Fogo
Director
1967·
The Story of the Up Top
Director
1967·
Thoughts on Fogo and Norway
Director
1967·
Citizen Discussions
Director
1967·
The Songs of Chris Cobb
Director
1967·
Jim Decker Builds a Longliner
Director
1967·
McGraths at Home and Fishing
Director
1967·
The Founding of the Co-operatives
Director
1967·
The Merchant and the Teacher
Director
1967·
Andrew Britt at Shoal Bay
Director
1967·
Billy Crane Moves Away
Director
1967·
The Children of Fogo Island
Director
1967·
In the Labyrinth
Director
1967·
A Woman's Place
Director
1967·
The Mercer Family
Director
1967·
A Wedding and Party
Director
1964·
The Hutterites
Director
1964·
Free Fall
Producer
1963·
21-87
Producer
1963·
Seven Surprizes
Director
1962·
My Financial Career
Producer
1962·
The Living Machine
Animation
1962·
Pot-pourri
Producer
1961·
The Days of Whisky Gap
Director
1961·
Circle of the Sun
Writer, Director
1961·
Very Nice, Very Nice
Producer
1960·
Appetizers
Producer
1960·
Universe
Production Design, Director, Writer
1959·
City Out of Time
Director
1959·
A is for Architecture
Producer
1958·
The Living Stone
Cinematography
1957·
City of Gold
Director of Photography, Director
1955·
The Jolifou Inn
Director, Editor
1955·
Gold
Director
1954·
One Little Indian
Producer
1954·
Corral
Writer, Director
1954·
Riches of the Earth
Director
1952·
The Romance of Transportation in Canada
Director
1952·
Age of the Beaver
Director
1950·
Teamwork - Past and Present
Director
1948·
Time and Terrain
Editor, Animation, Director
1947·
Cadet Rousselle
Animation