Wolf Koenig
Production
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.
Known for
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movieWalker
1991
Producer
Discussions in Bioethics: A Chronic Problem
1985
Producer
movieLaughter in My Soul
1983
Producer
movieTed Baryluk's Grocery
1982
Producer
movieNose and Tina
1980
Producer
movieCanada Vignettes: Faces
1978
Producer
movieDeep Threat
1977
Producer
movieThe Street
1977
Executive Producer
movieSpinnolio
1977
Producer
movieAmisk
1977
Executive Producer
movieNo Apple for Johnny
1977
Producer
moviePoets on Film No. 1
1977
Executive Producer
moviePoets on Film No. 2
1977
Executive Producer
movieThe Lion and the Mouse
1976
Executive Producer
movieFace of the Earth
1975
Producer
movieThe Energy Carol
1975
Executive Producer
movieThe Housewife
1975
Executive Producer
movieA Token Gesture
1975
Executive Producer
moviePerspectrum
1975
Producer
movieNatsik Hunting
1975
Producer
movieWho Are We?
1974
Producer
movieThe Light Fantastick
1974
Producer
movieThe Coldspring Project
1974
Producer
movieTen: The Magic Number
1973
Producer
movieAnanse's Farm
1973
Producer
moviePictures Out Of My Life
1973
Producer
movieThe Innocent Door
1973
Producer
movieTilt
1972
Producer
movieExeter
1972
Producer
movieHot Stuff
1971
Producer
movieAshes of Doom
1970
Producer
movieTo See or Not to See
1969
Producer
movieThe Days of Whisky Gap
1961
Producer
movieThe Cars in Your Life
1960
Producer
movieThe Back-breaking Leaf
1959
Producer
movieThe End of the Line
1959
Producer
movieEmergency Ward
1959
Producer
moviePolice
1958
Producer
movieMemory of Summer
1958
Producer
moviePilgrimage
1958
Producer
movieA Foreign Language
1958
Producer
movieBlood and Fire
1958
Producer
movieWhy Men Rape
Producer
Camera18
movieShow Girls
1998
Director of Photography
Eldon Rathburn: They Shoot... He Scores
1995
Director of Photography
movieN-Zone
1970
Camera Operator
movieStravinsky
1966
Director of Photography
movieSteeltown
1966
Director of Photography
movieLonely Boy
1962
Director of Photography
I Was a Ninety-pound Weakling
1960
Director of Photography
movieUniverse
1960
Camera Operator
movieThe Cars in Your Life
1960
Director of Photography
movieGlenn Gould: Off the Record
1959
Director of Photography
movieGlenn Gould: On the Record
1959
Director of Photography
movieEmergency Ward
1959
Director of Photography
movieMemory of Summer
1958
Director of Photography
moviePilgrimage
1958
Director of Photography
movieBlood and Fire
1958
Director of Photography
movieCity of Gold
1957
Director of Photography
movieCorral
1954
Director of Photography
movieNeighbours
1952
Director of Photography
Directing16
movieConnection
1986
Director
John Cat
1984
Director
movieMan: The Polluter
1973
Director
movieSteeltown
1966
Director
movieStravinsky
1966
Director
movieLonely Boy
1962
Director
movieFestival in Puerto Rico
1961
Director
movieCity of Gold
1957
Director
movieIt's a Crime
1957
Director
movieSur le pont d'Avignon
1951
Director
Editing7
Crew4
Age of the Buffalo
1964
Cinematography
movieThe Living Machine
1962
Cinematography
Gold
1955
Cinematography
Acting1
Art1
movieBehind the Veil: Nuns
1984
Graphic Designer