Colin Low
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. Low was born and raised in Cardston, Alberta, to Gerald and Marion Low, ranchers who were membe…
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Filmography
Crew (99)
Movies (99)
Moving Pictures
2000Director
Momentum
1992Director
Emergency
1988Director
Emergency
1988Writer
Transitions
1986Director
The Contour Connection
1983Director
Standing Alone
1982Director
A Pinto for the Prince
1979Director
The Sword of the Lord
1976Executive Producer
Blackwood
1976Executive Producer
Christ Is Risen
1976Executive Producer
The Mad Canadian
1976Executive Producer
Los Canadienses
1976Producer
No Way They Want to Slow Down
1976Executive Producer
Descent
1975Producer
Musicanada
1975Executive Producer
Alberta Girls
1975Executive Producer
Lumsden
1975Executive Producer
Earthware
1975Producer
Waiting for Fidel
1975Executive Producer
Another Side of the Forest
1974Executive Producer
In Praise of Hands
1974Producer
The Boat That Ian Built
1974Producer
Freshwater World
1974Executive Producer
The New Alchemists
1974Producer
Cree Hunters of Mistassini
1974Producer
King of the Hill
1974Executive Producer
In Search of the Bowhead Whale
1974Executive Producer
Bate's Car: Sweet as a Nut
1974Executive Producer
Kainai
1973Producer
Coming Home
1973Producer
When I Go - That's It!
1972Director
Cell 16
1972Producer
A Memo from Fogo
1972Producer
I Don't Think It's Meant for Us...
1971Producer
The Winds of Fogo
1970Director
Introduction to Fogo Island
1968Director
William Wells Talks About The Island
1967Director
The Merchant and the Teacher
1967Director
The Fogo Island Improvement Committee
1967Director
Billy Crane Moves Away
1967Director
Dan Roberts on Fishing
1967Director
The Songs of Chris Cobb
1967Director
Some Problems of Fogo
1967Director
Andrew Britt at Shoal Bay
1967Director
The Founding of the Co-operatives
1967Director
Tom Best on Co-operatives
1967Director
A Woman's Place
1967Director
Discussion on Welfare
1967Director
McGraths at Home and Fishing
1967Director
The Mercer Family
1967Director
Jim Decker Builds a Longliner
1967Director
Citizen Discussions
1967Director
Fishermen's Meeting
1967Director
Fogo's Expatriates
1967Director
A Wedding and Party
1967Director
Jim Decker's Party
1967Director
In the Labyrinth
1967Director
Joe Kinsella on Education
1967Director
Thoughts on Fogo and Norway
1967Director
The Children of Fogo Island
1967Director
Brian Earle on Merchants and Welfare
1967Director
The Story of the Up Top
1967Director
The Hutterites
1964Director
Free Fall
1964Producer
21-87
1963Producer
Seven Surprizes
1963Director
My Financial Career
1962Producer
The Living Machine
1962Animation
Pot-pourri
1962Producer
Circle of the Sun
1961Director
Circle of the Sun
1961Writer
Very Nice, Very Nice
1961Producer
The Days of Whisky Gap
1961Director
Universe
1960Director
Universe
1960Production Design
Universe
1960Writer
Appetizers
1960Producer
City Out of Time
1959Director
A is for Architecture
1959Producer
The Living Stone
1958Cinematography
City of Gold
1957Director
City of Gold
1957Director of Photography
Gold
1955Director
The Jolifou Inn
1955Director
The Jolifou Inn
1955Editor
Corral
1954Director
Corral
1954Writer
One Little Indian
1954Producer
Riches of the Earth
1954Director
Age of the Beaver
1952Director
The Romance of Transportation in Canada
1952Director
Teamwork - Past and Present
1950Director
Time and Terrain
1948Animation
Time and Terrain
1948Director
Time and Terrain
1948Editor
Cadet Rousselle
1947Animation
Log House
Executive Producer
I Am an Old Tree
Executive Producer
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