About

Known credits:
97
Birthday:
1927-10-17
Place of birth:
Dresden, Saxony, Germany
Website:
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Wolf Koenig

Overview

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

Acting
2006 Live Before the Letter Actor Self N/A
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Directing
1984 John Cat Directing Director N/A
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1973 Man: The Polluter Directing Director N/A
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1970 Where There's Smoke Directing Director N/A
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1966 Steeltown Directing Director N/A
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1966 Stravinsky Directing Director 59
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1962 Lonely Boy Directing Director 59
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1961 Festival in Puerto Rico Directing Director N/A
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1960 I Was a Ninety-pound Weakling Directing Director N/A
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1959 Glenn Gould: On the Record Directing Director 59
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1959 Glenn Gould: Off the Record Directing Director N/A
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1958 The Days Before Christmas Directing Director N/A
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1958 Country Threshing Directing Director N/A
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1957 City of Gold Directing Director 58
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1957 It's a Crime Directing Director N/A
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1951 Sur le pont d'Avignon Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1984 John Cat Writing Writer N/A
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Production
1995 Eldon Rathburn: They Shoot... He Scores Production Producer N/A
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1993 Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance Production Producer 59
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1991 Walker Production Producer N/A
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1985 Discussions in Bioethics: A Chronic Problem Production Producer N/A
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1985 Discussions in Bioethics: The Courage of One's Convictions Production Producer N/A
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1982 Ted Baryluk's Grocery Production Producer N/A
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1980 Nose and Tina Production Producer N/A
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1978 Canada Vignettes: Sodbusters Production Producer 58
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1978 Canada Vignettes: Trading Post Production Producer 59
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1978 Canada Vignettes: Voyageurs Production Producer 59
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1978 Canada Vignettes: The Maple Leaf Production Producer 59
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1978 Canada Vignettes: Faces Production Producer 59
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1977 Deep Threat Production Producer N/A
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1977 The Street Production Executive Producer 58
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1977 No Apple for Johnny Production Producer N/A
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1977 Amisk Production Executive Producer 58
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1977 Poets on Film No. 1 Production Executive Producer N/A
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1977 Extinction of the Dinosaurs Production Producer N/A
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1977 Poets on Film No. 2 Production Executive Producer N/A
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1977 Canada Vignettes: Fashion Designer Production Producer 59
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1977 Spinnolio Production Producer N/A
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1976 The Lion and the Mouse Production Executive Producer 58
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1975 Face of the Earth Production Producer N/A
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1975 Natsik Hunting Production Producer N/A
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1975 Perspectrum Production Producer N/A
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1975 The Housewife Production Executive Producer N/A
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1975 The Energy Carol Production Executive Producer N/A
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1975 A Token Gesture Production Executive Producer N/A
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1974 The Light Fantastick Production Producer N/A
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1974 Who Are We? Production Producer N/A
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1973 The Family That Dwelt Apart Production Producer 59
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1973 Pictures Out Of My Life Production Producer N/A
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1973 Tickets s.v.p Production Producer N/A
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1973 The Innocent Door Production Producer N/A
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1973 Ananse's Farm Production Producer N/A
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1972 Tilt Production Producer N/A
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1971 Hot Stuff Production Producer 58
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1971 Christmas at Moose Factory Production Producer 58
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1970 Ashes of Doom Production Producer 59
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1969 To See or Not to See Production Producer 58
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1961 The Days of Whisky Gap Production Producer N/A
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1960 The Cars in Your Life Production Producer N/A
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1959 The Back-breaking Leaf Production Producer 59
Average
1959 Glenn Gould: On the Record Production Producer 59
Average
1959 Emergency Ward Production Producer N/A
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1959 The End of the Line Production Producer N/A
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1959 Glenn Gould: Off the Record Production Producer N/A
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1958 The Days Before Christmas Production Producer N/A
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1958 Police Production Producer N/A
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1958 A Foreign Language Production Producer N/A
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1958 Pilgrimage Production Producer N/A
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1958 Memory of Summer Production Producer N/A
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1958 Country Threshing Production Producer N/A
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1958 Blood and Fire Production Producer N/A
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Art
1984 Behind the Veil: Nuns Art Graphic Designer N/A
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Camera
1998 Show Girls Camera Director of Photography 58
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1995 Eldon Rathburn: They Shoot... He Scores Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1970 N-Zone Camera Camera Operator 59
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1966 Stravinsky Camera Director of Photography 59
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1962 Lonely Boy Camera Director of Photography 59
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1960 Universe Camera Camera Operator 59
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1960 The Cars in Your Life Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1959 Glenn Gould: On the Record Camera Director of Photography 59
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1959 Emergency Ward Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1959 Glenn Gould: Off the Record Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1958 Blood and Fire Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1958 Memory of Summer Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1958 Pilgrimage Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1957 City of Gold Camera Director of Photography 58
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1954 Corral Camera Director of Photography 58
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1952 Neighbours Camera Director of Photography 61
Fair

Crew
1964 Age of the Buffalo Crew Cinematography N/A
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1962 The Living Machine Crew Cinematography N/A
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1956 Fish Spoilage Control Crew Script N/A
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1955 Gold Crew Cinematography N/A
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Editing
1984 John Cat Editing Editor N/A
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1984 Incident at Restigouche Editing Editor 58
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1966 Stravinsky Editing Editor 59
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1961 Festival in Puerto Rico Editing Editor N/A
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1958 The Days Before Christmas Editing Editor N/A
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