Wolf Koenig

Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

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Neighbours

(1952) Director of Photography

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Discussions in Bioethics: A Chronic Problem

(1985) Producer

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The Street

(1976) Executive Producer

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Festival in Puerto Rico

(1961) Editor

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Emergency Ward

(1959) Producer

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John Cat

(1984) Writer

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Glenn Gould: On The Record

(1959) Producer

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Universe

(1960) Camera Operator

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2006	Self	Live Before the Letter 2006-01-01 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Camera

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1998	Director of Photography	Show Girls 1998-01-01 Movie
1970	Camera Operator	N-Zone 1970-01-01 Movie
1966	Director of Photography	Stravinsky 1966-01-01 Movie
1962	Director of Photography	Lonely Boy 1962-05-25 Movie
1960	Camera Operator	Universe 1960-05-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Cars in Your Life 1960-01-01 Movie
1959	Director of Photography	Glenn Gould: On The Record 1959-01-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	Glenn Gould: Off the Record 1959-01-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	Emergency Ward 1959-01-01 Movie
1958	Director of Photography	Blood and Fire 1958-01-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	Pilgrimage 1958-01-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	Memory of Summer 1958-01-01 Movie
1957	Director of Photography	City of Gold 1957-05-02 Movie
1954	Director of Photography	Corral 1954-04-01 Movie
1952	Director of Photography	Neighbours 1952-01-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	Eldon Rathburn: They Shoot... He Scores Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1993	Producer	Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance 1993-07-12 Movie
1991	Producer	Walker 1991-01-01 Movie
1985	Producer	Discussions in Bioethics: A Chronic Problem 1985-01-01 Movie
1982	Producer	Ted Baryluk's Grocery 1982-09-30 Movie
1980	Producer	Nose and Tina 1980-01-01 Movie
1978	Producer	Canada Vignettes: Sodbusters 1978-09-22 Movie
	Producer	Canada Vignettes: Trading Post 1978-01-01 Movie
	Producer	Canada Vignettes: Faces 1978-01-01 Movie
	Producer	Canada Vignettes: The Maple Leaf 1978-01-01 Movie
	Producer	Canada Vignettes: Voyageurs 1978-01-01 Movie
1977	Producer	Deep Threat 1977-06-03 Movie
	Producer	Canada Vignettes: Fashion Designer 1977-01-01 Movie
	Executive Producer	Amisk 1977-01-01 Movie
	Producer	No Apple for Johnny 1977-01-01 Movie
	Executive Producer	Poets on Film No. 1 1977-01-01 Movie
	Executive Producer	Poets on Film No. 2 1977-01-01 Movie
	Producer	Extinction of the Dinosaurs 1977-01-01 Movie
	Producer	Spinnolio 1977-01-01 Movie
1976	Executive Producer	The Lion and the Mouse 1976-06-21 Movie
	Executive Producer	The Street 1976-01-01 Movie
1975	Executive Producer	The Energy Carol 1975-01-01 Movie
	Producer	Perspectrum 1975-01-01 Movie
	Producer	Natsik Hunting 1975-01-01 Movie
	Producer	Face of the Earth 1975-01-01 Movie
	Executive Producer	A Token Gesture 1975-01-01 Movie
	Executive Producer	The Housewife 1975-01-01 Movie
1974	Producer	The Light Fantastick 1974-01-01 Movie
	Producer	Who Are We? 1974-01-01 Movie
1973	Producer	The Family That Dwelt Apart 1973-10-14 Movie
	Producer	Tickets s.v.p 1973-01-01 Movie
	Producer	The Innocent Door 1973-01-01 Movie
	Producer	Ananse's Farm 1973-01-01 Movie
	Producer	Pictures Out Of My Life 1973-01-01 Movie
1972	Producer	Tilt 1972-01-01 Movie
1971	Producer	Christmas at Moose Factory 1971-01-01 Movie
1970	Producer	Ashes of Doom 1970-01-04 Movie
1969	Producer	To See or Not to See 1969-10-10 Movie
1961	Producer	The Days of Whisky Gap 1961-01-01 Movie
1960	Producer	The Cars in Your Life 1960-01-01 Movie
1959	Producer	The Back-breaking Leaf 1959-01-02 Movie
	Producer	Emergency Ward 1959-01-01 Movie
	Producer	The End of the Line 1959-01-01 Movie
	Producer	Glenn Gould: On The Record 1959-01-01 Movie
	Producer	Glenn Gould: Off the Record 1959-01-01 Movie
1958	Producer	The Days Before Christmas 1958-01-02 Movie
	Producer	Blood and Fire 1958-01-01 Movie
	Producer	Country Threshing 1958-01-01 Movie
	Producer	A Foreign Language 1958-01-01 Movie
	Producer	Police 1958-01-01 Movie
	Producer	Pilgrimage 1958-01-01 Movie
	Producer	Memory of Summer 1958-01-01 Movie
	Producer	Eldon Rathburn: They Shoot... He Scores Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Art

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1984	Graphic Designer	Behind the Veil: Nuns 1984-09-19 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1984	Director	John Cat 1984-01-01 Movie
1973	Director	Man: The Polluter 1973-01-01 Movie
1970	Director	Where There's Smoke 1970-01-01 Movie
1966	Director	Stravinsky 1966-01-01 Movie
	Director	Steeltown 1966-01-01 Movie
1962	Director	Lonely Boy 1962-05-25 Movie
1961	Director	Festival in Puerto Rico 1961-01-01 Movie
1960	Director	I Was a Ninety-pound Weakling 1960-06-07 Movie
1959	Director	Glenn Gould: On The Record 1959-01-01 Movie
	Director	Glenn Gould: Off the Record 1959-01-01 Movie
1958	Director	The Days Before Christmas 1958-01-02 Movie
	Director	Country Threshing 1958-01-01 Movie
1957	Director	City of Gold 1957-05-02 Movie
	Director	It's a Crime 1957-01-01 Movie
1951	Director	Sur le pont d'Avignon 1951-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Editing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1984	Editor	Incident at Restigouche 1984-01-01 Movie
	Editor	John Cat 1984-01-01 Movie
1966	Editor	Stravinsky 1966-01-01 Movie
1961	Editor	Festival in Puerto Rico 1961-01-01 Movie
1958	Editor	The Days Before Christmas 1958-01-02 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1984	Writer	John Cat 1984-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1964	Cinematography	Age of the Buffalo 1964-01-01 Movie
1962	Cinematography	The Living Machine 1962-01-01 Movie
1956	Script	Fish Spoilage Control 1956-01-01 Movie
1955	Cinematography	Gold 1955-09-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv