Wolf Koenig

Known for ProductionBorn 1927-10-17Died 2014-06-26Dresden, Saxony, Germany

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Eldon Rathburn: They Shoot... He Scores

Walker

Discussions in Bioethics: The Courage of One's Convictions

Laughter in My Soul

Extinction of the Dinosaurs

Perspectrum

Who Are We?

Ananse's Farm

Tickets s.v.p

Tilt

Le Québec as Seen by Cartier-Bresson

Festival in Puerto Rico

The Cars in Your Life

The End of the Line

Pilgrimage

Sur le pont d'Avignon

The Back-breaking Leaf

Discussions in Bioethics: A Chronic Problem

Nose and Tina

Natsik Hunting

The Innocent Door

Ten: The Magic Number

The Days of Whisky Gap

Blood and Fire

Fish Spoilage Control

Amisk

Glenn Gould: On the Record

Ted Baryluk's Grocery

Deep Threat

Spinnolio

Poets on Film No. 1

Face of the Earth

A Token Gesture

Christmas at Moose Factory

Where There's Smoke

Steeltown

The Family That Dwelt Apart

Country Threshing

Stravinsky

Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance

Canada Vignettes: Fashion Designer

Incident at Restigouche

Universe

Neighbours

N-Zone

Connection

Behind the Veil: Nuns

No Apple for Johnny