Known For
Production
Born
Oct 17, 1927
Died
Jun 26, 2014
Place of Birth
Dresden, Saxony, Germany
Credits
90 titles
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.
Known For
Filmography
Rebels with a Camera
Self
Show Girls
Director of Photography
Eldon Rathburn: They Shoot... He Scores
Producer
When Shirley Met Florence
Producer
Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance
Producer
Walker
Producer
Connection
Director
Discussions in Bioethics: A Chronic Problem
Producer
Discussions in Bioethics: The Courage of One's Convictions
Producer
Behind the Veil: Nuns
Graphic Designer
Incident at Restigouche
Editor
John Cat
Writer
Laughter in My Soul
Producer
Ted Baryluk's Grocery
Producer
Nose and Tina
Producer
Canada Vignettes: Sodbusters
Producer
Canada Vignettes: Trading Post
Producer
Canada Vignettes: Faces
Producer
Canada Vignettes: The Maple Leaf
Producer
Canada Vignettes: Voyageurs
Producer
Deep Threat
Producer
The Street
Executive Producer
Amisk
Executive Producer
Poets on Film No. 1
Executive Producer
Spinnolio
Producer
No Apple for Johnny
Producer
Poets on Film No. 2
Executive Producer
Canada Vignettes: Fashion Designer
Producer
Extinction of the Dinosaurs
Producer
The Lion and the Mouse
Executive Producer
Sikusilarmiut
Executive Producer
A Token Gesture
Executive Producer
Face of the Earth
Producer
The Energy Carol
Executive Producer
Natsik Hunting
Producer
The Housewife
Executive Producer
Perspectrum
Producer
Icarus
Producer
The Coldspring Project
Producer
Who Are We?
Producer
The Light Fantastick
Producer
The Family That Dwelt Apart
Producer
Man: The Polluter
Director
Ten: The Magic Number
Producer
Tickets s.v.p
Producer
Pictures Out Of My Life
Producer
The Myth and the Reality
Producer
The Innocent Door
Producer
Ananse's Farm
Producer
Exeter
Producer