
Person
Wolf Koenig
Production
- Known for
- Production
- Born
- Oct 17, 1927
- Died
- Jun 26, 2014
- From
- Dresden, 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.
Images
Credits

Rebels with a Camera

Fish Spoilage Control

Ananse's Farm

Tilt

Face of the Earth

Steeltown

City of Gold

Lonely Boy
John Cat

The Lion and the Mouse

Ashes of Doom

Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance

Deep Threat

Incident at Restigouche

The Days Before Christmas

The Street

The Energy Carol

Pictures Out Of My Life