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Colin Low

Film Director / Film Producer / Executive Producer / Animator / Screenwriter / Cinematographer | * 07/24/1926 († 89, 02/24/2016) | Cardston (Canada)
Colin Archibald Low (July 24, 1926 – February 24, 2016) was a Canadian animation and documentary filmmaker with the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). He was known as a pioneer, one of Canada's most important filmmakers, and was regularly referred to as "the gentleman genius". His numerous honors include five BAFTA awards, eight Cannes Film Festival awards, and six Academy Award nominations. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Documentaries | Animation | History

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This classic short film depicts the Klondike gold rush at its peak, when would-be prospectors struggled through harsh conditions to reach the fabled gold fields over 3000 km north of civilization. Usi ...

City of Gold

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1957 | 2.7/5 | 22min
History, Documentary
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A triumph of film art, creating on the screen a vast, awe-inspiring picture of the universe as it would appear to a voyager through space, this film was among the sources of inspiration used by Stanle ...

Universe

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1960 | 3.7/5 | 29min
Documentary
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A humorous survey of the history of the development of transportation technology in Canada. ...

The Romance of Transportation in Canada

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1952 | 3.0/5 | 12min
History, Animation
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This film provides a brief history of the fur trade in Canada, showing its effects on exploration and settlement. Engravings and paintings from the periods represented convey the romance, the adventur ...

Age of the Beaver

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1952 | 17min
Documentary
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Awards & Nominations for Colin Low

Canadian Film Awards Officer of The Order of Canada Prix Albert-Tessier Short Film Palme d'Or BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film Member of The Royal Canadian Academy of Arts Member of The Order of Canada Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film BAFTA Award for Best Short Film
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Movies with Colin Low as Crew(47)

Directing/Director1992 Momentum
Directing/Director1986 Transitions
Directing/Director1982 Standing Alone
Directing/Director1979 A Pinto for the Prince
Production/Executive Producer1976 Blackwood
Production/Executive Producer1976 The Sword of the Lord
Production/Executive Producer1976 The Mad Canadian
Production/Executive Producer1976 Christ Is Risen
Production/Executive Producer1975 Lumsden
Production/Executive Producer1974 King of the Hill
Production/Producer1974 Waiting for Fidel
Production/Producer1974 The New Alchemists
Production/Producer1974 Cree Hunters of Mistassini
Production/Executive Producer1974 In Search of the Bowhead Whale
Production/Producer1973 Coming Home
Directing/Director1970 The Winds of Fogo
Directing/Director1967 The Mercer Family
Directing/Director1967 Billy Crane Moves Away
Directing/Director1967 A Woman's Place
Directing/Director1967 In the Labyrinth
Directing/Director1967 A Wedding and Party
Directing/Director1967 The Children of Fogo Island
Production/Producer1964 Free Fall
Directing/Director1964 The Hutterites
Production/Producer1963 21-87
Production/Producer1962 My Financial Career
Production/Producer1962 Pot-pourri
Production/Producer1961 Very Nice, Very Nice
Directing/Director1961 The Days of Whisky Gap
Directing/Director1960 Circle of the Sun
Writing/Idea1960 Circle of the Sun
Art/Production Design1960 Universe
Directing/Director1960 Universe
Writing/Writer1960 Universe
Production/Producer1960 Appetizers
Crew/Cinematography1959 The Living Stone
Directing/Director1959 City Out of Time
Camera/Director of Photography1957 City of Gold
Directing/Director1957 City of Gold
Directing/Director1954 Corral
Writing/Writer1954 Corral
Directing/Director1954 Riches of the Earth
Production/Producer1954 One Little Indian
Directing/Director1952 Age of the Beaver
Directing/Director1952 The Romance of Transportation in Canada
Directing/Director1950 Teamwork - Past and Present
Visual Effects/Animation1947 Cadet Rousselle

Full Name: Colin Low
Citizenship: Canada
Born: Saturday, 07/24 1926 (July) in Cardston (Canada)
Died: Wednesday, 02/24 2016 (February) in Montreal (aged: 89)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Educated at: Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
Employer: National Film Board of Canada
Member of: Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
Children: Stephen Low
Other names for Colin Low (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Colin Low (filmmaker)"
Colin Low frequently works together with these people:
Tom Daly (25x, Crew)
Eldon Rathburn (9x, Crew)
Roman Kroitor (9x, Crew)
George Croll (7x, Crew)
Arthur Lipsett (7x, Crew)
John Spotton (7x, Crew)
Tony Ianzelo (7x, Crew)
Stanley Jackson (6x, Crew)
Michel Descombes (6x, Crew)
Robert Humble (6x, Crew)
John Kemeny (5x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:388584, Added: 08/19/2018, Last updated: 04/14/2024