10 Facts About Wolf Koenig

Wolf Koenig was a Canadian film director, producer, animator, cinematographer, and a pioneer in Direct Cinema at the National Film Board of Canada.

Wolf Koenig quickly established himself as a multi-talented artist, filming Norman McLaren's Neighbours, animating Colin Low's The Romance of Transportation in Canada and serving as cinematographer on Low's Corral.

Wolf Koenig co-directed several historically significant NFB documentaries during, including City of Gold, The Days Before Christmas, Lonely Boy and Stravinsky.

Wolf Koenig made major contributions to a range of notable projects.

Wolf Koenig was the cinematographer for Arthur Lipsett's Experimental Film and N-Zone, both admired by George Lucas.

Wolf Koenig served as executive producer of the NFB's English animation unit from 1962 to 1967 and again from 1972 to 1975.

Wolf Koenig produced Alanis Obomsawin's documentary Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance, named Best Canadian Feature Film at the 1993 Festival of Festivals.

Wolf Koenig retired from the NFB in 1995 to Westport, Ontario, where he made furniture and remained sporadically active in film.

Wolf Koenig received numerous honours awards during his career, including a 1984 Genie Award for Best Theatrical Short as producer of Ted Baryluk's Grocery and six Canadian Film Awards: Film of the Year and Best Arts and Experimental Film for City of Gold, Film of the Year and Best General Information Film for Lonely Boy, Best TV Information Film for Stravinsky and Best Documentary Short Film for The Hottest Show on Earth.

Wolf Koenig died June 26,2014, in Toronto at the age of 86.