Colin Low

National Film Board of Canada director and producer (1926–2016)

Colin Archibald Low 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.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 60 films (1952–1986) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 8 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1952 The Romance of Transportation In Canada National Film Board of Canada (NFBC) 12 min
1952 THE ROMANCE OF TRANSPORTATION IN CANADA ▶ Colin Low 12 min
1954 Corral Tom Daly 16mm
1957 City of Gold ▶ NFBC 22 min 16mm B&W sound
1957 CITY OF GOLD ▶ Colin Low, Wolf Koenig 22 min B&W
1957 City of Gold Colin Low, Wolf Koenig 23:00 16mm B&W sound
1958 Time and terrain: a study in Canadian geology Colin Low
1959 City Out of Time Colin Low
1959 City out of time Colin Low
1959 CITY OUT OF TIME ▶ Colin Low
1959 City out of Time Colin Low 16:00 16mm Color sound
1960 Circle Of The Sun NATL. FILM BOARD OF CANADA 30 16mm Color sound
1960 Circle of the Sun Colin Low 12:00
1960 CIRCLE OF THE SUN ▶ Colin Low 29 min
1960 Universe Tom Daly 16mm
1961 CIRCLE OF THE SUN National Film Board of Canada 30 min 16mm Color Sound
1961 City Out Of Time NATL. FILM BOARD OF CANADA 16 16mm sound
1961 CITY OUT OF TIME Colin Low 16 min 16mm Color Sound
1961 THE DAYS OF WHISKY GAP ▶ Colin Low
1962 My Financial Career Natl Film Board Of Canada 7 min 16mm sound
1962 My Financial Career Gerald Potterton, Grant Munro 7 min
1962 My financial career Gerald Potterton, Grant Munro 7 min
1962 MY FINANCIAL CAREER ▶ Gerald Potterton, Grant Munro 7 min
1963 21-87 ▶ Arthur Lipsett; National Film Board of Canada. 10 16mm B&W sound
1963 The Hutterites Colin Low 28 min 16mm sound
1963 The Hutterites National Film Board of Canada 28 16mm B&W
1963 The Hutterites a production of the National Film Board of Canada ; producers, Tom Daly, Roman Kroitor ; direction, Colin Low. 29 16mm B&W sound
1964 THE HUTTERITES ▶ Colin Low 28 min
1964 The Hutterites Colin Low 28 min 16mm Color sound
1967 ANDREW BRITT AT SHOAL BAY ▶ Colin Low
1967 Billy Crane Moves Away ▶ Colin Low
1969 The Winds Of Fogo Natl Film Board Of Canada 20 min 16mm sound
1969 The Winds of Fogo Colin Low
1971 Time Piece Colin Low 14:00 16mm
1972 Cell 16
1972 The Question of Television Violence National Film Board of Canada 56 16mm Color
1972 The Question of television violence Graeme Ferguson
1973 The Question Of Television Violence Natl Film Board Of Canada 56 min 16mm sound
1974 Cree Hunters of Mistassini ▶ NATL FILM BOARD OF CANADA 1251 AVE OF THE AMERICAS 16TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10020 58 min 16mm sound
1974 Cree Hunters of Mistassini Boyce Richardson, Tony Ianzelo 58 min 16mm
1974 Cree hunters of Mistassini Boyce Richardson, Tony Ianzelo 58 min
1974 Our Land Is Our Life Natl Film Board Of Canada 58 min 16mm sound
1974 Our land is our life
1974 The New Alchemists ▶ Dorothy Todd Hénaut 12:00 16mm
1974 The New alchemists Dorothy Todd Hénaut 28 min
1974 Thoughts on the future with George McRobie
1975 ARCTIC IV ▶ James de B. Domville 58 min
1975 Los Canadienses Albert Kish
1975 The New Alchemists ▶ Natl Film Board Of Canada 28 min 16mm sound
1976 High Grass Circus WISEDCOB 57 min. 16mm Color