Colin Archibald Low (July 24, 1926 – February 24, 2016) was a Canadian animation and documentary filmmaker with the

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(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

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awards, eight

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awards, and six

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nominations.

Early life

Low was born and raised in Cardston,

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, to Gerald and Marion Low, ranchers who were members of

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. The town borders the

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(Blood Tribe), which later became the subject of two of his films; his 1960 film '' Circle of the Sun'' marked the first time the

's sacred

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was filmed.

Career

Low studied graphic design and animation at the Banff School of Fine Arts and then the Calgary Institute of Technology. In 1946, while he was at the latter, the

was hiring and put out a call for student submissions; one of Low's teachers suggested that he send in his portfolio and, a week later, he was hired by the prominent NFB filmmaker

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. McLaren placed Low under the tutelage of George Dunning, who would act as his mentor for five years. To hone his animation skills, he was also put to work with NFB animator Evelyn Lambart. Low was recognized as a filmmaker in 1949. In 1950, he was appointed Head of the Animation Unit. From 1972 to 1976, he was an executive producer for the NFB's Studio C; in 1976, he became Director of Regional Production. He would stay with the NFB for the rest of his life, making 203 films and acting as a researcher and advisor on many others. He officially retired in 1997, but continued to write about animation and large-format film, and to work on film projects.

Influence on Stanley Kubrick and Ken Burns

Low's 1957 documentary '' City of Gold'' made use of slow pans and zooms across archival photos and has been cited by

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as a key inspiration for the so-called '

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'. In 1960, Low and

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co-directed ''

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'', capturing the attention of

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, who was preparing to make '' 2001: A Space Odyssey''. Low was invited to work on ''2001: A Space Odyssey'' but had to decline because he was making '' In the Labyrinth'', a multi-screen production for

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. Some of his ideas and techniques were incorporated into Kubrick's film and Kubrick used the narrator from ''Universe'' ( Douglas Rain) as the voice of his HAL 9000 computer.

Challenge for Change

From 1966 to 1968, Low worked with the people of Fogo Island, Newfoundland to shoot 27 films for the NFB's Challenge for Change program, using media as a tool to bring about social change and combat poverty.

IMAX

Low was involved in a series of firsts in the wide-screen genre. The experimental multi-screen production '' In the Labyrinth'' helped lead to the creation of the

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format. Low co-directed the first IMAX 3D production '' Transitions'' for

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, and co-directed ''

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'', the first film in 48 frames per-second IMAX HD for Expo 92 in

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Lifetime achievement recognition

In 1972, at the 24th Canadian Film Awards, Low received the inaugural Grierson Award for "an outstanding contribution to Canadian cinema." In 2002, the Large Format Cinema Association presented Low and the NFB with its

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Award for outstanding work in large format filmmaking. In 1997, Low was awarded the Prix Albert-Tessier, given to individuals for an outstanding career in Québec cinema. In 2013, the DOXA Documentary Film Festival created the annual Colin Low Award, presented to the best Canadian documentary film in the festival program. Low was a member of the

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and, in 1996, in recognition of his extraordinary contributions to cinema in Canada and around the world, was invested as a Member of the

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Personal life and death

Shortly after joining the NFB, Low met Eugénie (Jean) St. Germain in Montreal. They married in 1947 and had three sons. He was survived by his wife and sons when he died in Montreal on February 24, 2016.

Filmography

All for the

*''Cadet Rousselle'' - animated short, George Dunning 1946 - co-animator with George Dunning *''Christmas Carols'' - animated short, Jim MacKay 1947 - co-animator with Grant Munro, Helen MacKay, Robert Verrall, George Dunning and Lyle Enright *''Time and Terrain'' - documentary short 1948 - director, animator, co-editor with Robert Verrall *''Teamwork - Past and Present'' - animated short, Michael Spencer 1950 - editor, animator *''Challenge: Science Against Cancer'' - documentary short, Morten Parker 1950 - co-animator with Evelyn Lambart *''The Fight: Science Against Cancer'' - documentary short, Morten Parker 1950 - co-animator with Evelyn Lambart *''The Outlaw Within'' - documentary short, Morten Parker 1951 - co-animator with Evelyn Lambart *''Age of the Beaver'' - documentary short 1952 - director *'' The Romance of Transportation in Canada, Part 1'' - animated short 1952 - director *''The Romance of Transportation in Canada, Part 2'' - animated short 1953 - director *''A Thousand Million Years'' - documentary short 1954 - director *''One Little Indian'' - puppet film, Grant Munro 1954 - co-producer with Tom Daly *'' Corral'' - documentary short 1954 - writer, director *''Riches of the Earth'' - documentary short 1954 - director *''

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'' - documentary short 1955 - director *''The Jolifou Inn'' - documentary short 1955 - editor, director *''It's a Crime'' - animated short Wolf Koenig 1957 - production designer *'' City of Gold'' - documentary short 1957 - with Wolf Koenig, co- cinematographer and co-director *'' The Living Stone'' - documentary short, John Feeney 1958 - co-cinematographer with Patrick Carey and Wally Gentleman *''City Out of Time'' - documentary short 1959 - director *''A is for Architecture'' - documentary short, Gerald Budner and Robert Verrall 1960 - co-producer with Tom Daly *''Hors-d'oeuvre'' - animated short, Gerald Potterton, Robert Verrall,

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, Jeff Hale and Kaj Pindal 1960 - co-producer with Victor Jobin *''

'' - documentary short 1960 - co-director with

*'' Circle of the Sun'' - documentary short 1960 - writer, director *''The Days of Whiskey Gap'' - documentary short 1961 - director *'' Very Nice, Very Nice'' - documentary short,

1961 - co-producer with Tom Daly *''Do You Know the Milky Way?'' - documentary short 1961 - director *'' My Financial Career'' - cartoon, Gerald Potterton 1962 - co-producer with Tom Daly *''The Peep Show'' - cartoon, Kaj Pindal 1962 - producer *''The World of David Milne'' - documentary short, Gerald Budner 1962 - co-producer with Tom Daly *''Pot-pourri'' - montage, Jeff Hale,

, Austin Campbell, Kaj Pindal, Grant Munro, Cameron Guess, Rhoda Leyer 1962 - co-producer with Victor Jobin *''

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'' - documentary short,

1963 - co-producer with Tom Daly *''The Ride'' - short film, Gerald Potterton 1963 - producer *''I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly'' - animated short,

1963 - producer *'' The Hutterites'' - documentary short 1964 - director *''Free Fall'' - experimental short,

1964 - co-producer with Tom Daly *''An Essay on Science'' - documentary short, Guy L. Coté 1964 - co-animator with Pierre L'Amare *''Riches of the Earth, Revised'' - documentary short 1966 - director *''McGraths At Home and Fishing'' - documentary short 1967 - director *''The Mercer Family'' - documentary short 1967 - director *''The Merchant and the Teacher'' - documentary short 1967 - director *''The Songs of Chris Cobb'' - documentary short 1967 - director *''Tom Best on Co-Operatives'' - documentary short 1967 - director *''A Wedding and a Party'' - documentary short 1967 - director *''Citizen Discussions'' - documentary short 1967 - director *''Dan Roberts on Fishing'' - documentary short 1967 - director *''Discussion on Welfare'' - documentary short 1967 - director *''Fishermen's Meeting'' - documentary short 1967 - director *''Some Problems of Fogo'' - documentary short 1967 - director *''The Story of the Up Top'' - documentary short 1967 - director *''Two Cabinet Ministers'' - documentary short 1967 - director *''The Fogo Island Improvement Committee'' - documentary short 1967 - director *''Fogo's Expatriates'' - documentary short 1967 - director *''The Founding of the Co-operatives'' - documentary short 1967 - director *''Jim Decker Builds a Longliner'' - documentary short 1967 - director *''Jim Decker's Party'' - documentary short 1967 - director *''Joe Kinsella on Education'' - documentary short 1967 - director *''Thoughts on Fogo and Norway'' - documentary short 1967 - director *''Andrew Britt at Shoal Bay'' - documentary short 1967 - director *''Billy Crane Moves Away'' - documentary short 1967 - director *''Brian Earle on Merchants and Welfare'' - documentary short 1967 - director *''The Children of Fogo Island'' - documentary short 1967 - director *''William Wells Talks About the Island'' - documentary short 1967 - director *''A Woman's Place'' - documentary short 1967 - director *'' In the Labyrinth'' - documentary short 1967 - co-director with

and Hugh O'Connor *''Introduction to Fogo Island'' - documentary short 1968 - director *''The Winds of Fogo'' - documentary short 1969 - director *''Of Many People'' - documentary short, Stanley Jackson 1970 - co-editor with Malca Gillson and John Spotton *''Cell 16'' - documentary short, Martin Duckworth 1971 - producer *''The Sea'' - documentary short, Bané Jovanovic 1971 - co-producer with Tom Daly and William Brind *''Time Piece'' - documentary short, Albert Kish 1971 - producer *''God Help the Man Who Would Part with His Land'' - documentary, George C. Stoney 1971 - co-producer with Tom Daly *''I Don't Think It's Meant For Us...'' - documentary short, Kathleen Shannon 1971 - co-producer with George C. Stoney *''Here is Canada'' - documentary short, Tony Ianzelo 1972 - producer *''The Question of TV Violence'' - documentary, Graeme Ferguson 1972 - producer *''That Gang of Hoodlums?'' - documentary short, Robert Nichol 1972 - co-executive producer with Len Chatwin *''A Memo from Fogo'' - documentary, Roger Hart 1972 - producer *''When I Go...That's It!'' - documentary short 1972 - co-producer and co-director with George C. Stoney, Ron Alexander and Dennis Sawyer *''Child, Part 1: Jamie, Ethan and Marlon: The First Two Months'' - documentary short, Robert Humble 1973 - executive producer *''Child, Part 2: Jamie, Ethan and Keir: 2-14 Months'' - documentary short, Robert Humble 1973 - executive producer *''Child, Part 3: Debbie and Robert: 12-24 Months'' - documentary short, Robert Humble 1973 - executive producer *''The Greenlanders'' - documentary short, Hubert Schuurman 1973 - co-executive producer with Len Chatwin *''Rock-A-Bye'' - documentary short, Jacques Bensimon 1973 - executive producer *''Kainai'' - documentary short, Raoul Fox 1973 - producer *''Do Your Thing'' - documentary short, Len Chatwin 1973 - production team *''The Man Who Can't Stop'' - documentary, Michael Rubbo 1973 - executive producer *''Coming Home'' - documentary, Bill Reid 1973 - co-producer with Tom Daly *''Sub-Igloo'' - documentary short, James de Beaujeu Domville and Joseph B. MacInnis 1973 - executive producer *''Freshwater World'' - documentary short, Giles Walker 1974 - executive producer *''King of the Hill'' - documentary, William Canning and Donald Brittain 1974 - executive producer *''Another Side of the Forest'' - documentary short, Raoul Fox and Strowan Robertson 1974 - executive producer *''Running Time'' - feature,

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1974 - executive producer *''Sananguagat: Inuit Masterworks'' - documentary short, Derek May 1974 - executive producer *''Thoughts on the Future with George McRobie'' - documentary short, Roger Hart 1974 - executive producer *''The Boat That Ian Built'' - documentary short, Andy Thomson 1974 - co-producer with Stanley Jackson *'' Cree Hunters of Mistassini'' - documentary, Boyce Richardson and Tony Ianzelo 1974 - producer *''In Praise of Hands'' - documentary short, Donald Winkler 1974 - co-producer with Tom Daly *''In Search of the Bowhead Whale'' - documentary,

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1974 - executive producer *''The New Alchemists'' - documentary short, Dorothy Todd Hénaut 1974 - producer *''Our Land is Our Life'' - documentary, Boyce Richardson and Tony Ianzelo 1974 - producer *''Sisters of the Space Age'' - documentary short, James Carney 1974 - executive producer *''Bate's Car: Sweet as a Nut'' - documentary short, Tony Ianzelo 1974 - executive producer *'' Waiting for Fidel'' - documentary, Michael Rubbo 1974 - executive producer *''Bill Loosley's Heat Pump'' - documentary short, Kenneth McCready 1975 - executive producer *''I Am an Old Tree'' - documentary, Michael Rubbo 1975 - executive producer *''In All Seasons'' - documentary short, Ernest Reid 1975 - executive producer *''Jack Rabbit'' - documentary short, William Brind 1975 - executive producer *''The Lady and the Owl'' - documentary short, William Canning 1975 - executive producer *''Metal Workers'' - documentary short, Robert Fortier and Donald Winkler 1975 - co-producer with Rick Raxlen and Tom Daly *''Musicanada'' - documentary, Malca Gillson and Tony Ianzelo 1975 - executive producer *''A New Bargain'' - documentary short, Roger Hart 1975 - executive producer *''Vietnam Recall'' - documentary, Desmond Dew 1975 - executive producer *''New Romance (Aspects of Sexuality and Sexual Roles)'' - documentary short, Janet Walczewski and Susan Gabori 1975 - executive producer *''Operation G.A.T.E.'' - documentary short, Don Virgo 1975 - executive producer *''Descent'' - documentary short, Giles Walker and Paul Cowan 1975 - executive producer *''Earthware'' - documentary short, Rick Raxlen and Donald Winkler 1975 - co-producer with Rick Raxlen and Tom Daly *''First Born'' - documentary short, Joan Henson 1975 - executive producer *''The Forest Watchers'' - documentary short, Peter Raymont 1975 - executive producer *''Hinchinbrook Diary'' - documentary short, Rick Raxlen 1975 - executive producer *''Niagara for Sale'' - documentary, William Canning 1975 - executive producer *''No Way They Want to Slow Down'' - documentary short, Giles Walker 1975 - executive producer *''Operation High Test'' - training film, Douglas Cameron 1975 - executive producer *''Alberta Girls'' - documentary short, Malca Gillson and Tony Ianzelo 1975 - executive producer *''Arctic IV'' - documentary, James de Beaujeu Domville 1975 - producer *''Lumsden'' - documentary short, Peter Raymont 1975 - executive producer *''The Mad Canadian'' - documentary short, Robert Fortier 1976 - executive producer *''The Other World'' - documentary short, Claudia Overing 1976 - executive producer *''The Land: A New Priority'' - documentary short, Roger Hart 1976 - executive producer *'' Blackwood'' - documentary short, Tony Ianzelo and Andy Thomson 1976 - executive producer *''A Sense of Place'' - documentary, René Bonnière 1976 - executive producer *''The Sword of the Lord'' - documentary, Giles Walker 1976 - executive producer *''Threads'' - documentary short, Donald Winkler and Anne Henderson 1976 - co-producer with Diane Beaudry and Tom Daly *''Waterloo Farmers'' - documentary short, Italo Costa 1976 - executive producer *''Wax and Wool'' - documentary short, Donald Winkler and Rick Raxlen 1976 - co-producer with Rick Raxlen and Tom Daly *''The Whales are Waiting'' - documentary short, Tony Ianzelo, Andy Thomson and Strowan Robertson 1976 - executive producer *''The Canadian Air Connection'' - training film, Douglas Cameron 1976 - executive producer *''Christ is Risen'' - documentary short, William Canning 1976 - executive producer *''Potatoes'' - documentary short, Robert Lang 1976 - executive producer *''A Sense of Hummus'' - documentary short,

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1976 - executive producer *''We Can't Stand Still Can We?'' - documentary short, Kenneth McCready 1976 - executive producer *''Coaches'' - documentary, Paul Cowan 1976 - executive producer *''First Steps'' - documentary short, Philip Bridgeman and Alec MacLeod 1976 - executive producer *''The Great Clean-Up'' - documentary, James Carney 1976 - executive producer *''A Great White Bird'' - documentary, Michael McKennirey 1976 - executive producer *''Log House'' - documentary short, Michael Rubbo and Andreas Poulsson 1976 - executive producer *'' Los Canadienses'' - documentary, Albert Kish 1976 - co-producer with Tom Daly *''Have I Ever Lied to You Before?'' - documentary, John Spotton 1976 - executive producer *'' High Grass Circus'' - documentary, Torben Schioler and Tony Ianzelo 1976 - executive producer *''Little Big Top'' - documentary short, Torben Schioler and Tony Ianzelo 1977 - co-executive producer with Michael McKennirey *''Path of the Paddle: Solo Basic'' - documentary short,

1977 - executive producer *''Path of the Paddle: Doubles Basic'' - documentary short,

1977 - executive producer *''Path of the Paddle: Solo Whitewater'' - documentary short,

1977 - executive producer *''Path of the Paddle: Doubles Whitewater'' - documentary short,

1977 - executive producer *''Child, Part 4: Kathy and Ian: Three-Year-Olds'' - documentary short, Robert Humble 1977 - executive producer *''River (Planet Earth)'' - documentary short, Peter Raymont 1977 - executive producer *''You're Eating For Two'' - documentary short, Malca Gillson 1977 - executive producer *''Forest Under Siege'' - documentary short, Desmond Dew 1977 - executive producer *''The Biosphere'' - documentary, William Pettigrew 1979 - co-producer with Barrie Howells *''A Pinto for the Prince'' - documentary short 1979 - co-director with John Spotton *''Atmos'' - documentary short 1980 - director *''Standing Alone'' - documentary 1982 - director *''The Contour Connection'' - documentary short 1983 - director *''Starlife'' - documentary short, Sidney Goldsmith 1983 - producer *''Starbreaker'' - short film, Bruce Mackay 1984 - special effects *'' Transitions'' - documentary short,

1986 - writer and, with Tony Ianzelo, director *''Emergency'' - short film,

1988 - writer, co-director with Tony Ianzelo * ''Echoes of the Sun'' - documentary short,

, Nelson Max and

1990 - writer *''

'' - documentary short,

1992 - co-director with Tony Ianzelo *''Making Momentum'' - documentary short 1996 - director, with Tony Ianzelo *''Path of the Paddle: Quiet Water'' - documentary,

1996 - producer *''Path of the Paddle: White Water'' - documentary,

1996 - producer *''Louisbourg Under Siege'' - documentary, Albert Kish 1997 - co-cinematographer with Tony Ianzelo, Ernest McNabb and Kent Nason *''Moving Pictures'' - documentary, 2000 - director and, with Boyce Richardson, writer

Awards

As Director, Executive Producer or Producer ''Cadet Rousselle'' (1946) * Filmfestival del Garda,

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: Award of Merit, 1949 * American Film and Video Festival, New York: Blue Ribbon, 1960 * Columbus International Film & Animation Festival,

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: Chris Statuette, 1961 * Columbus International Film & Animation Festival,

: Chris Certificate, Education, Art and Music, 1961 '' The Romance of Transportation in Canada'' (1952) * 1953 Cannes Film Festival,

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, France: Award for Best Animation, 1953 * 7th British Academy Film Awards, London: BAFTA Special Award, 1954 *

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, Los Angeles: Nominee, Best Short Subject, Cartoons, 1953 ''Age of the Beaver'' (1952) * 5th Canadian Film Awards,

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: Honorable Mention, Non-Theatrical, 1953 '' Corral'' (1954) *

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, Italy: First Prize, Documentary Films, 1954 *

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, South Africa: Second Prize/Bronze Medal, Documentary, 1954 *

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, Scotland: Diploma of Merit, Arts, 1954 * Golden Reel International Film Festival, Film Council of America, New York: Recognition of Merit, 1955 * 7th Canadian Film Awards,

: Special Mention, Non-Theatrical Short, 1955 ''Riches of the Earth'' (1954) * 7th Canadian Film Awards,

: Best Film, Non-Theatrical Short, 1955 * International Survey of Scientific and Didactic Films,

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, Italy: First Award for Best Film, 1956 ''A Thousand Million Years'' (1954) *

: Honourable Mention, Scientific Films, 1954 ''One Little Indian'' (1954) * 7th Canadian Film Awards,

: Honorable Mention, Non-Theatrical, 1955 * National Committee on Films for Safety, Chicago: First Prize, Bronze Plaque, Traffic & Transportation, 1955 * Golden Reel International Film Festival, Film Council of America, New York: Recognition of Merit, 1955 * Kootenay Film Festival,

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: Certificate of Merit, Second Award, Artistic Achievement, 1955 * Rapallo International Film Festival,

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, Italy: Great Cup of the Province of Genoa, 1956 * Rapallo International Film Festival,

, Italy: First Prize & Silver Medal, Abstract Films, 1956 ''The Jolifou Inn'' (1955) * 8th Canadian Film Awards,

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: Honorable Mention, Theatrical Short, 1956Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''.

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, 2000. . pp. 33-35. *

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, Saskatchewan: Golden Sheaf Award, Best Film, Creative Arts, 1956 * Kootenay Film Festival,

: First Achievement Award, 1957 * Ibero-American-Filipino Documentary Film Contest,

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, Spain: Best Film of an Educational and Cultural Character, 1959 * Ibero-American-Filipino Documentary Film Contest,

, Spain: Special Prize, 1959 ''

'' (1955) *

, Scotland: Diploma of Merit, 1955 * 8th Canadian Film Awards,

: Gold Award, Theatrical Short, 1956 '' City of Gold'' (1957) * 1957 Cannes Film Festival,

, France: First Prize, Documentary, 1957 * Cork International Film Festival, Cork, Ireland: First Prize - Statuette of St. Finbarr, General Interest 1957 * 10th Canadian Film Awards,

: Genie Award, Film of the Year 1958 * 10th Canadian Film Awards,

: Genie Award, Best Film, Arts and Experimental, 1958 *

, Saskatchewan: Golden Sheaf Award, Best Film, General 1958 * International Festival of Mountain and Exploration Films,

Trento Trento ( or ; Ladin language, Ladin and ; ; ; ; ; ), also known in English as Trent, is a city on the Adige, Adige River in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol in Italy. It is the capital of the Trentino, autonomous province of Trento. In the 16th ...

, Italy: Gold Medal 1958 * Chicago Festival of Contemporary Arts,

University of Illinois Chicago The University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) is a public research university in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Its campus is in the Near West Side community area, adjacent to the Chicago Loop. The second campus established under the Universi ...

: Documentary Prize 1958 * International Festival of Films on People and Countries,

La Spezia La Spezia (, or ; ; , in the local ) is the capital city of the province of La Spezia and is located at the head of the Gulf of La Spezia in the southern part of the Liguria region of Italy. La Spezia is the second-largest city in the Liguria ...

, Italy: Gold Caravelle, 2nd prize 1958 *

Vancouver International Film Festival The Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) is an annual film festival held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, for two weeks in late September and early October. The festival is operated by the Greater Vancouver International Film Festi ...

: First Prize, Documentary 1958 * SODRE International Festival of Documentary and Experimental Films,

Montevideo Montevideo (, ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2023 census, the city proper has a population of 1,302,954 (about 37.2% of the country's total population) in an area of . M ...

, Uruguay: Honourable Mention 1958 * Robert J. Flaherty Film Awards, City College Institute of Film Techniques: Honourable Mention, 1958 * Ibero-American-Filipino Documentary Film Contest,

, Spain: First Prize, 1959 * American Film and Video Festival, New York: Blue Ribbon, History & Biography, 1959 * Columbus International Film & Animation Festival,

: Chris Award, First Prize 1960 * Festival dei Popoli,

Florence Florence ( ; ) is the capital city of the Italy, Italian region of Tuscany. It is also the most populated city in Tuscany, with 362,353 inhabitants, and 989,460 in Metropolitan City of Florence, its metropolitan province as of 2025. Florence ...

, Italy: Gold Medal, 1960 * Festival of Experimental and Documentary Films,

Santiago Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile (), is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is located in the country's central valley and is the center of the Santiago Metropolitan Regi ...

, Chile: Honourable Mention 1960 *

30th Academy Awards The 30th Academy Awards ceremony was held on March 26, 1958, to honor the best films of 1957. Two violent deaths surrounded the Oscars during this ceremony. A plane crash took the life of producer Mike Todd, ending the then-latest marriage of ...

, Los Angeles: Nominee, Short Subject, Live Action, 1958 ''City Out of Time'' (1959) *

: Special Diploma, Fine Arts, 1960 ''A is for Architecture'' (1960) *

, Saskatchewan: Golden Sheaf Award, First Prize, 1960 * 12th Canadian Film Awards,

: Genie Award for Best Film, General Information, 1960 * Ibero-American-Filipino Documentary Film Contest,

, Spain: Special CIDALC Prize, Silver Medal, 1960 * International Exhibition of Electronics, Nuclear Energy, Radio, Television and Cinema,

Trieste Trieste ( , ; ) is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is the capital and largest city of the Regions of Italy#Autonomous regions with special statute, autonomous region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, as well as of the Province of Trieste, ...

, Italy: Silver Cup, 1960 * Rapallo International Film Festival,

, Italy: Third Prize - Silver Cup and Medal, 1960 *

, Saskatchewan: Certificate of Merit, 1960 * Columbus International Film & Animation Festival,

: Chris Award, First Prize, 1962 '' Circle of the Sun'' (1960) * 14th Canadian Film Awards: Genie Award for Best Film, General Information, 1962 *

, Saskatchewan: Golden Sheaf Award, First Prize, 1962 * Festival of Tourist and Folklore Films,

Brussels Brussels, officially the Brussels-Capital Region, (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) is a Communities, regions and language areas of Belgium#Regions, region of Belgium comprising #Municipalit ...

: Best Film on Folklore, 1962 * La Plata International Children's Film Festival,

La Plata La Plata () is the capital city of Buenos Aires province, Argentina. According to the 2022 Argentina census, census, the La Plata Partido, Partido has a population of 772,618 and its metropolitan area, the Greater La Plata, has 938,287 inhabit ...

, Argentina: Silver Oak Leaf, First Prize, Documentary, 1962 * Electronic, Nuclear and Teleradio Cinematographic Review,

Rome Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ...

: First Prize, Tourist Films, 1962 * SODRE International Festival of Documentary and Experimental Films,

, Uruguay: Honorable Mention, 1962 * Festival dei Popoli/International Film Festival on Social Documentary,

, Italy: Honorable Mention, 1962 * Victoria Film Festival,

Victoria, British Columbia Victoria is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of British Columbia, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific Ocean, Pacific coast. The city has a population of 91,867, and the Gre ...

: Best Film, 1963 * International Tourism Film Festival,

Tarbes Tarbes (; Gascon language, Gascon: ''Tarba'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie Regions of France, region of southwestern France. It is ...

, France: Diploma of Honour and Trophy, 1967 ''

'' (1960) *

, France: Jury Prize for Exceptional Animation Quality, 1960 *

, France: Technical Mention of the Commission Supérieure Technique du Cinéma Français, 1960 *

, Saskatchewan: Golden Sheaf Award, Best Film of the Festival, 1960 *

: First Prize, Documentary, 1960 *

: Diploma, Scientific Films, 1960 * International Festival of Scientific and Technical Films,

Belgrade Belgrade is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin, Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. T ...

, Serbia: Diploma of Honour, 1960 * Stratford Film Festival,

: Special Commendation, 1960 * Cork International Film Festival, Cork, Ireland: First Prize, Diploma of Merit, 1960 *

, Scotland: Diploma of Merit, Science, 1960 * 14th British Academy Film Awards, London: BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film, 1961 * 13th Canadian Film Awards: Genie Award for Film of the Year, 1961 * 13th Canadian Film Awards: Genie Award for Best Theatrical Short, 1961 * Philadelphia International Festival of Short Films,

Philadelphia Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...

: Award for Exceptional Merit, 1961 * Salerno Film Festival,

Salerno Salerno (, ; ; ) is an ancient city and ''comune'' (municipality) in Campania, southwestern Italy, and is the capital of the namesake province, being the second largest city in the region by number of inhabitants, after Naples. It is located ...

, Italy: First Prize – Documentary, 1961 * American Film and Video Festival, New York: Blue Ribbon, Science and Mathematics, 1961 * Columbus International Film & Animation Festival,

: Chris Award, Information/Education, 1961 * Rapallo International Film Festival,

, Italy: Cup of the Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, 1961 *

Mar del Plata International Film Festival The Mar del Plata International Film Festival () is an List of film festivals, international film festival that takes place every November in the city of Mar del Plata, Argentina. It is the only competitive feature festival recognized by the FIAPF ...

Mar del Plata Mar del Plata is a city on the coast of the Argentine Sea, Atlantic Ocean, in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the seat of General Pueyrredón Partido, General Pueyrredón district. Mar del Plata is the second largest city in Buenos Aires ...

, Argentina: Grand Prize, 1962 * International Festival of Educational Films,

, Argentina: Best Documentary, 1962 * La Plata International Children's Festival,

, Argentina: Silver Oak Leaf, First Prize, Scientific Films, 1962 * Scientific Film Festival,

Caracas Caracas ( , ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas (CCS), is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the northern p ...

, Venezuela: Award of Merit, 1963 * ''Scholastic Teacher Magazine'' Annual Film Awards: Award of Merit, 1963 * International Educational Film Festival,

Tehran Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...

: Golden Delfan, First Prize, Scientific Films, 1964 * Educational Film Library Association of America, New York: Nomination, 10 Best Films of the Decade List, 1968 *

33rd Academy Awards The 33rd Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1960, were held on April 17, 1961, hosted by Bob Hope at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California. This was the first ceremony to be aired on ABC television, which ha ...

, Los Angeles: Nominee: Best Documentary Short Subject, 1961 ''Hors-d'oeuvre'' (1960) * 13th Canadian Film Awards: Award of Merit, Sales and Promotion, 1961 ''Do You Know the Milky Way?'' (1961) * International Days of Short Films,

Tours Tours ( ; ) is the largest city in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Indre-et-Loire. The Communes of France, commune of Tours had 136,463 inhabita ...

, France: Special Jury Prize, 1961 * Columbus International Film & Animation Festival,

: Chris Award, Experimental, 1962 '' Very Nice, Very Nice'' (1961) *

34th Academy Awards The 34th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1961, were held on April 9, 1962, hosted by Bob Hope at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California. Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins became the first Best Director co-wi ...

– Nominee,

Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film The Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film is an award presented at the annual Academy Awards ceremony. The award has existed, under numerous names, since 1957. From 1936 until 1956 there were two separate awards, ''Best Short Subject, On ...

, 1962 ''The Days of Whiskey Gap'' (1961) * Canadian Historical Association,

: Certificate of Merit "for outstanding contribution to local history in Canada", 1962 *

: Honorable Mention, Sociology, 1962 ''Pot-pourri'' (1962) * 14th Canadian Film Awards,

: Award of Merit - Filmed Commercials (Public Service), 1962 '' My Financial Career'' (1962) * Golden Gate International Film Festival, San Francisco: First Prize, Animated Film, 1962 * American Film and Video Festival, New York: Blue Ribbon, Literature in Films, 1964 * 36th Academy Awards, Los Angeles: Nominee, Best Short Subject, Cartoons, 1963 ''

'' (1963) * Ann Arbor Film Festival,

Ann Arbor, Michigan Ann Arbor is a city in Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States, and its county seat. The 2020 United States census, 2020 census recorded its population to be 123,851, making it the List of municipalities in Michigan, fifth-most populous cit ...

: First Prize, 1964 * Palo Alto Filmmakers’ Festival,

Palo Alto Palo Alto ( ; Spanish language, Spanish for ) is a charter city in northwestern Santa Clara County, California, United States, in the San Francisco Bay Area, named after a Sequoia sempervirens, coastal redwood tree known as El Palo Alto. Th ...

: Second Prize, 1964 * Midwest Film Festival,

University of Chicago The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, or UChi) is a Private university, private research university in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Its main campus is in the Hyde Park, Chicago, Hyde Park neighborhood on Chicago's South Side, Chic ...

, Chicago: Most Popular Film, 1964 ''I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly'' (1963) *

Chicago International Film Festival The Chicago International Film Festival is an annual film festival held every fall. Founded in 1964 by Michael Kutza, it is the longest-running competitive film festival in North America. Its logo is a stark, black and white close up of the comp ...

, Chicago: Certificate of Merit – Cartoons, 1965 * Zlín Film Festival/International Film Festival for Children and Youth, Gottwaldov,

Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia ( ; Czech language, Czech and , ''Česko-Slovensko'') was a landlocked country in Central Europe, created in 1918, when it declared its independence from Austria-Hungary. In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, the Sudetenland beca ...

: Diploma of Merit, 1965 * Santa Barbara Children's Film Festival,

Santa Barbara, California Santa Barbara (, meaning ) is a coastal city in Santa Barbara County, California, of which it is also the county seat. Situated on a south-facing section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States excepting A ...

: Second Satellite Award, Short Entertainment, 1966 ''Free Fall'' (1964) * Golden Gate International Film Festival, San Francisco: Award of Merit, 1964 * Montreal International Film Festival,

Montreal Montreal is the List of towns in Quebec, largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest in Canada, and the List of North American cit ...

: Honorable Mention, Shorts, 1964 '' The Hutterites'' (1964) * Montreal International Film Festival,

: First Prize, Shorts, 1964 * Columbus International Film & Animation Festival,

: Chris Award, First Prize, Religion, 1964 *

, Saskatchewan: Golden Sheaf Award, First Prize, Human Relations, 1964 * Melbourne Film Festival,

Melbourne Melbourne ( , ; Boonwurrung language, Boonwurrung/ or ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city of the States and territories of Australia, Australian state of Victori ...

: Honorable Mention, 1964 * American Film and Video Festival, New York: Blue Ribbon, Doctrinal and Denominational Topics, 1965 * Landers Associates Awards, Los Angeles: Award of Merit, 1965 * Festival dei Popoli/International Film Festival on Social Documentary,

, Italy: Second Prize, 1965 ''The Children of Fogo Island'' (1967) * Conference on Children, Washington, DC: Certificate of Merit, 1970 ''The Sea'' (1971) * 23rd Canadian Film Awards,

: Genie Award for Best Documentary Under 30 minutes, 1971 * International Film Festival of Man, Air, Water,

Versailles The Palace of Versailles ( ; ) is a former royal residence commissioned by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, Yvelines, Versailles, about west of Paris, in the Yvelines, Yvelines Department of Île-de-France, Île-de-France region in Franc ...

: First Prize of the Festival, 1972 * International Review of Maritime Documentary / International Film, TV Film and Documentary Film Market (MIFED),

Milan Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nea ...

: Jury Award - Gold Medal of the President of the Republic, 1972 *

Melbourne International Film Festival The Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) is an annual film festival held over three weeks in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was founded in 1952 and is one of the oldest film festivals in the world following the founding of the Venic ...

: Diploma of Merit, 1972 * International Week of Nautical Cinema, Palma: Gold Anchovy, 1974 * International Documentary Film Days on the Environment,

Ouistreham Ouistreham () is a commune in the Calvados department in Normandy region in northwestern France. Ouistreham is a small port with fishing boats, leisure craft and a ferry harbour. It serves as the port of the city of Caen. The town borders t ...

-Riva-Bella: Gold Medal and Grand Prize of the President of the Republic, 1974 ''Here is Canada'' (1972) * Festival of Tourist and Folklore Films,

: Award of the Ministry of National Education, 1973 * Golden Gate International Film Festival, San Francisco: First Prize, Special Jury Mention, 1973 ''The Question of TV Violence'' (1972) * Columbus International Film & Animation Festival,

: Chris Award, Best Documentary, 1973 ''Coming Home'' (1973) * 25th Canadian Film Awards,

: Genie Award for Best Theatrical Documentary, 1973 ''Sub-Igloo'' (1973) * International Oceanographic Film Festival,

Bordeaux Bordeaux ( ; ; Gascon language, Gascon ; ) is a city on the river Garonne in the Gironde Departments of France, department, southwestern France. A port city, it is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the Prefectures in F ...

, France: First Prize, 1976 ''The Man Who Can't Stop'' (1973) * Chicago International Film Festival, Chicago: Certificate of Merit, 1974 ''Child, Part 1: Jamie, Ethan and Marlon: The First Two Months'' (1973) * Columbus International Film & Animation Festival,

: Chris Award, Bronze Plaque, Education, 1976 '' Cree Hunters of Mistassini'' (1974) * 28th British Academy Film Awards, London: BAFTA Award for Best Documentary (Robert Flaherty Award), 1975 * 26th Canadian Film Awards,

Niagara-on-the-Lake Niagara-on-the-Lake is a town in Ontario, Canada. It is located on the Niagara Peninsula at the point where the Niagara River meets Lake Ontario, across the river from New York (state), New York, United States. Niagara-on-the-Lake is in the R ...

, ON: Genie Award for Best Documentary, 1975 * Melbourne Film Festival: Silver Boomerang, Best Film Made for TV, 1975 ''Sananguagat: Inuit Masterworks'' (1974) * Festival international du film sur l'art, Paris: Grand Prize, 1975 * International Tourism Film Festival,

, France: Award of Merit, 1975 ''Another Side of the Forest'' (1974) * International Green Film Week,

Berlin Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population withi ...

, Germany: Silver Ear of Corn Award, Natural Environment, 1976 ''Bate's Car: Sweet as a Nut'' (1974) * Biofest,

Novi Sad Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; #Name, see below for other names) is the List of cities in Serbia, second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pannoni ...

Yugoslavia , common_name = Yugoslavia , life_span = 1918–19921941–1945: World War II in Yugoslavia#Axis invasion and dismemberment of Yugoslavia, Axis occupation , p1 = Kingdom of SerbiaSerbia , flag_p ...

: Award of Merit, 1976 ''In Praise of Hands'' (1974) * International Craft Film Festival, New York: Award of Merit, 1976 * International Festival of Television Programs of Folk Crafts (RADUGA),

Moscow Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ...

: Diploma for Impressive Transmission of Deep Thought of Unity of the Sources of Folk Creativity, 1979 ''In Search of the Bowhead Whale'' (1974) * American Film and Video Festival, New York: Blue Ribbon, Environment, Nature and Wildlife, 1975 * St. Thomas International Film Festival, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands: Silver Venus Medallion for Best Film, TV Documentary, 1975 * Columbus International Film & Animation Festival,

: Chris Award, 1976 *

International Wildlife Film Festival The International Wildlife Film Festival is a film festival held annually at the Roxy Theater in Missoula, Montana. The International Wildlife Film Festival was "the first regular ongoing festival devoted solely to wildlife films" and this "signale ...

Missoula, Montana Missoula ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Missoula County, Montana, United States. It is located along the Clark Fork River near its confluence with the Bitterroot and Blackfoot rivers in western Montana and at the convergence of five ...

: Highest Merit, Non-Invited Films, 1978 * Black Orca Film Festival,

Seattle Seattle ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Washington and in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. With a population of 780,995 in 2024, it is the 18th-most populous city in the United States. The city is the cou ...

: Best Film, Exploration & Discovery, 1978 * International Festival of Films on the Arctic,

Dieppe Dieppe (; ; or Old Norse ) is a coastal commune in the Seine-Maritime department, Normandy, northern France. Dieppe is a seaport on the English Channel at the mouth of the river Arques. A regular ferry service runs to Newhaven in England ...

, France: Jules Verne Award for Best Exploration Film, 1983 '' Waiting for Fidel'' (1974) * American Film and Video Festival, New York: Red Ribbon, World Concerns, 1976 ''King of the Hill'' (1974) *

International Short Film Festival Oberhausen The International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, founded in 1954, is one of the oldest short film festivals in the world. Held in Oberhausen, it is one of the major international platforms for the short form. The festival holds an International ...

Oberhausen Oberhausen (, ) is a city on the river Emscher in the Ruhr Area, Germany, located between Duisburg and Essen ( ). The city hosts the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen and its Gasometer Oberhausen is an anchor point of the European Rout ...

, Germany: Main Prize by the International Jury for Cinema and Television Films, 1975 ''Arctic IV'' (1975) * International Festival of Mountain and Exploration Films,

, Italy: Special Mention, 1977 ''Jack Rabbit'' (1975) * International Ski Film Festival, New York: Award of Merit, 1976 ''Descent'' (1975) *

Banff Mountain Film Festival The Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival, formerly Banff Festival of Mountain Films, is an international film competition and annual presentation of films and documentaries about mountain culture, sports, environment and adventure & exploration, h ...

Banff, Alberta Banff is a resort town in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada, in Alberta's Rockies along the Trans-Canada Highway, west of Calgary, east of Lake Louise, Alberta, Lake Louise, and above Banff was the first municipality to incorporate within ...

: Best Film of the Festival, 1977 *

: Best Film Produced by a Canadian, 1977 ''The Lady and the Owl'' (1975) * Columbus International Film & Animation Festival,

: Chris Bronze Plaque, 1977 ''Musicanada'' (1975) * Golden Gate International Film Festival, San Francisco: Special Jury Award, 1976 '' Blackwood'' (1976) * Festival international du film sur l'art,

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

: Grand Prize for the Quality of the Image, 1977 * Festival of Tourist and Folklore Films, Brussels: Prize of the Principality of Monaco for the Best Film Evocating the Past of a Region by the Means of Art, 1977 *

, Saskatchewan: Golden Sheaf Award, Best Short Film, 1977 *

49th Academy Awards The 49th Academy Awards were presented Monday, March 28, 1977, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California, hosted by Richard Pryor, Ellen Burstyn, Jane Fonda, and Warren Beatty. Both '' Network'' and '' All the President's Men' ...

, Los Angeles: Nominee, Best Documentary Short Subject, 1977 ''A Great White Bird'' (1976) * Salerno Film Festival,

, Italy: First Prize – Documentary, 1979 '' High Grass Circus'' (1976) *

, Saskatchewan: Golden Sheaf Award, Best Film of the Festival, 1977 *

Film Advisory Board The Film Advisory Board (FAB) is a member-supported organization founded in 1975 by Elayne Blythe (1919–2005). The FAB's "Award of Excellence" was developed to award quality family-oriented and children's entertainment in both print and elec ...

, Los Angeles: Award of Excellence, 1978 * 50th Academy Awards, Los Angeles: Nominee: Best Documentary Feature, 1978 ''The Land: A New Priority'' (1976) * International Contest of Agrarian Cinema,

Zaragoza Zaragoza (), traditionally known in English as Saragossa ( ), is the capital city of the province of Zaragoza and of the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It lies by the Ebro river and its tributaries, the ...

, Spain: EXCMA Trophy for Best Film, 1978 ''Log House'' (1976) * Festival of Tourist and Folklore Films,

: Prize of the Belgian National Centre of Films for Children, 1977 * American Film and Video Festival, New York: Blue Ribbon, Environmental Issues, 1980 ''Waterloo Farmers'' (1976) * Festival of Agricultural Films & Rural Themes,

Santarém, Portugal Santarém () is a Portugal, Portuguese city and municipality located in the district of Santarém District, Santarém. The population of the historic Ribatejo capital in 2021 was 58,671,excluding the parish Pombalinho, that changed from the munic ...

: Bronze Bunch, Third Prize, 1976 '' Los Canadienses'' (1976) *

International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg The Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival (), often referred to by the German-language initialism IFFMH, is an annual film festival established in 1952 hosted jointly by the cities of Mannheim and Heidelberg in Baden-Württemberg, the ...

Mannheim Mannheim (; Palatine German language, Palatine German: or ), officially the University City of Mannheim (), is the List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, second-largest city in Baden-Württemberg after Stuttgart, the States of Ger ...

: Special Mention from the Fédération internationale de la presse cinématographique, 1976 *

: Special Prize for the Best Film, 1976 * Chicago International Film Festival, Chicago: Silver Hugo Award, 1977 *

, Saskatchewan: Golden Sheaf Award, Best Documentary, 1977 * Melbourne Film Festival: TV Award for Best Film Made for TV, 1977 * American Film and Video Festival, New York: Blue Ribbon, International History and Culture, 1977 *

30th British Academy Film Awards The 30th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, took place on 24 March 1977 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 1976. Presented by the British Academy of Film an ...

, London: BAFTA Award for Best Documentary, 1977 ''Path of the Paddle: Doubles Whitewater'' (1977) *

, Germany: Grand Prix of the Cultural Ministry of Nordrhein-Westfalen, 1977 * Golden Gate International Film Festival, San Francisco: Special Jury Award for Outstanding Achievement - Film as Communication, 1977 * Columbus International Film & Animation Festival,

: Chris Bronze Plaque, Education, 1978 * 31st British Academy Film Awards, London: BAFTA award for Best Specialised Film, 1978 * C.I.D.A.L.C. International Festival of Sports Films,

Rennes Rennes (; ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Resnn''; ) is a city in the east of Brittany in Northwestern France at the confluence of the rivers Ille and Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the Brittany (administrative region), Brittany Regions of F ...

, France:

René Barthélemy René Barthélemy (10 March 1889 – 12 February 1954) was a French engineer and a pioneer in the development of television technologies. Background The invention of television was a slow enterprise of collective improvement between researcher ...

Award 1982 * International Film Festival for River Descent,

Vénissieux Vénissieux (; Arpitan language, Arpitan: or in the Lyonnais dialect) is a Communes of France, commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region in eastern France. Geography Vénissieux is located on the sou ...

, France: Best Script (to

), 1983 ''Standing Alone'' (1982) * HEMISFILM,

San Antonio San Antonio ( ; Spanish for " Saint Anthony") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Greater San Antonio. San Antonio is the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the ...

TX: Bronze Medallion for Best Long Documentary, 1983 * International Film Festival for Children and Young People,

: Certificate of Merit, 1983 ''Starlife'' (1983) * Golden Gate International Film Festival, San Francisco: Honorable Mention, 1985 ''

'' (1992) * International Audiovisual Festival (FIAV),

, Spain: Award for Technical Quality of the Image, 1992 ''Moving Pictures'' (2000) * Columbus International Film & Animation Festival,

: Chris Bronze Plaque, Arts

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