What is Wolf Koenig?
'''Wolf Koenig''' (October 17, 1927 &ndash; June 26, 2014) was a [[Germans|German]]-born [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[movie director]], [[producer]], [[animator]] and [[cinematographer]]. He was a founder of [[Direct Cinema]] at the [[National Film Board of Canada]] (NFB). For NFB, he worked on [[movie]]s such as ''[[Neighbours (1952 movie)|Neighbours]]'' (1952) and ''[[Lonely Boy (movie)|Lonely Boy]]'' (1962). His [[animation]]s included ''[[What on Earth!]]'' (1966) and ''[[The House That Jack Built (1967 mocvie)|The House That Jack Built]]'' (1967). Koenig was born in [[Dresden]], [[Saxony]]. He and his family fled [[Nazi Germany]] for Canada in 1937. Koenig died on June 26, 2014 in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], aged 86.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://realscreen.com/2014/06/27/doc-pioneer-wolf-koenig-passes-away/|title=Doc pioneer Wolf Koenig passes away|work=[[Realscreen]]|date=27 June 2014|accessdate=1 July 2014|first=Adam|last=Benzine}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{IMDb name|0462860}} * [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/wolf-koenig/ Wolf Koenig] at the [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/ Canadian Encyclopedia] {{Bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Koenig, Wolf}} [[Category:1927 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:Canadian animators]] [[Category:Canadian Jews]] [[Category:Canadian movie directors]] [[Category:Canadian movie producers]] [[Category:Cinematographers]] [[Category:German Jews]] [[Category:Jewish businesspeople]] [[Category:People from Dresden]] [[Category:People from Toronto]] [[Category:Refugees from Nazism]]