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'''Colin Low''', [[Order of Canada|C.M.]], [[Royal Canadian Academy of Arts|RCA]], (born [[July 24]] [[1926]]) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] animation and documentary filmmaker.

Born in [[Cardston]], [[Alberta]], Low's career at the [[National Film Board of Canada]] spanned over five decades. He worked on more than 200 productions at the NFB, most often as director, co-director, producer or co-producer.

==Early work==

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Low's 1952 animated short, ''The Romance of Transportation in Canada'', was nominated for an [[Academy Award]] for Best Short Subject, Cartoons and won a Special Award from [[BAFTA]].

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His 1954 documentary ''Corral'' received top prize at the [[Venice Film Festival]].

Low received the [[Palme d'Or]] for best short film at the [[Cannes Film Festival]], along with another BAFTA award and Oscar nomination for his 1957 documentary, ''City of Gold'', on the [[Klondike Gold Rush]], co-directed with [[Wolf Koenig]].

In 1960, Low and [[Roman Kroitor]] co-directed ''[[Universe (documentary)|Universe]]'', capturing the attention of [[Stanley Kubrick]], who was preparing to make ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey (film)|2001: A Space Odyssey]]''. Low was invited to work on 2001 but had to decline due to his work on ''[[In the Labyrinth]]'', a multi-screen production for [[Expo 67]]. Some of Low's ideas were incorporated in 2001 (see ''[[Take One]]'' interview, page 9, in External links, below).

==IMAX==

Low was involved in a series of firsts in the wide-screen genre. ''[[In the Labyrinth]]'' helped lead to the creation of the [[IMAX]] format. Low co-directed the first IMAX 3D production ''[[Transitions (film)|Transitions]]'' for [[Expo 86]] in [[Vancouver]], as well as co-directing ''[[Momentum (IMAX film)|Momentum]]'', the first film in 48 frames per second IMAX HD for [[Seville Expo '92|Expo 92]] in [[Seville]], [[Spain]].

Perhaps his best known "IMAX production" is son [[Stephen Low]], noted IMAX filmmaker.

==Lifetime awards==

In 1996, Low was made a [[Member of the Order of Canada]] in recognition of his extraordinary contributions to cinema in Canada and around the world. In 1997, he was given the [[Prix Albert-Tessier]], given to individuals for an outstanding career in Québec cinema. He is a member of the [[Royal Canadian Academy of Arts]].

In 2002, the Large Format Cinema Association presented Low and the NFB with its [[Abel Gance]] Award for outstanding work in large format filmmaking.[http://www.in70mm.com/news/2002/lfca/index.htm]

==External links==

*{{imdb name|id=0522800|name=Colin Low}}

*[http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0JSF/is_23/ai_30001103/pg_1 ''Filmmaker of vision'', a ''Take One'' interview]

*[http://www.nfb.ca/portraits/fiche.php?id=281&v=h&lg=en NFB bio-filmography]

*[http://www.filmreferencelibrary.ca/index.asp?layid=46&csid1=43&navid=46 Film Reference Library entry]

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[[Category:Quebec film directors|Low, Colin]]

[[Category:Members of the Order of Canada|Low, Colin]]

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