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Don Haig (22 July 1933 — 2 March 2002) was a Canadian filmmaker, editor, and producer. Haig's work in film and television spanned nearly five decades. Over the course of his career, he won Academy, Genie, [1] and Gemini awards, and the Governor General's Performing Arts Award .
Mar 2, 2002 · Don Haig, recognized by some as "the most important person on the Canadian film scene," enjoyed a long and illustrious career spanning some forty-five years and more than five hundred films produced while he worked at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the National Film Board and in the private sector.
Donald James "Don" Haig (22 July 1933 — 2 March 2002) was a Canadian filmmaker, editor, and producer. His work in film and television spanned nearly five decades. Over the course of his career, he won Academy, Genie, [1] and Gemini awards, and the Governor General's Performing Arts Award.
Don Haig was born on 22 July 1933 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He was a producer and editor, known for The Illuminated Life of Maud Lewis (1998), Deep Sea Conspiracy (1987) and Freakshow (1989). He died on 2 March 2002 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Producer, Editor, Additional Crew
- July 22, 1933
- Don Haig
- March 2, 2002
Don was widely recognized for his contributions to film and television in Canada. Among the many honours he received were an Honourary Degree from York University, the Hot Docs Special Achievement Award and the prestigious Governor General’s Performing Arts Award.
Eulogized upon his death as one of the most influential presences within Canadian cinema, Don Haig was remembered as a key editor during the formative sixties at the CBC, an independent Toronto-based producer during the seventies and eighties, and English studio kingpin at the NFB in the nineties.
Toronto-based Krishna, who grew up in Kolkata and worked in Delhi’s advertising sector before moving to Canada, has been named winner of the Don Haig Award. The 28th edition of the popular...
