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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.
David Haig Collum Ward MBE (born 20 September 1955) is an English actor and playwright. He has appeared in West End productions and numerous television and film roles over a career spanning four decades. Haig wrote the play My Boy Jack, which premièred at the Hampstead Theatre on 13 October 1997.
From 2017 to 2021 the recipient was empowered to choose an emerging female documentary filmmaker to receive a CA$ 5,000 career development grant. The award is named in memory of pioneering Canadian documentary producer Don Haig.
Biography. Producer, editor. 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.
Mar 2, 2002 · Haig landed a job with the CBC film department, splicing commercials into The Ed Sullivan Show. After establishing a reputation as a superb editor, he left the CBC in 1962 and travelled briefly to England and Spain.
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.
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Don Haig was born on July 22, 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 Shadow Dancing (1988). He died on March 2, 2002 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
