Don Haig (22 July 1933 — 2 March 2002) was a

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filmmaker, editor, and producer. Haig's work in film and television spanned nearly five decades. Over the course of his career, he won

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, and

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awards, and the

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. Haig was known as the "godfather of Canadian film" for nurturing young talent and producing many award-winning films. He is recognized by some as "the most important person on the Canadian film scene," helping create over 500 films.

Career

Haig left high school after grade 9 and took a job repairing films at the Winnipeg distribution offices of

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. In 1956, he moved to Toronto and was hired by the

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film department, splicing commercials into ''

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''. After moving through the ranks and establishing a reputation as a superb editor, he left the CBC in 1962 and travelled to Europe, where he met Canadian producer/director

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to form their own company, Film Arts (aka Haig-King Film Arts). The CBC contracted Film Arts to edit and/or co-produce segments for ''

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'' and '' the fifth estate'', and CTV did the same for '' W5''. Haig was editor on the Beryl Fox documentaries ''

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'', ''The Single Woman and the Double Standard'', ''

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'' and '' The Mills of the Gods: Viet Nam'', which won Film of the Year at the

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in 1966. In 1970, Haig co-founded the (now-defunct) Canadian Film Editors Guild. He was chairman of the Canadian Film and Television Association in 1972. Among the films he helped produce was '' Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got'', which was written and directed by

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in 1985.

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presented Berman and Haig with an

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at the

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. After the 1992 sale of Film Arts to Film House, Haig joined the

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and became head of English documentary production. He was noted for aiding young talent with funding, guidance, and editing. He retired in 1998.

Personal life

Haig died of cancer at his home in Toronto in 2002, at age 68. His life partner was Bill Schultz, who is now the co-chair of the Don Haig Foundation. Waugh, Thomas, ''Romance of Transgression in Canada: Queering Sexualities, Nations, Cinemas''.

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, 2006. . p. 426.

The Don Haig Foundation

In 2003, The Don Haig Foundation was established to support and recognize young filmmakers. In 2006, the foundation began a partnership with the

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to ensure a home for the Don Haig Award, a monetary award which is presented to a filmmaker with a feature-length entry at the festival. The Don Haig Award is presented annually to an outstanding Canadian independent producer, with the recipient selected by a jury of independent filmmakers. The award recognizes creative vision and entrepreneurship, as reflected in the recipient's body of work, as well as a track record of mentoring emerging Canadian filmmakers.

Filmography

Film Arts *''The Single Woman and the Double Standard'' - documentary,

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1964 - editor * ''

'' - documentary short,

1965 - editor *'' The Mills of the Gods: Viet Nam'' - documentary,

1965 - editor *''A Path of His Own'' - Paul Caulfield 1970 - editor * '' The National Dream: Building the Impossible Railway'' - James Murray,

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1974 - editor *'' 125 Rooms of Comfort'' feature,

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1974 - producer *''Serpent River Paddlers'' - documentary short, Anthony Hall 1975 - producer *''Pleasure Island'' - short film, Dan Wright 1975 - producer * ''

'' -

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1978 - editor *'' Summer's Children'' - feature, Julius Kohanyi 1979 - co-producer * '' Track Stars: The Unseen Heroes of Movie Sound'' - documentary short, Terry Burke 1979 - co-producer *''Carillon: The Bells of Song'' - documentary short 1979 - producer *''Portrait of Christine'' - documentary short 1979 - producer' *''Different Timbres'' - documentary,

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& Roger McTair 1980 - executive producer *''A.J. Casson: The Only Critic is Time'' - documentary, Michael Morningstar 1981 - producer *''

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'' - feature, Clay Boris 1981 - co-producer *''A Helping Hand (

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)'' - documentary short 1982 - co-producer * ''K.C.I.: Beyond the Three R's'' - documentary short, Scott Barrie 1982 - editor *''Alex Colville: The Splendour of Order'' - documentary, Don Hutchison 1984 - executive producer *''Concertante: Arnold Spohr and the Royal Winnipeg Ballet'' - documentary, Gabriel Markiw 1984 *'' Unfinished Business'' - feature, Don Owen 1984 - co-executive producer * ''Finding Out: Incest and Family Sexual Abuse'' - documentary short, Susan Murgatroyd 1984 - co-producer *'' Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got'' - documentary,

, Bridge Film Productions 1985 - associate producer *''D.P. Brown: Beyond Realism'' - documentary short, Athan Katsos 1985 - co-producer *''

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'' - feature, Laurence Keane 1985 - co-producer *'' Overnight'' - feature, Jack Darcus 1985 - co-producer *'' Dancing in the Dark'' - feature,

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1986 - co-producer *''Those Roos Boys and Friends'' - documentary, Barbara Boyden 1987 - co-writer, co-producer *''Home to Buxton'' - documentary short, Roger McTair &

1987 - co-producer *''The Kidnapping of Baby John Doe'' - TV movie, Peter Gerretsen 1987 - executive producer *''

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'' - feature, Patricia Rozema 1987 - executive producer *''

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'' - feature, Andrzej Markiewicz 1987 - executive producer *''Night Friend'' - feature, Peter Gerretsen 1987 - executive producer *''Deep Sea Conspiracy'' - feature, Michael Brun 1987 - co-producer *'' Growing Up in America'' - documentary, Morley Markson 1988 - co-producer *'' Comic Book Confidential'' - documentary,

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1988 - co-producer *''Dear John'' - feature, Catherine Ord 1988 - co-producer *''Solitary Journey'' - documentary,

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1989 - co-producer *''Stanley Knowles: By Word and Deed'' - documentary short, Dan Curtis 1988 - producer *''Turnabout'' - feature, Don Owen 1988 - executive producer *'' The Brain'' - feature, Edward Hunt 1988 - co-producer *'' Shadow Dancing'' - feature,

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1988 - co-producer *''The Crow and the Canary'' - documentary short, Arnie Lipsey 1989 - producer *''

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'' - feature, Gabriel Markiw & Jancarlo Markiw 1989 - co-producer *''Odyssey in August'' - documentary short, Stephen Roscoe 1989 - producer *'' Termini Station'' - feature,

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'' - feature, Michael Gibson 1990 - co-producer *''In Advance of the Landing'' - documentary short, Dan Curtis 1990 - producer *''Elizabeth Smart: On the Side of Angels'' - documentary,

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1991 - executive producer *''Thick as Thieves'' - Steve DiMarco 1991 - co-producer *''White Light'' - feature,

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1991 - executive producer *''The Heart of a Viking: The Story of Joe Boyle'' - documentary short, Pat Patterson 1991 - producer *'' The Twist'' - documentary,

1992 - co-producer *''Just For Fun'' - documentary short, David Oiye 1993 - producer

* ''A Further Glimpse of Joey'' - documentary short, Don Owen 1966 - editor *'' Timothy Findley: Anatomy of a Writer'' - documentary,

1992 - co-executive producer *''Nurses: The Heart of the System'' documentary, Tanya Tree 1992 - co-executive producer *'' Secret Nation'' - feature, Michael Jones 1992 - executive producer *''First Nations: The Circle Unbroken'' - documentary series, Geraldine Bob, Gary Marcuse, Deanna Nyce & Lorna Williams 1993 - co-executive producer *''View from the Typewriter'' - documentary, Robert A. Duncan 1993 - co-executive producer *''Freedom Had a Price'' - documentary, Yurij Luhovy 1994 - executive producer *''Blockade'' - documentary, Nettie Wild 1994 - co-producer *''By Woman’s Hand'' - documentary,

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1994 - co-executive producer * ''Seven Crows a Secret'' - documentary short, John Forrest 1994 - co-executive producer * ''When Shirley Met Florence'' - documentary short, Ronit Bezalel 1994 - executive producer * ''Trawna Tuh Belvul'' - animated short, Martin Rose 1994 - co-executive producer *''Dinosaurs: Piecing It All Together'' - documentary, Michael McKennirey 1994 - co-executive producer *''Children for Hire'' - documentary, Lyn Wright 1994 - co-executive producer *''The Summer of ‘67'' - documentary,

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1994 - executive producer *''Lessons'' - documentary, Paul Cowan 1995 - co-executive producer * ''My Name is Kahentiiosta'' - documentary short,

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1995 - executive producer *''10-7 For Life'' - documentary, Cynthia Banks 1995 - co-executive producer *''Anatomy of Desire'' - documentary, Peter Tyler Boullata & Jean-François Monette 1995 - executive producer *''Canada Remembers: Part 1, Turning the Tide'' - documentary,

1995 - executive producer *''Canada Remembers: Part 2, The Liberators'' - documentary,

1995 - executive producer *''Canada Remembers: Part 3, Endings and Beginnings'' - documentary,

1995 - executive producer *''Baby Business'' - documentary, Judy Jackson 1995 - executive producer * ''Multiple Choices - Blending'' - documentary short, Alison Burns 1995 - executive producer * ''Multiple Choices - Choices'' - documentary short, Alison Burns 1995 - executive producer * ''Multiple Choices - Community'' - documentary short, Alison Burns 1995 - executive producer * ''Multiple Choices - Families'' - documentary short, Alison Burns 1995 - executive producer * ''Multiple Choices - Forever After?'' - documentary short, Alison Burns 1995 - executive producer * ''Multiple Choices - Loves Me, Loves Me Not'' - documentary short, Alison Burns 1995 - executive producer * ''Multiple Choices - Picture Perfect'' - documentary short, Alison Burns 1995 - executive producer * ''Multiple Choices - Power Lines'' - documentary short, Alison Burns 1995 - executive producer * ''Multiple Choices - Searching'' - documentary short, Alison Burns 1995 - executive producer * ''Multiple Choices - The Agony and the Ecstasy'' - documentary short, Alison Burns 1995 - executive producer * ''Multiple Choices - Tying the Knot'' - documentary short, Alison Burns 1995 - executive producer * ''Multiple Choices - Who, What, Where, When?'' - documentary short, Alison Burns 1995 - executive producer * ''Multiple Choices - Who’s Who?'' - documentary short, Alison Burns 1995 - executive producer *''The Odyssey Diaries'' - documentary, Susan Fleming 1995 - co-executive producer *''The Reluctant Deckhand'' - short film, Jan Padgett 1995 - co-executive producer * ''The Pinnacle and the Poet'' - documentary short, Louise Abbott 1995 - executive producer *'' Who's Counting? Marilyn Waring on Sex, Lies and Global Economics'' - documentary, Terre Nash 1995 - co-executive producer *''Silence & Storm'' - documentary,

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1995 - co-executive producer *''The Voyage of the St. Louis'' - documentary,

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1995 - executive producer *''A Web of War'' - documentary,

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1995 - co-executive producer *''War at Sea: The Black Pit'' - documentary,

1995 - executive producer *''War at Sea: U-Boats in the St. Lawrence'' - documentary,

1995 - executive producer * ''Le temps d'une guerre'' - documentary, Jacques Vallée 1995 - co-executive producer *''The Passerby'' - documentary, Donald McWilliams 1995 - co-executive producer *''The Marco Polo: Queen of the Seas'' - documentary, Roger Hart 1995 - co-executive producer *''Eldon Rathburn: They Shoot...He Scores'' - documentary short, Louis Hone 1995 - executive producer * ''Mystery of the Maya'' - documentary short, Barrie Howells & Roberto Rochin 1995 - co-executive producer *''Broken Promises: The High Arctic Relocation'' - documentary, Patricia Tassinari, Ziad Hamzeh 1995 - executive producer *''Children First!'' - documentary, Jacques Vallée 1995 - executive producer * '' Children of Jerusalem - Gesho'' - documentary short, Beverly Shaffer 1996 - executive producer * '' Children of Jerusalem - Ibrahim'' - documentary short, Beverly Shaffer 1996 - executive producer * '' Children of Jerusalem - Yehuda'' - documentary short, Beverly Shaffer 1996 - executive producer *''Fennario: His World on Stage'' - documentary short, Alec MacLeod 1996 - executive producer * ''Marilyn Waring on Politics, Local & Global'' - documentary short, Terre Nash 1996 - co-executive producer * ''Marilyn Waring on The Environment'' - documentary short, Terre Nash 1996 - co-executive producer * ''Marilyn Waring on Women and Economics'' - documentary short, Terre Nash 1996 - co-executive producer * ''Faces of the Hand'' - documentary short, Tamás Wormser 1996 - executive producer *''A Balkan Journey: Fragments from the Other Side of the War'' - documentary, Brenda Longfellow 1996 - co-executive producer * ''Bronwen & Yaffa: Moving Towards Tolerance'' - documentary short, Peter d'Entremont 1996 - co-executive producer *''Chronicle of a Genocide Foretold: Part 1, Blood was Flowing Like a River'' - documentary, Danièle Lacourse &

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1996 - co-executive producer *''Chronicle of a Genocide Foretold: Part 2, We Were Cowards'' - documentary, Danièle Lacourse &

1996 - co-executive producer *''Chronicle of a Genocide Foretold: Part 3, We Feel Betrayed'' - documentary, Danièle Lacourse &

1996 - co-executive producer *''First Nation Blue'' - documentary, Daniel Prouty 1996 - executive producer *''Good Things Too'' - short film, Liz Scully 1996 - co-executive producer *''Packing Heat'' - documentary, Wendy Rowland 1996 - executive producer *''Tough Assignment'' - documentary, John Walker 1996 - executive producer *''The Power Game'' - documentary, Anne Henderson 1996 - co-producer and -executive producer * ''

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'' - documentary,

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1996 - executive producer *''Sitting on a Volcano'' - documentary, Danièle Lacourse 1996 - co-executive producer * ''Someone to Talk to: Peer-Helping in High School'' - documentary short, Annie Ilkow 1996 - executive producer * ''The Spell of the Yukon'' - documentary, Rita Roy 1996 - executive producer *''Wanted! Doctor on Horseback'' - documentary, Claire Helman 1996 - executive producer *''You Won't Need Running Shoes, Darling'' - documentary, Dorothy Todd Hénaut 1996 - executive producer *''Murder Remembered: Norfolk County 1950'' - documentary, Robert Fortier 1997 - executive producer *''The Need to Know'' - documentary, Tom Puchniak 1997 - co-producer and -executive producer *''The Petticoat Expeditions: Part One, Anna Jameson'' - documentary short,

1997 - executive producer *''The Petticoat Expeditions: Part Two, The Countess of Aberdeen'' - documentary short,

1997 - executive producer *''The Petticoat Expeditions: Part Three, Frances Hopkins'' - documentary short,

1997 - executive producer *''The Gender Tango'' - documentary,

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1997 co-producer and -executive producer *''All the Right Stuff'' - documentary short, Connie Littlefield 1997 - co-executive producer *''Barbed Wire and Mandolins'' - documentary, Nicola Zavaglia 1997 - executive producer *''Caregivers: Episode One: Madeleine and Rose'' - documentary, Dan Curtis 1997 - executive producer *''Caregivers: Episode Two: Doris and Tom'' - documentary, Dan Curtis 1997 - executive producer *''Caregivers: Episode Three: Kurt and Elizabeth'' - documentary, Dan Curtis 1997 - executive producer *''Caregivers: Episode Four: Pat and Molly'' - documentary, Dan Curtis 1997 - executive producer *''Caregivers: Episode Five: Paul and Jean'' - documentary, Dan Curtis 1997 - executive producer *''Circles'' - documentary, Shanti Thakur 1997 - executive producer *''The Battle of Vimy Ridge, Part 1: Setting the Stage'' - documentary short, John Bradshaw 1997 - co-producer and -executive producer *''The Battle of Vimy Ridge, Part 2: Keys to Victory'' - documentary short, John Bradshaw 1997 - co-producer and -executive producer *''The Battle of Vimy Ridge, Part 3: The Battle Looms'' - documentary short, John Bradshaw 1997 - co-producer and -executive producer *''Body Politics'' - documentary, Anne Henderson 1997 - co-producer, co-executive producer *''Creatures of the Sun'' - documentary short, Susan Trow 1997 - co-executive producer *''Alternate Route'' - documentary, Denise Withers 1997 - co-executive producer *''Spudwrench'' - documentary,

1997 - executive producer *'' The Street: A Film with the Homeless'' - documentary, Daniel Cross 1997 - co-producer *''Jeunes, beaux et entreprenants'' - documentary, Liette Aubin, Denise Withers 1997 - co-executive producer * ''A Place in the World'' - documentary,

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1997 - co-producer *''Seven Brides for Uncle Sam'' - documentary, Anita Reilly McGee 1997 - co-executive producer *''Postcards from the Future'' - documentary, Joshua Chaplinsky, Kevin Kölsch, Dennis Widmyer 1997 - co-producer *''Victor-Martin, Diane and John'' - documentary, Steven Kellar 1997 - executive producer *''An Untidy Package'' - documentary, Debbie McGee 1997 - co-executive producer *''The Double Shift'' - documentary, Tom Puchniak 1997 - co-executive producer *''Kid Nerd'' - documentary, Shereen Jerrett 1997 - co-executive producer *''Louisbourg Under Siege'' - documentary,

1997 - executive producer *''David Fennario’s Banana Boots'' - documentary, Alec MacLeod 1998 - co-executive producer *'' Desperately Seeking Helen'' - documentary,

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1998 - co-executive producer *''Democracy à la Maude'' - documentary, Patricia Kearns 1998 - co-executive producer *''Labour of Love'' - documentary, Dan Curtis 1998 - co-executive producer *''Shylock'' - documentary, Pierre Lasry 1998 - executive producer *''The Illuminated Life of Maud Lewis'' - documentary, Peter d'Entremont 1998 - co-executive producer *''Asylum'' - documentary, Garry Beitel 1998 - co-executive producer *''The Kitchen Goddess'' - documentary, Donna Davies 1999 - co-executive producer *''Picturing a People: George Johnston, Tlingit Photographer'' - documentary, Carol Geddes 1999 - co-executive producer *''Under One Sky: Arab Women in North America Talk About the Hijab'' - documentary, Jennifer Kawaja 1999 - co-executive producer *''And So to Bed'' - documentary, Jeffrey McKay 1999 - co-executive producer *''Beyond Borders: Arab Feminists Talk About Their Lives...East and West'' - documentary, Jennifer Kawaja 1999 - co-executive producer *''Moving Pictures'' - documentary, Colin Low 2000 - co-executive producer *''Postcards from Canada'' - documentary,

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, 2000 - co-executive producer *'' Aftermath: The Remnants of War'' - documentary, Daniel Sekulich 2001 - co-executive producer

Lifetime awards

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: Air Canada Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Canadian Film Industry, 1985 * Ontario Film Institute's Achievement Award, 1987 * City of Toronto Arts Award, 1991 *

, 1993 * In 1993, Haig received an honorary doctorate (D.Litt.) from

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References

External links

National Film Board of Canada film collection

Canadian Film Encyclopedia

Don Haig Award at Hot Docs

The Don Haig Foundation
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