Don Owen
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Don Owen is a Canadian film director, writer and producer.
Owen worked for Canada's National Film Board
, producing short documentaries in the 1960s, and the dramatic film Nobody Waved Goodbye
(1964), which was the NFB's first full-length feature. A sequel, Unfinished Business followed in 1984.
He and fellow NFB director Donald Brittain
co-directed the 1965 documentary portrait of Leonard Cohen
, Ladies and Gentlemen... Mr. Leonard Cohen
, and for his film on the Canadian Olympic runner Bruce Kidd he persuaded the great poet W. H. Auden to write and voice the narration. In 1966 he directed the acclaimed Notes for a Film About Donna & Gail and the following year he directed The Ernie Game
, which was entered into the 18th Berlin International Film Festival
.
Although not prolific, Owen is an influential Canadian filmmaker who was the subject of a retrospective at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival
.
Owen worked for Canada's National Film Board
National Film Board of Canada
The National Film Board of Canada is Canada's twelve-time Academy Award-winning public film producer and distributor. An agency of the Government of Canada, the NFB produces and distributes documentary, animation, alternative drama and digital media productions...
, producing short documentaries in the 1960s, and the dramatic film Nobody Waved Goodbye
Nobody Waved Goodbye
Nobody Waved Good-bye is a 1964 black-and-white National Film Board of Canada production directed by Don Owen, starring Peter Kastner, Julie Biggs and Claude Rae. It was followed twenty years later by a sequel, Unfinished Business, with the same director and two lead actors.-Awards:Despite the...
(1964), which was the NFB's first full-length feature. A sequel, Unfinished Business followed in 1984.
He and fellow NFB director Donald Brittain
Donald Brittain
Donald Brittain, O.C. was a film director and producer with the National Film Board of Canada.Fields of Sacrifice is considered Brittain's first major film as director....
co-directed the 1965 documentary portrait of Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
Leonard Norman Cohen, is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, poet and novelist. Cohen published his first book of poetry in Montreal in 1956 and his first novel in 1963. His work often explores religion, isolation, sexuality and interpersonal relationships...
, Ladies and Gentlemen... Mr. Leonard Cohen
Ladies and Gentlemen... Mr. Leonard Cohen
Ladies and Gentlemen... Mr. Leonard Cohen is a 1965 documentary about Leonard Cohen, co-directed by Don Owen and Donald Brittain, and written by Brittain...
, and for his film on the Canadian Olympic runner Bruce Kidd he persuaded the great poet W. H. Auden to write and voice the narration. In 1966 he directed the acclaimed Notes for a Film About Donna & Gail and the following year he directed The Ernie Game
The Ernie Game
The Ernie Game is a 1967 Canadian drama film directed by Don Owen.Called "One of the most innovative examples of personal cinema to come from English Canada in the Sixties" by the Cinematheque Ontario, The Ernie Game was part of a proposed trio of works intended to celebrate the Canadian Centennial...
, which was entered into the 18th Berlin International Film Festival
18th Berlin International Film Festival
The 18th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from June 21 to July 2, 1968.-Jury:* Luis García Berlanga * Peter Schamoni* Alex Viany* Georges de Beauregard* Alexander Walker* Domenico Meccoli* Carl-Eric Nordberg...
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Although not prolific, Owen is an influential Canadian filmmaker who was the subject of a retrospective at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival
2005 Toronto International Film Festival
The 2005 Toronto International Film Festival ran from September 8–17 and screened 335 films from 52 countries - 109 of these films were world premieres, and 78 were North American premieres.- Awards:Awards presented during the film festival included:...
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