# Don Haig > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Don_Haig > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Don_Haig.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Haig > Source revision: 1356923377 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Canadian filmmaker, editor and producer (1933–2002)}} {{Infobox person | image = | image_size = | name = Don Haig | birth_place = [Winnipeg](/source/Winnipeg), [Manitoba](/source/Manitoba), Canada | birth_date = {{Birth date|1933|07|22|df=y}} | birth_name = Donald George Haig | death_place = [Toronto](/source/Toronto), [Ontario](/source/Ontario), Canada | death_date = {{Death date and age|2002|03|02|1933|07|22|df=y}} | occupation = [Film producer](/source/Film_producer)
[Film editor](/source/Film_editor) | years_active = [1955](/source/1955_in_film) - [1998](/source/1998_in_film) | awards = [Governor General's Awards](/source/Governor_General's_Awards)
[Academy Award](/source/Academy_Awards)
[Genie Award](/source/Genie_Awards) }} '''Don Haig''' (22 July 1933 — 2 March 2002) was a [Canadian](/source/Canadians) filmmaker, editor, and producer. Haig's work in film and television spanned nearly five decades. Over the course of his career, he won [Academy](/source/Academy_Awards), [Genie](/source/Genie_Awards),{{cite book|last=Topalovich|first=Maria|title=And the Genie Goes To... Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film awards|year=2000|publisher=Stoddart Publishing Company Ltd.|location=Toronto|isbn=0-7737-3238-1|pages=249}} and [Gemini](/source/Gemini_Awards) awards, and the [Governor General's Performing Arts Award](/source/Governor_General's_Performing_Arts_Award). 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.{{cite encyclopedia|title=Don Haig |url=http://tiff.net/CANADIANFILMENCYCLOPEDIA/content/bios/don-haig |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130222081723/http://tiff.net/CANADIANFILMENCYCLOPEDIA/content/bios/don-haig |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 February 2013 |encyclopedia=Canadian Film Encyclopedia |access-date=24 December 2022 }} ==Career== Haig left high school after grade 9 and took a job repairing films at the Winnipeg distribution offices of [MGM](/source/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer). In 1956, he moved to Toronto and was hired by the [CBC](/source/Canadian_Broadcasting_Corporation) film department, splicing commercials into ''[The Ed Sullivan Show](/source/The_Ed_Sullivan_Show)''. 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 [Allan King](/source/Allan_King). Back in Toronto, they joined with producer/director [Beryl Fox](/source/Beryl_Fox) 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 ''[This Hour Has Seven Days](/source/This_Hour_Has_Seven_Days)'' and ''[the fifth estate](/source/The_Fifth_Estate_(TV_program))'', and [CTV](/source/Canadian_Television_Network) did the same for ''[W5](/source/W5_(TV_program))''. Haig was editor on the Beryl Fox documentaries ''[Fields of Endless Day](/source/Fields_of_Endless_Day)'', ''The Single Woman and the Double Standard'', ''[Summer in Mississippi](/source/Summer_in_Mississippi)'' and ''[The Mills of the Gods: Viet Nam](/source/The_Mills_of_the_Gods%3A_Viet_Nam)'', which won Film of the Year at the [18th Canadian Film Awards](/source/18th_Canadian_Film_Awards) 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](/source/Artie_Shaw%3A_Time_Is_All_You've_Got)'', which was written and directed by [Brigitte Berman](/source/Brigitte_Berman) in 1985. [Oprah Winfrey](/source/Oprah_Winfrey) presented Berman and Haig with an [Oscar](/source/Academy_Award) at the [59th Academy Awards](/source/59th_Academy_Awards). After the 1992 sale of Film Arts to Film House, Haig joined the [National Film Board of Canada](/source/National_Film_Board_of_Canada) 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](/source/Thomas_Waugh), ''Romance of Transgression in Canada: Queering Sexualities, Nations, Cinemas''. [Carleton University Press](/source/Carleton_University_Press), 2006. {{ISBN|978-0773530690}}. p. 426.{{cite web |title=Don Haig Passes Away |url=https://playbackonline.ca/2002/03/18/haig-20020318/ |website=playbackonline.ca |publisher=Playback |access-date=26 December 2022}} ==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 [Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival](/source/Hot_Docs_Canadian_International_Documentary_Festival) to ensure a home for the [Don Haig Award](/source/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, [Beryl Fox](/source/Beryl_Fox) 1964 - editor{{cite web |title=The Single Woman and the Double Standard |url=http://femfilm.ca/film_search.php?film=fox-single&lang=e |website=femfilm.ca |publisher=Canadian Women Film Directors Database |access-date=5 February 2023}} * ''[Summer in Mississippi](/source/Summer_in_Mississippi)'' - documentary short, [Beryl Fox](/source/Beryl_Fox) 1965 - editor *''[The Mills of the Gods: Viet Nam](/source/The_Mills_of_the_Gods%3A_Viet_Nam)'' - documentary, [Beryl Fox](/source/Beryl_Fox) 1965 - editor *''A Path of His Own'' - Paul Caulfield 1970 - editor * ''[The National Dream: Building the Impossible Railway](/source/The_National_Dream_(miniseries))'' - James Murray, [Eric Till](/source/Eric_Till) 1974 - editor *''[125 Rooms of Comfort](/source/125_Rooms_of_Comfort)'' feature, [Patrick Loubert](/source/Patrick_Loubert) 1974 - producer *''Serpent River Paddlers'' - documentary short, Anthony Hall 1975 - producer{{cite web |title=Serpent River Paddlers |url=http://screenculture.org/cesif/film/serpent-river-paddlers |website=screenculture.org |publisher=CESIF |access-date=5 February 2023}} *''Pleasure Island'' - short film, Dan Wright 1975 - producer * ''[Fields of Endless Day](/source/Fields_of_Endless_Day)'' - [Terence Macartney-Filgate](/source/Terence_Macartney-Filgate) 1978 - editor *''[Summer's Children](/source/Summer's_Children)'' - feature, Julius Kohanyi 1979 - co-producer * ''[Track Stars: The Unseen Heroes of Movie Sound](/source/Track_Stars%3A_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, [Claire Prieto](/source/Claire_Prieto) & Roger McTair 1980 - executive producer *''A.J. Casson: The Only Critic is Time'' - documentary, Michael Morningstar 1981 - producer{{cite web |title=A.J. Casson: The Only Critic is Time |url=https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/eppp-archive/100/201/300/cm/html/2001/v08n02/vol5/no17/ajcasson.html |website=collectionscanada.gc.ca |publisher=CM Magazine |access-date=5 February 2023}} *''[Alligator Shoes](/source/Alligator_Shoes)'' - feature, Clay Boris 1981 - co-producer *''A Helping Hand ([The Nature of Things](/source/List_of_The_Nature_of_Things_episodes))'' - 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{{cite web |title=Concertante: Arnold Spohr and the Winnipeg Ballet |url=https://www.winnipegfilmgroup.com/films/concertante-arnold-spohr-and-the-winnipeg-ballet/ |website=winnipegfilmgroup.com |publisher=Winnipeg Film Group |access-date=5 February 2023 |archive-date=5 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205100719/https://www.winnipegfilmgroup.com/films/concertante-arnold-spohr-and-the-winnipeg-ballet/ |url-status=dead }} *''[Unfinished Business](/source/Unfinished_Business_(1984_film))'' - feature, [Don Owen](/source/Don_Owen_(filmmaker)) 1984 - co-executive producer * ''Finding Out: Incest and Family Sexual Abuse'' - documentary short, Susan Murgatroyd 1984 - co-producer{{cite web |title=Finding Out: Incest and Family Sexual Abuse |url=https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/finding-out-incest-and-family-sexual-abuse |website=ojp.gov |publisher=U.S. Department of Justice |access-date=5 February 2023}} *''[Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got](/source/Artie_Shaw%3A_Time_Is_All_You've_Got)'' - documentary, [Brigitte Berman](/source/Brigitte_Berman), Bridge Film Productions 1985 - associate producer *''D.P. Brown: Beyond Realism'' - documentary short, Athan Katsos 1985 - co-producer *''[Samuel Lount](/source/Samuel_Lount_(film))'' - feature, Laurence Keane 1985 - co-producer *''[Overnight](/source/Overnight_(1985_film))'' - feature, [Jack Darcus](/source/Jack_Darcus) 1985 - co-producer *''[Dancing in the Dark](/source/Dancing_in_the_Dark_(1986_film))'' - feature, [Leon Marr](/source/Leon_Marr) 1986 - co-producer *''Those Roos Boys and Friends'' - documentary, Barbara Boyden 1987 - co-writer, co-producer{{cite web |title=Those Roos Boys and Friends |url=http://screenculture.org/cesif/film/those-roos-boys-and-friends |website=screenculture.org |publisher=CESIF |access-date=5 February 2023}} *''Home to Buxton'' - documentary short, Roger McTair & [Claire Prieto](/source/Claire_Prieto) 1987 - co-producer{{cite web |title=Home to Buxton |url=http://screenculture.org/cesif/film/home-buxton |website=screenculture.org |publisher=CESIF |access-date=5 February 2023}} *''The Kidnapping of Baby John Doe'' - TV movie, Peter Gerretsen 1987 - executive producer *''[I've Heard the Mermaids Singing](/source/I've_Heard_the_Mermaids_Singing)'' - feature, [Patricia Rozema](/source/Patricia_Rozema) 1987 - executive producer *''[Dreams Beyond Memory](/source/Dreams_Beyond_Memory)'' - 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](/source/Growing_Up_in_America)'' - documentary, Morley Markson 1988 - co-producer *''[Comic Book Confidential](/source/Comic_Book_Confidential)'' - documentary, [Ron Mann](/source/Ron_Mann) 1988 - co-producer *''Dear John'' - feature, Catherine Ord 1988 - co-producer *''Solitary Journey'' - documentary, [Vic Sarin](/source/Vic_Sarin) 1989 - co-producer *''Stanley Knowles: By Word and Deed'' - documentary short, Dan Curtis 1988 - producer *''Turnabout'' - feature, [Don Owen](/source/Don_Owen_(filmmaker)) 1988 - executive producer *''[The Brain](/source/The_Brain_(1988_film))'' - feature, Edward Hunt 1988 - co-producer *''[Shadow Dancing](/source/Shadow_Dancing_(film))'' - feature, [Lewis Furey](/source/Lewis_Furey) 1988 - co-producer *''The Crow and the Canary'' - documentary short, Arnie Lipsey 1989 - producer *''[Mob Story](/source/Mob_Story)'' - feature, Gabriel Markiw & Jancarlo Markiw 1989 - co-producer *''Odyssey in August'' - documentary short, Stephen Roscoe 1989 - producer *''[Termini Station](/source/Termini_Station_(film))'' - feature, [Allan King](/source/Allan_King) 1989 - co-producer *''Special of the Day'' - documentary short, Robert Kennedy 1989 - producer *''The Midday Sun'' - feature, Lulu Keating 1989 - executive producer *''Freakshow'' - feature, Constantino Magnatta 1989 - executive producer *''St. Nicholas and the Children'' - feature, George Bloomfield 1989 - co-producer *''[Defy Gravity](/source/Defy_Gravity)'' - 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, [Maya Gallus](/source/Maya_Gallus) 1991 - executive producer *''Thick as Thieves'' - Steve DiMarco 1991 - co-producer *''White Light'' - feature, [Al Waxman](/source/Al_Waxman) 1991 - executive producer{{cite web |title=White Light |url=https://reelingback.com/articles/refused_his_eternal_bliss |website=reelingback.com |publisher=Reeling Back |access-date=5 February 2023}} *''The Heart of a Viking: The Story of Joe Boyle'' - documentary short, Pat Patterson 1991 - producer *''[The Twist](/source/The_Twist_(1992_film))'' - documentary, [Ron Mann](/source/Ron_Mann) 1992 - co-producer *''Just For Fun'' - documentary short, David Oiye 1993 - producer '''[National Film Board of Canada](/source/National_Film_Board_of_Canada)'''{{cite web |title=Producer: Don Haig |url=http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/production-personnel/?idp=6936&startrow=0&nom=Don%20Haig&type=liste-fonction&idF=producteurs&idSMF=2&numf=02 |website=onf-nfb.gc.ca |publisher=National Film Board of Canada |access-date=5 February 2023}} * ''A Further Glimpse of Joey'' - documentary short, [Don Owen](/source/Don_Owen_(filmmaker)) 1966 - editor *''[Timothy Findley: Anatomy of a Writer](/source/Timothy_Findley%3A_Anatomy_of_a_Writer)'' - documentary, [Terence Macartney-Filgate](/source/Terence_Macartney-Filgate) 1992 - co-executive producer *''Nurses: The Heart of the System'' documentary, Tanya Tree 1992 - co-executive producer *''[Secret Nation](/source/Secret_Nation)'' - feature, [Michael Jones](/source/Michael_Jones_(film_director)) 1992 - executive producer *''First Nations: The Circle Unbroken'' - documentary series, Geraldine Bob, Gary Marcuse, Deanna Nyce & [Lorna Williams](/source/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](/source/Nettie_Wild) 1994 - co-producer *''By Woman’s Hand'' - documentary, [Pepita Ferrari](/source/Pepita_Ferrari) 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, [Albert Kish](/source/Albert_Kish) & [Donald Winkler](/source/Donald_Winkler) 1994 - executive producer *''Lessons'' - documentary, [Paul Cowan](/source/Paul_Cowan_(filmmaker)) 1995 - co-executive producer * ''My Name is Kahentiiosta'' - documentary short, [Alanis Obomsawin](/source/Alanis_Obomsawin) 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, [Terence Macartney-Filgate](/source/Terence_Macartney-Filgate) 1995 - executive producer *''Canada Remembers: Part 2, The Liberators'' - documentary, [Terence Macartney-Filgate](/source/Terence_Macartney-Filgate) 1995 - executive producer *''Canada Remembers: Part 3, Endings and Beginnings'' - documentary, [Terence Macartney-Filgate](/source/Terence_Macartney-Filgate) 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](/source/Louise_Abbott) 1995 - executive producer *''[Who's Counting? Marilyn Waring on Sex, Lies and Global Economics](/source/Who's_Counting%3F_Marilyn_Waring_on_Sex%2C_Lies_and_Global_Economics)'' - documentary, [Terre Nash](/source/Terre_Nash) 1995 - co-executive producer *''Silence & Storm'' - documentary, [Jeremiah Hayes](/source/Jeremiah_Hayes_(filmmaker)) 1995 - co-executive producer *''The Voyage of the St. Louis'' - documentary, [Maziar Bahari](/source/Maziar_Bahari) 1995 - executive producer *''A Web of War'' - documentary, [Brian McKenna](/source/Brian_McKenna) 1995 - co-executive producer *''War at Sea: The Black Pit'' - documentary, [Brian McKenna](/source/Brian_McKenna) 1995 - executive producer *''War at Sea: U-Boats in the St. Lawrence'' - documentary, [Brian McKenna](/source/Brian_McKenna) 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](/source/Children_of_Jerusalem) - Gesho'' - documentary short, [Beverly Shaffer](/source/Beverly_Shaffer) 1996 - executive producer * ''[Children of Jerusalem](/source/Children_of_Jerusalem) - Ibrahim'' - documentary short, [Beverly Shaffer](/source/Beverly_Shaffer) 1996 - executive producer * ''[Children of Jerusalem](/source/Children_of_Jerusalem) - Yehuda'' - documentary short, [Beverly Shaffer](/source/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](/source/Terre_Nash) 1996 - co-executive producer * ''Marilyn Waring on The Environment'' - documentary short, [Terre Nash](/source/Terre_Nash) 1996 - co-executive producer * ''Marilyn Waring on Women and Economics'' - documentary short, [Terre Nash](/source/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](/source/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 & [Yvan Patry](/source/Yvan_Patry) 1996 - co-executive producer *''Chronicle of a Genocide Foretold: Part 2, We Were Cowards'' - documentary, Danièle Lacourse & [Yvan Patry](/source/Yvan_Patry) 1996 - co-executive producer *''Chronicle of a Genocide Foretold: Part 3, We Feel Betrayed'' - documentary, Danièle Lacourse & [Yvan Patry](/source/Yvan_Patry) 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](/source/John_Walker_(filmmaker)) 1996 - executive producer *''The Power Game'' - documentary, Anne Henderson 1996 - co-producer and -executive producer * ''[Power](/source/Power_(1996_film))'' - documentary, [Magnus Isacsson](/source/Magnus_Isacsson) 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, [Pepita Ferrari](/source/Pepita_Ferrari) 1997 - executive producer *''The Petticoat Expeditions: Part Two, The Countess of Aberdeen'' - documentary short, [Pepita Ferrari](/source/Pepita_Ferrari) 1997 - executive producer *''The Petticoat Expeditions: Part Three, Frances Hopkins'' - documentary short, [Pepita Ferrari](/source/Pepita_Ferrari) 1997 - executive producer *''The Gender Tango'' - documentary, [Léa Pool](/source/L%C3%A9a_Pool) 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, [Alanis Obomsawin](/source/Alanis_Obomsawin) 1997 - executive producer *''[The Street: A Film with the Homeless](/source/The_Street%3A_A_Film_with_the_Homeless)'' - documentary, [Daniel Cross](/source/Daniel_Cross_(filmmaker)) 1997 - co-producer *''Jeunes, beaux et entreprenants'' - documentary, Liette Aubin, Denise Withers 1997 - co-executive producer * ''A Place in the World'' - documentary, [Robert Lang](/source/Robert_Lang_(producer)) 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, [Albert Kish](/source/Albert_Kish) 1997 - executive producer *''David Fennario’s Banana Boots'' - documentary, Alec MacLeod 1998 - co-executive producer *''[Desperately Seeking Helen](/source/Desperately_Seeking_Helen)'' - documentary, [Eisha Marjara](/source/Eisha_Marjara) 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](/source/Colin_Low_(filmmaker)) 2000 - co-executive producer *''Postcards from Canada'' - documentary, [Tony Ianzelo](/source/Tony_Ianzelo), 2000 - co-executive producer *''[Aftermath: The Remnants of War](/source/Aftermath%3A_The_Remnants_of_War)'' - documentary, [Daniel Sekulich](/source/Daniel_Sekulich) 2001 - co-executive producer ==Lifetime awards== * [6th Genie Awards](/source/6th_Genie_Awards), [Toronto](/source/Toronto): 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 * [Governor General's Performing Arts Award](/source/Governor_General's_Performing_Arts_Award), 1993{{cite web |title=Award Recipient: Don Haig |url=https://ggpaa.ca/award-recipients.aspx?year=all&name=Haig,%20Don%20(1933-2002)#results |website=ggpaa.ca |publisher=Governor General's Performing Arts Awards |access-date=5 February 2023}} * In 1993, Haig received an honorary doctorate (D.Litt.) from [York University](/source/York_University). == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == * [http://www.onf-nfb.gc.ca/eng/collection/result.php?type=credit&pid=6936&nom=Don+Haig National Film Board of Canada film collection] * [https://archive.today/20130222081723/http://tiff.net/CANADIANFILMENCYCLOPEDIA/content/bios/don-haig Canadian Film Encyclopedia] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120716054414/http://www.hotdocs.ca/conference/documentarys_don_haig_award Don Haig Award at Hot Docs] * [http://www.donhaig.org/ The Don Haig Foundation] {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Haig, Don}} Category:1933 births Category:2002 deaths Category:Canadian documentary film directors Category:Canadian documentary film producers Category:Canadian television producers Category:Canadian film editors Category:Canadian gay men Category:LGBTQ film producers Category:LGBTQ television producers Category:Canadian Broadcasting Corporation people Category:National Film Board of Canada people Category:Film directors from Winnipeg Category:Film directors from Toronto Category:20th-century Canadian LGBTQ people Category:Film producers from Manitoba Category:Governor General's Award winners Category:20th-century Canadian people Category:Producers of Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners for Best Documentary Film --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Don Haig](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Haig) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Haig?action=history)). 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