Don Haig
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, and Gemini awards, and the Governor General's Performing Arts Award. Don 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. As a young man, Haig began his career in film distribution in  Winnipeg. In the early years, he would travel to small prairie towns with films and a projector, and charge five cents or less to see a movie, as "another pair of eyes doesn't cost much". After the early years repairing film for MGM in Winnipeg, he later moved to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation where he remained until 1962. In 1963, with the support of filmmakers Allan King and Beryl Fox, he started his company Film Arts. Haig received film editing awards for the Beryl Fox documentaries including "Summer in Mississippi" and "". He also edited her "Fields of Endless Day