Wolf Kroeger

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Wolf Kroeger is a German-Canadian production designer and art director, most noted as a three-time Genie Award winner for Best Art Direction/Production Design. He won the award at the 29th Canadian Film Awards in 1978 for In Praise of Older Women , [1] at the 6th Genie Awards in 1985 for The Bay Boy , [2] and at the 14th Genie Awards in 1993 for Shadow of the Wolf . [3]

He was also a nominee in the same category at the 1st Genie Awards in 1980 for It Rained All Night the Day I Left , [4] and a British Academy Film Award nominee for Best Production Design at the 46th British Academy Film Awards in 1993 for The Last of the Mohicans . [5]

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References

  1. Jay Scott, "Unseen Silent Partner sweeps film awards". The Globe and Mail , September 22, 1978.
  2. Jay Scott, "The Bay Boy's catch: 6 Genies". The Globe and Mail , March 22, 1985.
  3. John Griffin, "Film about Gould big Genie winner". Montreal Gazette , December 13, 1993.
  4. Jay Scott, "Changeling leads Canadian Film Award nominees". The Globe and Mail , February 8, 1980.
  5. Terry Ilott, "‘End’ in front for BAFTA". Variety , February 11, 1993.