Albert Kish

Albert Kish (14 May 1937 – 23 October 2015) was a Canadian documentarian/filmmaker.

Albert Kish
Kish, 2007
Born(1937-05-14)May 14, 1937
Eger, Hungary
DiedOctober 23, 2015(2015-10-23) (aged 78)
Toronto, Canada
NationalityCanadian
OccupationDocumentarian/filmmaker
Awardssee below

Life and career

Kish was born in Albert Kiss in Eger, Hungary, the son of Olga Weisz, a clothing store manager, and Albert Kiss, a customs officer. He became interested in film at an early age and was attending the Academy of Drama and Film in Budapest when the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 forced his family to leave Hungary. They moved to Montreal in 1956 and changed their name to 'Kish'.[1]

Kish found work as a photographer and, in 1964, was hired as an editor at the CBC. In 1967, he was hired by the Canadian National Railway to photograph trains for Expo 67. National Film Board of Canada director John Howe liked his work and offered him a job.[2] Kish stayed with the NFB until his retirement in 1997, directing, producing and/or editing 33 films.

Outside of the NFB, Kish made three films with Bashar Shbib. He also maintained a life-long interest in photography, and his photographs have appeared in several publications and exhibitions.[3]

Albert Kish, 2013

Personal life and death

In 1994, Kish married engineer Katalin Futo. He died of cancer at Toronto General Hospital on October 23, 2015, and was survived by his wife and two sons.[4]

Filmography

(All for the National Film Board of Canada)[5][6][7]

  • Flight in White - documentary short, William Canning 1968 - editor
  • Juggernaut - documentary short, Eugene Boyko 1968 - editor
  • Ports Canada - documentary short 1969 - director, editor
  • Freeze-in - documentary short, F. Whitman Trecartin 1970 - producer, editor
  • Bighorn - documentary short, Bill Schmalz 1970 - editor
  • Occupation - documentary, Bill Reid 1970 - editor
  • Search into White Space - documentary short, James Carney 1970 - editor
  • Family House - documentary short, Laurence Hyde 1970 - photographer
  • City Limits - documentary short, Laurence Hyde 1971 - photographer
  • This is a Photograph - documentary short 1971 - director, editor, photographer
  • Atomic Juggernaut - documentary short, Eugene Boyko 1971 - editor
  • Time Piece - documentary short 1971 - director, editor, writer
  • Bannerfilm - documentary short, Donald Winkler 1972 - editor
  • Louisbourg - documentary short 1972 - director, editor
  • Our Street was Paved with Gold - documentary short 1973 - director, editor
  • In Praise of Hands - documentary short, Donald Winkler 1974 - editor
  • Los Canadienses - documentary 1975 - director, writer, editor
  • Bekevar Jubilee - documentary short 1977 - director, writer, editor
  • Hold the Ketchup - documentary short 1977 - director, editor
  • Paper Wheat - documentary 1979 - director, editor
  • The Image Makers - documentary 1980 - director, writer, editor
  • Conspiracy of Silence - documentary short, Nelu Ghiran 1981 - editor
  • F.R. Scott: Rhyme and Reason - documentary, Donald Winkler 1982 - editor
  • Muscle - documentary short, Barry Lank 1983 - editor
  • The Age of Invention - short film 1984 - director, producer, editor
  • The Scholar in Society: Northrop Frye in Conversation - documentary short, Donald Winkler 1984 - editor
  • Age of the Rivers - documentary 1986 - director, writer, editor
  • Al Purdy: A Sensitive Man - documentary, Donald Winkler 1988 - editor
  • Notman's World - documentary short 1989 - director, editor
  • To the Queen Mother from Canada with Love - documentary short 1990 - director, editor
  • Litrosi - documentary, Maria K. Daskalos 1993 - editor
  • The Summer of '67 - documentary 1994 - producer, editor and (with Donald Winkler) director
  • Louisbourg Under Siege - documentary 1997 - director, editor

With Chbib Productions

  • Bread - short film 1985 - director, editor[8]
  • Clair Obscur - feature, Bashar Shbib 1988 - editor[9]
  • Full of Grace - short film, Shernold Edwards 2006 - editor[10]

Awards

Ports Canada (1969)[11]

  • Gold Camera Award, U.S. Industrial Film Festival, Chicago 1970

This is a Photograph (1971)[12]

Los Canadienses (1975)[13]

Paper Wheat (1979)[14]

The Age of Invention (1984)[15]

Bread (1985)

Notman's World (1989)[16]

References
  1. "Albert Kish Obituary". legacy.com. National Post, Legacy.com. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  2. Lois Siegel: "Albert Kish the son of Mrs. Kish",Cinema Canada
  3. "Artists - Albert Kish". bulgergallery.com. Stephen Bulger Gallery. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  4. "Albert Kish Obituary". legacy.com. National Post, Legacy.com. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  5. "Directors - Albert Kish". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  6. "Producers - Albert Kish". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  7. "Production Personnel - Albert Kish". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  8. "Bread". kinorium.com. Kinorium. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  9. "Clair Obscur". kinorium.com. Kinorium. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  10. "Full of Grace". kinorium.com. Kinorium. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  11. "Ports Canada". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  12. "This is a Photograph". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  13. "Los Canadienses". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  14. "Paper Wheat". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  15. "The Age of Invention". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  16. "Notman's World". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
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