Paul Almond's television and movie productions have won numerous award s, including: 12 Canadian Film Award s (Genies), 3 Ohio State Award s and other international award s In 2001, Paul Almond was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada for having "demonstrated an outstanding level of talent and service to Canadians". In 2007, the Director's Guild of Canada presented Paul Almond with their Lifetime Achievement Award for his outstanding contributions to Canadian film and television.
Father, with Geneviève Bujold , of actor/director, Matt AlmondHe was awarded the O.C. (Officer of the Order of Canada) on October 18, 2001 for his services to drama.After turning to feature filmmaking, he attracted domestic and international attention with Isabel (1968), Act of the Heart (1970) and Journey (1972/I), a trilogy of understated explorations of the mind and spirit starring then wife Geneviève Bujold .A graduate of Oxford University, he began his career by founding a traveling company of Shakespearean Players touring England, before joining the CBC in Toronto in 1954 as a director.
Director Michael Apted revisits the same group of British-born adults after a 7 year wait. The subjects are interviewed as to the changes that have occurred in their lives during the last seven years.