Agency:.Produced by the NFB in cooperation with the World Crafts Council and the Sports and Recreation Bureau of the Province of Ontario.

Director, Donald Winkler ; producer, Tom Daly, Colin Low ; camera, Michel Thomas-d'Hoste ; sound, Claude Hazanavicius, Bill Graziadei ; editing, Albert Kish ; music, Alain Clavier.

Recorded 1974.

A tribute to the craftsmen everywhere whose work adds colour and richness to life. Filmed in the Canadian Arctic, Finland, India, Nigeria, Japan, Mexico, and Poland, it shows the special skills of artisans working at their crafts--stone sculpture, pottery, ceramics, weaving, dyeing, puppet making, embroidery. Each indigenous skill is a reflection of the culture of the country. Film without words.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Award, 1976 Diploma for "impressive transmission of deep thought of unity of the sources of folk creativity", 1979

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).