Education
From 1959 to 1962 he studied at Pinewood Studios, England, on a Canadian Arts Council fellowship and while there produced and directed documentaries for the British Broadcasting Corporation, Canadian Broadcasting Company and National Office of Film, United Kingdom.
Career
He began his career with the Canadian Broadcasting Company film unit, directing many short and documentary films between 1952 and 1964. He traveled to France, Spain and Mexico producing and directing documentaries independently from 1956 to 1958. In 1967 he co-wrote and directed the feature film Waiting for Caroline, as a commemoration of Canada"s centennial year.
Waiting for Caroline was distributed internationally by United Artists, Hollywood.
In Hollywood in 1968, Kelly directed for Twentieth Century Fox Studios and Disney Studio. In 1970 he returned to Canada, writing, directing and producing dramas and documentaries for the NFB and Canadian Broadcasting Company. His most recent film is Victims of Victims (2004), a documentary exploration of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
Ron Kelly received the Palme d"Or for England at the Cannes Film Festival, 1962 for The Tearaways.