Tag: Norman McLaren
Mind Games Galore: A Preview of Next Week’s Ottawa Intl. Animation Festival
After returning to in-person activities last year, the Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) has settled back into its annual routine. Last year’s OIAF was...
‘Heavy Metal’ Director Gerald Potterton Dies at Age 91
The National Flim Board of Canada (NFB) today shared the news that animator, director and producer Gerald Potterton died Tuesday evening (August 23) at...
Global TV & Streaming News Bytes
DreamWorks Animation has debuted new teasers for Dragons: The Nine Realms, which premieres on Hulu and Peacock streaming services Thursday, December 23. Set 1,300...
NFB Pinscreen Animator Jacques Drouin Dies Age 78
The National Film Board of Canada shared the news of the death of outstanding animation auteur and skilled editor Jacques Drouin. Over the course...
How the Amazing John Morena Made 52 Shorts in 52 Weeks!
Most people would be pretty pleased with themselves if they managed to finish one animated short every few years. Not John Morena! This talented...
Animafest Zagreb Presents 29th Edition Program
On Tuesday, The French Institute hosted a press conference ahead of the upcoming 29th edition of the World Festival of Animated Film – Animafest...
Oscar-Winning Canadian Animator Grant Munro Dies Age 94
Grant Munro, an animator and actor who starred in Norman McLaren's 1953 Best Short Film Oscar-winning pixilation Cold War parable Neighbors (Voisins) and co-directed...
Michèle Cournoyer Is 1st Female Animator to Win Prix Albert-Tessier
The National Film Board of Canada congratulations animation filmmaker and frequent NFB collaborator Michèle Cournoyer on winning the 2017 Prix Albert-Tessier, making her the...
Ottawa Reveals International Shorts Selections
The Ottawa International Animation Festival -- North America’s leading animation fest -- announced the official selections for the 2016 International Short Film Competition. The...
NFB Presents Canada Animation Day in L.A.
East Los Angeles College, Cinema Without Borders and the National Film Board of Canada will present the National Film Board of Canada Animation Day...
NFB Film Pioneer Colin Low Dies Age 89
Colin Low, a pioneering filmmaker whose groundbreaking career with the National Film Board of Canada spanned over six decades, died in Montreal on February...
Interfilm Fest Highlights Animation
The International Short Film Festival Berlin, also known as Interfilm, will be showcasing competition themes of confrontations, animation, asylum and migration at this year’s...
Montreal Stop-Motion Fest Calls for Entries
The Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival is returning for a seventh edition this year September 25-27. The call for entries is now open and...
Animation Director Jeff Hale Dies in Oregon
The following information has been pulled from a tribute compiled by ASIFA-SF president Karl Cohen with the assistance of Geraldine Clarke and Margot Hale.
Jeff...
NFB French Animation Founder René Jodoin Dies
The National Film Board of Canada has notified the film community of the death of director-producer René Jodoin. The Quebec native passed away January...
N.Y.’s MoMA to Show Restored 3D NFB Shorts
Four recently restored 3D films from the National Film Board of Canada will be featured Nov. 20 and 21 at The Museum of Modern...
London Animation Fest Kicks Off October 24
The London International Animation Festival (LIAF) will return to the Barbican Centre for its 2014 edition, offering 10 days of forums, workshops and over...
NFB Has 2 Premieres, 17 Films Set for Ottawa
Seventeen films from the National Film Board of Canada ― including two world premieres ― have been selected to this year's festival.
Premiering in the...
TIFF, NFB to Celebrate McLaren Centennial
On Sept. 7, the centenary of the birth of National Film Board of Canada film and animation legend Norman McLaren will be celebrated with...
NFB Bringing New and Restored Animations to TIFF
The National Film Board of Canada will present a diverse seven-film line up at this year's Toronto International Film Festival (September 4-14); including a...
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