John Weldon (animator)
John Weldon (born May 11, 1945) is a Canadian actor, composer, animator and movie director, known for his National Film Board of Canada (NFB) animated shorts.[1]
Born in Belleville, Ontario, Weldon lives in Montreal, Quebec. Following his retirement from the NFB, Weldon has devoted his time to songwriting and comic books, including a planned comic book series, Ashcan Alley.[2]
Filmography
[edit]- What Do You Do? (1976, animator)
- Spinnolio (1977)
- No Apple For Johnny (1977; written, animated and directed)
- Special Delivery (1978; cowritten and directed with Eunice Macaulay)
- The Log Driver's Waltz (1979)
- Emergency Numbers (1984)
- Real Inside (1984)
- Of Dice and Men (1988)
- To Be (1990)
- The Lump (1991)
- Scant Sanity (1996)
- Frank the Wrabbit (1998)
- The Hungry Squid (2001)
- Yo (2003)
- Noël Noël (2003) (script)
- Home Security (2004)
Awards
[edit]- Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for Special Delivery in 1979.[3][4]
- Nominated for a Golden Palm for Best Short Film for To Be, in 1990.[5]
See also
[edit]- Cordell Barker-similar in content
- Richard Condie-similar in content
- Cinema of Canada
References
[edit]- ^ The Canadian Encyclopedia
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1 June 2006). "Weldon, John". Who's Who in Animated Cartoons: An International Guide to Film and Television's Award-Winning and Legendary Animators. Applause Books. pp. 352–3. ISBN 978-1557836717. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ^ Robby Benson and Carol Lynley present Short Film Oscars®-Oscars on YouTube
- ^ 1979|Oscars.org
- ^ TO BE-Festival de Cannes
External links
[edit]- John Weldon's Web Site
- Watch John Weldon's films at NFB.ca
- John Weldon at The Film Reference Library. Retrieved on July 8, 2007.
- John Weldon at IMDb
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- Film directors from Montreal
- Film directors from Ontario
- National Film Board of Canada people
- People from Belleville, Ontario
- Producers who won the Best Animated Short Academy Award