Kjell Boersma
Kjell Boersma is a Canadian animator.[1] He is most noted for his 2017 short film Dam! The Story of Kit the Beaver, which was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Animated Short Film at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards.[2]
He has also directed the animated short films Monster Slayer (2016) and Boat People (2023),[3] and has done visual effects work in the films Filth City and Someone Lives Here, and the web series True Dating Stories and The Amazing Gayl Pile.
Boat People, co-directed with children's writer Thao Lam based on Lam's 2020 book The Paper Boat, won the award for Best Animated Short Film at the 2023 Calgary International Film Festival.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Joel Levy, "'A Day in the Life' with Toronto Artist Kjell Boersma". Toronto Guardian, February 14, 2017.
- ^ "‘The Breadwinner’ Nominated For 6 Canadian Screen Awards, Including Best Picture". Cartoon Brew, January 20, 2018.
- ^ Ben Mitchell, "Boat People | Q&A with Thao Lam and Kjell Boersma". Swigly, April 26, 2023.
- ^ Aryn Toombs, "Winners of 2023 CIFF competitions unveiled". LiveWire Calgary, September 25, 2023.
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