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Caroline Leaf
[edit]"[Here the existing page describes in short her title]"... director, producer, animator, and tutor. She has produced numerous short animated films and her work has been recognized worldwide. She is best known as one of the pioneering filmmakers at the National Film Board of Canada (NFBC). She worked at the NFBC from 1972-1991. During that time, she created the sand animation and paint-on-glass animation techniques. She also tried new hands-on techniques with 70mm Imax film. Her work is often representational of Canadian culture and is narrative based. Leaf now lives in London and is a tutor at The National Film and Television School.[1] [2]
Biography
[edit]Caroline Leaf was born in Seattle, Washington on August 12, 1946. She lived in Boston for most of her life but would stay in Seattle with her parents and sister every summer. She later moved to Seattle alone to live with her grandparents and cousins. Leaf attended Radcliffe College for visual arts from 1964-1968. The college was affiliated with Harvard University. She had no prior familial implications to film nor was she interested in Cinema until she saw her first European film in University. Initially interested in architecture, leaf randomly enrolled in an animation class as an elective during her last year of studies. The class was taught by Derek Lamb. She could not draw but Lamb encouraged his students to focus on movement and to work under a camera. He asked everyone to bring an object to class to animate. Leaf brought beach sand and this is when she created the sand animation technique. Using this technique, she created her first film Sand, or Peter and the Wolf and was awarded a scholarship from Harvard University. After graduation, she moved to Italy for a year to draw. She then completed a Post-doctoral degree at Harvard where she pioneered Paint-on-glass animation. It is with this new technique that she produced her second animated film, Orfeo (1972). She then did a bit of freelance work and produced How Beaver Stole Fire (1972). During that time, her animation professor Derek Lamb was hired as head of the English animation department at the National Film Board of Canada. Leaf moved to Montreal, Canada to work as an animator for the NFBC in 1972. She retired from the NFBC in 1992 to pursue Documentary film work. [2][3][4][1][5]
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Career
[edit]"[Here the existing page describes some of her first two works]" During her first year and a half working at the NFBC she lived in the Arctic. There she studied and collaborated with an Inuit artist to complete her third film, The Owl Who Married a Goose: An Eskimo Legend (1974).[2] In this short animation, the character’s speak Inuktitut. It was seen as representative of Canadian culture.[5]
Her most renowned short film was...."[Here the existing page describes her 4th film, The street]''
Leaf worked on Two Sisters for two years as she experimented with a new technique consisting of scratching 70mm Imax film by hand. Removing the black of the film revealed colours that varied on each stock, thus making each frame unique to the other. The tone and narrative of this film was dark in theme. She also experimented with extreme camera angles. [5] "[Here the existing page describes the awards won for the street]''
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Animation techniques and influence
[edit]Leaf believed that “animation at the time impeded spontaneity and artistic exploration” [1] This lead to her pioneering: Sand animation, Paint on glass, and hand etching on film stock. All of her techniques have been described as having "Fluid transitions"[5] She used different techniques to best tell the story of each of her films. Her style is narrative based. She creates simple anecdotal and fictional stories based on literary works. Her films contain characters with relatable and complex issues. Her art reflects her often dark narrative content. [1] She claims that she is "a storyteller first. Everything else in my animations are for the benefit of the story." [6]
Leaf is also considered an influential Canadian and French Canadian filmmaker for her long standing service with the NFB and her representation of Canadian culture in her films. This can mainly be seen in her films The Street, The Owl who Married the Goose, and Kate and Anna McGarrigle. [6]
Selected filmography
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| Year | Title | Credit Listing |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Sand, or Peter and the Wolf | animator, director |
| 1972 | Orfeo | animator, director |
| 1972 | How Beaver Stole Fire | animator, director |
| 1976 | The Owl Who Married a Goose: An Eskimo Legend | animator, director |
| 1976 | The Street | animator, director |
| 1977 | The Metamorphosis of Mr. Samsa | animator, director |
| 1979 | Interview | co-animator, co-director |
| 1981 | Kate and Anna McGarrigle | director |
| 1981 | The Right to Refuse | co-Screenwriter, co-producer, director |
| 1982 | An Equal Opportunity | director, co-Screenwriter |
| 1983 | Pies | animator |
| 1983 | War Series | animator, director |
| 1985 | The Owl and the Pussycat | director,producer, designer |
| 1986 | The Fox and The Tiger: A Chinese Parable | director, designer |
| 1986 | A Dog's Tale: A Mexican Parable | director |
| 1988 | Paradise Found | animator, director |
| 1990 | Two Sisters | animator, director |
| 1991 | I Met a Man | animator, director |
| 1993 | Bell Partout | animator, director |
| 1994 | Fleay's Fauna Centre | animator, director |
| 1995 | Brain Battle | animator, director |
| 1995 | Radio Rock Detente | animator, director |
| 2004 | Slavery | director |
Awards
[edit]| Year | Award | Competition | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Emilie Reynaud Special Award | France International Animated Film Festival | The Owl who Married a Goose |
| 1975 | Etrog for Best Animated Film | Canadian Genie Awards | The Owl who Married a Goose |
| 1976 | Victorian Government Prize | Australia International Film Festival | The Owl who Married a Goose |
| 1976 | Third Prize - Silver Boomerang | Australia International Film Festival | The Owl who Married a Goose |
| 1976 | First Prize | Australia International Film Festival | The Owl who Married a Goose |
| 1976 | First Prize - Films for Children | Ottawa International Animation Festival | The Owl who Married a Goose |
| 1976 | Silver Cindy Award | USA Cindy Competition | The Owl who Married a Goose |
| 1976 | Special Award for Animation | USA Cindy Competition | The Owl who Married a Goose |
| 1976 | Silver Award | USA Information Film Producers Association Convention | The Owl who Married a Goose |
| 1976 | Grand Prix | Ottawa International Animation Festival | The Street |
| 1976 | Wendy Michener Award | Canadian Genie Awards | The Street |
| 1976 | Etrog for Best Animated Film | Canadian Genie Awards | The Street |
| 1977 | Blue Ribbon Award - Language Arts | American Film and Video Festival | The Street |
| 1977 | Special Prize | Australia International Film Festival | The Street |
| 1977 | First Prize - Animated Films | Ireland Cork Film Festival | The Street |
| 1977 | Chris Bronze Plaque | USA International Film and Video Festival | The Street |
| 1977 | First Prize | Film Festival of High Plains - Texas Tech. University | The Street |
| 1977 | Special Jury Mention | International Festival of Short and Documentary Films | The Street |
| 1977 | Red Ribbon Award - Language arts | American Film and Video Festival | The Owl who Married a Goose |
| 1977 | First Prize | Austria International Short Film Festival | The Owl who Married a Goose |
| 1977 | Special Jury Mention | Findland International Arctic Film Festival | The Owl who Married a Goose |
| 1977 | Critic's Award | France International Animated Film Festival | The Metamorphosis of Mr. Samsa |
| 1978 | Award for Best Animation | Spain International Short Film Festival | The Street |
| 1978 | Merit Award | USA Annual International Film Festival | The Metamorphosis of Mr. Samsa |
| 1978 | Grand Prize | Poland International Film Festival | The Metamorphosis of Mr. Samsa |
| 1978 | Special Jury Award | Ottawa International Animation Festival | The Metamorphosis of Mr. Samsa |
| 1978 | Certificate for Outstanding Achievement | Golden Gate Awards Competition & International Film Festival | The Metamorphosis of Mr. Samsa |
| 1979 | AMER Golden Eye Award | Annual AMER Film Awards | The Street |
| 1979 | Jury Award for Best Short Film | Montreal World Film Festival | The Interview |
| 1979 | First Prize (5-15 mins) | World Festival of Animated Film | The Interview |
| 1980 | Certificate for an Outstanding Film | Hong Kong International Film Festival | The Metamorphosis of Mr. Samsa |
| 1981 | Grand Prix | Australia International Film Festival | The Interview |
| 1991 | Best Film Award | France International Animated Film Festival | Two Sisters |
| 1991 | Grand Prix | Los Angeles International Animation Celebration | Two Sisters |
| 1991 | Best Animation Award | Sweden International Short Film Festival | Two Sisters |
| 1992 | Honorable Mention | American Film and Video Festival | Two Sisters |
| 1992 | Special Jury Award | Shanghai International Animation Film Festival | Two Sisters |
| 1992 | Alberta-Quebec Award | Quebec-Alberta Prizes | Two Sisters |
| 1992 | Best Film Award | Finland International Film Festival | Two Sisters |
| 1992 | Silver Apple Award | National Educational Media Network Competition | Two Sisters |
Other awards
[edit]- 1994: Norman McLaren Award
- 1996: Life Achievement Award
Nominations
[edit]- 1977: Academy Award for The Street
See also
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References
- ^ a b c d Hamel, Jean-François (2010). "Grandeur et Humanisme". Ciné-Bulles. XXVIII (1): 32–33. Cite error: The named reference "Grandeur et Humanisme" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ a b c McDougal, Dana (January 2000). "Caroline Leaf". The St. James Women Filmmakers Encyclopedia. 18 (4): 88.
- ^ Maurice, Elia (January 1978). "Caroline Leaf". Séquences (91): 102–117.
- ^ Canada, Government of Canada, National Film Board of. "National Film Board of Canada". onf-nfb.gc.ca.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c d Wright Wexman, Virginia; Petrolle, Jean (2005). Women and Experimental Filmmaking. Urbana: University of Illinois. pp. 193–201. ISBN 0252072510.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ a b Pagliano, Jean-Pierre (2003). "ENTRETIEN: Caroline leaf: Je n'aime pas les contes de fées". Positif (508): 93–95.
External links
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