Norman McLaren, CC, CQ (11 April 1914 – 27 January 1987) was a Scottish-born Canadian animator and film director known for his work for the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). He was a pioneer in a number of areas of animation and filmmaking, including drawn-on-film animation, visual music, abstract film, pixilation and graphical sound. His awards included an Oscar for the Best Documentary in 1952 for Neighbours, a Silver Bear for best short documentary at the 1956 Berlin International Film Festival Rythmetic and a 1969 BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film for Pas de deux.
24 movies
Daedalus
2024·10.0
Jacques Drouin: In Relief
2009·0.0
Beginnings
2006·0.0
McLaren and Space
2006·0.0
Painting with Light
2006·0.0
Blurr Test
2006·0.0
The Art of Motion
2006·0.0
Evelyn Lambart
2006·0.0
Birdlings
2006·0.0
Tanguy Landscape Test
2006·0.0
War and Peace
2005·0.0
On the Farm
2003·6.0
Creative Process: Norman McLaren
1990·6.7
Norman McLaren and Claude Jutra Safer Sex Short
1985·0.0
McLaren on McLaren
1983·6.5
Grierson
1973·7.3
Pinscreen
1973·6.2
Tour en l'air
1973·10.0
Cinéastes de notre temps : Norman McLaren
1972·6.0
The Eye Hears, the Ear Sees
1970·8.0
Opening Speech
1969·7.0
Mosaic
1965·5.5
New York Lightboard Record
1961·5.5
Pen Point Percussion
1951·6.1