Norman McLaren
Known for DirectingBorn 1914-04-11 — died 1987-02-27Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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.
Known for
Pinscreen
1973
Jacques Drouin: In Relief
2009 · as Archive Footage
Daedalus
2024 · as sampled part of Pas De Deux by Norman McLaren
Opening Speech
1969 · as Self
Cinéastes de notre temps : Norman McLaren
1972 · as Self
The Eye Hears, the Ear Sees
1970 · as Self
Norman McLaren and Claude Jutra Safer Sex Short
1985
Evelyn Lambart
2006
Mosaic
1965
Grierson
1973 · as Self (archive footage)
Birdlings
2006
Pen Point Percussion
1951 · as Self
Tour en l'air
1973 · as Self
On the Farm
2003
McLaren on McLaren
1983 · as Self
Beginnings
2006
War and Peace
2005 · as Self
Blurr Test
2006