Norman McLaren
Filmography

Norman McLaren

DirectorBorn Apr 11, 1914Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland67 titles

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.

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Ballet Adagio
Ballet Adagio
1972 · 7.1
Director, Producer
Pinscreen
Pinscreen
1973 · 6.2
Actor, Director
Mosaic
Mosaic
1965 · 5.5
Actor, Director
Spook Sport
Spook Sport
1940 · 5.9
Director, Producer
Blinkity Blank
Blinkity Blank
1955 · 6.4
Producer, Animation
Chants populaires nº 5
Chants populaires nº 5
1943 · 7.0
Director
Chaplin Test
Chaplin Test
2006
Director
Synchromy
Synchromy
1971 · 6.8
Director
Grierson
Grierson
1973 · 7.3
Self (archive footage)
Boogie-Doodle
Boogie-Doodle
1941 · 6.1
Director, Animation