Norman McLaren
Director
Biography
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.
Filmography
Opening Speech
as Self 1969
Mosaic
1965
Pen Point Percussion
as Self 1951
Creative Process: Norman McLaren
as Self (archive footage) 1990
New York Lightboard Record
as Self - Seen with Man in Hat 1961
Pinscreen
1973
Grierson
as Self (archive footage) 1973
McLaren on McLaren
as Self 1983
Daedalus
as sampled part of Pas De Deux by Norman McLaren 2024
Cinéastes de notre temps : Norman McLaren
as Self 1972
On the Farm
2003
Beginnings
2006
McLaren and Space
2006
Painting with Light
2006
Blurr Test
2006
The Art of Motion
2006
Birdlings
2006