John Weldon (animator)
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John Weldon (born May 11, 1945) is a Canadian actor, composer, animator and movie director, known for his National Film Board of Canada (NFB) animated shorts.[1]
Born in Belleville, Ontario, Weldon lives in Montreal, Quebec. Following his retirement from the NFB, Weldon has devoted his time to songwriting and comic books, including a planned comic book series, Ashcan Alley.[2]
- What Do You Do? (1976, animator)
- Spinnolio (1977)
- No Apple For Johnny (1977; written, animated and directed)
- Special Delivery (1978; cowritten and directed with Eunice Macaulay)
- The Log Driver's Waltz (1979)
- Emergency Numbers (1984)
- Real Inside (1984)
- Of Dice and Men (1988)
- To Be (1990)
- The Lump (1991)
- Scant Sanity (1996)
- Frank the Wrabbit (1998)
- The Hungry Squid (2001)
- Yo (2003)
- Noël Noël (2003) (script)
- Home Security (2004)
Awards
- Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for Special Delivery in 1979.[3][4]
- Nominated for a Golden Palm for Best Short Film for To Be, in 1990.[5]
