
Norman McLaren
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.
Top Filmography

Opening Speech
1969 // MOVIE

Mosaic
1965 // MOVIE

Pen Point Percussion
1951 // MOVIE
Creative Process: Norman McLaren
1990 // MOVIE
New York Lightboard Record
1961 // MOVIE

Pinscreen
1973 // MOVIE

Grierson
1973 // MOVIE

McLaren on McLaren
1983 // MOVIE

Daedalus
2024 // MOVIE

Cinéastes de notre temps : Norman McLaren
1972 // MOVIE
On the Farm
2003 // MOVIE
Beginnings
2006 // MOVIE
McLaren and Space
2006 // MOVIE
Painting with Light
2006 // MOVIE
Blurr Test
2006 // MOVIE