John Weldon
John Weldon was 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.
John Weldon
- Born
- 1945 · Belleville.
- Nationality
- Canada
- Occupation
- animator · illustrator · comics artist · songwriter · mathematician · director
- Education
- McGill University
- Honours
- Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
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John Weldon was 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.
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Filmography
Filmography
• 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)
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Belleville.
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Awards
• Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for Special Delivery in 1979. • Nominated for a Golden Palm for Best Short Film for To Be, in 1990.
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