A gorgeous celebration of the influential and Academy Award–winning animators of the National Film Board of Canada
Animation for the People traces the growth of the National Film Board of Canada and its animation artists, highlighting significant films, original visions, and innovative techniques.
Through interviews conducted by author Charles Solomon with Board filmmakers and other animation artists, as well as extensive original artwork from the films, readers will discover both the creative process of and the unusual techniques used by this unique brain trust.
With 78 Academy Award nominations and 12 wins, from Sheldon Cohen’s coming of age short The Sweater to Norman McLaren’s experimental parable Neighbours, the NFB has shaped the world of animation.
Praise
Solomon’s meticulously researched book spotlights the artists and films, revealing the NFB as a bold creative powerhouse that pushed the limits of animation. It’s a reminder of the medium’s limitless potential, and of the unexpected magic that happens when artists are given the freedom to dream, innovate, and defy conventions.
--From the Foreword by Pete Docter
—Foreword, Pete Docter
