An NFB presentation in partnership with the Annecy International Animation Film Festival
June 2, 2014 – Montreal – National Film Board of Canada
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB), in partnership with the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, is marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of Norman McLaren with McLaren Now, two brilliant programs of works by some of the animation master's artistic heirs—acclaimed artists such as Oerd van Cuijlenborg, Christopher Hinton, Steven Woloshen, Pierre Hébert and Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre.
Both programs were curated by Marcel Jean, Artistic Director of the Annecy festival, and will premiere at this prestigious annual celebration of animated film, taking place this year from June 9 to 14. They will subsequently be presented at festivals and events in Canada and elsewhere around the world before becoming available at NFB.ca. The first McLaren Now program was launched on NFB.ca on April 11.
The Musée-Château in Annecy is also featuring the Norman McLaren en héritage and Pierre Hébert exhibits through to June 16. NFB executive producers Michael Fukushima and Julie Roy will be at the museum on Tuesday, June 10, at 7 p.m. to mark these two artists' exceptional contributions to animation.
McLaren Now and Norman McLaren en héritage are part of a series of events organized in collaboration with partners in Canada and abroad to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of this great pioneer of animation. It is a tribute to his immense artistic legacy as well as his spirit of innovation and exploration, which are still alive and vibrant today.
Quick Facts
• Films in the McLaren Now: Now Dance program
Begone Dull Care by Norman McLaren and Evelyn Lambart (Canada, 1949)
Bleu blanc rouge by Jean-Louis Bompoint (France, 1989)
Choros by Michael Langan and Terah Maher (USA, 2011)
Syrinx by Ryan Larkin (Canada, 1965)
Linear Dreams by Richard Reeves (Canada, 1997)
Pas de deux de deux by Paul Bush (United Kingdom, 2001)
Tout écartillé by André Leduc (Canada, 1972)
Flocons by Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre (Canada, 2014)
Scratch by Oerd van Cuijlenborg (The Netherlands, 2000)
Festival der Regionen 2011 by Clemens Kogler (Austria, 2011)
Pas de deux by Norman McLaren (Canada, 1968)
• Films in the McLaren Now: Odd Birds program
Blinkity Blank by Norman McLaren (Canada, 1955)
Disco toccata by Grégoire Pont (France, 2013)
Op Hop – Hop Op by Pierre Hébert (Canada, 1966)
The Baby Birds of Norman McLaren by Mirai Mizue (Japan, 2014)
La gazza ladra by Giulio Gianini and Emanuele Luzzati (Italy, 1965)
cNote by Christopher Hinton (Canada, 2004)
Tallest Heights by Becky & Joe (United Kingdom, 2013)
Cameras Take Five by Steven Woloshen (Canada, 2003)
Dix anagrammes autour de Norman McLaren by Delphine Burrus (France, 2014)
Le merle by Norman McLaren (Canada, 1958)
• The Norman McLaren en héritage exhibit at the Musée-Château in Annecy
o The exhibit runs through June 16 and focuses on McLaren's international influence on many artists, traced through his correspondence with fellow animation masters, young filmmakers, researchers, teachers and students.
o The aesthetic connections between the work of McLaren and Pierre Hébert are also explored, through Tropismes (2011–2012) and Boucliers intérieurs (2012–2013), two series of drawings by Pierre Hébert inspired by the writings of Nathalie Sarraute.
o The exhibit was created in partnership with the NFB and Cinémathèque québécoise. NFB executive producers Michael Fukushima and Julie Roy will be at the museum on Tuesday, June 10, at 7 p.m. to mark McLaren's and Hébert's exceptional contributions to animation.
• McLaren Now – Online program at NFB.ca
Hen Hop by Norman McLaren (Canada, 1942)
Notes on a Triangle by René Jodoin (Canada, 1966)
Korean Alphabet by Kim In Tae (Canada, 1967)
Jazzimation by Oerd van Cuijlenborg (The Netherlands, 1999)
SNIP by Steven Woloshen (Canada, 2004)
ElectroFlux by Rose Bond (Canada/USA, 2008)
Zounk! by Billy Roisz (Austria, 2012)
Synchromy by Norman McLaren (Canada, 1971)
Promotional material
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Related Links
http://www.annecy.org/
Links (French only)
http://musees.agglo-annecy.fr/Agenda/Exposition-Norman-McLaren-en-heritage-Pierre-Hebert
http://musees.agglo-annecy.fr/Musee-Chateau
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