My Life in Cartoons
My Life in Cartoons
$32.75
- Paperback
158 pages
- Release Date
15 May 2024
Summary
Paul Driessen was born in 1940, just before The Netherlands were invaded by Nazi Germany, and his family lived through the Nazi occupation of Holland. Growing up with parents who were arts and culture advocates, Driessen was surrounded by music, literature, and theatre. In 1967, he moved to London to work on the animated Beatles feature The Yellow Submarine. From its Canadian director, George Dunning, he discovered the National Film Board of Canada, an organization known for its inve…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781998779376 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1998779378 |
| Author: | Paul Driessen |
| Publisher: | At Bay Press |
| Imprint: | At Bay Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 158 |
| Release Date: | 15 May 2024 |
| Weight: | 240g |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 228mm |
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Critics Review
“My Life in Cartoons will delight fans, both old and new, around the world.” – National Film Board of Canada
“Paul Driessen’s highly innovative films have brought him from Cinecentrum studio in Holland to Canada and onto the world stage, dramatically impacting the animated film industry. A must for anyone who is an animation fan.” – Co Hoedeman, author of ‘Frame by Frame’ and winner of the Academy Award for ‘The Sand Castle’
Paul Driessen
Paul Driessen drew cartoons from an early age. In 1964, he began animating commercials at an animation studio near Amsterdam. A few years later, George Dunning invited him to work on the Beatles film, The Yellow Submarine, in London, UK.
In 1970, Paul Driessen emigrated to Canada and started a freelance animation career, producing most of his personal films for the National Film Board of Canada. Since 1976, he has also animated and directed many of his films for independent producers in the Netherlands. More recently, his projects have been made with support from Belgian and French production houses.
Paul Driessen has won numerous international awards for his work, including six Lifetime Achievement awards. His film 3 Misses earned him an Oscar nomination in 2000. From 1988 to 2005, Paul Driessen taught animation at the University of Kassel, Germany. Under his guidance, his students won two Oscars. Paul Driessen is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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