Norman McLaren

Norman McLaren CC CQ 11 April 1914 27 January 1987 was a Scottishborn 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 drawnonfilm 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