Marcy Page is an animation filmmaker and educator. Page was born and raised in California. She animated her own projects and for several companies, and she taught courses at both

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and the California College of Arts before she emigrated to Canada. Her own film ''Paradisia'' won awards at many international festivals.N. Schwartz
Marcy Page
BravoFact, 8 March 2013 In 1990, Page joined the

National Film Board of Canada The National Film Board of Canada (NFB; french: Office national du film du Canada (ONF)) is Canada's public film and digital media producer and distributor. An agency of the Government of Canada, the NFB produces and distributes documentary f ...

, where she produced a number of animated films. Most notably, she co-produced the

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-winning films ''

Ryan Ryan may refer to: People and fictional characters *Ryan (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) *Ryan (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Places Australia * Division of Ryan, an elector ...

'' (2004) and ''

The Danish Poet ''The Danish Poet'' ( no, Den danske dikteren) is a 2006 animated short film written, directed, and animated by Torill Kove and narrated by Liv Ullmann. A co-production of the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) and Mikrofilm AS of Norway, it has ...

'' (2006).Dan Sarto
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Animation World Network, April 1, 2014 She also produced the Academy Award-nominated ''

Madame Tutli-Putli ''Madame Tutli-Putli'' is a 2007 stop motion-animated short film by Montreal filmmakers Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski, collectively known as Clyde Henry Productions, and produced by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). It is available on ...

'' (which won the Le Grand Prix Canal + du meilleur court-métrage at

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and co-produced '' Me and My Moulton'' (2014) and ''

My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts ''My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts'' is a 1999 animated short by Torill Kove. Co-produced by Marcy Page of the National Film Board of Canada and Lars Tømmerbakke of Studio Magica in Norway, the film humorously recounts a tall tale about ...

'' (1999), both nominated for the

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. During her time at the National Film Board, she has worked on films that have earned over 250 international awards. Through films like ''Ryan'', Page has encouraged the innovative use of computer technology, as well as

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films like

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's '' Falling in Love Again'' and ''June''. Page was invited to join the

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in 2007. After working at the National Film Board for 24 years, she retired in March 2014. In November 2015, Page received the inaugural Prix René-Jodoin, recognizing exceptional work in Canadian animation. She is married to film composer

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, whom she met while working with him on ''Paradisia''.

Selected filmography

*2014 - '' Me and My Moulton'' (Co-Producer) *2014 - ''

Seth's Dominion ''Seth’s Dominion'' is a 2014 National Film Board of Canada animated/live action documentary directed by Luc Chamberland about the Canadian cartoonist Seth. Production ''Seth’s Dominion'' took Chamberland eight years to create, from concept ...

'' (Co-Producer) *2013 - ''

Subconscious Password ''Subconscious Password'' is a 2013 3-D animated film by Chris Landreth offering an imaginary, comedic look at the inner workings of Landreth's mind, as he tries to remember someone's name at a party. The film was produced the National Film Boar ...

'' (Co-Producer) *2011 - '' Wild Life'' (Co-Producer) *2010 - ''

Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life ''Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life'' is a 2010 Canadian live-action/animated short film directed by Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski, collectively known as Clyde Henry Productions, and features the voices of Meryl Streep, F ...

'' (Co-Producer) *2009 - '' I Want a Dog'' (Co-Producer) *2009 - ''

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'' (Co-Producer) *2002 - ''

The Hungry Squid ''The Hungry Squid'' is 2002 animated short film by John Weldon, about a young girl whose homework and personal life is being disrupted by creatures, including a giant ravenous squid. The film was animated using Weldon's personal style of do-it- ...

'' (Producer) *2000 - ''

The Boy Who Saw the Iceberg ''The Boy Who Saw the Iceberg'' (French: ''Le garçon qui a vu l'iceberg'') is a 2000 animated short by Paul Driessen, which uses a split screen to portray the real life (on the left side) and imaginary life (on the right) of a young boy. A film ...

'' (Co-Producer) *1998 - '' Frank the Wrabbit'' *1996 - '' How Wings Are Attached to the Backs of Angels'' (Producer) *1987 - ''Paradisia'' (Director)

References

External links

*
Interview
with The

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