Patrick Doyon is a

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animator and illustrator, based in

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''Dimanche''

On January 24, 2012, he was nominated for an

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for the animated short film '' Sunday (Dimanche)'', which was inspired by his experiences growing up in

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. Still learning how to use computer animation tools, he worked with pen and pencil to create ''Dimanche'', hand drawing the entire film. While 10-minute film took him two years to complete, working in this manner, Doyon believes such

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techniques are better for portraying emotion. ''Dimanche'' is his first professional film.

Earlier films

Doyon had previously created a three-minute animated short ''Square Roots'' in 2006, while enrolled in the NFB's Hothouse program for young animators, as well as a 2002 experimental short, ''32:11'', which was screened at

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and the

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Illustration and graphic design

In addition to his film work, Doyon is a book and magazine illustrator who has received the 2008 Applied Arts Magazine Illustration Award and a LUX award in 2009 for his editorial illustrations. He has a degree in graphic design from the

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References

External links

Watch films by Patrick Doyon on the NFB website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Doyon, Patrick Living people Canadian animated film directors Film directors from Montreal French Quebecers National Film Board of Canada people Canadian illustrators Université du Québec à Montréal alumni Canadian graphic designers People from Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Artists from Montreal 1979 births