Sheldon Cohen (born 1949) is a

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-based animator and children's book illustrator.

Career

His film animation works includes the

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'', a 1980 film adaptation of

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's classic short story, ''Pies'', the 2004 adaptation of the Wilma Riley short story, ''

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'', the 2003 adaptation based on the children's book of the same title by

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Filmography

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'' (1980) *''Snow Cat'' (1998) *''

'' (2003) *''Pies'' (2004) *''Dreams Come True'' *''The Three Wishes'' (2006) *''My Heart Attack'' (2015)

Awards

''The Sweater'' received 15 international prizes, including a

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for Best Animation. Cohen followed this success with a

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version of the film as well a sequel, ''Un champion'', which won him the

Governor General's Award for French-language children's illustration The Governor General's Award for French-language children's illustration is a Canadian literary award that annually recognizes one Canadian illustrator for a children's book written in French. It is one of four children's book awards among the Gove ...

References

External links

* website
Films by Sheldon Cohen
at National Film Board of Canada (nfb.ca) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cohen, Sheldon 1949 births Anglophone Quebec people Artists from Montreal BAFTA winners (people) Canadian children's book illustrators Canadian animators Governor General's Award-winning children's illustrators Living people National Film Board of Canada people People from Hampstead, Quebec Film directors from Montreal