Christopher Hinton
Christopher Hinton (* 1952 in Galt , Ontario ) is a Canadian director , screenwriter and animator .
Life
Hinton began his film career in 1978 with the cartoon - Short Film Canada Vignettes: Lady Frances Simpson . He started working for the National Film Board of Canada in the 1970s . In 1991 he was for blackfly for the Oscar nominated, a second nomination he received in 2004 for just a bite . In 2006 his short film cNote received the Genie Award . He works as a professor at Concordia University .
Filmography (selection)
Director
- 1978: Canada Vignettes: Lady Frances Simpson (also animation and screenplay)
- 1978: Blowhard (also animation)
- 1985: Giordano (also animation)
- 1988: A Nice Day in the Country (also animation and screenplay)
- 1991: Blackfly (also animation)
- 1994: Watching TV (also animation)
- 2002: Flux (also animation and screenplay)
- 2002: Twang
- 2004: just a bite ( nibbles )
- 2005: CNote
Awards (selection)
- 1992: Oscar nomination for Blackfly
- 2004: Oscar nomination for Just a Bite
- 2004: BAFTA Film Award nomination for Just a Bite
- 2004: Main prize of the Stuttgart animation festival (category international competition ) for Flux
- 2006: Genie Award for CNote
Web links
- Christopher Hinton in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Short biography with the National Film Board of Canada
- Biography on the National Film Board of Canada
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hinton, Christopher |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian director screenwriter and animator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Galt , Ontario |