Robert Verrall

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Robert Verrall (born January 13, 1928 in Toronto , Canada ) is a Canadian film producer , animator and director.

Life

Verrall joined the National Film Board of Canada in 1945 , where he worked as an animator under the direction of Norman McLaren . Among other things, he was involved as an animator in the Oscar-nominated short animation film The Romance of Transportation in Canada , which was released in 1952. In 1967 Verrall became head of the English-language animation department of the NFB and in 1972, finally, production manager of the English-language division of the NFB. As a producer, he was responsible for over 100 short films for the NFB until the 1980s. For three productions - The Drag (1966), What on Earth! (1967) and The Family That Dwelt Apart (1973) - Verrall was nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Animated Short Film. From the 1980s Verrall was executive producer of the NFB and was involved in various co-productions of the NFB.

Verrall's son David Verrall (* 1948) was also active as a film producer for the NFB.

Filmography

As a director
  • 1948: A Story About Breadmaking in the Year 1255 AD
  • 1960: Hors-d'oeuvre
  • 1960: A Is for Architecture
  • 1966: Energy and Matter
  • 1970: Where There's Smoke
As an animator
  • 1945: The Three Blind Mice
  • 1947: Christmas Carols
  • 1948: A Story About Breadmaking in the Year 1255 AD
  • 1949: A Capital Plan
  • 1950: Date of Birth
  • 1951: Ottawa: Today and Tomorrow
  • 1952: The Romance of Transportation in Canada
  • 1952: Age of the Beaver
  • 1955: Grain Handling in Canada
  • 1960: Hors-d'oeuvre
  • 1963: The Great Toy Robbery
  • 1964: Percé on the Rocks
  • 1966: Energy and Matter
As a producer (selection)
  • 1966: The Drag
  • 1967: What on Earth!
  • 1968: origami
  • 1969: The Sky Is Blue
  • 1969: To See or Not to See
  • 1971: Citizen Harold
  • 1972: The North Wind and the Sun: A Fable by Aesop
  • 1973: The Family That Dwelt Apart
  • 1982: Next Generation
  • 1987: Poundmaker's Lodge: A Healing Place

Awards

Web links

Individual evidence

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personal data
SURNAME Verrall, Robert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian film producer, animator and director
DATE OF BIRTH January 13, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Toronto , Canada