Yvon Mallette

Yvon Mallette (born April 1, 1935 in Montreal ) is a Canadian animator .

Life

Mallette studied at the École des Beaux Arts in Montreal and then worked for an advertising company. He joined the National Film Board of Canada in 1958 , where he initially worked in the documentary field. It was not until 1964 that he joined the animated film group under the direction of Robert Verrall , drew the backgrounds for various films and in 1967 directed his first animated film Boomsville . In the years that followed, Mallette was active in both the documentary and animation film sectors. His greatest directorial success was the film The Family That Dwelt Apart , which was made in coproduction with Robert Verrall and was nominated in 1974 for an Oscar in the category Best Animated Short Film.

Filmography (selection)

• 1967: The War of 1812: Causes and Consequences, 1783-1818
• 1968: Boomsville
• 1969: Charley Squash Goes to Town
• 1973: The Family That Dwelt Apart
• 1977: Spinnolio
• 1978: Soils of Canada
• 1990: Silence the Earth
• 1991: The Aquanaut
• 1991: Mirrors of Time
• 1992: To See the World

literature

• Mallette, Yvon . In: Jeff Lenburg: Who's who in animated cartoons . Applause, New York 2006, pp. 223-224.

Web links

• Yvon Mallette in the Internet Movie Database (English)