Sheldon Cohen (artist) explained

Sheldon Cohen (born 1949) is a Montreal-based animator and children's book illustrator.

Career

His film animation works includes the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) productions The Sweater, a 1980 film adaptation of Roch Carrier's classic short story,^{[1] [2] [3]} Pies, the 2004 adaptation of the Wilma Riley short story,^[4] I Want a Dog, the 2003 adaptation based on the children's book of the same title by Dayal Kaur Khalsa and My Heart Attack (2015).^{[5] [6]}

Filmography

• The Sweater (1980)
• Snow Cat (1998)
• I Want a Dog (2003)
• Pies (2004)
• Dreams Come True
• The Three Wishes (2006)
• My Heart Attack (2015)

Awards

The Sweater received 15 international prizes, including a BAFTA Award for Best Animation. Cohen followed this success with a picture book version of the film as well a sequel, Un champion, which won him the Governor General's Award for French-language children's illustration^[5]

External links

• website
• Films by Sheldon Cohen at National Film Board of Canada (nfb.ca)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cartoons Considered For An Academy Award – 1980 -. cartoonresearch.com.
2. https://www.cartoonbrew.com/biz/torontos-nfb-mediatheque-to-host-screening-discussion-with-animator-sheldon-cohen-62181.html Toronto’s NFB Mediatheque To Host Screening & Discussion With Animator Sheldon Cohen|Cartoon Brew
3. https://www.animationshowofshows.com/products/the-sweater-by-sheldon-cohen The Sweater — Animation Show of Shows
4. https://www.directcinema.com/category/14/85 Pies - Direct Cinema Limited
5. Web site: Sheldon Cohen . . Author listing . May 12, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120522155415/http://ecwpress.com/biographies/sheldon-cohen . May 22, 2012 .
6. https://www.cbc.ca/radio/q/schedule-for-monday-december-7-2015-1.3353576/animator-sheldon-cohen-on-his-life-altering-heart-attack-1.3353579 Animator Sheldon Cohen on his life-altering heart attack|CBC Radio