Christopher Hinton (animator)
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Christopher Hinton is a Canadian film animator and professor, living in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
. He has been twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, in 1991 for the National Film Board of Canada
(NFB) animated short Blackfly and in 2003 for his independently made short Nibbles. Hinton was also a Genie Award
winner for his 2004 short film cNote
. Originally from Galt, Ontario, he began working for the NFB in the 1970s and has also taught animation at Concordia University
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. He has been twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, in 1991 for the National Film Board of Canada
National Film Board of Canada
The National Film Board of Canada is Canada's twelve-time Academy Award-winning public film producer and distributor. An agency of the Government of Canada, the NFB produces and distributes documentary, animation, alternative drama and digital media productions...
(NFB) animated short Blackfly and in 2003 for his independently made short Nibbles. Hinton was also a Genie Award
Genie Award for Best Animated Short
The Genie Award for Best Animated Short is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian animated short film.-7th Genie Awards:* Michael Scott, Richard Condie, The Big Snit* Ishu Patel, Paradise/Paradis...
winner for his 2004 short film cNote
CNote (film)
cNote is a 2004 National Film Board of Canada animated short by Christopher Hinton, which received the Genie Award for Best Animated Short at the 26th Genie Awards...
. Originally from Galt, Ontario, he began working for the NFB in the 1970s and has also taught animation at Concordia University
Concordia University
Concordia University is a comprehensive Canadian public university located in Montreal, Quebec, one of the two universities in the city where English is the primary language of instruction...
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