Arna Selznick

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Arna Selznick
NationalityCanadian
OccupationAnimator
Years active1980s–present
Employer
John van Bruggen
ChildrenMax Douglas
Websitedancingmonkeys

Arna Selznick is a Canadian animator, best known for directing

John van Bruggen.[2]

Career

2020–2021: Development Director for an independent animated short.

2019–2020: Story Artist on the feature animated film: Paw Patrol: The Movie

2017–2018: Director of award-winning The Most Magnificent Thing for Corus's

John van Bruggen
. A young girl receives a tool kit as a gift and decides to make something magnificent for her faithful dog companion but the creative process proves more challenging than expected.

Selznick completed two years, 2014- 2016 as a key member of the story team of the CG animated feature film, The Nut Job 2, produced in Toronto by Toonbox Entertainment.

Selznick began her career at Toronto's

highest-grossing local production in 1985, with the Canadian gross of $22,934,622.00. Quite remarkable, since children's admission at the time was about $3.50 or less. At the time of that film's release, Arna was probably only the third woman to direct an animated feature (after Lotte Reiniger of 1927's The Adventures of Prince Achmed, and Joy Batchelor of 1954's Animal Farm).[1][nb 1] Selznick was part of the layout unit on the next two Care Bears films, A New Generation (1986)[6] and Adventure in Wonderland (1987),[7] and was also a story artist on Wonderland.[7]

In 1986, Selznick launched the dancingmonkeys studio in Toronto, partnering with director/screenwriter John van Bruggen.

Nicktoons sci-fi saga Skyland; Treehouse TV's Toot & Puddle; and many other productions.[10] See Beetlejuice, Doug, Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids, Bob and Margaret
among others...

While the Houston Chronicle's Stephen Hunter gave a mixed response to the animation of The Care Bears Movie, he pointed out that director Selznick "has a nice feel for the dynamics of action animation; several of the set-pieces zing along nicely."[11]

Notes

  1. ^ In 1998, Selznick was followed by Brenda Chapman of DreamWorks Animation's The Prince of Egypt.[5]

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 1-55652-591-5
    .
  2. ^ a b "Best of Ottawa 2005 in Montreal: Coolman! 'Hootchy Kootchy Haiku'". Ottawa International Animation Festival. September 2005. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
  3. ISBN 0-88882-197-2
    . Retrieved November 13, 2010.
  4. ISSN 0836-1002
    . Retrieved November 13, 2010.
  5. ^ Mallory, Michael (March 19, 2000). "Move Over, Old Men; Disney's fabled favourite artists weren't alone in the male-ruled animation world. Now women are in key jobs, and they aim to stay". Los Angeles Times. p. Calendar 8. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
  6. ^ Schott, Dale (director) (1986). Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation (Animated film). Columbia Pictures (distributor) / Nelvana Limited / LBS Communications.
  7. ^ a b Jafelice, Raymond (director) (1987). The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland (Animated film). Cineplex Odeon Films (distributor, North America) / Nelvana Limited.
  8. ^ Staff (May 25, 2009). "Canadian indie prodcos and what they did in '08". Playback. Brunico Communications: 26.
  9. ^ Staff (January 28, 2005). "Brampton animator vies in YTV's new 'toon idol' contest". Brampton Guardian. TDNG Inc. p. 25.
  10. ^ Selznick, Arna (July 6, 2010). "Arna Selznick's CV". dancingmonkeys. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
  11. ^ Hunter, Stephen (April 6, 1985). "'Care Bears Movie' is a harmless film diversion". Houston Chronicle. p. 6.

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