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Born in Montreal in 1949, I received a Bachelor of Science degree from McGill University and went on to Sheridan College in Ontario to study Art. In 1972 I joined the NFB as a student trainee and continued in the animation department as a freelance director for many years. My special focus has been on adapting literary works, first into animated films, and from there, into picture books.

Interested in helping students develop their own film ideas, I have given courses at Concordia University in Montreal and spent the 1998-1999 academic year teaching film animation at Harvard University. Along with my wife and son, a variety of family pets have shared our home over the years, many of them finding their way into my films and books.