by Sheldon Cohen

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50 YEARS OF STORYTELLING

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email: sheldon.n.cohen @ gmail.com

WHAT'S NEXT

Now that I'm a senior I seem to be churning out memoirs. I'm currently writing what I call an "inner" memoir about personal growth and self-search. It's a companion piece to an earlier memoir published a few years ago chronicling my "outer" work for the past 50 years. “Sheldon Cohen’s This Sweater is For You! is a perfect example of a brilliant look in how a great artist creates that which I never would have asked for, but loved when I read it.” DAVID CARON, Co-Publisher, ECW Press "...the new book written by Sheldon Cohen, providing a beautiful and fascinating glimpse into his creative process" WATERLOO CHRONICLE “If you don’t recognize the title within the title, you may want to burnish your knowledge of Canadiana.” SHLOMO KAPUSTIN, Correspondent, The Jewish Tribune “This Sweater is For You! is a beautiful memoir of a book...a delightful and eccentric piece, and you’d be well advised to keep it close to hand on your animation bo

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Independent Filmmaker (BAFTA recipient) Book Illustrator (Governor-General's Award) Writer (memoir and screenplay) Animation Professor (Harvard, Concordia) ________________________________________________________________ EDUCATION AND TRAINING 1971 McGill University , Montreal , QC Bachelor of Science 1972 Sheri dan College , Oakville , ON Fine Arts Diploma with Honours 1972 NFB , Montreal , QC Animation Studio, Student training 1982/83 Concordia University , Montreal , QC Art Education and Art Therapy studies PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Directing/Animating 8 films for NFB (freelance capacity) 2 films for Sesame Street , CBC 2 films for Bravo!FACT, Bravo TV Illustrating Children's Books 5 books for Tundra Books, Toronto ON 1 book for Coteau Books, Regina SASK 1 book for Orca Book Publishers, Victoria BC Consulting 5 films for the TALESPINNERS series, NFB Teaching Harvard University , Visiting Professor in Film Animation, (1998-99 Fall/Winter Semesters) Concord

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