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Christopher Hinton

b. 1952

Canadian film animator and professor

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Born 1952. Christopher Hinton is a Canadian animator, school teacher, screenwriter, film director, actor and director.

Christopher Hinton (born 1952 in Galt, Ontario) is a Canadian filmmaker and professor, living in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Hinton's films have won international awards and been twice nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film: in 1991 for the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) animated short film Blackfly and in 2003 for his independently made short Nibbles. Hinton won a Genie Award for his 2004 short film cNote. He began freelancing for the NFB in Winnipeg in the 1970s. He has written and directed over a dozen films for The National Film Board of Canada, CBC, & Sesame Street. Recent films, Flux (NFB, 2003), cNote (NFB, 2005), Chroma Concerto, and Compression (2008), explore the boundaries of narrative and abstraction and the integration of contemporary media into the moving image. He was a full-time professor in the Animation Program at Concordia University.

Filmography Canada Vignettes: Lady Frances Simpson - 1978 Blowhard - 1978, with Brad Caslor Giordano - 1985 A Nice Day in the Country - 1988 Blackfly - 1991 Watching TV - 1994 Flux - 2002 Twang - 2002 X-Man - 2002 Nibbles - 2003 cNote - 2005

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Important facts

Born
1952, Galt
Birth century
Nationality
Employers
National Film Board of Canada, Concordia University
Awards
Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Animated Short
Also known as
Chris Hinton

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Christopher Hinton's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Christopher Hinton?

Canadian film animator and professor

When was Christopher Hinton born?

Christopher Hinton was born in 1952 in Galt.

What is Christopher Hinton's occupation?

Christopher Hinton is an animator, school teacher, screenwriter, film director, actor and director.

What nationality is Christopher Hinton?

Christopher Hinton is Canadian.

Sources & further reading

Β· Wikipedia: Christopher Hinton

Β· Wikidata: Q1086746

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