Marcy Page (born c. 1950) is an American animator, film producer and educator. Page was born and raised in

California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...

. She animated her own projects and for several companies, and she taught courses at both

San Francisco State University San Francisco State University (San Francisco State, SF State and SFSU) is a Public university, public research university in San Francisco, California, United States. It was established in 1899 as the San Francisco State Normal School and is ...

and the California College of Arts before she emigrated to

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. Her own film ''Paradisia'' won awards at many international festivals.N. Schwartz
Marcy Page
BravoFact, 8 March 2013 In 1990, Page joined the

National Film Board of Canada The National Film Board of Canada (NFB; ) is a Canadian public film and digital media producer and distributor. An agency of the Government of Canada, the NFB produces and distributes documentary films, animation, web documentaries, and altern ...

, where she produced a number of animated films. Most notably, she co-produced the

Academy Award The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in film. They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the United States in recognition of excellence ...

-winning films '' Ryan'' (2004) and ''

The Danish Poet ''The Danish Poet'' () is a 2006 animated short film written, directed, and animated by Torill Kove and narrated by Liv Ullmann. A co-production of the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) and Mikrofilm AS of Norway, it has won both the Academy Awa ...

'' (2006).Dan Sarto
Marcy Page Leaves Her Mark on the NFB
Animation World Network, April 1, 2014 She also produced the Academy Award-nominated '' Madame Tutli-Putli'' (which won the Le Grand Prix Canal + du meilleur court-métrage at

2007 Cannes Film Festival The 60th Cannes Film Festival was held from 16 to 27 May 2007. British filmmaker Stephen Frears served as jury president for the main competition. Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu won the Palme d'Or for the drama film ''4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 ...

and co-produced '' Me and My Moulton'' (2014) and '' My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts'' (1999), both nominated for the

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. During her time at the National Film Board, she has worked on films that have earned over 250 international awards. Through films like ''Ryan'', Page has encouraged the innovative use of computer technology, as well as

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films like Munro Ferguson's '' Falling in Love Again'' and ''June''. Page was invited to join the

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in 2007. After working at the National Film Board for 24 years, she retired in March 2014. In November 2015, Page received the inaugural Prix René-Jodoin, recognizing exceptional work in Canadian animation. She is married to film composer

Normand Roger Normand Roger (born 1949) is a Canadian composer, sound editor and sound designer. He is particularly known for his work as a composer of soundtracks for animated films, having composed more than 200 such works since 1970. He has also worked on ...

, whom she met while working with him on ''Paradisia''. In 2024, Page was awarded the

Winsor McCay Award The Winsor McCay Award is given to individuals in recognition of lifetime or career contributions to the art of animation in producing, directing, animating, design, writing, voice acting, sound and sound effects, technical work, music, professio ...

at that year’s

Annie Awards The Annie Awards are accolades which the Los Angeles branch of the International Animated Film Association, ASIFA-Hollywood, has presented each year since 1972 to recognize excellence in animation shown in American cinema and television. Origi ...

in recognition of her “unparalleled achievement and exceptional contributions to animation”.Milligan, Mercedes. �
51st Annie Awards Nominees: ‘Nimona’ Scores 10 Nods; Several Major Studios Shut Out of the Best Feature Race
��. Animation Magazine. Published January 11, 2024. Accessed January 12, 2024.

Selected filmography

*1987 - ''Paradisia'' (director) *1995 - '' The End of the World in Four Seasons'' (producer) *1996 - '' How Wings Are Attached to the Backs of Angels'' (producer) *1998 - '' Frank the Wrabbit'' *2000 - '' The Boy Who Saw the Iceberg'' (co-producer) *2002 - '' The Hungry Squid'' (Producer) *2009 - '' I Want a Dog'' (co-producer) *2009 - '' The Spine'' (co-producer) *2010 - '' Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life'' (co-producer) *2011 - '' Wild Life'' (co-producer) *2013 - '' Subconscious Password'' (co-producer) *2014 - '' Me and My Moulton'' (co-producer) *2014 - '' Seth's Dominion'' (co-producer)

References

External links

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Interview
with The

Oregon Cartoon Institute The Oregon Cartoon Institute is located in Portland, Oregon. It was founded in 2007 by Anne Elizabeth Richardson, dedicated to raising awareness of Oregon's rich animation and cartooning history. The OCI has produced projects on Mel Blanc, Harr ...

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