John Weldon (born May 11, 1945) is a

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and movie director, known for his

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s. Born in Belleville,

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, Weldon lives in

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, Quebec. Following his retirement from the NFB, Weldon has devoted his time to songwriting and comic books, including a planned comic book series, ''Ashcan Alley''.

Filmography

* ''What Do You Do?'' (1976,

) * '' Spinnolio'' (1977) * ''No Apple For Johnny'' (1977; written, animated and directed) * '' Special Delivery'' (1978; cowritten and directed with Eunice Macaulay) * '' The Log Driver's Waltz'' (1979) * ''Emergency Numbers'' (1984) * ''Real Inside'' (1984) * ''Of Dice and Men'' (1988) * '' To Be'' (1990) * '' The Lump'' (1991) * ''Scant Sanity'' (1996) * '' Frank the Wrabbit'' (1998) * '' The Hungry Squid'' (2001) * ''Yo'' (2003) * '' Noël Noël'' (2003) (script) * ''Home Security'' (2004)

Awards

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for ''Special Delivery'' in 1979. * Nominated for a Golden Palm for ''Best Short Film'' for ''To Be'', in 1990.TO BE-Festival de Cannes
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References

External links

John Weldon's Web Site

Watch John Weldon's films at NFB.ca

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Filmography

Awards

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