Caroline Leaf
Canadian-American filmmaker and animator (born 1946)
Caroline Leaf is a Canadian American filmmaker, animator, director, tutor and artist. She has produced numerous short animated films and her work has been recognized worldwide. She is best known as one of the pioneering filmmakers at the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). She worked at the NFB from 1972 to 1991. During that time, she created the sand animation and paint-on-glass animation techniques. She also tried new hands-on techniques with 70 mm IMAX film. Her work is often representational of Canadian culture and is narrative-based. Leaf now lives in London, England, and is a tutor at The National Film and Television School. She maintains a studio in London working in oils and on paper and does landscape drawing with an iPad.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 7 films (1974–1982) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 7 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▲ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | The Owl who married a goose: an Eskimo legend | Caroline Leaf | 8 min | B&W | ||
| 1976 | The Street | Natl Film Board Of Canada | 10 | 16mm | Color | sound |
| 1976 | The Street | Caroline Leaf | 11 min | Color | ||
| 1977 | The Metamorphosis of Mr. Samsa | texture | 10 | 16mm | Color | sound |
| 1979 | Interview | Caroline Leaf & Veronika Soul | ||||
| 1981 | Kate and Anna McGarrigle | Caroline Leaf | ||||
| 1982 | An Equal opportunity | Caroline Leaf |