Barrie Nelson

Barrie Nelson (1933 - 2021) was a Canadian animator.[1] He was most noted as the director of the 1971 animated short film Propaganda Message,[2] and the "B-17" segment of the 1981 animated anthology film Heavy Metal.[3]

Barrie Nelson
Born1933 (1933)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Died(2021-09-29)September 29, 2021
Haiku, Hawaii, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Manitoba
OccupationAnimator

Early life and career

A native of Winnipeg, he studied fine art at the University of Manitoba.[1] He worked for Canadian animation studios for a number of years before moving to Hollywood, where he joined John Hubley's studio and was one of the animators of the Academy Award-winning A Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass Double Feature.[1] He had a number of other animation credits, both with Hubley and on various animated television series, before making Propaganda Message for the National Film Board of Canada in 1971; the film won a gold award at the first USA International Animation Film Festival in New York City in 1972.[4]

Films

He also later made the short film Ten: The Magic Number, about the adoption of the metric system in Canada, for the NFB.[5] In the United States he continued to work on animated films and television series,[1] and made at least four short films that were submitted for Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film consideration: Keep Cool (1971),[6] Twins (1974),[7] Opens Wednesday (1980),[8][9] and You Can't Teach an Old Dog New Tricks (1984).[10]

References
  1. "Animation demanding but fascinating". Fort McMurray Today, August 9, 1978.
  2. Martin Malina, "Man & his films: A survey of the movie fare at the fair". Montreal Star, July 24, 1971.
  3. Janet Maslin, "'HEAVY METAL,' ADULT CARTOON". The New York Times, August 7, 1981.
  4. "Film board wins awards". Sault Star, November 23, 1972.
  5. Frank Daley, "Cartoon festival wild, wonderful". Ottawa Journal, August 12, 1976.
  6. "Cartoons Considered For An Academy Award 1971 -". cartoonresearch.com.
  7. "Cartoons Considered For An Academy Award 1974 -". cartoonresearch.com.
  8. "Cartoons Considered For An Academy Award – 1980 -". cartoonresearch.com.
  9. Triumphs of Animation At the Biograph - The Washington Post
  10. "Cartoons Considered For An Academy Award – 1984 -". cartoonresearch.com.
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