Janet Perlman
Biography
Janet Laurie Perlman is a Canadian animator and children's book author and illustrator whose work includes the short film The Tender Tale of Cinderella Penguin, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 54th Academy Awards and received a Parents' Choice Award. Her 13 short films have received 60 awards to date.
Known For & Full Filmography3 Titles
Movie - 2004, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
An informal look into the personalities and frenzy behind the second edition of the NFB Animation Hothouse. The six Hothouse filmmakers and their NFB collaborators comment on the nature of auteur animation, the place and role of the NFB in that world and the excitement and fear of making a first professional film.
Movie - 2008, 2h 15m • as Self
Director Carrie Haber delves deep into the anxiety, thrill and uncertainty of six aspiring animation artists as they are plunged into the twelve-week trial-by-fire that is the NFB's Hothouse for animation filmmakers.
Movie - 1977, 2h 15m • as Lady/Blue Fairy
A lonely woodcarver longs for a son, so he builds a wooden puppet and names it Spinnolio