Patrick Doyon is a Quebec animator and illustrator, based in
Montreal.On January 24, 2012, he was nominated for an Academy Award
for the animated short film Sunday (Dimanche), which was inspired by
his experiences growing up in Desbiens, Quebec. Still learning how to
use computer animation tools, he worked with pen and pencil to create
Dimanche, hand drawing the entire film. While 10-minute film took him
two years to complete, working in this manner, Doyon believes such
traditional animation techniques are better for portraying emotion.
Dimanche is his first professional film.Doyon had previously created a
three-minute animated short Square Roots in 2006, while enrolled in
the NFB's Hothouse program for young animators, as well as a 2002
experimental short, 32:11, which was screened at Animafest Zagreb and
the Ottawa International Animation Festival.In addition to his film
work, Doyon is a book and magazine illustrator who has received the
2008 Applied Arts Magazine Illustration Award and a LUX award in 2009
for his editorial illustrations. He has a degree in graphic design
from the Université du Québec à Montréal.
Montreal.On January 24, 2012, he was nominated for an Academy Award
for the animated short film Sunday (Dimanche), which was inspired by
his experiences growing up in Desbiens, Quebec. Still learning how to
use computer animation tools, he worked with pen and pencil to create
Dimanche, hand drawing the entire film. While 10-minute film took him
two years to complete, working in this manner, Doyon believes such
traditional animation techniques are better for portraying emotion.
Dimanche is his first professional film.Doyon had previously created a
three-minute animated short Square Roots in 2006, while enrolled in
the NFB's Hothouse program for young animators, as well as a 2002
experimental short, 32:11, which was screened at Animafest Zagreb and
the Ottawa International Animation Festival.In addition to his film
work, Doyon is a book and magazine illustrator who has received the
2008 Applied Arts Magazine Illustration Award and a LUX award in 2009
for his editorial illustrations. He has a degree in graphic design
from the Université du Québec à Montréal.
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