{{short description|American animation filmmaker}} {{Infobox person | name = Marcy Page | image = <!-- filename only, no "File:" or "Image:" prefix, and no enclosing [[brackets]] --> | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name --> | birth_date = c. 1950 (age c. 74) | birth_place = [[California]], United States | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (DEATH date then BIRTH date) --> | death_place = | other_names = | occupation = Animator, filmmaker, educator | years_active = | known_for = | notable_works = {{plainlist| *[[The End of the World in Four Seasons]] *[[How Wings Are Attached to the Backs of Angels]] *[[Frank the Wrabbit]] }} | spouse = [[Normand Roger]] }}
'''Marcy Page''' (born c. 1950) is an American animator, film producer and educator.
Page was born and raised in [[California]]. She animated her own projects and for several companies, and she taught courses at both [[San Francisco State University]] and the [[California College of Arts]] before she emigrated to [[Canada]]. Her own film ''Paradisia'' won awards at many international festivals.<ref name="bravofact">N. Schwartz, [http://www.bravofact.com/2013/03/08/marcy-page/ Marcy Page], BravoFact, 8 March 2013</ref>
In 1990, Page joined the [[National Film Board of Canada]], where she produced a number of animated films. Most notably, she co-produced the [[Academy Award]]-winning films ''[[Ryan (film)|Ryan]]'' (2004) and ''[[The Danish Poet]]'' (2006).<ref name="Mark">Dan Sarto, [http://www.awn.com/animationworld/marcy-page-leaves-her-mark-nfb Marcy Page Leaves Her Mark on the NFB], Animation World Network, April 1, 2014</ref> She also produced the Academy Award-nominated ''[[Madame Tutli-Putli]]'' (which won the Le Grand Prix Canal + du meilleur court-métrage at [[2007 Cannes Film Festival]] and co-produced ''[[Me and My Moulton]]'' (2014) and ''[[My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts]]'' (1999), both nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film]]. During her time at the National Film Board, she has worked on films that have earned over 250 international awards.<ref name="bravofact" />
Through films like ''Ryan'', Page has encouraged the innovative use of computer technology, as well as [[stereoscopic]] films like Munro Ferguson's ''[[Falling in Love Again (2003 film)|Falling in Love Again]]'' and ''June''.<ref name="bravofact" />
Page was invited to join the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] in 2007.
After working at the National Film Board for 24 years, she retired in March 2014.<ref name="Mark"/> In November 2015, Page received the inaugural Prix René-Jodoin, recognizing exceptional work in Canadian animation.<ref name="jodoin">{{cite web|url=http://www.cinematheque.qc.ca/fr/programmation/projections/film/remise-du-prix-rene-jodoin-marcy-page?pid=20901|title=Remise du prix René-Jodoin à Marcy Page|publisher=[[Cinémathèque québécoise]]|language=French|accessdate=19 November 2015|location=Montreal}}</ref>
She is married to film composer [[Normand Roger]], whom she met while working with him on ''Paradisia''.<ref name="Hofferman">{{cite news|url=http://www.awn.com/animationworld/sound-animation-interview-normand-roger|title=The Sound of Animation: An Interview with Normand Roger|last=Hofferman|first=Jon|date=29 April 2008|work=Animation World Network|accessdate=2 April 2015}}</ref>
In 2024, Page was awarded the [[Winsor McCay Award]] at that year’s [[Annie Awards]] in recognition of her “unparalleled achievement and exceptional contributions to animation”.<ref>Milligan, Mercedes. “[https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/01/51st-annie-awards-nominees-nimona-scores-10-nods-major-studios-shut-out-of-best-feature-race/ 51st Annie Awards Nominees: ‘Nimona’ Scores 10 Nods; Several Major Studios Shut Out of the Best Feature Race]”. Animation Magazine. Published January 11, 2024. Accessed January 12, 2024.</ref>
==Selected filmography== *1987 - ''Paradisia'' (director) *1995 - ''[[The End of the World in Four Seasons]]'' (producer) *1996 - ''[[How Wings Are Attached to the Backs of Angels]]'' (producer) *1998 - ''[[Frank the Wrabbit]]'' *2000 - ''[[The Boy Who Saw the Iceberg]]'' (co-producer) *2002 - ''[[The Hungry Squid]]'' (Producer) *2009 - ''[[I Want a Dog (film)|I Want a Dog]]'' (co-producer) *2009 - ''[[The Spine (film)|The Spine]]'' (co-producer) *2010 - ''[[Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life]]'' (co-producer) *2011 - ''[[Wild Life (2011 film)|Wild Life]]'' (co-producer) *2013 - ''[[Subconscious Password]]'' (co-producer) *2014 - ''[[Me and My Moulton]]'' (co-producer) *2014 - ''[[Seth's Dominion]]'' (co-producer)
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|0656265}} * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pg9B7y4SpSo Interview] with The [[Oregon Cartoon Institute]] (Video) {{Winsor McCay Award 2020s}} {{Authority control}}
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