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'''Arna Selznick''' is a Canadian animator, best known for directing [[Nelvana]]'s 1985 animated film ''[[The Care Bears Movie]]''.<ref name=beck>{{cite book|last=Beck|first=Jerry|authorlink=Jerry Beck|title=The Animated Movie Guide|url=https://archive.org/details/animatedmoviegui0000beck|url-access=registration|page=[https://archive.org/details/animatedmoviegui0000beck/page/48 48]|year=2005|isbn=1-55652-591-5|publisher=Chicago Reader Press}}</ref> Arna owns and operates a studio called Dancingmonkeys with her husband/partner [[John van Bruggen]].<ref name=ottawa-fest>{{cite web|url=http://www.animationfestival.ca/archives/2005/montreal/index.php#1_10|title=Best of Ottawa 2005 in Montreal: ''Coolman!'' 'Hootchy Kootchy Haiku'|date=September 2005|accessdate=November 13, 2010|publisher=[[Ottawa International Animation Festival]]}}</ref>
'''Arna Selznick''' is a Canadian animator, best known for directing [[Nelvana]]'s 1985 animated film ''[[The Care Bears Movie]]''.<ref name=beck>{{cite book|last=Beck|first=Jerry|authorlink=Jerry Beck|title=The Animated Movie Guide|url=https://archive.org/details/animatedmoviegui0000beck|url-access=registration|page=[https://archive.org/details/animatedmoviegui0000beck/page/48 48]|year=2005|isbn=1-55652-591-5|publisher=Chicago Reader Press}}</ref> Arna owns and operates a studio called Dancingmonkeys with her husband/partner [[John van Bruggen]].<ref name=ottawa-fest>{{cite web|url=http://www.animationfestival.ca/archives/2005/montreal/index.php#1_10|title=Best of Ottawa 2005 in Montreal: ''Coolman!'' 'Hootchy Kootchy Haiku'|date=September 2005|accessdate=November 13, 2010|publisher=[[Ottawa International Animation Festival]]|archive-date=July 6, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706165159/http://www.animationfestival.ca/archives/2005/montreal/index.php#1_10|url-status=dead}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
2020–2021: Development Director for an independent animated short.
2020–2021: Development Director for an independent animated short.


2019-2020: Story Artist on the feature animated film: [[PAW Patrol: The Movie|''Paw Patrol: The Movie'']]
2019–2020: Story Artist on the feature animated film: [[PAW Patrol: The Movie|''Paw Patrol: The Movie'']]


2017-2018: Director of award winning ''The Most Magnificent Thing'' for Corus's [[Nelvana]] based on the popular children's book by Ashley Spires, narrated by Whoopi Goldberg, screenplay by [[John van Bruggen]]. A young girl receives a tool kit as a gift and decides to make something '''magnificent''' for her faithful dog companion but the creative process proves more challenging than expected.
2017–2018: Director of award-winning ''The Most Magnificent Thing'' for Corus's [[Nelvana]] based on the popular children's book by Ashley Spires, narrated by Whoopi Goldberg, screenplay by [[John van Bruggen]]. A young girl receives a tool kit as a gift and decides to make something '''magnificent''' for her faithful dog companion but the creative process proves more challenging than expected.


Selznick completed two years, 2014- 2016 as a key member of the story team of the CG animated feature film, [[The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature|The Nut Job 2]], produced in Toronto by [[ToonBox Entertainment|Toonbox Entertainment]].
Selznick completed two years, 2014- 2016 as a key member of the story team of the CG animated feature film, [[The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature|The Nut Job 2]], produced in Toronto by [[ToonBox Entertainment|Toonbox Entertainment]].


Selznick began her career at Toronto's [[Nelvana]] studio, participating in several efforts such as ''[[Rock & Rule|Layout Artist on Rock & Rule]]'', Story Supervisor on 64 half hours for ''[[Inspector Gadget (1983 TV series)|Inspector Gadget]]'' and Director on ''[[Strawberry Shortcake and the Baby Without a Name]]''.<ref name="beck" /> There, she met future husband [[John van Bruggen]].<ref name="ottawa-fest" /> She moved on to direct ''[[The Care Bears Movie]]'', released in 1985 by [[the Samuel Goldwyn Company]] in the United States,<ref name="beck" /> and [[Astral Media|Astral Films]]<ref name="trivia-ca">{{cite book|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=82ZJ1IvRkFcC&q=%22Care+Bears%22+-+Astral&pg=PA80|last1=Kearney|first1=Mark|last2=Ray|first2=Randy|title=The Great Canadian Trivia Book: A Collection of Compelling Curiosities from Alouette to Zed|chapter=What is the highest-grossing Canadian movie ever?|volume=2|page=[https://archive.org/details/greatcanadiantri0000kear_b5n7/page/80 80]|isbn=0-88882-197-2|year=1998|accessdate=November 13, 2010|publisher=Dundurn Press|url=https://archive.org/details/greatcanadiantri0000kear_b5n7/page/80}}</ref> and Criterion Pictures Corporation<ref name="film-canadiana">{{cite journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fNpkAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Care+Bears%22+-+Astral|author1=National Film Board of Canada|author2-link=National Library of Canada|author2=National Library of Canada|author3=Moving Image and Sound Archives (Canada)|author4=Cinémathèque québécoise|title=Film/Vidéo Canadiana, 1985–1986|journal=Film/Video Canadiana = Film/Vidéo Canadiana|page=43|issn=0836-1002|year=1986|accessdate=November 13, 2010|publisher=National Film Board of Canada|author1-link=National Film Board of Canada}}</ref> in Canada. The film won Canada's [[Golden Reel Award (Canada)|Golden Reel Award]] for [[1985 Genie Awards|highest-grossing local production in 1985]], with the Canadian gross of $22,934,622.00. Quite remarkable, since children's admission at the time was about $3.50 or less. At the time of that film's release, Arna was probably only the third woman to direct an animated feature (after [[Lotte Reiniger]] of 1927's ''[[The Adventures of Prince Achmed]]'', and [[Joy Batchelor]] of 1954's [[Animal Farm (1954 film)|''Animal Farm'']]).<ref name="beck" />{{#tag:ref|In 1998, Selznick was followed by [[Brenda Chapman]] of [[DreamWorks Animation]]'s ''[[The Prince of Egypt]]''.<ref name=latimes>{{cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2000/mar/19/entertainment/ca-10274/2|last=Mallory|first=Michael|title=Move Over, Old Men; Disney's fabled favourite artists weren't alone in the male-ruled animation world. Now women are in key jobs, and they aim to stay|date=March 19, 2000|accessdate=October 18, 2010|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|publisher=[[Tribune Company]]|page=Calendar 8}}</ref>|group=nb}} Selznick was part of the layout unit on the next two Care Bears films, [[Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation|''A New Generation'']] (1986)<ref name="cbm2">{{cite video |people=Schott, Dale (director) |date=1986 |title= Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation |url= |medium=Animated film |language= |publisher= Columbia Pictures (distributor) / Nelvana Limited / LBS Communications }}</ref> and [[The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland|''Adventure in Wonderland'']] (1987),<ref name="cbm3">{{cite video |people=Jafelice, Raymond (director) |date=1987 |title= The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland |url= |medium=Animated film |language= |publisher= Cineplex Odeon Films (distributor, North America) / Nelvana Limited }}</ref> and was also a story artist on ''Wonderland''.<ref name="cbm3" />
Selznick began her career at Toronto's [[Nelvana]] studio, participating in several efforts such as ''[[Rock & Rule|Layout Artist on Rock & Rule]]'', Story Supervisor on 64 half hours for ''[[Inspector Gadget (1983 TV series)|Inspector Gadget]]'' and Director on ''[[Strawberry Shortcake and the Baby Without a Name]]''.<ref name="beck" /> There, she met future husband [[John van Bruggen]].<ref name="ottawa-fest" /> She moved on to direct ''[[The Care Bears Movie]]'', released in 1985 by [[the Samuel Goldwyn Company]] in the United States,<ref name="beck" /> and [[Astral Media|Astral Films]]<ref name="trivia-ca">{{cite book|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=82ZJ1IvRkFcC&q=%22Care+Bears%22+-+Astral&pg=PA80|last1=Kearney|first1=Mark|last2=Ray|first2=Randy|title=The Great Canadian Trivia Book: A Collection of Compelling Curiosities from Alouette to Zed|chapter=What is the highest-grossing Canadian movie ever?|volume=2|page=[https://archive.org/details/greatcanadiantri0000kear_b5n7/page/80 80]|isbn=0-88882-197-2|year=1998|accessdate=November 13, 2010|publisher=Dundurn Press|url=https://archive.org/details/greatcanadiantri0000kear_b5n7/page/80}}</ref> and Criterion Pictures Corporation<ref name="film-canadiana">{{cite journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fNpkAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Care+Bears%22+-+Astral|author1=National Film Board of Canada|author2-link=National Library of Canada|author2=National Library of Canada|author3=Moving Image and Sound Archives (Canada)|author4=Cinémathèque québécoise|title=Film/Vidéo Canadiana, 1985–1986|journal=Film/Video Canadiana = Film/Vidéo Canadiana|page=43|issn=0836-1002|year=1986|accessdate=November 13, 2010|publisher=National Film Board of Canada|author1-link=National Film Board of Canada}}</ref> in Canada. The film won Canada's [[Golden Reel Award (Canada)|Golden Reel Award]] for [[1985 Genie Awards|highest-grossing local production in 1985]], with the Canadian gross of $22,934,622.00. Quite remarkable, since children's admission at the time was about $3.50 or less. At the time of that film's release, Arna was probably only the third woman to direct an animated feature (after [[Lotte Reiniger]] of 1927's ''[[The Adventures of Prince Achmed]]'', and [[Joy Batchelor]] of 1954's [[Animal Farm (1954 film)|''Animal Farm'']]).<ref name="beck" />{{#tag:ref|In 1998, Selznick was followed by [[Brenda Chapman]] of [[DreamWorks Animation]]'s ''[[The Prince of Egypt]]''.<ref name=latimes>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-mar-19-mn-10446-story.html|last=Mallory|first=Michael|title=Move Over, Old Men; Disney's fabled favourite artists weren't alone in the male-ruled animation world. Now women are in key jobs, and they aim to stay|date=March 19, 2000|access-date=October 18, 2010|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|page=Calendar 8}}</ref>|group=nb}} Selznick was part of the layout unit on the next two Care Bears films, [[Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation|''A New Generation'']] (1986)<ref name="cbm2">{{cite video |people=Schott, Dale (director) |date=1986 |title= Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation |url= |medium=Animated film |language= |publisher= Columbia Pictures (distributor) / Nelvana Limited / LBS Communications }}</ref> and [[The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland|''Adventure in Wonderland'']] (1987),<ref name="cbm3">{{cite video |people=Jafelice, Raymond (director) |date=1987 |title= The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland |url= |medium=Animated film |language= |publisher= Cineplex Odeon Films (distributor, North America) / Nelvana Limited }}</ref> and was also a story artist on ''Wonderland''.<ref name="cbm3" />


In 1986, Selznick launched the dancingmonkeys studio in Toronto, partnering with director/screen writer John van Bruggen.<ref>{{cite journal|author=Staff|title=Canadian indie prodcos and what they did in '08|date=May 25, 2009|journal=Playback|publisher=Brunico Communications|page=26}}</ref> In 2005, she and van Bruggen created ''Coolman!'', part of the FunPak series on Canada's [[YTV (TV channel)|YTV network]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Staff|title=Brampton animator vies in YTV's new 'toon idol' contest|date=January 28, 2005|work=[[Brampton Guardian]]|publisher=TDNG Inc.|page=25}}</ref> Selznick has been on story teams for several other children's films and television series, among them [[Clone High|Nelvana's ''Clone High'']]; [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]]'s ''[[Return to Never Land]]''; the British animated feature ''[[The King's Beard]]''; the [[Nicktoons (TV channel)|Nicktoons]] sci-fi saga ''[[Skyland]]''; [[Treehouse TV]]'s ''[[Toot & Puddle (TV series)|Toot & Puddle]]''; and many other productions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dancingmonkeys.com/ArnaBio/Arnapage.htm|last=Selznick|first=Arna |title=Arna Selznick's CV|date=July 6, 2010|accessdate=November 13, 2010|publisher=dancingmonkeys}}</ref> See ''[[Beetlejuice (TV series)|Beetlejuice]]'', ''[[Doug (TV series)|Doug]]'', ''[[Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids]], [[Bob and Margaret]]'' among others...
In 1986, Selznick launched the dancingmonkeys studio in Toronto, partnering with director/screenwriter John van Bruggen.<ref>{{cite journal|author=Staff|title=Canadian indie prodcos and what they did in '08|date=May 25, 2009|journal=Playback|publisher=Brunico Communications|page=26}}</ref> In 2005, she and van Bruggen created ''Coolman!'', part of the FunPak series on Canada's [[YTV (TV channel)|YTV network]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Staff|title=Brampton animator vies in YTV's new 'toon idol' contest|date=January 28, 2005|work=[[Brampton Guardian]]|publisher=TDNG Inc.|page=25}}</ref> Selznick has been on story teams for several other children's films and television series, among them [[Clone High|Nelvana's ''Clone High'']]; [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]]'s ''[[Return to Never Land]]''; the British animated feature ''[[The King's Beard]]''; the [[Nicktoons]] sci-fi saga ''[[Skyland]]''; [[Treehouse TV]]'s ''[[Toot & Puddle (TV series)|Toot & Puddle]]''; and many other productions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dancingmonkeys.com/ArnaBio/Arnapage.htm|last=Selznick|first=Arna |title=Arna Selznick's CV|date=July 6, 2010|accessdate=November 13, 2010|publisher=dancingmonkeys}}</ref> See ''[[Beetlejuice (TV series)|Beetlejuice]]'', ''[[Doug (TV series)|Doug]]'', ''[[Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids]], [[Bob and Margaret]]'' among others...


While the ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Stephen Hunter gave a mixed response to the animation of ''The Care Bears Movie'', he pointed out that director Selznick "has a nice feel for the dynamics of action animation; several of the set-pieces zing along nicely."<ref>{{cite news|last=Hunter|first=Stephen|title='Care Bears Movie' is a harmless film diversion|date=April 6, 1985|work=Houston Chronicle|page=6}}</ref>
While the ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Stephen Hunter gave a mixed response to the animation of ''The Care Bears Movie'', he pointed out that director Selznick "has a nice feel for the dynamics of action animation; several of the set-pieces zing along nicely."<ref>{{cite news|last=Hunter|first=Stephen|title='Care Bears Movie' is a harmless film diversion|date=April 6, 1985|work=Houston Chronicle|page=6}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 22:43, 14 August 2024

Arna Selznick
NationalityCanadian
OccupationAnimator
Years active1980s–present
EmployerNelvana (1980s)
Known forDirecting The Care Bears Movie (1985)
SpouseJohn van Bruggen
ChildrenMax Douglas
Websitedancingmonkeys

Arna Selznick is a Canadian animator, best known for directing Nelvana's 1985 animated film The Care Bears Movie.[1] Arna owns and operates a studio called Dancingmonkeys with her husband/partner John van Bruggen.[2]

Career

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2020–2021: Development Director for an independent animated short.

2019–2020: Story Artist on the feature animated film: Paw Patrol: The Movie

2017–2018: Director of award-winning The Most Magnificent Thing for Corus's Nelvana based on the popular children's book by Ashley Spires, narrated by Whoopi Goldberg, screenplay by John van Bruggen. A young girl receives a tool kit as a gift and decides to make something magnificent for her faithful dog companion but the creative process proves more challenging than expected.

Selznick completed two years, 2014- 2016 as a key member of the story team of the CG animated feature film, The Nut Job 2, produced in Toronto by Toonbox Entertainment.

Selznick began her career at Toronto's Nelvana studio, participating in several efforts such as Layout Artist on Rock & Rule, Story Supervisor on 64 half hours for Inspector Gadget and Director on Strawberry Shortcake and the Baby Without a Name.[1] There, she met future husband John van Bruggen.[2] She moved on to direct The Care Bears Movie, released in 1985 by the Samuel Goldwyn Company in the United States,[1] and Astral Films[3] and Criterion Pictures Corporation[4] in Canada. The film won Canada's Golden Reel Award for highest-grossing local production in 1985, with the Canadian gross of $22,934,622.00. Quite remarkable, since children's admission at the time was about $3.50 or less. At the time of that film's release, Arna was probably only the third woman to direct an animated feature (after Lotte Reiniger of 1927's The Adventures of Prince Achmed, and Joy Batchelor of 1954's Animal Farm).[1][nb 1] Selznick was part of the layout unit on the next two Care Bears films, A New Generation (1986)[6] and Adventure in Wonderland (1987),[7] and was also a story artist on Wonderland.[7]

In 1986, Selznick launched the dancingmonkeys studio in Toronto, partnering with director/screenwriter John van Bruggen.[8] In 2005, she and van Bruggen created Coolman!, part of the FunPak series on Canada's YTV network.[9] Selznick has been on story teams for several other children's films and television series, among them Nelvana's Clone High; Disney's Return to Never Land; the British animated feature The King's Beard; the Nicktoons sci-fi saga Skyland; Treehouse TV's Toot & Puddle; and many other productions.[10] See Beetlejuice, Doug, Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids, Bob and Margaret among others...

While the Houston Chronicle's Stephen Hunter gave a mixed response to the animation of The Care Bears Movie, he pointed out that director Selznick "has a nice feel for the dynamics of action animation; several of the set-pieces zing along nicely."[11]

Notes

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  1. ^ In 1998, Selznick was followed by Brenda Chapman of DreamWorks Animation's The Prince of Egypt.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Beck, Jerry (2005). The Animated Movie Guide. Chicago Reader Press. p. 48. ISBN 1-55652-591-5.
  2. ^ a b "Best of Ottawa 2005 in Montreal: Coolman! 'Hootchy Kootchy Haiku'". Ottawa International Animation Festival. September 2005. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
  3. ^ Kearney, Mark; Ray, Randy (1998). "What is the highest-grossing Canadian movie ever?". The Great Canadian Trivia Book: A Collection of Compelling Curiosities from Alouette to Zed. Vol. 2. Dundurn Press. p. 80. ISBN 0-88882-197-2. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
  4. ^ National Film Board of Canada; National Library of Canada; Moving Image and Sound Archives (Canada); Cinémathèque québécoise (1986). "Film/Vidéo Canadiana, 1985–1986". Film/Video Canadiana = Film/Vidéo Canadiana. National Film Board of Canada: 43. ISSN 0836-1002. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
  5. ^ Mallory, Michael (March 19, 2000). "Move Over, Old Men; Disney's fabled favourite artists weren't alone in the male-ruled animation world. Now women are in key jobs, and they aim to stay". Los Angeles Times. p. Calendar 8. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
  6. ^ Schott, Dale (director) (1986). Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation (Animated film). Columbia Pictures (distributor) / Nelvana Limited / LBS Communications.
  7. ^ a b Jafelice, Raymond (director) (1987). The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland (Animated film). Cineplex Odeon Films (distributor, North America) / Nelvana Limited.
  8. ^ Staff (May 25, 2009). "Canadian indie prodcos and what they did in '08". Playback. Brunico Communications: 26.
  9. ^ Staff (January 28, 2005). "Brampton animator vies in YTV's new 'toon idol' contest". Brampton Guardian. TDNG Inc. p. 25.
  10. ^ Selznick, Arna (July 6, 2010). "Arna Selznick's CV". dancingmonkeys. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
  11. ^ Hunter, Stephen (April 6, 1985). "'Care Bears Movie' is a harmless film diversion". Houston Chronicle. p. 6.
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