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Lemay Nicola
After studying Communications at the Université du Québec à Montréal, Nicola Lemay decided to specialize in animation. He attended the International Summer School of Animation at Sheridan College and participated in an advanced seminar with animator Richard William at the National Theatre School in London, England. He then went on to work on several TV series as well as in advertising, both in Canada and in Europe.
In 1999, Nicola directed his first independent film, The Star Eater, an animated short about a young boy who joins forces with a shooting star to destroy a dangerous star eater. This fantastic tale told through animated drawings provides a glimpse of Nicola's developing cartoon world. The film was selected at Aspen Kidtoonfest in 2000 and can be screened online at www.animationexpress.com.
Nicola joined the National Film Board in 2000, becoming a member of the Animation and Youth Studio. There, he works as an artistic director and animator on the Science Please! series of one-minute science clips. He has directed the clips Magnets, The Light Bulb, Electricity, Fire, and Electromagnetic Radiation. The series won the 2002 Gémeaux award for best animated program or series.
In 2003, Nicola made No»l No»l, a wild and whimsical cartoon that revives the great tradition of children's fairytales. The NFB site www.onf.ca/noelnoel provides a behind-the-scenes peek at this impressive production.
