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'''Clyde Henry Productions''' is a Canadian [[film]], [[stop-motion animation]], [[puppetry]] and [[illustration]] firm consisting of Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski. Formed in 1997, the team is responsible for the animated shorts ''[[Madame Tutli-Putli]]'',<ref name="Emru ">{{cite news|last=Townsend|first=Emru |title=Podcast 009: Clyde Henry Productions|url=http://www.fpsmagazine.com/podcast/2007/05/podcast-009-clyde-henry-productions.php|accessdate=22 December 2010|newspaper=[[fps magazine]]|date=15 May 2007}}</ref><ref name=" Koepke ">{{cite news|last=Melora|first=Koepke |title=Men of the century|url=http://www.hour.ca/film/film.aspx?iIDArticle=13320|accessdate=22 December 2010|newspaper=[[Hour (magazine)|Hour]]|date=1 November 2007}}</ref> winner of the [[Genie Award for Best Animated Short]], and ''[[Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life]]'', both co-produced with the [[National Film Board of Canada]].<ref name="CBC">{{cite news|title=Madame Tutli-Putli animators revisit Sendak tale|url=http://www.cbc.ca/arts/film/story/2010/02/16/nfb-higglety-short.html|accessdate=21 December 2010|newspaper=[[CBC News]]|date=16 February 2010}}</ref>
'''Clyde Henry Productions''' is a Canadian [[film]], [[stop-motion animation]], [[puppetry]] and [[illustration]] firm consisting of '''Chris Lavis''' and '''Maciek Szczerbowski'''. Formed in 1997, the team is responsible for the animated shorts ''[[Madame Tutli-Putli]]'',<ref name="Emru ">{{cite news|last=Townsend|first=Emru|title=Podcast 009: Clyde Henry Productions|url=http://www.fpsmagazine.com/podcast/2007/05/podcast-009-clyde-henry-productions.php|accessdate=22 December 2010|newspaper=[[fps magazine]]|date=15 May 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101214233134/http://www.fpsmagazine.com/podcast/2007/05/podcast-009-clyde-henry-productions.php|archive-date=14 December 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=" Koepke ">{{cite news|last=Melora|first=Koepke|title=Men of the century|url=http://www.hour.ca/film/film.aspx?iIDArticle=13320|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130115130111/http://www.hour.ca/film/film.aspx?iIDArticle=13320|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 January 2013|accessdate=22 December 2010|newspaper=[[Hour (magazine)|Hour]]|date=1 November 2007}}</ref> winner of the [[Genie Award for Best Animated Short]], and ''[[Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life]]'', both co-produced with the [[National Film Board of Canada]] (NFB).<ref name="CBC">{{cite news|title=Madame Tutli-Putli animators revisit Sendak tale|url=http://www.cbc.ca/arts/film/story/2010/02/16/nfb-higglety-short.html|accessdate=21 December 2010|newspaper=[[CBC News]]|date=16 February 2010}}</ref>


Clyde Henry Productions began by designing puppets and illustrating for various clients, including [[Vice Magazine]], for whom they produce a monthly comic strip called ''The Untold Tales of Yuri Gagarin''. In March 2000, they signed a worldwide representation agreement with Toronto’s [[Spin Productions]].<ref name="Dinoff">{{cite news|last=Dinoff|first=Distin|title=Spin to rep offbeat duo Clyde Henry|url=http://playbackonline.ca/2000/04/03/28622-20000403/#ixzz18sEWS53e|accessdate=22 December 2010|newspaper=[[Playback (website){{!}}Playback]]|date=3 April 2000}}</ref>
Clyde Henry Productions began by designing puppets and illustrating for various clients, including [[Vice Magazine]], for whom they produce a monthly comic strip called ''The Untold Tales of Yuri Gagarin''. In March 2000, they signed a worldwide representation agreement with Toronto's [[Spin Productions]].<ref name="Dinoff">{{cite news|last=Dinoff|first=Distin|title=Spin to rep offbeat duo Clyde Henry|url=http://playbackonline.ca/2000/04/03/28622-20000403/#ixzz18sEWS53e|accessdate=22 December 2010|newspaper=[[Playback (magazine)|Playback]]|date=3 April 2000}}</ref>

Lavis and Szczerbowski's film debut was the stop-motion animated puppet film Madame Tutli-Putli produced by the National Film Board of Canada, which they both worked on from 2002 to 2007.For the first time in the history of animated film, the puppets had “real” eyes that were digitally inserted. The as "groundbreaking" (groundbreaking, innovative) praised innovation went back to painter Jason Walker, who was responsible for the visual special effects of the film. Lavis and Szczerbowski were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-05-11 |title=Cannes at 60 |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/2007/05/11/cannes_at_60.html |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=thestar.com |language=en}}</ref>

They won the [[Juno Award for Recording Package of the Year]] in [[Juno Awards of 2016|2016]] after working as art directors/designers/illustrators/photographers on the album "Lost Voices" by [[Esmerine]].<ref name=J2016>{{cite web | url=http://junoawards.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2016-Nominee-List.pdf | title=2016 Juno Awards Information | year=2016 | publisher=CARAS | accessdate=2 February 2016 | archive-date=5 February 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205115142/http://junoawards.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2016-Nominee-List.pdf | url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2016, they created two animated vignettes for the NFB satirical [[public service announcement]] series, ''Naked Island''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cartoonbrew.com/shorts/nfb-launches-naked-island-dark-series-micro-shorts-top-animators-147813.html|title=NFB Launches 'Naked Island,' A Dark Series of Micro-Shorts by Top Animators|last=Amidi|first=Amid|date=2017-01-20|newspaper=Cartoon Brew|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-22}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 14:10, 14 December 2023

Clyde Henry Productions is a Canadian film, stop-motion animation, puppetry and illustration firm consisting of Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski. Formed in 1997, the team is responsible for the animated shorts Madame Tutli-Putli,[1][2] winner of the Genie Award for Best Animated Short, and Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life, both co-produced with the National Film Board of Canada (NFB).[3]

Clyde Henry Productions began by designing puppets and illustrating for various clients, including Vice Magazine, for whom they produce a monthly comic strip called The Untold Tales of Yuri Gagarin. In March 2000, they signed a worldwide representation agreement with Toronto's Spin Productions.[4]

Lavis and Szczerbowski's film debut was the stop-motion animated puppet film Madame Tutli-Putli produced by the National Film Board of Canada, which they both worked on from 2002 to 2007.For the first time in the history of animated film, the puppets had “real” eyes that were digitally inserted. The as "groundbreaking" (groundbreaking, innovative) praised innovation went back to painter Jason Walker, who was responsible for the visual special effects of the film. Lavis and Szczerbowski were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2008.[5]

They won the Juno Award for Recording Package of the Year in 2016 after working as art directors/designers/illustrators/photographers on the album "Lost Voices" by Esmerine.[6]

In 2016, they created two animated vignettes for the NFB satirical public service announcement series, Naked Island.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Townsend, Emru (15 May 2007). "Podcast 009: Clyde Henry Productions". fps magazine. Archived from the original on 14 December 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
  2. ^ Melora, Koepke (1 November 2007). "Men of the century". Hour. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Madame Tutli-Putli animators revisit Sendak tale". CBC News. 16 February 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
  4. ^ Dinoff, Distin (3 April 2000). "Spin to rep offbeat duo Clyde Henry". Playback. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
  5. ^ "Cannes at 60". thestar.com. 2007-05-11. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  6. ^ "2016 Juno Awards Information" (PDF). CARAS. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  7. ^ Amidi, Amid (2017-01-20). "NFB Launches 'Naked Island,' A Dark Series of Micro-Shorts by Top Animators". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 2017-01-22.


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